Intro e|-7-------7-------9-------9-------|-10------10------9-------9-------| B|-9-------9-------10------10------|-12------12------10------10------| G|-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-9-------9-------9-------9-------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x 4 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| B|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| G|---------6---6-----------6---6---|---------9---4-----------4---4---| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x 4 (just these two bars) A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Verse "What you gonna do..." e|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| B|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| G|---------6---6-----------6---6---|---------9---4-----------4---4---| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x 4 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Pre-Chorus "Stand there like parked cars..." e|-----7-------7-------9-------9---|-----10------10------9-------9---| B|-----9-------9-------10------10--|-----12------12------10------10--| G|-----9-------9-------9-------9---|-----9-------9-------9-------9---| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x 4 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Chorus "It's up to you..." Rhythm guitar plays verse chords underneath this. e|-----------------|--8--------------|-----------------|--8--------------| B|-----------------|-/8----8---------|-----------------|-/8----8---------| G|-/6--------------|-------7---------|-/6--------------|-------7---------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|--8-8------------|-----------------|--8-8------------| B|-----------------|-/8-8----8-------|-----------------|-/8-8----8-------| G|-/6--------------|---------7-------|-/6--------------|---------7-------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Solo Rhythm guitar plays verse chords underneath this. e|------------------------------5--|-8---5---------------5-----------|---------------------------------| B|------------------------5--8-----|-------------8b10--------8b10----|-8p5-----5---5-------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------7--------------0--5--7--5--| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|-10p8p7----7--7--------------7---|-------7--8p7----7-------7-------| B|---------------------------------|--------10-----------10b12-------|-10b12--------10---10b12---12r10-| G|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------7--5--7-----5-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|-8p7-----7-----------7-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-----10------10b12-----12r10p8---|-8---------------8---------------|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------9-|---------7b9---------9r7---------|-6-----------6-------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5h7-|---------8-----------8-----------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Pre-Chorus "Looks like a case of the blind..." e|-----7-------7-------9-------9---|-----10------10------9-------9---| B|-----9-------9-------10------10--|-----12------12------10------10--| G|-----9-------9-------9-------9---|-----9-------9-------9-------9---| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x 4 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Chorus "It's up to you..." Rhythm guitar plays verse chords underneath this. e|-----------------|--8--------------|-----------------|--8-8------------| B|-----------------|-/8----8---------|-----------------|-/8-8--8---------| G|-/6--------------|-------7---------|-/6--------------|-------7---------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|--8-8------------|-----------------|--8-8------------| B|-----------------|-/8-8----8-------|-----------------|-/8-8----8-------| G|-/6--------------|---------7-------|-/6--------------|---------7-------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Bridge From this point on you'll hear that every now and then he messes with the timing for this riff (I'm hearing triplets) and changes back to the A early, so feel free to do that. I don't think the embellishments are necessary though. e|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| B|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| G|---------6---6-----------6---6---|---------9---4-----------4---4---| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x 4 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Guitar cuts out for 10 bars. e|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| B|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| G|---------6---6-----------6---6---|---------9---4-----------4---4---| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x 2 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Verse "What you gonna do..." e|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| B|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| G|---------6---6-----------6---6---|---------9---4-----------4---4---| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x 4 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Outro Guitar 1 "It's up to you..." e|-5---------------|-8-------3-------|-5---------------|-8-------3-------| B|-5---------------|-8-------3-------|-5---------------|-8-------3-------| G|-6---------------|-9-------4-------|-6---------------|-9-------4-------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-5---------------|-8-------3-------|-5---------------|-8--8--8--3--3--3--| B|-5---------------|-8-------3-------|-5---------------|-8--8--8--3--3--3--| G|-6---------------|-9-------4-------|-6---------------|-9--9--9--4--4--4--| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| e|-5---------------|-8--8--8--3--3--3--|-5---------------|-8--8--8--3--3--3--| B|-5---------------|-8--8--8--3--3--3--|-5---------------|-8--8--8--3--3--3--| G|-6---------------|-9--9--9--4--4--4--|-6---------------|-9--9--9--4--4--4--| Repeat until song fades out. D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| Outro Guitar 2 Not sure if this is exactly right but it sounds fine regardless. Begins with the fade out under the chord. Repeat adding your own embellishments. e|------5------5-----|-----------------|-----5--8--5-----5-|-5---------------| B|-8b10---8b10---8---|-----------------|-8b10--------8b10--|-----------------| G|-----------------7-|-6---------------|-------------------|-----------------| D|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| A|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| E|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| ************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | b Bend | r Return | / Slide up ************************************
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