Intro starts with a e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------8------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------8------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------8------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------6------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--9-8---9-8--9-8---9p8h9p8--9-8-----------8-6--8-6--8-6----8p6h8p6--8-6----| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------8b-| B|----9-8---9-8--9-8---9p8h9p8--9-8-----------8-6--8-6--8-6----8p6h8p6-------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Accompanied by guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---10-8--10-8--10-8---10p8h10p8--10-8------8-6--8-6--8-6----8p6h8p6--8-6---| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 (begins after riff 1) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10-8--10-8--10-8---10p8h10p8--10-8------8-6--8-6--8-6----8p6h8p6--8-6-----| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--8-6--8-6--8-6----8p6h8p6--8-6------------6-4--6-4--6-4---6p4h6p4--6-4----| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bass e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------3--1------------------------3--1-----------------------------------| A|--------------3--1----------1--1----------3--1-----------------------------| E|--1--1---------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----13-----13----13----13-----13------------11----11----11----11----11-----| G|-------15-----15----15----15-----15------------13----13----13----13----13--| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----10--8---------------10--8---------------------------------------------| D|------------10---8-------------10--8---------------------------------------| A|--8------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------6-----------------------------------------------------| Repeat riff 1 and 2: Riff 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--9-8---9-8--9-8---9p8h9p8--9-8-----------8-6--8-6--8-6----8p6h8p6--8-6----| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------8b-| B|----9-8---9-8--9-8---9p8h9p8--9-8-----------8-6--8-6--8-6----8p6h8p6-------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 (begins after riff 1) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10-8--10-8--10-8---10p8h10p8--10-8------8-6--8-6--8-6----8p6h8p6--8-6-----| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--8-6--8-6--8-6----8p6h8p6--8-6------------6-4--6-4--6-4---6p4h6p4--6-4----| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bass e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------3--1------------------------3--1-----------------------------------| A|--------------3--1----------1--1----------3--1-----------------------------| E|--1--1---------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 3 "Take Off...." Guitar 1 e|-11--8----11-8--9----6-------8---4-----8--4--------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------3--6-------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-11--8----11-8--9----6-------8---4-----8--4----3---1-----------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus (Along With Julian's Voice) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--11---9---11-9--11-9------------9----8-----9-8---9-8----------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chords e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------5------8---------------------------------------------------------| D|---6------5------8---------------------------------------------------------| A|---6------3------6---------------------------------------------------------| E|---4-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-13-13-13-13-13-13--10-8--13-13-13-13-13-13--10-8---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--13-10--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-11-11-11-11-11-11--8--6--11-11-11-11-11-11---8-6---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--11-8---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat riff 1+2 and Verse: Riff 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--9-8---9-8--9-8---9p8h9p8--9-8-----------8-6--8-6--8-6----8p6h8p6--8-6----| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------8b-| B|----9-8---9-8--9-8---9p8h9p8--9-8-----------8-6--8-6--8-6----8p6h8p6-------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 (begins after riff 1) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10-8--10-8--10-8---10p8h10p8--10-8------8-6--8-6--8-6----8p6h8p6--8-6-----| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--8-6--8-6--8-6----8p6h8p6--8-6------------6-4--6-4--6-4---6p4h6p4--6-4----| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bass e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------3--1------------------------3--1-----------------------------------| A|--------------3--1----------1--1----------3--1-----------------------------| E|--1--1---------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----13-----13----13----13-----13------------11----11----11----11----11-----| G|-------15-----15----15----15-----15------------13----13----13----13----13--| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----10--8---------------10--8---------------------------------------------| D|------------10---8-------------10--8---------------------------------------| A|--8------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------6-----------------------------------------------------| Repeat "take off" riff: Riff 3 "Take Off...." Guitar 1 e|-11--8----11-8--9----6-------8---4-----8--4--------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------3--6-------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-11--8----11-8--9----6-------8---4-----8--4----3---1-----------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| along with this: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--13----13----13----13----13------------14----14----14----14----14---------| G|-----15----15----15----15----15------------17----17----17----17----17------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Solo e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--7b--6---4h6-------7b--6---4h6---9br---4h6---8br--------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-+7b---6---4h6-----7b--6---4h6--9br-------11br--13br--------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| Bass(With the solo) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-----3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------| E|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------13-------------13----------------14--------------14----------------| G|-13--10----10---13--10----10------13--10----10----13--10----10-------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------13-------------13----------------14--------------14----------------| G|-13--10----10---13--10----10------15--------------15-----------------------| D|---------------------------------------15---15--------15----15-------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------14-------------14----------------16--------------16----------------| G|-15-------------15----------------15--12----12----15--12----12-------------| D|-----15----15------15-----15-----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------14-------------14-------------------------------------------------| G|-15--12----12----15--12----12----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Other Guitar Does something like this: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----8--------------6-------------------------------------------------------| E|--------9------6-----------------------------------------------------------| Return to the Chorus:
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