D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| F|----------------9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-| x2 G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-| C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------7-7-7-7-7-| (No guitar in verse but can play this palm muted): D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------------------------| x2 G|----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------| C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| “I’m not seeking protection…” (fast picking) D|------------------------------------------| A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| F|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| x2 G|------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------| “I’m just seeking red-“ (fast picking) D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| F|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| C|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| G|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| “-empt-“ (fast picking) D|-----------------| A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| F|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|-----------------| C|-----------------| “-tion…” (fast picking) D|-------------------------| A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| F|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--| C|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| x3 G|-------------------------| C|-------------------------| “waiting for, waiting for…someone” D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| F|----------------9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-| x4 G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-| C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------7-7-7-7-7-| Build D|---| A|---| F|-4-| C|-2-| x8 G|---| C|---| “don’t get…mysteries within” D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------| C|-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-| x2 G|-2-0-2-----------------2-2-0-2-0-2-| C|-2-0-2-----------------2-2-0-2-0-2-| “unlock the mysteries!” D|------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------6/5-| F|------------------------4-------------3/3-| C|-2-2-0-----2-2-0----2-2-2--2-2----2-2-----| x4 G|-2-2-0-----2-2-0----2-2----2-2-4*-2-2-----| C|-2-2-0-10--2-2-0-7--2-2----2-2----2-2-----| “waiting for, waiting for…someone” D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| F|----------------9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-| x4 G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-| C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------7-7-7-7-7-| Build 2 D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| C|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| x3 G|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| F|----------------------| C|-2-2-0-2-0--2-2-0-2-0-| G|-2-2-0-2-0--2-2-0-2-0-| C|-2-2-0-2-0--2-2-0-2-0-| “you’re searching…yourself!” D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------12^-------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------------------9^-| C|-2-10--2-2-10--2-2-10--2-2------2-10--2-2-10--2-2-10--2-2----| x2 G|-2-10--2-2-10--2-2-10--2-2------2-10--2-2-10--2-2-10--2-2----| C|-2-10--2-2-10--2-2-10--2-2------2-10--2-2-10--2-2-10--2-2----| Build 3 (optional) D|-------------| A|-------------| F|-------------| C|-2--10--5--0-| G|-2--10--5--0-| C|-2--10--5--0-| “will they remember…just come back” D|-10----------------------------------| A|----10------12---8-------------------| F|-------12------9-------------9/14-12-| C|--------------------12-12/14---------| x2 G|-------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------| “will they remember…just come baaa--acck…” D|-10-------------------------------------| A|----10------12---8----------------------| F|-------12------9-------------9/14-12/14-| C|--------------------12-12/14------------| G|----------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------| “just come back! Just come back!” D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------| C|-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-| x2 G|-2-0-2-----------------2-2-0-2-0-2-| C|-2-0-2-----------------2-2-0-2-0-2-|
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