Desperate Times Desperate Measures

Underoath

Intro: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7---0-7---0------7---0-7---01111-1111-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------1111-1111-----------------------------------| D|--8~----8~--3~0----8~----8~--1111-1111-----------------------------------| Verse: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-----7-----------7-----7-----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--8~-0--8~-0-3~0----8~-0--8~-0-5p0-3-------------------------------------| {1st guitar} e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-----7-----------7-----7-----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--8~-0--8~-0-3~0----8~-0--8~-03333---------------------------------------| {2nd guitar} e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7-----7-----7-10-7-----7------------------------------------------------| D|-----0-----0----------0------0-------------------------------------------| A|--8~----8~---------8~----8~---3333---------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: {1st guitar} e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------55555555-------------------------------------------------| D|0000000000000000555555553333333355555555555555551111111111111111---------| A|0000000000000000333333333333333355555555555555551111111111111111---------| D|0000000000000000--------3333333355555555555555551111111111111111---------| I pull my frail Body into a chair... {2nd guitar} e|------------------------10******12**************10**************---------| B|10**************8*******------------------------|------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------------------------(use 13 instead of 10 2nd time)| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| {1st guitar} e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------| D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| e|12-0-----------12-0----------------12-0-----------12-0-------------------| B|----8-10-0-8-10----8-10-0-10-0-10-0----8-10-0-8-10----8-10-0-10-0-10-----| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| {1st guitar} e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------| A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------| D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------| {2nd guitar} e|8-0-------------8---0--------------8--------------8----------------------| B|-----10-----0-8-------10-0-8-0-8-0-----10-----8---------10-----8---------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2 {1st guitar} e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-----7-----------7-----7-----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--8~-0--8~-0-3~0----8~-0--8~-0-5p0-3-------------------------------------| Oh God, the noise... {1st guitar} e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-----7-----------7-----7-----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--8~-0--8~-0-3~0----8~-0--8~-0-3~----------------------------------------| Bridge: {1st guitar} e|-----------#----------#-----------#--------------------------------------| B|-----------#----------#-----------#-------6------------------------------| G|-----------#----------#-----------#-------9------------------------------| D|-00-00-000-#-00-00-00-#-00-00-000-#-00-00--------------------------------| A|-00-00-000-#-00-00-00-#-00-00-000-#-00-00--------------------------------| D|-00-00-000-#-00-00-00-#-00-00-000-#-00-00--------------------------------| I hear them talking, but can't make out the words... Bridge part 2 {1st guitar} e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---9-----------9----------9-----------9----------------------------------| D|-0-8---------0-8--------0-8---------0-8----------------------------------| A|-0-8---------0-8--------0-8---------0-8----------------------------------| D|-0-8---------0-8--------0-8---------0-8----------------------------------| Final Chorus: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------33333333------------------------------------------------| D|-0000000000000000--------3333333355555555555555551111111111111111--------| Where have I been, What terrible company... {1st guitar} e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------55555555-------------------------------------------------| D|0000000000000000555555553333333355555555555555551111111111111111---------| A|0000000000000000333333333333333355555555555555551111111111111111---------| D|0000000000000000--------3333333355555555555555551111111111111111---------| When I sink to the bottom... {2nd guitar} e|------------------------10******12**************13**************---------| B|10**************8*******-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| {1st guitar} e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------| D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| {2nd guitar} e|12-0-----------12-0----------------12-0-----------12-0-------------------| B|----8-10-0-8-10----8-10-0-10-0-10-0----8-10-0-8-10----8-10-0-10-0-10-----| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| {1st guitar} e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-0---| B|----------------------------------(end the 2nd time on a full D)-> |-3---| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-2---| D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0---| A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0---| D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0---| {2nd guitar} e|8-0-------------8---0--------------8--------------8----------------------| B|-----10-----0-8-------10-0-8-0-8-0-----10-----8---------10-----8---------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro: - {2nd guitar} e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-x---(hold this until the screaming begins)------------------------------| A|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| {2nd guitar} e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-77\-7777\-77\-77\-77\-7777\-77\-77\-------------------------------------| D|-xx--xxxx--xx--xx--xx--xxxx--xx--xx--------------------------------------| A|-55\-5555\-55\-55\-55\-5555\-55\-55\-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| {2nd guitar} e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-77\-7777\-77\-77\-77\-7777\---------------------------------------------| D|-xx--xxxx--xx--xx--xx--xxxx----------------------------------------------| A|-55\-5555\-55\-55\-55\-5555\---------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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