h - hammer on p - pull off / - slide b - bend x - muted string Main riff (Gtr. 1) e|-------------|--6-6-6-6--5h6p5p3-5-5-5b6r5--3-------| B|-5b6r5-----3-|---------------------------------6--5-| G|-------3--5--|--------------------------------------| D|-------------|--------------------------------------| A|-------------|--------------------------------------| E|-------------|--------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|--5h6p5-------5h6p5--------5-3h5p3------------------| G|---------3--3--------3--3----------5--3--2p0--------| D|---------------------------------------------3h5----| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|---6--6--6--6---5h6p5p3--5--5--5b6-r5---3-----------| B|-----------------------------------------------6--5-| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|--5h6p5-------5h6p5--------5-3h5p3------------------| G|---------3--3--------3--3----------5----3---2p0-----| D|------------------------------------------------3h5-| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Main Riff (Gtr. 2) e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------5-5-5--(3)--(3)---5-5-5--------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--5-5-5--(3)--(3)---5-5-5--5-5-5-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--(1)--(1)---3-3-3--5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1---------------------------3-3-3-| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------5-5-5--(3)--(3)---5-5-5--7-7-7-| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--5-5-5--(3)--(3)---5-5-5--7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--(1)--(1)---3-3-3--5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1---------------------------------| Verse She's been a loner ever since she gave in To the lingering ghost of her past And she was doing everything she could to stay still But the grip of its hold was to last Second riff (Gtr. 1) She became, a wanderer, a foreigner, a living lost e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------6----------------6------------------------------| G|-------7---8-7h8p7------7---8-7h8p7--------10-8-7h8p7----| D|-----8-------------8--6-------------8----10-----------8--| A|--------------------------------------/10----------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| cause In the shade e|--5-------6-------5-------6----------| B|-----4-3-----4-3-----4-3-----4-3-----| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| and dark corridors e|-------------------------------------| B|------6------------------------------| G|----7---8-7h8p7--------10-8-7h8p7----| D|--8-------------8----10-----------8--| A|------------------/10----------------| E|-------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus (Gtr. 1) Stories would tell that she was, yea e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7-7-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10---7b8r7~\----------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6---8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus (Gtr. 2) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7-7-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|--5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| Chorus (Gtr. 1) Born with a curse, turning diamonds to dust e|--6--6--6---5--3--5---5--5--5--3--1--0---------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Diamonds to dust e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-5h6p5-------5h6p5--------5-3h5p3--------------| G|-------3--3--------3--3-----------5--3--2p0----| D|--------------------------------------------3h-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| An innocent world to withered flowers and rust e|--6--6--6--6--6--6--5--3---5b6r5---3--1--0-----| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Flowers and rust e|-----------------------------------------------| B|5h6p5-------5h6p5-------5-3h5p3----------------| G|-----3--3--------3--3----------5--3~(let ring)-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Chorus (Gtr. 2) e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------5-5-5--(3)----(3)---5-5-5--------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--5-5-5--(3)----(3)---5-5-5--5-5-5-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--(1)----(1)---3-3-3--5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-----------------------------3-3-3-| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------5-5-5--(3)----(3)---5-5-5--3-3-3-| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--5-5-5--(3)----(3)---5-5-5--3-3-3-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--(1)----(1)---3-3-3--1-1-1-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-----------------------------------| Second verse (Gtr. 2) I don't remember the day when she fell. e|-------------------6----------------------------------| B|-----------------------6-----------10--11--10---------| G|------------7--------------7-------10-----------5---5-| D|----------------8-------------8----10-----------5-----| A|---------8--------------------------8-----------3-----| E|-----6------------------------------------------------| My only memory as far as I can tell e|------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------6------------------6--4---------3-----| G|----------8--------8--------------------------2-------| D|-------8-----8--------8---------5-----------0---------| A|3-5-6--------------------6---3------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Is the trembling of my hands when they held withered e|--------------3---------------------------------------| B|--------3-------------------------------6-------------| G|--------------------3-------------7-----------7-------| D|-----------5-----5-----5-------7-----7-----7-----7----| A|-----5----------------------5-------------------------| E|--3---------------------------------------------------| flowers with her farewell. I became e|---------------------------3---3---3----1-------------| B|---------------------6-----3---3---3----1---------1---| G|--------5---------5--------3---3---3----2-----3-------| D|-----5-----5---------------5---5---5----3-------------| A|--3-----------3------------5---5---5----3-------------| E|---------------------------3---3---3----1-------------| Third riff (Gtr. 1) a charlatan, a bohemian e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------7-10p7--8p7--7h8p7----7-10------7-10p7--8p7--7h8p7----8-10----------------| D|----8----------------------8-------6-----------------------6---------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A clown without shame. Wide awake e|------------------------------------------------5--------6--------5--------------| B|---------------------------------------------------4--3-----4--3-----4--6--4--3--| G|---------10-------------------------------10-------------------------------------| D|------10----10--13--10--12h13p12--10--12-----------------------------------------| A|--/10----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| /\ {{ Gtr. 3 plays bend from e-string's 5th fret to 6th fret at that place }} and in delirium. I can e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------7--10p7-8p7--7h8p7-----7-10---------10---------------------------12-------| D|----8----------------------8------------10----10--13--10--12h13p12--10------10---| A|------------------------------------/10------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| hear myself calling her name, yea e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--(Not 100% sure of this picking part)-----------------------------7b8r7---------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus (Gtr. 1) Born with a curse turning diamonds to dust. e|--6--6--6---5--3--5---5--5--5--3--1--0------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Diamonds to dust. e|--------------------------------------------------| B|---5h6p5-------5h6p5--------5-3h5p3---------------| G|---------3--3--------3--3-----------5--3--2p0-----| D|----------------------------------------------3h5-| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| An innocent world to withered flowers and rust, e|--6--6--6--6--6--6--5--3---5b6r5---3--1--0--------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| clearly I was. e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-5h6p5-------5h6p5--------5-3h5p3-----------------| G|-------3--3--------3--3-----------5--3~(let ring)-| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Born with a curse turning diamonds to dust. e|--6--6--6---5--3--5---5--5--5--3--1--0------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Diamonds to dust e|--------------------------------------------------| B|---5h6p5-------5h6p5--------5-3h5p3---------------| G|---------3--3--------3--3------------5--3--5/7-7--| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| An innocent world to withered flowers and rust, e|--6--6--6--6--6--6--5--3---5b6r5---3--1--0--------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| flowers and rust. e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-5h6p5-------5h6p5--------1-----1-----3-----3-----| G|-------3--3--------3--3---3b5---3b5---5b7---5b7---| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------| B|---3-----------------| G|---5b7(let ring)-----| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| Chorus (Gtr. 2) e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------5-5-5--(3)----(3)---5-5-5--------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--5-5-5--(3)----(3)---5-5-5--5-5-5-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--(1)----(1)---3-3-3--5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-----------------------------3-3-3-| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------5-5-5--(3)----(3)---5-5-5--------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--5-5-5--(3)----(3)---5-5-5--5-5-5-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--(1)----(1)---3-3-3--5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-----------------------------3-3-3-| REPEAT x2 Rest for 7 and a half 6/4 bars then Instrumental part (Gtr. 1) e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|--PICK SLIDE!------------------------------------------| G|--!!---------------------------------------------------| D|--12\--------------------------------------------------| A|--12\------------------------3-5--5--5-7-8--7h8p7p5----| E|--12\------3--3--3-5-6--6--6---------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------8-----------------------------------------------| A|--7h8-----8--7--5-7--------7h8p7------3h5p3------------| E|--------------------6-8--8-------6--6-------3--5-------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------3-5--5--5-7-8--7h8p7p5--------| E|------3--3--3-5-6--6--6--------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|------8------------------------------------------------| A|-7h8----8--7--5-7----------7h8p7-------9h10p9------7---| E|-------------------6-8--8--------8--8----------10------| Last Chorus (Gtr. 1) Born with a curse Turning diamonds to dust. e|-----5----------------3----------------5----------------------| B|-----5----------------3----------------7----------------------| G|-----5----------------4----------------7----------------------| D|-----7----------------5----------------7----------------------| A|-----7----------------5----------------5----------------------| E|-----5----------------3---------------------------------------| Diamonds to dust e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--7h8p7--------7h8p7------------7--5h7p5----------------------| G|---------5--5--------5--5----------------7--5--4--------------| D|--------------------------------------------------7--5--------| A|--------------------------------------------------------7-----| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| An innocent world to withered flowers and rust, e|---8--8--8--8--8---8--7--5----7b8r7---5-----------------------| B|-------------------------------------------8--7---------------| G|------------------------------------------------5-------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------8--10--10b12r10p8----| B|-7h8p7------7h8p7-------7--5h7p5--------------------------10--| G|-------5--5-------5--5------------7--5/7----------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| Born with a curse Turning diamonds to dust. e|----------------------7-7-7-5---------------------15-15b17r15-| B|-----10----8h10--10-----------7-6--------13-17b19-------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------14b16-------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| Diamonds to dust e|-14h15p14---------14--12h14p12-----------12-12-------12-15----| B|---------13--13----------------15--15b17-------15b17----------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| An innocent world to withered flowers and rust, e|--------20-----------------------19--19--19-17----------------| B|--20b22----20b22--20b22--20b22-----------------20-19----------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| flowers and rust. e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-19h20p19----------19h20p19-----------19--17h19p17------------| G|-----------17--17------------17---17----------------19---17---| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| Last Chorus (Gtr. 2) Born with... e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------7------(5)----(5)--7-7-7--------| D|-7--------------5-------5------(5)----(5)--7-7-7--7-7-7-| A|-7--------------5-------5------(3)----(3)--5-5-5--7-7-7-| E|-5--------------3---------------------------------5-5-5-| An innocent world.. e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------7-7-7----(5)----(5)--7-7-7--------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5--5-5-5----(5)----(5)--7-7-7--7-7-7-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5--5-5-5----(3)----(3)--5-5-5--7-7-7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3------------------------------5-5-5-| Born with a.. e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------7-7-7----(5)----(5)--7-7-7--------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5--5-5-5----(5)----(5)--7-7-7--7-7-7-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5--5-5-5----(3)----(3)--5-5-5--7-7-7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3------------------------------5-5-5-| An innocent.. ..flowers and rust. e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------7-7-7----(5)----(5)--7-7-7--------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5--5-5-5----(5)----(5)--7-7-7--7-7-7-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5--5-5-5----(3)----(3)--5-5-5--7-7-7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3------------------------------5-5-5-| END ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************

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