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This track has a great acoustic line that catches you off guard with the
off-beat rhythms & droning notes. The lead guitar work was also great,
making this one of the best tracks on ABIII (not sure why its a bonus track)
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Acoustic Intro -

F#7 A6 D2
C#
G#
E 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 3 3 3
F# 0 0 0 0 0 0
C# 5 5 5 /8 \1 1

Heavy Electric Comes in - play 2x with Acoustic Intro

C#
G#
E
B 7 7 7 7 7 (7)
F# 7 7 7 7 7 (7)
C# 5 5 5 5 5 (5)

Intro Ending - Electric (with Acoustic part)

7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7 & & & 7 7 7 7 & & &
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PM******************************** reduce muting & get louder

Verse - Play Acoustic Intro 3x, with Lyrics:

"Hope, the only thing we have left to hold... in a world gone madness nowhere left to go... when nothing lasts, theres permanence I"

Verse ending (2 guitars, clean)

0
0
"know"

Chorus

play this 2x with 2 endings below: F#2 A5 B5 E5
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
"Is there something I can say to bring" "Where is all that we let go? Where is" End 1 End 2 B5 A5 A/Ab
7 7 7 7
7 7 7 7
5 5 5 3 2b3r2 5
5 5 5 5
"back what once remained" "Home?" (1:00) - Resume Acoustic Part, Electric plays these notes:
8/10
9b10r9~~~ 10~~~ 9b10r9~~~ 7
7 10 7 10 9
10

Verse 2 - Same on Acoustic as before, but Electric adds:

Electric played 6x
5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
"Doubt, from inside I hear it calling out... Tearing at the truth it must be found... In the end it only brings me down"

Play Chorus Again

Bridge, Part 1 (1:49) Two Guitars, played 2x

7 7 7
5p4 7 7 7 5h7 4~~~~~~~
3h5 0 0 5 5 5 3h5 0 0
PM * * * * Part 2 - continues to Ending 1, repeats then do ending 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
1 1 1 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0
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17TP 19TP 20h22 17TP
20TP 20TP
1. "If you need a reason, a reason tonight to cast every" 2. "Look to tomorrow and maybe you'll find something"

Ending 1 (part 2 riff) Ending 2

5 5
5 5 5 5 5
3 3 2 2 5
3
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17TP
19TP 19~~~~~~
"doubt from your heart, "more... something more" from your mind"

Play Acoustic Intro

Electrics (2:26) - one plays PM notes, second plays higher vibrato note
7~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5 5 5 5 ......
PM*************

Play Chorus Final time - Lead adds another part to chords:

play 2x similarly
9
7 9 9b10r 7 7 9 9b10r 7 10 9~~
10 (10~~~) 10

Outro solo (Rhythm Plays Chorus Chords)

F#5
20 20 20b22 20b22 r20~~~ 20b22r20 17
20p17
17
A5 E5
19b20~~~~~ 15 15/17 0 0
19b21r19 17 17 17 5
19 17 17 19 19~ 5 7 7PH 5b7
19
B5 A5 A5/Ab same as above
12 9b10r9 8
10\8 5
7br8
PH 5 7 5 10 10
5 5br6 10 /10 12
8p5 8PH~~~~ /12
(3:05)
12 12/19~~
15 13 15 15
14 16 14 12 14 16
14 12 10 10 12 14
17 19 20p19 17 17 17
17 20
19 19b21 21r19 17
22 17 17 17 17
17 20 17 17h20p17 17
20 20 19 19 17 19 17 17
19 19 17
Rhythm Holds an F#5 chord at end | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | PH pinch harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | r release bent note | br bend and release

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