Coheed And Cambria - When Skeletons Live Tab

Intro: (0:08 - 0:19)

Claudio Main Riff: x 1

eb
Bb
Gb 5 5
Db 7 6 7 6 7 6 5/3 0 3 5p0 7 6 7 6 7 6 5/3 0 3 5p0
Ab 5 5 5 5 5 5
Eb
eb
Bb
Gb
Db 7p5 7p5 8 10 10p0 7p5 7p5 8 10 10p0
Ab 8 8 8 8 8 8 p0 8 8 8 8 8 8 p0
Eb 6 6

Travis Intro Lead: x 1

eb 5/8~ 10/5~
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
eb 8 5h8 5 3~ 8 5h8 5 3 1 0
Bb 3 15
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb

1st Verse: (0:19 - 0:52)

"She wheezes out her dying wish, come closer one more moment one more kiss And I love her I give her all I can Her body sings, her heat release the curtain swings this time she leaves I will remember all shes done for me below I forgot that I'm not ready to let her go"

Claudio Main Riff: x 2

Claudio Alt. Main Riff: x 1

The last time through the first verse, Claudio switches up the riff as shown below:

eb
Bb
Gb 5
Db 6h7 6 5 3 0 3p0 7 6 5 3/ 7 5h6h7 7p5
Ab 55 55
Eb
eb
Bb
Gb
Db 7p5 7p5 8 10 10p0 7p5 7p5 8 10 10p0
Ab 8 8 8 8 8 8 p0 8 8 8 8 8 8 p0
Eb 6 6

Travis Verse Lead: x 2

Travis doesn't play a lead over the first bar of the verse

eb
Bb 6 5 6 5 6 6 5 6 5 6
Gb 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 5 7
Db
Ab
Eb
eb
Bb
Gb
Db 7 7
Ab 10 8 8p7 5 10 8 8p7 5
Eb

1st Pre-Chorus: (0:52 - 1:03)

"As all time moves, you'll be riddled without You'll moan to pull through, the love is dangerous"

Claudio Pre-Chorus 1: x 1

eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab 101010 10 10/ 888 8 8 /888888p7 101010 10 10/ 888 8 8
Eb 8 8 8 8 8 / 666 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 / 866 6 6 0 3 5 6 5 3 5

Travis Pre-Chorus Lead: x 1

eb 8b10r8 8b10r8 13b15 15r13p10 13~
Bb 10 10~ 8h10p8h10p8~ 10 10
Gb 10
Db
Ab
Eb

1st Chorus: (1:03 - 1:26)

"When skeletons live inside your closets they convince you'll feel that no one will kill us, sing our songs the truth is relevant but not for long, cause love is our"

Claudio Chorus: x 2

eb
Bb
Gb
Db 7777777777777777
Ab 5555555555555555 88888888 8 5555555555555555 7 4 7 10 7 10
Eb 66666666 5/6 6 0 3333333333333333 5 00 5 00 5 0 8 00 8 00 8 0
.. .. . .. .. .

Travis Chorus Lead: x 2

eb 5 5
Bb 6 8 8 6 6 8 8 6
Gb 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Db 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Ab
Eb
eb
Bb 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 8 6 5
Gb
Db 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Ab
Eb

Post-Chorus: (1:26 - 1:36)

"Down fall Oh, I'm sorry this life calls out everything Leaves you to scrounge for nothing" Claudio: x 2
eb
Bb
Gb
Db 7p0 7p0 7p0 7p0
Ab
Eb 3 6 5 1
Travis: x 2
eb
Bb
Gb 7p0 7p0 7p0 7p0
Db 5 8 7 3
Ab
Eb

2nd Verse: (1:36 - 1:58

"Theres no chance to chime in, whats been broken can't be fenced so the past remains the past until present a cradles waste, the blackest sky, this demise oh these shackles just to see how long i agree"

Claudio Verse Riff x 2

Travis Verse Lead x 1.5

(Travis skips the first part of the lead over the d-flat chord)

2nd Pre-Chorus: (1:58 - 2:09)

"I made my move, with no worry or doubt not to live as they do, my eternal reminder"

Claudio Pre-Chorus 2: x 1

eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab 101010 10 10 888 8 8 /888888p7 101010 10 10 888 8 8 8 8 5 7
Eb 8 8 8 8 8 666 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 666 6 6 5 6 3 5

Travis Pre-Chorus Lead: x 1

2nd Chorus: (2:09 - 2:31)

"When skeletons live inside your closets they convince you'll feel that no one will kill us, sing our songs the truth is relevant but not for long, cause love is our"

Claudio Chorus: x 1

Travis Chorus Lead: x 2

Bridge: (2:31 - 2:58)

"Down fall I'm sorry but the hurts not going away I'll bury all the past, everything in its way"

Claudio Bridge: x 1

eb
Bb
Gb 9 9 9 5555/77
Db 7/5 101010 5555/77
Ab 888 8 7 8 8 7 0 5 7p0 888
Eb 666 666
eb
Bb
Gb
Db 7777777777777777 99999999 10101010 5555
Ab 5555555555555555 77777777 8 8 8 8 3333
Eb
eb
Bb
Gb 9 9 9 5555/77
Db 7/5 101010 5555/77
Ab 888 8 7 8 8 7 0 5 7p0 888
Eb 666 666
eb
Bb
Gb
Db 7777777777777777 99999999 10101010 5555
Ab 5555555555555555 77777777 8 8 8 8 3333 8~ 5v 3
Eb 6~ 6v 5v 3 0

Travis Bridge Lead: x 1

eb
Bb
Gb 777~
Db
Ab
Eb
eb
Bb
Gb
Db 5 7 8 7 5 5 7 8 7 5
Ab 5 7 8 8 7 8 7 5 7 8 5 7 8 8 7 8 7 5 3
Eb
eb
Bb
Gb 777~
Db
Ab
Eb
eb
Bb
Gb
Db 5 7 8 7 5 5 7 8 7 5
Ab 5 7 8 8 7 8 7 5 7 8 5 7 8 8 7 8 7 5 3
Eb

3rd Chorus: (2:58 - 3:20)

"When skeletons live inside your closets they convince you'll feel that no one will kill us, sing our songs the truth is relevant but not for long, cause love"

Claudio Chorus: x 1

Travis Chorus Lead: x 2

Alt. Chorus: (3:20 - 3:42)

"When skeletons live, when skeletons live, when skeletons live inside your closet they convince you'll feel that no one will kill"

Claudio Alt. Chorus: x 1

eb
Bb
Gb
Db 7777777777777777 7777777777777777
Ab 5555555555555555 8888888888888888 5555555555555555 8888888888888888
Eb 6666666666666666 6666666666666666
eb
Bb
Gb
Db
Ab 5555555555555555 8888888888888888 5555555555555555 7 4 7 10 7 10
Eb 3333333333333333 6666666666666666 3333333333333333 5 00 5 00 5 0 8 00 8 00 8 0
.. .. . .. .. .

Travis Alt. Chorus Lead: x 1

eb 5 5
Bb 6 8 8 6 6 8 8 6
Gb 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Db 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Ab
Eb
eb 5 5
Bb 6 8 8 6 6 8 8 6
Gb 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Db 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Ab
Eb
eb
Bb 5 6 8 6 5 5 6 8 6 5
Gb
Db 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Ab
Eb
eb
Bb 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 8 6 5
Gb
Db 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Ab
Eb

Alt. Chorus Overdub: x 1

eb 12 12
Bb 13 14b15 12/14 12/14
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
eb
Bb 12/14
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb

Outro: (3:42 - 4:05)

"Oh, I'm sorry this life calls out everything Leaves you to scrounge for nothing calls out everything Leaves you to scrounge for nothing calls out everything Leaves you to scrounge for nothing"

Claudio Outro: x 4

eb
Bb
Gb
Db 7p0 7p0 7p0 7p0
Ab
Eb 3 6 5 1
Travis: x 4
eb
Bb 10 10 10 10
Gb 7 7 7 7
Db 5 8 7 3
Ab
Eb
Both guitars end on:
eb
Bb
Gb
Db 7~
Ab 5~
Eb

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