From their album, "We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes".
Intro riff: Guitar 1 (Play 3 times)
| e | 10 10 |
| B | 10 12 12 |
| G | 12 12 0 |
| D | 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 |
| A | 0~ |
| E | |
Guitar 1 continued - 4th time:
| e | 10 10 |
| B | 10 12 12 X X |
| G | 12 12 0 X X |
| D | 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 |
| A | 0~ |
| E | |
Intro riff: Guitar 2 (Sort of harmonizes with guitar 1, play 3 times)
| e | |
| B | 13 12 12 15 15 15 |
| G | 9 10 12 10 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 14 |
| A | |
| E | |
Intro Guitar 2 continued - 4th time:
| e | |
| B | 13 12 12 15 15 15 |
| G | 9 10 12 10 9 9 9 9 X X |
| D | 14 14 |
| A | |
| E | |
Verse 1: Main Riff - 4 times. Guitar 1
(This riff is played very fast, listen to the song) (Guitar 2 rests)
| e | |
| B | 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 7 7 7 |
| D | 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9/10 |
| A | 0~ 0~ X X X |
| E | 10 10 10 |
"This won't be the last you hear from me, it's just the start.
I hope that he keeps you up for weeks, like you did to me."
Guitar 1: Mini-interlude (No vocals, played once)
| e | 0~ |
| B | 0~ 0 0 |
| G | 0~ 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 7 7 7 |
| D | 10~ 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9/10 |
| A | 0~ 0 X X X |
| E | 10 10 10 |
(Guitar 2 just plays an A minor at the start of the mini-interlude,
with tremolo effect)
Verse 1 continued: Guitar 2 alternates between A minor and G major,
with tremolo effect.
"I will hold a candle up to you, to singe your skin.
Brace yourself, I'm bent with bitterness, you can't foresee..."
Guitar 1: Chorus part one: Played 4 times. Guitar 2 plays A minor and G maj.
| e | |
| B | 15 15 15 |
| G | 16 16 14 14 12 12 X X X |
| D | X X X X X X 12 12 12 |
| A | 14 14 12 12 10 10 |
| E | |
"...When your apologies fail to ring true,
So slick with that sarcastic slew of phrases
Like 'I thought you knew,' While keeping me in hot pursuit."
Guitar 1: Chorus part two: 3 times
| e | |
| B | 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 8 8 |
| G | 0 0 00 |
| D | 7 7 77 7 |
| A | 8 8 88 |
| E | |
"Tracing the plot finds skin touching skin, absence follows."
Guitar 1: cont. 4th time:
| e | |
| B | 8 8 8 |
| G | 0 0 00 14 12 12 12 |
| D | 12 12 10 10 X X X X |
| A | 8 8 88 X X X X 12 12 12 12 |
| E | 12 12 12 12 |
Guitar 2: Chorus, play along with guitar 1 during part two. (4 times)
v ^v ^v^ v ^v ^v^ v ^v ^v^v ^v ^v^
| e | 3 33 333 3 33 333 3 33 3333 33 333 |
| B | 1 11 111 0 00 000 1 11 1111 11 111 |
| G | 2 22 222 0 00 000 2 22 2222 22 222 |
| D | 3 33 333 0 00 000 2 22 2222 22 222 |
| A | X XX XXX 0 00 0000 00 000 |
| E | 3 33 333 |
Mini Interlude 2: (twice as long) Guitar 1 just plays the first interlude
Riff twice, no vocals.
Guitar 2 strums A minor a single time, then G a single time after the first
chord rings out.
Verse two: same as first verse. (Guitar 2: Amin and G)
"In the end I win every time, this ink remains.
Sour tastes prevail as you play back the tape machine."
Last Chorus, same as first.
End with: (Guitar 1)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 14 12 12 12 |
| D | 12 12 10 10 X X X X |
| A | X X X X 12 12 12 12 |
| E | 12 12 12 12 |
| v downstroke
| ^ upstroke
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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