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[Intro -Dirty Clean]                                       Play 4x

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  G                                                                
  D        2  2    2  2  2   2  2  2    2  2  2  2    3   2        
  A        3  2    3  3  2   3  3  2    3  2  3  2                 
  E   0                                                            
        PM--------------------------------------|

(0:16) Distortion

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  G   8  8  8  8  8  8   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5   4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4 
  D   8  8  8  8  8  8   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5   4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4 
  A   6  6  6  6  6  6   3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3   2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2 
  E   6  6  6  6  6  6   3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3   2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2 


  e                                                                            
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  G   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7   4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4                          
  D   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7   4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7 
  A   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5   2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5 
  E   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5   2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2   3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3 


  e                       
  B                       
  G   8  8  8  8     8    
  D   8  8  8  8     8    
  A   6  6  6  6     6    
  E   6  6  6  6     6    

(0:29)[Chorus Riff -Distortion]          Play 4x

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  D                                              
  A                     2    2   2  2       2    
  E   /7  7  7\   3  5  0    0   0  0  3h5  0  0 

(0:45)[Pre-Chorus -Distortion]

  e                                                                                     
  B                                                                                     
  G                  5  5  4  5  5  4    5  4               5  5  4  5  5  4  /10 9\    
  D         2        5  3  4  5  5  4    5  4     2         5  5  4  5  5  4  /10 9\   2
  A         2        3  3  2  3  3  2    3  2     2         3  3  2  3  3  2  /8  7\   2
  E  12\    0   0 0                               0   0  0                             0

(0:43)[Verse Part 1 -Dirty Clean]                          Play 6x

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  G                                                                
  D        2  2    2  2  2   2  2  2    2  2  2  2    3   2        
  A        3  2    3  3  2   3  3  2    3  2  3  2                 
  E   0                                                            
        PM--------------------------------------|
 There's nowhere else I can run to...

(1:15)[Verse Part 2]

  e                                                                
  B                                                                
  G       5  4   5  4  5  4   4  4         5  4  5  4  5  4  4  4  
  D                                                                
  A       3  2   3  2  3  2   2  2         3  2  3  2  3  2  2  2  
  E  0                                0                            
        When the sun goes hellbound    and the moon goes resurrect the night


  e                                                                    
  B                                                                    
  G       5  4   5  4                      5  4   5  4    /10  9  8  7 
  D                                                                    
  A       3  2   3  2                      3  2   3  2    /8   7  6  5 
  E  0                  3~   0        0                                
        I’ll hide within her             not much good has come out of the

(1:31)[Pre-Chorus Distortion]

  e                                                   
  B                                                   
  G   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5   4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4 
  D   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5   4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4 
  A   3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3   2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2 
  E   3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3   2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2 
    light              After everyone goes


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7   4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4                          
  D   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7   4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7 
  A   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5   2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5 
  E   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5   2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2   3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3 
    home             And I’m left here on my own


  e                       
  B                       
  G   8  8  8  8  8  8    
  D   8  8  8  8  8  8    
  A   6  6  6  6  6  6    
  E   6  6  6  6  6  6    
    Run straight to hell and back

(1:42)[Chorus Riff -Distortion]          Play 2x

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  D                                              
  A                     2    2   2  2       2    
  E   /7  7  7\   3  5  0    0   0  0  3h5  0  0 
                                  Straight to hell and back


  e                                                   
  B                                                   
  G   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5   4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4 
  D   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5   4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4 
  A   3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3   2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2 
  E   3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3   2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2 
                   When they turn out all their lights


  e                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7   4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4                          
  D   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7   4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7 
  A   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5   2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5 
  E   5  5  5  5  5  5  5  5   2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2   3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3 
                    And I’m left to brood at night


  e                       
  B                       
  G   8  8  8  8  8  8    
  D   8  8  8  8  8  8    
  A   6  6  6  6  6  6    
  E   6  6  6  6  6  6    
    Always RE-TURN to Hell and back

[Chorus Riff -Distortion]                Play 4x

  e                                              
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  G                                              
  D                                              
  A                     2    2   2  2       2    
  E   /7  7  7\   3  5  0    0   0  0  3h5  0  0 

Repeat Verse Part 1 and 2
(3:57)[Bridge]                                             Play 8x

  e                                                                 
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  G  x               x               x               x              
  D  x  2   2   2 2  x  2   2   2 2  x  2   2   2 2  x  2   2   2 2 
  A  x  2   2   2 2  x  2   2   2 2  x  2   2   2 2  x  2   2   2 2 
  E  x  0   0   0 0  x  0   0   0 0  x  0   0   0 0  x  0   0   0 0 
    I become two, we become one...

 (4:13)  Play 4x

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  G              
  D              
  A     2   1~   
  E  0           

(4:17)                                                    Play 2x

  e                                                                
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  G                                                                
  D                                                                
  A       4  3~    0   2             4  3h4p3~        0   2        
  E   2                   3~     2                            3~   

                                                           Play 2x

  e                                                                 
  B                                                                 
  G  x               x               x               x              
  D  x  2   2   2 2  x  2   2   2 2  x  2   2   2 2  x  2   2   2 2 
  A  x  2   2   2 2  x  2   2   2 2  x  2   2   2 2  x  2   2   2 2 
  E  x  0   0   0 0  x  0   0   0 0  x  0   0   0 0  x  0   0   0 0 
    The path is cut deep...

(4:33)                                                     Play 2x

  e                                                                
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  G                                                                
  D                                                                
  A       4  3~    0   2             4  3h4p3~        0   2        
  E   2                   3~     2                            3~   

                                                          Play 2x

  e                                                                
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  G                                                                
  D                                                                
  A       6  5~    2   4             6  5h6p5~        2   4        
  E   4                   5~     4                            5~   

(4:48)          Play 4x

  e                        
  B                        
  G                        
  D   8  8  8              
  A   8  8  8       6      
  E   6  6  6  /9      7~  


  e                                                                             
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  G                                                                             
  D                                                       12 12 12 12 12 12 12 \
  A      9  8~         9  8~          10  9~     11  10~  10 10 10 10 10 10 10 \
  E   7             7              8          9           10 10 10 10 10 10 10 \

(5:02)
You should be good from here.  I don't do solos :)
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B
G	8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
D	8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
A	6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
E	6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

e
B
G	7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
D	7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
A	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
E	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

e
B
G	5 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 /10 9\
D	2 5 3 4 5 5 4 5 4 2 5 5 4 5 5 4 /10 9\ 2
A	2 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 /8 7\ 2
E	12\ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

e
B
G	5 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 4
D
A	3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2
E	0 0

e
B
G	5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 /10 9 8 7
D
A	3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 /8 7 6 5
E	0 3~ 0 0

e
B
G	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
D	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
A	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
E	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

e
B
G	x x x x
D	x 2 2 2 2 x 2 2 2 2 x 2 2 2 2 x 2 2 2 2
A	x 2 2 2 2 x 2 2 2 2 x 2 2 2 2 x 2 2 2 2
E	x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 0 0

e
B
G
D	12 12 12 12 12 12 12 \
A	9 8~ 9 8~ 10 9~ 11 10~ 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 \
E	7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 \