MxPx - Drowning Tab

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CHords: E5 C#5 G#5 A5 B5
Reason for update: The verse was missing the resolve to E. Fixed. Now it sounds right. Ialso changed a few chord positions in the song to sound more like the album recording.

INTRO:
     Guitar 1:
     E5                               C#5

  e                                                                       
  B                                                                       
  G                                     6                                 
  D     2                               6                                 
  A     2                               4                                 
  E     0                                                                 
      LET RING

     Guitar 2:

  e                                                              
  B                                                              
  G                                                              
  D     6 6   6 4 4   4 7  7   7  6 6  6 6   4  6  4  6 6   4  6 
  A     ^ ^     ^ ^     ^  ^      ^ ^                            
  E                                    ^ ^      ^     ^ ^      ^ 

     Guitar 1
      A5                               B5

  e                                                                       
  B                                                                       
  G     2                               4                                 
  D     2                               4                                 
  A     0                               2                                 
  E                                                                       
      LET RING

     Guitar 2

  e                                                             
  B                                                             
  G                                                             
  D     6 6   6 4 4   4 7  7   7  6 6  7 7   6  7  6  7 7   6  7
  A     ^ ^     ^ ^     0  0   0  ^ ^                           
  E                                    ^ ^      ^     ^ ^      ^

 VERSE 1:
    Switch the light off go to bed    THere's
    E5

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

    No more    room inside my head
    G#5

  e                                       
  B                                       
  G                                       
  D   6    6 6    6    6 6   6   6 6    6 
  A   6    6 6    6    6 6   6   6 6    6 
  E   4    4 4    4    4 4   4   4 4    4 

    The world around me slowly fades away
    C#5

  e                                       
  B                                       
  G   6    6 6    6    6 6                
  D   6    6 6    6    6 6   7   7 7    7 
  A   4    4 4    4    4 4   7   7 7    7 
  E                          5   5 5    5 

    Guitar 1:
    E5

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

    Guitar 2:

  e                                       
  B                                       
  G                                       
  D   6 6    6    4 4   4    7  7   7  6 6
  A   ^ ^         ^ ^        ^  ^      ^ ^
  E                                       

    As I close my eyes and think     THE

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

   shadows blot my memories

  e                                       
  B                                       
  G                                       
  D   6    6 6    6    6 6   6   6 6    6 
  A   6    6 6    6    6 6   6   6 6    6 
  E   4    4 4    4    4 4   4   4 4    4 

   Of all the things I've tried and failed today

  e                                       
  B                                       
  G   6    6 6    6    6 6                
  D   6    6 6    6    6 6   7   7 7    7 
  A   4    4 4    4    4 4   7   7 7    7 
  E                          5   5 5    5 

    Guitar 1:
    E5
                              Please don't

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

    Guitar 2:

  e                                       
  B                                       
  G                                       
  D   6 6    6    4 4   4    7  7   7  6 6
  A   ^ ^         ^ ^        ^  ^      ^ ^
  E                                       

    GUitar 1 :
    GO!

  e                                         
  B                                         
  G                                         
  D   9   9 9    9    9 9    9   9 9    9   
  A   9   9 9    9    9 9    9   9 9    9   
  E   7   7 7    7    7 7    7   7 7    7   

    Guitar 2:

  e                       
  B                       
  G   8 8    6    9 9   8 
  D                       
  A   ^ ^         ^ ^   ^ 
  E                       

PRECHORUS:
      First      I need to           know

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

                                 Guitar 2:

                                  e                        
                                  B                        
                                  G   8 8    6    9 9   8  
                                  D                        
                                  A   ^ ^         ^ ^   ^  
                                  E                        

  if all the lies you said to me were true

  e                                                        
  B                                                        
  G                   9                 8                  
  D     7             9                 9                  
  A     7             7                 9                  
  E     5             0                 7                  

And the face that I saw wasn't really you             I feel like

  e                                                        
  B                                                        
  G                   9                 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
  D     7             9                 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
  A     7             7                 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
  E     5             0                                    

                                     PM-------------------|

HINT: the lower on the fretboard the more crunch your chords will have.

CHORUS:
   Drowning

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

    deep down in the sea    I feel like

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

  Drowning                    don't bother

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

   coming after me            I feel like

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

 Drowning        Way    Down       in

  e                                       
  B                                       
  G   6                                   
  D   6                   6               
  A   4                   6               
  E                       4               
 PM THROUGHOUT

     My        False           Memories  I feel like

  e                                                         
  B                                                         
  G     2                             4          /6         
  D     2                             4          /6         
  A     0                             2          /4         
  E                                              /4         

BACK TO INTRO:
     DROWNING

     Guitar 1:(or bass--not shown)

  e                                                                     
  B                                                                     
  G                                     6                               
  D     2                               6                               
  A     2                               4                               
  E     0                                                               
      LET RING

     Guitar 2:

  e                                                              
  B                                                              
  G                                                              
  D     6 6   6 4 4   4 7  7   7  6 6  6 6   4  6  4  6 6   4  6 
  A     ^ ^     ^ ^     ^  ^      ^ ^                            
  E                                    ^ ^      ^     ^ ^      ^ 

     Guitar 1

  e                                                                      
  B                                                                      
  G     2                               4                                
  D     2                               4                                
  A     0                               2                                
  E                                                                      
      LET RING

     Guitar 2

  e                                                             
  B                                                             
  G                                                             
  D     6 6   6 4 4   4 7  7   7  6 6  7 7   6  7  6  7 7   6  7
  A     ^ ^     ^ ^     0  0   0  ^ ^                           
  E                                    ^ ^      ^     ^ ^      ^

VERSE 2:
E5
With blankets wrapped around so tight
G#5
That in my dreams my hands are tied
C#5             A5               E5
Now I'm slow-mo running for the door
(E5)                               G#5
I've got no clue where it leads, but my lungs need some air to breathe
C#5                A5                 E5
My eyelids shutter then fall to the floor

Then--
PRECHORUS:
CHORUS:
INTRO Fill:
BREAKDOWN:
     We all reach that dark and fragile destination sometimes

     A5                                C#5

  e                                                            
  B                                                            
  G     2                               6                      
  D     2                               6                      
  A     0                               4                      
  E                                                            

PM throughout

     Looking for direction for the light to fill our eyes

    E5(7th fret)                    B5

  e                                                         
  B                                                         
  G    9                                                    
  D    9                              9                     
  A    7                              9                     
  E                                   7                     
 PM throughout

    Fill our eyes

    A5                             Am

  e                                                          
  B                                   1                      
  G    2                              2                      
  D    2                              2                      
  A    0                              0                      
  E                                                          
      PM                                                     Let ring

  Guitars 1&2:
      E5                               C#5

  e                                              
  B                                              
  G                                     6  6  6  
  D     2  2     2  2  2    x x x x     6  6  6  
  A     2  2     2  2  2    x x x x     4  4  4  
  E     0  0     0  0  0    x x x x              
                     .

      A5

  e                                              
  B                                              
  G                                              
  D     7  7     7  7  7    x x x x x   x  x  x  
  A     7  7     7  7  7    x x x x x   x  x  x  
  E     5  5     5  5  5    x x x x x   x  x  x  Repeat
                     .

 PRECHORUS:
                        Please don't
  NO guitar

  e                                        
  B                                        
  G                                        
  D                                        
  A                                        
  E                                        

    GUitar 1 :
      A5
      GO!

  e                                              
  B                                              
  G                                              
  D     7  7     7  7  7                         
  A     7  7     7  7  7                         
  E     5  5     5  5  5                         
                     .

PRECHORUS:
      First      I need to           know

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

  if all the lies you said to me were true

  e                                                        
  B                                                        
  G                   9                 8                  
  D     7             9                 9                  
  A     7             7                 9                  
  E     5             0                 7                  

And the face that I saw wasn't really you             I feel like

  e                                                        
  B                                                        
  G                   9                 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
  D     7             9                 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
  A     7             7                 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
  E     5             0                                    

                                     PM-------------------|

  BACK TO CHORUS!:
INTRO becomes OUTRO
|  . stab this chord and silence immediately
|  ^ accent this note
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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e
B
G
D	6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6	6 6 4 6 4 6 6 4 6
A	^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
E		^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
e
B
G
D	6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6	7 7 6 7 6 7 7 6 7
A	^ ^ ^ ^ 0 0 0 ^ ^
E		^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
e
B
G
D	2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
A	2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
E	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
e
B
G
D	6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
A	6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
E	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
e
B
G	6 6 6 6 6 6
D	6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
A	4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7
E	5 5 5 5
e
B
G
D	9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A	9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
E	7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
e
B
G		6 6 6
D	2 2 2 2 2 x x x x	6 6 6
A	2 2 2 2 2 x x x x	4 4 4
E	0 0 0 0 0 x x x x
e
B
G
D	7 7 7 7 7 x x x x x	x x x
A	7 7 7 7 7 x x x x x	x x x
E	5 5 5 5 5 x x x x x	x x x	Repeat