Opeth - In My Time Of Need Tab

OPETH - IN MY TIME OF NEED

second track taken from the long-awaited masterpiece Damnation

I - intro - repeat 4 times

  
          0        
  
        7   7      
  
      0       0    
  
    7           7  
  
                   
  
  0                

II - drums, bass and voice enter:

"i can't see the meaning of this life i'm leading
 i try to forget you as you forgot me
 this time there is nothing left for you to take, this is goodbye"

repeat 2 times:
 1.2.3.              4.

  
          0        
          0   3      
  
        7   7      
      1     1     1  
  
      0       0    
    4   4       4    
  
    7           7  
                     
  
                   
  0                  
  
  0                
                     

III - can you hear it?


  
       
  
    5  
  
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IV - chorus part one:
"summer is miles and miles away
 and no one would ask me to stay"

 1.        2.3.      x8

  
  4      
  2      
  1      
  
    4    
    2    
    1    
  
      6  
      4  
      3  
  
         
         
         
  
         
         
         
  
         
         
         

V - orgasm # 2: chorus part two
"and i should contemplate this change
 to ease the pain
 and i should step out of the rain
 and turn away"

 strum these chords:

  
  0     7     5     2   0 2   0     
  
  0     7     5     2   0 2   0     
  
  0     7     5     4   4 4   4     
  
  2     9     7     4   4 4   4     
  
  2     9     7     2   2 2   2     
  
  0     7     5                     
   >     >     >     >

VI - repeat II with these new lines:

"close to ending it all, i am drifting through the stages
 of the rapture born within this loss
 thoughts of death inside, tear me apart from the core of my soul"

VII - repeat IV + V

VIII - things change again:

"at times the dark's fading slowly
 but it never sustains
 would someone watch over me
 in my time of need"

repeat 2 times these strummed chords:

 1.2.3.

  
  0   0  
  0   0  
  
  0   0  
  5   6  
  
  2   3  
  5   6  
  
  2   3  
  5   6  
  
  0   1  
  3   4  
  
         
         

XI - the solo (?)
rhythm: play II

leads: 2 guitars

 gtr1

  
       
  11b12  
                             
         
                                             
  
10b11  
         
  9h10 12 12b13       10 12  
  11b12  
                                             
  
       
         
                             
         
  11b12r11 9   12                            
  
       
         
                             
         
                                             
  
       
         
                             
         
                                             
  
       
         
                             
         
                                             
 gtr2

  
       
         
                             
  13b14  
                     14b151515151515151515\\\
  
       
  11b12  
                             
         
                                             
  
 9b10  
         
  11b12 (slow)           11  
         
                                             
  
       
         
                             
         
                                             
  
       
         
                             
         
                                             
  
       
         
                             
         
                                             

X - repeat IV, V (2 times), then go on repeating the same chords sequence 'till the fading ending.