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Taylor Hawkins (Drums)
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Drums
ES
Electric Snare
BD
Bass Drum
CC1
Crash Cymbal 1
oH
Open Hi Hat
RC
Ride Cymbal
AS
Acoustic Snare
CC2
Crash Cymbal 2
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Intro
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[INTRO]
Keep
you
in
the
6
dark
you
know
they
7
all
pre-
8
9
tend,
Meet
you
in
the
10
dark
and
so
it
11
all
be-
12
ga-
ES
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a-
a-
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BD
BD
an,
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BD
in
BD
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BD
your
BD
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[VERSE]
Send
ske-
15
ES
BD
BD
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ES
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BD
as
BD
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BD
they're
BD
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tons,
sing
bones
come
march-
16
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BD
BD
ing
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BD
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BD
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ga-
ES
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need
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BD
you
BD
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in,
They
bur-
19
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ried
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BD
sec-
BD
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BD
rets
BD
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deep,
The
that
you
20
keep
ES
BD
BD
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are
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BD
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at
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BD
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the
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21
rea-
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dy,
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Are
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you
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CC1
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22
Verse
CC1
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BD
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oH
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oH
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BD
fin-
BD
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23
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that
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BD
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26
CC1
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BD
wheel
BD
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is
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ning
28
me
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it's
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Nev-
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29
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CHORUS]
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31
Chorus
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[CHORUS]
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What
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i'm
BD
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AS
old
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32
not
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33
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plays?,
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34
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[VERSE]
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42
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of
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46
are
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per-
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CHORUS]
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if
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51
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52
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CC1
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53
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54
if
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55
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58
Interlude
CC1
AS
59
60
ne-
BD
BD
BD
BD
ver
sur-
end-
er?
Ohh-
ohh-
61
ohh-
BD
BD
BD
BD
ohh
[BRIDGE]
I'm
the
62
voice
BD
head,
BD
BD
BD
in-
side
your
You
re-
fuse
63
to
BD
BD
BD
BD
hear,
I'm
the
face
64
that
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
BD
you
have
to
face,
Mir-
65
ror-
BD
(BD)
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BD
your
(BD)
stare,
BD
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(BD)
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(BD)
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66
what's
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67
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68
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72
Pre-chorus
are
CC1
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75
76
Chorus
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CC1
BD
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