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*Drop-D Tuning*

/ = slide up
 = slide down
* = palm mute

INTRO

Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0----7--7----5--5-x-x-x-x-5--5-x-x-x-x-| play this twice
A|-0--0----7--7----5--5-x-x-x-x-5--5-x-x-x-x-|
D|-0--0----7--7----5--5-x-x-x-x-5--5-x-x-x-x-|

--at the end of 2nd time, end on: D|-0-|
                                  A|-0-|
                                  D|-0-|
Guitar 2 
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----11/12-14---11/1211-9--7-7-7-7-7-7--11/1211-|
D|--------------------------------------------------| play this twice
A|------9/10-12----9/10-9-7--5-5-5-5-5-5---9/10-9-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|

--at the end of 2nd time, end on: G|-7-|
                                  D|---|
                                  A|-5-|

Halfway through verse, come in lightly palm muting this:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
        "you say in doubt, we're fading out..."

  -----------------------------------------------------------------|
  -----------------------------------------------------------------|
  -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------|
  -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  ---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ((let off palm mute))

CHORUS:
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-4--4--4--4--------------7--7--7--7-------------------------------------
D|-4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5-
A|-2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5-
D|-------------5--5--5--5--------------7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5-
"cause I will bring you down..."

  ------------------------------------------------|
  ------------------------------------------------|
  -7--7--7--7-------------------------------------|
  -7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5-|
  -5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5-|
  -------------7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5-|

Play intro again


VERSE 2: (Guitar 1)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
--right after he sings "just in time"

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  ---------------------------------11-11-11-11/12-12-12-1211-11-11-117-7-7-7-|
  -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
  -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9--9--9--9/10-10-10-10-9--9--9--95-5-5-5-|
  -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|

VERSE 2: (Guitar 2)
E|-------------------------------|
B|---------2---3-----------2---3-|
G|-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2---2---|
D|-------------------------------| play this twice
A|-------------------------------|  then join guitar 1's second line
D|-------------------------------|
   * * * *   *   * * * * *   *

CHORUS


SOLO: (Guitar 1)
E|---------12--10--14-14h15-14--------------------14-14h15-14------------------
B|-----10----------------------15//12-15h17p15h17-------------15---12--10------
G|-11----------------------------------------------------------------------12--
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  ----------------------------------------------------10-12-14-12 –10-12-14-12--
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  -11h12-14-14-11h12-14-14-14h16p14--12p119-12p11------------
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  -12h10----12h10----12h10----12h10----12h10--------------|
  -------10-------10-------10-------10-------10--10--10---|
  --------------------------------------------------------|
  --------------------------------------------------------|
  --------------------------------------------------------|
  --------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 underneath solo:
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7-------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5-| repeat as many times
A|-5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5-|  until end of solo
D|-------------7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5-|

AFTER SOLO: (Guitar 1)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------7--7-------------|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-- 7--7------0--0---x-x-x-x-|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-- 5--5------0--0---x-x-x-x-|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------------0--0---x-x-x-x-|
  "you're giving up..."

AFTER SOLO: (Guitar 2)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------7/8/10~-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------7/9/11~----7/9/11~-|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------------|
                                                       ^In between power chords
						          of guitar 1.

PRE-CHORUS:
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-

  ---------------------------------|
  ---------------------------------|
  ---------------------------------|
  -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * -slowly let off palm mute
                           and go directly to chorus

AFTER LAST CHORUS:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
D|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
--"I'm getting over getting used to..."

  -------------------------------------------------|
  -------------------------------------------------|    
  ------------------------7--7--7-7----------------|
  -5---x-x-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-| play 4 times
  -5---x-x-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  -5---x-x-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-----------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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