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F#minor
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Step 1 / 28Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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Tuning: E Standard
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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INTRO
F#5Whoa oh A5oh
E5We will not break but D5we might bend
F#5Whoa oh A5oh
E5I'll see you at the D5bitter end
(As the First guitar plays the D5 on 'bitter end', the Second Guitar pick-scrapes
strings A and D. Also, the F#5 is played on the D string 4th fret;)
PRE-VERSE
[(F#5, A5, G#5, E) x3 B5, C#5] x2
OR:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--|
D|-4-4-7-6-2--4-4-7-6-2--4-4-7-6-2--4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--| x2
A|-4-4-7-6-2--4-4-7-6-2--4-4-7-6-2--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
E|-2-2-5-4-0--2-2-5-4-0--2-2-5-4-0-------------------|
Which then finishes with an F#5 just before the verse
(Also, figure out the Strum Pattern For yourself, it's not too hard:)
VERSE 1
Realize I got nothing for you
Got blood on my hands
Yeah pain is a virtue
Understand that I'll do anything
Not to let you get the best me
So tell me what you're gonna do
PALM MUTED:
F#5Blackout
Living In a A5blackout
Trying to rip your E5heart out
Shout outD5  
(Go get it, Go get it)
F#5Strung out
It's getting late It's A5dark out
You can scream your E5lungs out
Break outD5  
(Go get it, Go get it)
(On the E5 on 'lungs out', start to fade out of the palm mute)
PRE-CHORUS
F#5Fuck youE5r barC#5code
F#5Time to go E5at it F#5alone
F#5We wont E5take iC#5t just to A5live to die B5another day
F#5Kill the E5downC#5load
F#5We're beE5tter off F#5on our own
F#5We won't E5fake C#5it just to A5live to die B5another die
(The parts just after the First F#5, i.e E5, C#5 are actually the ocatve,i.e:
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-9--6-6---------|
D|-x--x-x---------| Where the middle note that make the chord the fifth is
A|-7--4-4---------| muted :)
E|----------------|
CHORUS
F#5We all fall down but we get back up
D5And All break down but we build it up
A5And we won't break but we might E5bend
F#5We all fall down but we get back up
D5All want more
Never get enough
A5We will not break but we might C#5bend
See you at the bitter end
:PRE-VERSE:
VERSE 2
Utilize whats given to you
Got lines on your face yeah scars are a tattoo
Understand that I'll do anything
Not to let you get the best of me so tell me
What you're gonna do
PALM MUTED:
F#5Blackout
Dying in a A5blackout
Crying both your E5eyes out
Break outD5  
(Go get it, Go get it)
F#5Burn out
Before you even A5start out
Falling down with E5no doubt
Shout outD5  
(Go get it, Go get it)
(On the E5 on 'no doubt', start to fade out of the palm mute)
--:PRE-CHORUS:--
--:CHORUS:--
BRIDGE:
F#5We all go spiralling A5down
We're losing valuable E5ground
Caught in the middle of a D5dog fight
Hold tight F#5now
Turn down the lights and don't A5blink
Hate to shudder to E5think
They're pulling back to A5attack got the kids screaming
PRE-CHORUS
F#5Blackout
Living in a A5blackout
Trying to rip your E5heart out
Shout outD5  
(Go get it, Go get it)
F#5Strung out
It's getting late It's A5dark out
You can scream your E5lungs out
Break outD5  
(Go get it, Go get it)
:SOLO:
You can go and work out the solo, here's the chords:
F#5, D5, A5, E5x2
--:INTRO:--
--:CHORUS:--
--:PRE-VERSE:--
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