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1/41

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Black Label Society - Shallow Grave
                  (open E sounds Good with the F Chord in this song)
E|Am-0---F0---Dm-1---C0----------------------------|
B|-1---1----3---1----------------------------|
G|-2---2----2---0----------------------------|
D|-2---3----0---2----------------------------|
A|-0------------3----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
The Amfall within this Fhole
My Dmeyes are blind yet I Csee
AmLifeless and Fdark
No Dmneed to feel or Cbe
Mourned the Ampassing of myFself
      DmI saw toCday
AmAll that I once Fheld
I wDmatch it fall aCway
DmNothing Fleft to say
CThe broken pieDmces
That Ffill this shallow grave
Am(quick voFcal Break)
DmBuried and left aClone
I Amfind myFself Dmempty and withCdrawn
Mourned the Ampassing of myFself
      DmI saw toCday
AmAll that I once Fheld
I Dmwatch it fall aCway
DmNothing Fleft to say
CThe broken pieDmces
That Ffill this shallow grave
AmThe walls cave and the end bFegins
As it Dmall comes crashing Cdown, yeah
     AmI hear a voice, I Fknow too well
It Dmcomes to me and Cpulls me Amdown
It Cpulls me Amdown
Violin Solo (Vibrato Every sustained note)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----5--10-9---14--12--10--9\7--10--9--16/17\16--14--12/14--10/12--9--7\5--5/7--5--|
D|/7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
AmAll that I once Fheld
I Dmwatch it fall Caway
DmNothing Fleft to say
CThe broken pieDmces
That Ffill this shallow grave
CI mourned the pasDmsing of myselFf I saw today
   CThe broken Dmpieces
That Ffill this shallow grave
This is the riff the piano makes,
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------9-10-9-7-5-7---2-3-2------------------|
A|-----------------------------------5-3-3----|
E|--------------------------------------------|

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Shallow Grave

by Black Label Society

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Black Label Society - Shallow Grave

(open E sounds Good with the F Chord in this song)

Am F Dm C

E|-0---0----1---0----------------------------|

B|-1---1----3---1----------------------------|

G|-2---2----2---0----------------------------|

D|-2---3----0---2----------------------------|

A|-0------------3----------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------|

Am F

The fall within this hole

Dm C

My eyes are blind yet I see

Am F

Lifeless and dark

Dm C

No need to feel or be

Am F

Mourned the passing of myself

Dm C

I saw today

Am F

All that I once held

Dm C

I watch it fall away

Dm F

Nothing left to say

C Dm

The broken pieces

That fill this shallow grave

Am F

(quick vocal Break)

Dm C

Buried and left alone

Am F Dm C

I find myself empty and withdrawn

Am F

Mourned the passing of myself

Dm C

I saw today

Am F

All that I once held

Dm C

I watch it fall away

Dm F

Nothing left to say

C Dm

The broken pieces

That fill this shallow grave

Am F

The walls cave and the end begins

Dm C

As it all comes crashing down, yeah

Am F

I hear a voice, I know too well

Dm C Am

It comes to me and pulls me down

C Am

It pulls me down

Violin Solo (Vibrato Every sustained note)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----5--10-9---14--12--10--9\7--10--9--16/17\16--14--12/14--10/12--9--7\5--5/7--5--|

D|/7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Am F

All that I once held

Dm C

I watch it fall away

Dm F

Nothing left to say

C Dm

The broken pieces

That fill this shallow grave

C Dm F

I mourned the passing of myself I saw today

C Dm

The broken pieces

That fill this shallow grave

This is the riff the piano makes,

E|--------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------|

D|------9-10-9-7-5-7---2-3-2------------------|

A|-----------------------------------5-3-3----|

E|--------------------------------------------|

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