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Hi everybody. There's a few other versions of the chords of this song on this 
site, and although they are good, they have a few obvious mistakes. I'd like to 
address all of these errors in this tab, and show what I feel is the correct way 
to play this song.
Artist: John Frusciante
Album: Shadows Collide With People
Song: The Slaughter
Standard Tuning: ( E   A   D   G   B  E)
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Chords:(Notes in parentheses optional) |
                                       |
E:          022100                     |
Abm:        466444                     |
A:          X02220  or  577655         |
Ab:         466544                     |
C#m:        X46654                     |
Amaj7:      X02120                     |
    Amaj7/G#4X2120                     |
A#dim7:     X1202(0)                   |
B:          X24442                     |
Cdim7:     (2)3424(2)                  |
F#dim7:     (4)X4545                   |
F#m6:       2X122X                     |
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Note: The lyrics I used were taken directly from the booklet with official lyrics 
that comes with the "Shadows Collide With People" CD.
Song starts off strumming an E chord.
CHORUS
 EI'll kAbmnow her fAace a C#mmile away
 EI'll kAbmnow her C#mface a mAile away
 EI'll kAbmnow her fAace a C#mmile away
 EI'll kAbmnow her C#mface a mAile...
... awaC#myA  
VERSE
   AbYou'll be there in the slaAughter
   A#dim7Freeing me when I'm cBornered
Being arC#mrested by the Cdim7mind cops
They're the oEnly ones worth chF#m6anging what you C#mdo for
And I Btry to be in Aline
    F#m6I guide my Efate
And what it's Cdim7good for there's no C#mtelling
It's blBood
It's a flAood
CHORUS
 C#mI'll knBow her faAce a F#dim7mile away
 C#mShe'll take me strBaight through that gAmaj7ateA  
 C#mI'll knBow her faAce a F#dim7mile away
 C#mShe'll take me strBaight through that gAmaj7ate
VERSE
   AbLiving there in a fAlower
   A#dim7You wouldn't have made it wiBthout her
Though she seems to C#mstay in one place
She gCdim7rows with your life
So cEry for time
What's F#m6slow is fast at the C#msame time
It Bcomes to Alife
    F#m6And if it Edies
You'd Cdim7never notice cause C#mit
It sliBdes as it clAimbs
CHORUS
 EI'll kAbmnow her fAace a C#mmile away
 EI'll kAbmnow her fC#mace a mAile away
 EI'll kAbmnow her fAace a C#mmile away
 EI'll kAbmnow her fC#mace a mAile away
 EI'll kAbmnow my paAins a C#mlife away
 EI'll kAbmnow my paC#mins a lAife away
 EI'll kAbmnow my paAins a C#mlife away
 EI'll kAbmnow my paC#mins a lAife...
... awaC#myA  
OUTRO
C#m B A F#dim7
 C#m   B   Amaj7/G#      Amaj7x3   
C#m B A F#dim7
C#m B Amaj7/G# Amaj7
That's it. I hope you enjoyed it, and recognized the key areas that this chord tab 
is different that the others. Thank you and happy strumming =)

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The Slaughter

by John Frusciante

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7/G#

Abm

C#m

A#dim7

Cdim7

F#m6

F#dim7

Amaj7

Hi everybody. There's a few other versions of the chords of this song on this

site, and although they are good, they have a few obvious mistakes. I'd like to

address all of these errors in this tab, and show what I feel is the correct way

to play this song.

Artist: John Frusciante

Album: Shadows Collide With People

Song: The Slaughter

E A D G B E

Standard Tuning: ( )

---------------------------------------|

Chords:(Notes in parentheses optional) |

E: 022100 |

Abm: 466444 |

A: X02220 or 577655 |

Ab: 466544 |

C#m: X46654 |

Amaj7: X02120 |

Amaj7/G#

4X2120 |

A#dim7: X1202(0) |

B: X24442 |

Cdim7: (2)3424(2) |

F#dim7: (4)X4545 |

F#m6: 2X122X |

---------------------------------------|

Note: The lyrics I used were taken directly from the booklet with official lyrics

that comes with the "Shadows Collide With People" CD.

Song starts off strumming an E chord.

CHORUS

E Abm A C#m

I'll know her face a mile away

E Abm C#m A

I'll know her face a mile away

E Abm A C#m

I'll know her face a mile away

E Abm C#m A

I'll know her face a mile...

C#m A

... away

VERSE

Ab A

You'll be there in the slaughter

A#dim7 B

Freeing me when I'm cornered

C#m Cdim7

Being arrested by the mind cops

E F#m6 C#m

They're the only ones worth changing what you do for

B A

And I try to be in line

F#m6 E

I guide my fate

Cdim7 C#m

And what it's good for there's no telling

It's blood

It's a flood

CHORUS

C#m B A F#dim7

I'll know her face a mile away

C#m B Amaj7 A

She'll take me straight through that gate

C#m B A F#dim7

I'll know her face a mile away

C#m B Amaj7

She'll take me straight through that gate

VERSE

Ab A

Living there in a flower

A#dim7 B

You wouldn't have made it without her

C#m

Though she seems to stay in one place

Cdim7

She grows with your life

So cry for time

F#m6 C#m

What's slow is fast at the same time

B A

It comes to life

F#m6 E

And if it dies

Cdim7 C#m

You'd never notice cause it

B A

It slides as it climbs

CHORUS

E Abm A C#m

I'll know her face a mile away

E Abm C#m A

I'll know her face a mile away

E Abm A C#m

I'll know her face a mile away

E Abm C#m A

I'll know her face a mile away

E Abm A C#m

I'll know my pains a life away

E Abm C#m A

I'll know my pains a life away

E Abm A C#m

I'll know my pains a life away

E Abm C#m A

I'll know my pains a life...

C#m A

... away

OUTRO

C#m B A F#dim7

C#m B Amaj7/G# Amaj7

C#m B A F#dim7

C#m B Amaj7/G# Amaj7

That's it. I hope you enjoyed it, and recognized the key areas that this chord tab

is different that the others. Thank you and happy strumming =)

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