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CAPO I Standard Tuning  (/ = Slide, - = hammer on or pull off)
Fig 1:
E----0-----------------------------------|
B----0-----------------------------------|
G----2-----------------------------------|
D----3-----------------------------------|
A----3-----------------------------------|
E----1-----------------------------------|
Riff 1:    E    E7      Esus4     A    Asus4      D     D    Cadd9  Cadd9  
Riff 2:
E----------------------------------0-------------------------------------------0------|
B----------------------------------3----------------------------------2--------0------|
G-------------2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------2------------------------------------3------------------------|
A---0--------------------------------------------------------3------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------1------------------------------------|
Riff 3:
E----------------------------------0------|
B----------------------------------0------|
G-------------------------1---------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A---------------2-------------------------|
E-----0-----------------------------------|
Riff 4:
 A-   Asus4   C#5      C#5   G#   G#/   Ab   D5  D5  
INTRO:
(Play Fig 1 and let ring x1)
(Play Riff 1 and let ring x4)
VERSE 1.1(play Riff 1 and palm mute x4):
Starting to get my head in your space
Starting to lose track of the weekdays
Starting to cook my brain in five ways
I'm trying to be cool
VERSE 1.2 (play Riff 1 and palm mute x4)
Starting to lose my inhibitions
Starting to make some bad decisions
I'm listening to all your cr*p opinions
I'm trying to be cool
A (palm mute)
PRE CHORUS (play Riff 2 and 3 then Riff 2 again):
ADon't tFake me oEver
              E    (palm mute)
Just take me there
(Scrape)      A    A   Asus4-    A     G    A   A-  Asus4  A  
     Like I planned
I've gone as far as I coDadd9uld go
And now Athe Asus4feeliAng's sGtartinAg to take Dadd9hold
But I'll death Adefy to mAsus4ake you cry
And find out what you knowBsus4  
AWould you please deAsus4ath defy with me tooD  Dadd9  
VERSE 2.1 (play Riff1 and palm mute x4):
Starting to tune in to your station
Starting to lose my obligation
I'm talking in tongues and celebration
Trying to be cool
VERSE 2.2 (play Riff 1 and palm mute x4)
Starting to get my head in your space
Starting to lose track of the weekdays
Starting to cook my brain in five ways
I'm trying to be cool
PRE CHORUS (play Riff 2 and 3 then Riff 2 again)
E (palm mute)
CHORUS #2
(Scrape)      A    A   Asus4-    A     G    A   A- Aus4 A  
     Like I planned
I've gone as far as I could goDadd9  
And now Athe Asus4feeliAng's sGtartinAg to take holdDadd9  
But I'll death Adefy to mAsus4ake you cry
And find out what you knowBsus4  
AWould you please deAsus4ath defy with me tooD  Dadd9  
AWould you please deAsus4ath defy with me tooD  Dadd9  
BRIDGE/SOLO:
(play Riff 4 x6)
PRE CHORUS (play Riff 2 and 3 then Riff  2 again)
CHORUS #3
(Scrape)      A    A   Asus4-    A     G    A   A- Aus4 A  
     Like I planned
I've gone as far as I could goDadd9  
          A   Asus4-      A       G                              A  Dadd9  
And now the feeling's starting to take hold
But I'll death Adefy to mAsus4ake you cry
And find out what you knowBsus4  
AWould you please deAsus4ath defy with me tooD  Dadd9  
AWould you please deAsus4ath defy with me tooD  Dadd9  
AWould you please                  Asus4Would yoDu pleaseDadd9  
AWould you please                  Asus4Would yoDu pleeeeeeeeeeeeeaseDadd9  
                    D   Dadd9(hold)

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Death Defy

by Motor Ace

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

Asus4

Cadd9

C#5

Dadd9

Bsus4

CAPO I Standard Tuning (/ = Slide, - = hammer on or pull off)

Fig 1:

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

B----0-----------------------------------|

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

D----3-----------------------------------|

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

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

E E7 Esus4 A Asus4 D D Cadd9 Cadd9

Riff 1:

Riff 2:

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

B----------------------------------3----------------------------------2--------0------|

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

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

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

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

Riff 3:

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

B----------------------------------0------|

G-------------------------1---------------|

D-----------------------------------------|

A---------------2-------------------------|

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

Riff 4:

A Asus4 C#5 C#5 G# G# Ab D5 D5

- /

INTRO:

(Play Fig 1 and let ring x1)

(Play Riff 1 and let ring x4)

VERSE 1.1(play Riff 1 and palm mute x4):

Starting to get my head in your space

Starting to lose track of the weekdays

Starting to cook my brain in five ways

I'm trying to be cool

VERSE 1.2 (play Riff 1 and palm mute x4)

Starting to lose my inhibitions

Starting to make some bad decisions

I'm listening to all your cr*p opinions

I'm trying to be cool

A (palm mute)

PRE CHORUS (play Riff 2 and 3 then Riff 2 again):

A F E

Don't take me over

E (palm mute)

Just take me there

A A Asus4 A G A A Asus4 A

(Scrape) - -

Like I planned

Dadd9

I've gone as far as I could go

A Asus4 A G A Dadd9

And now the feeling's starting to take hold

A Asus4

But I'll death defy to make you cry

Bsus4

And find out what you know

A Asus4 D Dadd9

Would you please death defy with me too

VERSE 2.1 (play Riff1 and palm mute x4):

Starting to tune in to your station

Starting to lose my obligation

I'm talking in tongues and celebration

Trying to be cool

VERSE 2.2 (play Riff 1 and palm mute x4)

Starting to get my head in your space

Starting to lose track of the weekdays

Starting to cook my brain in five ways

I'm trying to be cool

PRE CHORUS (play Riff 2 and 3 then Riff 2 again)

E (palm mute)

CHORUS #2

A A Asus4 A G A A A

(Scrape) - - Aus4

Like I planned

Dadd9

I've gone as far as I could go

A Asus4 A G A Dadd9

And now the feeling's starting to take hold

A Asus4

But I'll death defy to make you cry

Bsus4

And find out what you know

A Asus4 D Dadd9

Would you please death defy with me too

A Asus4 D Dadd9

Would you please death defy with me too

BRIDGE/SOLO:

(play Riff 4 x6)

PRE CHORUS (play Riff 2 and 3 then Riff 2 again)

CHORUS #3

A A Asus4 A G A A A

(Scrape) - - Aus4

Like I planned

Dadd9

I've gone as far as I could go

A Asus4 A G A Dadd9

And now the feeling's starting to take hold

A Asus4

But I'll death defy to make you cry

Bsus4

And find out what you know

A Asus4 D Dadd9

Would you please death defy with me too

A Asus4 D Dadd9

Would you please death defy with me too

A Asus4 D Dadd9

Would you please Would you please

A Asus4 D Dadd9

Would you please Would you pleeeeeeeeeeeeease

D Dadd9

(hold)

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