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Gbmajor

90BPM

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1/59

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 59Position: 9

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

| /   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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Use these chords:
E:  Ex A7  D9  G9  Bx Ex 
F#: x 9  11 11 x x 
C#: 9 11 11 x  x x
B:  7 9  9  x  x x
Intro:       E    F#   C#x2
There's this little lick at the end of each line in the intro/verse that goes like this:
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|------9----------------|
A|-9h11-------11p9-------|
E|-----------------------|
Verse:
 EDon't you wonderF#  
 Is C#anyone that strong
 EIt takes me underF#  
 C#Believing what I'm seeing
 EI get so tired F#of C#watching friends go down
 EThe hungry tiger F#for aC#ll who never began
Chorus:
 BBiting bullets
 C#Biting the clouds
  B                   C#
e|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------9---------------------|
G|-------9-11---------9----------------|
D|--9-11-------------------11-9--------|
A|------------------------------11-----|
E|-------------------------------------|
 BBiting bullets
 C#Biting the clouds
 B                   C#
e|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------9---------------------|
G|-------9-11---------9----------------|
D|--9-11-------------------11-9--------|
A|------------------------------11-----|
E|-------------------------------------|
Verse:
 EI saw the showF#  
 C#Shaking all the babies
 EShould I believe F#the parC#ade of clever lies
 EShadow of light F#in the sC#hadow of death
 EThere is no difference F#to aC#ll who never began
Chorus
 BBiting bullets
 C#Biting the clouds
  B                   C#
e|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------9---------------------|
G|-------9-11---------9----------------|
D|--9-11-------------------11-9--------|
A|------------------------------11-----|
E|-------------------------------------|
 BBiting bullets
 C#Biting the clouds
  B                   C#
e|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------9---------------------|
G|-------9-11---------9----------------|
D|--9-11-------------------11-9--------|
A|------------------------------11-----|
E|-------------------------------------|
Bridge:
 E       F#  C#
    EThere was a timeF#  C#  
 There was a way to live
 EAnd it's no secretF#  C#  
 That it won't come back again
Verse:
 EI lose myself F#like C#anybody else
 EBut I'm not so strong F#to C#make it in the end
 EI need some answers F#when the C#day comes crashing down
 E'Cause it's all over F#when there's C#no one to be found
Chorus
 BBiting bullets
 C#Biting the clouds
 B                    C#
e|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------9---------------------|
G|-------9-11---------9----------------|
D|--9-11-------------------11-9--------|
A|------------------------------11-----|
E|-------------------------------------|
 BBiting bullets
 C#Biting the clouds
  B                   C#
e|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------9---------------------|
G|-------9-11---------9----------------|
D|--9-11-------------------11-9--------|
A|------------------------------11-----|
E|-------------------------------------|
End on an E

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Biting Bullets

by INXS

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

| / 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

************************************

Use these chords:

E A D G B E

E: x 7 9 9 x x

F#: x 9 11 11 x x

C#: 9 11 11 x x x

B: 7 9 9 x x x

E F# C#

Intro: x2

There's this little lick at the end of each line in the intro/verse that goes like this:

e|-----------------------|

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

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

D|------9----------------|

A|-9h11-------11p9-------|

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

Verse:

E F#

Don't you wonder

Is anyone that strong

E F#

It takes me under

Believing what I'm seeing

E F# C#

I get so tired of watching friends go down

E F# C#

The hungry tiger for all who never began

Chorus:

Biting bullets

Biting the clouds

B C#

e|-------------------------------------|

B|---------------9---------------------|

G|-------9-11---------9----------------|

D|--9-11-------------------11-9--------|

A|------------------------------11-----|

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

Biting bullets

Biting the clouds

B C#

e|-------------------------------------|

B|---------------9---------------------|

G|-------9-11---------9----------------|

D|--9-11-------------------11-9--------|

A|------------------------------11-----|

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

Verse:

E F#

I saw the show

Shaking all the babies

E F# C#

Should I believe the parade of clever lies

E F# C#

Shadow of light in the shadow of death

E F# C#

There is no difference to all who never began

Chorus

Biting bullets

Biting the clouds

B C#

e|-------------------------------------|

B|---------------9---------------------|

G|-------9-11---------9----------------|

D|--9-11-------------------11-9--------|

A|------------------------------11-----|

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

Biting bullets

Biting the clouds

B C#

e|-------------------------------------|

B|---------------9---------------------|

G|-------9-11---------9----------------|

D|--9-11-------------------11-9--------|

A|------------------------------11-----|

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

Bridge:

E F# C#

There was a time

There was a way to live

E F# C#

And it's no secret

That it won't come back again

Verse:

E F# C#

I lose myself like anybody else

E F# C#

But I'm not so strong to make it in the end

E F# C#

I need some answers when the day comes crashing down

E F# C#

'Cause it's all over when there's no one to be found

Chorus

Biting bullets

Biting the clouds

B C#

e|-------------------------------------|

B|---------------9---------------------|

G|-------9-11---------9----------------|

D|--9-11-------------------11-9--------|

A|------------------------------11-----|

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

Biting bullets

Biting the clouds

B C#

e|-------------------------------------|

B|---------------9---------------------|

G|-------9-11---------9----------------|

D|--9-11-------------------11-9--------|

A|------------------------------11-----|

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

End on an E

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