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The Unforgiving
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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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WITHIN TEMPTATION - THE UNFORGIVING
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SONG LISTING
01. Why Not Me
02. Shot In The Dark
03. In The Middle Of The Night
04. Faster
05. Fire And Ice
06. Iron
07. Where Is The Edge
08. Sinéad
09. Lost
10. Murder
11. A Demon’s Fate
12. Stairway To The Skies
B1. I Don't Wanna
B2. The Last Dance
B3. Empty Eyes
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01. WHY NOT ME |
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TUNING: Standard ( E A D G B E)
Some may call it a Emcurse, a life like mineEsus2
But others, a blessingEm
Bm7/EIt's certainly a lonely life
EmBut a fulfilling one at best
EmIt's my cross to bear,
Esus2But I bear it gladlyEm
Bm7/ESomeone has to take a stand against Emevil
Why should it D#m7-5/Enot be mEme?
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02. SHOT IN THE DARK |
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TUNING: Bb7-String Standard ( Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
ORDER: I V1 PC C INT1 V2 PC C INT2 B INT3 FC1 FC2 O
[INTRO]
G#m| | E| F#|
[VERSE 1]
I’ve been left G#mout alone like a damn criminal
I’ve been pray E- ing for help cause I can’t take it all
I’m not F#done,
It’s not C#mo - ver.
Now I’m fight G#m- ing this war since the day of the fall
And I’m des E- perately holding on to it all
But I’m lost,F#
I’m so C#mdamn lost
[PRE-CHORUS]
Oh I wish it was o E- ver, And I F#wish you were hereG#m
Still I’m F#hoping that som E- ehowF#
[CHORUS]
‘Cause your soul is on G#mfire
A shot in the dark,F#
What did they D#maim for when they missed your hEeart?
I F#breathe underwa G#m- terF#
It’s all in my handsF#
What can I do?D#m
Don’t let it fall apartE
A F#shot in the darkG#m
[INTERLUDE 1]
( G#m) | F#| D#m| E F#
A shot in the dark
[VERSE 2]
In the blink G#mof an eye, I can see through your eyes
As I’m ly E- ing awake I’m still hearing the cries
And it hurtsF#,
hurts me C#mso bad
And I’m won G#m- dering why I still fight in this life
‘Cause I’ve lost Eall my faith in this damn bitter strife
And it’s F#sad
It’s so C#mdamn sad
[PRE-CHORUS]
Oh I wish it was o E- ver, And I F#wish you were hereG#m
Still I’m F#hoping that som E- ehowF#
[CHORUS]
‘Cause your soul is on G#mfire
A shot in the dark,F#
What did they D#maim for when they missed your hEeart?
I F#breathe underwa G#m- terF#
It’s all in my handsF#
What can I do?D#m
Don’t let it fall apartE
A F#shot in the darkG#m
[INTERLUDE 2]
( G#m) | F#
A shot in the dark
D#m| E F#
A shot in the dark
G#m| F#
A shot in the dark
D#m| E F# G#m
A shot in the dark
[BRIDGE]
I Efeel you F#fading awayG#m
I Efeel you F#fading awayG#m
I Efeel you F#fading awayG#m
E F# G#mn.c.
I feel you fading away
[INTERLUDE 3] (guitar solo)
G#m B F# D#
G#m B F# D#5
[FINAL CHORUS 1]
‘Cause your soul is on G#mfire
A shot in the dark,F#
What did they D#maim for when they missed your hEeart?
I F#breathe underwa G#m- terF#
It’s all in my handsF#
What can I do?D#m
Don’t let it fall apartE
[FINAL CHORUS 2]
Oh, your F#soul is on fG#mire
A shot in the dark,F#
What did they aim D#mfor when they missed your heart?E
I F#breathe underwG#mater
It’s all in my handsF#
What can I D#mdo?
Don’t let it fall apartE
A F#shot in the dark
[OUTRO]
( G#m) | F#
A shot in the dark
D#m| E F#
A shot in the dark
G#m| F#
A shot in the dark
D#m| E F# G#m
A shot in the dark
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03. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT |
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----NOTES----
Main motif is on a seven-string tuned down to standard --Bb--.
LINE GUIDE FOR TAB PART:
1-7: tab
8: articulation markings (m = palm mute)
9: counting
10: Chords as they'll sound in the tuning provided (B tuning)
11: Chords as they sound in the original recording
'eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
'Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-----6---7---4---6-------4--------|-----6---7---4---6-------4--------|
Ab|---------------------7-------6-7--|---------------------7-------6-7--|
Eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-2-2------------------------------|-2-2------------------------------|
m m m m
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
10 C#m C#m
11 Cm Cm
'eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
'Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-----6---7---4---6-------4--------|-----6---7---4---6-------4--------|
Ab|-0-0-----------------7-------6-7--|---------------------7-------6-7--|
Eb|----------------------------------|-7-7------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
m m m m
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
10 AM7 B( E B/D#)
11 AbM7 Bb( Eb Bb/D)
--END NOTES--
TUNING: Bb7-String Standard ( Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C1 INT1 V2 PC2 C2 INT2 B INT3 C3 O
[INTRO] - RIFF IT
C#m C#m AM7 B
C#m C#m AM7 B E B/D#
C#m C#m AM7 B E B/D#
[VERSE 1]
C#mI've been walking this Eroad of desire
BI've been begging for C#mblood on the wallG#m B
C#mI don't care if I'm Eplaying with fire
BI'm aware that I'm C#mfrozen inside,
AI have known all aBlongB G#m
C#mSo much more going Eon, no denying
BBut I know I'm not C#mstanding aloneC#m7/B
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
AYou've been playing my mind through my Bwishes
C#mYou can feel that we're Ehaunting the truth
ADon't know I can't hold F#mon always losing coG#ntrol
[CHORUS 1] (motif plays through strings)
In the Emiddle B/D#of the night
C#mI don't understand what's going Aon, it's a world gone aBstray
In the middle of the night
C#mI can't let it out
Someone keeps Asearching and shatters your Blife
It will never be aF#fraid Ain the Bmiddle G#mof the night
[INTERLUDE 1]
C#m| C#m E F#
C#m| C#m
[VERSE 2] (much tritone action first two lines; palm-mute chugging starting at third line)
C#mNo more tears, no, 'cause nothing else matters
BI've been closing my C#meyes for too long
C#mOnly vengeance will Emake me feel better
BThere's no rest till I C#mknow that it's doneC#m7/B
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
AYou've been playing my mind through my Bwishes
C#mYou can feel that we're Ehaunting the truth
ADon't know I can't hold F#mon always losing conG#trol (always losing control)
[CHORUS 2] (motif plays through strings)
In the Emiddle B/D#of the night
C#mI don't understand what's going Aon, it's a world gone aBstray
In the middle of the night
C#mI can't let it out
Someone keeps Asearching and shatters your Blife
It will never be aF#fraid Ain the Bmiddle G#mof the night
[INTERLUDE 2]
C#m D| C#dim B| C#4 D| C#m C#m7 C#dim
C#m D| C#dim B| C#4 D| C#m C#m7 C#dim
[BRIDGE] (Choral)
C#m AM7 B#dim7/A
C#m
E
D#m7b5 B#dim7/A G#7
[INTERLUDE 3] - LET IT RIFF
C#m C#m AM7 B E B/D#
C#m C#m AM7 BIn the Emiddle B/D#of the night
C#m C#mIn the middle of the nightAM7 B
[CHORUS 3]
In the Emiddle B/D#of the night
C#mI don't understand what's going Aon, it's a world gone aBstray
In the middle of the night
C#mI can't let it out
Someone keeps Asearching and shatters your Blife
It will never be aF#fraid Ain the Bmiddle G#mof the night
[OUTRO]
C#m D| C#dim B| C#4 D| C#m C#m7 C#dim
C#m D| C#dim B| C#4 D| C#m C#m7 C#dim
C#m D| C#dim B| C#4 D| C#m C#m7 C#dim
(quieter)
C#m D| C#dim B| C#4 D| C#m C#m7 C#dim
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04. FASTER |
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TUNING: B7-String Standard ( B E A D G B E)
This can be played with a baritone (BEADF#b) as well;
strings played (and fingerings) will not change.
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----4---4-5-4---|-----4---4-5-4---|-----4---4-5-4---|-----4-5-5/7-5-4---|
E|---------------2-|---2---2---------|---------------2-|---2---------------|
B|-0-0---0---------|---------------3-|---3---3---------|----------------(0)|<-not played the first time
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + but the following times
Bm F#m Dmaj7 F#m7( Bm)
B7sus4/E = E F# A B = x024252 (bar) or x024200 on 7str; x0x430 on baritone
C#m7-5/E= E G B C#= x042000 on 7str; x04210 on baritone
ORDER: I V1 PC C INT1 V2 PC C INT2 FC O
[INTRO]
Bm| F#m| Dmaj7| F#m7|
(full band)
Bm| F#m| Dmaj7| F#m7|
Bm| F#m| Dmaj7| F#m7
(1 2
[VERSE 1]
3 4)
I can't sleepBm, 'cause it's Aburning deep insideE
Like gasolineBm, a Afire running wildE
No more fearBm, 'cause I'm Agetting closer nowE
So un Bm- real, but I Alike it anyhowE
[PRE-CHORUS]
DI F#mgo fas Bm- ter and faster and fas A- ter
And faster and fas B7sus4/E- ter and faster and fas B7sus4/E- ter.
[CHORUS]
n.c. Bm A B7sus4/E
I can't live in a fairytale of lies
DAnd I F#mcan't hide Bmfrom the Afeeling cause it's rightB7sus4/E
DAnd I F#mgo fas Bm- ter and faster and fas A- ter and faster for lifeB7sus4/E
D F#m Bm A B7sus4/E| D F#m|
And I can't live in a fairytale of lies
[INTERLUDE 1]
Bm| F#m| Dmaj7| F#m7
[VERSE 2]
I can feel Bmthat you Amesmerize my heartE
I feel so freeBm, I'm aAlive, I'm breaking outE.
I won't give inBm, cause I'm Aproud of all my scarsE.
And I can Bmsee i've been Awasting too much timeE
[PRE-CHORUS]
DI F#mgo fas Bm- ter and faster and fas A- ter
And faster and fas B7sus4/E- ter and faster and fas B7sus4/E- ter.
[CHORUS]
n.c. Bm A B7sus4/E
I can't live in a fairytale of lies
DAnd I F#mcan't hide Bmfrom the Afeeling cause it's rightB7sus4/E
DAnd I F#mgo fas Bm- ter and faster and fas A- ter and faster for lifeB7sus4/E
D F#m Bm A B7sus4/E| D F#m|
And I can't live in a fairytale of lies
[INTERLUDE 2] (guitar solo)
G| | C#m7-5/E| |
D| | F#m| |
G| | A| F#/A#| Bm| Bm
1 2
[FINAL CHORUS] - parenthetical chords not played; synths only.
n.c. ( Bm A B7sus4/E
I can't live in a fairytale of lies
n.c. ) Bm A B7sus4/E
And I can't hide from the feeling cause it's right
DAnd I F#mgo fas Bm- ter and faster and fas A- ter and faster for lifeB7sus4/E
D F#m Bm A B7sus4/E| D F#m|
And I can't live in a fairytale of lies
DA fairytale F#mof lies
[OUTRO]
Bm| F#m| Dmaj7| F#m7|
Bm| F#m| Dmaj7| F#m7|
Bm
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05. FIRE AND ICE |
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TUNING: Bb7-String Standard ( Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
ORDER: I V1 PC C1 V2 PC C2 B FC O
[INTRO]
Cm| Abmmaj7 Abm|
Cm| Db-5/F Db/F Fm|
Cm/Eb Abmaj7 Ab6|
Fm9 Fm Dm7-5/F|
Cm| | | |
CmEvery word you’re Csaying is a lie
Run aCm/Gway my dearGm
But Fmevery sign will say your heart is Cadd9deadAbmaj7-5 Ab6 Ab
[VERSE 1]
Cmadd9Bury all the memories
Gsus4Cover them with Gsus2dirtGm
Fm7Where’s the love we Dm7-5/Fonce hadFm7
Our Ebdestiny’s unBbadd9sure
[PRE-CHORUS]
Why Cmcan’t you see what we had?
Let the Gmfire burn the ice
Fm7Where’s the love we once had,
EbIs it all a Gsus4lie?G Ab-5 Ab
[CHORUS 1]
And I still won Bb- der
Why heaven has diedCm
The skies are all fall Gm- ing
I’m breathing, but why?Ab-5 Ab
In silence I hold Bbadd9on
Cm| |
To you and I
[VERSE 2]
CmCloser to insanity
GmBuries me alive
Fm7Where’s the life we once had
It Ebcannot be deC7sus2/Bbnied
[PRE-CHORUS]
Why Cmcan’t you see what we had?
Let the Gmfire burn the ice
Fm7Where’s the love we once had,
EbIs it all a Gsus4lie?G Ab-5 Ab
[CHORUS 2]
And I still won Bb- der
Why heaven has diedCm
The skies are all fall Gm- ing
I’m breathing, but why?Ab-5 Ab
In silence I hold Bbadd9on
Cm| Cm Bb|
To you and I
[BRIDGE]
You Abrun away, you hide away
To the C7sus2/Bbother side of the universe
Fm7Where you’re safe from all that hunts you downCsus4 Cm Csus2 Bb
But the Abworld has gone where you belong
And it C7sus2/Bbfeels too late so you’re moving on
Fm7Can you find your way back Abhome?
[FINAL CHORUS]
And I still won Bb- der
Why heaven has diedCm
The skies are all fall Gm- ing
I’m breathing, but why?Ab-5 Ab
In silence I hold Bbadd9on
Cm| | | |
To you and I
[OUTRO]
CmEvery word you’re Csaying is a lie.
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06. IRON |
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TUNING: B7-String Standard ( B E A D G B E)
ORDER: I V1 PC C INT1 V2 PC C B INT2 FPC FC O
[INTRO]
Bm| |
(band)
Bm| | G| A|
Bm| | G| A|
(band)
Bm| | G| A|
Bm| | G| A|
(orchestra/choir)
Bm| | G| A|
Bm| | G| A|
[VERSE 1]
BmLeft in the darknessG, here on your Aown
BmWoke up a memoryG, feeling the ApainF#m A
BmYou cannot deny it, Gthere's nothing to Asay
BmIt's all that you need to Gfind the Away
[PRE-CHORUS]
GOh damn, the war is Acoming
BmOh damn, you feel you Awant it
GOh damn, just bring it on todayA
[CHORUS]
F#mYou Acan't Bmlive without the fi G- re
It's the Dheat that makes you strongF#m7
'ACause you're Bmborn to live
And Gfight it all the wayA
F#m7You Acan't Bmhide what lies inside Gyou
It's the Donly thing you knowF#m7
AYou're emBmbracing that, Gnever walk awayA
Don't F#mwalk Aaway
[INTERLUDE 1]
Bm| | G|
don't walk away
A|
don't walk away
Bm| | G| A F#m A|
don't walk away
[VERSE 2]
BmRaised in this madnessG, you're on your Aown
BmIt made you fearless, Gnothing to AloseF#m A
BmDreams are a drug here, Gthey get in your Away
BmThat's what you need to Gfight day by Aday
[PRE-CHORUS]
GOh damn, the war is Acoming
BmOh damn, you feel you Awant it
GOh damn, just bring it on todayA
[CHORUS]
F#mYou Acan't Bmlive without the fi G- re
It's the Dheat that makes you strongF#m7
'ACause you're Bmborn to live
And Gfight it all the wayA
F#m7You Acan't Bmhide what lies inside Gyou
It's the Donly thing you knowF#m7
AYou're emBmbracing that, Gnever walk awayA
Don't F#mwalk Aaway
[BRIDGE]
BmYou need not to fear us
G/BUnless you're a dark heart
AA vile one, who preys on the innocent
EI promiseD A/C#
BmYou can't hide forever even into G/Bthe darkness
For we'll hunt you down F#m/Alike the Bsus2/Aan - imals you Aare
And pull you F#sus4in the very F#bowels of hell
[INTERLUDE 2]
Bm A| Bm G A|
Bm A| Bm G A|
Bm A| Bm G A|
Bm A| Bm G A|
Bm| G A|
Bm| G A|
Bm| G A|
Bm| G A|
[FINAL PRE-CHORUS]
GOh damn, the war is Acoming
BmOh damn, you feel you Awant it
GOh damn, just bring it on todayF#m7
[FINAL CHORUS]
G#mYou Bcan't C#mlive without the fi A- re
It's the Eheat that makes you strongG#m7
'BCause you're C#mborn to live
And Afight it all the wayB
G#m7You Bcan't C#mhide what lies inside Ayou
It's the Eonly thing you knowG#m7
BYou're emC#mbracing that, Anever walk awayB
Don't G#mwalk Baway
[OUTRO]
C#m| | A|
don't walk away
B|
don't walk away
C#m| | A| B G#m B| C#m
don't walk away
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07. WHERE IS THE EDGE |
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====GUITAR LICKS AND NOTES====
PRE-CHORUS
The parenthetical notes are just octaves sliding up.
0x0xxx -> 2x2xxx -> 3x3xxx, etc.
p = palm mute
INTERLUDE 1 Lick
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-4---5---4-5-----|-5---5---4-5-----|-4---5---4-5-----|-5---5---4-5-----|
C#|-7-------------7-|---------------7-|---------------7-|---------------7-|
G#|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|
C#|-----------------|-----------------|---3---3-----3---|---3---3-----3---|
p p p p p p p p p p p p
G#m E
D#|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-4---5---4-5-----|-5---5---4-5-----|
C#|---------------7-|---------------7-|
G#|-----------------|-----------------|
C#|---5---5-----5---|---5---5-----5---|
p p p p p p
F#
INTERLUDE 2 Lick
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-----5---4-5-----|-5---5---4-5-----|-----5---4-5-----|-5---5---4-5-----|
C#|---7-----------7-|---------------7-|---7-----------7-|---------------7-|
G#|-0-----0-----0---|---0---0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|
C#|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-----3---|---3---3-----3---|
p p p p p p p p p p p p
G#m E
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-----5---4-5-----|-5---5---4-5-----|-----5---4-5-----|-5---5---4-5-----|
C#|---7-----------7-|---------------7-|---7-----------7-|---------------7-|
G#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C#|-5-----5-----5---|---5---5-----5---|-2-----2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|
p p p p p p p p p p p p
F# D#m
==END GUITAR LICKS AND NOTES==
TUNING: Drop C#( C# G# C# F# A# D#)
ORDER: I V1 PC CINT1 V2 PC C BINT2 C
[INTRO]
G#m F#| E F#| G#m F#| Emaj7 G#sus4(CHUGGAH)
G#m F#| E F#| G#m F#|G#m
[VERSE 1]
In the Eshadow awakes a desire
That you know G#mthat you can't realize
And the Epressure will just keep on rising
Now the heat G#mis on
It's too late, Ethere is no way around it
You have seen G#mit yourself many times
In the end Eyou will give up the fighting
UnesG#mcapable
[PRE-CHORUS]
C#m(D#)
'Cause you're losing your mind
(E) (F#) D#sus4
And you're sleeping with wide open eyes
[CHORUS]
G#mWhere is the edF#ge of your daErkest emoF#tions?
G#m F#C#m7
Why does it all survive?
G#mWhere is the lighF#t of your deep E- est devo F#- tion?
EI pray that it's still F#aliveG#m
[INTERLUDE 1]
G#m E F#(G#msyncopation beeps)
[VERSE 2]
It's the rule Ethat you live by and die for
It's the onG#me thing you cannot deny
Even though Eyou don't know what the price is
It is jusG#sus4ti - fed
So much more Ethat you've got now to fight for
But it still G#mdoesn't change who you are
There is no Efear you'll ever give in to
You're untouchG#ma - ble
[PRE-CHORUS]
C#m(D#)
'Cause you're losing your mind
(E) (F#) D#sus4
And you're sleeping with wide open eyes
[CHORUS]
G#mWhere is the edF#ge of your daErkest emoF#tions?
G#mWhy does it aF#ll survive?C#m7
G#mWhere is the lighF#t of your deep E- est devo F#- tion?
EI pray that it's still F#aliveG#m
[BRIDGE]
You can't stop yourself, Edon't want to feelF#
Don't want to seG#me what you've become
You can't walk away Efrom who you areF#
Never give iG#mn
[INTERLUDE 2]
G#m E F# D#m
G#m E F# D#m
[CHORUS]
G#mWhere is the edF#ge of your daErkest emoF#tions?
G#mWhy does it aF#ll survive?C#m7
G#mWhere is the lighF#t of your deep E- est devo F#- tion?
EI pray that it's still F#aliveG#m
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08. SINÉAD |
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TUNING: B7-String Tuning ( B E A D G B E)
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C1 V2 PC2 C2 INT PC3 C3
[INTRO]
Bm Gmaj7 D/F# F#m
Bm Gmaj7 D/A F#m
[VERSE 1]
BmI've gotta Gtry
It's not over DyetF#m
BmNo signals Gof love
Have you DleftF#m
BmMy heart is Gbleeding just for Dyou
F#mBleeds for only youBm
And it Ghurts to know the DtruthF#m
[PRECHORUS 1]
Are you looking for Emsaviours
Chasing a Ddream
Love turned to Bmhate
Now I'm crossing the Emborder
See then I Dfade
But I'm not a - fF#raid
[CHORUS 1]
Oh BmSinéad,
For the F#mfirst time
LAife is gonna turn aroEund
I'm telling Bmyou
You will Dlike it, I knowA F#m
Oh BmSinéad,
It's the F#mfirst time
AOnly you can set it Efree
Oh GSinéad
Come F#mbreak away with Bmme
[VERSE 2]
(Bm) G D F#m
This second chance I know won't last
BmBut it's GOK, got no regretsD F#m
And I, BmI feel the Gend here
I'm a fDool, gF#metting closer
BmBut I'm Gdoing what I shouldD F#m
[PRECHORUS 2]
I been drowning in Emsorrow
Chasing toDmorrow,
Running a - Bmway
Now you're crossing the Emborder
See no toDmorrow
But you're not a - F#fraid
[CHORUS 2]
Oh BmSinéad,
For the F#mfirst time
LAife is gonna turn aroEund
I'm telling Bmyou
You will Dlike it, I knowA F#m
Oh BmSinéad,
It's the F#mfirst time
AOnly you can set it Efree
Oh GSinéad
Come F#mbreak away with Bmme
[INTERLUDE]
Bm
[PRECHORUS 3]
I've been drowning in Emsorrow
Chasing tomDorrow,
Running a - Bmway
Now you're crossing the Emborders
See no toDmorrow
But you're not a - F#fraid
[CHORUS 3]
Oh BmSinéad,
For the F#mfirst time
LAife is gonna turn aroEmund
I'm telling Bmyou
You will F#mlike it
Oh BmSinéad,
For the F#mfirst time
LAife is gonna turn aroEund
I'm telling Bmyou
You will Dlike it, I knowA F#m
Oh BmSinéad,
It's the F#mfirst time
AOnly you can set it Efree
Oh GSinéad
Come F#mbreak away with Bmme
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09. LOST |
====================================
TUNING: Drop C#( C# G# C# F# A# D#)
Intro riff:
D#|-------1-----|-------------|
A#|-----3---3---|-----1-----0-|
F#|---2-------2-|---0-----0---|
c#|-------------|-------------|
G#|-------------|-3-----------|
C#|-0-----------|-------5-----|
C#m B F#
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C T V2 PC2 C T B GS FC T O
[INTRO]
C#m| B F#
C#m| B F#
[VERSE 1]
C#mMy hope is on BfiF#re
C#mMy dreams are for BsaF#le
C#mI dance on a BwiF#re
C#mI don't want to Bfail F#her
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
C#mI walk against the stream
EFar from what I believe G#m F#/G# G#min
C#mI run towards towards the end
ETrying not to give F#in
[CHORUS]
She's lost in the dark G#m- ness
Fading awayF#
I'm still around D#mhere
Screaming her Ename
She's F#haunting my dream G#m- world
Trying to surF#vive
My heart is fro D#m- zen
I'm losing my C#mind
[TAG]
G#m| | D#m| |
Help me, I'm buried alive
F#| | C#7| |
Buried alive
[VERSE 2]
G#mI'm burning the F#bridC#ges
G#mAnd there's no reF#turnC#
G#mI'm trying to F#reach C#her
G#mI feel that she yearnsF# C#
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
C#mI walk against the stream
E G#m F#/G# G#m C#|-0-3-2-
Far from what I believe in
C#mI run towards towards the end
ETrying not to give D#7in
[CHORUS]
She's lost in the dark G#m- ness
Fading awayF#
I'm still around D#mhere
Screaming her Ename
She's F#haunting my dream G#m- world
Trying to surF#vive
My heart is fro D#m- zen
I'm losing my C#mind
[TAG]
G#m| | D#m| |
Help me, I'm buried alive
F#| | C#7| |
Buried alive
[BRIDGE]
I tried to revive Ewhat's already drowned
They F#think I'm a fool G#mCan't realize,
Hope plays a D#7wicked game with the mind
'Cause I thought that G#mlove would bind
I cannot reEvive what's already drownedF#
She won't come aC#round
[GUITAR SOLOS]
G#m| F# C#
G#m| F# C#
G#m| F# C#
G#m| F# C#7
C#m| B F#
C#m| B F#
C#m| B F#
C#m| D#
[FINAL CHORUS]
She's D#/Glost in the dark G#m- ness
Fading awayF#
I'm still around D#mhere
Screaming her Ename
She's F#haunting my dream G#m- world
Trying to surF#vive
My heart is fro D#m- zen
I'm losing my C#mind
[TAG]
G#m| | D#m| |
Help me, I'm buried alive
F#| | C#7| |
Buried alive
[OUTRO]
G#m| F# C#
G#m| F# C#
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10. MURDER |
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TUNING: A7-String Standard ( A D G C F A D)
ORDER: I V1 PC C1 INT1 V2 PC C2 INT2 B INT3 FC
[INTRO]
Am| | | |
Am| | | |
[VERSE 1]
AmI've been around these vicious lies too
AmToo long to be neglecting the truth
AmI'm getting closer and I'm fully armedAm
AmI'm about to hunt you down through
AmThe big black hole right behind you
AmAnd I'm about to cut your wings awayAm
[PRE-CHORUS]
'Cause I've been Ffinding out where you've Ambroken in
And I will Ftake you out when I Eclose you in
[CHORUS 1]
n.c. Am C
I'm killing them all, I put my soul on the line
I purify sins Gthat I committed in lifeF
I'll folGlow them allAm, and I'll be bringing them downC
Wherever they go GI'm right behindE7/G#
There's nowhere to goAm, your head on the lineC
There is no rope, Gyou're running out of timeF G
So Fwhere will you go Gwhen I will murder your soulAm?
[INTERLUDE 1]
Am| | | |
[VERSE 2]
AmI'm about to do it your way
AmI will make your world unsafe
AmI never thought you'd get this far
It's inAmsane
AmYou don't believe what all the signs say
AmI don't believe in Judgment Day
AmBut you won't be leaving here unharmedAm
[PRE-CHORUS]
'Cause I've been Ffinding out where you've Ambroken in
And I will Ftake you out when I Eclose you in
[CHORUS 2]
I'm Ekilling them allAm, I put my soul on the lineC
I purify sins Gthat I committed in lifeF
I'll folGlow them allAm, and I'll be bringing them downC
Wherever they go GI'm right behindE7/G#
There's nowhere to goAm, your head on the lineC
There is no rope, Gyou're running out of timeF G
So Fwhere will you go Gwhen I will murder your soulAm?
[INTERLUDE 2]
Am| | Am7| |
F#dim/A| | Am| |
[BRIDGE]
You can't Ffeel the pain, I Amscream in vain
You Fsink away to the botAmtom
You can't Fbreak your chains
EBreak away from Amhere
[INTERLUDE 3]
Am C| G F G|
Am C| G G#dim|
[FINAL CHORUS]
n.c. Am C
I'm killing them all, I put my soul on the line
I purify sins Gthat I committed in lifeF
I'll folGlow them allAm, and I'll be bringing them downC
Wherever they go GI'm right behindE7/G#
There's nowhere to goAm, your head on the lineC
There is no rope, Gyou're running out of timeF G
So Fwhere will you go Gwhen I will murder your soulAm?
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11. A DEMON'S FATE |
====================================
TUNING: Bb7-String Standard ( Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
ORDER: I V1 PC C1 INT1 V2 PC C2 INT2 PC INT3 FC O
[INTRO]
Fm| | Db| Eb|
Fm| | Db| Eb|
Fm| | Db| Eb Eb Cm|
Fm| | Db| Eb|
Fm| | Db| Eb|
[VERSE 1]
FmYou'll burn this time
Seeing the violence
It's Db/Ffeeding my mind
No one is saving you
EbHow can you find
A heaven in this Fmhell?Eb
FmLeave it behind
Hearing your silence
It Dbscreams our goodbye
Cannot believe it's an Ebeye for an eye
Let us go to Cmwaste
[PRE-CHORUS]
BbmAngels have faith
I don't want to be a Fmpart of his sin
I don't want to get Bbmlost in his world
I'm not playing this Cgame
[CHORUS 1]
When the shadows remain Fmin the light of dayDb/F
On the wings of dark Bbm- ness he'll retaliateEb
He'll be fallin' from graceFm
'Till the end of all Db/Fhis daysEb C/E
From the ashes of hateFm, it's a cruel demon's fateDb
On the wings of dark Bbm- ness he's returned to stayEb
There will be no escapeFm
Cause he's fallen far Bbmfrom graceEb
[INTERLUDE 1]
Fm| | Db| Eb|
Fm| | Db| Eb|
[VERSE 2]
FmWhat have you done?
Is this what you wanted?
What Db/Fhave you become?
Your soul's now forsaken
You're Ebwalking alone
From heaven into FmhellEb
FmNow that you know
Your way in this madness
Your Dbpowers have grown
Your chains have been broken
You Ebsuffered so long
You will never Cmchange.
[PRE-CHORUS]
BbmAngels have faith
I don't want to be a Fmpart of his sin
I don't want to get Bbmlost in his world
I'm not playing this Cgame
[CHORUS 2]
When the Ebshadows remain Fmin the light of dayDb/F
On the wings of dark Bbm- ness he'll retaliateEb
He'll be fallin' from graceFm
'Till the end of all Db/Fhis daysEb C/E
From the ashes of hateFm, it's a cruel demon's fateDb
On the wings of dark Bbm- ness he's returned to stayEb
There will be no escapeFm
Cause he's fallen far Bbmfrom graceEb
[INTERLUDE 2]
Fm| | Db| Eb|
Fm| | Db| Eb|
[PRE-CHORUS]
BbmAngels have faith
I don't want to be a Fmpart of his sin
I don't want to get Bbmlost in his world
I'm not playing this Cgame
[INTERLUDE 3] - second Fm measure has chromatic F-E-Eb-D-|Db action à la Phantom of the Opera.
Fm| | Db| Db Cm| Bbm7| | Cm Eb|
Fm| | Db| Db Cm| Bbm7| | Cm Eb|
(guitar solo)
Fm| | Db| Db Cm| Bbm| | Cm Eb|
Fm| | Db| Db Cm| Bbm| | Cm Eb|
[FINAL CHORUS]
When the Cmshadows remain Fmin the light of dayDb/F
On the wings of dark Bbm- ness he'll retaliateEb
He'll be fallin' from graceFm
'Till the end of all Db/Fhis daysEb C/E
From the ashes of hateFm, it's a cruel demon's fateDb
On the wings of dark Bbm- ness he's returned to stayEb
There will be no escapeFm
Cause he's fallen far Bbmfrom graceEb
[OUTRO]
Fm| | Db| Eb|
Fm| | Db| Eb Cm| Fm
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12. STAIRWAY TO THE SKIES |
====================================
TUNING: B7-String Standard ( B E A D G B E)
ORDER: I V1 C INT1 V2 C B INT2 FC O
[INTRO]
Em
Em| Em/D| A7/C#| Cmaj7 C6 D|
Em| Bm/D| C#m7-5| Cmaj7 C6 D|
Em(guitar)
Em| Cmaj7| Em| Cmaj7 D6|
(drums/bass/vocals)
Em| Cmaj7| Em| Cmaj7 D6|
[VERSE 1]
EmSeven seconds to the riseCmaj7
Can't believe I'm still aliveEm
And heaven was wait Cmaj7- ing for Dme
EmI thought this would be the endCmaj7-5
But I know you'll understandD
All that is keep B- ing me here
[CHORUS]
I Amdream of a stairway to the skiesAm/G
My angel is F#m7-5com - ing down from hea Fmaj7- ven to take Gme
I Amreach out but then you fade awayAm/G
Whenever you call F#m7-5for me
Know that I'm Fmaj7only one Gstep behindAm
[INTERLUDE 1]
Em| |
[VERSE 2]
I Emsense this time maybe I have changedCmaj7
But one thing still remainsEm
I'm torn and the hate Cmaj7still lin D- gers
I Emslowly start to realizeCmaj7
We won't reuniteD
I still have to march Bon through
[CHORUS]
I Amdream of a stairway to the skiesAm/G
My angel is F#m7-5com - ing down from hea Fmaj7- ven to take Gme
I Amreach out but then you fade awayAm/G
Whenever you call F#m7-5for me
Know that I'm Fmaj7only one Gstep behindAm
[BRIDGE]
EIs it a curse or a for F- tune?
Have I been blind E- ed by regret?Am
ReGdemption awaitsFmaj7
My soul is at stakeDm
Will I find a stair C- way to the skiesE7
In the Amend?
[INTERLUDE 2]
Am| Am/G| F#m7-5| Fmaj7 G|
Am| Em/G| F#m7-5| Fmaj7 G|
Am| Am/G| F#m7-5| Fmaj7 G|
Am| G| F#m7-5| Fmaj7 G|
[FINAL CHORUS]
I Amdream of a stairway to the skiesAm/G
My angel is F#m7-5com - ing down from hea Fmaj7- ven to take Gme
I Amreach out but then you fade awayAm/G
Whenever you call F#m7-5for me
Know that I'm Fmaj7only one Gstep behindAm
[OUTRO]
Am| Am/G| F#m7-5|
Know that I'm Fmaj7only one Gstep behindAm
Am| Em/G| F#m7-5| Fmaj7 G|
Am| Em/G| F#m7-5| Fmaj7 G|
Am| Em/G| F#m7-5| Fmaj7 G|
Am| Em/G| F#m7-5| Fmaj7 G|
(repeat to fade)
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B1. I DON'T WANNA |
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TUNING: Bb7-String Standard ( Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C V2 PC2 C B INT FC
[INTRO]
Bbm Fm/Ab| Fm Gb Ab|
Bbm Fm7/Ab| Fm Gb Ab|
[VERSE 1]
BbmI'm on a road of broken dreams
FmAnd I need to know why
EbmSeek the truth through lies to be my BbmguideAb
BbmI'm in a world of doubt and trust
AbCan't deny
EbmI lost my way here in this quest, can't BbmlieBbm Ab
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
GbI can't believe what's Db/Fhap Ebm- pening,
I don't know Bbmwhat to Absay
GbI cant believe Db/FI Ebmleft to see Gbthis FdayFsus4
[CHORUS]
BbmI don't wanna Ablive this way, it Fmhaunts my mindGb Ab
BbmAnd I just need to Abget it straight, stop wasFmting timeGb Ab
BbmAnd I don't wanna Ablive and feel that FmI can change whats Gbright
AbBut I Gbknow, we'll be Abliving in a lie
[VERSE 2]
BbmOh I'll be hanging on the cross
FmWhen I put the nails in
EbmIt's time to choose a road that we believe BbminAb
BbmYou say you understand it all,
Fm/Abtry and smile
EbmIf only I could see it's true some Bbm- howBbm Ab
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
GbI can't believe what's Db/Fhap Ebm- pening,
I don't know Bbmwhat to Absay
GbAnd what I woulDb/Fdn't give Ebmto change Gbour fateF Fsus4
[CHORUS]
BbmI don't wanna Ablive this way, it Fmhaunts my mindGb Ab
BbmAnd I just need to Abget it straight, stop wasFmting timeGb Ab
BbmAnd I don't wanna Ablive and feel that FmI can change whats Gbright
AbBut I Gbknow, we'll be Abliving in a lie
[BRIDGE]
GbAnd I've tried Abso hard to hold on
FBut I keep Bbmon falAbling
GbAnd no mat Ab- ter how hard I run
F/AI just Bbmkeep reAbturning
GbAnd I'm back Abto where I FmstarAbted from
[INTERLUDE]
Bbm Ab Gb| Gb Ab| Ab| Ab Fm Ab Bbm|
Bbm Ab Gb| Ab Bbm Ab| Ab Gb Fm|
[FINAL CHORUS]
BbmI don't wanna Ablive this way, it Fmhaunts my mindGb Ab
BbmAnd I just need to Abget it straight, stop wasFmting timeGb Bb
(key change)
CmI don't wanna Bblive this way, it Gmhaunts my mindAb Bb
CmAnd I just need to Bbget it straight, stop wasGmting timeAb Bb
CmAnd I don't wanna Bblive and feel that GmI can change whats Abright
BbBut I Abknow, we'll be Bbliving in a lieCm Bb Cm
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B2. THE LAST DANCE |
====================================
TUNING: Standard ( E A D G B E)
ORDER: I V1 V2 CINT1 V3 CINT2 BO
[INTRO]
DmYeah....Dsus2 Am Bbmaj7
DmYeah....Dsus2 Am Bbmaj7
[VERSE 1]
She Dmsang for you last night,
she Cheard you were Gmcalling,
DmDrowning in tears a Bbadd9thou - sand Cadd9times.
Your Dmspirit was floating,
your Cspirit was Gmsearching
BbOn a Ccloud of Dmdreams.
[VERSE 2]
A Dmmoon beam shines bright in the Ccity of Gmangels
DmGuiding the dreamers Bbadd9back to Cadd9life,
And Dmthey’ll do the same Cevery toGmmorrow
BbTill the Cpain subDmsides.
[CHORUS]
CDon’t be Bbadd9scared now,
CClose your Dmeyes,
BbShe holds Cguard tonightDm.
CGo on Bbmaj7for - ward,
CNo remorseDm,
BbLife will Ctake its Dmcourse.
[INTERLUDE 1]
DmYeah....Dsus2 Am Bbmaj7
DmYeah....Dsus2 Am Bbmaj7
[VERSE 3]
She Dmdanced with you last night so Cyou will reGmmember
DmAll you have shared, a Bbadd9life - Cadd9time.
The Dmangels were watching and Cdeath will be Gmwaiting
UnBbtil the Ctime is Dmright.
[CHORUS]
CDon’t be Bbadd9scared now,
CClose your Dmeyes,
BbShe holds Cguard tonightDm.
CGo on Bbmaj7for - ward,
CNo remorseDm,
BbLife will Ctake its Dmcourse.
[INTERLUDE 2]
DmYeah....Dsus2 Am Bbmaj7
DmYeah....Dsus2 Am Bbmaj7
[BRIDGE]
BbHold on to Dmmemories,
See Fwhat lies aAmhead.
Life will Bbmaj7go on and Dmwe are one
With Fevery Am7step Cyou Dmtake.
[OUTRO]
EmYeah....Esus2 Bm Cmaj7
EmYeah....Esus2 Bm Cmaj7
EmYeah....Esus2 Bm Cmaj7
EmYeah....Esus2 Bm Cmaj7
Em
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B3. EMPTY EYES |
====================================
TUNING: Standard Eb( Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
ORDER: I V1 PC C1 INT1 V2 PC C2 B INT2 V3 INT3 FC O
[INTRO]
Ebm| Gb6 Db|
(full)
Ebm| Gb6 Db|
Ebm| Gb6 Cb Fm Bbm Db|
[VERSE 1]
You’re deEbmtermined by faith
You preGbtend to make up
You Dblay out your case like the AbmenemyGb
But Ebmall that you got
through Gbdirty white lies
DbCan’t find the damned correct way of blaming Abmme for your crimes
[PRE-CHORUS]
BbmWon’t you Cbtalk to me
Don’t Dblaugh and run away
I’m Cbonto you,
Bbmyesterday (with empty Ebmeyes)
[CHORUS 1]
( Ebm)
I don’t know where I’m going
Gbadd9in search for answers
DbI don’t know who I’m fighting
AbmI stand with empty Ebmeyes
You’re like a ghost within me
Gbadd9who’s draining my life
DbIt’s like my soul is see-through
AbmRight through my empty Ebmeyes
[INTERLUDE 1]
( Ebm) | Gb6 Db|
Right through my empty
Ebm| Gb6 Db|
eyes
[VERSE 2]
I’m aEbmbout to give in,
Got Gbnowhere to go
ADbfraid of the sense I’m Abmholding onGb
There’s Ebmno other way
No Gbdoubt in the end
DbBut I ain’t got a thing to lose
NoAbmthing to defend
[PRE-CHORUS]
BbmWon’t you Cbtalk to me
Don’t Dblaugh and run away
I’m Cbonto you,
Bbmyesterday (with empty Ebmeyes)
[CHORUS 2]
( Ebm)
I don’t know where I’m going
Gbadd9in search for answers
DbI don’t know who I’m fighting
AbmI stand with empty Ebmeyes
You’re like a ghost within me
Gbadd9who’s draining my life
DbIt’s like my soul is see-through
AbmRight through my empty eyes
[BRIDGE]
Oh, oh, Cbplease won’t you give in to Ebmme
Won’t you Cbfinally Dbspeak true from Ebmlie(????)
[INTERLUDE 2]
( Ebm) | Gb Db Fb|
Ebm| Gb Db Fm|
[VERSE 3] - subdued until final line
You’re deEbmtermined by faith
You preGbtend to make up
You Dblay out your case like the Abmenemy
like the Bbenemy
[INTERLUDE 3]
Ebm| Gb| Db| Bb/D| Ebm
with empty eyes
[FINAL CHORUS]
( Ebm)
I don’t know where I’m going
Gbadd9in search for answers
DbI don’t know who I’m fighting
AbmI stand with empty Ebmeyes
You’re like a ghost within me
Gbadd9who’s draining my life
DbIt’s like my soul is see-through
AbmRight through my empty Ebmeyes
[OUTRO]
( Ebm) | Gb6 Db|
Right through my empty
Ebm| Gb6 Db|
eyes
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The Unforgiving
by Within Temptation
Chords in this song · guitar
E
A
D
G
B
Em
Esus2
Bm7/E
D#m7-5/E
Bb
Eb
Ab
Db
Gb
G#m
F#
C#m
D#m
D#
D#5
Cm
AM7
B/D#
AbM7
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WITHIN TEMPTATION - THE UNFORGIVING
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SONG LISTING
01. Why Not Me
02. Shot In The Dark
03. In The Middle Of The Night
04. Faster
05. Fire And Ice
06. Iron
07. Where Is The Edge
08. Sinéad
09. Lost
10. Murder
11. A Demon’s Fate
12. Stairway To The Skies
B1. I Don't Wanna
B2. The Last Dance
B3. Empty Eyes
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01. WHY NOT ME |
====================================
E A D G B E
TUNING: Standard ( )
Em Esus2
Some may call it a curse, a life like mine
Em
But others, a blessing
Bm7/E
It's certainly a lonely life
Em
But a fulfilling one at best
Em
It's my cross to bear,
Esus2 Em
But I bear it gladly
Bm7/E Em
Someone has to take a stand against evil
D#m7-5/E Em
Why should it not be me?
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02. SHOT IN THE DARK |
====================================
Bb Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
TUNING: 7-String Standard ( )
ORDER: I V1 PC C INT1 V2 PC C INT2 B INT3 FC1 FC2 O
[INTRO]
G#m E F#
| | | |
[VERSE 1]
G#m
I’ve been left out alone like a damn criminal
E
I’ve been pray - ing for help cause I can’t take it all
F#
I’m not done,
C#m
It’s not o - ver.
G#m
Now I’m fight - ing this war since the day of the fall
E
And I’m des - perately holding on to it all
F#
But I’m lost,
C#m
I’m so damn lost
[PRE-CHORUS]
E F# G#m
Oh I wish it was o - ver, And I wish you were here
F# E F#
Still I’m hoping that som - ehow
[CHORUS]
G#m
‘Cause your soul is on fire
F#
A shot in the dark,
D#m E
What did they aim for when they missed your heart?
F# G#m F#
I breathe underwa - ter
F#
It’s all in my hands
D#m
What can I do?
E
Don’t let it fall apart
F# G#m
A shot in the dark
[INTERLUDE 1]
G#m F# D#m E F#
( ) | | |
A shot in the dark
[VERSE 2]
G#m
In the blink of an eye, I can see through your eyes
E
As I’m ly - ing awake I’m still hearing the cries
F#
And it hurts,
C#m
hurts me so bad
G#m
And I’m won - dering why I still fight in this life
E
‘Cause I’ve lost all my faith in this damn bitter strife
F#
And it’s sad
C#m
It’s so damn sad
[PRE-CHORUS]
E F# G#m
Oh I wish it was o - ver, And I wish you were here
F# E F#
Still I’m hoping that som - ehow
[CHORUS]
G#m
‘Cause your soul is on fire
F#
A shot in the dark,
D#m E
What did they aim for when they missed your heart?
F# G#m F#
I breathe underwa - ter
F#
It’s all in my hands
D#m
What can I do?
E
Don’t let it fall apart
F# G#m
A shot in the dark
[INTERLUDE 2]
G#m F#
( ) |
A shot in the dark
D#m E F#
|
A shot in the dark
G#m F#
|
A shot in the dark
D#m E F# G#m
|
A shot in the dark
[BRIDGE]
E F# G#m
I feel you fading away
E F# G#m
I feel you fading away
E F# G#m
I feel you fading away
E F# G#m
n.c.
I feel you fading away
[INTERLUDE 3] (guitar solo)
G#m B F# D#
G#m B F# D#5
[FINAL CHORUS 1]
G#m
‘Cause your soul is on fire
F#
A shot in the dark,
D#m E
What did they aim for when they missed your heart?
F# G#m F#
I breathe underwa - ter
F#
It’s all in my hands
D#m
What can I do?
E
Don’t let it fall apart
[FINAL CHORUS 2]
F# G#m
Oh, your soul is on fire
F#
A shot in the dark,
D#m E
What did they aim for when they missed your heart?
F# G#m
I breathe underwater
F#
It’s all in my hands
D#m
What can I do?
E
Don’t let it fall apart
F#
A shot in the dark
[OUTRO]
G#m F#
( ) |
A shot in the dark
D#m E F#
|
A shot in the dark
G#m F#
|
A shot in the dark
D#m E F# G#m
|
A shot in the dark
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03. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT |
====================================
----NOTES----
Main motif is on a seven-string tuned down to standard --Bb--.
LINE GUIDE FOR TAB PART:
1-7: tab
8: articulation markings (m = palm mute)
9: counting
10: Chords as they'll sound in the tuning provided (B tuning)
11: Chords as they sound in the original recording
'eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
'Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-----6---7---4---6-------4--------|-----6---7---4---6-------4--------|
Ab|---------------------7-------6-7--|---------------------7-------6-7--|
Eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|-2-2------------------------------|-2-2------------------------------|
m m m m
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C#m C#m
10
Cm Cm
11
'eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
'Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-----6---7---4---6-------4--------|-----6---7---4---6-------4--------|
Ab|-0-0-----------------7-------6-7--|---------------------7-------6-7--|
Eb|----------------------------------|-7-7------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
m m m m
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
AM7 B E B/D#
10 ( )
AbM7 Bb Eb Bb/D
11 ( )
--END NOTES--
Bb Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
TUNING: 7-String Standard ( )
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C1 INT1 V2 PC2 C2 INT2 B INT3 C3 O
[INTRO] - RIFF IT
C#m C#m AM7 B
C#m C#m AM7 B E B/D#
C#m C#m AM7 B E B/D#
[VERSE 1]
C#m E
I've been walking this road of desire
B C#m G#m B
I've been begging for blood on the wall
C#m E
I don't care if I'm playing with fire
B C#m
I'm aware that I'm frozen inside,
A B B G#m
I have known all along
C#m E
So much more going on, no denying
B C#m C#m7/B
But I know I'm not standing alone
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
A B
You've been playing my mind through my wishes
C#m E
You can feel that we're haunting the truth
A F#m G#
Don't know I can't hold on always losing control
[CHORUS 1] (motif plays through strings)
E B/D#
In the middle of the night
C#m A B
I don't understand what's going on, it's a world gone astray
In the middle of the night
C#m
I can't let it out
A B
Someone keeps searching and shatters your life
F# A B G#m
It will never be afraid in the middle of the night
[INTERLUDE 1]
C#m C#m E F#
|
C#m C#m
|
[VERSE 2] (much tritone action first two lines; palm-mute chugging starting at third line)
C#m
No more tears, no, 'cause nothing else matters
B C#m
I've been closing my eyes for too long
C#m E
Only vengeance will make me feel better
B C#m C#m7/B
There's no rest till I know that it's done
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
A B
You've been playing my mind through my wishes
C#m E
You can feel that we're haunting the truth
A F#m G#
Don't know I can't hold on always losing control (always losing control)
[CHORUS 2] (motif plays through strings)
E B/D#
In the middle of the night
C#m A B
I don't understand what's going on, it's a world gone astray
In the middle of the night
C#m
I can't let it out
A B
Someone keeps searching and shatters your life
F# A B G#m
It will never be afraid in the middle of the night
[INTERLUDE 2]
C#m D C#dim B C#4 D C#m C#m7 C#dim
| | |
C#m D C#dim B C#4 D C#m C#m7 C#dim
| | |
[BRIDGE] (Choral)
C#m AM7 B#dim7/A
C#m
E
D#m7b5 B#dim7/A G#7
[INTERLUDE 3] - LET IT RIFF
C#m C#m AM7 B E B/D#
C#m C#m AM7 B E B/D#
In the middle of the night
C#m C#m AM7 B
In the middle of the night
[CHORUS 3]
E B/D#
In the middle of the night
C#m A B
I don't understand what's going on, it's a world gone astray
In the middle of the night
C#m
I can't let it out
A B
Someone keeps searching and shatters your life
F# A B G#m
It will never be afraid in the middle of the night
[OUTRO]
C#m D C#dim B C#4 D C#m C#m7 C#dim
| | |
C#m D C#dim B C#4 D C#m C#m7 C#dim
| | |
C#m D C#dim B C#4 D C#m C#m7 C#dim
| | |
(quieter)
C#m D C#dim B C#4 D C#m C#m7 C#dim
| | |
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04. FASTER |
====================================
B B E A D G B E
TUNING: 7-String Standard ( )
This can be played with a baritone (BEADF#b) as well;
strings played (and fingerings) will not change.
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----4---4-5-4---|-----4---4-5-4---|-----4---4-5-4---|-----4-5-5/7-5-4---|
E|---------------2-|---2---2---------|---------------2-|---2---------------|
B|-0-0---0---------|---------------3-|---3---3---------|----------------(0)|<-not played the first time
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + but the following times
Bm F#m Dmaj7 F#m7 Bm
( )
B7sus4/E = E F# A B = x024252 (bar) or x024200 on 7str; x0x430 on baritone
C#m7-5/E E G B C#
= = x042000 on 7str; x04210 on baritone
ORDER: I V1 PC C INT1 V2 PC C INT2 FC O
[INTRO]
Bm F#m Dmaj7 F#m7
| | | |
(full band)
Bm F#m Dmaj7 F#m7
| | | |
Bm F#m Dmaj7 F#m7
| | |
(1 2
[VERSE 1]
3 4)
Bm A E
I can't sleep, 'cause it's burning deep inside
Bm A E
Like gasoline, a fire running wild
Bm A E
No more fear, 'cause I'm getting closer now
Bm A E
So un - real, but I like it anyhow
[PRE-CHORUS]
D F#m Bm A
I go fas - ter and faster and fas - ter
B7sus4/E B7sus4/E
And faster and fas - ter and faster and fas - ter.
[CHORUS]
Bm A B7sus4/E
n.c.
I can't live in a fairytale of lies
D F#m Bm A B7sus4/E
And I can't hide from the feeling cause it's right
D F#m Bm A B7sus4/E
And I go fas - ter and faster and fas - ter and faster for life
D F#m Bm A B7sus4/E D F#m
| |
And I can't live in a fairytale of lies
[INTERLUDE 1]
Bm F#m Dmaj7 F#m7
| | |
[VERSE 2]
Bm A E
I can feel that you mesmerize my heart
Bm A E
I feel so free, I'm alive, I'm breaking out.
Bm A E
I won't give in, cause I'm proud of all my scars.
Bm A E
And I can see i've been wasting too much time
[PRE-CHORUS]
D F#m Bm A
I go fas - ter and faster and fas - ter
B7sus4/E B7sus4/E
And faster and fas - ter and faster and fas - ter.
[CHORUS]
Bm A B7sus4/E
n.c.
I can't live in a fairytale of lies
D F#m Bm A B7sus4/E
And I can't hide from the feeling cause it's right
D F#m Bm A B7sus4/E
And I go fas - ter and faster and fas - ter and faster for life
D F#m Bm A B7sus4/E D F#m
| |
And I can't live in a fairytale of lies
[INTERLUDE 2] (guitar solo)
G C#m7-5/E
| | | |
D F#m
| | | |
G A F#/A# Bm Bm
| | | | |
1 2
[FINAL CHORUS] - parenthetical chords not played; synths only.
Bm A B7sus4/E
n.c. (
I can't live in a fairytale of lies
Bm A B7sus4/E
n.c. )
And I can't hide from the feeling cause it's right
D F#m Bm A B7sus4/E
And I go fas - ter and faster and fas - ter and faster for life
D F#m Bm A B7sus4/E D F#m
| |
And I can't live in a fairytale of lies
D F#m
A fairytale of lies
[OUTRO]
Bm F#m Dmaj7 F#m7
| | | |
Bm F#m Dmaj7 F#m7
| | | |
Bm
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05. FIRE AND ICE |
====================================
Bb Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
TUNING: 7-String Standard ( )
ORDER: I V1 PC C1 V2 PC C2 B FC O
[INTRO]
Cm Abmmaj7 Abm
| |
Cm Db-5/F Db/F Fm
| |
Cm/Eb Abmaj7 Ab6
|
Fm9 Fm Dm7-5/F
|
Cm
| | | |
Cm C
Every word you’re saying is a lie
Cm/G Gm
Run away my dear
Fm Cadd9 Abmaj7-5 Ab6 Ab
But every sign will say your heart is dead
[VERSE 1]
Cmadd9
Bury all the memories
Gsus4 Gsus2 Gm
Cover them with dirt
Fm7 Dm7-5/F Fm7
Where’s the love we once had
Eb Bbadd9
Our destiny’s unsure
[PRE-CHORUS]
Cm
Why can’t you see what we had?
Gm
Let the fire burn the ice
Fm7
Where’s the love we once had,
Eb Gsus4 G Ab-5 Ab
Is it all a lie?
[CHORUS 1]
Bb
And I still won - der
Cm
Why heaven has died
Gm
The skies are all fall - ing
Ab-5 Ab
I’m breathing, but why?
Bbadd9
In silence I hold on
Cm
| |
To you and I
[VERSE 2]
Cm
Closer to insanity
Gm
Buries me alive
Fm7
Where’s the life we once had
Eb C7sus2/Bb
It cannot be denied
[PRE-CHORUS]
Cm
Why can’t you see what we had?
Gm
Let the fire burn the ice
Fm7
Where’s the love we once had,
Eb Gsus4 G Ab-5 Ab
Is it all a lie?
[CHORUS 2]
Bb
And I still won - der
Cm
Why heaven has died
Gm
The skies are all fall - ing
Ab-5 Ab
I’m breathing, but why?
Bbadd9
In silence I hold on
Cm Cm Bb
| |
To you and I
[BRIDGE]
Ab
You run away, you hide away
C7sus2/Bb
To the other side of the universe
Fm7 Csus4 Cm Csus2 Bb
Where you’re safe from all that hunts you down
Ab
But the world has gone where you belong
C7sus2/Bb
And it feels too late so you’re moving on
Fm7 Ab
Can you find your way back home?
[FINAL CHORUS]
Bb
And I still won - der
Cm
Why heaven has died
Gm
The skies are all fall - ing
Ab-5 Ab
I’m breathing, but why?
Bbadd9
In silence I hold on
Cm
| | | |
To you and I
[OUTRO]
Cm C
Every word you’re saying is a lie.
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06. IRON |
====================================
B B E A D G B E
TUNING: 7-String Standard ( )
ORDER: I V1 PC C INT1 V2 PC C B INT2 FPC FC O
[INTRO]
Bm
| |
(band)
Bm G A
| | | |
Bm G A
| | | |
(band)
Bm G A
| | | |
Bm G A
| | | |
(orchestra/choir)
Bm G A
| | | |
Bm G A
| | | |
[VERSE 1]
Bm G A
Left in the darkness, here on your own
Bm G A F#m A
Woke up a memory, feeling the pain
Bm G A
You cannot deny it, there's nothing to say
Bm G A
It's all that you need to find the way
[PRE-CHORUS]
G A
Oh damn, the war is coming
Bm A
Oh damn, you feel you want it
G A
Oh damn, just bring it on today
[CHORUS]
F#m A Bm G
You can't live without the fi - re
D F#m7
It's the heat that makes you strong
A Bm
'Cause you're born to live
G A
And fight it all the way
F#m7 A Bm G
You can't hide what lies inside you
D F#m7
It's the only thing you know
A Bm G A
You're embracing that, never walk away
F#m A
Don't walk away
[INTERLUDE 1]
Bm G
| | |
don't walk away
A
|
don't walk away
Bm G A F#m A
| | | |
don't walk away
[VERSE 2]
Bm G A
Raised in this madness, you're on your own
Bm G A F#m A
It made you fearless, nothing to lose
Bm G A
Dreams are a drug here, they get in your way
Bm G A
That's what you need to fight day by day
[PRE-CHORUS]
G A
Oh damn, the war is coming
Bm A
Oh damn, you feel you want it
G A
Oh damn, just bring it on today
[CHORUS]
F#m A Bm G
You can't live without the fi - re
D F#m7
It's the heat that makes you strong
A Bm
'Cause you're born to live
G A
And fight it all the way
F#m7 A Bm G
You can't hide what lies inside you
D F#m7
It's the only thing you know
A Bm G A
You're embracing that, never walk away
F#m A
Don't walk away
[BRIDGE]
Bm
You need not to fear us
G/B
Unless you're a dark heart
A
A vile one, who preys on the innocent
E D A/C#
I promise
Bm G/B
You can't hide forever even into the darkness
F#m/A Bsus2/A A
For we'll hunt you down like the an - imals you are
F#sus4 F#
And pull you in the very bowels of hell
[INTERLUDE 2]
Bm A Bm G A
| |
Bm A Bm G A
| |
Bm A Bm G A
| |
Bm A Bm G A
| |
Bm G A
| |
Bm G A
| |
Bm G A
| |
Bm G A
| |
[FINAL PRE-CHORUS]
G A
Oh damn, the war is coming
Bm A
Oh damn, you feel you want it
G F#m7
Oh damn, just bring it on today
[FINAL CHORUS]
G#m B C#m A
You can't live without the fi - re
E G#m7
It's the heat that makes you strong
B C#m
'Cause you're born to live
A B
And fight it all the way
G#m7 B C#m A
You can't hide what lies inside you
E G#m7
It's the only thing you know
B C#m A B
You're embracing that, never walk away
G#m B
Don't walk away
[OUTRO]
C#m A
| | |
don't walk away
B
|
don't walk away
C#m A B G#m B C#m
| | | |
don't walk away
====================================
07. WHERE IS THE EDGE |
====================================
====GUITAR LICKS AND NOTES====
PRE-CHORUS
The parenthetical notes are just octaves sliding up.
0x0xxx -> 2x2xxx -> 3x3xxx, etc.
p = palm mute
INTERLUDE 1 Lick
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-4---5---4-5-----|-5---5---4-5-----|-4---5---4-5-----|-5---5---4-5-----|
C#|-7-------------7-|---------------7-|---------------7-|---------------7-|
G#|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|
C#|-----------------|-----------------|---3---3-----3---|---3---3-----3---|
p p p p p p p p p p p p
G#m E
D#|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-4---5---4-5-----|-5---5---4-5-----|
C#|---------------7-|---------------7-|
G#|-----------------|-----------------|
C#|---5---5-----5---|---5---5-----5---|
p p p p p p
F#
INTERLUDE 2 Lick
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-----5---4-5-----|-5---5---4-5-----|-----5---4-5-----|-5---5---4-5-----|
C#|---7-----------7-|---------------7-|---7-----------7-|---------------7-|
G#|-0-----0-----0---|---0---0-----0---|-----------------|-----------------|
C#|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-----3---|---3---3-----3---|
p p p p p p p p p p p p
G#m E
D#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F#|-----5---4-5-----|-5---5---4-5-----|-----5---4-5-----|-5---5---4-5-----|
C#|---7-----------7-|---------------7-|---7-----------7-|---------------7-|
G#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C#|-5-----5-----5---|---5---5-----5---|-2-----2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|
p p p p p p p p p p p p
F# D#m
==END GUITAR LICKS AND NOTES==
C# C# G# C# F# A# D#
TUNING: Drop ( )
C C B C
ORDER: I V1 PC INT1 V2 PC INT2
[INTRO]
G#m F# E F# G#m F# Emaj7 G#sus4
| | | (CHUGGAH)
G#m F# E F# G#m F# G#m
| | |
[VERSE 1]
E
In the shadow awakes a desire
G#m
That you know that you can't realize
E
And the pressure will just keep on rising
G#m
Now the heat is on
E
It's too late, there is no way around it
G#m
You have seen it yourself many times
E
In the end you will give up the fighting
G#m
Unescapable
[PRE-CHORUS]
C#m D#
()
'Cause you're losing your mind
E F# D#sus4
() ()
And you're sleeping with wide open eyes
[CHORUS]
G#m F# E F#
Where is the edge of your darkest emotions?
G#m F#
C#m7
Why does it all survive?
G#m F# E F#
Where is the light of your deep - est devo - tion?
E F# G#m
I pray that it's still alive
[INTERLUDE 1]
G#m E F# G#m
(syncopation beeps)
[VERSE 2]
E
It's the rule that you live by and die for
G#m
It's the one thing you cannot deny
E
Even though you don't know what the price is
G#sus4
It is justi - fed
E
So much more that you've got now to fight for
G#m
But it still doesn't change who you are
E
There is no fear you'll ever give in to
G#m
You're untoucha - ble
[PRE-CHORUS]
C#m D#
()
'Cause you're losing your mind
E F# D#sus4
() ()
And you're sleeping with wide open eyes
[CHORUS]
G#m F# E F#
Where is the edge of your darkest emotions?
G#m F# C#m7
Why does it all survive?
G#m F# E F#
Where is the light of your deep - est devo - tion?
E F# G#m
I pray that it's still alive
[BRIDGE]
E F#
You can't stop yourself, don't want to feel
G#m
Don't want to see what you've become
E F#
You can't walk away from who you are
G#m
Never give in
[INTERLUDE 2]
G#m E F# D#m
G#m E F# D#m
[CHORUS]
G#m F# E F#
Where is the edge of your darkest emotions?
G#m F# C#m7
Why does it all survive?
G#m F# E F#
Where is the light of your deep - est devo - tion?
E F# G#m
I pray that it's still alive
====================================
08. SINÉAD |
====================================
B B E A D G B E
TUNING: 7-String Tuning ( )
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C1 V2 PC2 C2 INT PC3 C3
[INTRO]
Bm Gmaj7 D/F# F#m
Bm Gmaj7 D/A F#m
[VERSE 1]
Bm G
I've gotta try
D F#m
It's not over yet
Bm G
No signals of love
D F#m
Have you left
Bm G D
My heart is bleeding just for you
F#m Bm
Bleeds for only you
G D F#m
And it hurts to know the truth
[PRECHORUS 1]
Em
Are you looking for saviours
D
Chasing a dream
Bm
Love turned to hate
Em
Now I'm crossing the border
D
See then I fade
F#
But I'm not a - fraid
[CHORUS 1]
Bm
Oh Sinéad,
F#m
For the first time
A E
Life is gonna turn around
Bm
I'm telling you
D A F#m
You will like it, I know
Bm
Oh Sinéad,
F#m
It's the first time
A E
Only you can set it free
G
Oh Sinéad
F#m Bm
Come break away with me
[VERSE 2]
G D F#m
(Bm)
This second chance I know won't last
Bm G D F#m
But it's OK, got no regrets
Bm G
And I, I feel the end here
D F#m
I'm a fool, getting closer
Bm G D F#m
But I'm doing what I should
[PRECHORUS 2]
Em
I been drowning in sorrow
D
Chasing tomorrow,
Bm
Running a - way
Em
Now you're crossing the border
D
See no tomorrow
F#
But you're not a - fraid
[CHORUS 2]
Bm
Oh Sinéad,
F#m
For the first time
A E
Life is gonna turn around
Bm
I'm telling you
D A F#m
You will like it, I know
Bm
Oh Sinéad,
F#m
It's the first time
A E
Only you can set it free
G
Oh Sinéad
F#m Bm
Come break away with me
[INTERLUDE]
Bm
[PRECHORUS 3]
Em
I've been drowning in sorrow
D
Chasing tomorrow,
Bm
Running a - way
Em
Now you're crossing the borders
D
See no tomorrow
F#
But you're not a - fraid
[CHORUS 3]
Bm
Oh Sinéad,
F#m
For the first time
A Em
Life is gonna turn around
Bm
I'm telling you
F#m
You will like it
Bm
Oh Sinéad,
F#m
For the first time
A E
Life is gonna turn around
Bm
I'm telling you
D A F#m
You will like it, I know
Bm
Oh Sinéad,
F#m
It's the first time
A E
Only you can set it free
G
Oh Sinéad
F#m Bm
Come break away with me
====================================
09. LOST |
====================================
C# C# G# C# F# A# D#
TUNING: Drop ( )
Intro riff:
D#|-------1-----|-------------|
A#|-----3---3---|-----1-----0-|
F#|---2-------2-|---0-----0---|
c#|-------------|-------------|
G#|-------------|-3-----------|
C#|-0-----------|-------5-----|
C#m B F#
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C T V2 PC2 C T B GS FC T O
[INTRO]
C#m B F#
|
C#m B F#
|
[VERSE 1]
C#m B F#
My hope is on fire
C#m B F#
My dreams are for sale
C#m B F#
I dance on a wire
C#m B F#
I don't want to fail her
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
C#m
I walk against the stream
E G#m F#/G# G#m
Far from what I believe in
C#m
I run towards towards the end
E F#
Trying not to give in
[CHORUS]
G#m
She's lost in the dark - ness
F#
Fading away
D#m
I'm still around here
E
Screaming her name
F# G#m
She's haunting my dream - world
F#
Trying to survive
D#m
My heart is fro - zen
C#
I'm losing my mind
[TAG]
G#m D#m
| | | |
Help me, I'm buried alive
F# C#7
| | | |
Buried alive
[VERSE 2]
G#m F# C#
I'm burning the bridges
G#m F# C#
And there's no return
G#m F# C#
I'm trying to reach her
G#m F# C#
I feel that she yearns
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
C#m
I walk against the stream
E G#m F#/G# G#m C#
|-0-3-2-
Far from what I believe in
C#m
I run towards towards the end
E D#7
Trying not to give in
[CHORUS]
G#m
She's lost in the dark - ness
F#
Fading away
D#m
I'm still around here
E
Screaming her name
F# G#m
She's haunting my dream - world
F#
Trying to survive
D#m
My heart is fro - zen
C#
I'm losing my mind
[TAG]
G#m D#m
| | | |
Help me, I'm buried alive
F# C#7
| | | |
Buried alive
[BRIDGE]
E
I tried to revive what's already drowned
F# G#m
They think I'm a fool Can't realize,
D#7
Hope plays a wicked game with the mind
G#m
'Cause I thought that love would bind
E F#
I cannot revive what's already drowned
C#
She won't come around
[GUITAR SOLOS]
G#m F# C#
|
G#m F# C#
|
G#m F# C#
|
G#m F# C#7
|
C#m B F#
|
C#m B F#
|
C#m B F#
|
C#m D#
|
[FINAL CHORUS]
D#/G G#m
She's lost in the dark - ness
F#
Fading away
D#m
I'm still around here
E
Screaming her name
F# G#m
She's haunting my dream - world
F#
Trying to survive
D#m
My heart is fro - zen
C#
I'm losing my mind
[TAG]
G#m D#m
| | | |
Help me, I'm buried alive
F# C#7
| | | |
Buried alive
[OUTRO]
G#m F# C#
|
G#m F# C#
|
====================================
10. MURDER |
====================================
A A D G C F A D
TUNING: 7-String Standard ( )
ORDER: I V1 PC C1 INT1 V2 PC C2 INT2 B INT3 FC
[INTRO]
Am
| | | |
Am
| | | |
[VERSE 1]
Am
I've been around these vicious lies too
Am
Too long to be neglecting the truth
Am Am
I'm getting closer and I'm fully armed
Am
I'm about to hunt you down through
Am
The big black hole right behind you
Am Am
And I'm about to cut your wings away
[PRE-CHORUS]
F Am
'Cause I've been finding out where you've broken in
F E
And I will take you out when I close you in
[CHORUS 1]
n.c. Am C
I'm killing them all, I put my soul on the line
G F
I purify sins that I committed in life
G Am C
I'll follow them all, and I'll be bringing them down
G E7/G#
Wherever they go I'm right behind
Am C
There's nowhere to go, your head on the line
G F G
There is no rope, you're running out of time
F G Am
So where will you go when I will murder your soul?
[INTERLUDE 1]
Am
| | | |
[VERSE 2]
Am
I'm about to do it your way
Am
I will make your world unsafe
Am
I never thought you'd get this far
Am
It's insane
Am
You don't believe what all the signs say
Am
I don't believe in Judgment Day
Am Am
But you won't be leaving here unharmed
[PRE-CHORUS]
F Am
'Cause I've been finding out where you've broken in
F E
And I will take you out when I close you in
[CHORUS 2]
E Am C
I'm killing them all, I put my soul on the line
G F
I purify sins that I committed in life
G Am C
I'll follow them all, and I'll be bringing them down
G E7/G#
Wherever they go I'm right behind
Am C
There's nowhere to go, your head on the line
G F G
There is no rope, you're running out of time
F G Am
So where will you go when I will murder your soul?
[INTERLUDE 2]
Am Am7
| | | |
F#dim/A Am
| | | |
[BRIDGE]
F Am
You can't feel the pain, I scream in vain
F Am
You sink away to the bottom
F
You can't break your chains
E Am
Break away from here
[INTERLUDE 3]
Am C G F G
| |
Am C G G#dim
| |
[FINAL CHORUS]
n.c. Am C
I'm killing them all, I put my soul on the line
G F
I purify sins that I committed in life
G Am C
I'll follow them all, and I'll be bringing them down
G E7/G#
Wherever they go I'm right behind
Am C
There's nowhere to go, your head on the line
G F G
There is no rope, you're running out of time
F G Am
So where will you go when I will murder your soul?
====================================
11. A DEMON'S FATE |
====================================
Bb Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
TUNING: 7-String Standard ( )
ORDER: I V1 PC C1 INT1 V2 PC C2 INT2 PC INT3 FC O
[INTRO]
Fm Db Eb
| | | |
Fm Db Eb
| | | |
Fm Db Eb Eb Cm
| | | |
Fm Db Eb
| | | |
Fm Db Eb
| | | |
[VERSE 1]
Fm
You'll burn this time
Seeing the violence
Db/F
It's feeding my mind
No one is saving you
Eb
How can you find
Fm Eb
A heaven in this hell?
Fm
Leave it behind
Hearing your silence
Db
It screams our goodbye
Eb
Cannot believe it's an eye for an eye
Cm
Let us go to waste
[PRE-CHORUS]
Bbm
Angels have faith
Fm
I don't want to be a part of his sin
Bbm
I don't want to get lost in his world
C
I'm not playing this game
[CHORUS 1]
Fm Db/F
When the shadows remain in the light of day
Bbm Eb
On the wings of dark - ness he'll retaliate
Fm
He'll be fallin' from grace
Db/F Eb C/E
'Till the end of all his days
Fm Db
From the ashes of hate, it's a cruel demon's fate
Bbm Eb
On the wings of dark - ness he's returned to stay
Fm
There will be no escape
Bbm Eb
Cause he's fallen far from grace
[INTERLUDE 1]
Fm Db Eb
| | | |
Fm Db Eb
| | | |
[VERSE 2]
Fm
What have you done?
Is this what you wanted?
Db/F
What have you become?
Your soul's now forsaken
Eb
You're walking alone
Fm Eb
From heaven into hell
Fm
Now that you know
Your way in this madness
Db
Your powers have grown
Your chains have been broken
Eb
You suffered so long
Cm
You will never change.
[PRE-CHORUS]
Bbm
Angels have faith
Fm
I don't want to be a part of his sin
Bbm
I don't want to get lost in his world
C
I'm not playing this game
[CHORUS 2]
Eb Fm Db/F
When the shadows remain in the light of day
Bbm Eb
On the wings of dark - ness he'll retaliate
Fm
He'll be fallin' from grace
Db/F Eb C/E
'Till the end of all his days
Fm Db
From the ashes of hate, it's a cruel demon's fate
Bbm Eb
On the wings of dark - ness he's returned to stay
Fm
There will be no escape
Bbm Eb
Cause he's fallen far from grace
[INTERLUDE 2]
Fm Db Eb
| | | |
Fm Db Eb
| | | |
[PRE-CHORUS]
Bbm
Angels have faith
Fm
I don't want to be a part of his sin
Bbm
I don't want to get lost in his world
C
I'm not playing this game
[INTERLUDE 3] - second Fm measure has chromatic F-E-Eb-D-|Db action à la Phantom of the Opera.
Fm Db Db Cm Bbm7 Cm Eb
| | | | | | |
Fm Db Db Cm Bbm7 Cm Eb
| | | | | | |
(guitar solo)
Fm Db Db Cm Bbm Cm Eb
| | | | | | |
Fm Db Db Cm Bbm Cm Eb
| | | | | | |
[FINAL CHORUS]
Cm Fm Db/F
When the shadows remain in the light of day
Bbm Eb
On the wings of dark - ness he'll retaliate
Fm
He'll be fallin' from grace
Db/F Eb C/E
'Till the end of all his days
Fm Db
From the ashes of hate, it's a cruel demon's fate
Bbm Eb
On the wings of dark - ness he's returned to stay
Fm
There will be no escape
Bbm Eb
Cause he's fallen far from grace
[OUTRO]
Fm Db Eb
| | | |
Fm Db Eb Cm Fm
| | | |
====================================
12. STAIRWAY TO THE SKIES |
====================================
B B E A D G B E
TUNING: 7-String Standard ( )
ORDER: I V1 C INT1 V2 C B INT2 FC O
[INTRO]
Em
Em Em/D A7/C# Cmaj7 C6 D
| | | |
Em Bm/D C#m7-5 Cmaj7 C6 D
| | | |
Em
(guitar)
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 D6
| | | |
(drums/bass/vocals)
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 D6
| | | |
[VERSE 1]
Em Cmaj7
Seven seconds to the rise
Em
Can't believe I'm still alive
Cmaj7 D
And heaven was wait - ing for me
Em Cmaj7-5
I thought this would be the end
D
But I know you'll understand
B
All that is keep - ing me here
[CHORUS]
Am Am/G
I dream of a stairway to the skies
F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
My angel is com - ing down from hea - ven to take me
Am Am/G
I reach out but then you fade away
F#m7-5
Whenever you call for me
Fmaj7 G Am
Know that I'm only one step behind
[INTERLUDE 1]
Em
| |
[VERSE 2]
Em Cmaj7
I sense this time maybe I have changed
Em
But one thing still remains
Cmaj7 D
I'm torn and the hate still lin - gers
Em Cmaj7
I slowly start to realize
D
We won't reunite
B
I still have to march on through
[CHORUS]
Am Am/G
I dream of a stairway to the skies
F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
My angel is com - ing down from hea - ven to take me
Am Am/G
I reach out but then you fade away
F#m7-5
Whenever you call for me
Fmaj7 G Am
Know that I'm only one step behind
[BRIDGE]
E F
Is it a curse or a for - tune?
E Am
Have I been blind - ed by regret?
G Fmaj7
Redemption awaits
Dm
My soul is at stake
C E7
Will I find a stair - way to the skies
Am
In the end?
[INTERLUDE 2]
Am Am/G F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
| | | |
Am Em/G F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
| | | |
Am Am/G F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
| | | |
Am G F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
| | | |
[FINAL CHORUS]
Am Am/G
I dream of a stairway to the skies
F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
My angel is com - ing down from hea - ven to take me
Am Am/G
I reach out but then you fade away
F#m7-5
Whenever you call for me
Fmaj7 G Am
Know that I'm only one step behind
[OUTRO]
Am Am/G F#m7-5
| | |
Fmaj7 G Am
Know that I'm only one step behind
Am Em/G F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
| | | |
Am Em/G F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
| | | |
Am Em/G F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
| | | |
Am Em/G F#m7-5 Fmaj7 G
| | | |
(repeat to fade)
====================================
B1. I DON'T WANNA |
====================================
Bb Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
TUNING: 7-String Standard ( )
ORDER: I V1 PC1 C V2 PC2 C B INT FC
[INTRO]
Bbm Fm/Ab Fm Gb Ab
| |
Bbm Fm7/Ab Fm Gb Ab
| |
[VERSE 1]
Bbm
I'm on a road of broken dreams
Fm
And I need to know why
Ebm Bbm Ab
Seek the truth through lies to be my guide
Bbm
I'm in a world of doubt and trust
Ab
Can't deny
Ebm Bbm Bbm Ab
I lost my way here in this quest, can't lie
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
Gb Db/F Ebm
I can't believe what's hap - pening,
Bbm Ab
I don't know what to say
Gb Db/F Ebm Gb F Fsus4
I cant believe I left to see this day
[CHORUS]
Bbm Ab Fm Gb Ab
I don't wanna live this way, it haunts my mind
Bbm Ab Fm Gb Ab
And I just need to get it straight, stop wasting time
Bbm Ab Fm Gb
And I don't wanna live and feel that I can change whats right
Ab Gb Ab
But I know, we'll be living in a lie
[VERSE 2]
Bbm
Oh I'll be hanging on the cross
Fm
When I put the nails in
Ebm Bbm Ab
It's time to choose a road that we believe in
Bbm
You say you understand it all,
Fm/Ab
try and smile
Ebm Bbm Bbm Ab
If only I could see it's true some - how
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
Gb Db/F Ebm
I can't believe what's hap - pening,
Bbm Ab
I don't know what to say
Gb Db/F Ebm Gb F Fsus4
And what I wouldn't give to change our fate
[CHORUS]
Bbm Ab Fm Gb Ab
I don't wanna live this way, it haunts my mind
Bbm Ab Fm Gb Ab
And I just need to get it straight, stop wasting time
Bbm Ab Fm Gb
And I don't wanna live and feel that I can change whats right
Ab Gb Ab
But I know, we'll be living in a lie
[BRIDGE]
Gb Ab
And I've tried so hard to hold on
F Bbm Ab
But I keep on falling
Gb Ab
And no mat - ter how hard I run
F/A Bbm Ab
I just keep returning
Gb Ab Fm Ab
And I'm back to where I started from
[INTERLUDE]
Bbm Ab Gb Gb Ab Ab Ab Fm Ab Bbm
| | | |
Bbm Ab Gb Ab Bbm Ab Ab Gb Fm
| | |
[FINAL CHORUS]
Bbm Ab Fm Gb Ab
I don't wanna live this way, it haunts my mind
Bbm Ab Fm Gb Bb
And I just need to get it straight, stop wasting time
(key change)
Cm Bb Gm Ab Bb
I don't wanna live this way, it haunts my mind
Cm Bb Gm Ab Bb
And I just need to get it straight, stop wasting time
Cm Bb Gm Ab
And I don't wanna live and feel that I can change whats right
Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Cm
But I know, we'll be living in a lie
====================================
B2. THE LAST DANCE |
====================================
E A D G B E
TUNING: Standard ( )
C C B
ORDER: I V1 V2 INT1 V3 INT2 O
[INTRO]
Dm Dsus2 Am Bbmaj7
Yeah....
Dm Dsus2 Am Bbmaj7
Yeah....
[VERSE 1]
Dm
She sang for you last night,
C Gm
she heard you were calling,
Dm Bbadd9 Cadd9
Drowning in tears a thou - sand times.
Dm
Your spirit was floating,
C Gm
your spirit was searching
Bb C Dm
On a cloud of dreams.
[VERSE 2]
Dm C Gm
A moon beam shines bright in the city of angels
Dm Bbadd9 Cadd9
Guiding the dreamers back to life,
Dm C Gm
And they’ll do the same every tomorrow
Bb C Dm
Till the pain subsides.
[CHORUS]
C Bbadd9
Don’t be scared now,
C Dm
Close your eyes,
Bb C Dm
She holds guard tonight.
C Bbmaj7
Go on for - ward,
C Dm
No remorse,
Bb C Dm
Life will take its course.
[INTERLUDE 1]
Dm Dsus2 Am Bbmaj7
Yeah....
Dm Dsus2 Am Bbmaj7
Yeah....
[VERSE 3]
Dm C Gm
She danced with you last night so you will remember
Dm Bbadd9 Cadd9
All you have shared, a life - time.
Dm C Gm
The angels were watching and death will be waiting
Bb C Dm
Until the time is right.
[CHORUS]
C Bbadd9
Don’t be scared now,
C Dm
Close your eyes,
Bb C Dm
She holds guard tonight.
C Bbmaj7
Go on for - ward,
C Dm
No remorse,
Bb C Dm
Life will take its course.
[INTERLUDE 2]
Dm Dsus2 Am Bbmaj7
Yeah....
Dm Dsus2 Am Bbmaj7
Yeah....
[BRIDGE]
Bb Dm
Hold on to memories,
F Am
See what lies ahead.
Bbmaj7 Dm
Life will go on and we are one
F Am7 C Dm
With every step you take.
[OUTRO]
Em Esus2 Bm Cmaj7
Yeah....
Em Esus2 Bm Cmaj7
Yeah....
Em Esus2 Bm Cmaj7
Yeah....
Em Esus2 Bm Cmaj7
Yeah....
Em
====================================
B3. EMPTY EYES |
====================================
Eb Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
TUNING: Standard ( )
ORDER: I V1 PC C1 INT1 V2 PC C2 B INT2 V3 INT3 FC O
[INTRO]
Ebm Gb6 Db
| |
(full)
Ebm Gb6 Db
| |
Ebm Gb6 Cb Fm Bbm Db
| |
[VERSE 1]
Ebm
You’re determined by faith
Gb
You pretend to make up
Db Abm Gb
You lay out your case like the enemy
Ebm
But all that you got
Gb
through dirty white lies
Db Abm
Can’t find the damned correct way of blaming me for your crimes
[PRE-CHORUS]
Bbm Cb
Won’t you talk to me
Db
Don’t laugh and run away
Cb
I’m onto you,
Bbm Ebm
yesterday (with empty eyes)
[CHORUS 1]
Ebm
( )
I don’t know where I’m going
Gbadd9
in search for answers
Db
I don’t know who I’m fighting
Abm Ebm
I stand with empty eyes
You’re like a ghost within me
Gbadd9
who’s draining my life
Db
It’s like my soul is see-through
Abm Ebm
Right through my empty eyes
[INTERLUDE 1]
Ebm Gb6 Db
( ) | |
Right through my empty
Ebm Gb6 Db
| |
eyes
[VERSE 2]
Ebm
I’m about to give in,
Gb
Got nowhere to go
Db Abm Gb
Afraid of the sense I’m holding on
Ebm
There’s no other way
Gb
No doubt in the end
Db
But I ain’t got a thing to lose
Abm
Nothing to defend
[PRE-CHORUS]
Bbm Cb
Won’t you talk to me
Db
Don’t laugh and run away
Cb
I’m onto you,
Bbm Ebm
yesterday (with empty eyes)
[CHORUS 2]
Ebm
( )
I don’t know where I’m going
Gbadd9
in search for answers
Db
I don’t know who I’m fighting
Abm Ebm
I stand with empty eyes
You’re like a ghost within me
Gbadd9
who’s draining my life
Db
It’s like my soul is see-through
Abm
Right through my empty eyes
[BRIDGE]
Cb Ebm
Oh, oh, please won’t you give in to me
Cb Db Ebm
Won’t you finally speak true from lie(????)
[INTERLUDE 2]
Ebm Gb Db Fb
( ) | |
Ebm Gb Db Fm
| |
[VERSE 3] - subdued until final line
Ebm
You’re determined by faith
Gb
You pretend to make up
Db Abm
You lay out your case like the enemy
Bb
like the enemy
[INTERLUDE 3]
Ebm Gb Db Bb/D Ebm
| | | |
with empty eyes
[FINAL CHORUS]
Ebm
( )
I don’t know where I’m going
Gbadd9
in search for answers
Db
I don’t know who I’m fighting
Abm Ebm
I stand with empty eyes
You’re like a ghost within me
Gbadd9
who’s draining my life
Db
It’s like my soul is see-through
Abm Ebm
Right through my empty eyes
[OUTRO]
Ebm Gb6 Db
( ) | |
Right through my empty
Ebm Gb6 Db
| |
eyes
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