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Fainting Spells

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1/30

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 30Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

F6/9   120001 (actually F6/9b5sus9(b2/4))
  A#susx133xx
   Csusx355xx
[Intro]
N.C.
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----2-------2-------0-------2---|
E|-0-0---0-2-2---2-1-1---1-3-3---3-|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----2-------2---------------|
E|-0-0---0-2-2---2-1-1-1-1-3-3-|
[Verse]
EmGive Bmme   FthisG  
EmbeforBme I sFlip,G  
EmBeforBme I sFink,G  
EmbecauBmse I FthinkG,
AmI think I Asus2may have fCsusound the shoGrt   way A#susdown.
N.C.
Just give me something
EmCold Bmand cFlear-G  
EmThe lBmove sFpent Ghere,
EmAs I Bmhad fFearedG  
Emmeans nothing dear.
I pray to reason AmI'll Asus2forgeCsust.
CsusI'll trGade what's A#susleft.
G/AJust give me something!
[Chorus]
EmI'm the devout,
CsusPraying Gjust Dsus2/Ato         Emget the blood out,
CsusBound bGy thiDsus2/As flesh I own.
EmI'm the devout,
CsusCutting Gjust Dsus2/Ato        Emget the blood out.
CsusDesecrate til we Asus4die alone.
[Pre-Verse]
   Em     Bm      F    Gx2
[Verse]
EmI wilBml defFyG  
Emthe pBmulse FdisguGise
EmBut pBmlease FpretGend
Emwe're still alive
N.C.
If it gives you hope.
AmI sung Asus2and dCsusrowned.
CsusI'm taking the shGort A#susway down.
G/AJust give me something!
[Chorus]
EmI'm the devout,
CsusPraying Gjust Dsus2/Ato         Emget the blood out,
CsusBound bGy thiDsus2/As flesh I own.
EmI'm the devout,
CsusCutting Gjust Dsus2/Ato        Emget the blood out.
CsusDesecrate til we Asus4die alone.
[Bridge]
  Esus2   F6/9x4
Esus2Give me something F6/9I can take
Esus2Can take to make F6/9the memories fade.
Esus2Poison kiss, F6/9remember this,
Esus2I never was meant F6/9for this day.
Esus2Give me something F6/9I can take
Esus2Can take to make F6/9the memories fade.
Esus2Poison kiss, F6/9remember this,
Esus2I never was meant F6/9for this day.
   Em/B   Emx8
[Chorus]
EmI'm the devout,
CsusPraying Gjust Dsus2/Ato         Emget the blood out,
CsusBound bGy thiDsus2/As flesh I own.
EmI'm the devout,
CsusCutting Gjust Dsus2/Ato        Emget the blood out.
CsusDesecrate til we Asus4die alone.
EmI'm the devout,
CsusPraying Gjust Dsus2/Ato         Emget the blood out,
CsusBound bGy thiDsus2/As flesh I own.
EmI'm the devout,
CsusCutting Gjust Dsus2/Ato        Emget the blood out.
CsusDesecrate
til we diCsuse
[Outro]
We die aD/Alone.Asus4  
We die Am/Ealone.Esus4  
We die Csusalone.
  F Em

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Fainting Spells

by AFI

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A#sus

Csus

Asus2

G/A

Dsus2/A

Asus4

Esus2

F6/9

Em/B

D/A

Am/E

Esus4

F6/9 120001 (actually F6/9b5sus9(b2/4))

A#sus

x133xx

Csus

x355xx

[Intro]

N.C.

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

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

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

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

A|-----2-------2-------0-------2---|

E|-0-0---0-2-2---2-1-1---1-3-3---3-|

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

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

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

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

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

E|-0-0---0-2-2---2-1-1-1-1-3-3-|

[Verse]

Em Bm F G

Give me this

Em Bm F G

before I slip,

Em Bm F G

Before I sink,

Em Bm F G

because I think,

Am Asus2 Csus G A#sus

I think I may have found the short way down.

N.C.

Just give me something

Em Bm F G

Cold and clear-

Em Bm F G

The love spent here,

Em Bm F G

As I had feared

means nothing dear.

Am Asus2 Csus

I pray to reason I'll forget.

Csus G A#sus

I'll trade what's left.

G/A

Just give me something!

[Chorus]

I'm the devout,

Csus G Dsus2/A Em

Praying just to get the blood out,

Csus G Dsus2/A

Bound by this flesh I own.

I'm the devout,

Csus G Dsus2/A Em

Cutting just to get the blood out.

Csus Asus4

Desecrate til we die alone.

[Pre-Verse]

Em Bm F G

[Verse]

Em Bm F G

I will defy

Em Bm F G

the pulse disguise

Em Bm F G

But please pretend

we're still alive

N.C.

If it gives you hope.

Am Asus2 Csus

I sung and drowned.

Csus G A#sus

I'm taking the short way down.

G/A

Just give me something!

[Chorus]

I'm the devout,

Csus G Dsus2/A Em

Praying just to get the blood out,

Csus G Dsus2/A

Bound by this flesh I own.

I'm the devout,

Csus G Dsus2/A Em

Cutting just to get the blood out.

Csus Asus4

Desecrate til we die alone.

[Bridge]

Esus2 F6/9

Give me something I can take

Esus2 F6/9

Can take to make the memories fade.

Esus2 F6/9

Poison kiss, remember this,

Esus2 F6/9

I never was meant for this day.

Esus2 F6/9

Give me something I can take

Esus2 F6/9

Can take to make the memories fade.

Esus2 F6/9

Poison kiss, remember this,

Esus2 F6/9

I never was meant for this day.

Em/B Em

[Chorus]

I'm the devout,

Csus G Dsus2/A Em

Praying just to get the blood out,

Csus G Dsus2/A

Bound by this flesh I own.

I'm the devout,

Csus G Dsus2/A Em

Cutting just to get the blood out.

Csus Asus4

Desecrate til we die alone.

I'm the devout,

Csus G Dsus2/A Em

Praying just to get the blood out,

Csus G Dsus2/A

Bound by this flesh I own.

I'm the devout,

Csus G Dsus2/A Em

Cutting just to get the blood out.

Csus

Desecrate

Csus

til we die

[Outro]

D/A Asus4

We die alone.

Am/E Esus4

We die alone.

Csus

We die alone.

F Em

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