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Emixolydian

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Main riff:
   E5         G5         A5         E5
           E|          |          |          |
           B|          |          |          |
           G|          |          |          |
D  22 2 2 2 | 55 5 5 5 | 77 7 7 7 | 22 2 2 2 |
A  22 2 2 2 | 55 5 5 5 | 77 7 7 7 | 22 2 2 2 |
E  00 0 0 0 | 33 3 3 3 | 55 5 5 5 | 00 0 0 0 |
All verses except the first one have fills after every line on this
scale:
e | 12      15 |
B | 12      15 |
G | 12  14     |
D | 12  14     |
A | 12  14     |
E | 12      15 |
And after the chorus and before the main riff he plays something on that
scale too.
  E5This song is orG5iginal
You haven?t hA5eard it all befE5ore
This song?s not about love and peace but
It?s not about death and war
This song wasn?t written
to idolise anyone
This song doesn?t have a meaning but
It wasn?t written for fun
Chorus:
This G5song is mine, it A5took me time
So E5listen
You?ll hear it when you won?t hear it again
So do
This song was made to last
It?s not gonna go away
This song won?t get stuck in your head
You?ll forget it sometime today
This song wasn?t simple to write
The lyrics were done twice
This song isn?t about Satan but
It?s not about Jesus Christ
This song?s not on the radio
It?s not gonna be on TV
This song won?t be played again
So you?ll have to listen to me
This song has no morals but
If you?re listening anyway
This song won?t get around
You won?t hear of it another day
Solo:
e | 12 12 12 15 12    12             |
B |                15    15 12    12 |
 G|                            14    |
 D|                                  |
 A|                                  |
 E|                                  |
 E|                                  |
B | 15 12    12                      |
G |       14    14 12    12 14       |
D |                   12       14 12 |
 A|                                  |
 E|                                  |
 E|                               |
 B|                               |
G |                12 14 12    12 |
D | 14 14 14 12 14          14    |
 A|                               |
 E|                               |
 E|                      12 |
 B|                   12    |
G | 12 14 12    12 14       |
 D|          14             |
 A|                         |
 E|                         |
e | 17 17 17 15 12 12 15 12    12 15 12    12 15 12 |
B |                         15          15          |
 G|                                                 |
 D|                                                 |
 A|                                                 |
 E|                                                 |
 E|                            |
 B|                            |
G | 12 12 14 12 12 16 14 12    |
 D|                         14 |
 A|                            |
 E|                            |
e | 12 15 12    12 15 12    12 15 12    12 15 12    |
B |          15          15          15          15 |
 G|                                                 |
 D|                                                 |
 A|                                                 |
 E|                                                 |
 E|                                                 |
B | 12 15 12    12 15 12    12 15 12                |
G |          14          14          14 12 14 12    |
 D|                                              14 |
 A|                                                 |
 E|                                                 |
 E|                               |
 B|                               |
G |       12 14 16 16 16 14 12    |
D | 14 14                      14 |
 A|                               |
 E|                               |
 E|                               |
 B|                               |
G |       12 14 16 16 16 14 12    |
D | 14 14                      14 |
 A|                               |
 E|                               |
 E|                               |
B |             12 12 12 12 15 12 |
G |       12 14                   |
D | 14 14                         |
 A|                               |
 E|                               |
 E|                      12 |
B | 12 15 12    12 15 12    |
 G|          14             |
 D|                         |
 A|                         |
 E|                         |
e | 15 12    12                            |
B |       15    15 12    12                |
G |                   14    14 12    12 16 |
 D|                               14       |
 A|                                        |
 E|                                        |
 E|                               |
 B|                               |
G | 16 14 12    12 14 12    12    |
D |          14          14    14 |
 A|                               |
 E|                               |
 E|                   |
B |             15 12 |
G |    12 14          |
D | 14       14       |
 A|                   |
 E|                   |
 E|                       |
B | 12 12                 |
G |       14 12           |
D |             14  14 14 |
 A|                       |
 E|                       |
This song wasn?t written for drunks
But if you?re sober you?ll lend me your ears
This song won?t bring you an angel
But it won?t chase away your fears
This song?s lyrics wont cost you money
And the music comes for free
This song isn?t just nothingness
You can hear it so it has to be

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Main riff:

E5 G5 A5 E5

| | | |

D 22 2 2 2 | 55 5 5 5 | 77 7 7 7 | 22 2 2 2 |

A 22 2 2 2 | 55 5 5 5 | 77 7 7 7 | 22 2 2 2 |

E 00 0 0 0 | 33 3 3 3 | 55 5 5 5 | 00 0 0 0 |

All verses except the first one have fills after every line on this

scale:

e | 12 15 |

B | 12 15 |

G | 12 14 |

D | 12 14 |

A | 12 14 |

E | 12 15 |

And after the chorus and before the main riff he plays something on that

scale too.

E5 G5

This song is original

A5 E5

You haven?t heard it all before

This song?s not about love and peace but

It?s not about death and war

This song wasn?t written

to idolise anyone

This song doesn?t have a meaning but

It wasn?t written for fun

Chorus:

G5 A5

This song is mine, it took me time

So listen

You?ll hear it when you won?t hear it again

So do

This song was made to last

It?s not gonna go away

This song won?t get stuck in your head

You?ll forget it sometime today

This song wasn?t simple to write

The lyrics were done twice

This song isn?t about Satan but

It?s not about Jesus Christ

This song?s not on the radio

It?s not gonna be on TV

This song won?t be played again

So you?ll have to listen to me

This song has no morals but

If you?re listening anyway

This song won?t get around

You won?t hear of it another day

Solo:

e | 12 12 12 15 12 12 |

B | 15 15 12 12 |

| 14 |

| |

B | 15 12 12 |

G | 14 14 12 12 14 |

D | 12 14 12 |

| |

G | 12 14 12 12 |

D | 14 14 14 12 14 14 |

| |

| 12 |

G | 12 14 12 12 14 |

| 14 |

| |

e | 17 17 17 15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 |

B | 15 15 |

| |

G | 12 12 14 12 12 16 14 12 |

| 14 |

| |

e | 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 |

B | 15 15 15 15 |

| |

B | 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12 |

G | 14 14 14 12 14 12 |

| 14 |

| |

G | 12 14 16 16 16 14 12 |

D | 14 14 14 |

| |

G | 12 14 16 16 16 14 12 |

D | 14 14 14 |

| |

B | 12 12 12 12 15 12 |

G | 12 14 |

D | 14 14 |

| |

| 12 |

B | 12 15 12 12 15 12 |

| 14 |

| |

e | 15 12 12 |

B | 15 15 12 12 |

G | 14 14 12 12 16 |

| 14 |

| |

G | 16 14 12 12 14 12 12 |

D | 14 14 14 |

| |

B | 15 12 |

G | 12 14 |

D | 14 14 |

| |

B | 12 12 |

G | 14 12 |

D | 14 14 14 |

| |

This song wasn?t written for drunks

But if you?re sober you?ll lend me your ears

This song won?t bring you an angel

But it won?t chase away your fears

This song?s lyrics wont cost you money

And the music comes for free

This song isn?t just nothingness

You can hear it so it has to be

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