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Tuning--Low E should be tuned down 5 half steps.  A,D,G,B,and high E should
be tuned down 3 half steps.
So, your tuning should be B,F#,B,E,G#,C#.
Or, if you're not playing with the CD, you can just dropped D tune.
MAIN RIFF.......(s=slide, po=pull off)
s= slide  po= pull off  *=harmonic
I-----2-2----------------------------------------------------------|I
I-----3-3s5--7*----------------------------------------------------|I
I-----4-4----7*----------------------------------------------------|I
I------------7*---4--4--4--4po2------------------------------------|I
I-----------------0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------|I
I-2---------------0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------|I
How to play the chords....
Bm-x24432  A-x02200  E-222100  D5-xx023x  E5-xx245x  G5-555xxx
A5-777xxx
Verse 1:
Main riff
For so long my life's been sewn up tight
Main riff
Inside your hold
And it leaves me there without a place
To call my own
BmI know now what Ashadows can Esee
BmThere's no point in running 'less you Arun with Eme
BmIt's half the distance through the Aopen dEoor
G5Before you cut me down
A5Again...........Let me introduce you to the end
(main riff 2x)
Verse 2:----same chords/riffs as verse 1
And I feel the cold wind blowing beneath my wings
Chorus:
E5'Cause my shackles
G5You won't be
E5And my rapture
G5You won't believe
E5And deep G5inside you will bleeE5d for meG5  
Verse 3:----Same as 1 and 2, only the electric
guitar plays these power chords...
E5So here I sG5lave inside of a E5broken dream
G5Forever holding on to splitting seems
E5So take your pG5iece and leave me E5alone to die
G5I don't need  you to keep my faith alive
Chorus
Instrumental:
E5----(for quite a while)
Solo (I didn't tab it)
Bridge-thing:
E5Though you D5know you care
Chorus
E5-----(for quite a while)
Also another solo which I didn't tab

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Shackled

by Vertical Horizon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning--Low E should be tuned down 5 half steps. A,D,G,B,and high E should

be tuned down 3 half steps.

B F# B E G# C#

So, your tuning should be ,,,,,.

Or, if you're not playing with the CD, you can just dropped D tune.

MAIN RIFF.......(s=slide, po=pull off)

s= slide po= pull off *=harmonic

I-----2-2----------------------------------------------------------|I

I-----3-3s5--7*----------------------------------------------------|I

I-----4-4----7*----------------------------------------------------|I

I------------7*---4--4--4--4po2------------------------------------|I

I-----------------0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------|I

I-2---------------0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------|I

How to play the chords....

Bm A E D5 E5 G5

-x24432 -x02200 -222100 -xx023x -xx245x -555xxx

-777xxx

Verse 1:

Main riff

For so long my life's been sewn up tight

Main riff

Inside your hold

And it leaves me there without a place

To call my own

Bm A E

I know now what shadows can see

Bm A E

There's no point in running 'less you run with me

Bm A E

It's half the distance through the open door

Before you cut me down

Again...........Let me introduce you to the end

(main riff 2x)

Verse 2:----same chords/riffs as verse 1

And I feel the cold wind blowing beneath my wings

Chorus:

'Cause my shackles

You won't be

And my rapture

You won't believe

E5 G5 E5 G5

And deep inside you will bleed for me

Verse 3:----Same as 1 and 2, only the electric

guitar plays these power chords...

E5 G5 E5

So here I slave inside of a broken dream

Forever holding on to splitting seems

E5 G5 E5

So take your piece and leave me alone to die

I don't need you to keep my faith alive

Chorus

Instrumental:

E5----(for quite a while)

Solo (I didn't tab it)

Bridge-thing:

E5 D5

Though you know you care

Chorus

E5-----(for quite a while)

Also another solo which I didn't tab

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