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1/39

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Jon Foreman
Revenge
Spring EP -- 2008
Tuning - Standard ( E   A   D   G   B  E)
e|--C---Am0---Em----G---Gmaj------Fmaj------F---Am7-0---E---A5---|
B|--1--1-----------0----------1---1---5--5--|
G|--0--2---0---0---0-----5----2---0---4--5--|
D|--2--2---2---0---0-----3----3---2---6--7--|
A|--3--0---2---2---2-----x----3---0---7--7--|
E|---------0---3---------5---(1)------4--5--|
Riff 1 (Intro)
e|--C-------------Am-------Em---G----------|
B|--1--------------------------------|
G|--0-0---0----------0--0--0---------|
D|--2-0h2-0h2----0-2----2--0---------|
A|--3----------0--------2--2--0-2/5--|
E|----------------------0--3---------|
Riff 2 (Verse & Chorus)
e|--C-----------Am0-0-0--Em-------G-----------|
B|--1----------1-1-1--------------------|
G|--0-0---0----2-2-2--0-0-0--0----------|
D|--2-0h2-0h2--2-2-2--2-2-2--0----------|
A|--3----------0-0-0--2-2-2--2--0-2/5*--|
E|--------------------0-0-0--3----------|
*Note: He doesn’t always play the last 3 notes. 
Intro - 2x
C Am Em G
Verse 1
CI’m the Amfailure 
I’m Emeveryone’s Gfool 
And I’m Closing my Amcool at the EmendG  
CI’m the Amloser 
My Emnumbers come Gup 
I’ve been Chung up with thAmoughts of reEmvenge 
ReGvenge, revCengeAm  Em  G  
Chorus 1
   C  AmOh whoa EmohG  
Verse 2
CI watched Amyou from my Emterminal Gview
As you Cstruggled to rAmise to your EmendG  
CI laughed hAmard at the iEmnsults we tGhrough
As the Cweight of the Amworld found Emrevenge
ReGvenge, revCenge
Chorus 2
AmOh whoa EmohG  C  
AmOh whoa EmohG  
Channel 1
The Amworld Gmajhung upside Cdown
And FmajI drew first Amblood
FmajI drew first Fblood
AmWith my Gmajhate for a Ccrown
FmajI drew first Amblood
FmajI drew first Fblood
ReGvenge 
Verse 3
CI watched Amheaven Emdying Gtoday
And CI’m going to Amdie here toniEmghtG  
CI’m the Amvillain I deEmserve to be Gdead
I’ve been Chung up for Amwrecking my Emlife
ReGvenge, revCenge
Chorus 2
Bridge
FSo I stopped for a Gmoment to look at the Am7Son
GDying Ftoday
That’s when the irony Ghit me
That this was reEvenge
That love had desA5cended and stGolen our Fpain aGwayEm  
Channel 2
AmWe conGmajsumed heaven’s CSon
And FmajI drew first Amblood
FmajI drew first Fblood
AmMy Gmajhate was unCdone
FmajI drew first Amblood
FmajI drew first Fblood
ReGvenge 
Verse 4
CHere’s a Amstory
How a Emthief had been Grobbed
How a Cmurder had Amstolen my EmrageG  
CThink of me AmLord
I’m a Emfew breaths aGway
As my Clungs finally Amrip from the Emcage
ReGvenge, revCengeAm  Em  G  
Outro
   C  AmOh whoa Emoh

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Revenge

by Jon Foreman

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Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj

Fmaj

Am7

Jon Foreman

Revenge

Spring EP -- 2008

E A D G B E

Tuning - Standard ( )

C Am Em G Gmaj Fmaj F Am7 E A5

e|-----0--------------------------0---------|

B|--1--1-----------0----------1---1---5--5--|

G|--0--2---0---0---0-----5----2---0---4--5--|

D|--2--2---2---0---0-----3----3---2---6--7--|

A|--3--0---2---2---2-----x----3---0---7--7--|

E|---------0---3---------5---(1)------4--5--|

Riff 1 (Intro)

C Am Em G

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

B|--1--------------------------------|

G|--0-0---0----------0--0--0---------|

D|--2-0h2-0h2----0-2----2--0---------|

A|--3----------0--------2--2--0-2/5--|

E|----------------------0--3---------|

Riff 2 (Verse & Chorus)

C Am Em G

e|-------------0-0-0--------------------|

B|--1----------1-1-1--------------------|

G|--0-0---0----2-2-2--0-0-0--0----------|

D|--2-0h2-0h2--2-2-2--2-2-2--0----------|

A|--3----------0-0-0--2-2-2--2--0-2/5*--|

E|--------------------0-0-0--3----------|

*Note: He doesn’t always play the last 3 notes.

Intro - 2x

C Am Em G

Verse 1

C Am

I’m the failure

Em G

I’m everyone’s fool

C Am Em G

And I’m losing my cool at the end

C Am

I’m the loser

Em G

My numbers come up

C Am Em

I’ve been hung up with thoughts of revenge

G C Am Em G

Revenge, revenge

Chorus 1

C Am Em G

Oh whoa oh

Verse 2

C Am Em G

I watched you from my terminal view

C Am Em G

As you struggled to rise to your end

C Am Em G

I laughed hard at the insults we through

C Am Em

As the weight of the world found revenge

G C

Revenge, revenge

Chorus 2

Am Em G C

Oh whoa oh

Am Em G

Oh whoa oh

Channel 1

Am Gmaj C

The world hung upside down

Fmaj Am

And I drew first blood

Fmaj F

I drew first blood

Am Gmaj C

With my hate for a crown

Fmaj Am

I drew first blood

Fmaj F

I drew first blood

Revenge

Verse 3

C Am Em G

I watched heaven dying today

C Am Em G

And I’m going to die here tonight

C Am Em G

I’m the villain I deserve to be dead

C Am Em

I’ve been hung up for wrecking my life

G C

Revenge, revenge

Chorus 2

Bridge

F G Am7

So I stopped for a moment to look at the Son

G F

Dying today

That’s when the irony hit me

That this was revenge

A5 G F G Em

That love had descended and stolen our pain away

Channel 2

Am Gmaj C

We consumed heaven’s Son

Fmaj Am

And I drew first blood

Fmaj F

I drew first blood

Am Gmaj C

My hate was undone

Fmaj Am

I drew first blood

Fmaj F

I drew first blood

Revenge

Verse 4

C Am

Here’s a story

Em G

How a thief had been robbed

C Am Em G

How a murder had stolen my rage

C Am

Think of me Lord

Em G

I’m a few breaths away

C Am Em

As my lungs finally rip from the cage

G C Am Em G

Revenge, revenge

Outro

C Am Em

Oh whoa oh

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