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1/39

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 39Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Key: C#  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 C#-   x46664
G#/ C- x365xx
G# -   466544
 Bbm-  x13321
F# -   244322
Fm -   133111
Intro:
  C#Lying all aG/Clone
wishing you would Bbmcall
Writing all my G#thoughts
has broken all my C#bones
You gave it all up
G#/                C  Bbm  
  you threw it all away
There's nothing I can F#do
Do this riff at Intro:
          C#  G#/    C       Bbm  G#  
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-4-----|-4-----|-2-----|---4---|
G|---6---|---6---|---1---|-6---5-|
D|-----6-|-----6-|-----4-|-------|
A|-4-----|-3-----|-1-----|-------|
E|-------|-------|-------|-4-----|
          C#  G#/    C          Bbm  F#  
e|-------|-------|-------|--------------|
B|-4-----|-4-----|-2-----|--------------|
G|---6---|---6---|---1---|--------------|
D|-----6-|-----6-|-----4-|-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
A|-4-----|-3-----|-1-----|-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
E|-------|-------|-------|-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
                            Distortion
Verse 1:
Growl:
BbmWhat do I C#think you've done?
Sing:
You G#know it's even
F#worse than what's in
Growl:
  Bbmmy C#head
Sing:
You G#don't believe
me F#when I tell you
  FmI don't F#want to be a
C#fraud and pretend
that everything's Fmfine
I won't be F#here
when you get G#home
    (hold)
I'm not gonna sit
here and die!
Chorus 1:
  C#I'll follow through
again this F#time
I'll swallow swords
spit out my Bbmpride
I'll G#be just F#fine
Verse 2:
Growl:
BbmYou read me C#like a book
Sing:
you G#know I'm running
F#out of legs to
Growl:
  Bbmstand C#on
Sing:
I G#won't believe
you F#when you tell me
  FmThese old F#habits
die so C#hard
there's no
intervention in Fmsight
There's no F#point
in calling G#you
      (hold)
We're just gonna
stand here and fight
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Chorus 2:
  C#You fill my head
with endless F#lies
You're killing me
I'm killing Bbmtime
I'll G#be just F#fine
then C#(hold)
Interlude: until bridge
          C#  G#/    C       Bbm  G#  
e|-------|-------|-------|-------|
B|-4-----|-4-----|-2-----|---4---|
G|---6---|---6---|---1---|-6---5-|
D|-----6-|-----6-|-----4-|-------|
A|-4-----|-3-----|-1-----|-------|
E|-------|-------|-------|-4-----|
Bridge:
             C#  G#/C  
  So maybe one day
the pain will go aBbmway
and I will see your G#face
I won't even F#care
I'm changing all the locks
      (hold)
cause I can't change you
(Repeat Chorus 1 and Chorus 2)
(Repeat Chorus 1 and Chorus 2)
Outro: C#  

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Words Apart

by Silverstein

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

G/C

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x46664

G# C

/ - x365xx

G# - 466544

Bbm

- x13321

F# - 244322

Fm - 133111

Intro:

C# G/C

Lying all alone

Bbm

wishing you would call

Writing all my thoughts

has broken all my bones

You gave it all up

G# C Bbm

you threw it all away

There's nothing I can do

Do this riff at Intro:

C# G# C Bbm G#

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

B|-4-----|-4-----|-2-----|---4---|

G|---6---|---6---|---1---|-6---5-|

D|-----6-|-----6-|-----4-|-------|

A|-4-----|-3-----|-1-----|-------|

E|-------|-------|-------|-4-----|

C# G# C Bbm F#

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

B|-4-----|-4-----|-2-----|--------------|

G|---6---|---6---|---1---|--------------|

D|-----6-|-----6-|-----4-|-4-4-4--4-4-4-|

A|-4-----|-3-----|-1-----|-4-4-4--4-4-4-|

E|-------|-------|-------|-2-2-2--2-2-2-|

Distortion

Verse 1:

Growl:

Bbm C#

What do I think you've done?

Sing:

You know it's even

worse than what's in

Growl:

Bbm C#

my head

Sing:

You don't believe

me when I tell you

Fm F#

I don't want to be a

fraud and pretend

that everything's fine

I won't be here

when you get home

(hold)

I'm not gonna sit

here and die!

Chorus 1:

I'll follow through

again this time

I'll swallow swords

Bbm

spit out my pride

G# F#

I'll be just fine

Verse 2:

Growl:

Bbm C#

You read me like a book

Sing:

you know I'm running

out of legs to

Growl:

Bbm C#

stand on

Sing:

I won't believe

you when you tell me

Fm F#

These old habits

die so hard

there's no

intervention in sight

There's no point

in calling you

(hold)

We're just gonna

stand here and fight

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Chorus 2:

You fill my head

with endless lies

You're killing me

Bbm

I'm killing time

G# F#

I'll be just fine

then (hold)

Interlude: until bridge

C# G# C Bbm G#

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

B|-4-----|-4-----|-2-----|---4---|

G|---6---|---6---|---1---|-6---5-|

D|-----6-|-----6-|-----4-|-------|

A|-4-----|-3-----|-1-----|-------|

E|-------|-------|-------|-4-----|

Bridge:

C# G# C

So maybe one day

Bbm

the pain will go away

and I will see your face

I won't even care

I'm changing all the locks

(hold)

cause I can't change you

(Repeat Chorus 1 and Chorus 2)

Outro:

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