Covered In Cowardice Chords & Tabs
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COVERED IN COWARDICE – Billy Talent
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Tabbed by: Barry Miles
Email: shoebox_of_lies@hotmail.com
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBe)
I'm pretty sure this is perfect (Any corrections send 'em my way).
Intro:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-7~--------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-------------7---|-7~--------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---7-----8-------|-7~--------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----7-----8---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5---5-|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-8~--------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-------------10--|-8~--------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---10----12------|-8~--------------|-----------------|
A|-8-----10----12--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---8-8---8-8---8-|-8---8-8---8---8-|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|
G|-----------------|-------------7---|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|
D|-----------------|---7-----8-------|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|
A|-5-5-5-7-5-5-8-5-|-5---5-5---5---5-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5---5-|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|-8---8---8---8---|-8---8-----------|
G|-------------------|--------------10--|-8---8---8---8---|-8---8---5-5-5\--|
D|-------------------|---10-------------|-8---8---8---8---|-8---8---5-5-5\--|
A|-8-8-8-10-8-8-12-8-|-8---8-8-12-8---8-|-----------------|---------3-3-3\--|
D|-8-8-8----8-8----8-|-8---8-8----8---8-|-----------------|-----------------|
First Verse:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
D|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Twisted Tongues will place you In a category
e|-1---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
B|-3---------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
G|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Face to face you’ll hear them Tell a different story
e|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
G|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7h8p7---|-7---------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Loose lips may sink ships but Honesty’s forever
e|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3-3-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4-4-|
G|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7h8p7---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3-3-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eyes of envy try to Cut and try to sever
Prechorus:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
Cowards that hide behind their words Don't care if feelings will get hurt
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6---------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5---------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
Beware the voice without a face That's hidden underneath them…
Chorus
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-5---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5---1b----|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---1b----|-0---------------|
D|-5-5-5-5---------|-------------0---|-5-5-5-5---------|-0---------------|
Covered in cowardice! Covered in cowardice!
Can't you see them? Can't you help them?
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-3---------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5---1b----|-3---------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---------|-3---------------|
Beware the voice without a face That's hidden underneath them…
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-5---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5---1b----|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---1b----|-0---------------|
D|-5-5-5-5---------|-------------0---|-5-5-5-5---------|-0---------------|
Covered in cowardice! Covered in cowardice!
Can't you see them? Can't you help them?
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|
Cowards that hide behind their words Don't care if feelings will get hurt
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5---1b----|-0---------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---------|-0---------------|
Their eyes are blinded by their rage Beware the voice without a face
Preverse:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-------|
G|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7h8p7---|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
G|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7h8p7---|-3---------------|---------5-5-5\--|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-5-5\--|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3\--|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
When you're
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Second Verse:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
G|-7---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
D|-5---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
A|-5---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
D|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Insecure they'll find the Fuel to start a fire
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-3---------------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
G|-3---------------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
D|-3---------------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
A|-1---------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The bitter pricks with only Hatred to inspire
e|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-------|
G|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7h8p7---|-7-------7-------|-7-------7-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Level heads prevail... Re- venge will make it better
e|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3-3-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4-4-|
G|-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7h8p7---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3-3-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Trust your instincts like you Trust what's in the mirror
Second Prechorus (Same as first)
Second Chorus (Same as first)
Bridge:
e|-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
B|-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|---8-7---------7-|-3---3---3---3---|
D|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|-------10-8-10---|-1---1---1---1---|
A|-3-3-3-3---5b----|-5-5-5-5---1b----|-0---------------|-1---1---1---1---|
D|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---------|-0---------------|-1---1---1---1---|
e|-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
B|-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Yeah!
P.M.-------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|---8-7---------7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|-------10-8-10---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
A|-3-3-3-3---5b----|-5-5-5-5---1b----|-0---------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---------|-0---------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-7~--------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-------------7---|-7~--------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---7-----8-------|-7~--------------|-----------------|
A|-5-----7-----8---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---5-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5---5-|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-8~--------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-------------10--|-8~--------------|---------5-5-5\--|
D|-----------------|---10----12------|-8~--------------|---------5-5-5\--|
A|-8-----10----12--|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3\--|
D|---8-8---8-8---8-|-8---8-8---8---8-|-----------------|-----------------|
Last Chorus:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-5---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5---1b----|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---1b----|-0---------------|
D|-5-5-5-5---------|-------------0---|-5-5-5-5---------|-0---------------|
Covered in cowardice! Covered in cowardice!
Can't you see them? Can't you help them?
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-3---------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5---1b----|-3---------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---------|-3---------------|
Beware the voice without a face That's hidden underneath them…
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-5---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5---1b----|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---1b----|-0---------------|
D|-5-5-5-5---------|-------------0---|-5-5-5-5---------|-0---------------|
Covered in cowardice! Covered in cowardice!
Can't you see them? Can't you help them?
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-------------------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|
Cowards that hide behind their words Don't care if feelings will get hurt
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Their eyes are blinded by their rage Beware the voice without a face
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A voice without a face A voice without a face
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|
A VOICE WITHOUT A!
Outro:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-5---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5---1b----|-----------------|-5-5-5-5---1b----|-5---------------|
D|-5-5-5-5---------|-------------0---|-5-5-5-5---------|-5---------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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