Billy Talent - Cure For The Enemy Chords & Tabs

Billy Talent - Cure for the Enemy

A great song off Billy Talent's 'Dead Silence'

-Note the 3/4 time signature

Tuning: Drop D

Intro: (0:08)
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|2-2-2-222-2-|2-2-2-222-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|

G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|2-2-2-222-2-|2-2-2-22-2-2|-1-1-1-111-1|-1-1-1-11-0--|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------3|



Verse: (0:24) 
G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|-66-6-66-6-6|-66-6-66-6-6|-44-4-44-6h8|-44-4-4-8p6-4|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
"Time drifts through the sky"

G|--------3---|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|-22-2-2---22|-22-2-22-2-2|-11-1-11-1-1|-11-1-1-1/8/5|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|

G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|-66-6-66-6-6|-66-6-66-6-6|-44-4-44-6h8|-44-4-4-8p6-4|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
"We used to fight"

G|--------3---|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|-22-2-2---22|-22-2-22-2-2|-11-1-11-1-1|-11-1-1-1-0--|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------3|



First chorus: (0:56)
G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|2-2-2-222-2-|-2-2-2-222-2|-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
"In darkness we'll rest"

G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|2-2-2-222-2-|-2-2-2-222-2|-1-1-1-111-1|-1-1-1-11-0--|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------3|



Verse 2: (1:12)
G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|-66-6-66-6-6|-66-6-66-6-6|-44-4-44-6h8|-44-4-4-8p6-4|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
"We said that we would call"

G|-------3----|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|-22-2-2---22|-22-2-22-2-2|-11-1-11-1-1|-11-1-1-1/8/5|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|

G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|-66-6-66-6-6|-66-6-66-6-6|-44-4-44-6h8|-44-4-4-8p6-4|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
"If this is the end"

G|--------3---|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|-22-2-2---22|-22-2-22-2-2|-11-1-11-1-1|-11-1-1-1-0--|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------3|



Second Chorus: (1:44)
G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|------------|------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-33-3-33-6-7|-33-3-33-6-7|------------|-------------|
"So open your eyes"

G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|-22-2-22-2-1|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|-55-5-55-5-5|-1-1-1-3-4-5|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|------------|------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-33-3-33-6-7|-33-3-33-6-7|------------|-------------|
It's time we make right"
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/billy_talent/cure_for_the_enemy_btab.html ]
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|-22-2-22-2-1|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|-55-5-55-5-5|-1-1-1-3-4-5|-0-0-0-0-0-0|



Interlude: (2:16)
G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|22-2-22-2222|22-2-22-2222|00-0-00-0000|00-0-00-0000-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------4----|
D|99-9-9-12-99-1212|99-9-9-12-99-1212|88-8-8-11-8-8-11-11|88-8-8-11-8-8---6-4|



Bridge: (2:34)
G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|22-2-22-2222|22-2-22-2222|00-0-00-0000|00-0-00-0000-|
"All those you've loved"

G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------4-1-|
D|99-9-9-12-99-1212|99-9-9-12-99-1212|88-8-8-11-8-8-11-11|88-8-8-11-8-8----3|


(Don't staccato the notes)
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|22~2~22~2222|22~2~22~2222|00~0~00~0000|00~0~00~0000|
"All those you've loved"

G|------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------4-----|
D|99~9~9~12~999~1212|99~9~9~12~999~1212|88~8~8~11~888~11-11|88~8~8~11~8~--6-4-|



Second Chorus:(3:04)
G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|------------|------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-33-3-33-6-7|-33-3-33-6-7|------------|-------------|
"So open your eyes"

G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|-22-2-22-2-1|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|-55-5-55-5-5|-1-1-1-3-4-5|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|------------|------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-33-3-33-6-7|-33-3-33-6-7|------------|-------------|
It's time we make right"

G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|-22-2-22-2-1|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|-55-5-55-5-5|-1-1-1-3-4-5|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|



First Chorus (3:38)
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|2-2-2-222-2-|2-2-2-222-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|
"In darkness we'll rest"

G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|2-2-2-222-2-|2-2-2-22-2-2|-1-1-1-111-1|-1-1-1-11-0--|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------3|


G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|2-2-2-222-2-|2-2-2-222-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-|
"In darkness we'll rest"

G|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
A|2-2-2-222-2-|2-2-2-22-2-2|-1-1-1-111-1|-1-1-1-11-0--|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------3|

End note:
G|----|
D|----|
A|----|
D|-2~-|


Song Structure:
Intro
Verse
First Chorus
Verse 2
Second Chorus
Interlude
Bridge
Second Chorus
First Chorus
First Chorus

Legend:
h   - hammer-on
p   - pull-off
/\  - slide up/down
~   - Let ring