Key of A
Tempo 4/4, 140 bpm
Tune drop Db & flat, low to high: Db Ab Db Gb Bb eb
PRELUDE
synth arrengment (same tuning)
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|| -10----10----|---10---10-|----13----13-|----13------- ||
||O----10----10-|-----------|-------------|-------14-12-O||
||O-------------|-----------|-------------|-------------O||
|| -------------|-----------|-------------|------------- ||
|| -------------|-----------|-------------|------------- ||
guitar
Bsus2 Dbm
|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| -1------1-1- || |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||O-5------5-5-O|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||O-2------2-2-O|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||O-5------5-5-O|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||O-0------0-0-O|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| ------------ || |-----------------|
|| ------------ ||x3|-----------------|| ------------ ||x3|-----------------|
A Gbm
|| -1------1-1- || |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| -3------3-3- || |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||O-3------3-3-O|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||O-3------3-3-O|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
||O-3------3-3-O|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||O-0------0-0-O|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|| -1------1-1- || |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|| -5------5-5- || |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|| ------------ ||x3|-----------------|| -5------5-5- ||x3|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
INTRO
synth arrengment (same tuning)
|| ---6-10-6----10-13-10-|---3-6-3---|---6-10-6----10-13-10-|---13-17-13--- ||
|| ----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------------- ||
||O----------------------|-----------|----------------------|--------------O||
||O-8--------12----------|-5---------|-8--------------------|-0------------O||
|| ----------------------|-----------|----------10----------|-------------- ||
|| ----------------------|-----------|----------------------|-------------- ||x2
guitar enters second time
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|------------------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------|
|------------------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------|
|---8--------12----------|-5---------|-8--------5-----------|-0-------------|
VERSE I
P.M.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A5 C#5 F#5 C#5 A5 F#5 Db5 F#5
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|| -----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------ ||
||O-----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------O||
||O--8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-x-x-x-x--5-5-5-5-O||
|| --8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5- ||
|| --8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5- ||x2
A5 C#5 F#5 C#5
Nobody ever had a dream round here
A5 F#5 Db5 F#5
But I don't really mind that it's starting to get to me
A5 C#5 F#5 C#5
Nobody ever pulls the seams round here,
A5 F#5 Db5 F#5
But I don't really mind that it's starting to get to me
PRE-CHORUS
let ring-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E F#m B A D E C#m D
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|| ------10---------11----|-------13---------11----|-----8--------10---|-----6-------8--- ||
||O-----------------------|----12---------10----10-|-------------------|-----------------O||
||O---10---------12-------|-10-------10-8----------|---8-------10------|---7-------8-----O||
|| -8-------8-10-------10-|------------------------|-6-----6-8-------8-|-5-----5-6-----6- ||
|| -----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||x2
E F#m B A
I've got this energy beneath my feet
D E C#m D
Like something underground's gonna come up and carry me,
E F#m B A
I've got this sentimental heart that beats
D E C#m D
But I don't really mind that it's starting to get to me
E C#
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|------10---|-----7---|
|-----------|---------|
|---10------|---7-----|
|-8---------|-5-------|
|-----------|---------|
E C#
Now
CHORUS
F#m Dbm D E A F#m Db D E Db
|-3-----|-1-----|-3---5---|-------|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-2-----|
|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-6-----|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-3-----|
|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-7-----|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-2-----|
|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-8-----|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-0-----|
|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-8-----|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-------|
|-------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|---------|-------|
C# F#m
Why do you waste my time?
Dbm D E A
Is the answer to the question on your mind
F#m Db
And I'm sick of all my judges
D E Db
So scared of what they'll find
F#m Dbm D E A5 A#m Bm Bm7 Db
|-3-----|-1-----|-3---5---|---------|--------|--------|--------|
|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|---------|-8------|-11-----|--------|
|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-----7---|-8------|-8------|-11-----|
|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-8---9---|-10-----|-10-----|-12-----|
|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-8---9---|-10-----|-10-----|-12-----|
|-------|-------|---------|-8---9---|--------|--------|-0------|
F#m Dbm
But I know that I can make it
D E A5
As long as somebody takes me home
A#m Bm Bm7 Db
Every now and then
BRIDGE
___________________________________________________ _____
1.| 2. |
tied note
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|| -----13-15----15-13-15---(15)-|-15b16r15--13-------|----- ||------|
||O-/15-------------------|------|----------------15\-|-7---O||-14v--|
||O-----------------------|------|--------------------|-----O||------|
|| -----------------------|------|--------------------|----- ||------|
|| -----------------------|------|--------------------|----- ||------|
A C#m F#m
Have you ever seen the lights?
A C#m F#m
Have you ever seen the lights?
VERSE II
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P.M.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A5 C#5 F#5 C#5 A5 F#5 Db5 F#5
|| -----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------ ||
|| -----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------ ||
||O-----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------O||
||O--8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-x-x-x-x--5-5-5-5-O||
|| --8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5- ||
|| --8-8-8-8--12-12-12-12-|-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-|-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5- ||x2
A5 C#5 F#5 C#m
I took a shuttle on a shockwave ride
A5 F#5 Db5 F#5
Where people on the pen pull the trigger for accolades
A5 C#5 F#5 C#5
I took a bullet and i looked inside
A5 F#5 D5 F#5
And running through my veins an American masquerade
PRE-CHORUS
let ring-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E F#m B A D E C#m D
|| -----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||
|| ------10---------11----|-------13---------11----|-----8--------10---|-----6-------8--- ||
||O-----------------------|----12---------10----10-|-------------------|-----------------O||
||O---10---------12-------|-10-------10-8----------|---8-------10------|---7-------8-----O||
|| -8-------8-10-------10-|------------------------|-6-----6-8-------8-|-5-----5-6-----6- ||
|| -----------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------- ||x2
E F#m B A
I still remember grandma Dixie's wake
D E C#m D
I never really known anybody that died before
E F#m B A
Red white and blue upon a birthday cake
D E C#m D
my brother, he was born on the fourth of July
E C#
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|------10---|-----7---|
|-----------|---------|
|---10------|---7-----|
|-8---------|-5-------|
|-----------|---------|
E C#
And that's all
CHORUS
F#m Dbm D E A F#m Db D E Db
|-3-----|-1-----|-3---5---|-------|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-2-----|
|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-6-----|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-3-----|
|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-7-----|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-2-----|
|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-8-----|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-0-----|
|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-8-----|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-------|
|-------|-------|---------|-------|-------|-------|---------|-------|
C# F#m
Why do you waste my time?
Dbm D E A
Is the answer to the question on your mind
F#m Db
And I'm sick of all my judges
D E Db
So scared of what they'll find
F#m Dbm D E A5 G#m F#m A#m
|-3-----|-1-----|-3---5---|-------|-------|-3-----|-2-----|
|-3-----|-3-----|-4---6---|-------|-------|-3-----|-3-----|
|-3-----|-2-----|-3---5---|-------|-5-----|-3-----|-4-----|
|-5-----|-0-----|-5---7---|-8-----|-7-----|-5-----|-4-----|
|-5-----|-------|-6---8---|-8-----|-7-----|-5-----|-2-----|
|-------|-------|---------|-8-----|-7-----|-------|-------|
F#m Dbm
But I know that I can make it
D E A5
As long as somebody takes me home
G#m F#m A#m
Every now and then
B5
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
C#5
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D5 E5 rallentando
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|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15--15--15--15-|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15--15--15--15-|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15--15--15--15-|
B5 C#5
Every now and then
D5 E5
Every now and then
OUTRO
|| -18-18-17----------------|-18-18-17----------------|
|| ----------18-20-18----18-|----------18-20-18----18-|
||O-------------------19----|-------------------19----|
||O-------------------------|-------------------------|
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| A C#m F#m C#m
|| -------------5-----------|-3-----------5-----------|
|| -6-----------6-----------|-3-----------6-----------|
||O-7-----------7-----------|-3-----------7-----------|
||O-8-----------7-----------|-5-----------7-----------|
|| -8-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|
|-18-18-17----------------|------------------------- ||
|----------18-20-18-------|----18----------18------- ||
|-------------------19-17-|-19----19-17-19----19-17-O||
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| D (C shape) D (A shape) C#m E (C shape)
|-3-----------6-----------|-5------------5---------- ||
|-4-----------8-----------|-6------------6---------- ||
|-3-----------8-----------|-7------------5----------O||
|-5-----------8-----------|-7------------7----------O||
|-6-----------6-----------|-5------------8---------- ||
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A C#m F#m C#m D C#m E
You know I see Lon-don, I see Sam's Town
A C#m F#m C#m D C#m E
Holds my hand and let's my hair down
A C#m F#m C#m D C#m E
Rolls that world right off my shoulder
A C#m F#m C#m D C#m E
I see Lon-don, I see Sam's Town
F#
Now
slightly fade
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