Mystery
Performed By: LIVE
From the Album: "Songs from Black Mountain"
Lyrics & Music Written By: Edward Kowalczyk
Comments, questions, corrections, requests welcome
Eb(D#) Tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Low to High
(D# G# C# F# A# d#) Low to High
Chords used in order of appearence
(Low to High):
A/D | x x x 6 5 5
Gbmaj7 | x x x 3 2 2
Gb | 2 4 4 3 2 2
G | 3 5 5 4 3 3
D5 | x 5 7 7 x x
A5 | 5 7 7 x x x
B5 | x 2 4 4 x x
G5 | 3 5 5 x x x
C#5 | x 4 6 6 x x
Verse 1:
(Palm mute each note)
1st/3 2nd/4
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My ammunition won't load into my gun
My inhibitions, they fall like the weight from a stone
A/D A/D Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7
You lead my heart away, like a homeless, dusted fool
A/D A/D Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7
Somehow this dimestore ring still shines like a diamond to you
Pre-chorus:
Gb G
Oh, how it deepens
Gb G
Oh, how it deepens
Chorus 1:
D5 A5 B5 G5
Your mystery..... keeps on turnin' me on
D5 A5 B5 G5(once)
Your mystery.....
Verse 2:
Note: Guitar 1 plays the chords without parenthesis
Guitar 2 plays the chords with parenthesis
(* = A 3rd Guitar plays the picking part of Verse 1 once w/both endings
under Guitars 1 & 2 and leads into Pre-chorus)
D5 (A/D) C#5 (A/D) B5 (Gbmaj7) (Gbmaj7)
Thought I knew the rules, thought I held it in my hand
D5 (A/D) C#5 (A/D) B5 (Gbmaj7) (Gbmaj7)
Thought I was bulletproof, 'til the blood pooled up in the sand
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D5 (A/D) C#5 (A/D) B5 (Gbmaj7) (Gbmaj7)
Are you a satellite? A shooting star, or a dove?
D5 (A/D) C#5 (A/D) B5 (Gbmaj7)
Did we put you way up there or did God send you down from above?
(Gbmaj7)
Above....
(Repeat Pre-chorus)
Chorus 2:
D5 A5 B5 G5
Your mystery..... keeps on turnin' me on
D5 A5 B5 G5
Your mystery..... burns me up like the sun
D5 A5
Your mystery.....
Bridge:
(Split into 2 parts. Part one is guitar 1 playing power chords
Part two is guitar 2 playing a lead part)
Part 1:
B5 A5 G5
Mine eyes have seen the glory of a love that does transcend
B5 A5 G5 A5
Mine eyes have seen the worst inside of man
B5 A5 G5
And the fear is like a fallen bridge, a broken promise
B5 A5 G5 G5
And the proof is in the bloodshot eyes of the one who failed to see
Part 2:
Note: Listen to the recording to get how this is played
eb|----------------------------0-------0----0h2--2----2--2--3--2--|
Bb|--0----2----2/3--3----3--3-----3-------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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--0----2----3----3--3------------------------------------------|
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(* = played 16 times)
Chorus 3:
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D5 A5 B5 G5
Your mystery..... keeps on turnin' me on!
D5 A5 B5 G5
Your mystery..... burns me up like the sun
(* = After playing the B5, Guitar 2 does a slide
from G-string 12th fret down the fretboard)
(Repeat Chorus 3 without slide)
Outro:
D5 A5 B5 G5 G5
Your mystery
(Heaven is one so why believe when you can see it for yourself)?
END ON:
eb|--5--|
Bb|--5--|
Gb|--7--|
Db|--7--|
Ab|--5--|
Eb|--5--|
END
