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S.O.S. - Matt Skiba - Demos
Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
Tabbed by Jack Cookson (Torn Asunder)
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These are the chords for Matt Skiba's new song 'S.O.S.' which is on his new
upcoming solo album 'Demos' which is due to be out this August. Please be
aware I don't know the definite lyrics so I'm just putting down what I can
hear. If you have any corrections, I'll be more than happy to put update the
tab with them. I've indicated the lines I'm not sure on with a '(?)'.
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Chords used (Standard power chords):
E5 (022xxx)
A5 (x022xx)
B5 (x244xx)
Bmaj(No 5th) (x214xx)
C#5 (x466xx)
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Intro: E5 x16
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Verse 1:
E5 A5
Such a shame, what became of your broken heart
C#5 B5
To this day it remains hanging in the dark
E5 A5
I'm afraid and ashamed of the things she said
C#5 B5
Never been so alive never felt more dead
Pre-chorus:
E5 B5
And these days, all this pain, but the water's red (?)
C#5 A5
I entertain these insane visions in my head
E5 B5
I fell in love just above all the paper trails (?)
C#5 A5 B5
While the boat swims in circles and I sink in sales (?)
Chorus:
B5 E5
S.O.S. please rescue me
A5 B5
You're out of breath, I'm out of steam
E5
I hold you safely in my heart (?)
A5 B5
Our love has torn this ship apart
Bmaj E5
Please rescue me
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E5 x8
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Verse 3:
E5 A5
It's a crime, all this time we've been lost for words
C#5 B5
Lost at sea, we believed everything we heard
E5 A5
For last night, I was riding the ocean blue
C#5 B5
Now I swim with the fishes and sink with you
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/matt_skiba/sos_crd.html ]
Pre-chorus:
E5 B5
And these days, all this pain, but the water's red (?)
C#5 A5
I entertain these insane visions in my head
E5 B5
I fell in love just above all the paper trails (?)
C#5 A5 B5
While the boat swims in circles and I sink in sales (?)
Chorus:
B5 E5
S.O.S. please rescue me
A5 B5
You're out of breath, I'm out of steam
E5
I hold you safely in my heart (?)
A5 B5
Our love has torn this ship apart
B5 E5
S.O.S come rescue me
A5 B5
Losing all ??? ??? ??? <--- Really can't make out this line
E5
I need a hand to save my soul (?)
A5 B5
To pull me from this all time hole (?)
Bridge:
B5 A5 B5 A5
Rescue me, rescue me
B5 A5
Rescue me
B5 A5 Bmaj
Rescue me
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Interlude chords: E5x8, A5x4, B5x4
Riff played over the top:
E5 A5
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9---11-11---13-13-13-13-13-13--16-16-16---14-14-14--13-13--
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x---x--x----x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x----x--x--x---x--x---
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7---9--9----11-11-11-11-11-11--14-14-14---12-12-12--11-11--
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
Important Note:
B5
--------------------| This riff is also played over the final chorus, but
--------------------| if you don't have a second guitarist handy, just play
-11-11-11-11-11-11--| interlude chords displayed above, they'll sound okay
-x--x--x--x--x--x---| on their own, it's just Matt likes to make a lot of
-9--9--9--9--9--9---| songs with two guitar tracks for more melodic beef
--------------------| I guess.
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Final chorus:
These aren't the right lyrics, but I really can't make out what he's
singing, the chords are right though. If you have any idea what they are just
say in a comment, though probably we'll find out the exact lyrics when the
album is released.
B5 E5
S.O.S. please rescue me
A5 B5
You're out of breath, I'm out of steam
E5
I hold you safely in my heart
A5 B5
Our love has torn this ship apart
Bmaj E5
Please rescue me
