Grim Goodbye Chords & Tabs
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
The Grim Goodbye
Don't You Fake It
2007
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com
This is the most kickass RJA song!!! that has a length of 7:40, so long!!!
I'm going to cover this song and post it on youtube!!! this song is originally
played in Drop C. I just converted it to Standard EADGBe for the lazy people
who are too lazy to tune their guitars. Sounds decent too!!! Their Lead Guitarist
named ELIAS used different MeTALLIC EFECTS in this song, I tabbed them too!!!
Key: Eb
Beat: 3/4
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Cm - x35543
G# - 466544
Eb - x68886
Bb - x13331
Gm - 355333
Fm - 133111
Bb/D - x587xx
G - 355433
Intro:
Silent: x4
Cm
e|----3------------3-----3------6-----6-|
B|-----------3--------------------------|
G|--------5-----5------------5-----5----|
D|------5------------------5------------|
A|-3------------------3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Distortion Part
e|----3------------3-----3----|-----------------|
B|-----------3--------------4-|-----------------|
G|--------5-----5-------------|-5---5-----------|
D|------5---------------------|-5---5-----------|
A|-3------------------3-------|-3---3-----------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------|
Distortion: Cm--Cm-- x4
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-5---5-----------|
D|-5---5-----------|
A|-3---3-----------|
E|-----------------|
Cm
Whoaa
Cm
whoaaaaaa my eyes
Fm Cm
Whoaaaaaa close it today
Cool Metallic Riff 1: after "today" b means bend
e|-15b-
B|-----
G|-----
D|-----
A|-----
E|-----
Pre Verse:
Cm-Cm-Gm-Eb Cm-Cm-Gm-Cm
Don't you try to take me down
Cm-Cm-Gm-Eb
don't you try to take me over
Cm-Cm-Gm-Cm
won't you try to break me?
Verse 1:
Clean:
Cm G#
The complexities moving in
Eb
and I feel that I do
Bb/D Cm
not have the strength
G#
tragedies plaguing me solemnly
Eb (metallic riff 2)
Its affecting my will
Metallic Riff 2: ~ means hold
e|-8~-
B|-8~-
G|-8~-
D|----
A|----
E|----
Distortion:
Cm G# (metallic riff 3)
Then Wait now that I've found you
Eb Bb/D Cm
situations from dark now change to gray
G#
Disregarding my absence of memories
Eb Bb/D
its perpetually blinding me of sanity
Cm G#
and just when I'm giving in
Eb Bb/D Cm
as I try to scale these walls
G# (metallic riff 4)
Jericho falls around me
Eb Bb/D
and I feel that I've strayed too long
Metallic Riff 3: tr means tremolo effect
e|--------11tr-|
B|-8h9--8------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
Cool Riff: at "memories"
e|-1-----------|
B|-----4---1---|
G|---3---3---3-|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
Cool riff: at "and just when I'm giving in" Palm muted
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-8-6-5-------| x8
A|-------8-6-5-|
E|-palm-mute---
Metallic Riff 4:
e|-------6tr-|
B|-4--3------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
Refrain:
Silence:
Cm Eb
And darkness is fading in
Cm Eb(palm mute)
and darkness is real
Silence Riff:
Cm Eb Cm Eb
e|-------------|---------3---|-------------|-------------|
B|-------4-----|---4---4---4-|-------4-----|-------------|
G|-5---5---5---|-3---3-------|-5---5---5---|-8--8-8--8-8-|
D|---5-------5-|-------------|---5-------5-|-8--8-8--8-8-|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-6--6-6--6-6-|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-palm-mute---|
x2 x2 x2
Chorus 1:
Cm G# Eb Gm
Ohhhhhh
Cm G# Eb Bb/D
Ohhhh my eyes
Cm G# Eb Gm
ohhhhhhh
Cm G#
closing slowly
Eb Bb/D (metallic riff 5)
Growl: I try
Metallic riff 5:
e|-14h15tr-14h15tr-|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Interlude: Cm
e|------|-------------|--------3~-|
B|----4-|-------------|----4------|
G|-5--5-|-------------|-5--5------|
D|-5--5-|-8-6-5-------|-5--5------|
A|-3----|-------8-6-5-|-3---------|
E|------|-palm-mute---|-----------|
e|------|-------------|--------8~-|
B|----4-|-------------|----4---8~-|
G|-5--5-|-------------|-5--5------|
D|-5--5-|-8-665-------|-5--5------|
A|-3----|-------8-6-5-|-3---------|
E|------|-palm-mute---|-----------|
Verse 2:
Cm G# (metallic riff 3)
Fate seems to recreate
Eb Bb/D (metallic riff 6)
I just can not escape
Cm G#
Something holds me down and
Eb
makes me act a way
Bb/D
I can't explain
Cm G#
Even now I can feel it
Eb
coming over me choking me
Bb/D Cm
as I'm falling behind
G# (metallic riff 4)
You can say you know me
Eb
but you have no clue what
Bb/D
my dreams could show you
Metallic Riff 3: at "recreate"
e|--------11tr-|
B|-8h9--8------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
Metallic Riff 6:
e|---------------|
B|-3h4---3---1---|
G|-----3---3---3-|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Cool Riff: at "makes me act a way"
e|-1-----------|
B|-----4---1---|
G|---3---3---3-|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_red_jumpsuit_apparatus/grim_goodbye_tab_ver_4.html ]
Cool Riff: at "Even now..."
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-8-6-5-------| x8
A|-------8-6-5-|
E|-palm-mute---
Metallic Riff 4: at "you know me"
e|-------6tr-|
B|-4--3------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus 1)
Refrain 2: Do Refrain 1 silence riff
Growl:
Cm Eb Cm
I
Eb Cm
Can't
Eb Cm Eb (metallic riff 7)
Can't win tell me who you see
Metallic Riff 7:
e|-10btr-
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
Cm Eb
I feel something deep inside me
Cm Eb
I feel deep inside
Bridge:
Cm
I feel something deep inside me
Eb Gm
and I can't let this go whoa
Cm
I feel something deep inside me
Eb Gm
and I can't let this go whoa (growl)
Cm Eb
Lie as I try to steer clear
Gm
and I try to stay sober
Cm Eb
This is taking me over
Gm
And my dreams complicate it
Growl:
Cm (metallic riff 8)
I just can not let this go
Cm (metallic riff 8)
I tried so many times to tell you
G#
I just I can not let this go
Bb G# G(hold)
I just can not win
Metallic Riff 8:
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-3-4-3-----|
D|-5-6-5-0-1-|
A|-------1-3-|
E|-----------|
Cool Riff: at "go I just..."
G# Bb G# G
e|-------|-------|-------|---|
B|-------|-------|-------|---|
G|-----3-|-----5-|-----3-|---|
D|---1---|---3---|---1---|-5-|
A|-------|-------|-------|-5-|
E|-4-----|-6-----|-4-----|-3-|
Interlude:
Silence: up to Verse 3
Cm Bb
e|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-1---1---1---|-0---0---0---| repeat many times
A|---3---3---3-|---1---1---1-|
E|-------------|-------------|
Bass Line: while doing interlude
G|------------------|
D|-1h3--1--0--------|
A|-----------1--1h3-|
E|------------------|
Verse 3:
Cm
See you
I see you falling away
Bb(hold)
I see you you
Killing me soflty
Cm
I see you you falling
away I see you you
Bass Line: while doing verse 3, do it twice
G|-------0--1--0-----0----------0--1-|
D|----1-----------3-------1--3-------|
A|-3-------------------3-------------| x2
E|-----------------------------------|
G|-------0---1--0-----0--------------------|
D|----1------------3--------1--3--1--0-----|
A|-3---------------------3--------------1~-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 3: While doing Verse 3, do it twice
e|-3-----------------3--------6-------|
B|----4-----3--4--------4--------4----|
G|-------5--------3--------5--------3-|
D|------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Verse 4:
Cm Eb Cm Eb
Don't take what's in front of me
Cm Eb Cm Eb
open eyes can see I have everything
Cm Eb Cm Eb
Tell you don't take what's in front of me
Cm Eb Cm Eb
tell you don't take what's in me
Guitar 2: While doing Verse 4, do it twice
Cm Eb
e|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|---0-1-3-1-0-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-| x2
A|-3-----------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-palm mute---|-palm mute---|
Cm Eb
e|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-----0-3-1-0-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-1-3-1-3-1-0-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-| x2
A|-3-5---------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-palm mute---|-palm mute---|
Interlude:
Silence: Cm
e|-3--3--3-|-6--6--6-|
B|-4--4--4-|-4--4--4-|
G|-5--5--5-|-5--5--5-|
D|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|
x3
Chorus 2:
Growl:
Cm G#
Lie
Eb Gm Cm G#
which one lied
Eb Bb/D Cm G#
When I feel it come a way
Eb Gm
way ohhh
Cm G# Eb Bb/D
that's why I try lie
Interlude:
Cm
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-| repeat many times
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-palm mute---
Crowd singing: Cm
e|-------------------------|
B|---1-1-1-1-1-4-3-1-1-1-1-|
G|-3-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------| repeat many times
E|-------------------------|
Verse 5:
Cm
I see you coming my way
dreams may fall more everyday
(metallic riff 9)
I see you looking my way
Metallic riff 9:
e|-10--10--10--11tr-|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Growl:
Cm G# Eb Gm
And I've tried just to separate dreams from
Cm G# Eb Bb/D
reality watch to satisfy this wanting
Cm G# Eb Gm
Try to stay righteous try to
Cm G# Eb(hold) Bb/D
stay sober but then I can't win
Outro:
Silence:
Cm Eb Cm Eb
And I know you and I
Cm Eb Cm
know you and I know you
Growl:
Cm
Lie
Silence Riff:
Cm Eb
e|-------------|---------3---|
B|-------4-----|---4---4---4-|
G|-5---5---5---|-3---3-------|
D|---5-------5-|-------------| x4
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|
x2 x2
Pre Growl:
e|------------|
B|-3--4--3--4-|
G|------------|
D|------------| x4
A|------------|
E|------------|
Growl:
e|---
B|---
G|-5-
D|-5-
A|-3-
E|---
