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Drop B E tuning:
B E D G B E

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Riff A x2

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------3p0--------------------3p0------------------------
b-3h5----5br--------3--3p0--3h5----5br-----3--3p0-----------------

w/ Delay

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------14h16-16-16-16--16-16---16--16-------
d-12h14--14---14-14-14-14-----------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------14-14h16-14--14b-r-14---------------
d-12h14-14-14-14--14--14-14---------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------

Verse 1   ...We barely remember...
...here, right now...

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-x-x-----------x-x-----------x-x----------x-x----x-x----x-x------
e-x-x-----------x-x-----------x-x----------x-x----x-x----x-x1010--
b-x-x-----------x-x-----------x-x----------x-x----x-x----x-x-8-8--

Pre Chorus   ...ho-ly, reality...

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
e10-1010101010-12--12-12-12-12-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-17-17-----
b-8--8-8-8-8-8-10--10-10-10-10-17-17-17-17-17--17-17-17-15-15-----

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
e10-1010101010-12--12-12-12-12-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-5-5-5-----------
b-8--8-8-8-8-8-10--10-10-10-10-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5-3-3-3-----------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
e10-1010101010-12--12-12-12-12-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-17-17-----
b-8--8-8-8-8-8-10--10-10-10-10-17-17-17-17-17--17-17-17-15-15-----

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
e10-1010101010-12--12-12-12-12-3----3----10-----10----5-----------
b-8--8-8-8-8-8-10--10-10-10-10-1----1-----8------8----3-----------

Chorus: Riff A x6
then

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------3p0----------5-7------5-7-------5-----------------
b-3h5----5br--------3--3p0---3-5------3-5-------3-----------------

Interlude:

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------0h2-2h4-4---------------------0h2-2h4-4-------
e---------5p0---0---0---0---0-----------5p0---0---0---0---0-------
b-0h3-3-3-----0-----------------0h3-3-3-----0---------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------0h2-2h4-4-------------------------------------
e---------5p0---0---0---0---0-----------5p0---0-------------------
b-0h3-3-3-----0-----------------0h3-3-3-----0---------------------

...Alive !...

x2
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-5/7-7-7-8-7-710----7-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-8-7-710----7-5-5-5-5-----
b-3/5-5-5-6-5-5-8----5-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-6-5-5-8----5-3-3-3-3-----

Solo: Guitar One transcribed this wrong, 
so here is the “real way” of playing it

w/ delay

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------15-
g----------------------------------14-14h16--16-16---16--14-16----
d-12h14--12-14--14---14-14---14-14--------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------15--14--------14-15----
g------------------------------14h16-14------------14-14----------
d-12h14--14-14--14---14-14-------------------------------------12-
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-0-----------15-14-----------------------------------------------
g----11--12----------12h14----12~~~~-14-14b-14~~~-12-11--12-11-9b-
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------7--8------------------7--8-----------------------
g-9~~~~~~~~--------------9--7-6---6------------9--7-6---6---------
d------------9-----------------------9----------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-7----7----6----5------------------------------------------------
d---------------------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------

after second bridge

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-7----------------14-7----------14-7------------14-7----------x--
b-5----------------12-5----------12-5------------12-5----------x--

2nd Verse   ...Twirling round with...

x2
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-7-----5------12----10-----7-----5-------12----10----------------
b-5-----3------10-----8-----5-----3-------10-----8----------------

...be, alive and breathing...

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-7---7---7-5----x-x-x-x-x-x--12---12--12-10------5---------------
b-5---5---5-3----x-x-x-x-x-x--10---10--10--8------3---------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-7---7---7-5----x-x-x-x-x-x--12---12--12-10----------------------
b-5---5---5-3----x-x-x-x-x-x--10---10--10--8------0---------------

Interlude: x3

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------0---------------------------------------------------
e-0---5---3-----------0--------3----------------------------------
b-----------------3-------3---------0--3--------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
e------12---10---10---------------10------------------------------
b-12-----------------10--12--10----------0--10--------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
e----0---3-2-0--------------0---3-2-0----0--5--3--0---3-2-0-------
b------3-------3--3--3--3-----3-------3-------------3-------3--3--

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------0--------------------
e---------0---3-2-0---7-------------0--5--3------0----3-----------
b-3--3------3-------3-5------------------------3----3-----0--3----

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------0h2-0--x-x---------------------0h2-0--x-x---
e-------------5h7----------------------------5h7------------------
b-3h5-x-x-x-x-----x-x------------3h5-x-x-x-x-----x-x--------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------0h2-0--x-x-------------0h2------------------
e-------------5h7----------------------5h7-0-----0-5h7-0----------
b-3h5-x-x-x-x-----x-x------------3h5-5-------------------3--------

Chorus

x5
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-0---3-5------3-5---5-7-----5-7-----5--------6-7-----------------
b------------3-------3-5-----3-5-----3--------4-5-----------------

Outro:

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
e-0h2---p0h2--0h2--0h2---2-3-2-3--0----0-------0------0-5---5-----
b-0-----------------------------------------------------3---3p0---

free time

e------------------------------------------------------------(12)-
b--------------------------------------------------------(12)-----
g--------------------4---4-2h4p2-0-------------------(12)---------
d---------2-------------------------4h5--4p2----------------------
e-0-------0---------------------------------------(12)------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------

that’s all
fuck, that’s too long, with too many odd time signatures
that sound like regular 4/4 any way.....

trevor jones
timmy91199@yahoo.ca