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Tuning: Half-Step Down 

Intro: 
eb|-------------------------------------------------0---0-0-0---0-0-| 
Bb|-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5hbr5-5-5hbr5-5-| 
Gb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7p5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| 
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                       ^       ^ 
                               *pre-bend the 5 up a half step (to a 6) and then hit & release it* 


eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Db|-7-----7-----7---5-----5-----5---3-----3----3---3-----3-----3----| 
Ab|-7-----7-----7---5-----5-----5---3-----3----3---3-----3-----3----| 
Eb|-5-----5-----5---3-----3-----3---1-----1----1---1-----1-----1----| 
  |                                                                 | 
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
Gb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7p5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7p5-7p5-7p5-5-5-| 
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 


eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|-----------------7-----7-----7---5-----5----5---5-----5-----5----| 
Db|-7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7---5-----5----5---5-----5-----5----| 
Ab|-7-----7-----7---5-----5-----5---3-----3----3---3-----3-----3----| 
Eb|-5-----5-----5---------------------------------------------------| 
  |                                                                 | 
eb|-------------------------------------------------0---0-0-0---0-0-| 
Bb|-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5hbr5-5-5hbr5-5-| 
Gb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7p5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| 
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 


eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Db|-7-------------7-5-------------5-3-------------------------------| 
Ab|-7-------------7-5-------------5-3-------------------------------| 
Eb|-5-------------5-3-------------3-1-------------------------------| 
  |                                                                 | 
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------| 
Bb|-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5\---| 
Gb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7p5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5\---| 
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------| 
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------| 
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------| 



Verse: x2  (lead comes in on second time) 
eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
Bb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
Gb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
Db|----------------------------------|---------777777775555555555555555-| 
Ab|-77777777555555553333333333333333-|-77777777555555553333333333333333-| 
Eb|-55555555333333331111111111111111-|-55555555-------------------------| 
  | pm..............................   .............................    | 
  |                                                                     | 
eb|----------5--------------0---0----|----------5--------------0--00000-| 
Bb|-888555558-85-555-55555555^555^55-|-888555558-8585-5-55555553/555555-| 
Gb|-------------7---7----------------|---------------7-7----------------| 
Db|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
Ab|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
Eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
    pm......................  ..  ..   ........................ 



Chorus: x2 
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|-5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------| 
Db|-5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---3-3---| 
Ab|-3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3---5-5---7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---3-3---| 
Eb|---------------------------3-3---5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---1-1---| 


Then repeat the first two parts of the INTRO & then the same VERSE and Chorus 


INTERLUDE: 
eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Gb|-------------------------------------------|-----------------7---------------5-----------| 
Db|-7--------------5---------------3----------|-7---------------7---------------5-----------| 
Ab|-7--------------5---------------3----------|-7---------------5---------------3-----------| 
Eb|-5--------------3---------------1----------|-5-------------------------------------------| 
  |                                                                                         | 
eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Bb|------------5---------------5--------------|-------------5---------------5---6p5---------| 
Gb|-5------5h7-----5-------5h7-----5----------|-5-------5h7-----5-------5h7-----------------| 
Db|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
  |                                                                                         | 
eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Gb|-9------9h10-12-9-------9h10-12-9----------|-9-------9h10-12-9-------9h10-12-14p12-------| 
Db|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
    (this harmony is there, it's just really quiet) 


INTERLUDE/Bridge: (the rhythm is to leave out the 1st eighth beat, and play the rest) 
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-33333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-| 
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
     pm..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 


eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-33333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-3333333-| 
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  |  pm..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... | 
  |                                                                  | 
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|------------------------------------------7777777-5555555-5555555-| 
Db|--7777777-5555555-3333333-3333333-7777777-------------------------| 
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
     pm..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 


BUILD-UP: 
eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Gb|-------------------------------------------|-----------------7---------------5-----------| 
Db|-7--------------5---------------3----------|-7---------------7---------------5-----------| 
Ab|-7--------------5---------------3----------|-7---------------5---------------3-----------| 
Eb|-5--------------3---------------1----------|-5-------------------------------------------| 
  |                                                                                         | 
eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Bb|------------5---------------5--------------|-------------5---------------5---6p5---------| 
Gb|-5------5h7-----5-------5h7-----5----------|-5-------5h7-----5-------5h7-----------------| 
Db|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
  |                                                                                         | 
eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Gb|-9------9h10-12-9-------9h10-12-9----------|-9-------9h10-12-9-------9h10-12-14p12-------| 
Db|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| 


Chorus: x4 
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|-5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------| 
Db|-5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5---7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---3-3---| 
Ab|-3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3---5-5---7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7---3-3---| 
Eb|---------------------------3-3---5---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---1-1---| 


Last two times, play this overtop: 
eb|-------------------------------------------------0---0-0-0---0-0-| 
Bb|-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5hbr5-5-5hbr5-5-| 
Gb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7p5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| 
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 


And play that slowly over the last chord: 

eb|-------------| 
Bb|-------------| 
Gb|-------------| 
Db|-7-----------| 
Ab|-7-----------| 
Eb|-5-----------| 


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| /   slide up 
| \   slide down 
| h   hammer-on 
| p   pull-off 
| ~   vibrato 
| +   harmonic 
| x   Mute note 
| b   Bend 
| pb  Pre-bend 
| br  Bend release 
| pbr Pre-bend release 
| brb Bend release bend 

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Written by Greg Barnett/Eric Keen/Joe Godino/Tom May

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