Tom: B
Intro Riff:
B A B A
E|------------------------5vvv-|---------------------5vvv---2-----2----|
B|---------------5vvv---4------|------------5vvv----4-------4--2--4--2-|
G|------4vvv-------------------|---4vvv---------------------4--2--4--2-|
D|---4---------2------2--------|--4--------2-------2--------4--2--4--2-|
A|-2---------0-----------------|-2--------0-----------------2--0--2--0-|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------2-----2----|
Verse:
B A
E|------2----------------------------------------------------|
B|------4----------------------------2-----------------------|
G|------4----------------------------2-----------------------|
D|------4----------------------------2-----------------------|
A|------2----------------------------0-----------------------|
E|------2----------------------------------------------------|
It's not how fast you can go, the force goes into the flow.
B A
E|----2---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----4--------------------------------2------------------------|
G|----4--------------------------------2------------------------|
D|----4--------------------------------2------------------------|
A|----2--------------------------------0------------------------|
E|----2---------------------------------------------------------|
If you pick up the beat, you can forget about the heat.
[play 1st half of intro riff]
More than just survival
More than just a flash
More than just a dotted line
B A
E|------------------2-------------------|
B|------------------4---------2---------|
G|------------------4---------2---------|
D|------------------4---------2---------|
A|------------------2---------0---------|
E|------------------2-------------------|
More than just a dash...
[play verse]
It's a test of ultimate will
A heartbreak climb uphill
Got to pick up the pace
If you want to stay in the race...
[play 1st half of intro riff]
More than blind ambition
More than simple greed
More than a finish line
E|----------------------------------------------------5-2vvv--|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------4vvv--------------------------4---------|
D|------------------4-----------------------------2-----------|
A|----------------2-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Must feed this burning need. In the long run...
Chorus #1 & #3:
B E F# E
E|-7--------------7-----2----------------------------0-----------|
B|-7--------------9-----2----------------------------0-----------|
G|-8--------------9-----3----------------------------1-----------|
D|-9--------------9-----4----------------------------2-----------|
A|-9--------------7-----4----------------------------2-----------|
E|-7--------------7-----2----------------------------0-----------|
From first to last, the peak is never passed. Something
Abm F#
E|------------------4------------------------2-------------------|
B|------------------4------------------------2-------------------|
G|------------------4------------------------3-------------------|
D|------------------6------------------------4-------------------|
A|------------------6------------------------4-------------------|
E|------------------4------------------------2-------------------|
always fires the light that gets in your eyes.
B E F# E
E|-7-----------7----2--------------------------0------------------|
B|-7-----------9----2--------------------------0------------------|
G|-8-----------9----3--------------------------1------------------|
D|-9-----------9----4--------------------------2------------------|
A|-9-----------7----4--------------------------2------------------|
E|-7-----------7----2--------------------------0------------------|
One moment time, and glory rolls on by. Like a streak of
E E E E F# F# F#
E|-----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---2---2-------------|
B|-----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---3---3-------------|
G|-----------------1--1-----1--1------------3---3---4-------------|
D|-----------------2--2-----1--1------------4---4---4-------------|
A|-----------------2--2-----2--2------------4---4---4-------------|
E|-----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---2---2-------------|
Lightning, that flashes and fades in the summer sky.
[play 1st half of intro riff]
then:
A
E|--------------|
B|------2-------|
G|------2-------|
D|------2-------|
A|------0-------|
E|--------------|
[play verse chords]
Your meters may overload
You can rest at the side of the road
You can miss a stride
But nobody gets a free ride.
[play 1st half of intro rif]
More than high performance
More than just a spark
More than just the bottom line
A A A A A
E|--------------------------------------------------5-2vvv-----|
B|------------2----2--2---2--2---------------------------------|
G|------------2----2--2---2--2---------------------4-----------|
D|------------2----2--2---2--2--------------------2------------|
A|------------0----0--0---0--0---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
or a lucky shot in the dark... in the long run
[play chorus]
Bridge:
E|-------------12--17vvv-|---------------------------------|
B|----------15-----------|---------------------------------|
G|-------14--------------|---------------------------------|
D|----12-----------------|-----------4---------4-----------|
A|-----------------------|---5-5-5-7---5-5-5-7-------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------5---------|
<------- Repeat 10 times ---------|
Solo: Not Transcribed
Guitar tacet, then:
[play 1st half of bridge riff]
Chorus #2
C# F# Ab
From first to last
The peak is never passed
F# Bbm
Something always fires the light
Ab
That gets in your eyes
C# F# Ab
One moment time
And glory rolls on by
F#
Like a streak of lightning
F# F# F# F# Ab Ab
That flashes and fades in the summer sky
Chorus #3:
[play Chorus #1 chords until finish]
Transcription Notes:
'v' indicates shallow tremelo action... basically vibrato.
'|' indicates a certain section of music... not a traditional musical
measure
