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Tom: Db

     D#7  Bmaj7  A#7sus4  D#m7  G#7sus4   A#7  F#  C#  G#m7  D#m
E |--6----2------6--------9-----4---------6----9---4--11----11--||
B |--7----4------6--------7-----4---------6----11--6--12----11--||
G |--6----3------8--------6-----6---------7----11--x--11----11--||
D |--8----4------6--------8-----4---------6----11--6--13----13--||
A |--6----2------8--------6-----6---------8----9---4--11----13--||
E |--x----x-----(6)-------x----(4)-------(6)--------------------||

(intro/figure 1. nb–only the root chord is indicated)

         D#    B          A#               D#    G#         A#
E |--xxx-6--6-x2--2-2-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6-xxx-9--9-x4--4-4-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6--||
B |--xxx-7--7-x4--4-4-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6-xxx-7--7-x4--4-4-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6--||
G |--xxx-6--6-x3--3-3-xxx-8--8-x7--7-7-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6-xxx-8--8-x7--7-7--||
D |--xxx-8--8-x4--4-4-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6-xxx-8--8-x4--4-4-xxx-6--6-x6--6-6--||
A |--xxx-6--6-x2--2---xxx-8--8-x8--8---xxx-6--6-x6--6---xxx-8--8-x8--8----||
E |----------------------(6)(6)(6)(6)-----------(4)(4)-----(6)(6)(6)------||
        U  U UD  D U     U  U UD  D U     U  U UD  D U     U  U UD  D U

(play Figure 1 twice through. On the third time, instead of the D#7, play this chord as
Vocals begin) (0:20)
     F#
E |--13--------------------13-13x--|
B |--11--------------------11-11x--|
G |--11~~~~~~~hold~~~~~~~~~11-11x--|
D |--11--------------------11-11x--|
A |--9---------------------9--9-x--|
E |--x---------------------x--x----|
    D                     D  U
    “viciously she sleeps…"

(pre-chorus – play with a syncopated rhythm and lots of muted strumming) (0:40)
     D#7               Bmaj7   C#
E |--6-----------------2-------4---------------|
B |--7-----------------4-------6---------------|
G |--6-----------------3-------x---------------| play 4 times
D |--8-----------------4-------6---------------|
A |--6-----------------2-------4---------------|
E |--------------------------------------------|
    “don’t come too close…  …see my ghost…

(chorus – strum, smooth and fast) (1:00)
     D#m7    F#          G#m7            F#      C#
E |--6-------9-----------11--------------9-------4---------|
B |--7-------11----------12--------------11------6---------|
G |--6-------11----------11--------------11------6---------| play 4 times
D |--8-------11----------13--------------11------6---------|
A |--6-------9-----------11--------------9-------4---------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------|
    “all of us…  …going out tonight…  …walk all over your…

(figure 2 –strum staccato; punchy chords) (1:20)
     F#       C#         F#              C
E |--9--------4---------9---------------4--|
B |--11-------6---------11--------------6--|
G |--11-------6---------11--------------6--| play twice
D |--11-------6---------11--------------6--|
A |--9--------4---------9---------------4--|
E |----------------------------------------|
   “im sorry,   that i let you go whoa…

(figure 3 – off beat reggae-like rhythm) (x’s indicate palm mute)(1:30)
        F#            G#m7
E |----x9--x9-----x---11---x---11---------------------|
B |----x11-x11----x---12---x---12---------------------|
G |----x11-x11----x---11---x---11---------------------|
D |----x11-x11----x---13---x---13---------------------| play 4 times
A |----x9--x9-----x---11---x---11---------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------|
  “i al--wa-ys  seem to play these games…-|

(repeat chorus)

then; (2:03)
     D#m          F#
E |--6------------9--------------|
B |--7------------11-------------|
G |--6~~~~hold~~~~11~~~~hold~~~~-|
D |--8------------11-------------|
A |--6------------9--------------|
E |------------------------------|

(outro/figure 4) (2:07)
     D#m                 F#        G#m7 F#
E |--11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-9--x-9--x-11-x-9---|
B |--11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-12-x-11--|
G |--11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11--|
D |--13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-11-x-11-x-13-x-11--|
A |--13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-9--x-9--x-11-x-9---|
E |-----------------------------------------|

(play outro with an off beat reggae-like rhythm 5 times through, varying the strumming
Slightly each time (listen to the record) until 2:33. after that, revert back to the
Strumming rhythm (as in the chorus)until the end)

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