Capo: 2*
MI-A-D-G-B-E
MIm(1) 0-2-0-2-3-0-
MIm(2) 0-2-2-0-0-0-
DO 0-3-2-0-1-0-
RE 0-5-4-0-3-0-
*Technically, the song is capoed at 2, but VH tunes down a half step, so you could capo
at 1 just as easily and accurately.
Everything is relative to the capo.
Intro Part 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------0--------0-----------0------------|
D|--5--4--0--------5--4--0-----0--------2--------2-----------4-----4---------|
A|-----------2--------------2-----2--3--------3--------3--5-----------5------|
E|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro Part 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------0--------0-----------0------------|
D|--5--4--0--------5--4--0-----0--------2--------2-----------4---------------|
A|-----------2--------------2-----2--3--------3--------3--5------------------|
E|--------------0--------------------------------------------------2--3--0---|
Pre-chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--4--0--------5--4--0---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------2--------------2------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
MIm(1) DO RE
Intro Parts 1 2
MIm(1)
Old man lying by the road
Black is night
DO
He's got his finger on the trigger
RE
An easy target in sight
MIm(1)
He's got no future, no family tree
DO
He's got a three dollar bottle
RE
And he drinks 'till he can't see
Intro Part 2
MIm(1)
Young girl waiting on a line
DO
Eight a.m., she's got a six month old burden
RE
Willpower's withering thin
MIm(1)
An unwed mother beaten by her trade
DO
Each week her welfare reminds her
RE
Of mistakes she never made
Pre-chorus
MIm(2) DO RE
Now what has that to say about tomorrow
MIm(2) DO RE
What has that to show for today
MIm(2)
Noah thought to build an ark
DO RE
Before the heavens washed it all away
Intro Parts 1 and 2
MIm(1)
A baby crying through a dream
An afterthought
DO
Mother is seething for pleasure
RE
After the poison is bought
MIm(1)
His eyes are tainted, staggered is his breath
DO
Oh God, he's addicted
RE
Addicted to death
Pre-chorus
MIm(2) DO RE
Now what has that to say about tomorrow
MIm(2) DO RE
What has that to show for today
MIm(2)
Noah thought to build an ark
DO RE
Before the heavens washed it all away
Intro Part 1
Solo:
e|-----------------5--------------8--7--5-------------------------------------|
B|--------5--7--8-----8--7--5--5--------------5--7--8--7--5--------8--7--5----|
G|--5--7-----------------------------------7-----------------7--7-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------10----------------7--------8---------10-----------------5--|
B|-------8--7--8------8--\7--/8--8-----8/10-----10/12------------5--7--8-----|
G|--7/9----------------------------------------------------5--7--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------8-----7------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--7--5--5-----5-----5--8-----5--7--8--7--5--------8-----7-----5---------|
G|-----------------------------7-----------------7--7-----7-----7------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------9---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------7------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------10--8--7-------------------------------7--7-----------|
B|--7--8-----7--8--10------------10--8--7-----7--8--7--8--10-----------------|
G|--------9--------------------------------9---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------3--5--5/7--5--7--5--5\3--3---|
B|--10~--9~--------------10~--9~---------------------------------------------|
G|---------9~--11~--11~-----------9~--11~--11~-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
* repeat this several times, ending on e|--3
e|--3--3h5p3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------3--3--3--3/5--5--5--5/7--7--7--7/8--8--8--8/10--10--10--10/12--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------15--14--12---------------------------------------------------|
B|--13--12--12--------------15--12--15--12-----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------14--12--12--14-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------14--12--12--14---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12--12\0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
MIm(2) DO RE
Now what has that to say about tomorrow
MIm(2) DO RE
What has that to show for today
MIm(2)
Noah thought to build an ark
DO RE
Before the heavens washed it all away
Intro Part 1
e|-----------x-x-x-x-x-----------x-x-x-x-x------------------------------------|
B|-----------x-x-x-x-x-----------x-x-x-x-x------------------------------------|
G|-----------x-x-x-x-x-----------x-x-x-x-x--------0--------0-----------0------|
D|--5--4--0--x-x-x-x-x--5--4--0--x-x-x-x-x-----2--------2-----------4-----4---|
A|-----------x-x-x-x-x-----------x-x-x-x-x--3--------3--------3--5----------5-|
E|-----------x-x-x-x-x-----------x-x-x-x-x------------------------------------|
Play the above twice, and end on:
e|-----------x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--4--0--x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------|
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