Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: Cm G# e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| x3 A|--8-10-10-8-10-8--------------6--| E|--8-8--8--8-8--8----6-8-8-6h8-8--| A# G# e|--------------6----------------4--| B|--------------6----------------4--| G|--------------7----------------5--| D|--------------8----------------6--| x2 A|--------------8----------------6--| E|---6----6-6---6-----4----4-4---4--|
Verse 1: (on album recording, guitar is silent until “Wondering how I got here”) Cm G# Cm G# e|-------------------------------|---------------------------4--4--| B|-------------------------------|---------------------------4--4--| G|-------------------------------|---------------------------5--5--| D|-------------------------------|---------------------------6--6--| A|-------------------------------|---------------------------6--6--| E|---8---8-8---11----4---4-4---4-|-8---8-8---8---4---4-4-----4--4--| This is what it feels like walking in a straight line, stray talk clicking in my ear Cm G# A# G# e|-----------------------------4-|-----------6---------------4--4--| B|-----------------------------4-|-----------6---------------4--4--| G|-----------------------------5-|-----------7---------------5--5--| D|-----------------------------6-|-----------8---------------6--6--| A|-----------------------------6-|-----------8---------------6--6--| E|---8---8-8---11----4---4-4---4-|-6---6-6---6---4---4-4-----4--4--| This is what it feels like, cliff dive broken mind, wondering how I got here. Verse 2: Cm G# Cm G# e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|--8-10-10-8-10-10-------------6-|-8-10-10-8-10--8-------------6---| E|--8--8--8-8--8--8---6-8-8-6h8-8-|-8--8--8-8--8--8---6-8-8-6h8-8---| A million times tongue tied, spit it out, never mind, I think I’m addicted to the fear Cm G# A# G# e|--------------------------------|-----------6---------------4--4--| B|--------------------------------|-----------6---------------4--4--| G|--------------------------------|-----------7---------------5--5--| D|--------------------------------|-----------8---------------6--6--| A|--8-10-10-8-10--8-------------6-|-----------8---------------6--6--| E|--8--8--8-8--8--8---6-8-8-6h8-8-|-6---6-6---6-----4---4-4---4--4--| Stutter in my heart, from the hurry up, stop dragging my heels around, A# G# e|-----------6---------------4--4--| B|-----------6---------------4--4--| G|-----------7---------------5--5--| D|-----------8---------------6--6--| A|-----------8---------------6--6--| E|-6---6-6---6-----4---4-4---4--4--| Dragging my heels around. Chorus: (can play full barre chords. Album has reverse guitar textures) Cm A# D# G# e|------------------------------|--------------------4--4--| B|------------------------------|--------------------4--4--| G|------------------------------|--------------------5--5--| D|------------------------------|--------------------6--6--| A|------------------------------|--------------------6--6--| E|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-11-11--11--4---4-4-4--4--| But that, was then and this, is now, Cm A# D# G# e|------------------------------|-------------4--4--| B|------------------------------|-8-8---------4--4--| G|------------------------------|-x-x---------5--5--| D|------------------------------|-8-8---------6--6--| A|------------------------------|-6-6---------6--6--| E|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-------------4--4--| I tried so hard not to let you all down, It’s an impossible weight, G Cm e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----------1---------------------| E|-3-3--1h3--3--1-3---3-3-3--------| So I’ll just let you down now. Interlude: (same as intro) Cm G# e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| x2 A|--8-10-10-8-10-8--------------6--| E|--8-8--8--8-8--8----6-8-8-6h8-8--| Verse 3: (on album recording, guitar is silent until “Stutter in my heart”) Cm G# Cm G# e|---------------------------4--4-|--------------------------4--4--| B|---------------------------4--4-|--------------------------4--4--| G|---------------------------5--5-|--------------------------5--5--| D|---------------------------6--6-|--------------------------6--6--| A|---------------------------6--6-|--------------------------6--6--| E|---8---8-8---11----4---4-4-4--4-|-8---8-8---11--4---4-4----4--4--| Steady as the wheel turns, on my way it’s ok, picking up the pieces, put ‘em down Cm G# A# G# e|--------------------------------|-----------6---------------4--4--| B|--------------------------------|-----------6---------------4--4--| G|--------------------------------|-----------7---------------5--5--| D|--------------------------------|-----------8---------------6--6--| (A# / G# part x3) A|--8-10-10-8-10--8-------------6-|-----------8---------------6--6--| gets heavier each time through E|--8--8--8-8--8--8---6-8-8-6h8-8-|-6---6-6---6-----4---4-4---4--4--| Stutter in my heart, from the hurry up, Stop dragging my heels around, Dragging my heels around, Dragging my heels around. Chorus: (can play full barre chords. Album has reverse guitar textures) Cm A# D# G# e|------------------------------|--------------------4--4--| B|------------------------------|--------------------4--4--| G|------------------------------|--------------------5--5--| D|------------------------------|--------------------6--6--| A|------------------------------|--------------------6--6--| E|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-11-11--11--4---4-4-4--4--| But that, was then and this is now, Cm A# D# G# e|------------------------------|-------------4--4--| B|------------------------------|-8-8---------4--4--| G|------------------------------|-x-x---------5--5--| D|------------------------------|-8-8---------6--6--| x2 A|------------------------------|-6-6---------6--6--| E|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-------------4--4--| I tried so hard not to let you all down After second time through: G# G Cm e|----4----------------------------|---------------------------------| B|----4----------------------------|---------------------------------| G|----5----------------------------|---------------------------------| D|----6-----(strum)----------------|---------------------------------| A|----6----------------------------|-----------1---------------------| E|----4----------------------------|-3-3--1h3--3--1-3---3-3-3--------| It’s an impossible weight So I’ll just let you down G# Fm D# G# no- o- o-o- ow. (played as full barre chords with root on 6th string) Bridge: G# Fm D# G# G# Fm D# It’s an impossible we- ight, G# G# Fm D# G# It’s an impossible we- ight, [Solo over bridge heard in album recording - whammy pedal is used here) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| x2 D|--10-8--------------------| A|--------11-10---8-6-------| E|--------------------8-----| Chorus:(can play full barre chords) Cm A# D# G# e|------------------------------|---------------------| B|------------------------------|---------------------| G|------------------------------|---------------------| D|------------------------------|---------------------| A|------------------------------|---------------------| E|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-11-11--11--4---4-4--| But that, was then and this, is now, Cm A# D# G# e|------------------------------|-------------4--4--| B|------------------------------|-8-8---------4--4--| G|------------------------------|-x-x---------5--5--| D|------------------------------|-8-8---------6--6--| A|------------------------------|-6-6---------6--6--| E|-8-8--8-8-8--8--6-6--6-6-6--6-|-------------4--4--| I tried so hard not to let you all down, It’s an impossible weight, G Cm e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----------1---------------------| E|-3-3--1h3--3--1-3---3-3-3--------| So I’ll just let you down now. Outro: (same as intro) Cm G# e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| x2 A|--8-10-10-8-10-8--------------6--| E|--8-8--8--8-8--8----6-8-8-6h8-8--| 🏷Legend: h = hammer on x - dead note