Halestorm - What Sober Couldn't Say Tuning: Standard Intro: Acoustic Chords (strum as needed) A F#m C#m B e|-0-----------2-----------|-4-------------2----------------| B|-2-----------2-----------|-5-------------4----------------| G|-2-----------2-----------|-6-------------4----------------| D|-2-----------4-----------|-6-------------4----------------| play 2x A|-0-----------4-----------|-4-------------2----------------| E|-------------2-----------|--------------------------------| | | Electric with delay - only play first bar on repeat e|------5-----------5------|--------------------------------| B|------5-----------7------|--------5------4h5--4---4h5p4h5-| G|------6-----------6------|--------------------------------| D|------7-----------7------|---------------4h6--4---4h6p4h6-| A|-------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
Verse 1: A F#m Headed for a blackout hurting like hell C#m B Finding my way to bottom of the bottle A F#m Packing up my suitcase, leaving no trace C#m B One step closer with every swallow A F#m A deafening silence, that you liked me C#m B Where you want me, saying nothing A But not this time F#m I'm gonna say, I'm gonna say Lead Electric Part (0:27) e|---------------0----|-----------2----------|--------------------------|------------------------| B|-------------2------|-----------2----------|-------5-----4------------|-2-----------0----------| G|-----------2--------|-----------2----------|----6-----6--------4------|-------2-----------1----| D|--------------------|-----------4----------|--------------------------|------------------------| A|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------| E|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|------------------------| e|--------------------|----------------------| B|--------------------|----------------------| G|-2------------------|----------------------| last bar mixes into chorus D|-----------4--------|-2--------------------| A|--------------------|----------------------| E|--------------------|----------------------| Chorus: Lead Electric e|--------5---4-------4---2----|-------------------------| B|----2------------2-----------|----2---5------4----2----| G|-----------------------------|-------------------------| repeat throughout D|-----------------------------|-------------------------| A|-----------------------------|-------------------------| E|-----------------------------|-------------------------| A What sober couldn't say F#m Couldn't break through C#m B Under the influence of you A F#m Incoherent, truth serum C#m B Just enough to make me bullet proof A F#m I'm so over this love gone violent C#m B I'm drunk and brave enough to say A What sober couldn't say Verse 2: A F#m Criminal in my mind C#m B I've been doing time A F#m Believing in the lie C#m B That you still loved me A F#m Making up for the slamming of the door C#m B Always wanting more but never giving A F#m Sick of crying, Tired of trying C#m B Always buying into every kiss A But not this time I'm gonna say Chorus 2: Lead Electric e|--------5---4-------4---2----|-------------------------| B|----2------------2-----------|----2---5------4----2----| G|-----------------------------|-------------------------| repeat throughout D|-----------------------------|-------------------------| A|-----------------------------|-------------------------| E|-----------------------------|-------------------------| A What sober couldn't say F#m Couldn't break through C#m B Under the influence of you A F#m Incoherent, truth serum C#m B Just enough to make me bullet proof A F#m I'm so over this love gone violent C#m B I'm drunk and brave enough to say A What sober couldn't say Bridge: Distorted guitar - quietly C#m B F#m e|-----------------------|-2----------------------------------------------| B|------5-------4--------|-2----------------------------------------------| G|-6----6----------4-----|-2----------------------------------------------| D|-6---------4--------4--|-4----------------------------------------------| A|-4---------2-----------|-4----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------|-2----------------------------------------------| "This is my intervention Getting your attention" e|------------------------|-0-----0--0--0-----0--0--|-0----0-0-0----0----0----0----0--0--0--0-| B|----5---5-----------4---|------------10-------10--|-10------10---10---10---10---10-10-10-10-| G|----6---6-----------4---|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------| D|----6---6-------4-------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------| A|----4---4---------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------| "I'm gonna say, I'm gonna say, I'm gonna say" Short Solo: e|--0-----------------------------|-----0-----0---0--0--0--0-----|---4-----7-----4-----7-----4--| B|-10---------10p9---------9b10r--|-----7h9---7---5--4--2--4h5---|------------------------------| G|-----/9-------------------------|------------------------------|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6----| D|---------11----------11---------|------------------------------|------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------| e|---4-----7-----4---------------|-7---4-------------------------| B|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---5-------------------------| G|-6-----6-----6-----6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Final Chorus: A What sober couldn't say F#m Couldn't break through C#m B Under the influence of you A F#m Incoherent, truth serum C#m B Just enough to make me bullet proof A F#m I'm so over this love gone violent C#m B I'm drunk and brave enough to say A F#m C#m B What sober couldn't say *Lead Guitar e|-7/9------9\7----------------|-----------------------------| B|-7/9------9\7------7--5------|-----------------------------| G|-------------------------6p4-|-6~~~~~~~--------------------| D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| "What sober couldn't say" e|-----------------------9----------|-------------------------------| B|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----9--9-------|-------------------------------| G|-11b13~~~~~~~~~~~~--------pb13r11-|--9h11--9~~~~~~~~~~~~----------| D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------| C#m B A I'm so over this love gone violent F#m C#m B I'm drunk and brave enough to say Lead Guitar coming into ending (starts during above lyrics): e|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------| B|-5---------5--------|--5--------5-------|-5----------------------------------| G|-7b9-------7b9------|--7b9------7b9-----|-7b9----------------2-------2-------| repeat arpeggio D|--------------------|-------------------|------------------2---2---2---2-----| and fade out A|--------------------|-------------------|----------------0-------0-----------| E|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------| "I'm over this, so over this" ************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato
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