Main Riff (Intro & Chorus)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|-7-----6---7-6-------------------|-------7-6-----------------------|D|-5-----5-------7---7-----------5-|-----------7---7---------0-------|A|-0-----0---------5---5-4---4-5---|---7---------5---5-4-0---0-------|D|-0-----------------------7-------|-----------------------0-0-------| 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Verse
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|-------------------------------6-|---------------------------------|D|-7-----7-------5-7-5-7---5-7-----|-------5-7-----5-7-6-5---7-------|A|-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-------|D|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------| 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|-------------------------------6-|---------------------------------|D|-7-----7-------5-7-5-7---5-7-----|-------5-7---------------0-0-----|A|-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-5-------3-------0-----|D|---------------------------------|-----------5-------3-------0-----| 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
PreChorus
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|-----------------4-2-4---------4-|---------2-4---------------------|D|-----------------4-2-4---------4-|---------2-4---------------------|A|-2-------------2---------4-------|-----------------2-------------2-|D|-2-------------2---------4-------|-----------------2-------------2-| 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------2-----------------------|---------------------------------|G|-4-2-4---2-----4---------2-4-----|-----------------4-2-4---------4-|D|-4-2-4---0-----4---------2-4-----|-----------------4-2-4---------4-|A|---------0-----------------------|-0-------------0---------2-------|D|---------------------------------|-0-------------0---------2-------| 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|---------2-4---------------------|-4-2-4---------4-------0---------|D|---------2-4---------------------|-4-2-4---------4-----------0-----|A|-----------------4-------------4-|---------5-----------------------|D|-----------------4-------------4-|---------5---------5-------------| 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Main Riff (alt)
Coming out of the second verse/PreChorus, the main riff is played
4 times, with several different notes being used in the third pass.
The third pass is shown here (with the differences highlighted as *)
*******************E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|-7-----6-------------------------|-------7-6-----------------------|D|-5-----5---7-6-7-6-5-----------5-|-----------7---7---------0-------|A|-0-----0-------------7-5-4-5-7---|---7---------5---5-4-0---0-------|D|-0-----------------------7-------|-----------------------0-0-------| 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Bridge (or "other part", depending on your musical knowledge & prowess)
I broke the bridge into two levels of complexity. This way, the less
dexterous guitar player can focus on the melody (bass) line before
attempting to add the "fill" notes.
Bridge: type a) this part shows just the promenant melody line)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|A|---------------------3-------2---|---------------------3-----------|D|-0-----------2-3-----------------|-1-----------1-3-----------------| 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|A|---------------------3-------2---|---------------------------------|D|-0-----------2-3-----------------|-1-----------------------3-------| 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Bridge: type b) this part shows all the notes
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|-------3----------3--------------|---------------------------------|G|-----------0-------------0-------|-------------------0-----0-------|D|-----0---------------------------|---------0-------------------0---|A|---------------------3-------2---|-------1-------------3-----------|D|-0-----------2-3-----------------|-1-----------1-3-----------------| 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|-------3----------3--------------|---------------------------------|G|-----------0-------------0-------|---------------------------------|D|-----0---------------------------|-------------------------3-------|A|---------------------3-------2---|-------------------------3-------|D|-0-----------2-3-----------------|-1-----------------------3-------| 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Main Riff (alt)
The Main Riff at the end of the song has a slight variation every othertime (the 2nd and 4th) time it is played. It is shown below (with thedifferences highlighted as *) **********************E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|-7-----6---7-6-------------------|-------7-6-----------------------|D|-5-----5-------7---7-----------5-|--------------------------0------|A|-0-----0---------5---5-4---4-5---|---7-------5-------3------0------|D|-0-----------------------7-------|-----------5-------3------0------| 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Lyrics:
Verse: Moving in a bus too close for comfort
Listening to all the gibberish around me
wonder! How much longer can I stand it
Looking for a phone I cannot find
PreChorus: Ohh woe is me
Like a politician in disguise
You know I had to look you in the eyes
and smile
While I crawled another mile in
Chorus: Germany, lost in Germany
Verse: Swimming in an ocean of your feelings
Counting every moment go one by one
Laughing to keep from crying out in anger
Praying that i can make it through this night
PreChorus: Ohh woe is me
It was like a never ending week
But I learned to turn the other cheek
and smile
While I ran for one more mile in
Chorus: Germany, lost in Germany
Germany, lost in Germany
Verse: Shooting at a target that eludes me
Hammering on a nail that just won't go in
Biting on a tongue that wants to speak out
Searching for a light that I can shine
PreChorus: Ohh woe is me
But now I have crossed that borderline
and I wonder if I'll ever find
your hand
`Cause I did not understand in
Chorus: Germany, lost in Germany
Germany, lost in Germany
Well... that's it.
I know that I haven't included all the pull-offs, slides, hammer-ons,
etc, but I think that the notes and timings are all fairly accurate.
Enjoy, Good Luck, & remember... Always pillage BEFORE you burn!
John Myers
