intro: (in 6/4 time)
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|-------------------------|G|o------------------------|-------------------------|D|o------------4---5---4---|-------------5---7---4---|A|-------------4---5---4---|-------------5---7---4---|E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---5---2---| PM---------| PM---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|-------------------9----o|D|-------------4---5---4---|-------------------9----o| X lotsA|-------------4---5---4---|-------------------7-----|E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---3---2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| PM---------| PM---------------|
lead over intro:
with wah-wahE|-------------------------|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|-------------------------|G|o9-----------11--12--11--|-9-----------12--14--11--|D|o9-----------11--12--11--|-9-----------12--14--11--|A|-7-----------9---10--9---|-7-----------10--12--9---|E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
________________________ _________________________ | 1. | 2.E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|G|-9-----------11--12--11--|-9---------------12-----o|-9-----------------9-----|D|-9-----------11--12--11--|-9---------------12-----o|-9-----------------9-----|A|-7-----------9---10--9---|-7---------------10------|-7-----------------7-----|E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
next bit: (in 4/4 time)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o| X lotsD|o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o|A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|E|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|
lead over "next bit" (wah off)E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|o-12-----------------------------|-(12)-------------------------14-|D|o-12-----------------------------|-(12)-------------------------14-|A|--10-----------------------------|-(10)-------------------------12-|E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|-\11-----------------------------|-(11)-------------------------14-|D|-\11-----------------------------|-(11)-------------------------14-|A|-\9------------------------------|-(9)--------------------------12-|E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ^slide
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|-\10-----------------------------|-(10)-------------------------12-|D|-\10-----------------------------|-(10)-------------------------12-|A|-\8------------------------------|-(8)--------------------------10-|E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ^slide
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|-\9------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------o|D|-\9------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------o|A|-\7------------------------------|-(7)-----------------------------|E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ^slide
faster:E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|o--------------------------------|--------------------------------o| X 3D|o6-------------------------------|-6------------------------------o|A|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| > PM---------|> PM---------| > PM---------|> PM---------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------|B|---------------------------------|--------------------------|G|---------------------------------|--------------7---6---4---|D|---------------------------------|--5---4---2---7---6---4---|A|-0---10-^9--^0---9--^7-----------|--5---4---2---5---4---2---|E|-------------------------10--9---|--3---2---0---------------| PM p p p PM-----| \---3---/ \---3---/
play "next bit" again 4 times then into verses
the verses are all played solely in the 6th string in
the same rhythm as "next bit"
1 Bodies fill the fields I see
2 Barking of machine gun fire does
3 Life planned out before my birth
E|0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|
hungry heroes end.
nothing to me now
nothing could I say.
E|3--3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2-|
No one to play soldier now,
Sounding of the clock that ticks get
Had no chance to see myself
E|0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|0--0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-|
no one to pretend.
used to it somehow.
moulded day by day.
E|3--3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-|7--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-|
the second half of each verse follows the same pattern
Running blind through killing fields,
bred to kill them all.
Victim of what said should be,
a servant till I fall
riff B: Soldier boy, made of clay E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| - G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4 D|-6-------------------------------|-6-------------------------------| A|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| > PM---------|> PM---------| > PM---------|> PM---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 3 B|-------------------------|-------------------------| - G|-------------------------|-------------------------| 4 D|-4-----------------------|-2-----------------------| A|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| > PM---------|> PM-| > PM---------|> PM-|
with riff B:
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4 B|---------------------------------|------------o-/------------------| - G|--4-----(4)---^5^4\2---(2)-/-4^5-|-------------/-------------------| 4 D|---------------------------------|------------/-o------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| h p sl sl h
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 3 B|-------------------------|-------------------------| - G|--4-----(4)---^5^4\2-----|--4^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-----| 4 D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| h p sl vibrato simultaneously depress trem bar 1/2 step
_________________________________ | This bar third time only | /----3----\ | /----3----\E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|-4----3----4-----5-----4---------|-6----5----6-----7-----8---------|D|-4----3----4-----5-----4---------|-6----5----6-----7-----8---------|A|-2----1----2-----3-----2---------|-4----3----4-----5-----6---------|E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
rhythm fig 1E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|D|-----------------------------5---|-(5)----------------------8----4-|A|-----------------------------5---|-(5)----------------------8----4-|E|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0---3---|-(3)----------------------6----2-| PM-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|D|-(4)----------------------7----3-|-(3)----------------------5------|A|-(4)----------------------7----3-|-(3)----------------------5------|E|-(2)----------------------5----1-|-(1)----------------------3------|
then with rhythm fig 1
Back to the front. You will do what I say, when I say.
Back to the front. You will die when I say you must die.
Back to the front. You coward, you servant, you blind man.
(then some palm muted open E-string strumming)
after second verse:
rhythm figure 2
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|D|2---------------|----------------|2---------------|----------------| X 2A|2-------5^7-----|5-------4^7-----|2-------5^7-----|5-------4^7-2---|E|0---0-0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0---|
then with rhythm figure 2:
Why... am I dying? Kill... have no fear.
Lie... live off lying. Hell... hell is here.
then a big solo mostly played over E5 with occaisionally a C5 and maybe a D5
then with rhythm figure 2 again:
Why... am I dying? Kill... have no fear.
Lie... live off lying. Hell... hell is here.
I was born for dying....
E|0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-|-0-------------|------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-..|
the rest is just mostly bits an pieces of what is tabbed above
you can work them out
seeya
eric
h hammer
p pull off
PM Palm Mute
accented note
(4) note still ringing
/ \ slide
