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Tilting The Hourglass by Alesana

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Tuning: Drop D MajorD (D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Intro:

e||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
BB||-----------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------||
G+G||---------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4----||
D MajorD||----7-7-------------------7-7-------------------3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2---------------------||
A augmentedA||----7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-------------------2-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2----||
D MajorD||----7-7-------------------7-7-------------------3-3-------------------2-2---------------------||

e||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
BB||-----------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------||
G+G||---------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------||
D MajorD||----7-7-------------------7-7-------------------3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2----||
A augmentedA||----7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-------------------2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2----||
D MajorD||----7-7-------------------7-7-------------------3-3-------------------2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2----||

e||---------------------------------||
BB||------------------------3--------||
G+G||----2--4-5-4-2-----4--5---5-4----||
D MajorD||---------------------------------||
A augmentedA||---------------------------------||
D MajorD||---------------------------------||

You take my breath away // But I'll never again taste your lips

e||--------------------------------------------------------------||
BB||--------------------------------------------------------------||
G+G||--------------------------------------------------------7*----||
D MajorD||----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--------||
A augmentedA||----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--------||
D MajorD||----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--------||

e||----------------------------------------------------------------------||
BB||----------------------------------------------------------------------||
G+G||----------------------------------------------------------------------||
D MajorD||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----3-3-3---3-3-3---2-2-2---2-2-2----||
A augmentedA||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----3-3-3---3-3-3---2-2-2---2-2-2----||
D MajorD||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----3-3-3---3-3-3---2-2-2---2-2-2----||
                           PM- |  PM- |

As fate keeps me locked away // I must close my eyes to see your face

e||----------------------------------------------------------||
BB||----------------------------------------------------------||
G+G||----------------------------------------------------------||
D MajorD||----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7----||
A augmentedA||----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7----||
D MajorD||----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---5----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7----||

e||--------------------------------------------------------------||
BB||--------------------------------------------------------------||
G+G||--------------------------------------------------------------||
D MajorD||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2----||
A augmentedA||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2----||
D MajorD||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2----||
                    PM - - - - - - - |

Emptiness has darkened my eyes // As I hopelessly beg for my life to end // Tell me why

e||--------------7-8--------------7-7-8-----------------------------------------------------||
BB||------------5---------------------------------3---3----------------3------------1---1----||
G+G||--------4-5----------------7-5------------------5---4------------0---2-0------0---0------||
D MajorD||----2-------------------5------------------2------------------3--------------------------||
A augmentedA||----0-------------------5------------------2------------------3--------------------------||
D MajorD||------------------------5------------------2------------------3--------------------------||

My iron eyes tell the tale // Heroes always pay in their blood // I can be only this

e||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
BB||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G+G||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
D MajorD||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||
A augmentedA||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||
D MajorD||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||

e||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
BB||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G+G||----5-5--3/5--5-5--3/5--5-5--7/9--5-5--7/9-------------------------------------------||
D MajorD||----5-5--5/7--5-5--5/7--5-5--5/7--5-5--9/10---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||
A augmentedA||----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------3-3---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||
D MajorD||----------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||

I see the fear growing in their lost eyes
My purpose is so clear / I am the ax
I am the ax
And this is why I must not fear the end

e||----------5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------||
BB||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------6-6-6-6-------3-3-3-3----||
G+G||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5----||
D MajorD||----7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7------------||
A augmentedA||----7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7------------||
D MajorD||----7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7------------||

e||----------5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------||
BB||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------6-6-6-6-------3-3-3-3----||
G+G||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5----||
D MajorD||----5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5------------||
A augmentedA||----5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5------------||
D MajorD||----5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5---------5-5-5------------||

e||----------8--8--8--8--------7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3----||
BB||----------10-10-10-10-------8-8-8-8-------6-6-6-6-------5-5-5-5----||
G+G||-------------------------------------------------------------------||
D MajorD||----2-2-2-------------2-2-2---------2-2-2---------2-2-2------------||
A augmentedA||----2-2-2-------------2-2-2---------2-2-2---------2-2-2------------||
D MajorD||----2-2-2-------------2-2-2---------2-2-2---------2-2-2------------||

e||----------5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------||
BB||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------6-6-6-6-------3-3-3-3----||
G+G||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5----||
D MajorD||----3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3------------||
A augmentedA||----3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3------------||
D MajorD||----3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3---------3-3-3------------||

And when I'm gone will you forget me? (Will you forget)
Pen wears its steady course across the page
(Forget) Resigned to it's designs to take the hive

e||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
BB||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G+G||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
D MajorD||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----||
A augmentedA||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----||
D MajorD||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----||

e||---------------------------------------------------------------------||
BB||---------------------------------------------------------------------||
G+G||---------------------------------------------------------------------||
D MajorD||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3----||
A augmentedA||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3----||
D MajorD||----2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3----||

Emptiness has darkened my eyes // As I hopelessly beg for my life to end // Tell me why

e||--------------7-8--------------7-7-8-------------------------------------5---5---5---5------||
BB||------------5---------------------------------3---3----------------3-------5---5---5---5----||
G+G||--------4-5----------------7-5------------------5---4------------0---2-0--------------------||
D MajorD||----2-------------------5------------------2------------------3-----------------------------||
A augmentedA||----0-------------------5------------------2------------------3-----------------------------||
D MajorD||------------------------5------------------2------------------3-----------------------------||

Emptiness has darkened my eyes // As I hopelessly beg for my life to end // Tell me why

(I wish I could make you see / I wish I could make you see through the pain
Through the end / I wish I could make you see the greater purpose that I have to serve
No one else will fight / No one else will fight / So I must)

e||----5---5---5---5---7---7---8---8---5---5---5---5---7---7---8---8------||
BB||------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5----||
G+G||-----------------------------------------------------------------------||
D MajorD||----7-------------------------------5----------------------------------||
A augmentedA||----7-------------------------------5----------------------------------||
D MajorD||----7-------------------------------5----------------------------------||

e||----5---5---5---5---7---7---8---8---5---5---5---5----------------------||
BB||------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------------||
G+G||-----------------------------------------------------------------------||
D MajorD||----2-------------------------------3----------------------------------||
A augmentedA||----2-------------------------------3----------------------------7*----||
D MajorD||----2-------------------------------3----------------------------------||

My iron eyes tell the tale // Heroes always pay in their blood // I can be only this

e||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
BB||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G+G||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
D MajorD||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||
A augmentedA||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||
D MajorD||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||

e||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
BB||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G+G||----5-5--3/5--5-5--3/5--5-5--7/9--5-5--7/9-------------------------------------------||
D MajorD||----5-5--5/7--5-5--5/7--5-5--5/7--5-5--9/10---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||
A augmentedA||----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------3-3---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||
D MajorD||----------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||

I am the ax

e||----------3~------------------------------------------------------------3----||
BB||----------3~------------------------------------------------------------3----||
G+G||----------4~------------------4------4-----------------4------4-------4-5----||
D MajorD||----3~-7------2-2-2---2--2--2---2--2---2-2-2---2--2--2---2--2-----7~---------||
A augmentedA||----3~--------2-2-2---2--2--2---2--2---2-2-2---2--2--2---2--2-----3~---------||
D MajorD||----3~--------2-2-2---2--2--2---2--2---2-2-2---2--2--2---2--2-----3~---------||

Fear has been lost to faith // The darkened night has come before the end
Of which we must prevail // Amidst the pitch of steel we shall arise

e||---------------------------------------------------------||
BB||---------------------------------------------------------||
G+G||---------------------------------------------------------||
D MajorD||----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3----||
A augmentedA||----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3----||
D MajorD||----2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3----||

e||--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
BB||--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G+G||--------------9----9-------------9---9-------------9---9-------------9----||
D MajorD||----7-7-7-7---7----7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7----||
A augmentedA||----7-7-7-7---7----7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7----||
D MajorD||----7-7-7-7---7----7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7----||
   PM - - |      PM - - |     PM - - |     PM - - |

e||-----------------------------------------------------------||
BB||-----------------------------------------------------------||
G+G||-----------------------------------------------------------||
D MajorD||----7-2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3----||
A augmentedA||----7-2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3----||
D MajorD||----7-2-2-2-----2-2-2---2-2-2---3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3----||

e||--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
BB||--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G+G||--------------9----9-------------9---9-------------9---9-------------9----||
D MajorD||----7-7-7-7---7----7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7----||
A augmentedA||----7-7-7-7---7----7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7----||
D MajorD||----7-7-7-7---7----7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-7-7-7---7----||
   PM - - |      PM - - |     PM - - |     PM - - |

I will destroy all those who oppose me

e||------------------------------------------------||
BB||------------------------------------------------||
G+G||----------------------------------------5--4----||
D MajorD||----3/5-7----3/5-7----3/5-7----3/5-7------------||
A augmentedA||----3/5-7----3/5-7----3/5-7----3/5-7----3--2----||
D MajorD||----3/5-7----3/5-7----3/5-7----3/5-7------------||

My iron eyes tell the tale // Heroes always pay in their blood // I can be only this
My iron eyes tell the tale // Heroes always pay in their blood // I can be only this

e||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
BB||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G+G||-------------------------------------------------------------------------||_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
D MajorD||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||            |
A augmentedA||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||            |
D MajorD||----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----||            |
                                                   | x2
e||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||      |
BB||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||      |
G+G||----5-5--3/5--5-5--3/5--5-5--7/9--5-5--7/9-------------------------------------------||_ _ _ _ _ _|
D MajorD||----5-5--5/7--5-5--5/7--5-5--5/7--5-5--9/10---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||
A augmentedA||----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------3-3---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||
D MajorD||----------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2--2----||

I see the fear growing in there

e||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5----------||
BB||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5----------||
G+G||----------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5----------||
D MajorD||----7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7----||
A augmentedA||----7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7----||
D MajorD||----7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7---------7-7-7----||

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| *  Natural harmonic
| PM Palm mute
| /  Slide up
| ~  Vibrato

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