The Poison tab by The All American Rejects

Tabs

INTRO
   F#F#
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------6-----------6------------------4--------------4--|
G+G|------6------5------6------6---------6-----5-------6-----6---------|
D MajorD|----6---6------6-----6---6--6------6---6-----6---------6---6-------|
A augmentedA|---4------4-----4------------4----------4------4-----2-------4-----|
E MajorE|-----------------------6---------4---------------------------------|


VERSE 1
  C#C#
e|-----------------------|
BB|------------------6----|    You were so young
G+G|------6------5------6--| x2  and I guess i'm old
D MajorD|----6---6------6-----6-|        ...
A augmentedA|---4------4-----4------|    I prefer standing
E MajorE|-----------------------|    and you take your seat

   F#F#
e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------7-----------------7--|  Open your eyes
G+G|--------6-------5---------6-------6----------|  i'll keep mine closed
D MajorD|--4--6----6--4----6--4-------4--6---6--4-----|      ...
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|  i'll be wide awake
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|  and you'll fall asleep




CHORUS:
   F#F#
e|----------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------7--|  and you´ll fall down a hole
G+G|------3-------5-----6--------6----------| x3 that's the one place that
D MajorD|----3-------5-----6-----4--6---6--4-----|  we both know
A augmentedA|--1------3------4-----------------------|  you take me with you if you
E MajorE|----------------------4-----------------|  could but i wouldn't go

  F#F#
e|----------------------------------|
BB|-------------7-----------------7--|
G+G|------6---------------6-----------| I guess sometimes we both loose
D MajorD|----6---6-------4--6-----6--4-----| our minds to find a better road
A augmentedA|--4-------4-----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|


INTERLUDE:
   F#F#
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------6-----------6------------------4--------------4--|
G+G|------6------5------6------6---------6-----5-------6-----6---------|
D MajorD|----6---6------6-----6---6--6------6---6-----6---------6---6-------|
A augmentedA|---4------4-----4------------4----------4------4-----2-------4-----|
E MajorE|-----------------------6---------4---------------------------------|

VERSE 2
  C#C#
e|-----------------------|
BB|------------------6----|    I can be pensive
G+G|------6------5------6--| x2  you can be so sure
D MajorD|----6---6------6-----6-|        ...
A augmentedA|---4------4-----4------|    I'm alone on the journey
E MajorE|-----------------------|    I'm alive none the less


   F#F#
e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------7-----------------7--|  you'll be the poison
G+G|--------6-------5---------6-------6----------|  you'll be the cure
D MajorD|--4--6----6--4----6--4-------4--6---6--4-----|      ...
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|  and when you do your
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|  very worst
                          mmmmm it feels the best

(REPEAT CHORUS)

INTERLUDE: G#G#

CHORUS 2:


   F#F#
e|----------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------7--|   and you´ll fall down a hole
G+G|------3-------5-----6--------6----------| x2  that's the one place that
D MajorD|----3-------5-----6-----4--6---6--4-----|   we both know
A augmentedA|--1------3------4-----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------4-----------------|


e|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|
G+G|------3-------5-----6--|  you take me with you if you could
D MajorD|----3-------5-----6----|
A augmentedA|--1------3------4------|  (let it ring C#5C#5)
E MajorE|-----------------------|  but if you could i'd lose everything

BRIGDE:
Eb5....

Verse 3:
Bb5Bb5
  Can't you see the faces melting
    C#5C#5
as the sun rains from their eyes
Bb5Bb5
  go on and keep your head with
  Eb5Eb5
the hearts that you left behind
      F5F5
look at yourself look in the
F#5F#5
mirror don't you see a lie?
     Eb5Eb5
that you tell yourself
again a thousand times
    Eb5Eb5
and the truth that makes us
laugh will make you cry
     G#5G#5
You wanna die? No?


CHORUS 3:


   F#F#
e|----------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------7--|   and you´ll fall down a hole
G+G|------3-------5-----6--------6----------|
D MajorD|----3-------5-----6-----4--6---6--4-----|
A augmentedA|--1------3------4-----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------4-----------------|


e|----------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------7-----|   That's the one place
G+G|------6-----5-----3--------6------------|   we both know
D MajorD|----6-----5-----3-----4--6---6--4-------| x2 you take me with you if you
A augmentedA|--4-----3-----1-------------------------|   could but i wouldn't go
E MajorE|--------------------4-------------------|


  F#F#
e|----------------------------------|
BB|-------------7-----------------7--|
G+G|------6---------------6--------x--| I guess sometimes we both loose
D MajorD|----6---6-------4--6-----6--4--6--| our minds to find a better road
A augmentedA|--4-------4--------------------4--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|

Other versions of The Poison

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