St. James Tab by Avenged Sevenfold

St. James tab by Avenged Sevenfold

Guitar Tab

Tuning: D A D G B E

Intro: Dm A# F A



Part 1:
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----2----2-----2----2----2|
D|---3----3-----3----3----3--|
A|-5----5-----5----5----5----|
D|---------------------------|

Part 2:
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----3----3-----3----3----3|
D|---3----3-----3----3----3--|
A|-5----5-----5----5----5----|
D|---------------------------|

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Part 3:
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----2----2-----2----2----2|
D|---3----3-----3----3----3--|
A|-3----3-----3----3----3----|
D|---------------------------|

Part 4:
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----2----2-----2----2----2|
D|---2----2-----2----2----2--|
A|-4----4-----4----4----4----|
D|---------------------------|

(Play parts 1-4 three times, then part 5)

Part 5:
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--7-9/10-7-9/10-14/10-12/14~|
D|----------------------------|
A|--5-7/8--5-7/8--12/8--10/12~|
D|----------------------------|

Verse:

(Muted)

Part 1:
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----2----2-----2----2----2|
D|---3----3-----3----3----3--|
A|-5----5-----5----5----5----|
D|---------------------------|

Part 2:
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----3----3-----3----3----3|
D|---3----3-----3----3----3--|
A|-5----5-----5----5----5----|
D|---------------------------|

Part 3:
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----2----2-----2----2----2|
D|---3----3-----3----3----3--|
A|-3----3-----3----3----3----|
D|---------------------------|

Part 4
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----2----2-----2----2----2|
D|---2----2-----2----2----2--|
A|-4----4-----4----4----4----|
D|---------------------------|

(Play parts 1-4 two times.)

Dm                           A#
This is the story of a man,
                              F
Who conquered life drink in hand
           A                 Dm
Ship unmanned.
                              A#
Marked by genius, channelled good,
                       F
By some a bit misunderstood.
            A
They'd been wrong many times before

Chorus:

Part 1:
E|----------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------|----------------------11-10----11-10----11-10---|
G|-3--7--3--7--10-|-----10------12-10----------10-------10-------10|
D|----------------|---10--10----------10---------------------------|
A|-1--5--1--5--8--|-12------12-------------------------------------|
D|----------------|------------------------------------------------|

Part 2:
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------11-10----11-10----10/15~--|
G|-----10------12-10----------10-------10---------|
D|---10--10----------10---------------------------|
A|-12------12-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|

(Part 1 and 2 twice.)

A#
Some times our saints are sinners,
                                    F
They blur the lines and lead the way,
Their Way.
A#
Raise hell and a glass in reverence,
                                    F
The fearless lives of our great saints - our saints.

Part 3:
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7~~-9-107~/9-10/14~~-10-12/14~~~-12-14-12-10-12-10-9-10------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------12~~-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

(Muted)

Part 1:
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----2----2-----2----2----2|
D|---3----3-----3----3----3--|
A|-5----5-----5----5----5----|
D|---------------------------|

Part 2:
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----3----3-----3----3----3|
D|---3----3-----3----3----3--|
A|-5----5-----5----5----5----|
D|---------------------------|

Part 3:
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----2----2-----2----2----2|
D|---3----3-----3----3----3--|
A|-3----3-----3----3----3----|
D|---------------------------|

Part 4
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----2----2-----2----2----2|
D|---2----2-----2----2----2--|
A|-4----4-----4----4----4----|
D|---------------------------|

(Play part 1-2 twice.)

Dm                         A#
Never a stranger to late night
                                 F
snake bite fist fights and empty pints,
          A
Unrivaled heights.
Dm                             A#
He led with songs, they sang along,
                            F
created bonds that held so strong
            A
Some were right and some were wrong

Chorus:

Part 1:
E|----------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------|----------------------11-10----11-10----11-10---|
G|-3--7--3--7--10-|-----10------12-10----------10-------10-------10|
D|----------------|---10--10----------10---------------------------|
A|-1--5--1--5--8--|-12------12-------------------------------------|
D|----------------|------------------------------------------------|

Part 2:
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------11-10----11-10----10/15~--|
G|-----10------12-10----------10-------10---------|
D|---10--10----------10---------------------------|
A|-12------12-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|

(Play parts 1-2 twice.)

A#
Some times our saints are sinners,
                                    F
They blur the lines and lead the way,
Their Way.
A#
Raise hell and a glass in reverence,
                                    F
The fearless lives of our great saints - our saints.

[Variation with sweep, can be plucked]

Part 1:
E|-------------------14----15b17r15p13------|
B|------------15---15---15-------------14---|
G|-----14---14---14----------------------15-|
D|---15---15--------------------------------|
A|-17---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|

Part 2:
E|-------------------13---17b19r17p13------|
B|------------15---15--15-------------15---|
G|-----15---15---15---------------------15-|
D|---15---15-------------------------------|
A|-17--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|

Part 3:
E|--------------------13---15b17r15p13------|
B|------------13---13---13-------------13---|
G|-----14---14---14----------------------14-|
D|---15---15--------------------------------|
A|-15---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|

Part 4:
E|--------------------12----17b19r17p13-17-15-13-12-|
B|-------------13---13---13-------------------------|
G|-----14----14---14--------------------------------|
D|---14---14----------------------------------------|
A|-16-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|

(Play parts 1-4 twice.)

Solo

Bridge:

D5          A#5               F5
It's by the sea and at nights end
                C5               D5
that's when the sin and swill begin
               A#5              F5
That's when he had that certain light
           C5              D5
inside his head
            A#5              F5
For every whisper he would scream
            C5                  D5
for every drought he shared a drink
          A#5               F5                  C5
For every sorrow there is a light from our St. James

Part Clean:

A#
On the sea by the cliff he watches,

he waits the night to see
    F
The day - his way
A#
Last call will find us all
                                   F
But there's a light that leads the way, our way.

Chorus:

Part 1:
E|----------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------|----------------------11-10----11-10----11-10---|
G|-3--7--3--7--10-|-----10------12-10----------10-------10-------10|
D|----------------|---10--10----------10---------------------------|
A|-1--5--1--5--8--|-12------12-------------------------------------|
D|----------------|------------------------------------------------|

Part 2:
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------11-10----11-10----10/15~--|
G|-----10------12-10----------10-------10---------|
D|---10--10----------10---------------------------|
A|-12------12-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|

(Play parts 1-2 twice.)

A#
Some times our saints are sinners,
                                    F
They blur the lines and lead the way,
Their Way.
A#
Raise hell and a glass in reverence,
                                    F
The fearless lives of our great saints - our saints.


Part 1:
E|-------------------14----15b17r15p13------|
B|------------15---15---15-------------14---|
G|-----14---14---14----------------------15-|
D|---15---15--------------------------------|
A|-17---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|

Part 2:
E|-------------------13---17b19r17p13------|
B|------------15---15--15-------------15---|
G|-----15---15---15---------------------15-|
D|---15---15-------------------------------|
A|-17--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|

Part 3:
E|--------------------13---15b17r15p13------|
B|------------13---13---13-------------13---|
G|-----14---14---14----------------------14-|
D|---15---15--------------------------------|
A|-15---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|

Part 4:
E|--------------------12----17b19r17p13-17-15-13-12-|
B|-------------13---13---13-------------------------|
G|-----14----14---14--------------------------------|
D|---14---14----------------------------------------|
A|-16-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|

(Play parts 1-4 twice)

Last updated: December 8, 2016

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