Tabs
Hey! All of the timing indicators are from the studio recording of the song on the Neon Steeple album.
[Intro] (0:00 - 0:03)
e|-----0-0-----0--0----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----3/5-----5--5\3p0------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----2/4-----4-(4)-----0---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 1] (0:03 - 0:40)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------5-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------5--7--5h7-----7--5--7-------5--7--5h7-(5)/(7)----------------------|
E MajorE|-----0---------------------------0-------------3-/-5-----------------------|
[Riff 2] (0:54 - 1:08)
e|--------------|-------------3-3-----|-------------|------------------------|
BB|--3/5-5-3h5-5-|-3h5-5-3-5-3-----5-5-|-3/5-5-3h5-5-|-3-3/8-8-8-8\3-3-3-3----|
G+G|--------------|---------------------|-------------|------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------|---------------------|-------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------|---------------------|-------------|------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------|---------------------|-------------|------------------------|
[Riff 3] (2:07-3:02)
C majorC Major D MajorD Major E MajorE Minor
e|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------|
BB|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------|
G+G|-------0--------|------0--------|------0--------|------0-------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----2---2-|---4-----4---4-|---5-----5---5-|---5-----5---5------------|
A augmentedA|--3---3-----3---|-5---5-----5---|-7---7-----7---|-7---7-----7--------------|
E MajorE|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------|
I like to use different chord voicing for the verse, chorus and bridge because it is a three chord song.
It creates variety. It also helps to have different chord voicings when you have two guitarist playing.
Verse Chorus Bridge
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
e|- X - X - X -|- 0 - 0 - 0 -|- X -|- X -|- X -|
BB|- X - X - X -|- 0 - 0 - 0 -|- 0 -|- 0 -|- 0 -|
G+G|- X - 5 - 7 -|- 9 - 5 - 7 -|- 0 -|- 0 -|- 0 -|
D MajorD|- 2 - 5 - 7 -|- 9 - 5 - 7 -|- 5 -|- 2 -|- 4 -|
A augmentedA|- 2 - 3 - 5 -|- 7 - 3 - 5 -|- 7 -|- 3 -|- 5 -|
E MajorE|- 0 - X - X -|- 0 - X - X -|- 7 -|- 3 -|- 5 -|
[Intro]
[Main Riff] x2
[Verse 1]
[Main Riff] x4 (E minorEm)
Lift your head weary sinner, the river's just ahead
Down the path of forgiveness, salvation's waiting there
You built a mighty fortress 10,000 burdens high
Love is here to lift you up, here to lift you high
[Chorus]
E minorEm
If you're lost and wandering
E minorEm
Come stumbling in like a prodigal child
C majorC
See the walls start crumbling
D MajorD
Let the gates of glory open wide
[Riff 2]
[Verse 2]
E minorEm
All who've strayed and walked away, unspeakable things you've done
Fix your eyes on the mountain, let the past be dead and gone
Come all saints and sinners, you can't outrun God
C majorC D MajorD
Whatever you've done can't overcome the power of the blood
[Chorus]
E minorEm
If you're lost and wandering
E minorEm
Come stumbling in like a prodigal child
C majorC
See the walls start crumbling
D MajorD
Let the gates of glory open wide
E minorEm
If you're lost and wrecked again
E minorEm
Come stumbling in like a prodigal child
C majorC
See the walls start crumbling
D MajorD
Let the gates of glory open wide
[Bridge]
[Riff 3] |C majorC D MajorD |E minorEm E minorEm|
[Chorus]
E minorEm
If you're lost and wandering
E minorEm
Come stumbling in like a prodigal child
C majorC
See the walls start crumbling
D MajorD
Let the gates of glory open wide
E minorEm
If you're lost and wrecked again
E minorEm
Come stumbling in like a prodigal child
C majorC
See the walls start crumbling
D MajorD E minorEm
Let the gates of glory open wide
C majorC
Let the gates of glory open wide
D MajorD
Let the gates of glory open wide
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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down