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Sympathy For The World Tab by Down By Law

Sympathy For The World tab by Down By Law

Guitar Tab 

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro - 1st guitar:
Note: to achieve the sound of both guitars on only one,
strum the B and E strings open while playing the power chords.
You can also add the 4th fret on the B string during the B5,
but this takes a little bit more skill.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
D|-9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
A|-7-7---7-7---7-7\2-2---2-2---2-2\0-0---0-0---0-0/5-5---5-5---5-5/|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
D|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
A|/7-7---7-7---7-7\2-2---2-2---2-2\0-0---0-0---0-0/5-5---5-5---5-5/|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro - 2nd guitar:

e|-0-0---0-0---0-0-----------------0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-|
B|-----------------4-4---4-4---4-4---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-0-0---0-0---0-0-----------------0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-|
B|-----------------4-4---4-4---4-4---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse:
Note: Guitar 2 proceeds the same way as the intro.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
D|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
A|/7-7---7-7---7-7\2-2---2-2---2-2\0-0---0-0---0-0/5-5---5-5---5-5/|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
        Of all the times I tried to talk to you and acted out of line

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7-|
D|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7-|
A|/7-7---7-7---7-7\2-2---2-2---2-2\0-0---0-0---0-0/5-5---5-5---5-5/|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
       Please understand, when I tell you more than anything


Chorus:
Note: The first three chords can just be an A5, and you can bring
the entire riff here onto the A string that way by subtracting 5.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-3-5-5---12---7---7-7-7-7/-8/-9/10---10-10-10-10-15-14-5---5-5-5-5-|
                      And there's no fire without lots of smoke

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-3-5-5---12---7---7-7-7-7/-8/-9/10---10-10-10-10-15-14-5---5-5-5-5-|
                      Everyone laughed, I didn't get the joke


Verse:
Keep hitting those open E and B strings, or playing the 2nd guitar riff.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
D|-9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
A|-7-7---7-7---7-7\2-2---2-2---2-2\0-0---0-0---0-0/5-5---5-5---5-5/|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
D|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
A|/7-7---7-7---7-7\2-2---2-2---2-2\0-0---0-0---0-0/5-5---5-5---5-5/|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
D|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
A|/7-7---7-7---7-7\2-2---2-2---2-2\0-0---0-0---0-0/5-5---5-5---5-5/|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
       Why must we hold          a candle to       all our shames?

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7-|
D|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7-|
A|/7-7---7-7---7-7\2-2---2-2---2-2\0-0---0-0---0-0/5-5---5-5---5-5/|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
      I forgave my enemies, but I never forgot their names


Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-3-5-5---12---7---7-7-7-7/-8/-9/10---10-10-10-10-15-14-5---5-5-5-5-|
                      And there's no fire without lots of smoke

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-3-5-5---12---7---7-7-7-7/-8/-9/10---10-10-10-10-15-14-5---5-5-5-5-|
                      Everyone laughed, I didn't get the joke

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-3-5-5---12---7---7-7-7-7/-8/-9/10---10-10-10-10-15-14-5---5-5-5-5-|
                      But I'm secure with my insecurity

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-3-5-5---12---7---7-7-7-7/-8/-9/10---10-10-10-10-15-14-5---5-5-5-5-|
                      And I'm so sure with my uncertainty...


Bridge:

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2-4---4---5---5-5---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|
A|-2-4---4---5---5-5---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|
E|-0-2---2---3---3-3---5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-|

Solo goes over this section, see right
e|-------------------------------------------|  e|-------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|  B|-3---3-2-0---2-----|
G|-------------------------------------------|  G|---------------3---|
D|-4-4---4---5---5-5---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|  D|-------------------|
A|-4-4---4---5---5-5---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|  A|-------------------|
E|-2-2---2---3---3-3---5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-|  E|-------------------|

Solo cont'd over this at right
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  e|-8---8-8-8-3---3-3-3-5---5-5-5-5-5-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|  B|-----------------------------------|
G|-5---5-5-5-------------------------------5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-|  G|-----------------------------------|
D|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-|  D|-----------------------------------|
A|-3---3-3-3-5---5-5-5-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-|  A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------3---3-3-3-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5---------------------------|  E|-----------------------------------|

2nd guitar rapidly plucks high e on the 10th fret over this
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
This time I don't wanna know what I'm thinkin I just wanna know what you're thinkin do you think that I should

(this is the 10 from the solo)
e|-(10)\\\\-|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Think this way?


Verse:
Note: again with the 2nd guitar or hitting the open E and B as you strum.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
D|-9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
A|-7-7---7-7---7-7\2-2---2-2---2-2\0-0---0-0---0-0/5-5---5-5---5-5/|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
D|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
A|/7-7---7-7---7-7\2-2---2-2---2-2\0-0---0-0---0-0/5-5---5-5---5-5/|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
D|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7/|
A|/7-7---7-7---7-7\2-2---2-2---2-2\0-0---0-0---0-0/5-5---5-5---5-5/|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
        Of all the times I tried to talk to you this time I think I'm fine

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7-|
D|/9-9---9-9---9-9\4-4---4-4---4-4\2-2---2-2---2-2/7-7---7-7---7-7-|
A|/7-7---7-7---7-7\2-2---2-2---2-2\0-0---0-0---0-0/5-5---5-5---5-5/|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
     We'll make it through, cause I never want you to cry


Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-3-5-5---12---7---7-7-7-7/-8/-9/10---10-10-10-10-15-14-5---5-5-5-5-|
                      And there's no fire without lots of smoke

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-3-5-5---12---7---7-7-7-7/-8/-9/10---10-10-10-10-15-14-5---5-5-5-5-|
                      Everyone laughed, I didn't get the joke

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-3-5-5---12---7---7-7-7-7/-8/-9/10---10-10-10-10-15-14-5---5-5-5-5-|
                      I know we're bored with our apologies

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
A|-2-5-7-7---14---9---9-9-9-9/10/11/12---12-12-12-12-17-16-7---7-7-7-7-|
E|-0-3-5-5---12---7---7-7-7-7/-8/-9/10---10-10-10-10-15-14-5---5-5-5-5-|
                      This time we're making everything we need


Outro:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5---5-5-5-------------------------------5---5-5-5-------------------------------|
D|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|
A|-3---3-3-3-5---5-5-5-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-3---3-3-3-5---5-5-5-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|
E|-----------3---3-3-3-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-----------3---3-3-3-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-|

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



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