Tabs
Verse 1: (0:00)
During the verse, there is no guitar, but there is a synth bass that plays this line.
E MajorE|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------6--3--|
A augmentedA|-----4-----6-----4--------|
E MajorE|--6-----4-----6-----------|
Pre-Chorus: (0:26)
They will be three steps behind You will not know what's got you
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--8-----------------------10-11-----------------6------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--6-----------------------8--9------------------4------------|
(Make sure to strum the chords as they do in the original)
Oh, so you're sorry now All is not well, it's not ended
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--8---------------------10-11---------------6----------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--6---------------------8--9----------------4----------------|
Chorus: (0:43)
Hold your breath 'til it's over
There's something left underwater
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------8-----------10-11---6----------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------6-----------8--9----4----------------|
Post-Chorus: (1:00)
This line is played twice
E MajorE|----------------------|
BB|----------------------|
G+G|--5h6p5---------------|
D MajorD|---------8------------|
A augmentedA|---------------6h8p6--|
E MajorE|----------------------|
Verse 2: (1:09)
Same synth line for verse 2
E MajorE|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------6--3--|
A augmentedA|-----4-----6-----4--------|
E MajorE|--6-----4-----6-----------|
Pre-Chorus: (1:27)
'Cause I will be two steps behind You will not know what's got you
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--8-----------------------10-11-----------------6------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--6-----------------------8--9------------------4------------|
(Make sure to strum the chords as they do in the original)
Oh, so you're sorry now All is not well, it's not ended
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--8---------------------10-11---------------6----------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--6---------------------8--9----------------4----------------|
Chorus: (1:45)
Hold your breath 'Til it's over
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--8----------------10-11---6----------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--6----------------8--9----4----------------|
There's something left underwater
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------8-----------10-11---6----------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------6-----------8--9----4----------------|
Hold your breath 'Til it's over
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--8----------------10-11---6----------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--6----------------8--9----4----------------|
There's something left underwater
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------8-----------10-11---6----------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------6-----------8--9----4----------------|
Bridge: (2:21)
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-3-3-8-8-8-6-6-6--3-3-8-8-8-6-6-6--3-3-8-8-8-6-6-6--10-10-10-10-14-14-14-14-|
D MajorD|-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8--11-11-11-11-15-15-15-15-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-3-3-8-8-8-6-6-6--3-3-8-8-8-6-6-6--3-3-8-8-8-6-6-6--1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-|
D MajorD|-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8--1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
During the final chorus very quiet lead starts
Guitar 1 (2:40) - main rhythm guitar
Hold your breath 'Til it's over
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--8-----------------------------10---11----------------6----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--6-----------------------------8----9-----------------4----------------|
Guitar 2 (2:40) - very quiet lead=
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-11-10-8--11-10-8--11-10-8--11-10-8--11-10-8--11-10-8--11-10-8--11-10-8-|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 (2:49) - main rhythm guitar
There's something left under - water
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------8-------------------------10---11----------------6----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------6-------------------------8----9-----------------4----------------|
Guitar 2 (2:49) - very quiet lead
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-11-10-8--11-10-8--11-10-8--11-10-8--11-10-8--11-10-8--11-10-8--11-10-8-|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 (2:58) - main rhythm guitar
Hold your breath 'Til it's over
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--8-----------------------------10---11----------------6----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--6-----------------------------8----9-----------------4----------------|
Guitar 2 (2:58) - very quiet lead
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9----------|
G+G|-11-10----11-10-8--11-10----11-10-8--11-10----11-10-8--11-10----11-10-8-|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 (3:07) - main rhythm guitar
There's something left under - water
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------8-------------------------10---11----------------6--8-------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------6-------------------------8----9-----------------4--6-------------|
Let this fade out to end the song^
Guitar 2 (3:07) - very quiet lead
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------9-----------------9-----------------9-----------------9----------|
G+G|-11-10----11-10-8--11-10----11-10-8--11-10----11-10-8--11-10----11-10-8-|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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