Since there is yet no original version of the song I based the tab mainly on this live version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSELEZ37kn0
(and partly on others)
Some lyrics are still missing.
I'd be glad if someone could figure them out, as well as find possibly misheard parts. :)
Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
e|-----------------------------------|
B|------3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3--|
G|--2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2------| 4x
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
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[Verse]
We stand in long lines waiting for a ticket
To see paradise for just one minute
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--7-------------------10------12---|----------------------10------7----|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 2x
A|--5-------------------9-------10---|----------------------9-------5----|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
I thought I saw you walk away
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--7-------------------10------12---|----------------------10-----------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--5-------------------9-------10---|----------------------9------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
I thought I knew you well
e|--7--------------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
B|--7--------------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
G|--7--------------------------------|--6--------------------------------|
D|--9--------------------------------|--7--------------------------------|
A|--9--------------------------------|--7--------------------------------|
E|--7--------------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
We're on the bright side, we try and change it all
You're braking my trust, I'm braking down walls
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--7-------------------10------12---|----------------------10------7----|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 2x
A|--5-------------------9-------10---|----------------------9-------5----|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
And you saw paradise when you looked in the mirror
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--7-------------------10------12---|----------------------10-----------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--5-------------------9-------10---|----------------------9------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
you were never there now I see it clearer
e|--7--------------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
B|--7--------------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
G|--7--------------------------------|--6--------------------------------|
D|--9--------------------------------|--7--------------------------------|
A|--9--------------------------------|--7--------------------------------|
E|--7--------------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
[Prechorus]
And I give my love but it's not enough
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------15------14---|--------------------------14-------|
G|-(16)-----------------x-------14---|--------------------------14-------|
D|--x------------------(16)-----14---|--------------------------14-------|
A|--x-------------------14-----------|-----------------------------------|
E|--15-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Now this feels like a waste of time
e|--14------14-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--15------15-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--14------14----------14-----(16)--|-----(16)(16)(16)----(14)----(16)--|
D|----------------------x-------x----|------x---x---x-------x-------x----|
A|----------------------x-------17---|------17--17--17------x-------17---|
E|----------------------14------15---|------15--15--15------14------15---|
You fall from a hight, oh we both could die
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------15------14---|--------------------------14-------|
G|-----(16)(16)(16)-----x-------14---|--------------------------14-------|
D|------x---x---x------(16)-----14---|--------------------------14-------|
A|------17--17--17------14-----------|-----------------------------------|
E|------15--15--15-------------------|-----------------------------------|
Oh, what did you have in mind
e|--14------14-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--15------15-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--14------14----------14-----(16)--|-(16)(16)(16)---------2-------0----|
D|----------------------x-------x----|--x---x---x-----------0-------0----|
A|----------------------x-------17---|--17--17--17----------x-------x----|
E|----------------------14------15---|--15--15--15----------2-------3----|
[Chorus]
Oouuh oh, I chace the landslide to keep you on my side
e|---------(1)----------2-------x----|----------x---------------x--------|
B|---------(0)----------3-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
G|----------0-----------4-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
D|----------0-----------4-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
A|----------x-----------2-------0----|----------0---------------0--------|
E|----------3------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Oouuh oh, now I'm holding a flatline to make you feel alive
e|--x-------x------------------(1)---|---------(1)-----------------(1)---|
B|--3-------3------------------(0)---|---------(0)-----------------(0)---|
G|--2-------2-----------2-------0----|----------0-----------2-------0----|
D|--0-------0-----------0-------0----|----------0-----------0-------0----|
A|--0-------0-----------x-------x----|----------x-----------x-------x----|
E|----------------------2-------3----|----------3-----------2-------3----|
Oouuh oh, and I chace the landslide to keep you on my side
e|---------(1)----------2-------x----|----------x---------------x--------|
B|---------(0)----------3-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
G|----------0-----------4-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
D|----------0-----------4-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
A|----------x-----------2-------0----|----------0---------------0--------|
E|----------3------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Oouuh oh, now I'm holding a flatline to make you feel alive, to make you feel alive
e|--x-------x------------------(1)---|---------(1)-----------------(1)---|
B|--3-------3------------------(0)---|---------(0)-----------------(0)---|
G|--2-------2-----------2-------0----|----------0-----------2-------0----|
D|--0-------0-----------0-------0----|----------0-----------0-------0----|
A|--0-------0-----------x-------x----|----------x-----------x-------x----|
E|----------------------2-------3----|----------3-----------2-------3----|
[Verse]
We pay a high price to give ourselfs away
We trick our own minds so we can feel the same
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--7-------------------10------12---|----------12----------10------7----|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 2x
A|--5-------------------9-------10---|----------10----------9-------5----|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
And in the half-light we were glorious
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--7-------------------10------12---|----------------------10-----------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--5-------------------9-------10---|----------------------9------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Now it's (...) I wish I knew you better
e|--7--------------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
B|--7--------------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
G|--7--------------------------------|--6--------------------------------|
D|--9--------------------------------|--7--------------------------------|
A|--9--------------------------------|--7--------------------------------|
E|--7--------------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
[Prechorus]
And I give my love but it's not enough
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------15------14---|----------14--------------14-------|
G|-(16)----(16)---------x-------14---|----------14--------------14-------|
D|--x-------x----------(16)-----14---|----------14--------------14-------|
A|--x-------x-----------14-----------|-----------------------------------|
E|--15------15-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
Now this feels like a waste of time
e|--14------14-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--15------15-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--14------14----------14-----(16)--|-----(16)(16)(16)----(14)----(16)--|
D|----------------------x-------x----|------x---x---x-------x-------x----|
A|----------------------x-------17---|------17--17--17------x-------17---|
E|----------------------14------15---|------15--15--15------14------15---|
You fall from a hight, oh we both could die
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------15------14---|----------14--------------14-------|
G|-----(16)(16)(16)-----x-------14---|----------14--------------14-------|
D|------x---x---x------(16)-----14---|----------14--------------14-------|
A|------17--17--17------14-----------|-----------------------------------|
E|------15--15--15-------------------|-----------------------------------|
Oh, what did you have in mind
e|--14------14-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--15------15-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--14------14----------14-----(16)--|-(16)(16)(16)-----------------0----|
D|----------------------x-------x----|--x---x---x-------------------0----|
A|----------------------x-------17---|--17--17--17------------------x----|
E|----------------------14------15---|--15--15--15------------------3----|
[Chorus]
Oouuh oh, I chace the landslide to keep you on my side
e|---------(1)----------2-------x----|----------x---------------x--------|
B|---------(0)----------3-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
G|----------0-----------4-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
D|----------0-----------4-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
A|----------x-----------2-------0----|----------0---------------0--------|
E|----------3------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Oouuh oh, now I'm holding a flatline to make you feel alive
e|--x-------x------------------(1)---|---------(1)-----------------(1)---|
B|--3-------3------------------(0)---|---------(0)-----------------(0)---|
G|--2-------2-----------2-------0----|----------0-----------2-------0----|
D|--0-------0-----------0-------0----|----------0-----------0-------0----|
A|--0-------0-----------x-------x----|----------x-----------x-------x----|
E|----------------------2-------3----|----------3-----------2-------3----|
Oouuh oh, and I chace the landslide to keep you on my side
e|---------(1)----------2-------x----|----------x---------------x--------|
B|---------(0)----------3-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
G|----------0-----------4-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
D|----------0-----------4-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
A|----------x-----------2-------0----|----------0---------------0--------|
E|----------3------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Oouuh oh, now I'm holding a flatline to make you feel alive, to make you feel alive
e|--x-------x------------------(1)---|---------(1)-----------------(1)---|
B|--3-------3------------------(0)---|---------(0)-----------------(0)---|
G|--2-------2-----------2-------0----|----------0-----------2-------0----|
D|--0-------0-----------0-------0----|----------0-----------0-------0----|
A|--0-------0-----------x-------x----|----------x-----------x-------x----|
E|----------------------2-------3----|----------3-----------2-------3----|
[Bridge]
And I'm waking up in the dead of night
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |
B|----------------------15------14---|----------14--------------14-------| |
G|-(16)----(16)---------x-------14---|----------14--------------14-------| |
D|--x-------x----------(16)-----14---|----------14--------------14-------| |
A|--x-------x-----------14-----------|-----------------------------------| |
E|--15------15-----------------------|-----------------------------------| |
|
still holding on to the flatline | 4x
e|--14------14-----------------------|-----------------------------------| |
B|--15------15-----------------------|-----------------------------------| |
G|--14------14----------14-----(16)--|---------(16)--------(14)----(16)--| |
D|----------------------x-------x----|----------x-----------x-------x----| |
A|----------------------x-------17---|----------17----------x-------17---| |
E|----------------------14------15---|----------15----------14------15---| |
e|-----------------------------(1)---|
B|-----------------------------(0)---|
G|-(16)(16)(16)---------2-------0----|
D|--x---x---x-----------0-------0----|
A|--17--17--17----------x-------x----|
E|--15--15--15----------2-------3----|
[Chorus]
Oouuh oh, I chace the landslide to keep you on my side
e|---------(1)----------2-------x----|----------x---------------x--------|
B|---------(0)----------3-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
G|----------0-----------4-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
D|----------0-----------4-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
A|----------x-----------2-------0----|----------0---------------0--------|
E|----------3------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Oouuh oh, now I'm holding a flatline to make you feel alive
e|--x-------x------------------(1)---|---------(1)-----------------(1)---|
B|--3-------3------------------(0)---|---------(0)-----------------(0)---|
G|--2-------2-----------2-------0----|----------0-----------2-------0----|
D|--0-------0-----------0-------0----|----------0-----------0-------0----|
A|--0-------0-----------x-------x----|----------x-----------x-------x----|
E|----------------------2-------3----|----------3-----------2-------3----|
Oouuh oh, and I chace the landslide to keep you on my side
e|---------(1)----------2-------x----|----------x---------------x--------|
B|---------(0)----------3-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
G|----------0-----------4-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
D|----------0-----------4-------2----|----------2---------------2--------|
A|----------x-----------2-------0----|----------0---------------0--------|
E|----------3------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Oouuh oh, now I'm holding a flatline to make you feel alive, to make you feel alive
e|--x-------x------------------(1)---|---------(1)-----------------(1)---|
B|--3-------3------------------(0)---|---------(0)-----------------(0)---|
G|--2-------2-----------2-------0----|----------0-----------2-------0----|
D|--0-------0-----------0-------0----|----------0-----------0-------0----|
A|--0-------0-----------x-------x----|----------x-----------x-------x----|
E|----------------------2-------3----|----------3-----------2-------3----|
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| x Mute note
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