Bass tabs
Tuning: C#ADG
Listen to the song for exact timing and rhythm.
E|-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-|-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-|-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-|-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&-|
I reference both the studio album as well as live recordings to ensure the proper "tonality".
Intro:
C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C#
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------4-|---------------4-|---------------4-|---------------4-|
E|-0---12------0---|-0---12------0---|-0---12------0---|-0---12------0---|
Verse:
C# A# G# F#
You said you'd light a candle and you'd say a prayer for me. I feel the light has dimmed and gone.
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C# A# G# F#
Half the world is begging, while the other half steals. Where did everything go wrong?
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
{Pre-Chorus}
C# G# A# F# C# G#
Some days I can't believe, others, I'm on my knees. Trying to be hear.
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4---4-----------|-----------------|-4---------------|
E|---------7---7-7-|-9---9---5---5-5-|---------7---7-7-|
Chorus:
C# F# C# G# C# F# G#
I was your anger. And you were my fear. Now that it's over, Oo course it's so clear.
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0--0-0-0--5-5-5-|-0--0-0-0--7-7-7-|-0--0-0-0--5-5-5-|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-|
C# F# C# G# C# A#
But you were no angel, and I was no sin. Somehow I can't let it go, can't
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0--0-0-0--5-5-5-|-0--0-0-0--7-7-7-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G#
let it go.
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D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Break:
C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C#
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------4-|---------------4-|---------------4-|---------------4-|
E|-0---12------0---|-0---12------0---|-0---12------0---|-0---12------0---|
Verse:
C# A# G# F#
And half the world is sleeping, while the other half dreams. You close your eyes, and then you're gone.
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C# A# G# F#
And maybe my intentions have been misunderstood. I know you feel so beautifully wronged.
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
{Pre-Chorus}
C# G# A# F# C# G#
Some days I can't believe, others, I'm on my knees. Hoping I belong.
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4---4-----------|-----------------|-4---------------|
E|---------7---7-7-|-9---9---5---5-5-|---------7---7-7-|
Chorus:
C# F# C# G# C# F# G#
I was your anger. And you were my fear. Now that it's over, Oo course it's so clear.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0--0-0-0--5-5-5-|-0--0-0-0--7-7-7-|-0--0-0-0--5-5-5-|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-|
C# F# C# G# C# A#
But you were no angel, and I was no sin. Somehow I can't let it go, can't
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0--0-0-0--5-5-5-|-0--0-0-0--7-7-7-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G#
let it go.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Break:
C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C#
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------4-|---------------4-|---------------4-|-----------------|
E|-0---12------0---|-0---12------0---|-0---12------0---|-0---12----------|
{Bridge}
F A# F# C#
And laughter is my soul's release. But we're not smiling anymore.
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|-----------------|
F A# G# C#
And can't we try to win this peace? 'Cause we're never gonna win. Never gonna win this
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E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
F# F# C# A#
war.
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G# F# C# A#
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G# F#
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Chorus:
C# F# C# G# C# F# G#
I was your anger. And you were my fear. Now that it's over, Oo course it's so clear.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0--0-0-0--5-5-5-|-0--0-0-0--7-7-7-|-0--0-0-0--5-5-5-|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-|
C# F# C# G# C# A#
But you were no angel, and I was no sin. Somehow I can't let it go, can't
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0--0-0-0--5-5-5-|-0--0-0-0--7-7-7-|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G#
let it go.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Outro:
C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C#
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A|---------------4-|---------------4-|---------------4-|---------------4-| x2
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C#
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