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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Difficulty: Advanced Ren - Screech's Tale All Chords with * are explained at the end of the tab Let me know if something needs to be corrected Intro: e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--0--/4-2-0---2---/7--5--4---/12--11~-5---4--2----| D|------------4-------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----------2----------3------------5-----------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|---------------1p0---------3-1p0---0-1---2--------| G|--4-2p0-----------2-0------------2----------2-----| D|--------4-2p0---------4-2----------------------2--| A|----------------------------------------0---------| E|--0------------2-----------3----------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--3-1p0-------------------------4---5---7~~~---|
G|-----------0-4--5-4-3-4-3-------------------------|
D|----------------------------4---------------------|
A|--3----------------------------4--2---------------|
E|-------------3----------2-------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3p0-1p0------------1p0----------------3-------------|
G|-----4-2-4-5-4-2-4---------------2p0---2p0---2p0-------4-2-4---4-2-4-------|
D|------------------------------------2p0------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0------------------2------------------------------3----------------------|
e|-------------------7-5-----5--------5--------------------------------------|
B|-------4-5-7-8-5-------8-7---8-7-8----8-7-8-7------------------------------|
G|-----5----------------------------------------8---8------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------9--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5----------------8----------------7--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----8---8---8---8---7---7---7---8---8---8---8------------------------------|
G|--9---9---9---9---8---8---8---9---9---9---9-------------9~-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------0-----------------------|
(Barre Chords - pick bassnote and 2x D+G+B String)
Em
A story, it starts
A C
Right at the end of the life of poor Jenny
B
Clocked out like?Big?Ben
Em A
This Screech, dear?boy, where did he go
C B
He melted?into the black night, just like snow
*Knocking on wooden door/guitar*
Verse 1: (Powerchords in lowest position possible, B as Barre in 7th fret)
E5 G5 F#5
Patrick, man, let me in, please open the door
E5 G5 F#5
I think I fucked up, Patrick, really fucked up, man, I'm not sure
E5 G5 F#5
I got crazy, left a lady laying still on the floor
E5 B
I think I killed her, Patrick, come on man, I can't knock no more
(Pattern for the following part is at the end of the tab)
Em G
But Screech kept on knocking, 'till his knuckles became sore
Em G
But there's no sign of Patrick, down at number 54
Em G
No refuge for our villain, for the bitter hands of faith
Em G6*
Have something far more sinister in mind, that does await
*Phone ringing*
Spoken: Woman & Screech:
Hello?
Hi babe, you in?
Nah, nothing really, I'm just a bit tired
Listen, can I swing around yours for a few minutes?
I just really miss you, babe
What the fuck you mean you're busy?
You fucking bitch, for fucks sake
Verse 2: (same pattern as before)
Em G
Sirens sound approaching like a Banshee in the night
Em G
The shrill cry of justice cutting like the sharpest knife
Em G
But Screech was never one to run, not one to miss a fight
E G6*
One hand upon his blade, he turned to face the blue light
(Barre Chords Em in 7th fret, G in 10th fret - Strum once)
Em G G*
Come on then, you fucking cunts, lets fucking have you then
Em G G*
I am Screech, I'm the boss here, I'm the ender of man
Em (G) (G*)
You think that uniform you're wearing means that you own these streets
Em E6*
Well these are my fucking streets and they call me fucking Screech
("normal" Chords in lowest position possible - G might also be Barre in 3rd fret)
Em G F#
Richard was an officer, who stood at 6 foot 3
Em G F#
Working London on the night shift, what he didn't think he'd see
Em G F#
Was a boy running at him, like an animal possessed
E6*
With no time to hesitate, he fired four bullets at Screech's chest
e|------x-------------x--------------x-------------x-----------------------------|
B|------x-------------x--------------x-------------x-----------------------------|
G|------x-------------x--------------x-------------x-----------------------------|
D|------x-------------x--------------x-------------x-----------------------------|
A|------x-------------x--------------x-------------x-----------------------------|
E|------x-------------x--------------x-------------x-----------------------------|
Outro: (Barrre chords - strum once and let ring)
Em A
A story it ends, right at the start
C B
Young Screech and poor Jenny, lying one street apart
Em A
An officer shaken, by the boy that he claimed
C B7
Two body's lay lifeless, and it's such a shame
C9*
It's such a shame
Pattern:
Em G
e|------------7-------------------------------2-----0h2p0-----------|---------|
B|---------------8-------------------------------3---------3--------|---------|
G|-----9------------9--------------------4--------------------4-----|-----/9--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
E|-----0---------------------------------3--------------------------|------0--|
This is the pick-up of the repetition
G6*
e|---7-------------|
B|-----8-----------|
G|-----8-----------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|---7-------------|
G*
e|-----------------|
B|---10------------|
G|---10------------|
D|---10------------|
A|---9-------------|
E|-----------------|
E6*
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|---2-------------|
D|---1-------------|
A|---2-------------|
E|---0-------------|
C9
e|---------------------|
B|------------4-----7--|
G|---------4--------4--|
D|------5-----------5--|
A|---7--------------7--|
E|---------------------|
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| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
| p Pull-off
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
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