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this song is one of my favorites , it’s pretty close to the actual thing too .

these are the chords .
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| – – – – – – – – x – – – – – – – – – – – – – – x – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – x – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – x – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – x – – – – |
| – – – – – – – – 11 – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 14 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 16 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – |
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variant G# variant D# variant B variant C# variant E

anytime these chords are mentioned they are played as above , unless otherwise noted .
all other chords are regular power chords .

introduction :
play chords G# D# G# C# B
2nd time play chords G# D# G# D#

verse :
F# G# A
i went down to the tracks
B ( reg ) C# ( reg ) G#
thinking what they might say to me .
F# G# A
but they just stared back
B ( reg ) C# ( reg ) G#
broken , trainless and black as night .

then play G#

verse :
climbed out onto my roof , so i’d be a poet in the night .
beat the walls of my room , i saw the big room that is this life .

chorus :
G# E ( reg )
this is my condition ,
E var . during this part the bass plays : E G# A B
naked and hysterical , reaching to grab a hand that i just slapped back at .
G# E ( reg )

this is my condition
E var . as above .
desperate , alone , without an excuse , tried to explain , christ what’s the use .

at the end of the chorus the guitar does a hammer on repeatedly ,
on the 3rd string notes 8/9 .

intro :
verse :
read and i felt so small , some words keep speaking when you close the book .
drank and just about smiled , then i remember us in that bed .

put my ear to the door , i just heard hot rods and gunshots and sirens .
people kill me these days , they have keys in their eyes but they lock from the inside .

chorus :

outro :

play G# then
3rd – | – – – – – 13/14 – – – – 13 – – – – 11 – – |
D#

continue this for a while then : G# ( reg ) C# ( reg ) B ( reg ) A

then repeat outro till he stops talking .