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Bullet The Blue Sky by U2
Bullet The Blue Sky
Guitar 1 Tuning: eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb -elec. w/ slight echo -full dist. w/slide
Guitar 2 Tuning: eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb -elec. w/ dist. set 0 gain (1 pickup)
Begins with drums (0:00)
G1 (0:06) w/slide (clink noises from slide) *tap harmonic to slowly mute it
e|-----------|-----------------------------12^-----------------------------|
B|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7^----|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7^--------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------8^-|--9.5^*------------------------------------------------------|
G1 Intro (0:31) w/ slide *accidental harmonics (0:44)
e|----------------------------------------12-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------12-------------------------------|
G|-12======\9---9^*-----12======\9==\7/12-12======\9---------12======\9----|
D|------------------8^*-12======\9==\7/12-12---------\x-9/12-12======\9----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
G1 Verse (0:57) volume down until 2:22
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7^---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"In the howling wind... comes a stingin' rain.
G1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--15^--------------------------------------------------------------------|
See it drivin' nails into the souls on the tree of pain.
G1 *ringing from previous note
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-*-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
From the fire fly... a red orange glow.
G2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------x-------x---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------x-------x---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------x-x----x--x-x-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------x------x----x-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
See the face of fear runnin' scared in the valley below.
G1 Chorus (1:08)
e|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
B|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
G|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Shot Shot
G2
e|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
B|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
G|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|---------------(5)--(5)--5--7--5--7-|---------------(5)--(5)--5--7--5--7-|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Wooh- hoo hoo. Wooh- hoo hoo.
G1
e|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
B|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
G|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Shot Shot
G2
e|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
B|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
G|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|---------------(5)--(5)--5--7--5--7-|---------------(5)--(5)--5--7--5--7-|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bullet the blue sky Bullet the blue sky
G1
e|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
B|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
G|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Shot Shot
G2
e|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
B|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
G|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|---------------(5)--(5)--5--7--5--7-|---------------(5)--(5)--5--7======-|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bullet the blue... Bullet the blue... oh- oh...
G1 Verse (1:28)
e|-----------------------7------------|-------------------------------------
B|-----------------------7------------|-------------------------------------
G|-----------------------7------------|-------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
G2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------x----x--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------x----x--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------x----x--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
In a locust wind... comes a rattle and hum.
G1 *equivalence on the frettboard
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|*25----------26----------26/27----------27/28----------28/29\25----------|
G|*------25----------26-------------27-------------28----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Jacob wrestled and angel and the angel was overcome.
G1 *equivalence on the frettboard
e|--------------------15==\12\3\0------------------------/12/15\-----------|
B|*-------25----------15==\12\3\0------------------------/12/15\-----------|
G|*-25---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You have a demon seed... you need the flower of fire.
G1
e|-------------------------------------------------------15\12-------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------15\12-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------x-----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------x-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------x-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
See them burning crosses... see the flames higher and higher.
G1 Chorus (1:56)
e|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
B|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
G|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Shot Shot
G2
e|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
B|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
G|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|---------------(5)--(5)--5--7--5--7-|---------------(5)--(5)--5--7--5--7-|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Wooh- hoo hoo. Wooh- hoo hoo.
G1
e|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
B|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
G|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Shot Shot
G2
e|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
B|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
G|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|---------------(5)--(5)--5--7--5--7-|---------------(5)--(5)--5--7--5--7-|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bullet the blue sky Bullet the blue sky
G1
e|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
B|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
G|-----------------------7------------|-----------------------7------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Shot Shot
G2
e|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
B|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
G|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|-(7)-(7)-7(7)-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|---------------(5)--(5)--5--7--5--7-|---------------(5)--(5)--5--7======-|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bullet the blue... oh- oh... Bullet the blue... oh- oh...
G1 (2:22) volume swell
e|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
B|-12----------------12---------------|-------------------------------------
G|-12======\9--x-----12======\9-------|-------------------------------------
D|-12----------x/12--12----------x/12-|-------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
G1 Verse *volume back down
e|-12==\9------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12==\9------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------17^----------------------------------------------|
This guy comes up to me, face red like a rose on a thornbush, like all the
G1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------22^----------------------------|
colors of a royal flush. And he's peelin' off those dollar bills, slappin'
G1 let ring* touching random harmonics w/ feedback
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------17^*----------------------------|
em' down. "One-hundred, two-hundred." And I can see those fighter planes.
G1 let ring* touching random harmonics w/ feedback
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And I can see those fighter planes. Across the mudhuts where children sleep
G1 let ring* touching random harmonics w/ feedback
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--19^*-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Through the alley of a quiet city street. And take a staircase to the
G1 let ring* touching random harmonics w/ feedback
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------12^*-------------|
first floor. And turn the key and slowly unlock the door.
G1 let ring* touching random harmonics w/ feedback
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0*----------------------------------------------------------------------|
As a man breathes into a saxiphone, and through the walls
G1
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------12======\9-|-------------------------12======\9-|
G|-------------------------12======\9-|-------------------------12======\9-|
D|-------------------------12======\9-|-------------------------12======\9-|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
you hear the city groan. Outside it's America.
G1
e|-------------------------12======\9-|------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------12======\9-|-------------------------12======\9-|
G|-------------------------12======\9-|-------------------------12======\9-|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------12======\9-|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Outside it's America America...
G1 Solo (3:19) *volume swell
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-9/12----------------12~~-----------|--12~~--------------12--------------|
G|---------12~~--12~~--------12~~-----|--------12~~--------------12~~------|
D|---------------------------------12-|--------------12~---------------12~-|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G1
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------12==/14--14~~~~=\9---|-9/12~~--------------12~~-----------|
G|-12==/14-------12==/14=~------------|---------12~~--------------12=====~-|
D|-12==/14~~~~~~----------------------|---------------12~~-----------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------12------12----12------12---12------|
G|------------------------------------------12------------12-----------12--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G1
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-12~~--------------12~~-------------|---------------14-------------------|
G|-------12~~--------------12~~-------|-12==/14~~~~~~-----14~~~~~----------|
D|-------------12~---------------12~--|-12==/14~~~-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G2
e|-----------------------------------------------12------------------------|
B|-12------12----12------12----12------12----12-----12----12------12----12-|
G|-----12------------12------------12-------------------------12-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14---------14.5-----------15-------15.25-------15.5------15.75-----(16)-|
G|------14----------14.75--------15--------15.25-------15.5------15.75-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------12------|
B|-----12----12------12----12------12----12------12----12------12------12--|
G|-12------------12------------12------------12------------12--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------21----------21----------21\20-------19\12p0-9====\7~~~~--------|
G|-19/21----------21----------21------------20----------9====\7~~~~--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------9====\7~~~~p0--12^-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2
e|-----12------12----12------12----12------12----12------12----12------12--|
B|-12------12------------12------------12------------12------------12------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G1
e|-----7--7--7--7\-----7--7--7--7/--------7--7--7--7\-----7--7--7--7-7/19\-|
B|-----7--7--7--7\-----7--7--7--7/--7-----7--7--7--7\-----7--7--7--7-7/----|
G|-----7--7--7--7\-----7--7--7--7/--------7--7--7--7\-----7--7--7--7-7/----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0---------------0------------------0---------------0--------------------|
G2
e|-----12------12----12------12----12------12----12------12----12------12--|
B|-12------12------------12------------12------------12------------12------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G1 Verse (4:08) let ring* touching random harmonics w/ feedback
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0*----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2
e|-----12------12----12------12----12------12----12------12----12------12--|
B|-12------12------------12------------12------------12------------12------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Across the feild see the sky ripped open. See the rain through the gaping
G1 *feedback from previous note
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|*0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
wound. Telling the women and children to run. Into the arms of America."
In the howling wind comes a stinging rain
See it driving nails
Into the souls on the tree of pain
From the firefly, a red orange glow
See the face of fear
Running scared in the valley below
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue
Bullet the blue
In the locust wind comes a rattle and hum
Jacob wrestled the angel
And the angel was overcome
You plant a demon seed
You raise a flower of fire
See them burning crosses
See the flames higher and higher
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue
Bullet the blue
This guy comes up to me
His face red like a rose in a thorn bush
Like all the colors of a royal flush
And he's peeling off those dollar bills
Slapping them down
One hundred, two hundred
And I can see those fighter planes
And I can see those fighter planes
Across the mud huts where the children sleep
Through the alleys of a quiet city street
You take the staircase to the first floor
Turn the key and slowly unlock the door
As a man breathes into a saxophone
And through the walls you hear the city groan
Outside is America
Outside is America, America
Across the field you see the sky ripped open
See the rain through a gaping wound
Pounding on the women and children
Who run
Into the arms
Of America
Notation Key
- = string
# = frett
~ = vibrato
/ = slide up (if not indicated, to and from "nowhere")
\ = slide down (if not indicated, to and from "nowhere")
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend (to indicated frett or 1/4 step if not specified)
fb = full bend (1 step)
hb = hold bend
pb = pre-bend (bend before striking
r = release bend
x = string noise (tap/rake)
(#)= mute string (after striking)
^ = natrual harmonic (wanted to use <> but html problems...)
+ = artificial harmonic
t = trill/tremelo (as noted)
= = hold note
* = as noted
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version 2
D# C# D# C#
D# C# D# C#
In the howling wind comes a stinging rain
D# C# D# C#
See it driving nails Into the souls on the tree of pain
D# C# D# C#
From the firefly, a red orange glow
D# C# D# C#
See the face of fear Running scared in the valley below
D# C# D# C#
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue
Bullet the blue
D# C# D# C#
In the locust wind comes a rattle and hum
D# C# D# C#
Jacob wrestled the angel And the angel was overcome
D# C# D# C#
You plant a demon seed You raise a flower of fire
D# C# D# C#
See them burning crosses See the flames higher and higher
D# C# D# C#
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue
Bullet the blue
D# C# D# C#
D#m C# D#m C#
This guy comes up to me His face red like a rose in a thorn bush
D#m C# D#m C#
Like all the colors of a royal flush and he's peeling off those dollar bills
D#m F# D#m F#
Slapping them down One hundred, two hundred
D#m C#
And I can see those fighter planes
D#m C#
And I can see those fighter planes
D#m C# D#m C#
Across the mud huts where the children sleep Through the alleys of a quiet city street
D#m C# D#m C#
You take the staircase to the first floor Turn the key and slowly unlock the door
D#m C# D#m
As a man breathes into a saxophone And through the walls you hear the city groan
F# D#m
Outside is America
F# D#m
Outside is America, America
F# D#m F# D#m C# D#m C#
D#m C# D#m C# D#m C# D#m C#
D#m
Across the field you see the sky ripped open
See the rain through a gaping wound
Pounding on the women and children
Who run Into the arms Of America
---------------
version 3
Tune down 1/2 step. Most of the chords use a slide,
except for the Chorus.
For the slide parts (and solo) he uses distortion
with some slap back delay and echo.
Intro (also played before solo)
----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-12\0---12\0---12\0---12\0--------|-------------------------------------------|
-12\0---12\0---12\0---12\0--------|-------------------------------------------|
-12\0---12\0---12\0---12\0--------|-------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------------|
Verse (second verse w/feedback)
-|-----------|-----------------|-------------------------------|--------------|
-|-----------|-x--x--x--x--x---|---14v-------------------------|--------------|
-|-----------|-x--x--x--x--x---|-------------------------------|--------------|
-|-----------|-x--x--x--x--x---|-------------------------------|--------------|
-|-----------|-x--x--x--x--x---|-------------------------------|--------------|
-|-0v--------|-x--x--x--x--x---|-------------------------------|--------------|
Chorus (repeat 6 times)(no slide)
-----------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------|
-7-7-9----------9-9----|---------|--------------------------------------------|
-7-7-9----------9-9----|---------|--------------------------------------------|
-7-7-9----------9-9----|---------|--------------------------------------------|
-----------------------|--7v-----|--------------------------------------------|
-----------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------|
Solo
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-12-----12------12-----12-----12/14--12/14--14--------------------------------|
---12-----12------12-----12---12/14--12/14-----14-----------------------------|
-----12-----12------12-----12-12/14--12/14--------14--------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-12-----12------12-----12-----12/14--14---14-----14----15---15----17\---------|
---12-----12------12-----12---12/14----14---14------14---15---15--17\---------|
-----12-----12------12-----12-12/14-----------14------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
No slide here:
----14-----14-----14-----14----14-----14\-------------------------------------|
-16b----16b---16b-----16b---16b---16------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat 4 times fun w/feedback more feedback
-|-------------------------|-----------------------------|--------|-----------|
-|-----16--16/18\16/18\16--|-----------------------------|--------|-----------|
-|-----16--16/18\16/18\16--|-----------------------------|---14v--|-----------|
-|-----16--16/18\16/18\16--|-----------------------------|--------|-----------|
-|-------------------------|-----------------------------|--------|-----------|
-|-0-0---------------------|-0\/v------------------------|--------|-----------|
"...fighter planes..." (fade notes in and out)
------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
-0----------------------|--0--------------------------------------------------|
------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
somewhere in the song he does this as a fill
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-19\--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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In the howling wind comes a stinging rain
See it driving nails
Into the souls on the tree of pain
From the firefly, a red orange glow
See the face of fear
Running scared in the valley below
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue
Bullet the blue
In the locust wind comes a rattle and hum
Jacob wrestled the angel
And the angel was overcome
You plant a demon seed
You raise a flower of fire
See them burning crosses
See the flames higher and higher
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue
Bullet the blue
This guy comes up to me
His face red like a rose in a thorn bush
Like all the colors of a royal flush
And he's peeling off those dollar bills
Slapping them down
One hundred, two hundred
And I can see those fighter planes
And I can see those fighter planes
Across the mud huts where the children sleep
Through the alleys of a quiet city street
You take the staircase to the first floor
Turn the key and slowly unlock the door
As a man breathes into a saxophone
And through the walls you hear the city groan
Outside is America
Outside is America, America
Across the field you see the sky ripped open
See the rain through a gaping wound
Pounding on the women and children
Who run
Into the arms
Of America
---------------
version 4
Key: C with one key change on playing the Ab. (This is not the song's
original key.)
Tuning: standard
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------0---------0-----------1p0-----------------------------------------|
D|------3-----3---------3------------3p0-------------------------------------|
A|--5------------5---------5-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
In the hollowing wind comes a stinging rain
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------0---------0-----------1p0-----------------------------------------|
D|------3-----3---------3------------3p0-----------3-------------------------|
A|--5------------5---------5-------------------3-------0---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------1---------------------------------|
seeing them driving nails into the souls on the tree of pain
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------0---------0-----------1p0-----------------------------------------|
D|------3-----3---------3------------3p0-------------------------------------|
A|--5------------5---------5-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
from the fire fly a red orange glow
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------0---------0-----------1p0-----------------------------------------|
D|------3-----3---------3------------3p0-----------3-------------------------|
A|--5------------5---------5-------------------3-------0---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------1---------------------------------|
see the face of fear running scared in the valley below
e|-------1-----3h5p3--0----0-----------1----3h5p3---0-0----------------1------3h5p3--0--0--|
B|-------3-----3h5p3--1----1-----------3----3h5p3---1-1----------------3------3h5p3--1--1--|
G|-------2-----------------------------2-------------------------------2-------------------|
D|-------0-----------------------------0-------------------------------0-------------------|
A|-------------------------3--------------------------3---------------------------------3--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
sky... sky... bullet the blue sky (repeat)
In the howling wind comes a stinging rain
See it driving nails
Into the souls on the tree of pain
From the firefly, a red orange glow
See the face of fear
Running scared in the valley below
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue
Bullet the blue
In the locust wind comes a rattle and hum
Jacob wrestled the angel
And the angel was overcome
You plant a demon seed
You raise a flower of fire
See them burning crosses
See the flames higher and higher
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue
Bullet the blue
This guy comes up to me
His face red like a rose in a thorn bush
Like all the colors of a royal flush
And he's peeling off those dollar bills
Slapping them down
One hundred, two hundred
And I can see those fighter planes
And I can see those fighter planes
Across the mud huts where the children sleep
Through the alleys of a quiet city street
You take the staircase to the first floor
Turn the key and slowly unlock the door
As a man breathes into a saxophone
And through the walls you hear the city groan
Outside is America
Outside is America, America
Across the field you see the sky ripped open
See the rain through a gaping wound
Pounding on the women and children
Who run
Into the arms
Of America
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 5
Tune down 1/2 a step
INTRO:(distrotion alot of it)
big E--0--------- let ring
then
E------------------------------------|
B----7-7\------------------- repeat--| 4x
G----7-7\----------------------------|slide down the neck
D----7-7\----------------------------|
A----7-7\----------------------------|
E--0---------------------------------|
then
big E--0--- let ring
then VERSE:echo, and some wah, little distortion
E---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------7-----7----7--5h7-|
E-15\---0-------------------------|mute w/finger right away
this is for rest of the VERSE:
E-----------------------|
B-----------------------| repeat this a couple of times
G-----------------------|
D------x-x-x------------|
A----7-x-x-x--7---5h7---|
E--0---x-x-x------------|
CHORUS:
E-----------------------------| I put those xxx close
B-----------------------------| together to show he is
G--7-7-7----------------------| actually muting with finger
D--7-7-7----------------------| between notes. watch closely
A--7-7-7--5-xxx-5--5-5--------|h7p5h7 his hand is moving pretty
E-----------------------------| quickly. but listen he mutes
more in between certain notes
then VERSE
then CHORUS
then SOLO:
E-----3-3-3-3-3------------------|
B-----3-3-3-3-3------------------|
G-----0-0-0-0-0------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A-------------------------5-5h7--| repeat a couple of times
E--0----------------0/7----------|
then
E------------15---15---15---15---15-----------------------|
B-3/17-17(b)----17---17---17---17---17-17-15~~---14-15-17-|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B-14h15p14\12--14/15(b)~~--------------------------------|
repeat that seqeuence 2x then
E------15-----------------------------------|
B-3/17-----17-15----------------------------|
G----------------16---14h16p14\12-----------|
D---------------------------------14-12-14--|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
E---------------------15---15---15-15\------|
B------------12-14/17---17----17---17\------|
G------12-14--------------------------------|
D-7/14--------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
E-/---15---------17---17---17---17--------|
B-/17---17-17/19---19---19---19-----------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
E------------12-----------------------------|
B-12-12-14(B)---14(b)----12--------12-------|
G----------------------------14-14-----12---|(b)
D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G----------12----------------------12----12---------------|
D-14-12-14----14-12----------12-14----14----14------------|
A-------------------14-12-14------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------10-|
B----------------------------------9-9h11p9---12-12(b)---|
G---------------------7-7h9p7/-9h11----------------------|
D-----5-5h7p5-5/7-7h9------------------------------------|
A-5h7----------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
E---10---10-10-10-10--10-12\-----x----x--------|
B-12---12---12-12-12--12-12\-----15(b)15(b)----|
G----------------------x-x-------x----x--------|
D----------------------x-x-------x----x--------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
then hit open big e string
then with slide
b-7-7\ listen for timing
g-7-7\
d-7-7\
a-7-7\
then watch edge hit above the nut
then E-0-0--0-03(b)--3(b)--3(b)
then end with
B-12-12\
G-12-12\
D-12-12\
A-12-12\
In the howling wind comes a stinging rain
See it driving nails
Into the souls on the tree of pain
From the firefly, a red orange glow
See the face of fear
Running scared in the valley below
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue
Bullet the blue
In the locust wind comes a rattle and hum
Jacob wrestled the angel
And the angel was overcome
You plant a demon seed
You raise a flower of fire
See them burning crosses
See the flames higher and higher
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue sky
Bullet the blue
Bullet the blue
This guy comes up to me
His face red like a rose in a thorn bush
Like all the colors of a royal flush
And he's peeling off those dollar bills
Slapping them down
One hundred, two hundred
And I can see those fighter planes
And I can see those fighter planes
Across the mud huts where the children sleep
Through the alleys of a quiet city street
You take the staircase to the first floor
Turn the key and slowly unlock the door
As a man breathes into a saxophone
And through the walls you hear the city groan
Outside is America
Outside is America, America
Across the field you see the sky ripped open
See the rain through a gaping wound
Pounding on the women and children
Who run
Into the arms
Of America
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