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Hold Me Down by Motion City Soundtrack
Hold Me Down
Capo: 3rd fret
C
I found a letter that said:"I'm sorry that
Em
you were asleep when I wrote these words down,"
C Em
You'd think I'd ought to be used to that by now.
C
Save for a few of those late night episodes,
Em
Missed opportunities, and "I Don't Cares,"
C Em E G
There's not a lot that I feel obliged to share or talk about.
C
I'll have my brother stop by this Saturday to
Em
pick up my things,Just make sure you're not there.
C Em
This may sound bad, and don't take it the wrong way..
G
I love you, however,
C
You hold me down
Em
you hold me down
G
you hold me down
D
you hold me down
C
You're the echoes of my everything,
Em E
You're the emptiness the whole world sings at night.
G
You're the laziness of afternoon,
Cadd9 Dsus
You're the reason why I burst and why I bloom.
C G
How will I break the news to you?
C G
how will i break the news to you
C
Cancel our dinner with Max and Coraline,
Em
feed Jacky's gerbil and try to stay clean.
C Em G
We'll talk it over after I've had some time alone to sort it out.
C
You hold me down
Em
you hold me down
G
you hold me down
D
you hold me down
C
You're the echoes of my everything,
Em E
You're the emptiness the whole world sings at night.
G
You're the laziness of afternoon,
Cadd9 Dsus
You're the reason why I burst and why I bloom.
C
You're the leaky sink of sentiment,
Em E
You're the failed attempts I never could forget.
Cadd9 Dsus
You're the metaphors I can't create to comprehend this curse that I call love
C G
How will I break the news to you? (x5)
*end on C if you are a baller
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo 1 (Transpose up 1 step if you play another instrument without capo)
[Verse 1]
C G
I found a letter that said:
C G
"I'm sorry that you were asleep when I wrote these words down,"
C G C G
You'd think I'd ought to be used to that by now.
F
Save for a few of those late night episodes,
Missed opportunities, and "I Don't Cares,"
C G C G
There's not a lot that I feel obliged to share or talk about.
[Bridge]
C G C G x2
[Verse 2]
C G C
I'll have my brother stop by this Saturday to pick up my things,
G
Just make sure you're not there.
C G C
This may sound bad, and don't take it the wrong way..
G
I love you, however,
[Pre-Chorus]
F
You hold me down
F
You hold me down
F
You hold me down
F
You hold me down
[Chorus]
Am
You're the echoes of my everything,
G C F
You're the emptiness the whole world sings at night.
Am
You're the laziness of afternoon,
G C F
You're the reason why I burst and why I bloom.
Am G C F
How will I break the news to you?
Am G C F
How will I break the news to you?
[Verse 2]
C G
Cancel our dinner with Max and Coraline,
C G
feed Jacky's gerbil and try to stay clean.
C G C G
We'll talk it over after I've had some time alone to sort it out.
[Pre-Chorus]
F
You hold me down
F
You hold me down
F
You hold me down
F
You hold me down
[Chorus]
Am
You're the echoes of my everything,
G C F
You're the emptiness the whole world sings at night.
Am
You're the laziness of afternoon,
G C F
You're the reason why I burst and why I bloom.
Am
You're the leaky sink of sentiment,
G C F
You're the failed attempts I never could forget.
Am G C F
You're the metaphors I can't create to comprehend this curse that I call love..
Am G C F
How will I break the news to you?
Am G C F
How will I break the news to you?
Am G C F
How will I break the news to you?
Am G C F
How will I break the news to you?
Am G C F
How will I break the news to you?
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version 3
Tuning: Standard
Intro/Verse(guitar 1) clean
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--6-8-6-6--6---6-6--6-8-6-6--6---6----------------------------------|
D---6---6----6--------6---6----6-------------------------------------|
A-4--------3---6-4--4--------3---6-4h6p4-----------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I found a letter that said..."
verse pt. 2(guitar 1) clean
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----6---6--6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------|
G----6---6--6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------|
D-------6------------------------------------------------------------|
A-4-44-------------4-44----------------------------------------------|
E-2-2--------------2-2-----------------------------------------------|
"Save for a few of those late night episodes..."
Verse x 1
Interlude(guitar 1) slightly distorted
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-6---5---6---5---6---5---6---5--------------------------------------|
D-6---5---6---5---6---5---6---5--------------------------------------|
A-4---3---4---3---4---3---4---3--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude(guitar 2) slightly distorted
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
B-------------------------------------------------------9------------|
G-5-6-5--8-6---5-6---5-6/8-6/8--5-6-5--8-6---5-6---5-6-8-------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse(guitar 2) slightly distorted (guitar 1 plays the normal verse riff)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------4-4------------------------------------|
D-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-4-4------------------------------------|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-8-8-8-2-2------------------------------------|
E-----------------4-4-4-6-6-6----------------------------------------|
pm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pre-chorus(both guitars) slightly distorted
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-3~--------3~--------3~-------3~------------------------------------|
D-4~--------4~--------4~-------4~------------------------------------|
A-4~--------4~--------4~-------4~------------------------------------|
E-2~--------2~--------2~-------2~------------------------------------|
"You hold me down..."
Chorus(guitar 1) clean
E----------------------------2---------------------------------------|x4
B----------------------------2---------------------------------------|
G-6-66-5-6--5---10--910------3---------------------------------------|
D-6-66-6-66-5-5/10-1010---4------------------------------------------|
A-4-44-4-44-3-3/-8--8-88\-4------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------2-2----------------------------------------|
"You're the echos of my everything..."
On the last measure guitar 2 comes in slightly distorted.
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-10--10--10--10-----------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---9---9---9---9----------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude x1
Verse with both guitars
Pre-chorus again
Last Chorus(guitar 2) slightly distorted
Guitar 1 plays this part the same as before but slightly distorted.
E-------------------2-2---2-2----------------------------------------|
B-------------------2-2---2-2----------------------------------------|
G-6-66-666-5-5------3-3---3-3----------------------------------------|
D-6-66-666-5-53-333-4-4---4-4----------------------------------------|
A-4-44-444-3-33-333-4-4---4-4----------------------------------------|
E-------------1-111-2-2---2-2----------------------------------------|
A third guitar does this the last measure of each
"How will I break the news to you?" thing.
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-10--10--10--10-----------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---9---9---9---9----------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro is just the chorus, clean.
I found a letter that said, "I'm sorry that you were asleep when I wrote these words
Down"
You'd think I'd ought to be used to that by now
Save for a few of those late night episodes, missed opportunities, and "I don't care's"
There's not a lot that I feel obliged to share or talk about
I'll have my brother stop by this Saturday to
Pick up my things, just make sure you're not there
This may sound bad, and don't take it the wrong way
I love you, however...
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You're the echoes of my everything
You're the emptiness the whole world sings at night
You're the laziness of afternoon
You're the reason why I burst and why I bloom
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
Cancel our dinner with Max and Coraline
Feed Jacky's gerbil and try to stay clean
We'll talk it over after I've had some time
Alone to sort it out
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You're the echoes of my everything
You're the emptiness the whole world sings at night
You're the laziness of afternoon
You're the reason why I burst and why I bloomed
You're the leaky sink of sentiment
You're the failed attempts I never could forget
You're the metaphors I can't create
To comprehend this curse that I call love
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
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version 4
( Bass enters at ( 0:35 ) Enjoy!!!
Post Intro
G:----------|
D:----------|
A:--4-------|
E:-------4--|
Verse 1 “I’ll Have My Brother Stop By This Saturday”
G:---------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------|
A:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-----------------| x4
E:-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Chorus “You Hold Me Down”
G:--------|
D:--------|
A:--9-----| x4
E:--------|
( Pause )
Post Chorus ( 1:55 )
Part 1
G:------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------| Go Straight into part two
A:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/15-15-15-13-13-13-11-11-| Both parts is one (Whole Thing)
E:------------------------------------------|
Part2
G:----------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------|
A:--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-/15-15-15-13-13-13-18-18----------|
E:----------------------------------------------------|
Do the Whole Thing x2
Verse 2 ( 2:11 )
(Is the Same thing as the Post Chorus)
Chorus “You Hold Me Down”
G:--------|
D:--------|
A:--9-----| x4
E:--------|
Bridge/Outro
G:----------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------|
A: -4-----------------------------9-------| x4
E:-----------------4----------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| x4
E:-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------|
I found a letter that said, "I'm sorry that you were asleep when I wrote these words
Down"
You'd think I'd ought to be used to that by now
Save for a few of those late night episodes, missed opportunities, and "I don't care's"
There's not a lot that I feel obliged to share or talk about
I'll have my brother stop by this Saturday to
Pick up my things, just make sure you're not there
This may sound bad, and don't take it the wrong way
I love you, however...
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You're the echoes of my everything
You're the emptiness the whole world sings at night
You're the laziness of afternoon
You're the reason why I burst and why I bloom
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
Cancel our dinner with Max and Coraline
Feed Jacky's gerbil and try to stay clean
We'll talk it over after I've had some time
Alone to sort it out
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You're the echoes of my everything
You're the emptiness the whole world sings at night
You're the laziness of afternoon
You're the reason why I burst and why I bloomed
You're the leaky sink of sentiment
You're the failed attempts I never could forget
You're the metaphors I can't create
To comprehend this curse that I call love
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
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version 5
Tuning:Half Step Down
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
(D# G# C# F# A# d#)
GUITAR 1
Intro ("I found a letter..."
|-------0---------------------------0-----------------------|x2
|---3-----3---3---3-----3---3---3-----3---3---3-----3-------|
|-----2-----2-------2-------------2-----2-------2-----------|
|-0-------------------2---2---0-------------------2---0h2p0-|
|---------------4---------------------------4---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---3-(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)-|x2
|---3-(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)(3)-|
|---0-(0)(0)(0)(0)(0)(0)(0)-|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-3~------------------------|
|-------0---------------------------0-----------------------|
|---3-----3---3---3-----3---3---3-----3---3---3-----3-------|
|-----2-----2-------2-------------2-----2-------2-----------|
|-0-------------------2---2---0-------------------2---0h2p0-|
|---------------4---------------------------4---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Verse x2
|-----------------------------0---------------------------------0-5---|
|-----3-----2-------------2/3---2-------3-----2-------------2/3-------|
|---------------2-----2-----------2---------------2-----2-----------2-|
|-0-0---0-0---0---------------------0-0---0-0---0---------------------|
|-----------------0-0---0---------------------------0-0---0-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------|
|-----3-----2-------------2/3---2-------3-----2-----------------------|
|---------------2-----2-----------2---------------2-----2---2---2h4-2-|
|-0-0---0-0---0---------------------0-0---0-0---0-------------2-------|
|-----------------0-0---0---------------------------0-0---0-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Post-Verse 1 ("you hold me down")
|-3~3~3~3~-|
|-3~3~3~3~-|
|-0~0~0~0~-|
|-0~0~0~0~-|
|----------|
|----------|
Chorus
|-----------------------------|x4
|----------------7---7--------|
|-7-7-6-7-77-7-7-7-9-7-----0~-|
|-9-9-9-9-99-7-7-7-7-7---0-0~-|
|-9-9-9-9-99-0-0-5-5-5-2-2-2~-|
|----------------------3-3-3--|
Verse
|-----------------------------0---------------------------------0-5---|
|-----3-----2-------------2/3---2-------3-----2-------------2/3-------|
|---------------2-----2-----------2---------------2-----2-----------2-|
|-0-0---0-0---0---------------------0-0---0-0---0---------------------|
|-----------------0-0---0---------------------------0-0---0-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------|
|-----3-----2-------------2/3---2-------3-----2-----------------------|
|---------------2-----2-----------2---------------2-----2---2---2h4-2-|
|-0-0---0-0---0---------------------0-0---0-0---0-------------2-------|
|-----------------0-0---0---------------------------0-0---0-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Post-Verse 2 ("you hold me down")
|-3~3~3~3~-|
|-3~3~3~3~-|
|-0~0~0~0~-|
|-0~0~0~0~-|
|-2~2~2~2~-|
|-3~3~3~3~-|
Chorus
|-----------------------------|x9
|----------------7---7--------|
|-7-7-6-7-77-7-7-7-9-7-----0~-|
|-9-9-9-9-99-7-7-7-7-7---0-0~-|
|-9-9-9-9-99-0-0-5-5-5-2-2-2~-|
|----------------------3-3-3--|
===========================================================================
GUITAR 2
Doesnt play until Verse
Verse
|-0~----|x4
|-3~-2~-|
|-2~-2~-|
|-0~-2~-|
|----4~-|
|-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|x2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-2-2-2-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0h2-2-2-0-0-|
|-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-|
Post-Verse 1 ("you hold me down")
|-3~3~3~3~-|
|-3~3~3~3~-|
|-0~0~0~0~-|
|-0~0~0~0~-|
|----------|
|----------|
Doesnt play first Chorus
Verse
|-0~----|x4
|-3~-2~-|
|-2~-2~-|
|-0~-2~-|
|----4~-|
|-------|
Post-Verse 2 ("you hold me down")
|-3~3~3~3~-|
|-3~3~3~3~-|
|-0~0~0~0~-|
|-0~0~0~0~-|
|-2~2~2~2~-|
|-3~3~3~3~-|
Chorus
|-2~0~--3~-|x3
|-3~2~7~3~-|
|-4~2~7~0~-|
|-4~0~7~0~-|
|-2~0~5~2~-|
|-------3~-|
|-2~0~--3-3---3-|x4
|-3~2~7~3-3---3-|
|-4~2~7~0-0---0-|
|-4~0~7~0-0---0-|
|-2~0~5~2-2-2-2-|
|-------3-3-3-3-|
|-2~0~--3~-|
|-3~2~7~3~-|
|-4~2~7~0~-|
|-4~0~7~0~-|
|-2~0~5~2~-|
|-------3~-|
=============================================================================
Heres the Synth part that plays through most of the song
|-----|
|-7---|
|---0-|
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
I found a letter that said, "I'm sorry that you were asleep when I wrote these words
Down"
You'd think I'd ought to be used to that by now
Save for a few of those late night episodes, missed opportunities, and "I don't care's"
There's not a lot that I feel obliged to share or talk about
I'll have my brother stop by this Saturday to
Pick up my things, just make sure you're not there
This may sound bad, and don't take it the wrong way
I love you, however...
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You're the echoes of my everything
You're the emptiness the whole world sings at night
You're the laziness of afternoon
You're the reason why I burst and why I bloom
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
Cancel our dinner with Max and Coraline
Feed Jacky's gerbil and try to stay clean
We'll talk it over after I've had some time
Alone to sort it out
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You're the echoes of my everything
You're the emptiness the whole world sings at night
You're the laziness of afternoon
You're the reason why I burst and why I bloomed
You're the leaky sink of sentiment
You're the failed attempts I never could forget
You're the metaphors I can't create
To comprehend this curse that I call love
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
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version 6
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Tuning: Half-step down
Intro pt. 1-
Guitar 1:
eb|-------0--------|-----------------|-------0--------|------------------|
Bb|---3------3---3-|---3------3----3-|---3------3---2-|---3------3-------|
Gb|-----2------2---|-----2-----------|-----2------2---|-----2------------|
Db|-0--------------|-------2----0h2--|-0--------------|-------2----0h2p0-|x2
Ab|----------------|-4---------------|----------------|-4----------------|
Eb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
~Rough idea of strum pattern~
e|-------3--------|-----3--3-3-3-|
B|-------3--3---3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-|
G|-------0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
D|------------0---|-0-0----------|x2
A|----------------|--------------|
E|-3--3-----------|--------------|
eb|-------0--------|-----------------|-------0--------|------------------|
Bb|---3------3---3-|---3------3----3-|---3------3---2-|---3------3-------|
Gb|-----2------2---|-----2-----------|-----2------2---|-----2------------|
Db|-0--------------|-------2----0h2--|-0--------------|-------2----0h2p0-|
Ab|----------------|-4---------------|----------------|-4----------------|
Eb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
Intro pt. 2-
Guitar 1:
eb|-------0--------|-----------------|-------0--------|------------------|
Bb|---3------3---3-|---3------3----3-|---3------3---2-|---3------3-------|
Gb|-----2------2---|-----2-----------|-----2------2---|-----2------------|
Db|-0--------------|-------2----0h2--|-0--------------|-------2----0h2p0-|x2
Ab|----------------|-4---------------|----------------|-4----------------|
Eb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|---------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
Bb|-------5-------|-------------------|-------5-------|--------------10--|
Gb|----------6----|------------9------|----------6----|------------9-----|
Db|---7---------7-|---7---7/11---11\7-|---7---------7-|---7---7/11-------|
Ab|-5---5---------|-0---0-------------|-5---5---------|-0---0------------|
Eb|---------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
eb|---------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb|-------5-------|-------------------|-------5-------|---------------|
Gb|----------6----|------------9------|----------6----|---------------|
Db|---7---------7-|---7---7/11---11\7-|---7---------7-|---7---7/9--7--|
Ab|-5---5---------|-0---0-------------|-5---5---------|-0---0---------|
Eb|---------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|
Guitar 3:
eb|--0--|--0--|
Bb|--3--|--3--|
Gb|--2--|--2--|
Db|--0--|--x--|x8
Ab|-----|--4--|
Eb|-----|-----|
Verse 1-
Guitar 1:
eb|-------0--------|-----------------|-------0--------|------------------|
Bb|---3------3---3-|---3------3----3-|---3------3---2-|---3------3-------|
Gb|-----2------2---|-----2-----------|-----2------2---|-----2------------|
Db|-0--------------|-------2----0h2--|-0--------------|-------2----0h2p0-|x2
Ab|----------------|-4---------------|----------------|-4----------------|
Eb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
PM---------------------------------
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|x3
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-|
Eb|-----------------|-5-5-5-7-7-------|
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
Eb|-----------------|-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-5-|
Pre-Chorus-
Both guitars:
eb|--3--|
Bb|--3--|
Gb|--0--|
Db|--0--|x4
Ab|--x--|
Eb|--3--|
Chorus-
Guitar 1:
eb|----------------|-------------------|------3--|-let---|
Bb|----------------|-------------------|------3--|-that--|
Gb|-7--7-6--7-7----|-6---/11-11---9-11-|------0--|-last--|
Db|-0--0-0--0-0-xx-|-0--------0---0--0-|------0--|-chord-|x4
Ab|-x--x-x--x-x-xx-|-x--------x---x--x-|------x--|-ring--|
Eb|-7--7-7--7-7-xx-|-5---/10-10--10-10-|-3--3----|-out---|
Guitar 2 (play at the end of the 4th repeat of guitar 1):
eb|---------------------|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|---------------------|
Gb|-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-|-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-|
Db|---------------------|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|---------------------|
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|
[Repeat intro pt. 2]
Verse 2-
Guitar 1:
eb|-------0--------|-----------------|-------0--------|------------------|
Bb|---3------3---3-|---3------3----3-|---3------3---2-|---3------3-------|
Gb|-----2------2---|-----2-----------|-----2------2---|-----2------------|
Db|-0--------------|-------2----0h2--|-0--------------|-------2----0h2p0-|x2
Ab|----------------|-4---------------|----------------|-4----------------|
Eb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
Guitar 2:
eb|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|x4
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|
[Repeat Pre-Chorus]
Chorus 2-
Guitar 1:
eb|----------------|-------------------|------3--|-let---|
Bb|----------------|-------------------|------3--|-that--|
Gb|-7--7-6--7-7----|-6---/11-11---9-11-|------0--|-last--|
Db|-0--0-0--0-0-xx-|-0--------0---0--0-|------0--|-chord-|x3
Ab|-x--x-x--x-x-xx-|-x--------x---x--x-|------x--|-ring--|
Eb|-7--7-7--7-7-xx-|-5---/10-10--10-10-|-3--3----|-out---|
eb|----------------|-------------------|------3--|------3--|
Bb|----------------|-------------------|------3--|------3--|
Gb|-7--7-6--7-7----|-6---/11-11---9-11-|------0--|------0--|
Db|-0--0-0--0-0-xx-|-0--------0---0--0-|------0--|------0--|x5
Ab|-x--x-x--x-x-xx-|-x--------x---x--x-|------x--|------x--|
Eb|-7--7-7--7-7-xx-|-5---/10-10--10-10-|-3----3--|-3----3--|
Guitar 2 (start playing after each "how will I break the news to you?"):
eb|---------------------|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|---------------------|
Gb|-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-|-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-|
Db|---------------------|---------------------|x4
Ab|---------------------|---------------------|
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|
Ending-
Guitar 1:
eb|----------------|-------------------|------3--|-let---|
Bb|----------------|-------------------|------3--|-that--|
Gb|-7--7-6--7-7----|-6---/11-11---9-11-|------0--|-last--|
Db|-0--0-0--0-0-xx-|-0--------0---0--0-|------0--|-chord-|
Ab|-x--x-x--x-x-xx-|-x--------x---x--x-|------x--|-ring--|
Eb|-7--7-7--7-7-xx-|-5---/10-10--10-10-|-3--3----|-out---|
Guitar 2 (start playing after "how will I break the news to you?"):
eb|---------------------|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|---------------------|
Gb|-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-|-12p0-12p0-12p0-12p0-|
Db|---------------------|---------------------| (play a bunch)
Ab|---------------------|---------------------|
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|
I found a letter that said, "I'm sorry that you were asleep when I wrote these words
Down"
You'd think I'd ought to be used to that by now
Save for a few of those late night episodes, missed opportunities, and "I don't care's"
There's not a lot that I feel obliged to share or talk about
I'll have my brother stop by this Saturday to
Pick up my things, just make sure you're not there
This may sound bad, and don't take it the wrong way
I love you, however...
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You're the echoes of my everything
You're the emptiness the whole world sings at night
You're the laziness of afternoon
You're the reason why I burst and why I bloom
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
Cancel our dinner with Max and Coraline
Feed Jacky's gerbil and try to stay clean
We'll talk it over after I've had some time
Alone to sort it out
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You hold me down
You're the echoes of my everything
You're the emptiness the whole world sings at night
You're the laziness of afternoon
You're the reason why I burst and why I bloomed
You're the leaky sink of sentiment
You're the failed attempts I never could forget
You're the metaphors I can't create
To comprehend this curse that I call love
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
How will I break the news to you?
| PM palm mute
| / 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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