Notation: x = mute
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
p = pull off
h = hammer on
() = 2nd time through play THESE notes instead
(b) = bend full step up
(B) = bend half step up
I did not add vibrato key notation. Use your head.
Figure 1
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12------10-----10---12-----10-----10---12-----10-----10---12-----10-----
---9-9-----9-9----9----9-9----9-9----9----9-9----9-9----9----9-9----9-9-
---x-x-----x-x----x----x-x----x-x----x----x-x----x-x----x----x-x----x-x-
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--Lightly mute these ---------------------------------------------------
End Figure1
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10---12-----10-----10---12-----10-----10---12-----10-----10|--12---10-12
---9----9-9----9-9----9----9-9----9-9----9----9-9----9-9---|9----9------
--x-----x-x----x-x----x----x-x----x-x----x----x-x----x-x---|x----x------
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--10--------10-------------------|-10/12--8/10---------10----10---------
-------13------12----------------|-------------8/10-------10----10/12-13
9----9----9-------9-9-9-9-9------|--------------------------------------
x----x----x-------x-x-x-x-x------|--------------------------------------
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--P-------------------------10/12-10-------------------H-P------|-------
12-10---------------------------------10---12-10-8--7-7-8-7-----|-------
------12-11\9-11-9\7-9--------------------------------------9---|-------
-----------------------9\7--------------------------------------|-------
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VERSE:
Oh.... Has it been so long... I can't remember, what we last talked
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Figure 2----------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------5-----------7----------------
----------------5-----------------5--------5-----------7----------------
7---------------5-----7-----------5------------------------------7------
7---------------------7------------------------------------------7------
about... My...etc...
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----------5------||:----------------------2-------------------:||-------
----------5------||-----2---3---5---2-3-5-------2---3----------||-------
----------3------||---0---0---0---0-----------0---0---0-3-5-0--||--5----
x x x
CHORUS:
I'll hold on.. Clutching to the hope that I'm still strong..
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------5-||:-----7----------------------------5---------------------------
------5-||:--5--7---------------------5------5---------------------------
2-3---3-||-7-5--5-----------7---------5----------------------------------
--------||-7----------------7--------------------------------------------
When it comes Down, To The Wire. 2nd verse...
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-------------7---------------------(5)-:||---2nd guitar plays Figure 1-|
-----5-------7----------------0----(5)-:||---(except 1 octive lower)---|
7----5-------5-------------3--0---7(3)--||---underneath rhythm guitar--|
7--------------------------3------7(3)--||-----------------------------|
1st time->^ ^<-2nd Time
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-Repeat Figure 3-|---------3--|-Repeat Figure 4-|-12-----10-----10------
-----------------|---------5--|-----------------|----9-9----9-9----9----
-----------------|---------5--|-----CHORUS------|-----------------------
-----------------|----2-3--3--|-----------------|-7-Let Ring (Guitar 2)-
-----------------|-5----------|-----------------|-7-Let Ring (Guitar 2)-
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12-----10-----10---12-----10-----10---12-----10-----10--------------8---
---9-9----9-9----9----9-9----9-9----9----9-9----9-9----9--7/9\7---9---5-
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Guitar Solo
------------------------------------------|------------------12---------
-----------8-------H-P-H-P-H-P-H-P-H-P-H--|-(b)-15-(b)---------12-------
-4/5\4-----7--7---4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-|-14-----14-\14-12-----12-----
-----------5--7---------------------------|------------------------12\--
--------------5---------------------------|-----------------------------
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(B) P
--------------------------------14-14---15-14---------------------------
--------------------------14-15--------------15------15-----------------
---------7----------14/16----------------------16-14-------12----11-12--
-----------7/9\7--------------------------------------------------------
5/7-9-10----------------------------------------------------------------
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I wish.....
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10----12--------|-Repeat Figure 3-|-----5-----3--------5------3--------5
---12-----------|-----------------|-----5-----5--------5------5--------5
----------------|-----------------|-----7-----5--------7------5--------7
----------------|-----------------|-----7-----3--------7----2-3--------7
----------------|-----------------|--5--5---0-------5--5----------0-5--5
Gradual Fade Out....
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---3-----5------3--|-Repeat Figure 4--||-12---------10---------10-----||
---5-----5------5--|------------------||:---9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9----9-9:||
---5-----7------5--|------------------||:----------------------------:||
---3-----7--2-3-3--|------------------||---Guitar 2 plays this OVER---||
-0-----5-5---------|------------------||---Figure 4...----------------||
PLAY TOO ..