In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death by Marilyn Manson
Guitarist: John 5 (Acoustic) and Twiggy Ramirez (Lead)
Album: Holy Wood (In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death)
Dif.: 6
Tabbed by Twiggy 5

NOTE: I’m just gonna tell you the chords you figure out the rhythm by yourself, you’re not so dumb...... :-)

Here’s all the chords and their names
E|--0---|--X--|--0--|--0--|--3--|--1--|-----|-----|
B|--0---|--1--|--3--|--1--|--3--|--1--|-----|-----|
G|--2---|--2--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--2--|-----|-----|
D|--2---|--2--|--0--|--2--|--0--|--3--|--5--|--3--|
A|--0---|--0--|--X--|--3--|--2--|--3--|--5--|--3--|
E|--X---|--X--|--X--|--X--|--3--|--1--|--3--|--1--|
      A     Am  Dsus2  C      G     F    G5    F5

Intro
A     h Am  A     h Am

Verse 1 (“We have no...)
A     h Am A     h Am

Dsus2 A     h Am  Dsus2 A     h Am
“We burn ourselves..”

C	      G	         F
“I wish that I could be a king”

C		               G5  F5
“Then I’d know that I am not alone”

Verse 2 (Guitar 1) - Does Verse 1 over again but with different lyrics

Verse 2 (Guitar 2)
(I’m not quite sure if this is Pogo or Twiggy playing here... I’m pretty sure it’s Twiggy playing with some effect on his guitar)
E|--0------------|
B|--0------------|
G|--2-----7---5--|
D|--2------------|
A|--0------------|
Do that 2x before lyrics come in then 2x while lyrics are in then...

“Sometimes I feel....”
E|---0-------------------|
B|---3-------------------|
G|---2-------7--2--4--2--|
D|---0---5---------------|
Do that 2x then...

“I wish that....”
E|--0-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|--1-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|--0-----------0-----------|-----------------------|
D|--2---2----------3-2-0-2--|------4-2-4-----4-2-4--|
A|--3------3----------------|--2-----------2--------|
E|--------------------------|--3-----------3--------|

“Then I’d know that I am not alone”
E|----0----------------------|
B|----1----------------------|
G|----0----------------------|
D|----2----------------------|
A|----3-----------------53--|
E|----------------------31--|

(Then drums come in....)

Chorus (Guitar 1 just strums these chords)
Am        A     h Am

Chorus (Guitar 2)
E|--8---------8---------8-----|
B|----10-------10---------10--|
G|--------9---------9---------|

Structre:
Intro
Verse 1
Verse 2 (Guitar 1)/Verse 2 (Guitar 2)
Chorus (Guitar 1)/Chorus (Guitar 2)

I’m pretty sure that I’m wrong on Verse 2 for Guitar 2.....
Such a dark and beautiful song..... It’s so full.... of emotions..... I love this song.... I love the whole ***ing album..... It’s one of his best to date...
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