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Play Four Times (Two Guitars)

E|--------7-----8------------------7--------------------------------------|
B|--------7-----8----------10------------------------7-----------8--------|
G|--------------------------7------9-----------9-----------------------9--|
D|---------------------------------------------7-----9--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------5-----7--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Play Four Times Play Once
E|-----------------------------| E|------------|
B|-----------------------------| B|------------|
G|--sl---------sl--------------| Then G|------------|
D|-7/8--------7/8--------------| D|---10--9----|
A|-7-8--------7-8--------------| A|---10--9----|
E|-5-6--0--0--5-6--0--0--0--0--| E|---8---7----|

Play Four Times Play Four Times
E|-----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------| B|----------------------------|
G|--sl---------sl--------------| Then G|----------------------------|
D|-7/8--------7/8--------------| D|------------------2-------5-|
A|-7-8--------7-8--------------| A|---4-----2----4---0---4---3-|
E|-5-6--0--0--5-6--0--0--0--0--| E|---2-----0----2-------2-----|

Play Once
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------------------10---9----|
A|-4----------------10---9----|
E|-2----------------8----7----|

Play Four Times Play Once
E|-----------------------------| E|------------|
B|-----------------------------| B|------------|
G|-----------------------------| Then G|------------|
D|-7/8--------7/8--------------| D|---8---7----|
A|-7-8--------7-8--------------| A|---8---7----|
E|-5-6--0--0--5-6--0--0--0--0--| E|---6---5----|
Guilty as charged
But *** it, it ain't right
There's someone else control
- ling me. 

Play Four Times Play Once
E|-----------------------------| E|------------|
B|-----------------------------| B|------------|
G|-----------------------------| Then G|------------|
D|-7/8--------7/8--------------| D|---8---7----|
A|-7-8--------7-8--------------| A|---8---7----|
E|-5-6--0--0--5-6--0--0--0--0--| E|---6---5----|
Death in the air
Strapped in the electric chair
This can't be happening to__
me___. 

Play Four Times 
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--/H---------/H--------------|
A|--2-4---------2-4--------------|
E|--2-----2--2--2-----2--2--2--2-|
Who made you god to say
i'll take your life from you.

CHORUS
======

Play Two Times
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-6--------5--4--------6-----------------------|
D|-6--------5--4--------6-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-4--------3--2--------4-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|----------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Flash before my eyes
Now it's time to die.

Play Two Times 
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--/H---------/H--------------|
A|--2-4---------2-4--------------|
E|--2-----2--2--2-----2--2--2--2-|


E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-6--------5--4--------6-----------------------|
D|-6--------5--4--------6-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-4--------3--2--------4-----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|----------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Burn - ing in my brain
I can feel the flame

Part of the Solo

solo:
  T      T       T    T      T       T    T      T       T
E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-12p9p5-12p5h9-12p5-12p9p5-12p5h9-12p9-12p9p5-12p5p9-12p9-
D----------------------------------------------------------

  T      T       T        T           T    T         T      T       T
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-12p5h9-12p9p5-12p9-p5-12-12p9p5p9-12p5-12p9p5h9-12p5h9-12p5h9-12p9p5h9-
D------------------------------------------------------------------------

  T        T       T        T       T      T         T      T         T      T
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-12p9p5h9-12p9p5-12p9p5h9-12p5h9-12p9p5-12p9p5h9-12p9p5-12p9p5h9-12p9p5-12p9-
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

        T        T       T      T       FULL     FULL                            ~~~~~~
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-(9)p5-12p9p5h9-12p9p5-12p9p5-12p9p5-14--s14^--14^---14-12-11---11-12-12h12p11----
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-
~~~~~ ~~~~~

E--------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------s5-5s7--7--7--7s8--8--8--
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--12------12--12-12s14---(14)---(14)-s2-2s4--4--4--4s5--5--5--
A-----14-------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------
B-8s10-10-10-10s8-8s10--10s12-12s10-10s12-12s13-13s15-15s17--17-
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D-5s7--7--7---7s5-5s7----7s9--10s7---7s9---9s10-10s12-12s14--14-
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
full ~~~~~~~~ full

E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------19-21^-(21)p13--21-19----19------19-19h21-21^-
D--17-19-19s21------------------------------21-------21-------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

E--19-------------22^---22p19-19p22-19-19---19---------------14--17p14--14-17p14--14
B-----22^---22p19-------------------------22--22^^--(22)-s17----------17--------17--
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------17p14-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----14-17p14-------17-14-----14-17p14----------------------------------------------------
G-16----------------------16^---------16-14----14-16p14-----------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------16----------16-14----14-16p14-----------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------16---------16p14-14-12-14p12
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
~~~~~

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------17^--17-17^-17-17^
B----------------------------------------------------14-17^^-17^^-17^^--14-------------------
G-------------------14-16--16p14----14h16--14-----16-----------------------------------------
D-------------14-16--------------16----------------------------------------------------------
A----12-14s16--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-14-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
two gtrs.

E-17p14-14-14-17p14--------------------------------19^---17^-----------14-17p14-14-14-17p14-19p14-
B-------------------17-14-----14-17p14-------------------------s19--s17---------------------------
G-------------------------16^----------16-14----14-16^---14^--------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------16----------------s16--------------------------------


E-17p14---14-17-17-19p14-17p14--14-14-17-17-19p14-17p14--14-17-17-19p14-17-14--14----------------------
B-------17--------------------17-----------------------17--------------------17--17-14-17-14----14-----
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16---16-14
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------14-15p14--------------14-15-17-15-17-19-20
B-------------------------------14-15-14h15p14----14-15-17---------17-15-14-15-17--------------------
G-16-14---14-16------------14-16---------------16----------------------------------------------------
D-------16------14---14-16---------------------------------------------------------------------------
two gtrs.

E-19-20-22-22-22^-22^-22^-17-19-21---21--19-17-15-19-17-15--14-17-15-12-15-12-13-14-17/12-15-12-15-12
B-------------------------15-17-19---21--19-17-15-19-17-15--13-17-15-12-15-13-12-13-------15-12-15-13
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E----14-12----12----------------------12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12-15p12-14-12
B-15-13-12-13----15-13p12-------------15^----15^----15^----15^----15^----15^----15^------------------
G-12-------12-16-14-12p11--10------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------8------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------8------------------------------------------------------------------------

E---12------------------------------------------12-16-14-12----------16-14-12----------17-16-14------
B-15--15p14p12-14-12----------------15--15--15--12-16-14-12-16-14-12-16-14-12-16-14-12-17-16-14-17-16
G-------------------14-12--12-14-12-14^-16^-16^-------------15-13-11----------15-13-11----------16-15
D------------------------14--------------------------------------------------------------------------


E----17-16-14----------19-17-16----------21-19-17----------22-21-19----------22^-----8
B-14-17-16-14-17-16-14-19-17-16-19-17-16-21-19-17-21-19-17-22-21-19-22-21-19-22^-s10--
G-13----------16-15-13----------18-16-15----------20-18-16----------21-20-18----------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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