The Poisonv2

Bullet For My Valentine

The Poison

2005 Trustkill Records

Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Tracklist:

1. Intro

2. Her Voice Resides

3. Four Words (To Choke Upon)

4. Tears Don't Fall lyrics

5. Suffocating Under Words Of Sorrow (What Can I Do)

6. Hit The Floor

7. All These Things (Revolve Around Me)

8. Room 409

9. The Poison

10. 10 Years Today

11. Cries In Vain

12. Spit You Out

13. The End lyrics

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1.) Intro

Matt Tuck: Guitar 1

Michael Padget: Guitar 2

Key: Ab

Chords used:

Fm - 133111

C# - x46664

Cm - x35543

Matt: x7

x2

x2

Michael: x5

x2

Michael: Lead Solo

Fm C# Eb(pick slide)

A|------------------------------|----------|-8\7\6\5\4\3\2\1\0-|

A|------------------------------|----------|-------8\7\6\5\4\3\2\1\0-|

Fm (pickslide with effects) C# Eb

e|-8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19/20-|-20\19\18\17\16\15\14\13\12\11\10\9\8-|---|

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2.) Her Voice Resides

Key: Eb

Chords used:

Cm - x35543

G# - 466544

Gm - 355333

Fm - 133111

Dm - x57765 or xx0231

Intro: Cm--G# x4, Bb(hold)

Verse 1:

Growl:

Our time has ended

I feel it's only just begun

And I'm frustrated

(hold) Cm

I can't believe you're not the one

My ears are bleeding

her voice resides inside my head

And now I'm choking

(hold)

release this noose around my neck

Refrain:

Sing:

Will I just fall to pieces

Or am I alright

To iron out my creases

Growl:

Ab Bb Cm(hold)

You must lacerate me

till they're gone

Chorus 1:

These are my final words to you

I know you're listening can you hear me?

The time has come to say goodbye

Ab(hold) Bb(hold)

These are my final words, to you

Verse 2:

Growl:

The clock is ticking my heart

is bursting through my chest

And now I'm crying the tears

(hold) Cm

are pouring off my face

The chair is creaking her

voice resides inside my head

And now its over you put

this noose around my neck

(Repeat Refrain and Chorus 1)

Bridge:

Sing:

Heaven where is my angel?

I need her now

Growl:

Holding me

Sing:

Heaven where is my angel?

I need her now

holding me

Growl:

tonight

Guitar Solo: Cm-- x4

(Repeat Refrain)

Chorus 2:

These are my final words to you

I know you're listening can you hear me?

The time has come to say goodbye

Bb(hold)

These are my final words, to you

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3.) 4 Words To Choke Upon

Key: Eb

Chords used:

Cm - x35543

G# - 466544

Gm - 355333

C# - x46664

Verse :

Growl:

Betrayed one more time

But somewhere down that

line You're gonna get

what's coming to you

Look at me now

Look at me now

Look at me now

Pull it out from my back

Soon I'm the one that’s on attack

I can't wait to return the favor

Look at me now

Look at me now

Cm C# Cm Eb(hold)

Look at me now

Chorus:

Sing:

Too many times I've seen it

rip a hole into our friendship

This is how it's been

how it always will be

You think you're above

me (you think you’re above me)

But now I'm here to envy

four words to choke upon

Look (look) at me now

(Repeat Verse and Chorus)

Bridge:

Growl:

Too many times I’ve seen it rip

a hole into our friendship

Four words to choke upon

(Repeat chorus)

Outro: Cm--C#- x4, Cm(hold)

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4.) Tears Don't Fall

Key: Bb

Chords used:

Gm - 355333

F - 133211

Cm - x35543

C# - x46664

G# - 466544

F# - 244322

Intro:

Part 1: plucking

Guitar 1:

Guitar 2:

Part 2: Distortion

Growl:

Eb F Eb F Gm F x2, Gm(hold)

Lets Go!

Guitar 2: Intro Part 2

Gm B means bend

Verse1:

Sing:

With blood shot eyes

I watch you sleeping

The warmth I feel beside

me is slowly fading

Would she hear me

if I called her name?

Would she hold me

if she knew my shame?

Guitar 2: "beside me"

Refrain:

Growl:

There's always something

different going wrong

The path I walk is in

the wrong direction

There's always someone

fucking hanging on

Can anybody help me

F (hold)

make things bet----ter?

Guitar 2: Refrain

Chorus 1:

Sing:

Your tears don't fall

They crash around me

Her conscience calls

the guilty to come home

Your tears don't fall

They crash around me

Her conscience calls

the guilty to come home

Guitar 2: Chorus

Post Chorus: Gm(hold)

Guitar 2: Post Chorus

Gm B means bend

Verse 2:

The moments died I

hear no screaming

The visions left inside

me are slowly fading

Would she hear me

if I called her name?

Would she hold me

if she knew my shame?

(Repeat Refrain and Chorus 1)

Interlude:

Part 1:

Guitar 1:

Gm--fast palm mute x7, Bb-Gm-F-C#-Cm-Bb

Guitar 2:

Pick slide on Gm

Part 2: Drums are double bass pedal

Guitar 1: x2

Gm--Bb-F-Gm--Eb-F--|

Gm--Bb-F-Gm--------|

Guitar 2: x2

Bridge:

Sing:

This battered room

I've seen before

The broken bones they

heal no more, no more

With my last

breath I'm choking

Will this ever

end I'm hoping

Guitar 2: on "before" and "no more"

Growl:

My world is over

Gm(fast palm mute) x3,

one more time

Gm-Gm-Gm(hold)

Lets go

Lead Solo:

Guitar 1:

Gm--Bb-F-Gm--Eb-F--|

Gm--Bb-F-Gm--------|

Gm--Bb-F-Gm--Eb-F--|

Gm--Bb-F-Gm--------|

Bb-Gm-F-C#-Cm-Bb-G#(hold)

Guitar 2:

Guitar 3:

(Adlib)

Verse 3:

Sing:

Would she hear me

if I called her name?

Would she hold me

if she knew my shame?

(Repeat Refrain)

Chorus 2:

Sing:

Your tears don't fall

They crash around me

Her conscience calls

the guilty to come home

Your tears don't fall

They crash around me

Her conscience calls

the guilty to come

Guitar 2: after "come"

Guitar 3: after "come"

Growl:

back home

Chorus 3:

Sing:

Your tears don't fall

They crash around me

Her conscience calls

the guilty to come home

Eb(hold) F(hold) Eb(hold)

Guitar 2: after "come"

Guitar 3: after "come"

F-Gm-F(hold)

Guitar 2:

Outro:

Guitar 1:

Gm--Bb-F-Gm--|

[------------|ch]Bb[/ch]-Gm-F-C#-Cm-Bb-Gm(hold)

Guitar 2:

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5.) Suffocating Under Words Of Sorrow

Key: Bb

Chords used:

Gm - 355333

F - 133211

Dm - xx0231

Intro:

Verse 1:

Sing:

You line them up

we'll put them down

This is so frustrating

To watch you sleazing

all around

Yet you keep on smiling

Refrain:

Sing:

What can I do

to make you see

Growl:

you’re guilty

Sing:

What can I do to make

you feel you’re wanted

Sing:

What can I do

to make you see

Growl:

you’re guilty

Sing:

I’m suffocating under

words of sorrow

Chorus:

Sing:

Her skin reflects

behind the blur

I'm intoxicated

Where am I from

why am I here

Growl:

You’re so predictable

Verse 2:

Growl:

Fingers running through my hair

But its all just fiction

She steps out from her

Eb(hold)

underwear So beautiful

(Repeat Refrain)

Bridge:

Growl:

Their bodies lying

on the floor

Sing:

but I keep on staring

Growl:

My world is over

close the door

(Repeat Chorus)

(Repeat Verse 2)

(Repeat Refrain)

Outro:

Growl:

Words of sorrow

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6.) Hit The Floor

Key: F

Chords used:

Dm - xx0231

C - x32010

F/A - x032xx

C/E - 032xxx

Em - 022000

C - x32010

Verse 1:

Sing:

i see you walking home alone

Your face is alive and bright

But you can’t see how weak you are

Cause I could end it tonight

It’s the feeling you

get when you think

That someone behind is

watching you

Well I can tell you know

that someone is me

And I’m about to make it right

Chorus 1:

Sing:

Why do you take it all

why do I beg for more

I never thought that this

is how I'd hit the floor

Why do you take it all

why do I beg for more

I never thought

that this is how I'd

Growl:

hit the floor

Verse 2:

Sing:

I creep up from behind

Touch your neck

move down your spine

You take a look and

breathe so sharp

Just a matter of time

Don't scream I ask of you

But then you let one

out so know its time to go

I come down on you

like a ton of bricks

All over so its time to go

Chorus 2:

Sing:

Why do you take it all

why do I beg for more

I never thought that this

is how I'd hit the floor

Why do you take it all

why do I beg for more

I never thought that this

is how I'd hit the floor

Growl:

Dm(hold)

how I'd hit the floor

Hit the floor

Chorus 3: Modulate from Dm to Em

Sing:

Why do you take it all

why do I beg for more

I never thought that this

is how I'd hit the floor

Why do you take it all

why do I beg for more

I never thought

that this is how I'd

Growl:

hit the floor

Outro:

Sing:

Take this from me

I don’t wanna hurt you

Take this from me

Growl:

I don’t wanna hurt you

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7.) All These Things I Hate

Key: A

Chords used:

F#m - 244222

C#m - x46654

Verse 1:

Once more I'll say

goodbye to you

Things happen but we

don't really know why

If it's supposed to be like this

Why do most of us ignore

the chance to miss? Oh yeah

Refrain 1:

Torn apart at the seams and

my dreams turn to tears

I'm not feeling this situation

Run away try to find that

safe place you can hide

The best place to be when

(hold)

you're feeling like

Chorus 1:

Me! (Me)

Yeah! (Yeah)

All these things

I hate revolve around

Me (Me)

Yeah! (Yeah)

Just back off before I snap

Post Chorus 1: F#m

Verse 3:

Once more you tell

those lies to me

Why can't you just be

straight up with honesty?

When you say those

things in my ear

Why do you always tell

me what you wanna hear?

Oh yeah (yeah!)

Refrain 2:

Wear your heart on your sleeve

make things hard to believe

I'm not feeling this situation

Run away try to find that

safe place you can hide

C#m(hold)

It's the best place to be

when you're feeling like

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Chorus 2:

You see me

Yeah! (Yeah)

All these things

I hate revolve around

Me (Me)

Yeah! (Yeah)

Just back off before I snap

x4

Refrain 3:

Torn apart at the seams and

my dreams turn to tears

I'm not feeling this situation

Run away try to find that

safe place you can hide

The best place to be when

you're feeling like me

GROWL:

best place to be when

you're..

(Repeat Chorus1 and Chorus 2)

Outro:

x4

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8.) Room 409

Key: Eb

Chords used:

Cm - x35543

G# - 466544

Fm - 133111

Gm - 355333

Intro: Cm-- x4, Cm-- x4, Eb-Cm-D-Cm x3, G---|Gm-Fm-Gm-Fm-Eb-D

Yeah!

Verse 1:

Cm(hold)

I can't believe what I've seen

so scratch my eyes out!

You were at ease on

your knees, in his apartment!

You said his name as I

came in your direction!

Now, I can choose what to

do with both of you

Refrain:

I loved you! (I need you)

You hurt me! (I loved you)

I loved you You hurt

Ab Bb(hold)

me bad! GO!

Chorus:

Your words bury me

of what I used to be

I can't erase all

those things I've seen

You heart, smothers me

now it's hard to breathe

I can't erase all my me-mories

Verse 2:

I take a step to the

left now you see me!

Tears, start to pour as

you crawl in his apartment!

You, screamed his name as

I came in your direction!

Fists, start to fly say

goodbye there's no excuses!

(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)

Bridge:

Wha-oh-ah-oh!

Wha-oh-ah-oh!

Wha-oh-ah-oh!

Wha-oh-ah-oh!

(hold)

Get up!

(Hey!) There's no excuses!

(Hey!)

(Hey!) There's no excuses!

(Hey!)

(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)

Outro:

erase all my me-mo-ries of you

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9.) The Poison

Key: F

Chords used:

Dm - xx0231

F - 133211

C - x32010

Gm - 355333

Intro: Dm(tapping)-- x3 C

Tapping: L = left hand, R = Right Hand

L L R L L R L L R L L R L L R

L L R L L R L L

Verse 1:

Growl:

Now, is your time to die

Sing:

We've gathered here

to say goodbye

Growl:

No, more, you'll cry

Sing:

No reason left for

A Dm(tapping x2)

you to fight

Verse 2:

Growl:

Feel pain no more

Sing:

Emotions never felt before

Growl:

Where, do, we go we go

Sing:

she'll never know

Chorus 1:

Sing:

Holding on to you

to keep from falling

Your eyes are closing now

Another chapter's ending

Interlude: Dm--

Verse 3:

Growl:

Hard, times

we always saw

Sing:

There's nothing

left of you no more

Growl:

Fear, has, no

place, no place

Sing:

Cover her face

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Chorus 2:

This is our last

goodbye (goodbye!)

This is our time tonight

Bridge:

Growl:

Dm-- x4

Holding on to you!

Dm--Eb--F--Eb x2 Dm(tapping intro)

Cover up her face!

Holding on to you

To keep from falling!

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Chorus 3:

This is our last

goodbye (goodbye!)

This is our time tonight

(goodbye!)

This is our last goodbye!

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10.) 10 Years Today

Key: F

Chords used:

F - 133211

C - x32010

Dm - xx0231

C/E - 032xxx

Am - x02210

Intro:

Verse 1:

Sing:

10 Years Ago I got a call

that nearly killed me

repeat yourself my

hands are shaking

when i was told my

friend was gone

i felt so guilty

a thousand questions

left unanswered

Refrain:

Growl:

i'll bleed if you want me to

Sing:

i'll serenade before i do

Growl:

i'll bleed if you want me to

Chorus 1:

Sing:

On and on although your gone

candles burn without a flame on

our final call to you

i know your listening

how could you leave us that way

where did you go

Growl:

10 years today

Interlude:

Verse 2:

Sing:

10 years ago i stood beside

the wood that held you

i must sit down my

legs are shaking

we let you go with gifts and

plectrums for your journey

and melodies to help

you on your way

(Repeat Refrain and Chorus 1)

Interlude: Dm--C/E-F-Bb--C---| x2

Dm--C/E-F-Bb-----------------|F-C/E-C

Bridge:

Growl:

i'll bleed if you want me to

i'll bleed if you want me to

i'll bleed if you want me to

Chorus 2:

Sing:

On and on although your gone

candles burn without a flame on

our final call to you

i know your listening

how could you leave us that way

where did you go

Growl:

10 years today

Sing:

where did you go

Growl:

10 years today

Sing:

where did you go

how could you leave us that way

where did you go

Growl:

Dm(hold)

10 years today

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11.) Cries In Vain

Key: Bb

Chords used:

F - 133211

Gm - 355333

F/A - x032xx

Dm - xx0231

Verse 1:

Lord you know I've cried

a thousand tears tonight

But nothing seems to quench

the thirst you keep on craving

But now I need an answer to

my prayers and your not there

So why think you listen? Listen!

Chorus:

Has no one told you! your

cries are all in vain

And everyone keeps trying

to take that all away

Has no one told you!

Your cries are all

in vain Your Cries!

Interlude: Gm--

Verse 2:

Lord I can't disguise

the look inside my eyes

The more I try to look

away the more I'm staring

But now I need an answer to

my prayers and your not there

So why think you listen? Listen!

(Repeat Chorus)

Interlude: Beat switched from standard 4/4 to 3/4

Bridge:

Your cries in vain

Your cries in vain

Your cries in vain

Your cries in vain

Gm Eb F Dm(Guitar solo x4)

I look away!

(Repeat Chorus)

Interlude: Gm-- x2

Outro:

Has nobody told you

when you look away

The stories they told you

still run through your veins

Has nobody told you

when you look away

The stories they told you

still run through your

Eb Gm Eb Gm Eb Gm(hold)

Run through your veins!

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12.) Spit You Out

Key: Eb

Chords used:

Cm - x35543

G# - 466544

Gm - 355333

C# - x46664

Verse 1:

Growl:

I am what I am

so I spit you out

Do I cut the ties or

do I hold on tight

Time has come for

me to realize

All those things I

loved I now despise

Refrain 1:

Growl:

But it’s my life (I’m

taking back what’s mine)

It’s our time (To

rise above)

It’s my life (I’m taking

back what’s mine)

Ab Bb Cm(hold)

It’s our time

Chorus:

Sing:

Your picture’s

on my wall

With this around me

I don’t feel it’s o--ver

I’ve never felt

this way before

With you around me

I don’t feel it’s o--ver

Interlude: Cm

Verse 2:

Growl:

I am what I am

so I spit you out

Can you justify how I

Time has come for

me to realize

All those things

I loved I now despise

(Repeat Refrain 1 and Chorus)

Growl:

Now!!!!

Bridge:

Growl:

I know you’re faking

You try to get me back

I know you’re faking it

Feel, feel it’s o--ver

Feel, feel it’s o--ver

Refrain 2:

Bullet for My Valentine

Ab Bb Cm Ab Bb Cm(Riff)

How are we doing everyone

Riff:

(Rpeat Refrain 1)

Outro:

Growl:

To rise above

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13.) The End

Key: Eb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

Cm - x35543

G# - 466544

Fm - 133111

Gm - 355333

Intro: Cm(plucking) x8

Verse 1:

Sing:

Your hair reminds me of

a time when we once were

Your fingernails that marked

my back now rot in earth

The sheets we slept in blew

away and now the storm is over

The taste of you inside my

mouth remains but still I’m hearing

Refrain:

Sing:

There’s no love

everybody’s crying

There’s no truth

everyone’s misguiding

Chorus:

Growl:

And now the end is here

There’s no more pills to swallow

The bitter taste I feel

won’t lead me to tomorrow

Verse 2:

Sing:

Your scent reminds me

of a place we used to go

The kisses placed upon my

neck show signs of

Growl:

no return

Sing:

The bed we fucked in smells the

same but now the stench is fading

The taste of you inside my mouth

remains but still I’m hearing

(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)

Bridge:

Growl:

Cries for anger

lies for power

Fighting for nothing

is what you were born

for Cries for anger

lies for power

Fighting for nothing

Sing:

is what you were born for

(Repeat)

Cm(hold)

Interlude: Eb--Cm--F#--Cm--Eb--Cm----| x4

G#---Eb--Cm--F#--Cm--Eb--Cm----------| x2

Cm(plucking like intro) x4

(Repeat Bridge)

Growl:

Cm x4

for!!!!

Outro: Same intro plucking

Cm(Repeat til lfade out)