Intro: feedback
Verse:
[[E-]------------------
[B-]------------------
[G-]--7-------4-------
[D-]--7---7---4---4---
[A-]--5---7---2---4---
[E-]------5-------2---]
The young boy has turned into a man, and he's growing
stronger. He's battled through things he thought he could go
on no longer.
Bridge:
[[E-]--------------------------------------------
[B-]--------------------------------------------
[G-]--5------------------------5-----------10---
[D-]--5---5---2---3-3-3-3-2-0--5---5---2---10---
[A-]--3---5---2---3------------3---5---2----8---
[E-]------3---0---1----------------3---0--------]
Fii
The father stood by his side, wanting nothing more than just
be his dad. But pride only answers to one call, he only
Fii
condemns him.
1st Chorus: (starts out bass only!)
Played during chorus:
[[D-]------
[A-]-5b---
[E-]------]
And if the boy only knew his father's pain. The nights that
he stayed up late, wondered why. Doesn't he see the future
is so bleak so bleak.
Solo:
[[E-]-----------------------------------------------------
[B-]-----------------------------------------------------
[G-]-----------------------------------------------------
[D-]---2-0---0-------0-----3-2-0---2-0---0----------2----
[A-]-3-----3---2-2-2---3-0-------3-----3----2-2-2-2---3--
[E-]-----------------------------------------------------]
Verse:
Father's retired now, he's left with TV and rest. The weight
of the world and what did he do wrong, has gone to his
chest.
Bridge:
He had such a good life. The family he loved were all by his
side. To his son he whispered, "Goddamn this pride."
2nd Chorus: (^-heavily palm muted)
[[E-]--3---1---3---1----------------------------------------
[B-]--5---1---3---1----------------------------------------
[G-]--5---2---4---2---7-------5---7-------5----7---5-------
[D-]--5---3---5---3---7---5---5---7---5---5----7---5---5---
[A-]------------------5---5---3---5---5---3----5---3---5---
[E-]----------------------3-----------3----------------3---]
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
And if the boy only knew his father's pain, the nights that
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
he stayed up late, wondered why. The choices he made.
^
Doesn't he see the future is so bleak, so bleak.
Break:
Play (let ring), then mess around with feedback.
Then:
[[E-]----------------
[B-]----------------
[G-]--xxx-xxx-xxx---
[D-]--xxx-xxx-xxx---
[A-]--xxx-xxx-xxx---
[E-]--xxx-xxx-xxx---]
Play these riffs over the chords at the top,
with the chords heavily palm muted:
[[E-]------@-----@------@---------@------@---------------------
------@-----@------@---------@------@---------------------
------@-----@------@-2-2-----@------@---------------------
------@-2-2-@------@-----2-2-@------@----2-2-4-4-4s5-4-4--
------@-----@------@---------@------@---------------------
------@-----@------@---------@------@---------------------]
(con't.)
[[E-]--------------
[B-]--------------
[G-]-6--7-6---4---
[D-]-6--7-6---4---
[A-]-4--5-4---2---
[E-]--------------]
--
Verse:
[[E-]-5----------------
[B-]-5---6------------
[G-]-5---7---10---5---
[D-]-7---7---10---5---
[A-]-7---5----8---3---
[E-]-5----------------]
Fii
Fii
So fuck I'm all by myself, now you've gone away. You've left
Fii
me all by myself with that fucked up thing you said.
Bridge:
[[E-]-------------------
[B-]-------------------
[G-]--10---5-----------
[D-]--10---5---7---8---
[A-]---8---3---7---8---
[E-]-----------5---6---]
Fii
(one guitar plays these chords, the other plays Fii
until the part).
Fii Fii
If I could forgive myself, you knew the way. Now I'm all by
myself, and I'm sorry.
Outro: Gii
[[E-]--5---6---8---5---6---5---8---5-------10----6-----8----
[B-]--6---6---8---6---6---6---8---6-------12----6-----8----
[G-]--5---7---9---5---7---5---9---5-------12----7-----9----
[D-]------8--10-------8------10----------(12)--(8)--(10)---
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------]
But if you only knew your son's pain. How bad that he wanted
you to say "you're doing just fine, you turned out to be one
Gii
good guy", but it's too late.