HIM
"Scared to Death"
Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice
--I ranked this tab as intermediate because of
the solos, but the chords are actually as basic
as novice chords. Enjoy ^_^
Updated: 03/28/10
- Added tabs for the piano intro
Guitars:
G1: Lead
G2: Bass
Intro:
[Piano] A-E-Bm OR this tab:
|A| |E| |Bm|
e|----9------------------------|
B|------12-10----12-10-9-------|
G|--9----------9---------11----|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Man Riff:
Verse 1:
[G1 Palm mute/G2]
In the biblical sense and sensibility
let me know you
I'll kiss that smile off your face
A E-D
just say when
(just say when...)
Pre chorus:
[Acoustic]
[...or THIS tab]
e|-------|-------|---|
B|-------|-------|---|
G|-----2-|-----2-|---|
D|---4---|---2---|---|
A|-5-----|-4-----|-2-|
E|-------|-------|---|
Chorus:
I'm not afraid to say 'I love you'
any more than I used to be, babe
I am scared to death, I am scared to death
D E D(hold)
to fall in love
Verse 2:
All these people blast from hell
ice break is infernal
from a heart so black and blue
A E-D
only for you
(just say when, again)
[Repeat Pre-chorus]
Chorus:
I'm not afraid to say 'I love you'
any more than I used to be, babe
I am scared to death, I am scared to death
to fall in love...
Post-chorus:
...with you... ...
[2x]
Interlude:
[G1 Guitar solo]
F#m-D-A-E (2x)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|------9b---------7-9-10--12/14\12-10-14--10--|
G|--11------9-6--9-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
E (hold)
e|------------------12------------------12--|
B|---10---12---10--------10---12---10-------|
G|-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-----|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus 2:
[G1(tab) and G2(chords)]
D C#m Bm D C#m Bm A(to chorus)
e|------------------/14--12--14h12-10-17~~~-|
B|-15--14--15h14-12-------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
I'm not afraid to say 'I love you'
any more than I used to be, babe
I am scared to death, I am scared to death
to fall in love...
Chorus 2:
I'm not afraid to admit I adore you
any more than I was before, babe
I am scared to death, I am scared to death
to fall in love...
Outro:
...with you... ...
[2x]
with you... scared to death...
I'm scared to death... I'm scared to death...
Coda:
D (hold)
And you're sweet like poison...