Intro: feedback
Verse:
[E-------------------
B-------------------
G---7-------4-------
D---7---7---4---4---
A---5---7---2---4---
E-------5-------2---]
D A B F#
D A B
The young boy has turned into a man, and he's growing
F# D A B
stronger. He's battled through things he thought he could go
F#
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--------]
C G E F C G E Fii
C G E F
The father stood by his side, wanting nothing more than just
C G E
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
D C G
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:
D A B F# D
Father's retired now, he's left with TV and rest. The weight
A B
of the world and what did he do wrong, has gone to his
F#
chest.
Bridge:
C G E F
He had such a good life. The family he loved were all by his
C G E F
side. To his son he whispered, "Goddamn this pride."
2nd Chorus: (^-heavily palm muted)
C F G F
[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---]
D^ G^ C^ D^ G^ C^ D C G
C F G
And if the boy only knew his father's pain, the nights that
F D^ G^ C^ D^ G^
he stayed up late, wondered why. The choices he made.
C^ D C G
Doesn't he see the future is so bleak, so bleak.
Break:
Play F# (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:
F# B F# B F# B
[E-------@-----@------@---------@------@---------------------
B-------@-----@------@---------@------@---------------------
G-------@-----@------@-2-2-----@------@---------------------
D-------@-2-2-@------@-----2-2-@------@----2-2-4-4-4s5-4-4--
A-------@-----@------@---------@------@---------------------
E-------@-----@------@---------@------@---------------------]
(con't.)
[E---------------
B---------------
G--6--7-6---4---
D--6--7-6---4---
A--4--5-4---2---
E---------------]
C#-D-C# B
Verse:
[E--5----------------
B--5---6------------
G--5---7---10---5---
D--7---7---10---5---
A--7---5----8---3---
E--5----------------]
Am Dm Fii C
Am Dm Fii C Am
So fuck I'm all by myself, now you've gone away. You've left
Dm Fii C
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 C A Bb
(one guitar plays these chords, the other plays Fii
until the Bb Bb Bb part).
Fii C A Bb Fii C
If I could forgive myself, you knew the way. Now I'm all by
A Bb Bb Bb Bb
myself, and I'm sorry.
Outro: F Bb C F Bb F C F Gii Bb C
[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--------------------------------------------------------]
F Bb C F
But if you only knew your son's pain. How bad that he wanted
Bb F C
you to say "you're doing just fine, you turned out to be one
F Gii Bb C
good guy", but it's too late.
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