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.
