Hell Is For Heroes
Transcribed by Stephen Jones
{NOTE: Both Tom and Will’s guitars are almost always tuned to DADGBE (‘drop D’ tuning)!}
[Will’s part] – (played twice)e|-2——2-2-|———–|-2——2-2-|———–|
B|-3——3-3-|———–|-3——3-3-|———–|
G|-2——2-2-|-4———|-2——2-2-|-4———|
D|-0–x-x-0-0-|-4–5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|-4–5–5>7-|
A|-0–x-x-0-0-|-2–5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|-2–5–5>7-|
D|-0–x-x-0-0-|—-5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|—-5–5>7-| [Tom’s part] e|————|———–|————|———–|
B|————|———–|————|———–|
G|————|———–|————|———–|
D|-0–x-x-0-0-|-9–5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|-9–5–5>7-|
A|-0–x-x-0-0-|-9–5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|-9–5–5>7-|
D|-0–x-x-0-0-|-9–5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|-9–5–5>7-| [Will’s part] e|—————————–|—————————–|
B|—————————–|—————————–|
G|-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9–9-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|
D|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
A|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
D|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
Seven years rush up behind me and I’m wondering what the
e|—————————–|—————————–|
B|—————————–|—————————–|
G|-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9–9-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|
D|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
A|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
D|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
time is, it’s a question of perception and I don’t you with hurt…
B|—————————–|—————————–|
G|-6-6–6-6-6–6-6-6–6-6-6–6-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|
D|-x-x–x-x-x–x-x-x–x-x-x–x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x-x-x–x-x-x–x-|
A|-4-4–4-4-4–4-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
D|—————————–|—————————–|
Seven years rush up behind me and I’m wondering what the
e|—————————–|—————————–|
B|—————————–|—————————–|
G|-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9–9-|–7-7–12-12–14-14–12-10—|
D|-x-x–x-x-x–x-x-x–x-x-x–x-|–x-x—x–x—x–x—x–x—|
A|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|–9-9–10-10–12-12–10-10—|
D|—————————–|—————————–|
time is, it’s a question of perception and I don’t you with hurt…
e|-2——2-2-|———–|-2——2-2-|———–|
B|-3——3-3-|———–|-3——3-3-|———–|
G|-2——2-2-|-4———|-2——2-2-|-4———|
D|-0–x-x-0-0-|-4–5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|-4–5–5>7-|
A|-0–x-x-0-0-|-2–5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|-2–5–5>7-|
D|-0–x-x-0-0-|—-5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|—-5–5>7-| [Will’s part] – {Tom plays his usual verse part}
e|—————————–|—————————–|
B|—————————–|—————————–|
G|-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9–9-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|
D|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
A|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
D|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
There’s an old man in the corner, in his sunk and withered features
e|—————————–|—————————–|
B|—————————–|—————————–|
G|-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9–9-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|
D|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
A|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
D|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
I see reflections of my future, will join me there…
B|—————|—————|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
G|-6-6–6-6-6–6-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
A|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|—————|
I’m here to find the wa – ter – shed to
e|—————|—————|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|
B|—————|—————|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
G|-6-6–6-6-6–6-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|
A|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|
shake the past away
e|—————|—————|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|—————|
B|—————|—————|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
G|-6-6–6-6-6–6-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
A|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|—————|
drown me in a pool of tears and
e|—————|—————|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|——————–|
B|—————|—————|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|——————–|
G|-6-6–6-6-6–6-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|——————–|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-x-x–x-x–x-x–x-x-|
A|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-x-x–x-x–x-x–x-x-|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-x-x–x-x–x-x–x-x-|
start another day…
B|———————|———————|—————|—————|
G|-13-13–13-13-13–13-|-12-12–12-12-12–12-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-9-9–9-9-9–9-|
D|–x–x—x–x–x—x-|–x–x—x–x–x—x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|
A|-11-11–11-11-11–11-|-10-10–10-10-10–10-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|
D|———————|———————|—————|—————|
I’m here to find the wa – ter – shed, to
e|———————|———————|—————|—————–|
B|———————|———————|—————|—————–|
G|-13-13–13-13-13–13-|-12-12–12-12-12–12-|-5-5–5-5-5–5/|-9-9-9-97-7-7-7-|
D|–x–x—x–x–x—x-|–x–x—x–x–x—x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x/|-x-x-x-xx-x-x-x-|
A|-11-11–11-11-11–11-|-10-10–10-10-10–10-|-5-5–5-5-5–5/|-7-7-7-75-5-5-5-|
D|———————|———————|—————|—————–|
shake the past away,
e|———————|———————|—————|—————|
B|———————|———————|—————|—————|
G|-13-13–13-13-13–13-|-12-12–12-12-12–12-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-9-9–9-9-9–9-|
D|–x–x—x–x–x—x-|–x–x—x–x–x—x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|
A|-11-11–11-11-11–11-|-10-10–10-10-10–10-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|
D|———————|———————|—————|—————|
drown me in a pool of tears and
e|———————|———————|—————|—————–|
B|———————|———————|—————|—————–|
G|-13-13–13-13-13–13-|-12-12–12-12-12–12-|-5-5–5-5-5–5/|-9-9-9-97-7-7-7-|
D|–x–x—x–x–x—x-|–x–x—x–x–x—x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x/|-x-x-x-xx-x-x-x-|
A|-11-11–11-11-11–11-|-10-10–10-10-10–10-|-5-5–5-5-5–5/|-7-7-7-75-5-5-5-|
D|———————|———————|—————|—————–|
start another day…
e|-2——2-2-|———–|-2——2-2-|———–|
B|-3——3-3-|———–|-3——3-3-|———–|
G|-2——2-2-|-4———|-2——2-2-|-4———|
D|-0–x-x-0-0-|-4–5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|-4–5–5>7-|
A|-0–x-x-0-0-|-2–5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|-2–5–5>7-|
D|-0–x-x-0-0-|—-5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|—-5–5>7-| [Will – Tom plays usual verse part] e|—————————–|—————————–|
B|—————————–|—————————–|
G|-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9–9-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|
D|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
A|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
D|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
Now I’ve swallowed down the poison, sister will you still
e|—————————–|—————————–|
B|—————————–|—————————–|
G|-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9–9-9-9–9-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|
D|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
A|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
D|-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
believe me? Will you feed me down the serum, will you follow me?
B|—————|—————|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
G|-6-6–6-6-6–6-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
A|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|—————|
I’m here to find the wa – ter – shed to
(I can run away, I can run away, I can run away, I can run away,)
e|—————|—————|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|
B|—————|—————|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
G|-6-6–6-6-6–6-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|
A|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|
shake the past away…
(I can run away, I can run away, I can run away, I can run away,)
e|—————|—————|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|—————|
B|—————|—————|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
G|-6-6–6-6-6–6-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
A|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|—————|
drown me in a pool of tears and
(I can run away, I can run away, I can run away, I can run away,)
e|—————|—————|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|——————–|
B|—————|—————|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|——————–|
G|-6-6–6-6-6–6-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|——————–|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-x-x–x-x–x-x–x-x-|
A|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-x-x–x-x–x-x–x-x-|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-x-x–x-x–x-x–x-x-|
start another day…
(I can run away, I can run away, I can run away, I can run away,)
B|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
G|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
D|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
A|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|
D|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|—————|—————|
e|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|—————|—————|
B|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|-3-3–3-3-3–3-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
G|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
D|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
A|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|
D|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|—————|—————|
e|———|———|———|—————|—————|
B|———|-2–2–2-|———|—————|—————|
G|-4–4–4-|-2–2–2-|-4–4–4-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|
D|-4–4–4-|-2–2–2-|-4–4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
A|-2–2–2-|-0–0–0-|-2–2–2-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
D|———|———|———|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
e|—————|—————|—————|—————|
B|—————|—————|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
G|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
A|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|-0-0–0-0-0–0-|
D|—————|—————|—————|—————|
My se – cret haunt my
e|—————|—————|—————|—————|
B|—————|—————|—————|—————|
G|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|
D|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
A|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
D|—————|—————|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|
fav – ou – rite place…
B|—————-|—————-|—————|—————|
G|-9/11–11-11-11-|-9/11–11-11-11-|-9-9–9-9-9–9-|-9-9–9-9-9–9-|
D|-x–x—x–x–x-|-x–x—x–x–x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|
A|-7/-9—9–9–9-|-7/-9—9–9–9-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|
D|—————-|—————-|—————|—————|
e|—————-|—————-|—————|—————|
B|—————-|—————-|—————|—————|
G|-9/11–11-11-11-|-9/11–11-11-11-|-9-9–9-9-9–9-|-9-9–9-9-9–9-|
D|-x–x—x–x–x-|-x–x—x–x–x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|
A|-7/-9—9–9–9-|-7/-9—9–9–9-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|
D|—————-|—————-|—————|—————|
e|———|———|———|—————|—————|
B|———|———|———|—————|—————|
G|-7–7–7-|-6–6–6-|-7–7–7-|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|
D|-x–x–x-|-x–x–x-|-x–x–x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|
A|-5–5–5-|-4–4–4-|-5–5–5-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
D|———|———|———|—————|—————|
e|—————|—————|—————|—————|
B|—————|—————|—————|—————|
G|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-6-6–6-6-6–6-|-6-6–6-6-6–6-|
D|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|
A|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|
D|—————|—————|—————|—————|
My se – cret haunts, my
e|—————|—————|—————|—————|
B|—————|—————|—————|—————|
G|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-7-7–7-7-7–7-|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|-4-4–4-4-4–4-|
D|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|-x-x–x-x-x–x-|
A|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-5-5–5-5-5–5-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|-2-2–2-2-2–2-|
D|—————|—————|—————|—————|
fav – ou – rite place…
B|-3——3-3-|———–|-3——3-3-|———–|
G|-2——2-2-|-4———|-2——2-2-|-4———|
D|-0–x-x-0-0-|-4–5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|-4–5–5>7-|
A|-0–x-x-0-0-|-2–5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|-2–5–5>7-|
D|-0–x-x-0-0-|—-5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|—-5–5>7-|
Where I cut down, Where I cut down,
e|-2——2-2-|———–|-2——2-2-|———–|
B|-3——3-3-|———–|-3——3-3-|———–|
G|-2——2-2-|-4———|-2——2-2-|-4———|
D|-0–x-x-0-0-|-4–5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|-4–5–5>7-|
A|-0–x-x-0-0-|-2–5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|-2–5–5>7-|
D|-0–x-x-0-0-|—-5–5>7-|-0–x-x-0-0-|—-5–5>7-|
Where I cut down, Where I cut down,
B|—————|———–|—————|———–|
G|-11–x-x-11-11-|-9–5–5>7-|-11–x-x-11-11-|-9–5–5>7-|
D|–x–x-x–x–x-|-9–5–5>7-|–x–x-x–x–x-|-9–5–5>7-|
A|–9–x-x–9–9-|-9–5–5>7-|–9–x-x–9–9-|-9–5–5>7-|
D|—————|-9–5–5>7-|—————|-9–5–5>7-|
So I cut down, So I cut down,
e|—————|———–|—————|———–|———||
B|—————|———–|—————|———–|———||
G|-11–x-x-11-11-|-9–5–5>7-|-11–x-x-11-11-|-9–5–5>7-|–9——||
D|–x–x-x–x–x-|-9–5–5>7-|–x–x-x–x–x-|-9–5–5>7-|–x——||
A|–9–x-x–9–9-|-9–5–5>7-|–9–x-x–9–9-|-9–5–5>7-|–7——||
D|—————|-9–5–5>7-|—————|-9–5–5>7-|———||
So I cut down, So I cut down… {let chord ring…}
B|–3———-||
G|–2———-||
D|–0———-||
A|–0———-||
D|–0———-||
{let ring…}