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] e|————————————|————————————|—————-||B|————————————|————————————|—————-||
G|————————————|————————————|—————-||
D|———————————10-|———————————10-|—————-||
A|-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|-0-9>10-0(STOP)-||
D|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0-10-|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0-10-|-0——0——-||
(These low notes are muted) [Will’s part] e|————————————|————————————|
B|————————————|————————————|
G|————————————|————————————|
D|———————————10-|———————————10-|
A|-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|
D|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0-10-|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0-10-|
(These low notes are muted) [Tom’s part] e|——————————–|——————————–|
B|——————————–|——————————–|
G|——————————5-|——————————5-|
D|—3>5——3>5——3>5——5-|—3>5——3>5——3>5——5-|
A|-0——0-0——0-0——0-0-3-|-0——0-0——0-0——0-0-3-|
D|-0——0-0——0-0——0-0—|-0——0-0——0-0——0-0—|
(These low notes are muted)
e|—————————-|—————————-|
B|—————————-|—————————-|
G|—————————-|—————————-|
D|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|
(these mutes are played at the fifth fret)
e|————————————|————————————|
B|————————————|————————————|
G|————————————|————————————|
D|———————————10-|———————————10-|
A|-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|
D|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0-10-|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0-10-|
e|————————————|————————————|
B|————————————|————————————|
G|————————————|————————————|
D|———————————10-|———————————10-|
A|-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|
D|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0-10-|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0-10-|
Somebody better give me a sting, Somebody better make me bleed,
e|—————————-|—————————-|
B|—————————-|—————————-|
G|—————————-|—————————-|
D|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|
Fill this vacancy underneath my skin,
e|————————————|————————————|
B|————————————|————————————|
G|————————————|————————————|
D|———————————10-|———————————10-|
A|-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|
D|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0-10-|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0-10-|
‘Cause I’m fighting with a thorn in my side, I never meant to fall this far,
e|—————————-|—————————-|
B|—————————-|—————————-|
G|—————————-|—————————-|
D|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|
I have grown the soul of an enemy,
e|————————————|————————————|
B|————————————|————————————|
G|————————————|————————————|
D|———————————10-|———————————10-|
A|-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|
D|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0-10-|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0-10-|
I hold an element of surprise, God knows it’s gonna make you smile…
B|-3-3-3–3–3————-|————————-|
G|-2-2-2–2–2-4-4-4-4-2-2-|————————-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0-4-4-4-4-2-2-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
A|-0-0-0–0–0-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0————-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
Breathe in im – mor – tality,
e|-2-2-2–2–2————-|————————-|
B|-3-3-3–3–3————-|————————-|
G|-2-2-2–2–2-4-4-4-4-2-2-|————————-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0-4-4-4-4-2-2-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
A|-0-0-0–0–0-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0————-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
I’m falling down one thousand feet,
B|————————————|————————————|
G|————————————|————————————|
D|———————————10-|———————————10-|
A|-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|
D|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0-10-|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0-10-|
e|————————————|————————————|
B|————————————|————————————|
G|————————————|————————————|
D|———————————10-|———————————10-|
A|-0-9>10-0(STOP)—-0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|
D|-0——0(STOP)—-0-0——-0-0-10-|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0-10-|
So let’s gather with the Gods tonight and play truant for the final time,
e|—————————-|—————————-|
B|—————————-|—————————-|
G|—————————-|—————————-|
D|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-5–x-x–5-5–x-x-x-x-x-x-|
I’ve been strung from hell, give me birth again,
e|————————————|————————————|
B|————————————|————————————|
G|————————————|————————————|
D|———————————10-|———————————10-|
A|-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-9>10–0-0-10-|
D|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0-10-|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0-10-|
‘Cos I never meant to climb this high, my guts are gonna drop like flies,
[both guitars]
e|-2-2-2–2–2————-|————————-|
B|-3-3-3–3–3————-|————————-|
G|-2-2-2–2–2-4-4-4-4-2-2-|————————-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0-4-4-4-4-2-2-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
A|-0-0-0–0–0-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0————-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
Breathe in im – mor – tality,
e|-2-2-2–2–2————-|————————-|
B|-3-3-3–3–3————-|————————-|
G|-2-2-2–2–2-4-4-4-4-2-2-|————————-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0-4-4-4-4-2-2-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
A|-0-0-0–0–0-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0————-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
I’m falling down one thousand feet,
e|-2-2-2–2–2————-|————————-|
B|-3-3-3–3–3————-|————————-|
G|-2-2-2–2–2-4-4-4-4-2-2-|————————-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0-4-4-4-4-2-2-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
A|-0-0-0–0–0-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0————-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
Oh my God, one hundred floors,
e|-2-2-2–2–2————-|————————-|
B|-3-3-3–3–3————-|————————-|
G|-2-2-2–2–2-4-4-4-4-2-2-|————————-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0-4-4-4-4-2-2-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
A|-0-0-0–0–0-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0————-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
Flash faster than my eyes can meet…
B|———-|———–|———–|—————–|
G|-5-5——|-5-5-5—–|-5-5-5—–|—————–|
D|-5-5–8–|-5-5-5–8-|-5-5-5–8-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3–8–|-3-3-3–8-|-3-3-3–8-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
D|——8–|——–8-|——–8-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
(slide down)
e|———-|———–|———–|—————–|
B|———-|———–|———–|—————–|
G|-5-5——|-5-5-5—–|-5-5-5—–|—————–|
D|-5-5–8–|-5-5-5–8-|-5-5-5–8-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3–8–|-3-3-3–8-|-3-3-3–8-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
D|——8–|——–8-|——–8-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
Give me something sacred, so long, so deep,
e|———-|———–|———–|—————–|
B|———-|———–|———–|—————–|
G|-5-5——|-5-5-5—–|-5-5-5—–|—————–|
D|-5-5–8–|-5-5-5–8-|-5-5-5–8-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3-3–8–|-3-3-3–8-|-3-3-3–8-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
D|——8–|——–8-|——–8-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
So high, so far, so good, so much pressure building…
e|-2——-2-2——-2-2——-2-2——|
B|-3——-3-3——-3-3——-3-3——|
G|-2——-2-2——-2-2——-2-2—5–|
D|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0—5–|
A|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0—3–|
D|-0——-0-0——-0-0——-0-0——| [Tom’s part] – {played three times}
e|——————————–|
B|——————————–|
G|——————————5-|
D|—3>5——3>5——3>5——5-|
A|-0——0-0——0-0——0-0-3-|
D|-0——0-0——0-0——0-0—|
e|——————————–|
B|——————————–|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2——–|
D|-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——–|
D|——————————–|
(mute these chords)
B|-3-3-3–3–3————-|————————-|
G|-2-2-2–2–2-4-4-4-4-2-2-|————————-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0-4-4-4-4-2-2-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
A|-0-0-0–0–0-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0————-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
They won’t break me,
e|-2-2-2–2–2————-|————————-|
B|-3-3-3–3–3————-|————————-|
G|-2-2-2–2–2-4-4-4-4-2-2-|————————-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0-4-4-4-4-2-2-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
A|-0-0-0–0–0-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0————-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
They won’t ground me,
e|-2-2-2–2–2————-|————————-|
B|-3-3-3–3–3————-|————————-|
G|-2-2-2–2–2-4-4-4-4-2-2-|————————-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0-4-4-4-4-2-2-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
A|-0-0-0–0–0-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0————-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
Breathe in im – mor – tality,
(They won’t break me,)
e|-2-2-2–2–2————-|————————-|
B|-3-3-3–3–3————-|————————-|
G|-2-2-2–2–2-4-4-4-4-2-2-|————————-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0-4-4-4-4-2-2-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
A|-0-0-0–0–0-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0————-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
I’m falling down one thousand feet,
(They won’t ground me,)
e|-2-2-2–2–2————-|————————-|
B|-3-3-3–3–3————-|————————-|
G|-2-2-2–2–2-4-4-4-4-2-2-|————————-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0-4-4-4-4-2-2-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
A|-0-0-0–0–0-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0————-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
Oh my God, one hundred floors,
(They won’t break me,)
e|-2-2-2–2–2————-|————————-|
B|-3-3-3–3–3————-|————————-|
G|-2-2-2–2–2-4-4-4-4-2-2-|————————-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0-4-4-4-4-2-2-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
A|-0-0-0–0–0-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
D|-0-0-0–0–0————-|-5-5-5–5–5-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
Flash faster than my eyes can meet
(They won’t ground me)