My guitar’s tuned down to D standard, but in the style of e,B,G,D,A,E.

Since this song has a “dark” sound, it helps to tune down for effect, plus

it’s easier to play solos and you BREAK A LOT LESS STRINGS. This was

written while playing my Dean “Black Mamba” acoustic with “Black Diamond”

coated strings.

(I hate messing with alternate tunings, . . .keeping it in tune is

hard enough) Played this way, you can play the complete song including the

instumemtal, which I added for you enjoyment!

Intro: If you know the song, just pound out the drum beat on an open E chord! . . . “Get back!”

In between verses play the drum beat by raking muted strings

Can you feel I’m not like you anymore
I can’t see, I can’t breathe
See you quiver like the dogs on the streets
Looking down on as I beat you

It’s a bad religion
From a broken nation
It’s a contradiction

And I can’t take it anymore, Yeah

Repeat the same chords and strum the same beat!

Who’s to say I won’t like you anyway?
Take a deep breath I’m alive
Can you hear me? I’m alive inside you
Agony creeps up behind you

It’s a bad religion
From a broken nation
It’s a contradiction,

And I can’t take it anymore,anymore (repeat chorus with word overlapping

It’s a bad relig-bad religion
From a broken nation, A BROKEN NATION
And it’s contradiction . . . yeah (A string 3,2,0pen,2)
A:(3,2,open3-ring and hold 1 beat,2-r&h,open-r&h
E:3-r&h)
A~7,”with 2-3 open E drones before the notes”5(3 E drones),4,3

repeat the instrumental a few times before kicking into the “coda”

Can you feel it
I’ve gotta live with it every day.
And I can’t take the pressure,
I’m goin’ insane. Now go away
Go away . . . Yeah! (while holding a screamed “yeah” pound
out 16 more powerful drum beat open E chords . . .I counted them!)

TUNING: drop d (D-A-D-G-B-E)
RIFF 1:

—————————————–
—————————————–
-5/7–7–7-7-7-7–7-8—–5/7–7–7-7-7-
-5/7–7–7-7-7-7–7-8—–5/7–7–7-7-7-
-3/5–5–5-5-5-5–5-6—–3/5–5–5-5-5-
—————————————–

RIFF 2:

—————————————————
—————————————————
-5/7–7–7-7-7-7–7-10—–5/7–7–7-7-7—-8—-8-
-5/7–7–7-7-7-7–7-10—–5/7–7–7-7-7–x-8–x-8-
-3/5–5–5-5-5-5–5–8—–3/5–5–5-5-5–x-6–x-6-
——————————————x—-x—

RIFF 3:

————————–
————————–
————————–
-5/7-7-7-x-x-5/7-7-8-5–5-
-5/7-7-7-x-x-5/7-7-8-5–5-
-5/7-7-7-x-x-5/7-7-8-5–5-

RIFF 4:

———-
———-
———-

[-5/7–7-7-]
[-5/7–7-7-]
[-5/7–7-7-]
RIFF 5:

—————————————
—————————————
-5/7–7-7–5/7–7-7–5/7–7–10–5-5-5-
-5/7–7-7–5/7–7-7–5/7–7–10–5-5-5-
-3/5–5-5–3/5–5-5–3/5–5—8–3-3-3-
—————————————

RIFF 6:

————–
————–
————–
-8—–7—10-
-8—–7—10-
-8—–7—10-

RIFF 7:

7–7-5/7–7-5/7–7-5/7–7-5/7–7-5/7–7-5/7–7-5/7–7-5/7–7-5/7–7-5-5-
7–7-5/7–7-5/7–7-5/7–7-5/7–7-5/7–7-5/7–7-5/7–7-5/7–7-5/7–7-5-5-
5–5-3/5–5-3/5–5-3/5–5-3/5–5-3/5–5-3/5–5-3/5–5-3/5–5-3/5–5-3-3-

RIFF 8:

——–
——–

[-5/7–7-]
[-5/7–7-]
[-3/5–5-]

——–

B5 – x24xxx
B5/A – x04xxx
B5/G – 3x4xxx
B5/F# – 2x4xxx

Intro: B5
Something wrong, something right, something missing
Something black, something light, something different
[B5/A]Don’t you ever feel you need to speak to me that way?
Something black, something light, something different
Something wrong, something right, something missing
[B5/A]Don’t you ever feel you need to[B5/G] speak to me that [B5/F#]way?

Break: Bm G D F#

Verse 1:
All this noise in my head
[B5/A]Ringing through and echoing
[B5/G]Simple things just take too long, long, long
It’s not like I’m not listening
[B5/A]But you just keep on flipping it
[B5/G]And maybe one day I’ll be gone, gone, gone

Chorus:
Something wrong, something right, something missing
Something black, something light, something different
Don’t you ever feel you need to speak to me that way?
Something black, something light, something different
Something wrong, something right, something missing
Don’t you ever feel you need to speak to me that way?

(——-Strum once each——–) (let ring)

To me that way

Verse 2:
Try to leave the past behind me
[B5/A]But you just keep reminding me
[B5/G]And threw it in my face so wrong, wrong, wrong
I try to see things your way
[B5/A]But something changes every day
[B5/G]And every question way too long, long, long

Chorus:
Something wrong, something right, something missing
Something black, something light, something different
Don’t you ever feel you need to speak to me that way?
Something black, something light, something different
Something wrong, something right, something missing
Don’t you ever feel you need to speak to me that way?
To me that way
To me that way

Bridge: G F# Em
I’ve been missing yesterday
Taking me so far away from where I’ve been gone, yeah
Making me someone I’ve never known

Chorus:
Something wrong, something right, something missing
Something black, something light, something different
Don’t you ever feel you need to speak to me that way?
Something black, something light, something different
Something wrong, something right, something missing
Don’t you ever feel you need to speak to me that way?
To me that way
To me that way

e|--x----x----x---x---x-------------|
B|--x----x----x---x---x-------------|
G|--x----x----x---x---x-------------|
D|--5----6----4---0---3-------------|
A|--5----6----4---0---3-------------|
E|--5----6----4---0---3-------------|

(intro/riff 1)

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----0----0-0-----0------0------0--|
A|----------------------------------|
E|--0---0--------3---3--6---6--3----|

As I sit here and slowly close my eyes

I take another deep breath

And feel the wind pass through my body

I’m the one in your soul

Reflecting the light

Protect the ones who hold you
Cradling your inner child

I need serenity
In a place where I can hide
I need serenity
Nothing changes, days go by

Where do we go when we just don’t know
And how do we relight the flame when it’s cold
Why do we dream when our thoughts mean nothing
D5 F5 (hold)
And when will we learn to control

(riff 1)

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----0----0-0-----0------0------0--|
A|----------------------------------|
E|--0---0--------3---3--6---6--3----|

Tragic visions slowly stole my life

Tore away everything

Cheating me out of my time

I’m the one who loves you

No matter wrong or right

And every day I hold you

I hold you with my inner child

I need serenity
In a place where I can hide
I need serenity
Nothing changes, days go by

Where do we go when we just don’t know
And how do we relight the flame when it’s cold
Why do we dream when our thoughts mean nothing
And when will we learn to control

(break)

E|--0----0-------------0----------------------------------|
B|--3--3---3-------3-----3--------------------------------|
G|--2--------2-------2-----2---------7---------7----------|
D|--0------------0--------------6-----6---6--6---6--------|
A|--0---------------------------6-------6---6------6------|
D|--0---------------------------6--------6----------------|

repeat

Where do we go when we just don’t know
And how do we relight the flame when it’s cold
Why do we dream when our thoughts mean nothing
And when will we learn to control

I need serenity
I need serenity
I need serenity
I need serenity