THE ORDER OF DEATH – Public Image Ltd.

intro:

verse:

-2-----0--------------------------|
---0-----0----3-----2-----3-------|
----------------4-----4-----4-----|
-----2-----2------5-----5-----5-2-|
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|

-2-----0--------------------------|
---0-----0----3-----2-----3-------|
----------------4-----4-----4-----|
-----2-----2------5-----5-----5-2-|
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|

-2-----0--------------------------|
---0-----0----3-----2-----3-------|
----------------4-----4-----4-----|
-----2-----2------5-----5-----5-2-|
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|

-2-----0--------------------------|-5----------|-------------|
---0-----0----3-----2-----3-------|-5----------|-------------|
----------------4-----4-----4-----|------------|-------------|
-----2-----2------5-----5-----5-2-|-7----------|-------------|
----------------------------------|------------|-------------|
----------------------------------|------------|-------------|

There’s one point where the intro chord sequence is played again… apart from that it’s
here. anyway it’s a great song and really easy to learn. enjoy.

_9_

caveat: I did this by ear…

Some of these parts are actually doubled/played by bass guitar, and I
can hear at least two guitars.

intro:

e|------|------|------|
B|-7----|------|-7----|
G|-7----|-7----|-7----|
D|-7----|------|-7----|
A|-5----|------|-5----|
E|------|------|------|

^ harmonic

1.

e|-----------------|------------------|----------------|--------|-------|
B|--7h8-10p8-7-8~--|-7h8-10p8-8-8-7~--|-7h8-10p8-7-8~--|-(8)----|-7-----|
G|:----------------|------------------|----------------|--------|-7----:|
D|-----------------|------------------|----------------|--------|-7-----|
A|-----------------|------------------|----------------|--------|-5-----|
E|-----------------|------------------|----------------|--------|-------|

The second part contains these chords:

D G AI

e|-----------------|
B|-7----8----10----|
G|-7----7----9-----|
D|-7----5----7-----|
A|-5---------------|
E|-----------------|

verse:
2. D G
Promises, promises:

D G AI (AI)G
old, tired, worn-out, second-hand

sentences. One

D G AI (AI)G
thing with you is certain:

you’re a really sad person,

D G AI (AI)
so sad.

The next part contains these chords:

AII B C

e|----------------|
B|-2----4----5----|
G|-2----4----5----|
D|-2----4----5----|
A|-0----2----3----|
E|----------------|

chorus:
AII B C (C)
Disappointed a few people

AII B C (C)
when friendship reared its ugly head.

AII B C (C)
Disappointed a few people.

AII B
Well, isn’t that what friends are

for? What friends are for? What friends are

D G AI G
for? What friends are for? What are friends for?

e|------|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----10---|
B|-7----|-7h8-10p8-7-8~--|-7h8-10p8-8-8-7~--|-7h8-10p8-7-8~--|-(8)------|
G|-7----|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------|
D|-7----|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------|
A|-5----|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------|
E|------|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------|

verse:
You, you’re just a really sad per-

D G AI (AI)G
son, who won’t, you won’t, listen to

anyone. No, not you, with those

D G AI (AI)G
half-moon eyelids, just babbling on,

your useless defenses,

D G AI (AI)
so sad.

chorus:
AII B C (C)
Disappointed a few people

AII B C (C)
when friendship reared its ugly head.

AII B C (C)
Disappointed a few people.

AII B
Well, isn’t that what friends are

for? What friends are for? What friends are

D G AI G
for? What friends are for? What are friends for?

bridge:

e|------|------|------|------|------|
B|-7----|------|------|------|------|
G|-7----|------|-7----|------|-7----|
D|-7----|------|------|------|------|
A|-5----|-5----|------|-5----|------|
E|------|------|------|------|------|

^ harmonics ^

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-7----7----9----11----11-11-12--12--12-12-12--|
G|-7----7----9----11----11-11-12--12--12-12-12--|
D|-7----7----9----11----11-11-12--12--12-12-12--|
A|-5----5----7----9-----9--9--10--10--10-10-10--|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14-14--14--14-14-14--16-16--16--16-16-16--19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-|
G|-14-14--14--14-14-14--16-16--16--16-16-16--19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-|
D|-14-14--14--14-14-14--16-16--16--16-16-16--19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-|
A|-12-12--12--12-12-12--14-14--14--14-14-14--17-17-17-17-17--17-17-17-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

verse:
This erratic haphazard, fluttering, this toing and

D G AI (AI)G
frowing, like a confused

moth. The collusion, illusion, and it’s all

D G AI (AI)G
ad infinitum. You’re a really sad per-

son. You’re really so sad.

D G AI (AI)

chorus:
AII B C (C)
Disappointed a few people

AII B C (C)
when friendship reared its ugly head.

AII B C (C)
Disappointed a few people.

AII B
Well, isn’t that what friends are

for? What friends are for? What friends are

D G AI G
for? What friends are for? What are friends for? So sad.

outro:
|: D G
Fools and horses, running their courses,

and brow beaten down, like dust on the ground.

AI G
You cheat easily, like sweet charity.

1.,2. D G
And all of the bastards the world despises

springing surprises in newer disguises.

AI G 😐
You cheat easily, like all (2nd.: sweet) charity.

3. D

e|------|

B|-7—-|
G|-7—-|
D|-7—-|
A|-5—-|

E|------|

Andrew N. Westmeyer
qwerty@cmu.edu

Materials Science and Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

“Instead of having ‘answers’ on a math test, they should
just call them ‘impressions’, and if you got a different
‘impression’, so what? Can’t we all be brothers?”
-Jack Handey

I.
I could be wrong I could be right
I could be wrong
I could be wrong I could be right

I could be black I could be white

I could be black I could be white

I could be white I could be black

Your time has come your second skin

The cost so high the gain so low

Walk through the valley

The written word is a lie

CHORUS
May the road rise with you
May the road rise with you
May the road rise with you

II.
I could be wrong I could be right
I could be wrong
I could be black I could be white

I could be right I could be wrong

I could be black I could be white

They put a hot wire to my head

Cos of the things I did and said

And made these feelings go away

Model citizen in every way

CHORUS

III.
Anger is an energy

Anger is an energy

Anger is an energy

CHORUS

III.

I. (+ second “I could be right”)

CHORUS

II. (- quick “could be” section)

CHORUS

III. (fade out)

Bass Tab For Second Half Of Verse (transposed for Guitar):

e|——————————-|
B|——————————-|
G|—–0————————-|
D|———–0——-0———–|
A|-0h2—0h2—-0h2—–0h2——|
E|————————–3—-|