I found a souvenir
In things I collected
The effect it had on me
Turned out distressing.
Instead of focusing on my past rejoicing
It just reminded me of awkward awkward emotions.
Thoughts of my innocence
Like alienation
No self identity and massive confusion.
I wanted desperately to think of the good times
Guess I remember too much.
Guess I would rather look at
The path in front of me that’s holding something new.
Does it really do the trick when you’re reunited
Does it make you stop and think
Things weren’t meant to click.
Does it really do the trick to be taken back
Does it make you stop and think
Of all the things you lacked.
Time can give and take away at will
Don’t look back and don’t stand still
Cause time will bleed you dry.

(Break):

A little sympathy please for the petty bastards
Who feel their glory days behind them.
So far behind them
The person that they thought made such a difference
Isn’t even who they are now
And they refuse to see how
Everyday’s another chance to mend a petty life.
Does it really do the trick when you’re reunited
Does it make you stop and think
Things weren’t meant to click.
Does it really do the trick to be taken back
Does it make you stop and think
Of all the things you lacked.
Time can give and take away at will
Don’t look back, don’t stand still
Because time will bleed you dry.
Bled dry
Bled dry of motivation
Bled dry of motivation
Bled dry
A desert of ambition, a desert of ambition.
Bled dry
Discarded by the wayside, discarded by the wayside,
Bled dry and left for dead

This is “The Shield” by Sick Of It All and
It’s from their album “Just Look Around”. It’s the only S.O.I.A tab
here on OLGA and I hope there’ll be more soon.
All chords are powerchords…….
Mail me if you have any suggiestions or complains.
/Michal Kosinski

Bass Intro:

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/:4-1-1-1-1-4-3-3-3-3-3-3 /:———————————|

Guitar Intro:
[-]
Verse:
[-] [-] [-]
Chorus and Bridge:
[-] [-] [-]
Outro:

There you go……it shouldn’t be so hard……..:-)

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Lowered my shield lowered defences
Happier now feeling all senses
Heighten my soul and my awareness
Isn’t it great beeing defensless
A long time ago I was protected
The choice was mine and I selected
The joy and the pain were connected
Lowered my shield now I’m not protected

Chorus:
I never used to let it down
never used to let it down
i never used to let it down
never used to let it down
There’s something I’ve got to see
I never used to let it down
never used to let it down
i never used to let it down
never used to let it down
I’ve got to see what’s really inside of me

Now I understand that emotion
Now I understand why there’s commotion
All this time without a notion
All this time without devotion
Why waste time beeing suspicious
Come taste life it’s delicious
Expose yourself to the malicious
Expose yourself they’re so vicious

Chorus:
I never used to let it down
never used to let it down
i never used to let it down
never used to let it down
There’s something I’ve got to see
I never used to let it down
never used to let it down
i never used to let it down
never used to let it down
I’ve got to see what’s really inside of me

Bridge:
All these year
Will this shield dissapear
And will I stand
A stronger man
No shield in hand
I’ll have to overcome the pain the best I can

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intro

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verse

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bridge

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[-2-4-5-]
[-2-4-5-]-0-2-3-

slide

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-21\\\\\\0-

bridge 2

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-2-2-2-4-5-5-------5-7---

bridge 3

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-9-9-9-7-5-5-7-7-7-------
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royro plays bass for inane: www.inane.8k.com
o, now shut up

/ Slide
(#) Natural Harmonics
PM Palm Mute

random pick scratches
4 bar drum and bass intro whilst pick scratching up the low E string slowly

verse riff

e---------------------------------------------------------------0-]
B---------------------------------------------------------------0-]
G---------------------------------------------------------------0-]
D-----------------------------------------------------------------]
A-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2---]
E-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-0-0-0---]

PM (…………………………………………………..)

play 4 times

pre chorus(?) riff

e--------------
B--------------
G--------------
D-2-2-2-2-xxxx- X 4
A-2-2-2-2-xxxx-
E-0-0-0-0-xxxx-

then play

e-------0-------0-------0-------0-0-
B-------0-------0-------0-------0-0-
G-------0-------0-------0-------0-0-
D-----------------------------------
A-----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------

then back to verse riff x 3 and a half

Chorus riff (Some day a real rain is gonna come)

e---------0------------------- e-----------
B---------0------------------- B-----------
G-9---9---0---9---7---7/9-9-9- G-9-9-9-9-9-
D-9---9-------9---7---7/9-9-9- X7 D-9-9-9-9-9- once
A-7---7-------7---5---5/7-7-7- A-7-7-7-7-7-
E----------------------------- E-----------

then play chrous riff through once without the open strings at the end
then the drums come back in and the chorus riff is played 4 times followed
the prechorus riff 4 times also.

middle 8 riff (a)

The Sky Will Open

e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------
D-2-2--2--2-----2-2--2--2-----2-2--2--2-----
A-2-2--2--2-(5)-2-2--2--2-----2-2--2--2-----
E-0-0--0--0-----0-0--0--0-(5)-0-0--0--0-(7)-

PM (…….) (…….) (…….)

We won’t overlook a thing

e--------------
B--------------
G--------------
D-3/2-2-2-2-2--
A-3/2-2-2-2-2--
E-1/0-0-0-0-0--

Middle 8 riff (b)

Criminal

e------------------ e------------------
B------------------ B------------------
G------------------ G------------------
D-3/2-2-2-2-2--3-5- X3 D-3/2-2-2-2-2--5-5- Both sections X 4
A-3/2-2-2-2-2--3-5- A-3/2-2-2-2-2--5-5-
E-1/0-0-0-0-0--1-3- E-1/0-0-0-0-0--3-3-

PM (…..)

e------------- e-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
B------------- B-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
G-2-1-2-1----- G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D-3-2-3-2-xxx- X3 D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
A-3-2-3-2-xxx- A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E-1-0-1-0-xxx- E-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-

Play Chorus riffs

Outro

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2- X 2
E-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------- X 1 and 7 eigths
D----------------------------------------------------------------- i.e. miss off last
A-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2- four notes
E-----------------------------------------------------------------

End on
e—
[B—]
[G—]D-2- Let Ring
[A-2-]E-0-

STEP DOWN – Sick Of It All

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Opening bass guitar

G:———————————————————————–|
D:———————————————————————–|
A:——————–4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4–7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7–6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6–|
E:–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3——————————————————|

GUITAR

E:9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9——
B:——————————————————-
G:——————————————————-
D:——————————————————-
A:——————————————————-
E:——————————————————-

VERSE

E:——————————————-|
B:——————————————-|
G:————6-6-6-6–9-9-9-9–8-8-8-8——|
D:—5-5-5-5–6-6-6-6–9-9-9-9–8-8-8-8——|
A:—5-5-5-5–4-4-4-4–7-7-7-7–6-6-6-6——|
E:—3-3-3-3———————————|

PRE-CHORUS

E:————————————————————————-
B:————————————————————————-
G:————————————————————————3
D:–x-x-x-x-x-x–2–x-x-x-x-x-x–2–x-x-x-x-x-x–2–x-x-x-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-2-3
A:–x-x-x-x-x-x–2–x-x-x-x-x-x–2–x-x-x-x-x-x–2–x-x-x-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-2-3
E:–x-x-x-x-x-x–2–x-x-x-x-x-x–2–x-x-x-x-x-x–2–x-x-x-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-2–

REPEAT STARTING BASS

E:-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9–9-9-9-8-9-9-9-8–11-11-11-11-10-|

REPEAT VERSE

REPEAT PRE-CHORUS

CHORUS

E:—————————————————————————————–|
B:—————————————————————————————–|
G:—————————————————————————————–|
D:3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4–3-3–2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3–2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A:3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4–3-3–2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3–2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E:3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4–3-3–2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3–2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E:—————————-|
B:—————————-|
G:—————————-|
D:3-3-4-4-5-5-4-4-2-2-4-4-3-3-| [caught up in a trap of mediacrp so…….]
A:3-3-4-4-5-5-4-4-2-2-4-4-3-3-|
E:3-3-4-4-5-5-4-4-2-2-4-4-3-3-|

REPEAT VERSE AGAIN

E:—————————|
B:—————————|
G:—————————| [wich will cause them tostep down ,stepdown!]
D:–2-2-2-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-2—2|
A:–2-2-2-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-2—2|
E:–2-2-2-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-2—2|
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