Tuning: Half-step down

Intro:

eb|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Bb|---------|---------|---------|-------0~|
Gb|-------0~|-------0~|-------0~|----2~---|
Db|----4~---|----4~---|----4~---|---------|
Ab|-5~------|---------|-3~------|-3~------|
Eb|---------|-0~------|---------|---------|

When you took…

Verse 1:
When you took that ring off, balled it in your fist
Eyes like a smoking gun, surprised at what you did
So don’t even think for one second you’re following me in
My parents are home, so is my kid

Pre-Chorus:
Just go on. That house that you hate
That house that we bought and failed to make

Verse 2:
When you took that ring off, I sat there stunned
Parked out in my car, surprised at what you’d done
The courage that must have took left me utterly speechless
And though it came as no surprise I still couldn’t believe it

Pre-Chorus:

eb|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------------0~--|
Gb|----0-----------------0~-|----0---------------------|
Db|--2--------0------2------|--2---2----0------2-------|
Ab|------0--2---2--3---3----|---------2---2--3---3-----|
Eb|-------------------------|--------------------------|

You’ll never be happy
You’ll never be happy

Chorus:
But it was all for nothing
Yeah it was all a waste
You held on tig[D/F#]ht and for dear life
But it was all for nothing

Verse 3:
When you took that ring off, threw it at your feet
You didn’t say a word, much less look at me
The courage that must have took I just couldn’t believe it
In that moment you were perfect, and it made all the bullsht seem worth it

Chorus:
But it was all for nothing
Yeah it was all a waste
You held on tig[D/F#]ht and for dear life
But it was all for nothing
Yeah it was all a waste
You held on tight[D/F#]
(Held on tight)
And for dear life
(For dear life)
But it was all for nothing
(Held on tight and for dear life)

eb|-------------------0------0~--|-------------------------|
Bb|-----0------0------0------0~--|-------------------0-0---|
Gb|-----0------2------4----------|---0------2--------------|
Db|---2---2--4---4--5---5--2-----|-2---2--0---0----2-------|
Ab|------------------------3-----|---------------3---------|
Eb|------------------------------|-------------------------|

(We held on [D/F#]tight and for dear life)
(We held on tight)

Pre Chorus: (Play Pre-Chorus riff)

Just go on. That house that you hate
That house that we bought and failed to make

Pre-Chorus:
But it was all for nothing
Yeah it was all a waste
And now you’ll never be happy
You’ll never be happy

Chorus:
Cause it was all for nothing
It was all a waste
You held on tig[D/F#]ht and for dear life
But it was all for nothing
Yea it was all a waste
You held on tight[D/F#]
(Held on tight and)
And for dear life
(For dear life)
But it was all for nothing
(We held on tight and for dear life)

Outro:
When [D/F#]you took off that ring
(We held on tight and for dear life)
When you took off that ring
(We held on tight)

END

CAPO 6

D G x4

It takes so long
You’re going forward looking back
A body like a welcome mat
You never even stood a chance
(On your own)
A body like a welcome mat
(On your own)
Going forward looking back
(Now you’re looking back)
You never even stood a chance
You wanna know
You wanna know

You feel so safe, safe, safe
Being kept in the dark
(You know you never stood a chance)
You know you never stood a chance
Cause it’s that same dark place
Where you’ll get torn apart
(You know you never stood a chance)
You know you never stood a chance
On your own
On your own

It takes so long
You’re never one for looking back
A body like a punching bag
You never even stood a chance
You wanna know
(Body like a punching bag)
You wanna know
(You’re never one for looking back)
You never even stood a chance
(Took a chance)
On your own

You feel so safe, safe, safe
Being kept in the dark
(You know you never stood a chance)
You know you never stood a chance
Cause it’s that same dark place
Where you’ll get torn apart
(You know you never stood a chance)
You know you never stood a chance
You feel so safe, safe, safe
Being kept in the dark
(You know you never stood a chance)
You don’t wanna know

Fat and happy straight to hell
(Woo oou hoo)
In a body like a prison cell
(Woo oou hoo)
Fat and happy straight to hell
In a body like a prison cell
Straight to hell
You know you never stood a chance

You feel so safe, safe, safe
Being kept in the dark
(You know you never stood a chance)
You know you never stood a chance
Cause it’s that same dark place
Where you’ll get torn apart
(You know you never stood a chance)
You know you never stood a chance

Yeah in that same dark place
I will tear you apart
You know you never stood a chance
(You know you never stood a chance)
On your own
I’m gonna tear you apart

“Flicker, Fade”
TAKING BACK SUNDAY
HAPPINESS IS

TUNING: 1/2 step down

CAPO: none

CHORDS: I like to keep the B and high E string open the whole time, but that’s up to you.
In that case, the chords would be (low string to high string):
E – 022100
A – x02200
B – x24400
C#m – x46600

INTRO:

If you should change your name,
I’d love you just the same
And if you should run away,
I would save your place
So you can go, go, go
If you want to
I wouldn’t try and stop you
I couldn’t say I blame you

Flicker, flicker, fade,
Destroy what you create
And wonder why it always ends the same
You wonder why it always ends the same

When I said, “I hate that song
About fire and sex you love,”
I couldn’t tell you why
Why I did it, why I lied
And I know it’s wrong, wrong, wrong
It’s evil but true
It’s what I want to make you
(So I can say I blame you)
So I can say I blame you

Flicker, flicker, fade,
Destroy what you create
And wonder why it always ends the same
Flicker, flicker, fade,
Destroy what you create
And wonder why it always ends the same
You wonder why it always ends
You wonder why it always ends the same

[(B)]

You live your life like you’re not in control
Like you’re playing a role
You live your life like you’re not in control
Like you’re playing a role (convince me)
You wonder why it always ends the same (convince me)
You wonder why it always ends
Destroy what you create

[(E)] [(A)]

You wonder why it always ends
It always ends the same

You live your life like you’re
Not in control, like you’re
Playing a role that says

You live your life like you’re
Not in control, like you’re
Playing a role that says
(Playing a role…)

Flicker, flicker, fade
Destroy what you create
And wonder why it always ends the same

CAPO ON FIRST FRET

Tuning: Standard (Really half a step up OR capo on first)

Chords used:

e|—-0——-0——–2——–3——–0———0——————————-|
B|—-0——-0——–0——–0——–3———1——————————-|
G|—-0——-0——–0——–0——–2———0——————————-|
D|—-2——-2——–0——–0——–0———2——————————-|
A|—-2——-0——–2—————–0———3——————————-|
E|—-0——-0——–3——–2——————0——————————-|

[G/F#]
Basically it’s just E minor but you can strum with out the 2 on the A string at some
point can work out strumming) to get a similar feel to what’s being played (I can’t work
out another chord in there,again hoping someone else can do a better job)
Each line ends with G, every other followed by the equivalent with the 2 on the low E
(labelled G/F# because I don’t know what to call it)

And you wait in the dark for the music to soothe you to sleep
You swallow your fears and become them eventually[G/F#]
You sit like King David watching women through windows and walls
You chase your desires until you find nothing at all[G/F#]

Until you find nothing at all

Until you find nothing at all

Until you find nothing at all

Until you find nothing at all

I shake my heavy head and find ways to shift the blame
I hate the rules but I still play the game
I got an eye on the prize and another on the clock on the wall
And I get what I want until I want nothing at all
Until I want nothing at all

Electric guitar part played in second verse (Standard tuning, no capo on this guitar)

e|——————————————11————————————-|
B|–11–9–11–13————11–9–11–13—————————————–|
G|—————–10————————————————————–|
D|———————————————————————————|
A|———————————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————————|