On The Verge Of Death


this is a song i wrote about how if we don't get our problems under control, they will us. this is for everyone with a problem that they are dealing with, no matter what that is. INTRO (clean) e |-------------------------0---------------------------| b |-------------0---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------2-----------2---------------------------2p0---| a |-------------------------------------------0h2-------| E |---0-------------------------------------------------| e |-------------------------0---------------------------| b |-------------1---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------2-----------2-----------------------2p0-------| a |---3-------------------------------------------3p0---| E |-----------------------------------------------------| e |-------------------------3---------------------------| b |-------------3---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------0-----------0---------------------------0-----| a |-------------------------------------------0h2-------| E |---3-------------------------------------------------| e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------0h1----3----1----------0h1---0------| g |-------------2-------------------0-------------------| d |----------2------------------------------------------| a |---0-------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------| e |-------------------------0---------------------------| b |-------------0---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------2-----------2---------------------------2p0---| a |-------------------------------------------0h2-------| E |---0-------------------------------------------------| e |-------------------------0---------------------------| b |-------------1---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------2-----------2-----------------------2p0-------| a |---3-------------------------------------------3p0---| E |-----------------------------------------------------| e |-------------------------3---------------------------| b |-------------3---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------0-----------0---------------------------0-----| a |-------------------------------------------0h2-------| E |---3-------------------------------------------------| e |-----------------------------3------------3----------| b |-------------------1-------------1-----------1-----1-| g |-------------2----------2------------2----------2----| d |----------2------------------------------------------| a |---0-------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------| VERSE 1 (also clean) You're caught up in your ways____ e |-------------------------0---------------------------| b |-------------0---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------2-----------2---------------------------2p0---| a |-------------------------------------------0h2-------| E |---0-------------------------------------------------| _____________ You don't know where to turn_____ e |-------------------------0---------------------------| b |-------------1---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------2-----------2-----------------------2p0-------| a |---3-------------------------------------------3p0---| E |-----------------------------------------------------| _____________ Truth will buld you e |-------------------------3---------------------------| b |-------------3---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------0-----------0---------------------------0-----| a |-------------------------------------------0h2-------| E |---3-------------------------------------------------| up, but lies will make you crash and burn___ e |-----------------------------3------------3----------| b |-------------------1-------------1-----------1-----1-| g |-------------2----------2------------2----------2----| d |----------2------------------------------------------| a |---0-------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------| ___________ Your hands how they e |-------------------------0---------------------------| b |-------------0---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------2-----------2---------------------------2p0---| a |-------------------------------------------0h2-------| E |---0-------------------------------------------------| shake. You're e |-------------------------0---------------------------| b |-------------1---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------2-----------2-----------------------2p0-------| a |---3-------------------------------------------3p0---| E |-----------------------------------------------------| just__________________ about_________________ to e |-------------------------3---------------------------| b |-------------3---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------0-----------0---------------------------0-----| a |-------------------------------------------0h2-------| E |---3-------------------------------------------------| break________ e |---3-^~~~~~~~----------------------------------------| b |---1-|~~~~~~~----------------------------------------| g |---2-|~~~~~~~----------------------------------------| d |---2-|~~~~~~~----------------------------------------| a |---0-|~~~~~~~----------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------| CHORUS 1 (distortion) Stop! Think of what you're doing. I said e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-------------5--5--X---------------------------------| d |--2----------5--5--X--5----7----5----2---------------| a |--2----------3--3--X--5----7----5----2---------------| E |--0-------------------3----5----3----0---------------| Stop! You're eyes are on__ly glu____ing to the e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-------------5--5--X---------------------------------| d |--2----------5--5--X--5----7----5----9----9----------| a |--2----------3--3--X--5----7----5----9----9---(p.m.)-| E |--0-------------------3----5----3----7----7----7--7--| Lies that you've been told_____________. Your e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |--5------------5------------5------------5-----------| d |--5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)| a |--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3-| E |-----------------------------------------------------| soul is grow_________ing old____________. 'Cuz e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |--5------------5------------5------------5-----------| a |--5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)| E |--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3-| you're on_______ the verge___________ of e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |--7------------7------7//9--9------------9-----------| a |--7-----(p.m.)-7------7//9--9-----(p.m.)-9-----(p.m.)| E |--5------5--5--5------5//7--7------7--7--7------7--7-| death. e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |--2--------------------------------------------------| a |--2--------------------------------------------------| E |--0--------------------------------------------------| VERSE 2 (clean) Pain's only natural_____ e |-------------------------0---------------------------| b |-------------0---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------2-----------2---------------------------2p0---| a |-------------------------------------------0h2-------| E |---0-------------------------------------------------| _____________ It happens for a reason________ e |-------------------------0---------------------------| b |-------------1---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------2-----------2-----------------------2p0-------| a |---3-------------------------------------------3p0---| E |-----------------------------------------------------| _____________ Though the reason's unclear e |-------------------------3---------------------------| b |-------------3---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------0-----------0---------------------------0-----| a |-------------------------------------------0h2-------| E |---3-------------------------------------------------| It will reveal another season________ e |-----------------------------3------------3------------| b |-------------------1-------------1-----------1-----1---| g |-------------2----------2------------2----------2-------| d |----------2---------------------------------------------| a |---0----------------------------------------------------| E |--------------------------------------------------------| e |-------------------------0---------------------------| b |-------------0---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------2-----------2---------------------------2p0---| a |-------------------------------------------0h2-------| E |---0-------------------------------------------------| e |-------------------------0---------------------------| b |-------------1---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------2-----------2-----------------------2p0-------| a |---3-------------------------------------------3p0---| E |-----------------------------------------------------| e |-------------------------3---------------------------| b |-------------3---------------------------------------| g |----------0-----0-----0------------------------------| d |-------0-----------0---------------------------0-----| a |-------------------------------------------0h2-------| E |---3-------------------------------------------------| e |---3-^~~~~~~~----------------------------------------| b |---1-|~~~~~~~----------------------------------------| g |---2-|~~~~~~~----------------------------------------| d |---2-|~~~~~~~----------------------------------------| a |---0-|~~~~~~~----------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------| CHORUS 2 (distortion (for the rest of the song)) Stop! Think of what you're doing. I said e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-------------5--5--X---------------------------------| d |--2----------5--5--X--5----7----5----2---------------| a |--2----------3--3--X--5----7----5----2---------------| E |--0-------------------3----5----3----0---------------| Stop! You're eyes are on__ly glu____ing to the e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-------------5--5--X---------------------------------| d |--2----------5--5--X--5----7----5----9----9----------| a |--2----------3--3--X--5----7----5----9----9---(p.m.)-| E |--0-------------------3----5----3----7----7----7--7--| Lies that you've been told_____________. Your e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |--5------------5------------5------------5-----------| d |--5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)| a |--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3-| E |-----------------------------------------------------| soul is grow_________ing old____________. 'Cuz e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |--5------------5------------5------------5-----------| a |--5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)| E |--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3-| you're on_______ the verge___________ of e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| d |-----------------------------------------------------| g |--7------------7------7//9--9------------9-----------| a |--7-----(p.m.)-7------7//9--9-----(p.m.)-9-----(p.m.)| E |--5------5--5--5------5//7--7------7--7--7------7--7-| Stop! Think of what you're doing. I said e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-------------5--5--X---------------------------------| d |--2----------5--5--X--5----7----5----2---------------| a |--2----------3--3--X--5----7----5----2---------------| E |--0-------------------3----5----3----0---------------| Stop! You're eyes are on__ly glu____ing to the e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-------------5--5--X---------------------------------| d |--2----------5--5--X--5----7----5----9----9----------| a |--2----------3--3--X--5----7----5----9----9---(p.m.)-| E |--0-------------------3----5----3----7----7----7--7--| Lies that you've been told_____________. Your e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |--5------------5------------5------------5-----------| d |--5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)| a |--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3-| E |-----------------------------------------------------| soul is grow_________ing old____________. 'Cuz e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| d |-----------------------------------------------------| g |--5------------5------------5------------5-----------| a |--5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)| E |--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3-| you're on_______ the verge___________ of e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |--7------------7------7//9--9------------9-----------| a |--7-----(p.m.)-7------7//9--9-----(p.m.)-9-----(p.m.)| E |--5------5--5--5------5//7--7------7--7--7------7--7-| death. e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |--2------------2------------2------------2-----------| a |--2-----(p.m.)-2-----(p.m.)-2-----(p.m.)-2-----(p.m.)| E |--0------0--0--0------0--0--0------0--0--0------0--0-| SOLO (CHORUS 2 played over this) e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-------------8-----10-----8-----------(p.h.)---------| g |--9~~~---------------------------9------7~~~---------| d |-----------------------------------------------------| a |-----------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------| e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-------------8-----10-----8-----10-----12~~~---------| g |--9~~~-----------------------------------------------| d |-----------------------------------------------------| a |-----------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------| (gradual bends one step up for each of the 13-notes) e |---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---| b |---13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |-----------------------------------------------------| a |-----------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------| (gradual bends one step up for each of the 15-notes) e |---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---| b |---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15---| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |-----------------------------------------------------| a |-----------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------| (gradual bends one step up for each note) e |---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15---| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |-----------------------------------------------------| a |-----------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------| (bend up to 24) One step e |---22------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |-----------------------------------------------------| a |-----------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------| closer_______________to life____________ is one e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |--5------------5------------5------------5-----------| d |--5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)| a |--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3-| E |-----------------------------------------------------| closer_______________to death____________ e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |--5------------5------------5------------5-----------| a |--5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)| E |--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3-| just_________take_________one__________last__________ e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |--2------------2------------2------------2-----------| a |--2-----(p.m.)-2-----(p.m.)-2-----(p.m.)-2-----(p.m.)| E |--0------0--0--0------0--0--0------0--0--0------0--0-| (bend the pitch of your voice with the guitar) breath_______________________________________________ e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-(gradually bend this powerchord up one step)--------| d |--9--------------------------------------------------| a |--9--------------------------------------------------| E |--7--------------------------------------------------| CHORUS 2 Stop! Think of what you're doing. I said e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-------------5--5--X---------------------------------| d |--2----------5--5--X--5----7----5----2---------------| a |--2----------3--3--X--5----7----5----2---------------| E |--0-------------------3----5----3----0---------------| Stop! You're eyes are on__ly glu____ing to the e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-------------5--5--X---------------------------------| d |--2----------5--5--X--5----7----5----9----9----------| a |--2----------3--3--X--5----7----5----9----9---(p.m.)-| E |--0-------------------3----5----3----7----7----7--7--| Lies that you've been told_____________. Your e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |--5------------5------------5------------5-----------| d |--5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)| a |--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3-| E |-----------------------------------------------------| soul is grow_________ing old____________. 'Cuz e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |--5------------5------------5------------5-----------| a |--5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)| E |--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3-| you're on_______ the verge___________ of e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |--7------------7------7//9--9------------9-----------| a |--7-----(p.m.)-7------7//9--9-----(p.m.)-9-----(p.m.)| E |--5------5--5--5------5//7--7------7--7--7------7--7-| Stop! Think of what you're doing. I said e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-------------5--5--X---------------------------------| d |--2----------5--5--X--5----7----5----2---------------| a |--2----------3--3--X--5----7----5----2---------------| E |--0-------------------3----5----3----0---------------| Stop! You're eyes are on__ly glu____ing to the e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-------------5--5--X---------------------------------| d |--2----------5--5--X--5----7----5----9----9----------| a |--2----------3--3--X--5----7----5----9----9---(p.m.)-| E |--0-------------------3----5----3----7----7----7--7--| Lies that you've been told_____________. Your e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |--5------------5------------5------------5-----------| d |--5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)| a |--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3-| E |-----------------------------------------------------| soul is grow_________ing old____________. 'Cuz e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |--5------------5------------5------------5-----------| a |--5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)-5-----(p.m.)| E |--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3--3------3--3-| you're on_______ the verge___________ of e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |--7------------7------7//9--9------------9-----------| a |--7-----(p.m.)-7------7//9--9-----(p.m.)-9-----(p.m.)| E |--5------5--5--5------5//7--7------7--7--7------7--7-| death. e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |--2----------2---------------------2----------2------| a |--2----(p.m.)2---------------------2----(p.m.)2------| E |--0------0-0-0----0-3brp0-3brp0----0------0-0-0------| e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |--------------2----------2---------------------------| a |--------------2----(p.m.)2---------------------------| E |--0-3***------0------0-0-0-------0-3brp0-3brp0-------| e |-----------------------------------------------------| b |-----------------------------------------------------| g |-----------------------------------------------------| d |--2----------2--------------2------------------------| a |--2----(p.m.)2--------------2------------------------| E |--0------0-0-0----0-3***----0------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tablature Key b = bend note 1/2 a step r = release bend p = pull-off note *** = pinch harmonic (G) (p.m.) = palm mute note X = rake string