Desecration Smile Chords
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Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | no capo |
Author kt_guitarist [a] 92. 8 contributors total, last edit on Apr 23, 2022
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[Intro]
| C#m/G# | C#m/G# (B)| E | E (B)|
| C#m/G# | C#m/G# (B)| E | E |
| Em | D C | Em | D C |
[Verse 1]
Em D C
All alone, not by myself
Em D C
Another girl bad for my health
Em D C
I've seen it all through someone else, and I
Em D C
(Another girl bad for my health)
Em D C
Celebrated but undisturbed
Em D C
Serenaded by the terror bird
Em D C
It's seldom seen and it's never heard, oh
Em D C Em
(Serenaded by the terror bird)
[Chorus]
D A E
Never in the wrong time or wrong place
D A E
Desecration is the smile on my face
D A E
The love I made is the shape of my space
D A
My face, my face
[Instrumental]
| Em | D C | Em | D C |
[Verse 2]
Em D C
Disintegrated by the rising sun
Em D C
A rolling black out of oblivion
Em D C
And I'd like to think that I'm your number one, I'm
Em D C
(A rolling black out of oblivion)
Em D C
I wanna leave but I just get stuck
Em D C
A broken record runnin' low on luck
Em D C
There's heavy metal coming from your truck
Em D C Em
And I'm a (a broken record runnin' low on luck)
[Chorus]
D A E
Never in the wrong time or wrong place
D A E
Desecration is the smile on my face
D A E
The love I made is the shape of my space
D A
My face, my face
[Bridge]
| C G | E | C G | E |
C G
We could all go down to
E
Malibu and make some noise
C G E
Coca Cola doesn't do the justice she enjoys
C G
We could all come up with
E
Something new to be destroyed
C G Em
We could all go down
[Instrumental]
|(Em) | D C | Em | D C |
[Verse 3]
Em D C
I love the feeling when it falls apart
Em D C
I'm slow to finish but I'm quick to start and
Em D C
Beneath the heather lies the meadowlark
Em D C Em
And I'm (slow to finish but I'm quick to start)
[Chorus] (x2)
D A E
Never in the wrong time or wrong place
D A E
Desecration is the smile on my face
D A E
The love I made is the shape of my space
D A
My face, my face
[Outro]
| C#m/G# | C#m/G# (B)| E | E (B)|
| C#m/G# | C#m/G# (B)| E
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let me make the first comment i've made a few mistakes in tabbing this one. but BUT BUT i updated them so the good version will be online tomorrow. i checked the tab with my guitar teacher did make some changes but now its perfect..... i hope.
have fun playing
kt_guitarist
+8

the C#m Chord that john plays at the start and finish of the song is played in this position!!
E-------
B-------
G---1---
D---2---
A---4---
E---4---
+4

no please dont use a capo
+4
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