[Intro]: feedback



[Verse]:

E-------------------

B-------------------     

G---7-------4-------

D---7---7---4---4---  

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

E-------5-------2---

    D   A   B   F#



D                 A             B      

The young boy has turned into a man, and he's growing 

F#        D                    A                    B

stronger. He's battled through things he thought he could go

      F#

on no longer.



[Bridge]:

E---------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------

G---5------------------------5-----------10---

D---5---5---2---3-3-3-3-2-0--5---5---2---10---

A---3---5---2---3------------3---5---2----8---

E-------3---0---1----------------3---0--------

    C   G   E   F            C   G   E   Fii



C                G            E               F 

The father stood by his side, wanting nothing more than just  

        C                   G              E

be his dad. But pride only answers to one call, he only 

   Fii

condemns him.  



[1st Chorus]: (starts out bass only!) 

*Played during chorus:

D-------

A--5b---

E-------



And if the boy only knew his father's pain. The nights that 



he stayed up late, wondered why. Doesn't he see the future 

      D     C  G

is so bleak so bleak.



Solo:

E------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------

G------------------------------------------------------

D----2-0---0-------0-----3-2-0---2-0---0----------2----

A--3-----3---2-2-2---3-0-------3-----3----2-2-2-2---3--

E------------------------------------------------------



[Verse]:

D          A         B                      F#    D

Father's retired now, he's left with TV and rest. The weight 

       A                        B     

of the world and what did he do wrong, has gone to his 

F#

chest.



[Bridge]:

C     G                  E             F    

He had such a good life. The family he loved were all by his 

     C       G                  E            F

side. To his son he whispered, "Goddamn this pride."



[2nd Chorus]: (^-heavily palm muted)

    C   F   G   F

E---3---1---3---1----------------------------------------

B---5---1---3---1----------------------------------------

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

D---5---3---5---3---7---5---5---7---5---5----7---5---5---

A-------------------5---5---3---5---5---3----5---3---5---

E-----------------------3-----------3----------------3---

                    D^  G^  C^  D^  G^  C^   D   C   G



                      C                 F  G

And if the boy only knew his father's pain, the nights that

          F                 D^  G^ C^           D^      G^  

he stayed up late, wondered why.     The choices he made.

                   C^           D      C  G

Doesn't he see the future is so bleak, so bleak.



[Break]:

Play F# (let ring), then mess around with feedback.

Then:

E-----------------

B----------------- 

G---xxx-xxx-xxx---  

D---xxx-xxx-xxx---

A---xxx-xxx-xxx---

E---xxx-xxx-xxx---



*Play these riffs over the chords at the top, with the chords heavily 

palm muted:

   F#   * B   * F#   * B       * F#   * B    

E-------*-----*------*---------*------*---------------------

B-------*-----*------*---------*------*---------------------

G-------*-----*------*-2-2-----*------*---------------------

D-------*-2-2-*------*-----2-2-*------*----2-2-4-4-4s5-4-4--

A-------*-----*------*---------*------*---------------------

E-------*-----*------*---------*------*---------------------

(con't.)

E---------------

B---------------

G--6--7-6---4---

D--6--7-6---4---

A--4--5-4---2---

E---------------

   C#-D-C#  B



[Verse]:

E--5----------------

B--5---6------------

G--5---7---10---5---

D--7---7---10---5---

A--7---5----8---3---

E--5----------------

   Am  Dm  Fii  C



Am              Dm        Fii              C     Am  

So fuck I'm all by myself, now you've gone away. You've left 

       Dm                  Fii                 C

me all by myself with that fucked up thing you said.



[Bridge]:

E--------------------

B--------------------

G---10---5-----------

D---10---5---7---8---

A----8---3---7---8---

E------------5---6---

    Fii  C   A   Bb

(*one guitar plays these chords, the other plays Fii until the Bb Bb Bb 

part).



Fii           C           A             Bb   Fii         C

If I could forgive myself, you knew the way. Now I'm all by

         A       Bb  Bb  Bb  Bb

myself, and I'm sorry.  





[Outro]:

    F   Bb  C   F   Bb  F   C   F       Gii   Bb    C

E---5---6---8---5---6---5---8---5-------10----6-----8----

B---6---6---8---6---6---6---8---6-------12----6-----8----

G---5---7---9---5---7---5---9---5-------12----7-----9----

D-------8--10-------8------10----------(12)--(8)--(10)---

A--------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------

                F               Bb  C                    F

But if you only knew your son's pain. How bad that he wanted 

        Bb                     F     C

you to say "you're doing just fine, you turned out to be one 

 F             Gii  Bb  C

good guy", but it's too late.





Well? Whadya think?  Please e-mail me and tell me I'm the king of 

tab-world, or tell me I suck, I don't care. Also drop me a line if you've 

got any changes, comments, questions about my work, or requests.

Thanks



Luke