SAD BUT TRUE
Tempo: moderately slow (86 bpm)
Tuning: whole step down (e to d H to A G to F D to C A to G E to D)
INTRO:
RIFF 1:
Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|--2-------------------2---2---2---|-3-----------------------3-------| C|--2-------------------2---2---2---|-3-----------------------3-------| G|--0-------------------0---0---0---|-1-----------------------1-------| D|- > ----------------- . - . - . --| > --------------------- > ------|
Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|--2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|--2------------------/7---6---5---|-3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5------| G|--0-------------------------------|---------------------------x-\---| D|- > ------------------------------|----------------------------sl---|
Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|--2-------------------2---2---2---|-3-----------------------3-------| C|--2-------------------2---2---2---|-3-----------------------3-------| G|--0-------------------0---0---0---|-1-----------------------1-------| D|- > ----------------- . - . - . --| > --------------------- > ------|
Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|- 2/4 measure ---| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------| F|--2-------------------------------|-5---R---------------------------|-----------------| C|--2------------------/7---6---5---|-3---E---------------------------|-----------------| G|--0-------------------------------| > --S---------------------------|-----x---x-x-x-x-| D|- > ------------------------------|-----T---------------------------|-----------------|
RIFF 2: (play 2 times)
Gtr.1d||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A||---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F||-----------R---------------------|-----------R---------------------| C||-----------E---------------------|-----------E---------------------| G||-2---------S-2---2---5p0-1p0-----|-2---------S-2---2---5p0-1p0-----| D||-0---------T-0---0-----------3p0-|-0---------T-0---0-----------3p0-| . . . .
Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|| F|------------R---------------------|-----------R---------------------|| C|------------E---------------------|-----------E---------------------|| G|--2---------S-2---2---5p0-1p0-----|-2---------S-2---2---5p0-5-5~~~~-|| D|--0---------T-0---0-----------3p0-|-0---------T-0---0---------------|| . . . .
RIFF 2A:
Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-(5)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--5p0-5-5-----|(5)bend7rel5~~~~~~~--x---x-x-x-x-| D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|------------R---------------------|-----------R---------------------| C|------------E---------------------|-----------E---------------------| G|--2---------S-2---2---5p0-1p0-----|-2---------S-2---2---5p0-1p0-----| D|--0---------T-0---0-----------3p0-|-0---------T-0---0-----------3p0-| . . . .
VERSE 1:
Hey, I'm your life. I'm the one who takes you there. Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|--------------------------R-------|-------------------------R-------| C|--------------7-----------E-------|-------------3-----------E-------| G|--------------5-----------S-------|-------------1-----------S-------| D|--0---0---0-0-----0---0---T---0-0-|-0---0---0-------0---0---T---0-0-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hey, I'm your life. I'm the one who cares. Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|--------------------------R-------|-------------------------R-------| C|--------------7-----------E-------|-------------3-----------E-------| G|--------------5-----------S-------|-------------1-----------S-------| D|--0---0---0-0-----0---0---T---0-0-|-0---0---0-------0---0---T---0-0-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
They, they betray, I'm your only true friend now. Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|--------------------------R-------|-------------------------R-------| C|--------------7-----------E-------|-------------3-----------E-------| G|--------------5-----------S-------|-------------1-----------S-------| D|--0---0---0-0-----0---0---T---0-0-|-0---0---0-------0---0---T---0-0-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
They, they'll betray, I'm forever the - re. Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|--------------------------R-------|-------------------------R-------| C|--------------7-----------E-------|-------------3-----------E-------| G|--------------5-----------S-------|-------------1-----------S-------| D|--0---0---0-0-----0---0---T---0-0-|-0---0---0-------0---0---T---0-0-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHORUS:
I'm your dream, make you real, I'm your eyes when you must Gtr.1d|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------3--3--0-----3-----2-----------------|-------------3--3--0-----------------------------| G|-------------3--3--0-----3-----2-----------------|-------------3--3--0-----------7-----7-----7--7--| D|-0-----0-----------------------------0-----0--0--|-0-----0-----------------0-----5-----5-----5--5--| . . . . . . . . . .
steal. I'm your pain when you can't feel. Sad but tru - Gtr.1d|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------|-------------5---5---5---5-----------------------| G|-7-----7-----8--8--5-----7-----5-----5-----5--5--|-5-----5-----3---3---3---3-----------3--3--------| D|-5-----5-----6--6--3-----5-----3-----3-----3--3--|-3-----3-----------------------0-----1--1--0-----| . . . . . . . . . > > > > .
- ue. I'm your dream, mind astray. I'm your eyes when you're a - Gtr.1d|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------3--3--0-----3-----2-----------------|-------------3--3--0-----------------------------| G|-------------3--3--0-----3-----2-----------------|-------------3--3--0-----------7-----7-----7--7--| D|-0-----0-----------------------------0-----0--0--|-0-----0-----------------0-----5-----5-----5--5--| . . . . . . . . . .
way. I'm your pain while you re - pay. You know it's sad but tru - Gtr.1d|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------|-------------5---5---5---5-----------------------| G|-7-----7-----8--8--5-----7-----5-----5-----5--5--|-5-----5-----3---3---3---3-----------3--3--------| D|-5-----5-----6--6--3-----5-----3-----3-----3--3--|-3-----3-----------------------0-----1--1--0-----| . . . . . . . . . > > > > .
RIFF 2B:
- ue. Sad but Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|------------R---------------------|-----------R---------------------| C|------------E---------------------|-----------E---------------------| G|--2---------S-2---2---5p0-1p0-----|-2---------S-2---2---5p0-1p0-----| D|--0---------T-0---0-----------3p0-|-0---------T-0---0-----------3p0-| . . . .
tru - e. Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|------------R---------------------|-----------R---------------------| C|------------E---------------------|-----------E---------------------| G|--2---------S-2---2---5p0-1p0-----|-2---------S-2---2---5p0-5-5~~~~-| D|--0---------T-0---0-----------3p0-|-0---------T-0---0---------------| . . . .
Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|------------R---------------------|-----------R---------------------|---------------------------------| C|------------E---------------------|-----------E---------------------|---------------------------------| G|--2---------S-2---2---5p0-1p0-----|-2---------S-2---2---5p0-5-5~~~~~|(5)~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----x---x-x-x-x-| D|--0---------T-0---0-----------3p0-|-0---------T-0---0---------------|---------------------------------| . . . .
VERSE 2:
You, you're my mask. you're my cover, my shelter. You, you're my mask. You're the one who's blamed. Do, do my work. Do my dirty work, scapegoat. Do, do my deeds, for you're the one who's shamed.
CHORUS
RIFF 2C:
- ue. Sad but tru - e. Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|------------R---------------------|-----------R---------------------|-----------R---------------------| C|------------E---------------------|-----------E---------------------|-----------E---------------------| G|--2---------S-2---2---5p0-1p0-----|-2---------S-2---2---5p0-1p0-----|-2---------S-2---2-------0h1p0---| D|--0---------T-0---0-----------3p0-|-0---------T-0---0-----------3p0-|-0---------T-0---0---0-3-------3-| . . . . . . . .
INTERLUDE:
RIFF 3:
Gtr.2d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|-----/7---6---5---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---/7---6---5---3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|--2-------------------2---2---2---|-3-----------------------3-------| G|--0-------------------0---0---0---|-1-----------------------1-------| D|--------------------- . - . - . --|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------5---4---3---| F|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|(3)~-/7---6---5---2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---/7---6---5---3---------------| G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|--2-------------------2---2---2---|-3------------------/7---6---5---| G|--0-------------------0---0---0---|-1-------------------------------| D|--------------------- . - . - . --|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------5---4---3---|---------------------------------| F|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------| C|----------------------------------|---------------------2-3-5-3-5-3-| G|----------------------------------|---------------------.-.-.-.-.-.-| D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| C|--2------------------/7---6---5---|-3-------------------2-3-5-3-5-3-| G|----------0-----------------------|---------1-----------.-.-.-.-.-.-| D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr.2d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|-----R---------------------------| C|----------------------2-3-5-3-5-2-|-3---E---------------------------| G|----------------------.-.-.-.-.-.-|-----S---------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-----T---------------------------| | | | Gtr.1d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| F|----------------------------------|-----R---------------------------| C|--2-------------------2-3-5-3-5-2-|-3---E---------------------------| G|----------0-----------.-.-.-.-.-.-|-----S---------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-----T---------------------------|
SOLO