Biffy Clyro – The Conversation Is (Guitar)

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Recommend two guitars on this with one of them Drop D tuned for the heavy parts. Written here for single guitar with standard tuning. Outro riff is single notes:
e|-------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------|
G|-----5-----5-------5-----|-----5-----5--------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------|  repeat
A|-5-5---5-------5-----5-5-|-5-5---5-------3--4-|
E|-------------------------|--------------------|
F/E = xx2211 Bbmaj7sus2 = x13211 F/C = x33211 [Intro] D5 Bb5 (x2) [Verse 1]
Dm7  F/E    F          Bbmaj7sus2    F/C     Dm7     F/E    F        Bbmaj7sus2    F/C
   I wander streets at night     and hope to God         to see your face

Dm7          F/E    F             Bbmaj7sus2    F/C       Dm7     F/E    F        Bbmaj7sus2      F/C
    The fluorescent billboards sell           a wonderful life       that doesn't exist anymore
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm
The conversation is

Bb                  G      C
The conversation is       over
[Chorus]
F                           Bb
What will I do if I'm wrong?

       Dm                   Eb
Will I blame it on everyone

Bb                           F
Else like I always do?

         Eb                     Bb
So I'm a coward because of you
[Verse 2]
Dm7  F/E       F        Bbmaj7sus2    F/C    Dm7     F/E    F       Bbmaj7sus2    F/C
 Are pills the only way            to make myself        complete again

Dm7     F/E      F        Bbmaj7sus2    F/C       Dm7     F/E      F     Bbmaj7sus2    F/C
 They become the only way          to a wonderful life      with a happy ending
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm
The conversation is

Bb                  G      C
The conversation is       over
[Chorus]
F                           Bb
What will I do if I'm wrong?

       Dm                   Eb
Will I blame it on everyone

Bb                          F
Else like I always do?

      Eb
I'm a coward because of you

    F                           Bb
I'm finding it hard to explain

       Dm                       Eb
Why I think that I'm right again

    Bb                          F
I'd love someone else to blame

         Eb
So I'm a coward because of you
[Post-Chorus]
Bb                              Dm
And then you try to understand

        C                G
What it takes to be a man

             Bb                   Dm
And then you look into your heart

     C
It defines you
[Solo] D5 Bb5 G5 A5 C5 (x2) [Chorus]
F                           Bb
What will I do if I'm wrong?

       Dm                   Eb
Will I blame it on everyone

Bb                          F
Else like I always do?

      Eb
I'm a coward because of you

    F                           Bb
I'm finding it hard to explain

       Dm                       Eb
Why I think that I'm right again

    Bb                          F
I'd love someone else to blame

         Eb
So I'm a coward because of you
[Post-Chorus]
Bb                              Dm
And then you try to understand

        C                G
What it takes to be a man

             Bb                   Dm
And then you look into your heart

     C
It defines you
[Outro]
Bb               Dm     C     G
The conversation is     o  -  ver

Bb               Dm     C
The conversation is     over