King's X – Mission (Bass Tab)
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this song could also be played in drop-D tuning
[Intro]
G|-----|-----|----------------------|----------------------| D|-----|-----|----------------------|----------------------| A|-----|-----|-5--7-7-7-7-7-5--x-5--|-5--7-7-7-7-7-5--x-5--| E|-----|-----|----------------------|----------------------|
[Verse Instrumental]
G|----------|----------| D|----------|----------| A|-5--5-3--3|-2--2-1-3-| E|----------|----------| G|----------|----------| D|----------|----------| A|-5--5-3--3|-2--2-1-3-| E|----------|----------| G|----------|----------| D|----------|----------| A|-5--5-3--3|-2--2-1-3-| E|----------|----------| G|----------|----------| D|----------|----------| A|-5--5-3--3|-2--2-1-3-| E|----------|----------|
[Verse 1]
G|----------|----------| D|----------|----------| A|-5--5-3--3|-2--2-1-3-| E|----------|----------| A broken body, its joints at war G|----------|----------| D|----------|----------| A|-5--5-3--3|-2--2-1-3-| E|----------|----------| Religious vipers, suck you of blood G|----------|----------| D|----------|----------| A|-5--5-3--3|-2--2-1-3-| E|----------|----------| The price is paid, the final score G|----------|----------| D|----------|----------| A|-5--5-3--3|-2--2-1-3-| E|----------|----------| The truth exists even through pious mud
[Pre-Chorus]
G|-----|-----|-----|-----| D|--3--|--5--|-----|-----| A|-----|-----|--1--|--3--| E|-----|-----|-----|-----| Who are these people behind the stained glass windows Have they fogotten just what they came here for G|-----|-----|-----|-----| D|-----|-----|-----|-----| A|-----|-----|--1--|--0--| E|--3--|--1--|-----|-----| Was it salvation or, scare to hell Or an assembly of a social get-together
[Chorus]
G|---------|----------|---------|----------| D|---------|--3---5-7-|---------|--3---5-3-| A|--5---7--|----------|--5---7--|----------| E|---------|----------|---------|----------| What's the mission of the preacher man? Some are true, some do lie A|---------|---------|-----|-----------------------| D|------3--|--5------|--2--|-----5-3-5--5-3-5--5-3-| A|--3------|------5--|-----|-----------------------| E|---------|---------|-----|-----------------------| What's the mission of the preacher man? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse ]
G|----------|----------| D|----------|----------| A|-5--5-3--3|-2--2-1-3-| E|----------|----------| A threat of justice, the lazy judge G|----------|----------| D|----------|----------| A|-5--5-3--3|-2--2-1-3-| E|----------|----------| The governess teaches his son to scream G|----------|----------| D|----------|----------| A|-5--5-3--3|-2--2-1-3-| E|----------|----------| Adopted child true path to trudge G|----------|----------| D|----------|----------| A|-5--5-3--3|-2--2-1-3-| E|----------|----------| No minor plot to undermine his dream
[Pre-Chorus]
G|-----|-----|-----|-----| D|--3--|--5--|-----|-----| A|-----|-----|--1--|--3--| E|-----|-----|-----|-----| Who are these people behind the stained glass windows Have they fogotten just what they came here for G|-----|-----|-----|-----| D|-----|-----|-----|-----| A|-----|-----|--1--|--0--| E|--3--|--1--|-----|-----| Was it salvation or, scare to hell Or an assembly of a social get-together
[Chorus]
G|---------|----------|---------|----------| D|---------|--3---5-7-|---------|--3---5-3-| A|--5---7--|----------|--5---7--|----------| E|---------|----------|---------|----------| What's the mission of the preacher man? Some are true, some do lie G|---------|---------|-----|-----------------------| D|------3--|--5------|--2--|-----5-3-5--5-3-5--5-3-| A|--3------|------5--|-----|-----------------------| E|---------|---------|-----|-----------------------| What's the mission of the preacher man? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Bridge]
G|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------------| A|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-8-10-| E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|----------------5-5-5-5-| A|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-10-10-10-10----------| E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|------------------------| (The Preacher preaching...)
[Pre-Chorus]
G|-----|-----|-----|-----| D|--3--|--5--|-----|-----| A|-----|-----|--1--|--3--| E|-----|-----|-----|-----| Who are these people behind the stained glass windows Have they fogotten just what they came here for G|-----|-----|-----|-----| D|-----|-----|-----|-----| A|-----|-----|--1--|--0--| E|--3--|--1--|-----|-----| Was it salvation or, scare to hell Or an assembly of a social get-together
[Chorus]
G|---------|----------|---------|----------| D|---------|--3---5-7-|---------|--3---5-3-| A|--5---7--|----------|--5---7--|----------| E|---------|----------|---------|----------| What's the mission of the preacher man? Some are true, some do lie G|---------|---------|-----|-----------------------| D|------3--|--5------|--2--|-----5-3-5--5-3-5--5-3-| A|--3------|------5--|-----|-----------------------| E|---------|---------|-----|-----------------------| What's the mission of the preacher man? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus again]
G|---------|----------|---------|----------| D|---------|--3---5-7-|---------|--3---5-3-| A|--5---7--|----------|--5---7--|----------| E|---------|----------|---------|----------| What's the mission of the preacher man? Some are true, some do lie G|---------|---------|-----|-----------------------|---------|-----| D|------3--|--5------|--2--|-----5-3-5--5-3-5--5-3-|--2---5--|--5--| E|--3------|------5--|-----|-----------------------|---------|-----| E|---------|---------|-----|-----------------------|---------|-----| What's the mission of the preacher man? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Outro (same as Intro)]
G|----------------------|----------------------| D|----------------------|----------------------| A|-5--7-7-7-7-7-5--x-5--|-5--7-7-7-7-7-5--x-5--| E|----------------------|----------------------| G|----------------------|----------------------| D|----------------------|----------------------| A|-5--7-7-7-7-7-5--x-5--|-5--7-7-7-7-----------| E|----------------------|----------------------|
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