Placebo – Bruise Pristine (Guitar)

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Chords

Fairly common Placebo tuning. Drop 1st string down to B (same as 2nd string) Capo 1st fret and chords are relative to it. Note on the chorus you can leave the 2 B strings open playing the chords moving up the fret board, use thumb to play the 6th string. E5 Eadd#11(no3) C5 C(b5)(no3) B| 0 | 0 | x | x B| 0 | 0 | x | x G| 9 | 9 | x | x D| 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 A| 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 E| 0 | x | 8 | 8 [Intro] E5 Eadd#11 E5 Eadd#11 C5 C(b5) E5 Eadd#11 E5 Eadd#11 C5 C(b5) [Verse]
E5    Eadd#11                 E5 Eadd#11            C5
      The means  are right for taking,     fade to grey

       C(b5)         C5         C(b5)
Trying to be ruthless   in the face of beauty

E5  Eadd#11            E5   Eadd#11            C5  C(b5)
        In this matrix          it's plain to see

C5    C(b5)               E
      It's either you or me
[Chorus]
 F F# G        E
        Bruise

 F F# G      E
      Pristine

 F F# G    C
      Serene

                     E5
We were born to lose
[Verse]
Eadd#11         E5 Eadd#11              C5
     Cast a line        with a velvet glove

        C(b5)           C5       C(b5)
Reading like an open book, in the hands of love

E5 Eadd#11            E5   Eadd#11             C5  C(b5)
       In this matrix           it's plain to see

C5   C(b5)               E
     It's either you or me
[Chorus]
 F F# G        E
        Bruise

 F F# G      E
      Pristine

 F F# G    C
      Serene

                     E5
We were born to lose
[Instrumental] E5 C5 E5 C5 E5 C5 E5 C5
E5
Encore

E5
Encore
[Verse]
E5    Eadd#11                 E5 Eadd#11            C5
      The means  are right for taking,     fade to grey

       C(b5)         C5         C(b5)
Trying to be ruthless   in the face of beauty

E5  Eadd#11            E5   Eadd#11            C5  C(b5)
        In this matrix          it's plain to see

C5    C(b5)               E
      It's either you or me
[Chorus]
 F F# G        E
        Bruise

 F F# G      E
      Pristine

 F F# G    C
      Serene

                     E5
We were born to lose