Placebo – Kings Of Medicine (Guitar)

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It's not 100% Standard Tuning because I just tuned E as D#, so it goes like: D# A D G B e
D#5:  0 1 1 - - -|
E5:   1 2 2 - - -|
F#5:  3 4 4 - - -|
G#5:  5 6 6 - - -|
B5:   8 9 9 - - -|
For the Intro in every chord change you can play just the D# without the other 2 notes of the power chord! Here's an example: D | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 - 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 - 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 A | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 - 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 - 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 D#| 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 * = Just the bass note [Verse 1]
B5                          F#5
  They’re pickin’ up pieces of me,

                                 E5
While they’re pickin’ up pieces of you.

                                           B5
In a bag you will be, before the day is over.

                                F#5
Were you looking for somewhere to be.

                         E5
Or looking for someone to do.

                                                    D#5
Stupid me, to believe that I could trust in stupid you.

                    E5
And on the back of my hand,

    D#5                      E5
Were, directions I could understand.

D#5                              E5
   Now that old buzzard Johnny Walker,

D#5                           E5
   Has gone and ruined all our plans.

                  B5
Our best-made plans.
[Chorus]
                 F#5                   G#5
Don’t leave me here, to cast through time,

           D#5              B5
Without a map, or road sign.

                 F#5               G#5
Don’t leave me here, my guiding light,

        D#5      E5                        D#5
‘Cause I...  I...    wouldn’t know where to begin.

E5                        D#5
  I asked the Kings of Medicine.
[Verse 2]
B5                            F#5
  They’re pickin’ up pieces of me,

                                  E5
While they’re pickin’ up pieces of you.

                                                B5
Lying on ice you will be before the day is over.

B5                      F#5
  It’s a case in point baby,

                            E5
That you never thought it through.

                                                D#5
Stupid me, to believe I could depend on stupid you.

                    E5
And on the tip of my tongue,

    D#5                       E5
Were, words that always came out all wrong.

D#5                                   E5         D#5
   ‘Cause they were drowned in Southern Comfort,

                        E5
Left to dry-out in the Sun,
The noon-day Sun. [Chorus]
                 F#5                   G#5
Don’t leave me here, to cast through time,

           D#5              B5
Without a map, or road sign.

                 F#5               G#5
Don’t leave me here, my guiding light,

        D#5      E5                        D#5
‘Cause I...  I...    wouldn’t know where to begin.

E5                        D#5
  I asked the Kings of Medicine.

   F#5                   G#5
Don’t leave me here, to cast through time,

           D#5              B5
Without a map, or road sign.

                 F#5               G#5
Don’t leave me here, my guiding light,

        D#5      E5                        D#5
‘Cause I...  I...    wouldn’t know where to begin.

E5                        D#5
  I asked the Kings of Medicine.
[Outro]
E5                                 D#5
   But it seems that they’ve lost their powers.

E5                          D#5
  Now all I’m left with is the hour.

B5               F#5       G#5       D#5
  Don’t leave me here,

B5               F#5          G#5        D#5
   Don’t leave me here, oh no-oh,

E5                                 D#*
I wouldn’t know where to begin.