The Distillers – The Blackest Years (Bass Tab)
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Artist: The Distillers
Song: The Blackest Years
Album: The Distillers (2000)
[Intro]
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[Verse] (0:30)
Oh Berlin, your heart has been drawn and quartered again G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-4h5-5-----------------|---------------------------------| A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| E|---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-| Oh the East and the West were divided by a wall that staunched their freedom G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-| Well the wall came down in 1989 But its ghost still refuses to leave G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------5-5-5-5-4h5-5-5-| A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|---------------------------------| These hauntings are so reputative There's a bit of you in me Let's go! G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------5-5-5-5-4h5-5-5-| A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|---------------------------------| G||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| D||---------------------------3-----|-------------3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| A||-------------2-3-5-5-5-5-5---5-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------|| x2 E||-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------|---------------------------------||
[Verse] (1:05)
Oh Berlin, your life's on fire Burns deep within this heart of mine G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-| You got astronomical , economical, suffering for a century G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------5-5-5-5-4h5-5-5-| A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|---------------------------------| And when the ocean swells that day I'll get on my ship and I'll sail away G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|-----------------5-5-5-5-4h5-5-5-| A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|---------------------------------| On this ship On this ship On this ship, oh G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Chorus] (1:30)
And when you're all alone, don't forget me And when I'm all alone, I won't forget you G||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| D||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| A||-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------5-5-5-|| x2 E||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|| And when you're all alone, don't forget me G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| Cause I'm on the wrong side of the tracks But I did not know until you turned you're back I'm in the blackest years of my life But I did not know until you said goodbye Goodbye G||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| D||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| A||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|| x4 E||---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|-----------3-----------------3-4-|| A|---------------------------2-3-4-|-5-5-5-5-5---5-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|| x2 E|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-------|---------------------------------||
[Verse] (2:24)
Oh Berlin your witness stands here On this city shamed kinda day G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-4h5-5-----------------|---------------------------------| A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------| E|---------------------------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| I'm going home hey... G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----------------5-5-------------|-3-3-----------------------------| E|-3-3-----------------------------|-----------------3-3-------------| I'm going home hey... G|----------12--------------------------|---------12-15---12-12-12-12-12\---| D|--------------------10-11-12-12-12-11-|-10--------------------------------| A|-------10------10---------------------|-----------------------------------| E|---7-8--------------------------------|--------------------------------3\-| I'm going home hey... G||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| D||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| A||-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|| x2 E||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
[Chorus] (2:53)
And when you're all alone, don't forget me And when I'm all alone, I won't forget you G||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| D||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| A||-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------5-5-5-|| x2 E||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|| And when you're all alone, don't forget me G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| Cause I'm on the wrong side of the tracks But I did not know until you turned you're back I'm in the blackest years of my life But I did not know until you said goodbye Goodbye G||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| D||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|| A||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------------|| x4 E||---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
[Breakdown] (3:34)
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[Outro] (3:46)
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