Vertical Horizon – Wash Away (Guitar Tab)

Capo 1

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Chords

From the album "Running on Ice" [Intro Strummed Rhythm]

   Fm7
e|-0-----&-&---&-----&-&-&-&-&-&-|-0-----&-&---&-----&-&-&-&-&-&-|
B|-3-----------------------------|-3-----------------------------|
G|-0-----------------------------|-0-----------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------|-0-----------------------------|

   Db                            Ebsus
e|-0-----&-&---&-----&-&-&-&-&-&-|-0---0-0---0----0---0-0-0---|
B|-1-----------------------------|-1---1-1---/3---3---3-3-3---|
G|-0-----------------------------|-0---0-0---0----0---0-0-0---|
D|-2-----------------------------|-2---2-2---/4---4---4-4-4---|
A|-3-----------------------------|-3---3-3---/5---5---5-5-5---|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------|

[Lead Intro]
   Keep playing rhythm part
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------4-----------------------|-5-------4-----------------------|
A|-------------5-------------------|-------------5-----------5-------|
E|-----------------7-----------0---|-----------------7-----------7---|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------0---------------|---------0---------------0-------|
D|---------2-----------------------|-----2-------2-------4-------4---|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3--------------/5-------------5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------4-----------------------|-5-------4-----------------------|
A|-------------5-------------------|-------------5-----------5-------|
E|-----------------7-----------0---|-----------------7-----------7---|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------0---------------|---------0-------------0---------|
D|---------2-----------------------|-----2-------2-------4-----------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3--------------/5-------4---5---|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------2---3---|

[Verse 1] strum same chord as indicated by &

e|-0-----&-&---&-----&-&-&-&-&-&-|-0-----&-&---&---&-&-&-&-&-&--|
B|-3-----------------------------|-3----------------------------|
G|-0-----------------------------|-0----------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------------|-2----------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------------|-2----------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------|-0----------------------------|
1. "An old man lying by the road...   black is night. He's got his" 
2. "He's got no future,              no family tree.  He's got a"

e|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----0-0---0--------------------|
B|-1-----1-1---1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-----1-1---1--------------------|
G|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----0-0---0----------0---------|
D|-0-----2-2---2-----0-0-0-2-2-2-|-2-----2-2---2------4---4---4-----|
A|-3-----3-3---3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----3-3---3---/5-----------5---|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
1. "finger on the trigger An easy target in sight"
2. "three dollar bottle and he drinks 'till he can't see"

repeat verse- lyrics "A young girl waiting on a line, eight a.m., she's got a six month old burden. Willpower's withering thin" "An unwed mother beaten by her trade, each week her welfare reminds her of mistakes she never made" [PreChorus bit]

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------4-----------------------|-5-------4-----------------------|
A|-------------5-------------------|-------------5-------------------|
E|-----------------7~----------0---|-----------------7~--------------|
                                "Oh no....."

[Chorus]

e|----0---------------0-----0-----|--0-----&-&---&-----&-&-&---&-&-|
B|----3---------------1-----1-----|--3-----------------------------|
G|----0---------------0-----0-----|--0-----------------------------|
D|----2---------------2-----2-----|--4-----------------------------|
A|----2---------------3-----3-----|--5-----------------------------|
E|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
1. "Now what has that to say about tomorrow"
2. "What has that to show      for today"

e|-0---0---0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------------------0--------------|
B|-3---3---3-------3---3---3---3---|--1-------------------3--------------|
G|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|--0-------------------0--------------|
D|-2---2---2---0---2---2---2---2---|--2-------------------4--------------|
A|-2---2---2---0---2---2---2---2---|--3-------------------5--------------|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------------------------------|
 "Noah thought to  build   an ark     before the heavens washed it all away"

[PreVerse]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------4-----------------------|-5-------4-----------------------|
A|-------------5-------------------|-------------5-----------5-------|
E|-----------------7-----------0---|-----------------7-----------7---|
"Away...                                                       a-" 

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------0---------------|---------0---------------0-------|
D|---------2-----------------------|-----2-------2-------4-------4---|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3--------------/5-------------5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   "-way                        a-   way                    yeah..."  

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------4-----------------------|-5-------4-----------------------|
A|-------------5-------------------|-------------5-----------5-------|
E|-----------------7-----------0---|-----------------7-----------7---|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------0---------------|---------0-------------0---------|
D|---------2-----------------------|-----2-------2-------4-----------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3--------------/5-------4---5---|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------2---3---|

[Verse 2] play this part 2x with lyrics shown

e|-0-----&-&---&-----&-&-&-&-&-&-|-0-----&-&---&---&-&-&-&-&-&--|
B|-3-----------------------------|-3----------------------------|
G|-0-----------------------------|-0----------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------------|-2----------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------------|-2----------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------|-0----------------------------|
1. "A baby crying through a dream, an afterthought.   Mother is"
2. "His eyes are tainted, staggered is his breath,    Oh"

e|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----0-0---0--------------------|
B|-1-----1-1---1-----1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-----1-1---1--------------------|
G|-0-----0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----0-0---0----------0---------|
D|-0-----2-2---2-----0-0-0-2-2-2-|-2-----2-2---2------4---4---4-----|
A|-3-----3-3---3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----3-3---3---/5-----------5---|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
1. "seething for pleasure after the poison is bought"
2. "God, he's addicted            Addicted to death"

[PreChorus 2]

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------4-----------------------|-5-------4-----------------------|
A|-------------5-------------------|-------------5-------------------|
E|-----------------7~----------0---|-----------------7~--------------|
                                "Oh no....."

[Chorus 2]

e|----0---------------0-----0-----|--0-----&-&---&-----&-&-&---&-&-|
B|----3---------------1-----1-----|--3-----------------------------|
G|----0---------------0-----0-----|--0-----------------------------|
D|----2---------------2-----2-----|--4-----------------------------|
A|----2---------------3-----3-----|--5-----------------------------|
E|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
1. "Now what has that to say about tomorrow"
2. "What has that to show      for today"

e|-0---0---0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------------------0--------------|
B|-3---3---3-------3---3---3---3---|--1-------------------3--------------|
G|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|--0-------------------0--------------|
D|-2---2---2---0---2---2---2---2---|--2-------------------4--------------|
A|-2---2---2---0---2---2---2---2---|--3-------------------5--------------|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------------------------------|
 "Noah thought to  build   an ark     before the heavens washed it all away"

[Bridge]
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------4-----------------------|-5-------4-----------------------|
A|-------------5-------------------|-------------5-----------5-------|
E|-----------------7-----------0---|-----------------7-----------7---|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------0---------------|---------0---------------0-------|
D|---------2-----------------------|-----2-------2-------4-------4---|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3--------------/5-------------5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "Away...                        away"

[Solo]

   first 3 notes lead in from end of the Bridge
e|-------------5-----------8---7---5---|---------------------------------|
B|-------5-7-8-----8-7-5---------------|---5-7-8---7-5-------8---7---5---|
G|-4/5-7-------------------------------|-7-------------7---7-------------|
D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|--------------------12----------------|----9-9-------10-10-------12~------|
B|------10p0-9p0-10p0----10p0-9---10-10-|-/10-----10/12-------12/14---------|
G|-/11----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   harmony: 
e|------------------------------12--10-------|
B|----------10-12-13--12-10--------------12--|
G|-7/9-11-12---------------12--12--12--12----|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

 | original solo part
e|----------------5---------------8---7---5--|
B|---------5-7--8------8--7-5---5---5---5----|
G|-4/5-7-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

   harmony: 
e|---------------------------------------|
B|------10-12--10----------12--10--------|
G|-11-12---------12-11---11--11--11-12---|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

 | original solo part
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---5-7-8-----7-5----------8---7----5---|
G|-7----------------7----7----7---7------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

   one part again:
e|------------------10-----------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------10------13p12-10--------------|-10------10-12--12~---------5N-|
G|---9-11-12-9-----------------12-11-9-11-12-|------12--------------------5N-|
D|-9-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

[Bridge 2]

e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-----5---4---5-----5---4---2---|-----5---4---5-----5---4---2---|
A|-----7---5---7-----7---5---2---|-----7---5---7-----7---5---2---|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------------5N-------5N---|
G|-------------------------------|-----------------5N-----0-5N---|
D|-----2---2---2-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2--------4/5------|
A|-----3---2---3-----3---2---3---|-----3---2---3-----------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

repeat Bridge 2 3x

(3:20) Solo Lead returns
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---10-10h12--12~--12~----------|----------------10--10/12--10-|
G|-11----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|-5p2---5p2---5p2---5p2---5p2---0-|
B|----------------------------3-|-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|
G|-12--12~----------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0------0-0-|-------0-0--0---0---0---------|
B|-3/5-----5/7-----7/8-----8/10-----|-10/12-----12--13--12~-----12-|
G|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------|

e|-15--14-12-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------15-12--12~--12---------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------14-------14-12--12\11---|-12--11--9--7--5--4--2--0---|
D|-----------------------------14-----12-|----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
                                           TP all notes above......

[Chorus]

e|----0---------------0-----0-----|--0-----&-&---&-----&-&-&---&-&-|
B|----3---------------1-----1-----|--3-----------------------------|
G|----0---------------0-----0-----|--0-----------------------------|
D|----2---------------2-----2-----|--4-----------------------------|
A|----2---------------3-----3-----|--5-----------------------------|
E|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
1. "Now what has that to say about tomorrow"
2. "What has that to show      for today"

e|-0---0---0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------------------0--------------|
B|-3---3---3-------3---3---3---3---|--1-------------------3--------------|
G|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|--0-------------------0--------------|
D|-2---2---2---0---2---2---2---2---|--2-------------------4--------------|
A|-2---2---2---0---2---2---2---2---|--3-------------------5--------------|
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-------------------------------------|
 "Noah thought to  build   an ark     before the heavens washed it all away"

[Outro]

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------4-----------------------|-5-------4-----------------------|
A|-------------5-------------------|-------------5-----------5-------|
E|-----------------7-----------0---|-----------------7-----------7---|
  "Away"   

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------0---------------|---------0---------------0-------|
D|---------2-----------------------|-----2-------2-------4-------4---|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3--------------/5-------------5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "Away...                        away" 

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-------|
D|-5-------4-------2-2-2-2-2-------|-5-------4-------2-2-2-2-2-------|
A|-------------5---2-2-2-2-2-------|-------------5---2-2-2-2-2-------|
E|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------3---3---3-3-3-------|-------------3---3---3-3-3-------|
G|-2-----0-----0---0---0-0-0-------|-2-----0-----0---0---0-0-0-------|
D|-2-----0-----2---2---2-2-2-------|-2-----0-----2---2---2-2-2-------|
A|-0-----2-----3---3---3-3-3-------|-0-----2-----3---3---3-3-3-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-------|
D|-5-------4-------2-2-2-2-2-------|-5-------4-------2-2-2-2-2-------|
A|-------------5---2-2-2-2-2-------|-------------5---2-2-2-2-2-------|
E|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------3---3---3-3-3-------|-------------3---3---3-3-3-------|
G|-2-----0-----0---0---0-0-0-------|-2-----0-----0---0---0-0-0-------|
D|-2-----0-----2---2---2-2-2-------|-2-----0-----2---2---2-2-2-------|
A|-0-----2-----3---3---3-3-3-------|-0-----2-----3---3---3-3-3-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-------|
G|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-------|
D|-5-------4-------2-2-2-2-2-------|
A|-------------5---2-2-2-2-2-------|
E|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-------|