Within Temptation – The Purge (Guitar Intro)

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Chords

For easy chords put capo on 1 and transpose -1 to get C Am Em D and C Em D , etc The 6th chords I've indicated are given by the vocal melody, play or leave them out as you want. Very beginning of song and pre-chorus is a melody, C Bb Db C, over the Fm chord, sometimes very quiet. Dbmaj7/F 13312x = Fm(b6) [Intro] Fm Fsus4 Dbmaj7/F Fm x2
   Db                         Bbm                     Fm                     Eb
e|-9--8--6----------8-6-8-6-|-9--8--6---------------|------6---------------|-6----8---------------|
B|----------6---------------|----------6------------|-9-------8----6-------|---------9-------8----|
G|--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
(continue melody)
Db           Bbm
I can't see

Fm           Eb
I can't see
[Verse 1]
       Db
Got no scars cut on my skin

        Fm
only my truth is wearing thin

               Eb
and it hollows me

           Eb
It hollows me

           Db
I hate the darkness of my past

           Fm
The cold rebelling, it drives me mad

               Eb
and it follows me

                 Eb
It's carving the heart out of me

        Db
I gotta bleed it out

       Fm
All my thoughts intoxicated

          Eb
cause the weight on me

              Eb6  Eb
It buries me ali - ive
[Pre-chorus]
   Fm       Fsus4      Dbmaj7/F Fm
It pulls me down right into the darkness

   Fm       Fsus4    Dbmaj7/F  Fm
It pulls me down and I can't resist
[Chorus]
Db                        Fm                   Eb
   Let me feel it cause I don't know, I can't see

                           Eb6 Eb
All I feel is I'm breaking u - up

Db                               Fm          Eb
   Oh, can't you see it's taking over, over me

           Eb6  Eb
Can't you see - ee?

                  Db                               Fm
Do you want me to fight it? Do you want me to let go?

                     Eb                             Eb6 Eb
Yeah, you tell me to fight it and you damn me if I do - on't

   Db                         Fm
So,   let me bleed it out and purge me

         Eb               Eb
I can't see, no, I can't see, no, I can't see
[Interlude] Bbm Db
Fm        Eb
    Cause I feel I'm breaking

Db           Bbm
I can't see

Fm           Eb
I can't see
[Verse 2]
     Db
My defiance made me strong

            Fm
but now I'm doubting what I've done

                 Eb               Eb
and it's killing me, it's killing me

          Db
I hate to see what I've become

          Fm
I find no peace, no justice done

          Eb                   Eb
This gravity, it's carving the heart out of me

        Db
I gotta bleed it out

       Fm
All my thoughts intoxicated

          Eb
cause the weight on me

              Eb   Eb6
It buries me ali - ive
[Pre-chorus]
   Fm       Fsus4      Dbmaj7/F Fm
It pulls me down right into the darkness

   Fm       Fsus4    Dbmaj7/F  Fm
It pulls me down and I can't resist
[Chorus]
Db                        Fm                   Eb
   Let me feel it cause I don't know, I can't see

                           Eb6 Eb
All I feel is I'm breaking u - up

Db                               Fm          Eb
   Oh, can't you see it's taking over, over me

           Eb6  Eb
Can't you see - ee?

                  Db                               Fm
Do you want me to fight it? Do you want me to let go?

                     Eb                             Eb6 Eb
Yeah, you tell me to fight it and you damn me if I do - on't

   Db                         Fm
So,   let me bleed it out and purge me

         Eb               Eb
I can't see, no, I can't see, no, I can't see
[Outro]
Db    Fm    Eb
                    Cause I can't see

Db    Fm    Eb
                    Cause I can't see

Db                        Fm                   Ebsus4
   Let me feel it cause I don't know, I can't see

             Ebsus4
No, I can't see, no, I can't see

[Tab for Verse 1]
   Db                                Fm
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-6-----5-----6-----5-----6---5---|-10-----8-----10-----8-----10---8---|
A|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4---4-|----8-8---8-8----8-8---8-8----8---8-|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
     P.M.  P.M.  P.M.  P.M.  PM  PM     P.M.  P.M.   P.M.  P.M.   PM  PM

   Eb
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-8-----6-----8-----6-----8---6---|-8-----6-----8-----6-----6---5---|
A|---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6---6-|---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6---6-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     P.M.  P.M.  P.M.  P.M.  PM  PM    P.M.  P.M.  P.M.  P.M.  PM  PM

[Tab for Verse 2]
   Db                                Fm
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6---8---|-9-------9-------9-------9-------9----9----|
G|---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6---6-|---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10---10-|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
     P.M.  P.M.  P.M.  P.M.  PM  PM     P.M.    P.M.    P.M.    P.M.   PM   PM

   Eb
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-8-----8-----8-----8-----8---9---|-8-----8-----8-----8-----9---8---|
G|---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8---8---8-|---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8---8---8-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     P.M.  P.M.  P.M.  P.M.  PM  PM    P.M.  P.M.  P.M.  P.M.  PM  PM
P.M. = Palm muting