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Buildings For the Dead Guitar Tablature
Member Name: the edge
Real Name: Alan Kells
E-mail: [email protected]

[INTRO]
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A||-------5-------5h7-------5-------5h7-------5-------5h7-------5-------5h7---|
E||---7-7---7-7-7-----6h7-7---7-7-7-----6h7-7---7-7-7-----6h7-7---7-7-7-----7-|

[VERSE]
                                                          We build buidings for the dead,
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E||---7-7---7-7-7-----6h7-7---7-7-7-----6h7-7---7-7-7-----6h7-7---7-7-7-----7-|
                                                          We build restrooms for the sick,

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D||-------5-------5h7-------5-------5h7-------5-------5h7-------5-------------|
A||---7-7---7-7-7-----6h7-7---7-7-7-----6h7-7---7-7-7-----6h7-7---7-7-7-------|
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------6h7---|
                                                          We build up walls for everything,
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D||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E||---7-7---7-7-7-----6h7-7---7-7-7-----6h7-7---7-7-7-----6h7-7---7-7-7-----7-|
                                                          We make a wall for the sake of it.

E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||-------5-------5h7-------5-------5h7-------5-------5h7-------5-------------|
A||---7-7---7-7-7-----6h7-7---7-7-7-----6h7-7---7-7-7-----6h7-7---7-7-7-------|
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------6h7---|
                                                          


     B5           C#5 C5         C5
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||--4-4-4-4-4----6---5----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------|
D||--4-4-4-4-4----6---5----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------|
A||--2-2-2-2-2----4---3----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------|
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[CHORUS]

     G5                    D5        F5                      E5
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B||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||------------------------7--------------------------------------------------|
D||--5---------------------7---------3-----------------------2----------------|
A||--5---------------------5---------3-----------------------2----------------|
E||--3-------------------------------1-----------------------0----------------|
     And Buildings for the people,     And Paintings for the blind,

                    D5               B#5                E5               
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-----------------7----------------4----------------------------------------|
D||-----------------7----------------4------------------2---------------------|
A||------7-------7--5----------------2------------------2---------------------|
E||--5-5---5-5-5----------------------------------------0---------------------|
     Capable of     giving you life, Or taking out your eyes...

     G5                    D5        F5                      E5
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||------------------------7--------------------------------------------------|
D||--5---------------------7---------3-----------------------2----------------|
A||--5---------------------5---------3-----------------------2----------------|
E||--3-------------------------------1-----------------------0----------------|
     And Buildings for the people,     And Paintings for the blind,

                     D5               B#5                                            A5
E||------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||------------------7----------------4----------------------------------------------2-|
D||------------------7----------------4----------------------------------------------2-|
A||------3-------3---5----------------2-----------------------7-----9-----10-----12--0-|
E||--5-5---5-5-5------------------------------------------0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0-------|
     Capable of      giving you life, Or taking out your eyes...


[VERSE]

Que for bread, it's entertainment,
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G||-------7-------7h9-------7-------7h9-------7-------7h9-------7-------7h9-9-|  
D||---9-9---9-9-9-----8h9-9---9-9-9-----8h9-9---9-9-9-----8h9-9---9-9-9-------|
A||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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                                                          When they´re trying to blow your head off,
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G||---------12----------12h14----------12----------12h14----------12----------12h14----------12----------12h14------|
D||---14-14----14-14-14-------13h14-14----14-14-14-------13h14-14----14-14-14-------13h14-14----14-14-14-------13h--|
A||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                    So from the womb into the tomb,
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B||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-------7-------7h9-------7-------7h9-9-9-9b(12)b9-9-9--------7-------------|  
D||---9-9---9-9-9-----8h9-9---9-9-9----------------------7h9-9----9-----------|
A||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                         Making sure you feel at home.
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B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||---------12----------12h14----------12----------12h14----------12----------12h14----------12----------12h14------|
D||---14-14----14-14-14-------13h14-14----14-14-14-------13h14-14----14-14-14-------13h14-14----14-14-14-------13h--|
A||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


     B5           C#5 C5         C5
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||--4-4-4-4-4----6---5----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------|
D||--4-4-4-4-4----6---5----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------|
A||--2-2-2-2-2----4---3----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------|
E||---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[CHORUS]

[SOLO]

 
E||----------------------------------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------------------------|
G||---12-12-12-11--------------------------------------------|
D||---------------14-12--------12--14b(16)-(16)b14-12-14-14--|
A||---------------------14--14-------------------------------|
E||----------------------------------------------------------|


[PLAY FAST]
[20b-----b20: THIS MEANS BEND 20 UP 1 FULL STEP AND HOLD THEN BEND BACK]

E||--------------------------------------------------------------20--------------|
B||--------17-17-17-------17-17-17-20-17-17-17-----17-17-17--20b----b20-17-15-13-|
G||--19(b)----------19(b)----------------------19b-------------------------------|
D||------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||--15p13-------------------------------------17-17-17--17-17-17--17-17-17--17-17-17-|
G||--------14---------14--------14---------14--17-17-17--17-17-17--17-17-17--17-17-17-|
D||-------------14h17-----14h17-----14h17---------------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E||-----------------------------------------------------------|
B||---15-15-15---12-12-12-------------------------------------|
G||------------------------11-11-11---14-14--14---11----------|
D||---------------------------------------------------14-14---|
A||-----------------------------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------|


E||-------------------------------------------------------------|
B||---15-15-15---12-12-12---------------------------------------|
G||------------------------11-11-11---14-14--14---11b-----------|
D||---------------------------------------------------14b-14b---|
A||-------------------------------------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------------------------------------|

E||-------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-------------------------------------------------------------|
G||--/14------/16-------/17-----/16-------12------14h12~~-------|
D||-------------------------------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------------------------------|
E||----------------------------------------------------------/0-|




     B5           C#5 C5    
E||----------------------------|
B||----------------------------|
G||--4-4-4-4-4----6---5--------|
D||--4-4-4-4-4----6---5--------|
A||--2-2-2-2-2----4---3--------|
E||------------------------0---|
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