Dead Martyrs



Music by Bradfield/Moore Lyrics by Nicky Wire
Transcribed by Rohan Armstrong (hateisart@hibernation.co.uk)
DEFINITIONS
s - slide
~ - vibrato
b - bend
r - release
h - hammer on
p - pull off

STANDARD TUNING        EADGBE
              C5       x355xx
              G#5      466xxx
              F5(high) x02210
              C#5      x466xx
              G5       355xxx
              F5       133xxx


Intro
*****

B string being played lightly then

C5 G#5  (note)Bb  X2

F5(high) C#5  X4

Verse 1
*******
F5(high) C#5
Dead martyrs
F5(high) C#5
All stigmartyrs
F5(high) C#5
Dead heroes
F5(high) C#5
For fear of zeros

Verse 2 (same as verse 1)
*******
Dead martyrs
Always take it further
Dead heroes
Know no fear

Bridge
******
C5     G#5      
Living for some happiness
C5       G#5
Find nothing that satifies
C5        G#5              G5
Had a beginning but got no end

Chorus
******
Guitar 2
G-8------------------------------------7----------------8--------

Guitar 1
D-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8----------------------------------------------------
A-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6---6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6--5-5-6-5-5-5-6-5--6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-
E---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
           Got no     future          -        just dead stars for dead


G-8------------------------------------7----------------8--------------

D-8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8----------------------------------------------------
A-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6---6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6--5-5-6-5-5-5-6-5--6-6-8-6-6-6-8-6-
E---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
eyes.    Got no       future          -        just dead stars for dead 

G-8----------------8b10-
F           G#5   Bb5
eyes.Got no future


Middle
******
F5(high)  C#5
F5(high)  C#5

F5(high)  C#5
D-10-10-10-10-10s6-6-6-6s8-
F5(high)  C#5
D-10-10-10-10-10s6-6-6-6s8-


Verse (same as verse 1)
*****
Dead stars are always the blackest
Dead heroes the living empty

D-10-10-10-10-10s6-6-6-6s8-
Dead martyrs hang on for ever
D-10-10-10-10-10s6-6-6-6s8-
Dead martyrs always take it further

Bridge (same as previous bridge)
******
Living for some happiness
Find nothing that satifies
Had a beginning but got no end

Chorus (same as previous chorus)
******
Got no future - just dead stars for dead eyes
Got no future - just dead stars for dead eyes
Got no future

Chorus (same as previous chorus)
******
Got no future - just dead stars for dead eyes
Got no future - just dead stars for dead eyes
Got no future

F5(high)  C#5
F5(high)  C#5

F5(high)  C#5
D-10-10-10-10-10s6-6-6-6s8-
F5(high)  C#5
D-10-10-10-10-10s6-6-6-6s8-

F5(high) F5(high)

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