SometimesCifra

Transcribed by...Jonathan Hart. 
INTRO lead: 
 
ocultar tablatura
e |                                           | 
B |                                           | 
G |                                           | 
D | 4   4 2   4   0 5 4   2   0     2 0       | 
A |                                       3   | 
E |                                           | 
 
e |                                           | 
B |                                           | 
G |                                           | 
D | 4   4 2   4   0 5 4   2   0               | 
A |                                 3 2   0   | 
E |                                           |
 
INTRO rhythm: 
 
    D               G     D         Am    C   
 
    D               G     D         Am    F  
 
 
VERSE: 
 
e |  7       8       7       5         | 
B |  8       8       8       5         | 
G |  9       9       9       6         | 
D |  9       10      9       7         | 
A |  7       10      7       7         | 
E |  7       8       7       5         | 
 
     Em      C       Em      A 
 
 
leads into the chorus with F F F F F F F F 
 
CHORUS: 
 
G     C9    G     C9    G     C  G/B  Am    F  
 
 
LAST CHORUS: 
 
A     D     A     D     A     D  A/C#  Bm    G  
 
 
 
LYRICS: 
 
  Em    C    Em 
I know 
 
A           Em      C           Em         A 
that the sunset empire shudders and shakes 
 
      Em     C    Em   
and I know 
 
  A             Em    C       Em       A 
there's a floodgate and a raging river 
 
  Em   C    Em 
I say 
 
A               Em             C        Em       A 
see the silence of the ribbons of iron and steel 
 
      Em    C  
and I say 
 
Em             A            Em            C           Em       A 
hear the punch drunk buddle as they drive on a hammer and wheel 
 
F F F F F F F F 
 
 
G                C9                G             C9 
sometimes you're beaten to the call   sometimes 
 
G                C     G/B      Am 
sometimes you're taken to the wall 
 
F 
but you don't give in 
 
G                C9                G            C9 
sometimes you're beaten to the call   sometimes 
 
G                C     G/B      Am 
sometimes you're taken to the wall 
 
F 
and you don't give in 
 
Em  C  Em  A  Em  C  Em  A 
 
 
  Em    C   Em 
I know 
 
A              Em        C          Em       A 
that the cannibals wear smart suits and ties 
 
  Em    C   Em 
I know 
  
     A           Em    C        Em    A 
they arm wrestle    on the altar 
 
  Em   C    
I say 
 
Em           A        Em     C    Em      A 
don't leave your heart   in a hard  place 
 
F F F F F F F F 
 
G                C9                G            C9 
sometimes you're beaten to the call   sometimes 
 
G                C     G/B      Am 
sometimes you're taken to the wall 
 
F 
and you don't give in 
 
G                C9                G            C9 
sometimes you're beaten to the call  sometimes 
 
G              C     G/B      Am 
sometimes your taken to the wall 
 
Am                     F F F F F F F F 
but you don't give in 
 
 
INTRO  x2 
 
 
{leads back into chorus with  F F F F F F F F  D D D D D D D D} 
 
A                D                 A            D 
sometimes you're beaten to the call   sometimes 
 
A                D     A/C#      Bm 
sometimes you're taken to the wall 
 
G 
and you don't give in 
 
A                D                 A            D 
sometimes you're shaken to the core  sometimes 
 
A              D       A/C#     Bm 
sometimes your face is gonna fall 
 
G 
don't you let it 
 
{another chorus} 
 
Bm                     D 
...but you don't give in 
 
{ends on D with lead playing the following} 
 
ocultar tablatura
e |                                           | 
B |                                           | 
G |                               2           | x2 
D | 0            2 30               30        | 
A |                                           | 
E |                                           |