Artist: Marcy Playground
Song: Death of a Cheerleader
Album: MP3
Intro and Verses: (E B A A )
Verse 1
E B A A
She was so pretty everyone said
E B A
More so than pity that she was found dead
E B A A
Now the flag only flies at fifty percent
E B A
In the school yard where she once went
Pre Chorus:
B
Push 'em back, Push 'em back
C#
Way back, way back
A B
B-E-A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E
A A/B
Chorus
E B A
And the Death of a Cheerleader
E B A
Takes me by surprise
E B A
How the death of a cheerleader
E B A A
Can open eyes
Verse 2
Yellow carnations and roses galore
Were sent to the mother and placed by the door
At the spot where her daughter had taken her life
Was a sweet sixteen photo on homecoming night
Pre Chorus:
Push 'em back, Push 'em back
Way back, way back
B-E-A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E
(A A/B)
Chorus
And the death of a cheerleader
Takes me by surprise
How the death of a cheerleader
Can open eyes
Bridge Riff: (Same as Outro Riff)
(HighE B C# G# A (A AA) )
E -------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------|
G -9-9xx-----6-6xx---------------------------|
D -9-9xx9-9xx6-6xx6-6xx7-7xx7-7xx7-7xx7-7xx--|
A -7-7xx9-9xx4-4xx6-6xx7-7xx7-7xx7-7xx7-7xx--|
E ------7-7xx-----4-4xx5-5xx5-5xx5-5xx5-5xx--|
And its sad that she had to die to open eyes
Bridge Solo:
E -7---4--4h5-0--------------------------4/2-0--2/1------------------|
B ---------------4--4h5-2--4--4h5p4-2-4-5-----------4-5/4-2-4/2-1--2-|
G -------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/marcy-playground/105455.html ]
E -------------------------4/2-0--2/1------------------------------------|
B -2-2-2-2-2/4--4h5p4-2-4-5-----------4-5/4-2-4/2-1--2-2-2-2-2-2/4-------|
G -----------------------------------------------------------------4-5-4-|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3
Nobody doubted her future was vast
Nobody noticed she grew up so fast
Its a shame that her future's a thing of the past
Tomorrow's the funeral you know
L-E-T-S-G-O
Outro Riff: (Same as bridge riff)
E ------------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------------|
G -9-9xx-------2-2xx------------------------------------------|
D -9-9xx9-9-9xx2-2xx2-2-2xx7-7-77-77xx7-7-77-77xx-------------|
A -7-7xx9-9-9xx4-4xx2-2-2xx7-7-77-77xx7-7-77-77xx-------------|
E ------7-7-7xx-----4-4-4xx5-5-55-55xx5-5-55-55xx-------------|
Outro Solo:
E -7---4--4h5-0----------------------------0-2-4-7--------0-2-4-9-|
B ---------------4--4h5-2--4h5p4-2---0-2-4----------0-2-4---------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------|
E -9~~~~~~~~~~~-11~~~~~~~~~~~~-12~~~~~~~~~~~~-14~~~~~~~~~~~~/16-16-|
B -----------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------|
E -4-2-4-2-4-0--2-1-2-1-2-4------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------5-4-2-4-2--4-2-1-1--2--2-2-2-2-2/4--4/5/4-2-4-|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -4-2-4-2-4-0--2-1-2-1-2-4------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------5-4-2-4-2--4-2-1-1--2--2-2-2-2-2/4--2-3-2--0--|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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A -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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