Capo: 1 Tuning: E A D G B E

This was originally authored by an Ultimate Guitar user named barrymiles. I took the liberty of adding chords to every line other than the solos. * I don't know if the "B7add4" (X-2-1-2-0-0) is the one that was originally intended, but it sounds alright. * Personally, for the solo sections, I just fill in with a progression from Em-- C -- G -- Bm7 And for the last line of every verse in "Cortez," I like to add another G and Bm7 But I've also only been playing less than a year and know nearly nothing about music theory or guitar, so I've tried to leave the original text alone. ------------------------------------- METHOD ACTING/CORTEZ THE KILLER - Dave Rawlings Machine Capo on 1st

There's no b^Emeginning to the story A bookshelf ^Bm7sinks into the sand And a langua^Cge learned, forgot in turn Stu^Gdied once again ^D/F#

It's a shock^Eming bit of footage Viewed on a ^Bm7shitty TV screen You can squi^Cnt at snow and static To ^Gmake out what it m^D/F#eans

And keep str^Emetching that antenna Hoping that ^Bm7it will come clear I need some ^Creception, a higher message Ple^Gase tell me what t^D/F#o feel

[Chorus]

'Cause ^CI don't ^Dknow what to^Gmorrow ^G/Bbrings It's al^Cive with^D such possib^Gilities^G/B But I k^Cnow that^D I feel bett^Ger when^G/B I sing Bur^Cdens are lif^B7add4ted from me That's my voice^Em rising

So T-Bone, p^Emlease keep the tape rolling Gil keep str^Bm7umming that guitar We need a re^Ccord of our failures We ^Gmust document our ^D/F#love

I sat too lo^Emng in my silence Grown too ol^Bm7d on my pain To shed this^C skin, be born again It ^Gstarts with an end^D/F#ing

[Chorus]

And I d^Con't kno^Dw what tomor^Grow bri^G/Bngs It's fu^Cll of su^Dch possibili^Gties ^G/B But I k^Cnow that^D I feel bett^Ger when^G/B I sing Bur^Cdens are lif^B7add4ted from me That's my voice^Em rising

[Solo] [Bridge]

It'^Cs not a movie,^Bm7 no private screening Th^Am7is method actin^Dg—I call it living It^C's like a fount^Bm7ain, the door is open We^Am7 have a problem^D with no solution Bu^Ct to love and to ^B7add4be loved

[Solo] [Chorus]

So than^Ck you fr^Diends for th^Ge time ^G/Bwe shared Your lo^Cve stays^D with me lik^Ge sunli^G/Bght and air And tho^Cugh I tr^Duly wish I c^Gould ke^G/Bep hanging around here My ^Cjoy is cover^B7add4ing me Soon I will dis^Emappear

[Solo]

He came da^Em7ncing across the water With his g^Dalleons and guns Looking fo^Am7r the new world

In the palace in the sun

On the sho^Em7re lay Montezuma With his c^Doca leaves and pearls In his hal^Am7ls, he often wondered

The secrets of the world

And his su^Em7bjects gathered round him Like the l^Deaves around a tree In their c^Am7lothes of many colors

For the angry gods to see

And the wo^Em7men all were beautiful And the me^Dn stood straight and strong They offer^Am7ed life in sacrifice

So that others could go on [Solo] (over Cortez verse progression)

Hate was j^Em7ust a legend And war wa^Ds never known The people^Am7 worked together

And they lifted many stones

Then they ^Em7carried them to the flatlands But they d^Died along the way And they b^Am7uilt up with their bare hands

What we still can't do today

And I know^Em7 she's living there And she lo^Dves me to this day I just can^Am7't remember when

Or how I lost my way [Solo] (back to Method Acting verse progression)

Dave Rawlings Machine - Method acting cortez the killer