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One of the best songs from Queensryche's new album, "American Soldier". The lyrics are inspired by the near-death experience of Geoff Tate's father, Perry Tate, a US Army veteran who was wounded in combat. This song uses a lot of keyboards, but it can also be played quite nicely with these chords. Thanks to Powerslave88 and Rich P. from www.anybodylistening.net for their immense help - this tab is actually the result of their work. Two guitars in this song - one of them plays the riffs during the intro and interlude, while during the verses and chorus, they both play rhythm parts. Intro: A simple riff on the E string... e|---2b-(pause)-2-3-5-6-5-3----| (repeat from the beginning about 5-6 times) B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| The second guitar plays D5 / Bb5 under this. Verse:
D Am I still Aalive? I think I've got it Bmright... A I'm made of light.. D Before I leave and Ago away, There's some things CI must say, BeBmfore - before I'm gone...
On "gone", turn on distortion and play A5 / C5 twice. This same progression repeats for the next verse. Pre-chorus:
A5 C5 A5There's so many poC5ssibilities - A5 C5 A5And I'm just starting to G5see...
Now go directly to the Chorus:
G5 A5 Bb5It's like A5the poets always saG5id A5 Bb5When life is A5hanging from a threG5ad A5 Bb5You can hear that C5voice in your D5head....
And now return to the D5 / Bb5 sequence from the intro. The interlude is just a three-note riff on the E string: e|----2-3-2-3-2-2-0---| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| For the rest of the song, use the pre-chorus and chorus chords. The coda is D5 / Bb5. End on D. Don't be afraid, G.