Albatross By The Classic Crime (Album Sheet Music) Track list: 1. The Fight 2. Flight of Kings 3. Who Needs Air 4. Blisters and Coffee 5. The Coldest Heart 6. All the Memories 7. Say the Word 8. I Know the Feeling 9. Warrior Poet (The Poet) 10. Bitter Uprising 11. We All Look Elsewhere 12. Headlights The Fight Tuning: Drop Db (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Intro: F#m F#m D E x2 Verse 1:

^F#mWould you go to war for me, baby Would you cry f^Bmor the weak And di^Ae for the peace of men ^F#mOh how can we know You and I both know So let's make this b^Bmoatload of excuses ^Aburn and sing

Pre-Chorus:

^F#mOne day it all c^Domes down to this You ca^F#mn sink or swim Y^Dou can handle this ^F#mOne day it all c^Domes down On^Ae day we all go down

Chorus:

^F#mI'll take my heart back And set the people free ^DI'll leave the dead to d^Eie And take what's coming with me

Interlude: F#m Verse 2:

^F#mStep back for all the world to see Your life means all the world to me I'll take your ^Bmpain and suffering I'm such a s^Aucker sometimes F#m Bm A) Sometimes we don't know So plug up those bullet holes Oh you feel so close, don't let go until I say

Pre-Chorus:

^F#mOne day we'll drink to this and say R^Demember when we died we went out in flames ^F#mOne day we’ll drink to this and say^D Remember when we died we ^Awent out (Chorus)

Chorus 2: F#m D (Goes into solo) I'll take my heart back And set the people free There will be blood in the streets Rhythm during the solo: F#m F#m D E x2 (Chorus x2) End on F#m Flight of Kings Tuning: Eb Tuning Intro: Em- D-C-Bm-Am-Bm-C-D- x2 Verse 1:

^EmTwenty t^Dwo years have pa^Bmssed by ^G As I contemplate ^EmI can recall you^D getting me out ^Bmof every^G scrape ^EmWhat comes first^D to my m^Bmind Was ^Gthe chan^Emge ^Dthat I so des^Bmperately^G needed to make Pre-Chorus: ^EmDay and ni^G/F#ght, f^Amrozen silent in ^Cblinding violent fear ^EmA song for my fi^G/F#ght Comes sp^Amilling the w^Cords I so desperately needed to hear Chorus: ^CDo you k^Amnow this s^Emong^G's for you? C Am Em G (Intro) My heart goes out to hurt you feel inside Verse 2: same chords as verse 1 What hurts more than just dying Is living barely alive After all it's easier than falling short every time I felt the pain and set fire To the grace that I so desperately needed to take (Pre-Chours) (Chorus x2) Bridge: ^EmI was brought up through the ashes^G/F# Like a phoenix birthing wings ^AmAnd I will fight for my disaster^Cs I will take the flight of kings ^EmAnd if your life is ever torched^G/F# Or if you know the pain I sing (Music Cuts off) Then will you sing with me this chorus And we will cut through people's hearts and free them (a C Chord plays here and you go straight into the chorus) (Chorus x2)

Who Needs Air Tuning: Half-step down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) Intro: D G

I lo^Dng to taste adventure like the nature of the sea, Always moving^G, always hiding all the creatures from beneath. Singing silent^D songs of sadness my heart waits for its chance, To dan^Gce upon the ashes of my burned up little plans. Pre-chorus: And I st^Dand alone before the night. My ^Gnakedness is so clear i^Dn the glow of the moonlight. ^G Life is o^Bmld, but so sh^Gort. We are^Bm young, we wa^Gnt more. Chorus: ^DI'm drowning, but ^GI don't care, Because when you got what^Bm I got, what I got, what I got Who needs a^Gir? I don’t need ai^Dr. (D G) Verse 2: My addiction to d^Danger like the rush of the sea, Like a wave on th^Ge rocks the lessons crash down on me. I don’t ^Dneed to prove the world to you only to myself. So step back ^Gand look away as I dive into the swell. (Chorus) Bridge: ^EmTake me down to the river l^F#mike a little child, ^GTake my hand and tell me it’s okay^A to be wild. ^EmI never knew the world until I ^F#msaw through your eyes, I never kn^Gew myself until I ripped off m^Ay ^A disguise. (Broken down Chorus) ^DI’m drowning (I have come to the realization that) ^Gbut I don’t care (life is more than what I have accomplished and) Because when you g^Bmot what I got what I got (life is more than the realization that) Who needs a^Gir? (we have accomplished nothing at all) (Chorus) You don’t nee^Dd air…

Blisters and Coffee Tuning: Drop C# (C#-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) Intro |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |-12/0---8-8-8-101010--| |-12/0---8-8-8-101010--| |-12/0---8-8-8-101010--|x4 (Bass Lead) Verse pt. I (palm muted) |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |-000-8888-333-5557----| |-000-8888-333-5557----| |-000-8888-333-5557----|x4 Verse pt. II |--------------------------------------------|(on-last-half-of-2nd-time)| |--------------------------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|--------------------------| |-00-0--00-8-----------00-0--00-8------------|--888-101010--------------| |-00-0--00-8-----------00-0--00-8------------|--888-101010--------------| |-00-0--00-8-----------00-0--00-8--------(x2)|--888-101010--------------| Pm .. .. .. .. Chorus: |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |10101010101010101010--12121212-121212121212--7777-777777--7777-7777----| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10101010-101010101010--5555-555555--0000-0000----| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10101010-101010101010--5555-555555--0000-0000----| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10101010-101010101010--5555-555555--0000-0000----| (Repeat Verse pt. I & II) (Repeat Chorus) During Solo: play the same thing as the verse Repeat Chorus End with |----------------------| |----------------------| |10---------7~---------| |-8~--------5~-------0-| |-8~--------5~-------0-| |-8~--------5~-------0-| The Coldest Heart Tuning: Half-step down Verse 1:

^C#mA couple of years and I'm a si^G#mlhouette ^AMy halo is broken now and I'm ^Eall that's^B left C#m G#m A

I hate to disappoint but it's the way things went I was bound to the things I did

^EAnd after wh^Bat was said ^F#mTie up these loo^Ase ends These voices a^C#mre calling me^B out ^F#mI've got the sol^Aution You can feed me ^C#mto something That ^Bis leaving this doubt

Chorus:

^F#mWhoa, I'^Am losing ^C#mhope There's a hole in m^Ay heart That's been cut out of stone ^F#mWhoa, co^Ald comes cold go^C#mes Could you fill this ^Ahole? Cause I can't do^F#m it alone ^A

Interlude: C#m C#m C#m C#m Verse2:

^C#mA couple of tears and I'm a broken^G#m mess The sad^Aness has tak^Een me far too deep i^Bn regret ^C#mSo sing me a song about somethin^G#mg good My hear^At's on the thrashing floor And I've^E done every sing^Ble thing I could ^F#mI use to believe^A in Some kind ^C#mof feelin' That c^Bould change everything I thought I knew ^F#mBut that door is^A closed and My ^C#mheart feels like it's fr^Bozen If you hear me I can feel you

(Chorus) Bridge:

^C#mThe coldest hear^Bt can be brought to ^F#mlife When it's thrown^A into the fire of goodbyes x4

(Chorus 2x) (C#m B F#m A) I've got the coldest heart (4x) All the Memories Tuning: Standard Intro: D D Bm Bm G G Verse 1:

^DI Can’t stop killing songs you lik^Ge, ^DYou look at me with eyes that could ^Gbeat the sunrise in a contest, no question ^BmWe’ll talk to all the others a^Gnd bring me back to Eart^Bmh, I’m thankful for your mother for wh^Gmat I’ts worth Chorus: ^DAll the memories we had, framed in our minds lik^Bme photographs, Take a Second take a second to make this last (Bm) G G Here where the future is the past, I can never fall in love again, I can never fall in love again Interlude: D Verse 2: Same Chords as verse 1 I can’ t stop moving cause I feel dead, give me a second and I’ll turn it into a year you won’t forget We’ll make them read our stories, we’ll make them eat their words, we’ll make their lives seem boring for what its worth (Chorus) Bridge: ^BmI’ll Drink you^C#r poison a^Bbnd s^Bmay, I’m ^C#still not goi^Bbng away, ^BmI’ll swallow all youre^C# bombs and g^Bbrenades, and^Bm love you like a tsunami^G wave Bb G Bb C D (straight into the chorus) Wave, wave Wave (Chorus) Chorus: ^DOh, all the memories, framed in our mind^Bms, take a second take a second And make this last, here for a while I c^Gan never fall in love ag^Gain, I can never fall in love again x2

Again~ (End) Say the Word Tuning: Drop C# Intro: Bb C Dm Am Verse 1:

^GmI had mo^Dmnths to write a son^Bbg That captur^Ced who you are ^GmBut I fe^Dmar I have done y^Bbou wrong Because I've fa^Ciled you so far ^GmThe chord that s^Dmtruck, a^Bbn angel fell The sky wen^Ct dark and it all comes ^Gmdown The choices m^Dmade, the lies forgo^Bbtten Oh,^C well

Pre-chorus: The lead is just here This is the way that I know This is the way that I know

I would give everything for some^Am hope Chorus: ^BbAre you differen^Ct, could I be di^Dmfferent ^Gmtoo? ^BbNobody knows you^C, nobody knows y^Dmou like I d^Gmo

Verse 2:

^GmThere's a s^Dmong outside my window^Bb And it pl^Cays to your tune ^GmAnd there's a li^Dmfe inside this^Bb pencil And it liv^Ces for what is true ^GmCause I am ^Dmlost for words, ^Bbthe cost for ^Cher Was way to much to bear Gm Dm Bb C (Pre-chorus) (Chorus x2) You're not perfect, but I don't care Bridge: just a lead and bass (Bb Am Gm C) (Say the word) Tag: ^BbAre you di^Cfferent, could I be di^Dmfferent ^Gmtoo? ^BbNobody k^Cnows you, nobody knows you li^Dmke I do ^Gm (Intro for who knows how long) Yeah, woah (Chorus x2) (Then end)

I Know the Feeling Tuning: Half-step Down Verse 1:

^CmI know it cuts you inside every time that yo^Bbu try To take a pathway in life that leaves you so unobliged E^Abvery promise is lies, every smile makes you cry ^FmLeaves you so unalive, s^Abo unalive ^CmI wish I could take the fall Maybe by that I cou^Bbld solve The problems we're all having ^AbIt's been a while since you've felt like you've been home ^FmYour life's just^Eb flesh and bone Pre-Chorus: ^CmYour heart is worth more than you know ^Bb The one thing that hurts more than your ^Ablife Is to wake up one more time alon^Fme It's to wake up one more time al^Ebive Chorus: ^EbSo take us in, w^Abe'll stop you dead ^GmWe'll show you something you^Cm won't ever forg^Bbet ^EbThis life's a ro^Abad, no place is home^Gm My heart's a hole T^Cmhat needs to constantly ^Bbbe filled with^Eb love Verse 2: ^CmThis time it's all that I've got ^BbWords hit the page like gunshots ^AbMy stomach's left in a knot M^Fmy pride is ^Bbleft here to rot ^CmIt's been a while since I've felt this restless ^BbBy definition it's depressing but I'm alright ^AbIt kills to wake up one more time a^Fmlone It kills to wake up one more^Ab time alive (Chorus) Bridge: ^EbI know the feeling of ^Cmbeing all alone So let's^Bb drink to fact that we're not ^Eb ^EbI know the feeling of ^Cmbeing all alone So let's^Bb drink to fact that we're not ^Eb

(Chorus) Warrior Poet Tuning: Drop C# (C#-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) Intro: (Lead and then) Am F Dm F Verse 1:

^AmIt couldn't be more ^Ffar from the^G truth ^DmIf you could do ^Amto me th^Fe things you ^Gwould do ^Dm And I know you'r^Ame on to me I'm watching you wan^Fting me G Dm (Lead) You hung down the rebels and punish them wrongfully You came with fire and weapons to kill Chorus: ^AmA warrior poe^Ft once said^Dm You're not dea^Fd yet ^Amso l^Five like you coul^Dmd be ^F ^AmA warrior poe^Ft said Have^Dm no regr^Fets when you're ^Amold ^F Dm Am (Lead) Have no regrets when you're old

Verse 2:

^AmI'm not ^Flooking for yo^Gu to be an^Dmything ^AmBut my u^Fltimate ^Genemy So^Dm back off, you're no^Amt what I wou^Fld prefer to see^G ^DmWhen my body rots I s^Amtill won't g^Five you the cou^Grtesy (Lead) You came with fire for the last time (Chorus) Bridge: (F Bb x2) ^FWhen your body wants to run But your^Bb heart knows you're better than ^Fthat ^BbThe blood you spilled on battlefields I promise you will not go u^Bbnspent Neither will I^C leave you^Dm stranded The pr^Fomise rings as our battle cry ^BbYou're never alo^Cne regardless of^Dm doubt But f^Faith comes so easy to some Bb C Dm F Bb C Dm F Am F ^DmBet^Fter luck next time, better luck next time Watch as the teargas burns my eyes It burns my eyes (Chorus)

The Bitter Uprising Tuning: Standard Verse 1:

^Bb/EIf you listen to the sound of the hope In the ^Fchildren's voices asking questions ^BbYou'll know how bli^Cndness is a bles^Gmsing ^Bb/EBut I know your type, you're always righ^Ft, your tongue controls your mind ^BbBut I gu^Cess life's the l^Gmesson

Pre-Chorus:

^BbIf they said 40 years I would^Dm die before C I let them take the love that I have paid for with my tears ^BbAnd now the time has come to c^Dmut our tongues out And commit ourselves as ^Cyou did in your memory

Chorus:

^FWe'll tear down the walls and let them k^Gmnow We could have it all, we could have some hope ^Dm C Bb C (Some weird lick) This city could be ours by nightfall

Verse 2:

^BbDo you hear the war drums beating? Are y^Fou truly happy doing nothing, darling? ^Bb I need to ^Cfind the^Gm center ^BbBecause love is something right, it's not cooked up overni^Fght In sticky situations you try ^Bb But less is ^Cmore for^Gmever (Pre-Chorus) (Chorus x2) Bridge: ^DmThe minute I was ^Cborn, you stole^Bb my heart The minute I was born, you stole my heart ^DmThe minute I was^B born, you stole ^Gmmy heart ^DmThe minute I was^B born, the minute I was ^A7born

(Chorus x2 palm mute the first time through then play it normally) (End on F) We All Look Elsewhere Tuning: Eb Intro: Em, Em, C, C x2 Verse 1:

^EmLost sense (Of) direction , nobody knows my name, ^CConfidence, correction d^Amon’t know how to play that game ^EmStraight line is quicker. Straight line would make me fast ^CI’ve burned my nose enough to know stra^Amight lines never last Pre-Chorus: ^EmSwallow your soul. ^Em d^Crink from this life. ^C As^Em you choke on your pr^Cide Chorus: ^Em We a^Cll look elsewhere x2 (Interlude) Verse 2: same chords as verse 1 It’s safer inside doors, nobody has to flee Broken vessel passed the rocks and out to sea Waiting, wanting mad with purpose Now we come to talk to one who knows the answer to how (Pre-Chorus) Chorus 2: ^DDon’t waste your ^Emtime if you’ve got it,^G the tides ar^De turnin^Cg now, y^Emou are no^Dt alone (D) Em G D C Em D They gave you their worst and you bought it. The lie has been exposed. You are not alone Bridge: ^EmWinter that comes quick in early September ^DThe rain clouds that washed me are what I remember ^CThe stones that I threw piled high like a mountain ^AmWhich I had to climb before ^DI reached the fountain If l^Emife is a rid^Ddle then riddle me this:^Bm the blood tasted sweet as it pa^Cssed by my lips (Em D D C) Don’t, don’t waste your time , don’t, don’t waste your time. Don’t waste your time (Chorus 2) (Intro) (End on Em)

Headlights TUNING: 1/2 step down ( Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb ) INTRO:

^C#mVers^A2e 1^E: ^B C#m A2 (Repeat these chords) A summer drive away from dying a broken heart nothing to lose. I know it hurts so bad just trying to please the ones you hate to love. And I ^F#mwrote this note about ^A2someone I used to know ^C#m ^B so I'd ^F#mremember how ^A2life can be so short when your left alone to wonder ` E how it is someone opens and shuts the door. Chorus: I know your ^E/Ebcold but come ^A2home. It's a ^C#mshame how s^Bhort we all have ^A2come.

Interlude: C#m A2 C#m A2 Verse 2: C#m A2 (Repeat these chords) You set your mind on cruise control knuckles grip the wheel in fear to let it go.

^F#mLove is empty,love is ^A2cruel, love it blindly breaks the ^C#mrules. How could you have been a ^Bfool? It's something all of us go ^F#mthrough. You choke back tears and swallow ^A2lies but those wiper blades won't fix your ^C#meyes, count on having ^Bclouded vision for at least a little ^Ewhile. (Chorus) Chorus 2: And I know you're ^E/Ebcold but come ^A2home. Please don't ^C#mface the headlights of the ^Boncoming cars ^A2alone We ^C#mwont for^A2get the ^Epast. ^B We ^C#mwont for^A2get the ^Epast. ^B(And I know you're cold)

^E Say all the answers and I will let you ^A2go I wont look back and I wont look ^C#mback. Say all the ^Banswers and I will let you ^A2go. I will let you go. I will let you ^Ego Say all the answers and I will let you ^A2go I won't look back I won't look ^C#mback Say all the ^Banswers and I will let you ^A2go I will let you go I will let you ^Ego. (Some lyrics are whispered in the background) (Violin plays here) Please don't face the headlights of the oncoming cars alone and I will let you go

This is my first tab/chord sheet that I have ever uploaded and if you have any suggestions for any other tabs or corrections then put it in the comments! (Some of this stuff is wrong with placement and stuff like that becausee UG likes to reformat the heck out of your chord sheets) Thanks! -Seth

The Classic Crime - Albatross