this is the chord book for how to dismantle an atomic bomb a great album with good guitar rifts please rate this highly cos i'm only 11 josh:0) 1//VERTIGO Unos, dos, tres, catorce! (Turn it up loud, captn')

verse
^ELights go down, it's^D dark The jungle is your ^Ehead, Can't rule your heart a feeling's so much stronger than a thought your eyes are wide and though your soul, it can't be bought your mind can wander

chorus
^EHello he^Dllo (Hola!) ^GI'm at a place called ^AVertigo (Donde esta) It's ^Eeverything I wish I ^Ddidn't know Except ^Gyou give me ^Dsomething I can ^Efeel, feel

verse

The night is full of holes As bullets rip the sky Of ink with gold They twinkle as the Boys play rock and roll They know they can't dance At least they know....

I can't stand the beat I'm asking for the cheque The girl with crimson nails Has Jesus round her neck Swinging to the music Swinging to the music / Oh oh oh oh

chorus

Hello hello / I'm at a place called Vertigo It's everything I wish I didn't know But you give me something I can feel, feel

E-D-A E E D A E D A D { ~ Check mated Shots fall ... shove me in yeah~)

Solo break w/basic riff x 4
^DAll of ^Ethis, ^Dall of this can ^Ebe yours

repeat

All of this, all of this can be yours All of this, all of this can be yours Just ^Ggive me what I want and ^Ano-one gets hurt...

chorus

Hello hello (hola!) / We're at a place called Vertigo (Donde esta) Lights go down and all I know is that / you give me something I can ^Efeel your love ^Dteaching me ^Aho-o-o-o-^Do-ow

repeat

Your love is teaching me how, how to kneel... kneel

Basic riff

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah / Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah ... Yeah

end on E

2// MIRACLE DRUG

Intro: D A Bm G x2 Verse I:

^DI wan^At to tri^Bmp inside your head Spen^Gd the day there To hear the things you haven't said And see what you might see

Verse II: I want to hear you when you call Do you feel anything at all I want to see your thoughts take shape And walk right out Prechorus:

^GFreedom h^Aas a scent Lik^De the to^Emp of a new born baby's head

Chorus:

^GThe songs a^Are in your eyes I ^Dsee them ^Emwhen you smile ^GI've seen^A enough, I'm not giving up Bm (use intro/verse chords to fill) On a miracle drug

Verse III: Of science and the human heart There is no limit There is no failure here sweetheart Just when you quit I am you and you are mine Love makes nonsense of space Prechorus: And time will disappear Love and logic keep us clear Reason is on our side, love Chorus: The songs are in your eyes I see them when you smile I've had enough of romantic love I'd give it up, yeah, I'd give it up For a miracle drug, a miracle drug A miracle drug Bridge: Bm A G

^Bm Oh ^AGod, I n^Geed your help tonight Guitar solo-use chorus chords

Last chorus lead-in:

^GBeneath the noise ^ABelow the din ^DI hear a voice ^EmIt's whispering In science and in medicine I was a stranger You took me in

Chorus The songs are in your eyes I see them when you smile I've had enough of romantic love

^BmI'd give i^Emt up, yeah, I'd give it up For a ^Gmiracle ^Adrug, f^Bmor a mir^Emacle drug G A Bm Hold Bm to finish Miracle, miracle drug

Chord definitions: D2 (xx0230) Asus4 (x02230) Bm7sus4 (x20230) G2add6 (3x0230) Em7 (022030) or Em7sus4 (022230) 3//SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN Intro: A A G/A G/A F#/A Dsus2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------------| B -----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-----2-2-3-2-| G -----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-| D --------------------------------------------------------------0----------| A --0-----------0----------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------3-----------3-----------2----------------------| VERSE ONE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

^ATough, you ^G/Athink you've got the stuff F#/A Dsus2 You're telling me and anyone

^AYou're hard enough ^AYou don't have to put up a fight

You ^G/Adon't have to always be right F#/A Dsus2 Let me take some of the punches

^AFor you tonight PRE-CHORUS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^DListen to me ^Anow

I need to let you ^F#mknow You don't have to go it ^Dalone

CHORUS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

And it's ^F#myou when I look in the ^Emirror And it's ^Dyou when I don't pick up the phone

^F#mSometimes you can't ^Emake it on your ^Down VERSE TWO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^AWe fight all the ^G/Atime

F#/A Dsus2 You and I...that's alright

We're the ^Asame soul ^AI don't need...I don't ^G/Aneed to hear you say

F#/A Dsus2 That if we weren't so alike

You'd like me a ^Awhole lot more PRE-CHORUS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^DListen to me ^Anow

I need to let you ^F#mknow You don't have to go it ^Dalone

CHORUS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

And it's ^F#myou when I look in the ^Emirror And it's ^Dyou when I don't pick up the phone

^F#mSometimes you can't ^Emake it on your ^Down BRIDGE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^Fmaj7

^Dm I know that we don't talk

^Fmaj7

^Am I'm sick of it all ^Fmaj7

^Dm Can - you - hear - me - when - I -

^ASing, you're the ^F#mreason I sing

^DYou're the reason ^Ewhy the ^Aopera is in me...

^DWell, hey now! I've got to let you ^Aknow

A house still doesn't make a ^F#mhome Don't leave me here ^Dalone...

FINAL CHORUS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

And it's ^F#myou when I look in the ^Emirror And it's ^Dyou that makes it hard to let go

^F#mSometimes you can't ^Emake it on your ^Down ^F#mSometimes you can't ^Emake it

The best you can ^Ddo is to fake it ^F#mSometimes you can't ^Emake it on your ^Down

(Play 'A' to fade) NOTE: Play over the start of the bridge (leading up to Bono's high note): e ----------------------------------------------------------8-10-12-10----| B ------------------------------------------------------------------------| G --10-9-7------7-----10-9-7------------10-9-7------7--9-10---------------| D ---------10-7--------------10-5h7------------10-7-----------------------| A ------------------------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------------------------| 4//LOVE AND PEACE OR ELSE G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D|*-----------*|*------------|-------------|------------*| A|*-----------*|*3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-3--2--3*| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D|*------------|-------------|-------------|------------*| A|*3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-3--2--3*| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D|*------------|-------------|-------------|------------*| A|*3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-3--2--3*| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D|*------------|-------------|-------------|------------*| A|*3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-5--3--5-|-3p5-3--2--3*| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| First Verse: G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*| A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*| E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*| A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*| E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*| A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*| E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*| A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*| E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| Pre-Chorus: G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|----------------| D|*--10---10-|---10---10-|---10---10-|---10---10*|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-| A|*----------|-----------|-----------|----------*|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----| E|\8----8----|-8----8----|-8----8----|-8----8----|-------------|----------------| G|----14----14-|----14----14-|----14----14-|----14----14-| D|*------------|-------------|-------------|------------*| A|*12----12----|-12----12----|-12----12----|-12----12---*| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| G|-------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|*-----------------------*|-17--16---------|-17--16---------|-17--16--------*| A|*15--15--15\17---17-\-19*|---------17--15-|---------17--15-|---------15/---*| E|-------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Chorus: G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| D|*------------|3-3~------------|-------------|3-3~-----------*| A|*5~--------5-|----5---3--2--3-|-5~--------5-|----5---3--2--3*| E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| D|*------------|3-3~------------|-------------|3-3~-----------*| A|*5~--------5-|----5---3--2--3-|-5~--------5-|----5---3--2--3*| E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| Second Verse: G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*| A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*| E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*| A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*| E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| Pre-Chorus: G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|----------------| D|*--10---10-|---10---10-|---10---10-|---10---10*|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-| A|*----------|-----------|-----------|----------*|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----| E|\8----8----|-8----8----|-8----8----|-8----8----|-------------|----------------| G|----14----14-|----14----14-|----14----14-|----14----14-| D|*------------|-------------|-------------|------------*| A|*12----12----|-12----12----|-12----12----|-12----12---*| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| G|-------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|*-----------------------*|-17--16---------|-17--16---------|-17--16--------*| A|*15--15--15\17---17-\-19*|---------17--15-|---------17--15-|---------15/---*| E|-------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Chorus: G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| D|*------------|3-3~------------|-------------|3-3~-----------*| A|*5~--------5-|----5---3--2--3-|-5~--------5-|----5---3--2--3*| E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| D|*------------|3-3~------------|-------------|3-3~-----------*| A|*5~--------5-|----5---3--2--3-|-5~--------5-|----5---3--2--3*| E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| Interlude (no bass) Guitar Solo: G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*| A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*| E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*| A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*| E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| G|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| D|*------------|3-3~--------5-3-|-------------|3-3~--------5-3*| A|*3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5-----|-3p5-5--3--5-|----5---3-5----*| E|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------| Outro: G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D|*------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A|*5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7\|-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8\| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| G|-------------------|-------------|-------| D|*------------------|------------*|-------| A|*10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-7-7-7*|*5~----| E|-------------------|-------------|-------| 5//CITY OF BLINDING LIGHTS Verse:

^G#The most you see the less you ^D#know ^C#The less you find out as you go home ^G#I knew much more t^D#hen, then I did ^C#now, ^G#Neon heart, day-g^D#low eye^C#s, city lit by fire flies, ^G#They're advertising^D# in the sky for^C# people like us.

Pre-Chorus:

^BAnd I mi^C#ss you when you're not around, ^BI'm getting ^C#ready to leave the ground.

Chorus:

^D#oooooo^C#oo, o^D#oooooo^C#oo ^D#Oh you look so b^C#eautiful tonight ^G# (Play riff1 1x now) In the city of blinding lights.

Verse 2 (exactly like verse 1) Don't look before you laugh, Look ugly in a photograph, Etc........ Bridge: G |--9---5---7---| Outro: Play Riff1 during outro. 6// ALL BECAUSE OF YOU Main riff: / E E G / D A A7sus4 A / / E E D / G A A7sus4 A / ^ ^ (<-these alternate) Verse riff (=main riff w/no D/G alternation + A a little different):

E E D A Asus4 A

repeat until ... I was born a child of grace Nothing else about the place Everything was ugly but your beautiful face

...

And it lef^Dt me no illus^Aion ^G

Verse riff

I saw you in the curve of the moon / In the shadow cast across my room You heard me in my tune / When I just heard confusion

Chorus riff: D D5/C# D D5/C# A (repeat) All because of you Verse riff picks off All because of you All because of you I am

Verse riff

I like the sound of my own voice / I didn't give anyone else a choice An intellectual tortoise / Racing with your bullet train

Some people get squashed crossing the tracks Some people got high rises on their backs I'm not broke but you can see the cracks You can make me perfect again Chorus All because of you / All because of you / All because of you

Basic riff x1
I Am... I Am Bridge: G D A x3 E D x2 E bass goes: E D B A G
Woo-oo-aa Who-oo-oo-yee Whou-yee

Interlude w/Verse riff x4 Waahh Solo w/Basic riff x4 Verse riff I'm alive I'm being born I just arrived, I'm at the door Of the place I started out from

And I want

Cont. verse riff, verse does NOT end with 'D A G'

back inside Chorus riff All because of you x2 All because of you I am

end on E

7// A MAN AND A WOMAN

Intro: Bm A Bm A G F#m

^BmLittle sister ^A ^BmDon't you worry abou^At a^G thing today ^F#mTake the heat from the sun ^BmLittle sister ^A ^BmI know that everything ^Ais ^Gnot ok ^F#mBut you're like honey on my tongue

^EmTrue love ^Gnever can be rent ^BmBut only true love can keep ^Abeauty innocent

^Gmaj7I could never take ^Aa chance ^G6Of losing love to fin^Ad romance ^Gmaj7In the mysterious dis^Atance ^G6Between a ^F#man and a woman

^Gmaj7No I could never take ^Aa chance ^G6Cos I could never un^Aderstand ^Gmaj7The mysterious dis^Atance ^G6Between a ^F#man and a woman

You can run from love And if it's really love it will find you Catch you by the heel But you can't be numb for love The only pain is to feel nothing at all How can I hurt when I'm holding you? I could never take a chance Of losing love to find romance In the mysterious distance Between a man and a woman And you're the one, there's no-one else That makes me wanna lose myself In the mysterious distance Between a man and a woman

^EmBrown eyed girl across the street ^AOn rue Saint Divine ^EmI thought this is the one for me ^ABut she was already mine ^GYou were already mine ^F#m

Little sister Ive been sleeping in the street again Like a stray dog Little sister Ive been trying to feel complete again But you're gone and so is God The soul needs beauty for a soul mate When the soul wants the soul waits No I could never take a chance Of losing love to find romance In the mysterious distance Between a man and a woman For love and faith and sex and fear And all the things that keep us here In the mysterious distance Between a man and a woman Outro:

^Bm7You'll see ^A ^Bm7You'll see ^A

D/A

^Gmaj7How can I hurt when Im ^F#holding you? Bm

8// CRUMBS FROM YOUR TABLE Intro - --7--7--7-repeat--5--5--5-5--5--5--- -5-5-5-5-5-5-3-let ring----| - ---5--5------------5--5----5--5----- -7-7-7-5—5-5-5-------------| - -7--7--7---------7--7--7-6--6--6---- -7-7-7-6-6-6-4-------------| - ------------------------------------ -------------5-------------| - ------------------------------------ ---------------------------| - ------------------------------------ ---------------------------|

Verse chords x4, see below
Verse
^GFrom the ^Dbrigh^Atest ^Astar^G Comes the ^Dblac^Akest ^Ahole ^G You had so much to offer Why did you offer your soul? I was there for you baby When you needed my help Would you deny for others What you demand for yourself?

pre-chorus
^DCool down ^Amama, ^Dco^Aol ^Goff Cool down mama, cool off

chorus
You ^Emspeak of signs and ^Gwonders But I ^Dneed something ^Aother I would be^Emlieve if I was ^Gable But I'm waiting on the ^Emcrumbs from your ^Gtable ^G/F#

verse

You were pretty as a picture / It was all there to see Then your face caught up with your psychology With a mouth full of teeth / You ate all your friends And you broke every heart thinking / every heart mends pre-chorus

chorus

You speak of signs and wonders But I need something other I would believe if I was able But I'm waiting on the crumbs from your table

chorus

Where you live should not decide Whether you live or whether you die Three to a bed / Sister Ann, she said Dignity passes by

chorus

And you speak of signs and wonders But I need something other I would believe if I was able I'm waiting on the crumbs from your table

Verse riff until end

9// ONE STEP CLOSER

Intro: A E A E A G#m F#m E

^A I'm 'round^E the corner from a^Anything that's real I'm ^Eacros^As the road from hope I'm un^G#mder a bridge in a rip tide Th^F#mat's taken ^Eeverything I call my own

^AOne step cl^Eoser to knowing ^AOne step cl^Eoser to knowing

^A I'm o^En an island at a busy^A intersection I can^E't go forward, I can't^A turn back Can't see the ^G#mfuture It's gettin^F#mg away from me I just watc^Eh the tail lights glowing

^AOne step cl^Eoser to knowing ^AOne step cl^Eoser to knowing

^AOne step cl^G#moser to knowing Kno^F#mwing, kno^Ewing

A E A E A G#m F#m E

^A I'm hang^Eing out to dry With my old clothes ^A Finger ^Estill red w^Aith the prick of an old rose Well the^G#m heart that hurts Is a hear^F#mt that beats Can you hear the drummer ^Eslowing?

^AOne step cl^Eoser to knowing ^AOne step cl^Eoser to knowing

^AOne step cl^G#moser to knowing Kno^F#mwing, kno^Ewing

^AOne step cl^Eoser to knowing ^AOne step cl^Eoser to knowing

^AOne step cl^G#moser to knowing Kno^F#mwing, kno^Ewing

10//ORINGINAL OF THE SPECIES Index of chord A F#m C#m E G D Am C Bm e|--------0-----------2-----------4--------0-------3------3--------0-------0-----------2------| B|--------3-----------2-----------4--------0-------3------1--------1-------1-----------3------| G|--------3-----------2-----------5--------1-------0------3--------2-------0-----------4------| D|--------3-----------4-----------6--------2-------0------0--------2------ 2-----------4------| A|--------0-----------4-----------6--------2-------2------0--------0-------3-----------2------| E|--------0-----------2-----------4--------0-------3------0--------0-------3-----------2------| Intro A, E, F#m ,C#m, x2 (piano play)

^ABaby slow ^Edown ^F#mThe end is not as ^C#mfun as the start ^APlease stay a ^Echild somewhere in your ^F#mheart..........^C#m...

G, D A I'll give you everything you want

^GExcept the ^Dthing that you ^Awant ^AmYou are the ^Cfirst one of your ^Akind

A,C,D,G (listen to cd to understand)

^AAnd you feel ^F#mlike no-one before ^C#mYou steal right ^Eunder my door ^AAnd I kneel 'cause ^F#mI want you some more ^C#mI want the lot of what you got ^EAnd I want nothing that you're not

^AEverywhere you ^F#mgo you shout it ^C#mYou don't have to be ^Eshy about it

A, E, F#m ,C#m, x2 (piano play)

^ASome things you shouldn't ^Eget too good at ^F#mLike smiling, crying ^C#mand celebrity ^ASome people got ^Eway too much confidence ^F#mbaby.....^C#mbaby

G, D A I'll give you everything you want

^GExcept the ^Dthing that you ^Awant ^AmYou are the ^Cfirst one of your ^Akind

A,C,D,G (listen to cd to understand)

^AAnd you feel ^F#mlike no-one before ^C#mYou steal right ^Eunder my door ^AAnd I kneel 'cause ^F#mI want you some more ^C#mI want the lot of what you got ^EAnd I want nothing that you're not

^AEverywhere you ^F#mgo you shout it ^C#mYou don't have to be ^Eshy about it, no ^Aoh no! oh no!.......

G, D, A (listen to cd to understand) X2

^GCome on now ^Dshow your ^Asoul ^GYou've been keeping ^Dyour love under ^Acontrol

^AEverywhere you ^F#mgo you shout it ^C#mYou don't have to be ^Eshy about it ^AEverywhere you ^F#mgo you shout ^C#mit ^EOh my my

^AAnd you feel ^F#mlike no-one before ^C#mYou steal right ^Eunder my door ^AI kneel 'cause ^C#mI want you some more ^DI want you some more, ^BmI want you some more... ^AOh no!............^C#mOh no!............ ^DOh no!............^BmOh no!........... A......

11//YAHWEH Intro chords; 654321 arpeggio-style picking on /x00210/ x00430 / x00210 / x00430 x00650/

verse
^C Take these ^G/Fshoes ^AmClick clacking down some ^Fdead end street C G/F F G/F (repeat pattern) Take these shoes And make them fit Take this shirt Polyester white trash made in nowhere Take this shirt And make it clean, clean Take this soul Stranded in some skin and bones Take this soul And make it sing chorus
^C Yah^Gweh,^Am Yah^Fweh ^C Always ^Gpain before a ^Fchild is ^Dsusborn ^C Yah^Gweh,^Am Yah^Fweh ^C Still I'm ^Gwaiting for the C (verse begins right away) dawn Take these hands Teach them what to carry Take these hands Don't make a fist Take this mouth So quick to criticise Take this mouth Give it a kiss

chorus

Yahweh, Yahweh Always pain before a child is born Yahweh, Yahweh Still I'm waiting for the

bridge

dawn ^Am ^Em ^F Still waiting for the ^Amdawn,^Em the ^Fsun is coming up ^G The ^Csun is coming up on the ^Emocean This ^Amlove is like a drop in the ^Focean This ^Amlove is like a drop in the ^Focean ^Dsus

chorus

Yahweh, Yahweh Always pain before a child is born Yahweh, tell me now Why the dark before the dawn? Oou-oou-oou-oou-oo

x2, chorus chords

verse

Take this city A city should be shining on a hill Take this city If it be your will What no man can own, no man can take ^CTake this ^Fheart^C Take this ^Fheart^C Take this ^Fheart And make it ^Cbreak

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