Of Mice and Men Megadeth
Song: Of Mice and Men Artist: Megadeth Album: The System has Failed (2004) Guitar 1: Rhythm, Dave M., Distortion, EADGBe Guitar 2: Lead, Chris P., Distortion, EADGBe Pre-Intro The fire burns on, and on That drives me on 'Till all is gone except The simple plans of mice and men Intro, Verse PM----| PM----| PM------| PM-------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------| |-----------|---------7-|---------4-|-------------------| |---------4-|-----7-7-7-|-----4-4-4-|-----------------4-| |-----4-4-4-|-2-4-5-5-5-|-5-2-2-2-2-|-2-0-2-4-2-0-4-4-4-| |-0-2-2-2-2-|-----------|-----------|-------------2-2-2-| Verse 1 Verse riff start Back when I was just 17 I thought that I knew everything I could make it in this scene Verse riff start To be a rising star that only gleamed When all the answers disagreed With the questions held for me Verse riff start I was legal now at 21 I knew the way the world should run My God, just look what I had done Verse riff start Simply drunk and having fun Looked for friends but I found none All alone at 21 Pre-Chorus |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| |-9--9-8-7---9-9-8-7--|-9--9-8-7---9-9-8-7-|-9â€"9-8-7---9-9-8-7-| |---------------------|--------------------|-------------------| | ~~~ | ~~~ | |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|---------12--------| |----12/11/9/11------|---12/11----11b12--| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| Chorus _______ _________ Guitar 1 |1,2,3. |4. |------------------------------|-------|---------| |------------------------------|-------|---------| |o----------------------------o|-------|-2---4-2-| |o----------2---------2---4-2-o|-------|---4-----| |---0h2p0-4---0h2p0-4---4------|-4-3-2-|---------| |-2----------------------------|-------|---------| 1. The fire burns on and on 2. That drives me on 3. 'Till all is gone except 4. The simple plans of mice and men Guitar 2 [numbers indicate where vocal lines begin] |1. |2. |3. |4. b|-12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14-14-|-14/15-15-15-15-15-|-15/16-16-16-16-|-16-16- 16/17-17-14-| play through chorus riff twice for 1 chorus Verse 2 Verse riff start At 25 I was suprised That I was even half alive somehow I managed to survive Verse riff start I found my body's doing time In my back a hundred knives All from my friends at 25 Verse riff start And now as Gabriel sounds my warning bell I'd buy your life if you would sell and you would too if less compelled Verse riff start So live your life and live it well There's not much left of me to tell I just got back up each time I fell Pre-Chorus Chorus Solo Rhythm |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------2--5-4--2---------| |--------2--2-4--4-----------4-2-----| |-2-4--4-------------------------4-3-| |------------------------------------| Solo |----------------------------------------------------------| |-12b======(13.5)==r(13)-12-12p10------10-12p10------10-12-| |---------------------------------11p9----------11p9-------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~ |---------------------|-/22-21-19--21-19-17â€"21-19-17- |---------------------|------------------------------| |-11-14-13--11-14-13--|------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------| [trill] ~~~~~ e-21p19p17â€"19p17p16--17p16p14--16p14p12â€"12h14h16p14/12/14----| Chorus twice Outro [2 string][3 string]
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