Time Bomb The Dismemberment Plan
Song: Time Bomb
Album: Change
tab by Jackie Joyner
The song is very straight forward from a rhythm guitar stand point.
There's mainly 2 repeating sections until about 2:35 when it changes
slightly. There really is no defined chorus or verse in the song, only
times when Travis sings and when he doesn't so that's why I have sections
that are Verse/Chorus.
Also there are multiple guitars in this song, but I'm only
going to tab it for solo guitar.
Structure:
Verse/Chorus
Instr. Breakdown
Verse/Chorus x2
Instr. Breakdown
Verse/Chorus x2
Alt Verse/Chorus
Verse/Chorus x2
Instr. Breakdown x2
Chords:
[Em] [G] [C] [Gsus2] [Bm] [Am/D] [A7/F]
E|-------------------------------------| B|------------------------5-----8------| G|------------------------5-----9------| D|---5--5--5----5----4----7-----7------| A|---7--5--3----0----2----5-----8------| E|--(0)--------------------------------|
Verse/Chorus:
{Begin by playing the Em and accenting it with an open bottom E string
for 4 measures}
well[Em] i, i am a ti[G]me bomb and [Em]i, i lay forg[G]otten at the bottom of y[C]our heart...
Gsus2 Bm C(hold)
i'm fine, ticking away the hours to blow your world apart
Instr. Breakdown:
[Am/D] [A7/F]
[Am/D] [A7/F]
Verse/Chorus
[Em]i, i am a p[G]oison and [Em]i, i am still c[G]oursing through your bloodstream l[C]ike
Gsus2 Bm C(hold)
a ghost, like wine, gathering vintage for the day i hurt the most
[Em]i, i am a l[G]and mine and [Em]i, i lay on[G] the soil burned out by battles you
C Gsus2 Bm C(hold)
thought you'd won, i've got time... to wait for the footsteps.. of a memory that's on
run
Instr. Breakdown:
[Am/D] [A7/F]
[Am/D] [A7/F]
Chorus/Verse:
well [Em]i, i am a [G]tar pit and [Em]i, i swell like a livi[G]ng thing all at the
C Gsus2 Bm C(hold)
slightest touch.. a black grime, swallowing everything.. a cold and timeless clutch
[Em]i, well i am a [G]trip wire, and [Em]i, i'm stretching acro[G]ss the road you're
C Gsus2 Bm C(hold)
barreling down tonight...a thinish twine, waiting to be released right beyond
sight
Alt Verse/Chorus:
{this is pretty much the same, but since it sounds different here's
what can be played}
E|-----------------------------------------| B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
i, well am fault and
I a line
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
i, i'm apart ground lay
pulling the that be..
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-------------------------------------------------|
neath newest so fine, moving in
your seed.
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-------------------------------------------------|
inches now, I'm crawling, cutting cleaving a
I'm I'm like
E|-14---------14-14-14s~0--------------------------| B|-14---------14-14-14s~0--------------------------| G|-x----------x--x--x------------------------------| D|-11---------11-11-11s~0--------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
knife.
Verse/Chorus:
{like the beginning, play the Em for 4 measures)
well [Em]i, i am a [G]time bomb and[Em] i, i only l[G]ive in that one moment in w[C]hich you
Gsus2 Bm C(hold)
die... its not right, its not what i wanted then but you know and i know there's no
back
[Em]i, i am a [G]lost soul and [Em]i, i send out a s[G]ickened light for any[C]one to see... a
Gsus2 Bm C(hold)
cry for help, yeah, a warning to stay away... the burning... the blinding...
the reaching in darkness...
Instr Breakdown:
(lyrics: why! yeah!)
[Am/D] [A7/F]
[Am/D] [A7/F]
[Am/D] [A7/F]
[Am/D] [A7/F]
Important: The song above is NOT stored on the Chordie server. The original song is hosted at www.guitaretab.com. Chordie works as a search engine and provides on-the-fly formatting. Chordie does not index songs against artists'/composers' will. To remove this song please click here.
