x ____________________ / System of a Down / In short I think this song is against human suffering in / Sad Statue / general. It's about how we forget to simply love and / Mezmerize / forgive our enemies; instead we're dropping bombs on them /___________________/ to only justify conflicts that could have been forgotten. Tuning: Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb C# G# C# F# A# D# Gtr I - Electric, Clean Gtr II, III - Electric, Distorted Gtr IV - Electric, Clean /w Tremolo effect Intro Q=170 bpm 4/4 Gtr I S S S S S S S S S S S S Q 4x ||-----------------------------------|| ||o---------------------------------o|| ||-----------------------------------|| ||-----------------------------------|| ||o-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-6-------o|| ||-----------------------------------|| (no, there're no hammer on's) Main Riff Gtr II, III PM--------------------| Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o-5-------------------------------|-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-6-------| ||----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------------| 1. PM------------------------------| Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------o|| |-7-------------------------------|---------8-------10-------8--------|| |-7-------------------------------|---------8-------10-------8--------|| |-5-------------------------------|---------6--------8-------6-------o|| |---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---------------------------|| 2. PM------------| PM PM Q S S S S S S S S Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-7---------------------------------|-----8---10---8-------8---10---8---|| |-7---------------------------------|-----8---10---8-------8---10---8---|| |-5-----------------------12\-------|-0---6----8---6---0---6----8---6---|| |---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12\-------|-0----------------0----------------|| PM------------------| Q E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o-5-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-6-------| ||----------0---0---0---0---0---0---|---------------------------------| 1. PM------------------| Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------o|| |-7-------------------------------|---------8-------10-------8--------|| |-7-------------------------------|---------8-------10-------8--------|| |-5-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---6--------8-------6-------o|| |---------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0-----------------------------|| 2. PM----------| PM PM Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-7---------------------------------|-----8---10---8-------8---10---8---|| |-7---------------------------------|-----8---10---8-------8---10---8---|| |-5-------0---0---0---0---12\-------|-0---6----8---6---0---6----8---6---|| |---------0---0---0---0---12\-------|-0----------------0----------------|| 1st Verse Gtr II PM----------------------------| E E E E E E E E 4x ||-------------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------------------o|| ||-------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------|| ||o-----6----8---6-------6----8---6---o|| ||--0----------------0-----------------|| | |Gtr III | PM----------------------------| | E E E E E E E E 4x ||-------------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------------------o|| ||-------------------------------------|| ||------8---10---8-------8---10---8----|| ||o-----------------------------------o|| ||--0----------------0-----------------|| Gtr II, III E E E E E E E E 4x ||-----------------------------------|| ||o---------------------------------o|| ||--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---8----|| ||--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---8----|| ||o-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---6---o|| ||-----------------------------------|| 2nd Verse similar to 1st Verse Chorus Gtr IV W +W W +W |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-1---------------|-(1)---------------|-5---------------|-(5)---------------| |-1---------------|-(1)---------------|-5---------------|-(5)---------------| |-1---------------|-(1)---------------|-5---------------|-(5)---------------| W +W W +W |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-0---------------|-(0)---------------|-3---------------|-(3)---------------| |-0---------------|-(0)---------------|-3---------------|-(3)---------------| |-0---------------|-(0)---------------|-3---------------|-(3)---------------| Distorted Chorus Gtr II, III, IV W +W W +W |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-1---------------|-(1)---------------|-5---------------|-(5)---------------| |-1---------------|-(1)---------------|-5---------------|-(5)---------------| |-1---------------|-(1)---------------|-5---------------|-(5)---------------| W +W W +W |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-0---------------|-(0)---------------|-3---------------|-(3)---------------| |-0---------------|-(0)---------------|-3---------------|-(3)---------------| |-0---------------|-(0)---------------|-3---------------|-(3)---------------| 3rd Verse similar to 1st Verse 4th Verse similar to 1st Verse Chorus similar to previous Interlude (half time count) Gtr I Dmaj7(no5) D(no5) Gb5 G(b5) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------7-------8-------7-------|---------7-------6-------7-------| |-----5-------5-------5-----------|---------------------5-------5---| |-6---------------------------6---|-----5-------5-------------------| |---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| Db5 Db#5 Dmaj7(no5) D7(no5) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------7-------6-------7-------| |---------7-------8-------7-------|-----5-------5-------5-------5---| |-----5-------5-------5-------5---|-6-------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------7-------8-------7-------|---------7-------6-------7-------| |-----5-------5-------5-----------|---------------------5-------5---| |-6---------------------------6---|-----5-------5-------------------| |---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| | |Gtr II, III | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-8-------8-------8-------8-------|---------------------------------| |-8-------8-------8-------8-------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------| |-6-------6-------6-------6-------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------| |---------------------------------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------7-------6-------7-------| |---------7-------8-------7-------|-----5-------5-------5-------5---| |-----5-------5-------5-------5---|-6-------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------| |-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------| |-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-6-------6-------6-------6-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Main Riff similar to previous Distorted Chorus similar to previous Final Chorus Gtr II, III, IV H H H H H H H H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------| |-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------| |-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------| H H H H H H H H |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|| |-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------||--3-------3-------|-3-------3--------|| |-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------||o-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------o|| |-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------||--3-------3-------|-3-------3--------|| Outro: Gtr II, III PM------------------| Q E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||--7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o-5-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-5p0-6-------| ||----------0---0---0---0---0---0---|---------------------------------| 1. PM------------------| Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------o|| |-7-------------------------------|---------8-------10-------8--------|| |-7-------------------------------|---------8-------10-------8--------|| |-5-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---6--------8-------6-------o|| |---------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0-----------------------------|| 2. PM----------| PM PM Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| |-7---------------------------------|-----8---10---8-------8---10---8---|| |-7---------------------------------|-----8---10---8-------8---10---8---|| |-5-------0---0---0---0---12\-------|-0---6----8---6---0---6----8---6---|| |---------0---0---0---0---12\-------|-0----------------0----------------|| Q H. |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------| |-5-------------------------------| |---------------------------------| Conquest to the lover And your love to the fire Permanence unfolding in the absolute Forgiveness is the ultimate sacrifice Eloquence belongs to the conqueror The pictures of time and space are rearranged In this little piece of typical tragedy Justified candy Brandy for the nerves Eloquence belongs to the conqueror You and me We'll all go down in history With a sad statue of liberty And a generation that didn't agree I forgot to I forgot to let you know that Justified candy Brandy for the nerves Eloquence belongs to the conqueror What is in us that turns a deaf ear to the cries of human suffering? 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