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Him — Scared To Death (ver 2) Chords

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HIM
"Scared to Death"
Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice

——I ranked this tab as intermediate because of
the solos, but the chords are actually as basic
as novice chords. Enjoy ^_^

Updated: 03/28/10
— Added tabs for the piano intro

Guitars:
G1: Lead
G2: Bass

Intro:
[Piano] A—E—Bm OR this tab:
   |A|        |E|       |Bm|
e|————9————————————————————————|
B|——————12—10————12—10—9———————|
G|——9——————————9—————————11————|
D|—————————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————————|

Man Riff: A—E—Bm—F#m—Em
          A—E—Bm


Verse 1:
[G1 Palm mute/G2]
F#m               D                A 
In the biblical sense and sensibility
         E
let me know you
F#m              D
I'll kiss that smile off your face
 A            E—D
just say when
              D—E
(just say when...)


Pre chorus:
[Acoustic]
D—C#m—Bm

[...or THIS tab]
     D      C#m    Bm
e|———————|———————|———|
B|———————|———————|———|
G|—————2—|—————2—|———|
D|———4———|———2———|———|
A|—5—————|—4—————|—2—|
E|———————|———————|———|


Chorus:
A        E        Bm     F#m  E
I'm not afraid to say 'I love you'
   A            E
any more than I used to be, babe
Bm             F#m    Bm             F#m
I am scared to death, I am scared to death
   D      E      D(hold)
to fall in love


Verse 2:
F#m               D
All these people blast from hell
A             E
ice break is infernal
F#m              D
from a heart so black and blue
A            E—D
only for you
                D—E
(just say when, again)


[Repeat Pre—chorus]


Chorus:
A        E        Bm     F#m  E
I'm not afraid to say 'I love you'
   A            E
any more than I used to be, babe
Bm             F#m    Bm             F#m
I am scared to death, I am scared to death
   D      E
to fall in love...


Post—chorus:
        A—Bm—C#m—D
...with you... ...
[2x]

Interlude:
[G1 Guitar solo]
[G2] F#m—D—A—E (2x)
e|—————————————————————————————————————————————|
B|——————9b—————————7—9—10——12/14\12—10—14——10——|
G|——11——————9—6——9—————————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————————————————————————|

[G1]
[G2] E (hold)
e|——————————————————12——————————————————12——|
B|———10———12———10————————10———12———10———————|
G|—9————9————9————9————9————9————9————9—————|
D|——————————————————————————————————————————|
A|——————————————————————————————————————————|
E|——————————————————————————————————————————|


Pre—chorus 2:
[G1(tab) and G2(chords)]
   D   C#m Bm        D   C#m Bm       A(to chorus)
e|——————————————————/14——12——14h12—10—17~~~—|
B|—15——14——15h14—12—————————————————————————|
G|——————————————————————————————————————————|
D|——————————————————————————————————————————|
A|——————————————————————————————————————————|
E|——————————————————————————————————————————|


Chorus:
A        E        Bm     F#m  E
I'm not afraid to say 'I love you'
   A            E
any more than I used to be, babe
Bm             F#m    Bm             F#m
I am scared to death, I am scared to death
   D      E
to fall in love...


Chorus 2:
A        E          Bm      F#m E
I'm not afraid to admit I adore you
   A            E
any more than I was before, babe
Bm             F#m    Bm             F#m
I am scared to death, I am scared to death
   D      E
to fall in love...


Outro:
        A—Bm—C#m—D
...with you... ...
[2x]
        A—Bm—D—A
with you... scared to death...
A—Bm—C#m—D
 I'm scared to death... I'm scared to death...


Coda:
D (hold)
  And you're sweet like poison...