Him — Scared To Death (ver 2) Chords
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...