Chord/Tab song: American Tragedy

Song: American Tragedy
Artist: Tait
Written By: Michael Tait, Pete Stewart
Album: Empty
Copyright:2001 Out Of Twisted Roots Music (Bmi)
Tabbed By: Tim Dost


This is my first song I've ever tabbed out, so I think I did a pretty good
job, but if there are some mistakes, please email me at timdost@hotmail.com
you can mail me at the same adress for comments and stuff...
Have fun playing!!
( I'm dutch, so my english is not very good, so I hope you can understand it)
In the intro I think Pete uses a capo on the first fred, The chords are
relative to capo. Otherwise play
[Fm] [-] [C#] [-] [As] [-] [Es]
Intro: Em - C - G - D (2)
Then Pete plays this,
Hold the first note a very short time and then bend it, listen to the song to get the feel...

e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -11b12r11-9--9------9-11-11-----11b12r11-9--9--------9-11-11---11b12r11-9----
G -----------10-----10-------8--------------10-------10-------8------------10--
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

[Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em][C][G][D][Em]
Verse1:
Ar[Em]t is in m[C]otion,[G] look ar[D]ound
At [Em]the everyda[C]y people i[G]n everyday [D]towns
Lo[Em]ve is an o[C]cean as d[G]eep as the [D]sky
Go[Em]tta keep ou[C]r arms ope[G]n or we're nev[D]er gonna fly

Chorus:

e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -11b12r11-9--9--------9-11-11--------------11b12r11-9--9--------9-11-11------
G -----------10-------10-------8-----------------------10-------10-------8-----
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

It's a tra[Em]gedy[C], a[G]ll the [D]hate I see Am I left [Em]to b[C]e, a slave[G] to his[D]tory

e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -11b12r11-9--9--------9-11-11--------------11b12r11-9--9--------9-11-11------
G -----------10-------10-------8-----------------------10-------10-------8-----
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Love's our[Em] com[C]mon[G] ground[D], yeah! my skin is brown[Em]. Ai[C]n't no swe[G]eter so[D]und, walls

e -------------------------------
B ------------------11b12r11-9---
G ----------------------------10-
D -------------------------------
A -------------------------------
E ------------------------------- 

are tumblin' down

vers 2:
[Em]I can't [C]deny it[G], overwh[D]elms
[Em]That changin[C]g your wor[G]ld means c[D]hanging yourself
[Em]You can't tel[C]l me what [G]you already [D]tried
[Em]Cause we're n[C]ever gonna sh[G]ine, until we swallow[D] our pride

Chorus:

e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -11b12r11-9--9--------9-11-11--------------11b12r11-9--9--------9-11-11------
G -----------10-------10-------8-----------------------10-------10-------8-----
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

It's a tra[Em]gedy[C], a[G]ll the [D]hate I see Am I left [Em]to b[C]e, a slave[G] to his[D]tory

e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -11b12r11-9--9--------9-11-11--------------11b12r11-9--9--------9-11-11------
G -----------10-------10-------8-----------------------10-------10-------8-----
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Love's our[Em] com[C]mon[G] ground[D], yeah! my skin is brown[Em]. Ai[C]n't no swe[G]eter so[D]und, walls

e -------------------------------
B ------------------11b12r11-9---
G ----------------------------10-
D -------------------------------
A -------------------------------
E ------------------------------- 

are tumblin' down

Before and under solo play this (again): Em C G D

Solo:

e ---------------------------13-11---------------------------------------------
B -11b13r11-9-11-9------9----------11h13p11---9-11-9-13-13-11-11-9-11-13-11-9-1
G ----------------10-------10--------------------(10-10-10-10-10-10 )-------10-
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

Em C G D ...

e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -11p9h11p9-------------------------------------9h11p9----9h11p9----6/18-18---
G ----------10-10---10/13-13-10/13-13-10/13-13-10--------10------10------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
e --------------18-16-18-16-14/18-----------------------
B -6/18-18-6/18-----------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------ 

The questions in you are the questions in me
And I'm no closer to answers than you are to me
If we just believe then we all can be free
Nanananananananaaaa!