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Acoustic Riff 1e-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|B-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|G-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|D-|--3--2-----------2-(2)-------------|--2-----------0--0-(0)----------------|A-|--2--------------0-(0)-------------|--0--------------5-(5)----------------|E-|--0--------------1-(1)-------------|--2--------------3-(3)----------------|
Acoustic Riff 2e-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|B-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|G-|--4--5--------4-----------4--5-----|--4--5--------------------5--4--------|D-|--------7--------------------------|--------7-----5-----------------------|A-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|E-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Acoustic Riff 2be-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|B-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|G-|--4--5--------4-h5-p4-----4--5-----|--4--5--------------------5--4--------|D-|--------7--------------------------|--------7-----5-----------------------|A-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|E-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Start with Acoustic Riff 1 once and then while that keeps playing Gtr II plays Riff 2 Riff 2b Riff2 Riff2 Then the electrics come crashing in:-
E5 E5 E5 F5 Gmaj7 G5e-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|B-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|G-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|D-|--2-----------------2--2--3--------|--5-----------------5--5--5-----------|A-|--2-----------------2--2--3--------|--5-----------------5--5--5-----------|E-|--0-----------------0--0--1--------|--2-----------------2--2--3-----------|
While 2 other electrics play Riffs 2 and 2b This continues for several bars and then
E5 B5 G5 F#/Ebe-|-----------------------------------|B-|-----------------------------------|G-|--------4--------------------------|D-|--2-----4-----5-----4--------------|A-|--2-----2-----5-----6--------------|E-|--0-----------3--------------------|
Verse:Riff 3 Bb5 A5 Em F#/Ebe-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|B-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|D-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------5--5-4-|A-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------7--7-6-|E-|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0---------| ---t--- ---t--- ---t--- ---t------------|
Em Bb5 A5 F#5 G5 Ab5e-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|B-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|D-|--5--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6---------------|A-|--7--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6---------------|E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--2-----3-----3-----4---------------| ---t--- ---t------------------------------------------------------|
Play this twice but on the second time at the % play this A#5 A5 A5 A5e-|--------------------------------------|B-|--------------------------------------|G-|--------------------------------------|D-|--8--------7--------7--------7--------|A-|--8--------7--------7--------7--------|E-|--6--------5--------5--------5--------|
Then Fill 1 and into the verse
Fill 1 E5 G5 A5 F5 F5 F#/Eb??e-|--------------------------------------|B-|--------------------------------------|G-|--------------------------------------|D-|-----2-----5-----7--------------4-----|A-|-----2-----5-----7--------3--3--6-----|E-|-----0-----3-----5--------1--1--------|
Riff 3e-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|B-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|D-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------5--5-4-|A-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------7--7-6-|E-|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0---------| ---t--- ---t--- ---t--- ---t------------| Lashing out the action Returning the reaction
e-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|B-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|D-|--4--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6---------------|A-|--6--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6---------------|E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--2-----3-----3-----4---------------| ---t--- ---t---------------------------------------------------| Weak are ripped and torn away
Lashing out the action, returning the reaction Weak are ripped and torn away Hipnotizing power, crushing all that cower Battery is here to stay With Fill 1 E5 C5 Smashing through the boundrys, lunacy has found me F5 F5 F#/Eb Cannot stop the battery Riff 3 With Fill 1 E5 C5 Pounding out agression, turned into obsession F5 F5 F#/Eb Cannot stop the battery Riff 3 (first 2 bars) E5 B5 G5 F#/Eb Cannot kill the family, battery has grounded me Riff 3 (first 3 bars)| | Bb5 F5 E5 | Play this several Bat-ter-y | times and then back to the next verse
Outro: Repeat lots Last timee-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|B-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|G-|--3--4--3--4--3-----------|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3--4------------------------|D-|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3-----|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3--4--------4--3--3--3--3-2-|A-|--1--2--1--2--1--4--3-----|--1--2--1--2--1--2--1--2--------4--3--3--3--3-2-|E-|-----------------2--1-----|--------------------------------2--1--1--1--1-0-|
verses Crushing all decievers, mashing non-believers Never ending potency Hungry violence seeker, feeding off the weaker Breeding on insanity Chorus Circle of destruction, hammer comes crushing Powerhouse of energy Whipping up a fury, dominating flurry We create the battery Chorus
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