This Was My Life

Megadeth

Tom: G

This tab is complete
Timing isn't exact, that's hard to do
but I did the best I could
Solo timing is pretty much exact,
but you should still listein,
to the CD for it's exact timing.
I'm also not sure on some chord names,
so I made them up.

Intro

  B           Bb A    G    A  Ab G   F    E

  (volume                                     
Pm-----------------------------

   swell)
e|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------|--------------------------------9\----------------------------------|
D|-9------|-9----------5----7---------3/---9\----------------------------------|
A|-9------|-9--8--7----5----7--6--5---3/---7\----------------------------------|
E|-7------|-7--6--5----3----5--4--3---1/-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  B  Bb A    G    A  Ab G   F


e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-9----------5----7---------3--|
A|-9--8--7----5----7--6--5---3--|
E|-7--6--5----3----5--4--3---1--|


Verse: 1 and 2

Em                    C/E                A/C#          D

1.   It was just another day              It was just another
2.Fate. This was the wrong thing to do     This was the wrong

            Pm                 Pm                 Pm

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B*--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---0h2------2---------0h2------2---------0h2------2----------|


A*--2-----2------2-3---3-----3------3-4---4-----4------4-5------|
E|-----------0------------------0------------------0-------------|


     B/D#        Em

  fight            It was words strung into sentences
  one to be doing  This was the road to destiny.

                        Pm                    Pm


e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4------4-------7h9------9---------9h10-------10-----10-|
A|-5---6--6---7---7-----7-------7---7-------7---------7-----|
E|------------------------0--------------------0------------|


  F#

     It was doomed          to not be right
  An' this was the road        to my ru-

                            Pm-----------


e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----7h8-----------8------------------------|
A|-9-------9-----------9\2---0---------------|
E|-----------------------------3-2-5-3-2-1---|


Em                    C/E                A/C#          D

      There is something wrong with me    there is somrthing wrong
  in. Now there's motives for the suspect Now there's nothin' left


            Pm                 Pm                 Pm
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0h2------2---------0h2------2---------0h2------2-------------|
A|---2-----2------2-3---3-----3------3-4---4-----4------4-5---------|
E|-0---------0------------------0------------------0----------------|


     B/D#        Em

  with you       There is nothin' left of us
  to say         An' now there's method to the maddness


                        Pm                    Pm
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4------4-------7h9------9---------9h10-------10-----10-|
A|-5---6--6---7---7-----7-------7---7-------7---------7-----|
E|------------------------0--------------------0------------|


  F#                                          B5

  An' there is nothin I can do
  An' now there's society to pay

                            Pm-----------


e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|-----------5--4----------|
D|----7h8-----------8------------------------|-4------4--------7--5--4-|
A|-9-------9-----------9\2---0---------------|-2--/6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------3-2-5-3-2-1---|-------------------------|


Chorus

  Gtr 1
        Lying in your bed  examining my head

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------5--3-------------|
D|----------5--4--2---------2--5--------5--2-------|
A|-7--6--7-----------2--3--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------2~~~-|
                                                  |
Gtr 2                                            |

                                                  |
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------5--3-------------|
D|----------5--4--2---------2--5--------5--2-------|
A|-7--6--7-----------2--3--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------2~~~-|


  Gtr 1
           This is the part of me that hates

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-------4--2--------------------4-----4--5---|
A|-1--4--------4--1--6--5--7--6-----7---------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
                                             |
  Gtr 2                                      |

                                             |
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------2-----2--4---|
D|-------4--2--------4--3--5--4-----5---------|
A|-1--4--------4--1---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|


     Paybacks are a bitch    I throw the switch

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------5--3-------------|
D|----------5--4--2--------2--5--------5--2-------|
A|-7--6--7-----------2--3-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------2~~~-|

                                                 |
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------5--3-------------|
D|----------5--4--2--------2--5--------5--2-------|
A|-7--6--7-----------2--3-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------2~~~-|


          Somewhere an electric chair awaits

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5--4-----------9\-|
D|-------4--2--------------4--------7--5--4--9\-|
A|-1--4--------4--1--2--6--------------------7\-|
E|----------------------------------------------|

                                               |
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------5--4--------------|
G|-------------------------2--------5--4--2--9\-|
D|-------4--2--------1--4--------------------9\-|
A|-1--4--------4--1--------------------------7\-|
E|----------------------------------------------|


Gtr's 1&2

  E                                 B  Bb A    G    A  Ab G   F   E

                                               Hey!      This was my life

  Pm-----------------------------


e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------9\-----|
D|---------------------------------|-9----------5----7---------3/--9\-----|
A|---------------------------------|-9--8--7----5----7--6--5---3/--7\-----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7--6--5----3----5--4--3---1/---------|


  E                                 B  Bb A    G    A  Ab G   F

                                               Hey!      This was my

  Pm-----------------------------


e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------*|
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-9----------5----7---------3--------|
A|---------------------------------|-9--8--7----5----7--6--5---3-------*|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7--6--5----3----5--4--3---1--------|


Bridge: (gtr's 1 & 2)


  E                                  C#                                 E

  Fate.  In our Life         there's      if

      Pm-------


e|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|-9\-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------9\-|
D|-9\------------2----|---------------6--|---------------4-|-------------9\-|
A|-7\------------3----|---------------4--|---------------5-|-------------7\-|
E|-----0-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0----|



                                                                     E
     in our beliefs     there's         lie

  Pm-------                                                 Pm----


e|----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------9\-|
D|-----------2----|------------------|-----------------|--------------9\-|
A|-----------3----|---------------1--|--------------2--|--3-----------7\-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---2--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-----3--2--1-----|


                                      C#                                 E

         In our bus-     'ness  there  is                 sin

       Pm-------


e|----------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|----------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|-(9)\-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------9\-|
D|-(9)\------------2----|---------------6--|---------------4-|-------------9\-|
A|-(7)\------------3----|---------------4--|---------------5-|-------------7\-|
E|-------0-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0----|


     In our bod-   ies  there is die

  Pm-------                                                 Pm----


e|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------2----|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------3----|---------------1--|--------------2--|--3-------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0---2--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-----3--2--1--0-|


Solo:

  E

Gtr 1

e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2------|------------------------------2--------|
A|------7\-----------2-------------2---|------7--------7----3--------------3---|
E|-0----------------------3--3---------|-0------------------------3------------|
                                                                             
  |
Gtr 2                                                                        
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  |
e|-12-0-0-0-12-0-12-0-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-0-|-10-0-12-0-0-0-10-0-10-10-0-0-10-0-0-0-|
B|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------2-------|------------------------------------|
A|-----7\------------4-----------------|-----7\-----------5---------6-------|
E|-0----------------------3-3------4---|-0---------------------3-3------7---|

                                                                           |
e|-9-0-12-0-0-12-9-0-12-9-0-12-9-0-9-0-|-8-0-12-8-0-0-8-0-12-8-0-12-8-0-8-8-|
B|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|



e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------2--------|------------------------------2--------|
A|------7\----------2--------------2---|------7--------7----3--------------3---|
E|-0--------------------3-3------------|-0------------------------3------------|



e|-12-0-0-0-12-0-12-0-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-0-|-10\9-0-10-0-0-10-0-12-10-0-0-10-0-0-0-|
B|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|



e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------2--------|------------------------------------|
A|-----7\------------4------------------|-----7\----------5------------------|
E|-0----------------------3--3-----4----|-0-------------------3---2---1------|



e|-9-0-12-0-0-12-9-0-12-9-0-12-9-0-12-0-|-8-0-0-7p0-0-5p0-3p0-0-2p0-0-1p0-0--|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


Interlude: Play 4 times

Em             G              F#             F

Gtr 1, Gtr 2 is out

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B*----------------------------------------------------------*|
G|--------------------0h2--0-0----------------------0h2--0-0--|
D|-----0h2--0-0----------------------0h2--0-0-----------------|


A*----------------------------------------------------------*|
E|--0--------------3--------------2--------------1------------|


Pre|-lude too outro


  Em       G        F#       F

  Pm--------------------------------

Gtr 1
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
e|-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1--|

                                      

Gtr 2                                |
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|----------4--------3--------2--------|
D|-5-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


  Em       G        F#       F

  Pm--------------------------------

Gtr 1
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
e|-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1--|

                                      |

Gtr 2                                |
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|----------4--------3--------2--------|
D|-5-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


  Em       G        F#       F

  Pm--------------------------------

Gtr 1
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
e|-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1--|

                                      |

Gtr 2                                |
E|-------------------------------------|
B|----------5--------4--------1--------|
G|-4--------4--------3--------2--------|
D|-5-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


  Em       G        F#       F

  Pm--------------------------------

Gtr 1
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
e|-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1--|

                                      |
                                      |

Gtr 2                                |
E|-------------------------------------|
B|----------5--------4--------1--------|
G|-4--------4--------3--------2--------|
D|-5-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


Outro:(Gtr's 1 & 2)

  Em       G        F#       F

           This     was      my

  Pm--------------------------------


E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-2--------5--------4--------3--------|
A|-2--------5--------4--------3--------|
e|-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1--|


  Em       G        F#       F

  life,    This     was      my

  Pm--------------------------------


E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-2--------5--------4--------3--------|
A|-2--------5--------4--------3--------|
e|-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1--|


  Em      G        F#       F

  fate,   This     was      my

  Pm--------------------------------


E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-2--------5--------4--------3--------|
A|-2--------5--------4--------3--------|
e|-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1--|


  Em       G        F#       F

  life,    This     was      my

  Pm--------------------------------


E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-2--------5--------4--------3--------|
A|-2--------5--------4--------3--------|
e|-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1--|


  Em       G        F#       F        E

           This     was      my       fate

  Pm--------------------------------


e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2--------5--------4--------3--------2-----|
A|-2--------5--------4--------3--------2-----|
E|-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1--0-----|


Symbols used in tab:
Pm= Palm muted
p= Pull-Off
h= Hammer
\= Slide Down
/= Slide Up
()= Ghost Note