Breaking Skin

Nonpoint

tom:

Riff 1
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-5----0--7--8----10--3-3-3-3-5----0--7--8----10-|
A|-5----0--7--8----10--3-3-3-3-5----0--7--8----10-|
E|-5----0--7--8----10--3-3-3-3-5----0--7--8----10-|
                         * *

Riff 2 (another guitar plays the echo of this)
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|----5-------5-------5-------5-|
A|----5-------5-------5-------5-|
E|-5555----5555----5555----5555-|
   ***     ***     ***     ***

Riff 3   "I need more than just blood and air to survive..."
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1--1-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1--1-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1--1-|
   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *

Play Riff 3 x4   "There's a hole so deep..."

Riff 4   "Until you feel the skin break..." (all tapped)
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-t8p3t8p3t8p3t7p3t7p3t7p3t10p3t10p3t10p3t7p3t7p3t7p3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|-t8p3t8p3t8p3t7p3t7p3t7p3t5p3t5p3t5p3t7p3t7p3t7p3-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-t8p3t8p3t8p3t7p3t7p3t7p3t10p3t10p3t10p3t7p3t7p3t7p3t8p3t8p3t8p3t7p3t7p3t7p3t5p3t5p3t5p3t5p3t5p3t5p3t5p3-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 5   "Eyes are always falling on you..."
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *

Play Riff 5 x2   "And that itch it keeps calling..."

Riff 5 ending alteration (played 2nd time through)
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-5--5-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|------3-3-3-3-3-|

Play Riff 3 x4   "I need more than just blood and air to survive..."
Play Riff 4 x1   "Until you feel the skin break..."
Play Riff 5 x2   "Eyes are always falling on you..."
                  (w/ ending alteration)
Play Riff 1 x1   "We are weaker than we care to admit..."

Add this chord at the tail end of Riff 1 this time:
E|---|
B|---|
G|---|
C|-3-|
G|-3-|
C|-3-|

Play Riff 2 x2   "Breaking the skin again..."
Play Riff 4 x1   "Until you feel the skin break..."
Play Riff 5 x2   "Eyes are always falling on you..."
                  (w/ ending alteration)