Drunk On Shadows Guitar Tab

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very very good song


***Tab**Key********
. . . = Palm Muting
/ = Slide Up
 = Slide Down
#* = Natural Harmonic
~ = Vibrato
(#) = OptionalGhost Note

 *DISTORTION*

Intro
                                                     
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-6--6--6--6--6--6---9-9-9-9-9-9---4-|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4---7-7-7-7-7-7---6-|
C|(0)(0)(0)(0)(0)(0)------------------|

Verse Riff {x2}

   . . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . . . . .     {x2}
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-6----------6------6------6---6-------|
A|---7-6-4--4---4--4---4--4---4---7-6-4-|
C|--------------------------------------|

   . . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . . . . .     
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------4-4-4-----------------------|
D|---6------6------6---6--------------------------6-------|
A|-4---4--4---4--4---4---6-7---------6-7-6--6-7-6---7-6-4-|
C|--------------------------------------------------------|

(on third time...)
   . . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . . .  .     
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------4-4-4-------------|
D|---6------6------6---6------------------------|
A|-4---4--4---4--4---4---6-7---------6-7-6--6-7-|
C|----------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus Riff

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9-94--4-4--4---6--6--6--6--6--6---9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7--7--7-72--2-2--2---4--4--4--4--4--4---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C|----------------------(0)(0)(0)(0)(0)(0)--------------|

Chorus Riff 

E|------------------------------------^-----|
B|------------------------------------R-----|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4--/8-8-8-8-8-4-4-4--E-----|
D|------------------------------------S-----|
A|------------------------------------T-----|
C|------------------------------------^-----|

E|----------------------------------------7--5*-7-----7------7--|
B|------------------------------------/5------------4-----4-----|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4--/8-8-8-8-8-4-4-4----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---------6--6--6--6---/9-9-9-9-9----|
A|---------4--4--4--4---/7-7-7-7-7-6~-|
C|-3/123-(0)(0)(0)(0)----------------|

E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6---9-9-9-9-9-9---6-| <-
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6---9-9-9-9-9-9---6-| <-LET C#5 RING - CROSSFADE INTO VERSE
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4---7-7-7-7-7-7---4-| <-
C|-----------------------------0-|

Interlude

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5-3-2-0---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--5-3-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|

E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------0-0-0------------------------|
C|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---5-2-3--------2-3-2---2-3-2-5-3-2-0-|

E|-^---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-W---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-A---9----6----9----6--------------------------------------|
D|-I---9----6----9----6--------------------------------------|
A|-T---7----4----7----4--------------------------------------|
C|-^---------------------------------------------------------|

Outro 

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-2---2---2---2-|
A|-2---2---2---2-|
C|-0---0---0---0-|

(repeat until fade)
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------/6--6--6-6--9--9-9--9-9-9-|
D|-9--9--9-9--4--4-4--4-4-4---/4--4--4-4--7--7-7--7-7-7-|
A|-9--9--9-9--4--4-4--4-4-4-----------------------------|
C|-7--7--7-7--2--2-2--2-2-2-----------------------------|

Source: GuitarMasta.net
http://www.guitarmasta.net/h/him/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture alex Rhythm Player	#1 by alex Smith at Oct 24, 2005 at 6:53 PM EST
	Dark light just doesnt do it for me.....I miss the old HIM

No Picture TOM Lead Player	#2 by TOM at May 14, 2006 at 10:00 PM EST
	"drunk on shadows and lost in a lie"

No Picture Zach Wanna Be	#3 by Zach Pain at May 28, 2006 at 4:41 PM EST
	sorry i forgot to add: "finding souls to feed the night side of eden we see her struggling for her loves last breath and walk off"

No Picture Kendrick Wanna Be	#4 by Kendrick Snyder at Jun 20, 2006 at 10:04 PM EST
	Hiding underneath The veil of broken dreams We find her weeping On her once white wings She will be carrying the weight of our deeds And she bleeds for love Forever gone Drunk on shadows and lost in life Killing ourselves a kiss at a time Devils dance while angels smile Drunk on shadows and lost in life Finding souls to feed The nightside of Eden We see her struggling For her loves last breath And walk on Drunk on shadows and lost in life Killing ourselves a kiss at a time Devils dance while angels smile Drunk on shadows and lost in life She's blinded by the fear Of life and death and everything in between We smile when she cries a river of tears A mirror where we see Nothing but a reflection Of heaven so far away Drunk on shadows and lost in life Killing ourselves a kiss at a time Devils dance while angels smile Drunk on shadows and lost in life So alive (Drunk on shadows) So alive (Drunk on shadows) So alive (Drunk on shadows) (Drunk on shadows) So alive (Drunk on shadows) Drunk on shadows I believe those are the correct lyrics.

No Picture PW Average	#5 by PW at Jul 1, 2006 at 10:12 PM EST
	whenever i listen to my iPod, it sounds more like, "on her once white wings"

No Picture Darren Wanna Be	#6 by Darren Pilton at Jul 5, 2006 at 3:00 PM EST
	The best song on the new album but that's not saying much! Crappy riff that's been used before, (Not by HIM but it's very unoriginal.) but overall this tracks is not drowned out by the crap-keys, although they are still a little melodramatic here, but the lyrics are great and the chorus has a great groove.

No Picture its leeeeeeeeer Wanna Be	#7 by its leeeeeeeeeroy jenkins at Jul 6, 2006 at 11:01 AM EST
	Give virtualfactor some slack here. They're only expressing their oppinion on the song, which all you are also doing. So what if his oppinions are different? It is one of my favourites on the new album, mainly because I don't like the new album as much as the older ones.

No Picture Brandon Average	#8 by Brandon Dunzer at Jul 25, 2006 at 2:17 PM EST
	Why does this site have oooh sooo many incorrect lyrics??

No Picture Pasquale Average	#9 by Pasquale at Aug 1, 2006 at 1:46 AM EST
	Yea those lyrics are wrong. But this is an awesome song. It's one of my favourites on the album. Well done to HIM for producing yet another brilliant cd.

No Picture CJ Average	#10 by CJ Breidt at Sep 19, 2006 at 2:13 PM EST
	This song is great. I really luv it... so does the guy I like. lol its so romantic, "killing ourselves a kiss at a time". wow. I luv luv luv this song. makes a tear fall.

No Picture Randy Wanna Be	#11 by Randy Burden at Sep 28, 2006 at 12:34 AM EST
	On her once white wings She will be carrying the weight of our deeds And she bleeds for love Forever gone That verse keeps me puzzled, at sometimes makes me think of a girl who is dead, who has commited suicide after a loved one who is forever gone, but the once white wings and all the carrying our deeds thing its just like something completely different... She's blinded by the fear Of life and death and everything in between Those lines makes me think of a limbo, a place between heaven and hell, she is afraid to live and afraid to die so she doesnt knows where to be... but those are just some of my ideas

No Picture jim Professional	#12 by jim d.f at Oct 29, 2006 at 6:37 AM EST
	This song means that there is a girl and she has had a great loss. It might have been something within herself, a loved one, anything and because of this shes "drunk on shadows". Meaning shes lost in the darkness.

No Picture kyle Average	#13 by kyle davis at Feb 6, 2007 at 1:02 PM EST
	i think it means that she lost what she loves about herself, and shes lying to herself because shes "drunk on shadows" or the darkness that she's in. its a fucking kickass song none the less

No Picture jake Wanna Be	#14 by jake anderson at Feb 27, 2007 at 12:15 PM EST
	virtualfactor is a twat. Official. I agree with the whole dunk on shadows-lost in darkness thing. It is a very Villesque theme.

No Picture will Wanna Be	#15 by will bennett at Mar 11, 2007 at 7:49 PM EST
	this so is so good. "killing ourselves a kill at a time." pure genius.

No Picture Dirk Average	#16 by Dirk Vandermeyden at Mar 18, 2007 at 12:03 PM EST
	whenever i listen to my iPod, it sounds more like, "on her once white wings"

No Picture Ziggy Professional	#17 by Ziggy at Mar 20, 2007 at 7:45 PM EST
	I thought it was "Drunk on shadows and lost In a lie" I think thats what the book in the album says anyways, I maybe wrong

No Picture justin Average	#18 by justin tompkins at Mar 27, 2007 at 4:47 PM EST
	''killing ourselves a kiss at a time''

No Picture James Average	#19 by James Burrington at May 24, 2007 at 1:04 AM EST
	drunk on shadows and lost in a lie The devils dance while angels smile She's blinded by the fear Of life and death and everything in between im blinded by the fear of life and death anyone want to protect me?

No Picture Dr. Jack Average	#20 by Dr. Jack at May 26, 2007 at 11:53 AM EST
	great great song

No Picture JUSTIN Lead Player	#21 by JUSTIN LOCKHART at May 28, 2007 at 2:09 AM EST
	This Is My Fav HIM Song On The Dark Light Cd And The Lyrics Are All Wrong Its "Hiding Underneath The Veil of Broken Dreams We Find Her Weeping On Her Once White Wings".

No Picture josh Rhythm Player	#22 by josh groocock at Jun 13, 2007 at 11:23 AM EST
	whats your problem virtualfactor?

No Picture mike Average	#23 by mike rojas at Aug 14, 2007 at 8:59 PM EST
	i think that its about a relationship that isn't working out but they stay together so they can just have someone. but i could be wrong. 1 2 Next

No Picture Jamie Average	#24 by Jamie Kaye at Oct 2, 2007 at 10:25 AM EST
	whenever i listen to my iPod, it sounds more like, "on her once white wings"

No Picture JT Wanna Be	#25 by JT Fairchild at Oct 4, 2007 at 2:24 PM EST
	I could be wrong, but I think it's about a girl who thought she was perfect and someone came along and made her realize she's not, and hurt her in the process (the line "we smile when she cries"). Maybe she lost her 'perfect' boyfriend as well (the line about her lovers last breathe)... not sure if he died or just left her.