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Where Idols Once Stood Tab

Send "Where Idols Once Stood" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

GUITAR 1'S PARTS:
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Intro:  (Extremely fast picking)  (7x)
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------|
   .......................................

Verse:  "Where idols..."  (4x)
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----4-----2-----0-----5-----4---2------------(Listen for triplet)----------|
G#|--2-----3-----2-----3-----2-----2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
C#|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
                                      ...........................

Chorus:  "Still believe they can save us..."  (4x)
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|12~-----11~----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-x-------x-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|10~------9~----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Interlude:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------|

2nd Verse:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----4-----2-----0-----5-----4---2------------(Listen for triplet)----------|
G#|--2-----3-----2-----3-----2-----2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
C#|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
                                      ...........................

2nd Verse Cont'd:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----4-----2-----0-----5-----4----2x---2x---2x---2x-------------------------|
G#|--2------3----2-----3-----2------2x---2x---2x---2x-------------------------|
C#|2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------2x---2x---2x---2x-------------------------|

2nd Verse Cont'd:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----4-----2-----0-----5-----4---2-----------2-----------2-----------2-2-2-2|
G#|--2-----3-----2-----3-----2-----2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2|
C#|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2|
                                      .......     .......     .......

2nd Verse Cont'd:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----4-----2-----0-----5-----4---2x-----------------------------------------|
G#|--2-----3-----2-----3-----2-----2x-----------------------------------------|
C#|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------2x-----------------------------------------|

Bridge:  (2x)
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------(triplet)----------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2----|
   ...........................................................................

Bridge Cont'd:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------(0)-----|
C#|--5---4---4h5p4---4h5-5-5-5p4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-2~---2~-----|
G#|3---3---3-------3------------------3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-2~---3~-----|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------2~----------|
   .   .   .       .

Bridge Cont'd:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|2-2x--2~---2-2x------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|3-3x--2~---3-3x------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------2~-------------------------------------------------------------------|

3rd Verse:  (3x)
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
C#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
G#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------|
C#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------|

3rd Verse Cont'd:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------|
C#|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------|
G#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2nd Interlude:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
C#|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|
G#|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Next Part:
D#|------------------0~------------------0~-------------------0~--------------|
A#|------------------0~------------------0~-------------------0~--------------|
F#|4/5-5-5-5-4-4--------5/7-7-7-7-5-5-------4/5-5-5-5-4-4--------4/5-5-5-5-5-5|
C#|4/5-5-5-5-4-4-2~-----5/7-7-7-7-5-5-2~----4/5-5-5-5-4-4-2~-----4/5-5-5-5-5-5|
G#|2/3-3-3-3-2-2-2~-----3/5-5-5-5-3-3-2~----2/3-3-3-3-2-2-2~-----2/3-3-3-3-3-3|
C#|--------------2~-------------------2~------------------2~------------------|

Next Part Cont'd:     4th Verse:  (2x) 
D#|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
C#|5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
G#|3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
C#|------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------|

4th Verse Cont'd:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
C#|4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
G#|2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------5~------------5~---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-4~-----4~-----4~-----4~-----4~--------------------------------------------|
C#|-5~-----2~-----5~-----2~-----5~--------------------------------------------|
G#|-3~-----2~-----3~-----2~-----3~--------------------------------------------|
C#|-2~-----2~-----2~-----2~-----2~--------------------------------------------|

GUITAR 2'S PARTS:
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Intro:  (2x)
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------|
   .......................................

Intro Cont'd:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------4~----7~------------------------------------------------------|
C#|5~-----4~----5~----7~----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9x--------|
G#|7~-----5~----2~----5~----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7x--------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:  (Only guitar 1)

Chorus:  "Still believe..."        Interlude:
D#|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
F#|--------4~--------------4~-----|-------------------------------------------|
C#|5~--4~--5~--4~--5~--4~--5~--4~-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9---|
G#|7~--5~--7~--5~--7~--5~--7~--5~-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7---|
C#|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

2nd Verse:  (Only guitar 1)

Bridge:  (2x)
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------(triplet)----------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2----|
   ...........................................................................

Bridge Cont'd:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------*-14/16-16-16-16-14-14-14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-14|
C#|--9---7---7h9-7--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x|
G#|5---5---5-------12/14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge Cont'd:
D#|------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------|
F#|14-12~---11--9~---9-9x--------|
C#|-x--x-----x--x----x-x---------|
G#|12-10~----9--7~---7-7x--------|
C#|------------------------------|

Bridge Cont'd:  (2x)
D#|--2-3-2-------0-2-0-2-3-5---3-2---|
A#|0-------3---3-------------3-------|
F#|----------0-----------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|

3rd Verse:  (Repeat last bridge part 8x)

End of Next Part:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------------------------------|
C#|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------------------------------------|
G#|5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

4th Verse:  (All 2x)
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
C#|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
G#|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

4th Verse Cont'd:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-14-14-|
C#|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
G#|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

4th Verse Cont'd:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------------------------------|
C#|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----------------------------------|
G#|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro:
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|12----11-----12-----12/14-12-12-11/1211--9----5----4----5---/12~---------|
C#|-x-----x------x------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----x----x----x-----x----------|
G#|10-----9-----10-----10/12-10-10--9/10-9--7----3----2----3---/10~---------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Where Idols Once Stood Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture jo_silverhawk Average	#1 by jo_silverhawk at Mar 7, 1976 at 9:47 AM EST
	this song is about worshipping false gods.people have abandoned there beliefs and turned to new ways of life.

No Picture jake Average	#2 by jake battkoo at Nov 10, 1980 at 8:35 AM EST
	our idols lay in ruins we’d have saved them if we could The things we once believed in we now know to no longer be true but we still choose to worship the places where our idols stood but in our self-deception we still hold on to those beliefs still believe they can save us still believe that they hold the key to our existence i’ve lived this way too long to turn back now presuppositions set in stone this coffin sealed by my own pride in my pride and prejudgment i cannot change my beliefs and though it seems the sun will shine ill draw the shades and stay inside and although i could find the truth i will baske in my own ignorance which i identify with if we’ve learned anything at all its that the chests of idols will do just as well we all see what we want to anyway (anyway) since we all deceive ourselves i might as well some things are better left unsaid the truth destoys ideal... it is best to leave it unsaid you know what’s at stake something’s are better left unsaid as long as we can keep it in textbooks, then we’ll be untouchable, untouchable through society we can instill the same lies and false ideals we believed in we hate to lie to children but after all its all for their own good its better for them to believe in a world with ideals instead of knowing the truth of our own imperfections

No Picture stephen Average	#3 by stephen warunki at May 10, 1986 at 9:00 PM EST
	WASTED---- before you run around and try and lecture AMERICANS on how we think we are the strongest in the world.... and the rest of your little speech.... realize that your thoughts althou kind of "insightful" are totally phuckin worthless.... i cant speak for everyone. but i can speak for myself and i think you are way too naive to be making comments like that.... 5000 innocent people died asshole... and im guessing 99 percent of them had NOTHING to do with our nations diplomatic relations with other nations..... and im sure you are thinking--- they were in the WTC..... but they dont make decisions that change the world... our president and his cabinet do... so get the fuckin facts straight before you go criticize millions of people AND disrespect 5000 people who lost their lives--- its a good thing we dont have spineless fags like you in the U.S.

No Picture paddy Average	#4 by paddy coscoran at Jan 3, 1989 at 3:26 PM EST
	not much else to do 3 in the morning sorry, ill stop

No Picture yomomma!! Wanna Be	#5 by yomomma!! at Mar 8, 1992 at 7:18 PM EST
	Im not really sure about this one, but It brings to mind the statement that the winners write the history books. While kids are learning about wars won, others are being shaded from the fact that they lost.

No Picture guitar girl Rhythm Player	#6 by guitar girl 13 at Oct 1, 1992 at 7:10 AM EST
	hmm....that's a really good point.

No Picture Dudey Average	#7 by Dudey at Nov 14, 1992 at 10:59 AM EST
	no theres more to it than that

No Picture Rene Average	#8 by Rene Salojärvi at Apr 29, 1994 at 8:05 AM EST
	maybe its just a song...

No Picture Rosa Wanna Be	#9 by Rosa Beauchamp at Nov 21, 2000 at 4:39 PM EST
	DeAdBoLt, he can do what he wants. and anyways, his explanations make much more sense than yours. im not saying either of you are wrong/right, im just saying his 3 posts make much more sense. 3 making sense on one that doesnt. and youre complaining. hmmmm.

No Picture Kenny Lead Player	#10 by Kenny Berg at Nov 24, 2001 at 7:54 PM EST
	actually SpeCiAlBleND540, i believe the numbers were closer to 3000, so maybe it is you who should be getting the facts straight? and while i don't completely agree with Wasted either, possibly he was trying to highlight the how and the why of the attacks, (how could they have slipped through airport security and why would any group of people want to kill 3000 innocent people) ... and for once not comment on the outcome? just a thought, but this song is very much not 9/11 ... i believe pravdawglerz analysis was very insightful and i'm inclined to go with his idea. great song though, truly great.