Shackled Guitar Tab

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Song: Shackled
Artist: Vertical Horizon
CD: Everything You Want
Transcribed by: Chris Dupont

Tuning--Low E should be tuned down 5 half steps.  A,D,G,B,and high E should
be tuned down 3 half steps.
So, your tuning should be B,F#,B,E,G#,C#.
Or, if you're not playing with the CD, you can just dropped D tune.

MAIN RIFF.......(s=slide, po=pull off)
s= slide  po= pull off  *=harmonic
I-----2-2----------------------------------------------------------|I
I-----3-3s5--7*----------------------------------------------------|I
I-----4-4----7*----------------------------------------------------|I
I------------7*---4--4--4--4po2------------------------------------|I
I-----------------0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------|I
I-2---------------0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------|I

How to play the chords....
Bm-x24432  A-x02200  E-222100  D5-xx023x  E5-xx245x  G5-555xxx
A5-777xxx

Verse 1:
Main riff
For so long my life's been sewn up tight
Main riff
Inside your hold
And it leaves me there without a place
To call my own
Bm              A           E
I know now what shadows can see
Bm                                    A        E
There's no point in running 'less you run with me
Bm                                 A     E
It's half the distance through the open door
G5
Before you cut me down
A5
Again...........Let me introduce you to the end

(main riff 2x)
Electric guitar: E5--G5--E5--G5

Verse 2:----same chords/riffs as verse 1
And I feel the cold wind blowing beneath my wings
It always leads me back to suffering
But I will soar until the wind whips me down
Leaves me beaten on unholy ground again

So tired now of paying my dues
I start out strong but then I always lose
It's half the distance before you leave me behind
It's such a waste of time

Chorus:
E5
'Cause my shackles
G5
You won't be
E5
And my rapture
G5
You won't believe
E5       G5                  E5         G5
And deep inside you will bleed for me

Verse 3:----Same as 1 and 2, only the electric
guitar plays these power chords...
E5         G5               E5
So here I slave inside of a broken dream
G5
Forever holding on to splitting seems
E5            G5                E5
So take your piece and leave me alone to die
G5
I don't need  you to keep my faith alive

I know now what trouble can be
And why it follows me so easily
It's half the distance through the open door
Before you cut me down
Again............Let me introduce you to the end

Chorus

Instrumental:
E5----(for quite a while)
Solo (I didn't tab it)

Bridge-thing:
E5         D5
Though you know you care

Chorus

(This part same as chorus)
And my laughter
You won't hear
The faster
I disappear
And time will burn your eyes
(to tears)


E5-----(for quite a while)
Also another solo which I didn't tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture ben Average	#1 by ben doherty at Feb 16, 1985 at 7:09 AM EST
	here's my interpretation. I'll try. For so long my life's been sewn up tight inside your hold And it leaves me there without a place to call my own obviously this song is about a guy who's life is being controlled by someone else. Probably a girl knowing this band. So I'll go with that. The guy has probably put a bunch of time and effort into the relationship and evidently the girl just isn't feeling it anymore. So she just cuts him off but he can't just do that too. He's still attached to her and she's still weaved into his life. He is lost without her presence. I know now what shadows can see There's no point in running 'less you run with me It's half the distance to the open door Before you cut me down Again Let me introduce you to the end He's trying to let go of her once and for all so he won't be haunted by her anymore. He's saying that he's ready to realize why she left him and how he can let her go. So he's going to end all the suffering that comes from her memory and such. And I feel the cold wind blowing beneath my wings It always leads me back to suffering But I will soar until the wind whips me down Leaves me beaten on unholy ground again He knows now that every time he thinks of her he gets blown down (depressed) so he's going to go in the opposite direction and leave it all behind. So tired now of paying my dues I start out strong but then I always lose It's half the distance before you leave me behind It's such a waste of time he's just tired of going through all the same thoughts about her and trying to get away from feeling bad about it. It's just a waste of time thinking about her CHORUS 'Cause my shackles You won't be And my rapture You won't believe And deep inside you will bleed for me he's telling her that she won't get him down because of what she did. And in the end she'll be sorry that she left him and he'll be better for it. So here I slave inside of a broken dream Forever holding onto splitting seams So take your piece and leave me alone to die I don't need you to keep my faith alive He's telling her to just leave for good so he never has to deal with it again. He doesn't need her or her memories anymore to get him down, or bring him back up for that matter. I know now what trouble can be And why it follows me so easily It's half the distance through the open door Before you shut me down Again Let me introduce you to the end CHORUS Though you know you care CHORUS And my laughter You won't hear The faster I disappear And time will burn your eyes to tears He's finally over it and he's happy. He knows she'll be sorry in the end

No Picture claireus Wanna Be	#2 by claireus s at Dec 4, 1989 at 4:39 AM EST
	Apparently the song was written in reference to Keith Kane breaking up with his girlfriend. And it must not have been going very well. This is probably my favorite song on the album. Has a certain edge the other songs don't quite have. Too bad there aren't any songs with him at lead on "Go".

No Picture Kevin Average	#3 by Kevin Fournier at Nov 12, 1994 at 12:00 AM EST
	i love this song! i think it's about someone who is trying to live his own life and find his way, but someone else is not letting him do everything his way, he feels stifled somwhow... "and deep inside you will bleed for me" the other person, although very demanding, and almost appears cold and disapproving, actually does love him on a deep level.

No Picture phil Wanna Be	#4 by phil taylor at Feb 23, 2006 at 6:49 AM EST
	Yes, too bad he didn't sing on "Go". I like his voice, it's more of a hardcore rocker than pop/alternative artist. jbisasky, I agree with your interpretations of it.