View chords used in this chart
[4/4 time]
clean toned guitar, standard tuning
e--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
B--------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
G-------0------|-------2------|--------0-----|-----------------|
D----------2---|--------------|----------2---|-----------------|
A---2-4------1-|---2-4--------|----2-4-----1-|---2-4-3-----2---|
E-0------------|-0--------3-2-|-0------------|-0-------3-2---0-|
e--------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
B--------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|
G-------0------|-------2-----|-------0-------|-----------------|
D----------2---|-------------|-------------3-|-----------------|
A---2-4------1-|---2-4-------|---2-4-----3---|---2-4-3-----2---|
E-0------------|-0-------3-2-|-0-------1-----|-0-------3-2---0-|
{end rythym figure 1}
(with ad-lib slide guitar throughout)
{rythym figure 2}
e---------|----|-----------|----------|
B---------|----|-----------|----------|
G-------0-|----|-------0---|----------|
D---------|----|---------2-|---0---0--|
A---2-4---|----|---2-4-----|----------|
E-0-------|----|-0---------|-3---2----|
e---------|---------|-0-------------|------------------|
B---------|-----3---|---------------|------------------|
G-------0-|-------4-|-----------0---|------------------|
D---------|---5-----|-------------2-|-----0-----0---0--|
A---2-4---|---------|-------2-4-----|---2-----2---2----|
E-0-------|---------|-----0---------|-3-----2----------|
{end rythym figure 2}
There. There it is.
I swear he's going to murder that poor kid.
Wait, I hear it again.
Don't turn on the light until we hear the way it ends.
{Chorus (strummed) }
[3/4 time]
am em GM DM
Under Peruvian skies Vanessa regretfully waits.
am em GM
The story unfolds in her eyes, where midnight hysteria's
FM
No big surprise.
am am/G am/F#
Battered and bruised, always confusing the love
FM
That she's losing for hate. Poor Vanessa.
{rythym figure 1}
[4/4 time]
Hey, I hope you know
I'm taking all this with me when I go.
Shame, you're not to blame.
I'm the monster you created
In your daddy's name.
{Chorus (strummed) }
[3/4 time]
am em GM DM
Under Peruvian skies Vanessa regretfully waits.
am em GM
The story unfolds in her eyes, where midnight hysteria's
FM
No big surprise.
am am/G am/F#
Battered and bruised, always confusing the love
FM
That she's losing for hate. Poor Vanessa.
(Distorted guitar for rest of song.)
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
e-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
G-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
(Bridge) m m
e----|------|-----------|------|----|------|-----|-----|
B----|------|-----------|------|----|------|-----|-----|
G----|------|--2--------|------|----|------|-----|--3--|
D-2--|------|--2--------|------|-2--|------|--3--|--3--|
A-2--|------|--0--0-2-3-|-5--7-|-2--|------|--3--|--1--|
E-0--|-2--3-|-----------|------|-0--|-2--3-|--1--|-----|
Terror by night, liar by day,
Telling her secrets won't take them away.
(guitar solo-rythym part) --hold each chord for two measures.
e-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G--7--|-----|--5--|-----|--7--|-----|--5--|--3--|
D--7--|--7--|--5--|--5--|--7--|--7--|--5--|--3--|
A--5--|--7--|--3--|--5--|--5--|--7--|--3--|--1--|
E-----|--5--|-----|--3--|-----|--5--|-----|-----|
e-----|-----|-----|-------------|-------------|
B--3--|--3--|--3--|-------------|-------------|
G--2--|--2--|--2--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3---|
D--0--|--0--|--0--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3---3---|
A-----|--3--|--2--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1---1---|
E-----|-----|-----|-------------|-------------|
(solo with wah-wah)
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------14--14\12-------------------------------|
D----------12-14-15------------15-14-----15/(17)-\15--14-12-|
A-12-14-15----------------------------15--------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------12-----12/(14)---14--------16/(17)---------|
D-----9----12--9----12--------------15-14-------------------|
A-/10---10--------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------15--17--18--17--15-------------------17/(18)--17--|
G----17--17------------------------------14-15-17--------------|
D-17----------------------------14-15-17-----------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------15----------------15/(17)--15/(17)\15-13-15-------|
B----17/(18)----17-------15------------------------------------|
G-14-----------------/14----14---------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
e--15 17 15 13 15 17 15 13 15 17 15 13---------10--------------|
B--------------------------------------20/(22)----22======-----|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
{rythym figure 3}
m m m m m m m m
e--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
B--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
G--------0-----|--------2-----|---------0-----|---------------|
D--------0---3-|--------2-----|---------0---3-|---------------|
A-2--2-4---2-1-|--2-2-4-------|-----2-4---2-1-|---2-4-3-----2-|
E-0--------0---|--0-------3-2-|-0-0-------0---|-0-------3-2---|
(repeat)
{end rythym figure 3}
e--------------|----------------|
B--------------|----------------|
G--------------|----------------|
D--2--2--------|--2--2----------|
A--2--2--------|--2--2-----2-1--|
E--0--0--------|--0--0----------|
e----------------------|----------------------|
B----------------------|----------------------|
G----------------------|----------------------|
D-2-2-----2-----2------|--2-2-----2-----------|
A-2-2-----2-----2--3-5-|--2-2-----2-----2-1---|
E-0-0-x-x-0-x-x-0--3-5-|--0-0-x-x-0-x-x-------|
e----------------------|----------------------||
B----------------------|----------------------||
G----------------------|---------------------O||
D-2-2-----2-----2------|--2-2-----2----------O||
A-2-2-----2-----2--3-5-|--2-2-----2-----2-1---||
E-0-0-x-x-0-x-x-0--3-5-|--0-0-x-x-0-x-x-------||
e-------------------------|----------------------||
B-------------------------|----------------------||
G-------------------------|---------------------O||
D-2-2-----2-----2---------|--2-2-----2----------O||
A-2-2-----2-----2--2-1-0--|--2-2-----2---5-4-3---||
E-0-0-----0-----0---------|--0-0-----0-----------||
e-----------------------|-----------------------||
B-----------------------|-----------------------||
G-----------------3-----|-------------------3--O||
D-2---------------3-----|--2----------------3--O||
A-2---------------1-----|--2----------------1---||
E-0---(x-x-x-x-x)-------|--0----(x-x-x-x-x)-----||
-->Here the x's represent harmonics played on the
low E string between the third and fifth fret. I
don't know what they are for sure, but you can
experiment with them. Plus the B-flat chord may not
be exactly right.
(with wah-wah)
e------------------|--------------------||
B------------------|--------------------||
G------------------|-------------------O||
D------------------|-------------------O||
A----7-5-----------|----5---------------||
E--0-----7-6-5---0-|------7-6-5-3-5-3---||
(Chorus--distorted)
A5 E5 G5 D5
Under Peruvian skies Vanessa regretfully waits.
A5 E5 G5
The story unfolds in her eyes, where midnight hysteria's
F5
No big surprise.
Battered and bruised,
m m m m m m m m m m m m
e----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D-2--2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---|
A-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E----------------------------|-------------------------------|
Always confusing the
m m m m m m m m m m m m
e----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D-2--2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---|
A-0--0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
E-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
Love that she's losing for hate.
m m m m m m m m m m m m
e----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D-2--2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---|
A-0--0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
E-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---|
m m m m m m m m m m m m
e--------------|-------------|
B--------------|-------------|
G--------------|-------------|
D--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
{rythym figure 3 to end}
How to play #
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.