Track 11 Of 12 · Dark At Noon
Rot In The Rain
Track 11 of twelve on Dark At Noon. The words are below, and the full arrangement sits behind the second tab.
The Song
Lyrics
Verse
Dm Gm ADmThe water's sick, the ground is sickDmThe sky is old and turning thickGmI drink it down, I drink it allI'm sick like the world, waiting to fall(Later verses: same changes.)
Pre-Chorus
Bb ABbDon't you knowDon't you know
Chorus
Dm Bb F ADm Bb Gm ADm BbI'm sick, I'm sick like the earthSick from the day of my birthDm BbI'm sick, and I won't get wellGm ALay me down, can't you tell
Bridge
BbOhhh, down and downOhhh, down and down
Outro
Dm
Written to fit the song rather than transcribed off the recording. Strings run low to high on the staves below.
Legend: h = hammer-on, p = pull-off, / = slide up, \ = slide down, x = muted chuck, ~ = let ring, PM = palm mute. Strings top to bottom: e B G D A D (low). CHORD SHAPES (fret numbers, low D string at bottom) -------------------------------------------------- Dm Gm A Bb F e|-1-----3-----0-----6-----1-----| B|-3-----3-----2-----6-----1-----| G|-2-----3-----2-----7-----2-----| D|-0-----5-----2-----8-----3-----| A|-0-----5-----0-----8-----3-----| D|-0-----5-----------8-----3-----| [INTRO] Lone cello enters on bar 1, riff underneath. e|-------------------|-------------------| x2 B|-------------------|-------------------| G|-------------1-----|-------------------| D|-----0h3-------0---|-----0h3---1-0-----| A|-------------------|---------------0-2-| D|-0---------0-------|-0-----------------| [MAIN RIFF] e|-------------------|-------------------| x2 B|-------------------|-------------------| G|-------------1-----|-------------------| D|-----0h3-------0---|-----0h3---1-0-----| A|-------------------|---------------0-2-| D|-0---------0-------|-0-----------------| [VERSE] e|---------1-------|---------1-------|---------3-------|---------0-------| B|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------2---2-----| G|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---| D|---0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|---5-----------5-|---2-----------2-| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------| D|-0---------------|-0---------------|-5---------------|-----------------| A [PRE-CHORUS] e|-6-------6-------|-0-------0-------| x2 B|-6-------6-------|-2-------2-------| G|-7-------7-------|-2-------2-------| D|-8-------8-------|-2-------2-------| A|-8-------8-------|-0-------0-------| D|-8-------8-------|-----------------| D D D D A [CHORUS] e|-1-----1---1-1---|-6-----6---6-6---|-1-----1---1-1---|-0-----0---0-0---| B|-3-----3---3-3---|-6-----6---6-6---|-1-----1---1-1---|-2-----2---2-2---| G|-2-----2---2-2---|-7-----7---7-7---|-2-----2---2-2---|-2-----2---2-2---| D|-0-----0---0-0---|-8-----8---8-8---|-3-----3---3-3---|-2-----2---2-2---| A|-0-----0---0-0---|-8-----8---8-8---|-3-----3---3-3---|-0-----0---0-0---| D|-0-----0---0-0---|-8-----8---8-8---|-3-----3---3-3---|-----------------| D D D U D D D U D D D U D D D U e|-1-----1---1-1---|-6-----6---6-6---|-3-----3---3-3---|-0-----0---0-0---| B|-3-----3---3-3---|-6-----6---6-6---|-3-----3---3-3---|-2-----2---2-2---| G|-2-----2---2-2---|-7-----7---7-7---|-3-----3---3-3---|-2-----2---2-2---| D|-0-----0---0-0---|-8-----8---8-8---|-5-----5---5-5---|-2-----2---2-2---| A|-0-----0---0-0---|-8-----8---8-8---|-5-----5---5-5---|-0-----0---0-0---| D|-0-----0---0-0---|-8-----8---8-8---|-5-----5---5-5---|-----------------| D D D U D D D U D D D U D D D U F A [BRIDGE] Chromatic 4ths sliding down. e|-----------------| x4 B|-----------------| G|-3---2---1---0---| D|-3---2---1---0---| A|-----------------| D|-----------------| A [OUTRO] e|-------------------|-1---------------| B|-------------------|-3---------------| G|-------------1-----|-2---------------| D|-----0h3-------0---|-0---------------| A|-------------------|-0---------------| D|-0---------0-------|-0---------------|
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Twelve songs in running order. Every title opens its own words.