[Intro] Em Esus2 x8 Em D x2 Intro riffs (clean tone): e|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|-----------7----------------7-9b-9b11r9p7-|--------------7----------------------------------| D|-----7h9p7---9--------7h9p7---------------|-9------7h9p7---9-7-------------/9--7------------| A|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------10--9--5--| E|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------|--------------8b---------------10/12-10----------| G|------------7---------------7-9b-9b11r9p7-|-9------7h9p7----9-7h9------------------12-11-7--| D|------7h9p7---9-------7h9p7---------------|-------------------------------------------------| A|-7----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------|-8---------------------------------------------| G|-7/9-----7h9p7---------------------------(7h9p7)|---9-7h9-----7h9p7-----------------------------| D|---------------9-----7h9p7\5---5h7p5\4----------|-------------------9-7h9p7\5-----5h7p5\4-4-----| A|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------5--| E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------|------------------------------| G|-------2/4-------------------------|-----------7-9~~~~~~~~--------| D|-----------7-4---7---4-------4-----|-------9-9--------------------| A|-5/7-----------5---------5-------7-|-----9------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------| [Verse 1] Em D I'm shedding my velvet, can't you see? Em D This is the real me Em D I'm not as bad as I was, but I'm not as good Em D As I can be, as I can be [Instrumental] Em Em Em D Em x4 Em Esus2 x2 Distorted riff: e|----|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------10-----------| B|----|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------10b12------12r10p8---| G|----|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------9-| D|----|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-10-|-10p9\7---10-10p9\7---10-10p9\7------10-|-10p9\7---10-10p9\7---10-10p9\7----------------------| E|----|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------pb11r10---10---------| G|---------------------------------------12----12b14-9-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|----------10-10p9\7---10-10p9\7----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Clean riff (plays through the verse too): e|-------------------------| B|-----------------0-------| G|-7---7-------------------| D|-7h9-7h9-7-5-----5h7-5-4-| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| [Verse 2] Em D Think horses, not zebras when you hear the sound Em D Of hooves on the ground Em D You are a heliotrope who loves the sun Em D As it goes 'round and 'round, 'round and 'round e|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------| B|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------| G|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------| D|-7b9---7b9-|-7b9---7b9--7b9---7/9-7\5-|-7b9---7b9--7b9---7/9-7\5-| A|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------| E|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------pb18r17-15-17-15----------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------17-15b17-| G|-7-9-7---7-------7---7-------7-------7-----------------------------------| D|-------9---9-8-----9---9-7-9---9-8-9---9-9-8-----------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-7h7p5-------------------------7h7p5-----------------------| A|-------5-7---5h7p5-------------------5-7---5h7p5-----------| E|-------------------5-6---5\3---------------------5-6---5\3-| [Verse 3] Em D The noblesse oblige you sense is mine Em When I convey my lines Em D "Better to illuminate than merely to shine" Em Em/G You say this all the time and you're right Fill: e|-pb19r17-15-------------------------------| B|------------17-15-17b19r17-15-------------| G|------------------------------16-15-16-15-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| Acoustic/clean electric riff 1: e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-7---7-------------------------------------------7-7h9-| D|-7h9-7h9-7-5-5h7---4-------5---4---------7h9-7h9-------| A|-----------------------5---------5/7-------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| Acoustic/clean electric riff 2: (1:45) e|--------------------|-------------------| B|--------------------|-------------------| G|-----9----9---------|---------7---------| D|-----7h9--7h9-7-5---|---------5h7-5-4---| A|--------------------|-------------------| E|--------------------|-------------------| [Outro] Em D "Better to illuminate than merely to shine" Em Emadd9 You say this all the time and you're right