All chords are 
strummed except in the chorus when it sounds like Chris is palm muting the Eb 
string on fret 5 (third time round), it's actually the bass playing that note. 
 
Tuning - Eb (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, eb) 
 
|-----4p0------2p0----------0--------2p0----------4p0------2p0------0- 
|---0--------0-----4p0----0---0----0-----4p0----0--------0-----4p0--0- 
|-6--------4------------2--------4------------6--------4------------2- 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------2- 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------0- 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
|-0-------------0------------------0----------------------0---------- 
|-0-------------0------------------0----------------------0---------- 
|-1-------------2------------------6----------------------6---------- 
|-2-------------4------------------6----------------------7---------- 
|-2-------------4------------------4----------------------7---------- 
|-0-------------------------------------------------------5---------- 
   Consider the odds, consider the obvious, the martyr is meaningless, 
 
|----------------0--------------------0----------------------0----- 
|----------------0--------------------0----------------------0----- 
|----------------1--------------------2----------------------6----- 
|----------------2--------------------4----------------------6----- 
|----------------2--------------------4----------------------4----- 
|----------------0------------------------------------------------- 
the campaign has died. In the planning stages and the fallen faces, 
 
|----------------0----------------------0----- 
|----------------0----------------------0----- 
|----------------6----------------------1----- 
|----------------7----------------------2----- 
|----------------7----------------------2----- 
|----------------5----------------------0----- 
are the singular proof that it was ever alive. 
 
|--------------0------------------0-----------------------0-------- 
|--------------0------------------0-----------------------0-------- 
|--------------2------------------6-----------------------6-------- 
|--------------4------------------6-----------------------7-------- 
|--------------4------------------4-----------------------7-------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------5-------- 
This purchased rebellion has been outdated, denounced and rescinded 
 
|---------------0--------0-------------0-------------0---- 
|---------------0--------0-------------0-------------0---- 
|---------------1--------2-------------6-------------6---- 
|---------------2--------4-------------6-------------7---- 
|---------------2--------4-------------4-------------7---- 
|---------------0------------------------------------5---- 
and left to die, championless, championless, championless 
 
|--------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------- 
|-14-------------9---------7-------------7---------- 
|-14-------------9---------7-------------7---------- 
|-12-------------7---------5-------------5---------- 
    I begged you not to go, I begged you, I pleaded. 
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-14---------------9--------------7---------------------7------------ 
|-14---------------9--------------7---------------------7------------ 
|-12---------------7--------------5---------------------5------------ 
 Claimed you as my only hope, and watched the floor as you retreated. 
 
|--------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------- 
|-14-------------9--------7-------------7----------- 
|-14-------------9--------7-------------7----------- 
|-12-------------7--------5-------------5----------- 
   I begged you not to go, I begged you, I pleaded. 
 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-14---------------9--------------7---------------------7------------- 
|-14---------------9--------------7---------------------7------------- 
|-12---------------7--------------5---------------------5------------- 
 Claimed you as my only hope, and watched the floor as you retreated. 
 
|-0-----------------0---------------0--------------0---------- 
|-0-----------------0---------------0--------------0---------- 
|-1-----------------2---------------6--------------6---------- 
|-2-----------------4---------------6--------------7---------- 
|-2-----------------4---------------4--------------7---------- 
|-0------------------------------------------------5---------- 
 Hope has sprung a perfect dive, a perfect day, a perfect lie 
 
|-0---------------0---------0--------------0------- 
|-0---------------0---------0--------------0------- 
|-1---------------2---------6--------------6------- 
|-2---------------4---------6--------------7------- 
|-2---------------4---------4--------------7------- 
|-0----------------------------------------5------- 
 A slowly crafted monologue conceding your defeat. 
 
|---0---------------0------------------0-----------------------0--------- 
|---0---------------0------------------0-----------------------0--------- 
|---1---------------2------------------6-----------------------6--------- 
|---2---------------4------------------6-----------------------7--------- 
|-2-2---------------4------------------4-----------------------7--------- 
|-0-0----------------------------------------------------------5--------- 
     This purchased rebellion has been outdated, denounced and rescinded 
 
|---------------0--------0-------------0-------------0---- 
|---------------0--------0-------------0-------------0---- 
|---------------1--------2-------------6-------------6---- 
|---------------2--------4-------------6-------------7---- 
|---------------2--------4-------------4-------------7---- 
|---------------0------------------------------------5---- 
and left to die, championless, championless, championless 
 
|--------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------- 
|-14-------------9---------7-------------7---------- 
|-14-------------9---------7-------------7---------- 
|-12-------------7---------5-------------5---------- 
    I begged you not to go, I begged you, I pleaded. 
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-14---------------9--------------7---------------------7------------ 
|-14---------------9--------------7---------------------7------------ 
|-12---------------7--------------5---------------------5------------ 
 Claimed you as my only hope, and watched the floor as you retreated. 
 
|--------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------- 
|-14-------------9--------7-------------7----------- 
|-14-------------9--------7-------------7----------- 
|-12-------------7--------5-------------5----------- 
   I begged you not to go, I begged you, I pleaded. 
 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-14---------------9--------------7---------------------7------------- 
|-14---------------9--------------7---------------------7------------- 
|-12---------------7--------------5---------------------5------------- 
 Claimed you as my only hope, and watched the floor as you retreated. 
 
|-------------------------------------------------- 
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- 
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9- 
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- 
|-------------------------------------------------- 
 
|------------------------------------------------------- 
|-------------------------------------------0----------- 
|-------------------------------------------6----------- 
|--------x-------x------x--------14---------7----------- 
|--------7-------9------12-------12---------7----------- 
|------------------------------------------------------- 
 Does it comfort you to know you fought the good fight? 
 
|------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------0-------------- 
|----------------------------6-------------- 
|-x-------x--------x-----14--7-------------- 
|-7-------9--------12----12--7-------------- 
|------------------------------------------- 
  Basking in your victory, hollow and alone 
 
|------------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------0-------------------- 
|----------------------------------------6-------------------- 
|---x----------x------x--------14--------7-------------------- 
|---7----------9------12-------12--------7-------------------- 
|------------------------------------------------------------- 
 to boast your bitter bragging rights to anyone who'll listen 
 
|------------------------------------------------ 
|----------------------------------------------0- 
|----------------------------------------------6- 
|-------------x---------x-------x-----14-------7- 
|-------------7---------9-------12----12-------7- 
|------------------------------------------------ 
 While you're left with nothing tangible to gain 
 
|----------------------------0- 
|-0--------0--------0--------0- 
|-6--------8--------8--------2- 
|-7--------7--------9--------2- 
|-7--------7--------9--------1- 
|------------------------------ 
 strum these chords out and just end on that E chord after a couple of strums