Theory of a Deadman - Salt In The Wound 

Standard Tuning 

- these are only basics 
         
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G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 
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You couldn't let it be, You could of let me bleed 

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D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4----4- 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4----2- 
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2------ 
Instead it seems you keep rubbing salt in the wound  

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G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7- 
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7- 
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/5-5-5\2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/5-5-5- 
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You could of let me heal, I hate the way it feels  
  
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D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4------ 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4------ 
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2------ 
Now I suffer still your rubbing salt in the wound.  

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D|----0---0---0---0---0~----0---0---0---0---4~----0---0---0---0---0~----0---0---0---0---4~ 
A|-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4---2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4---2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4---2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-- 
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 (rubbinin, rubbinin...) 

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G|-------------------------------------------3-3-3- 
D|-4-2-4/5\4-2--4-2-4/5\4--4-2-4/5\4-2-5-5-5-3-3-3- 
A|-4-2-4/5\4-2--4-2-4/5\4--4-2-4/5\4-2-5-5-5-1-1-1- 
E|-2-0-2/3\2-0--2-0-2/3\2--2-0-2/3\2-0-3-3-3------- 
 (Instrumental, play it fast) 

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A|-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-2--- 
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Being dead must be better than this. 

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D|------------------------2-0 
A|-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-2--- 
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Already hurts but you couldn't resist.  

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D|------------------------2-0 
A|-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-2--- 
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Moving on way to quick. 

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D|-0-5-5-4-4-2-2-0-0-5-5-4-4-2-2-0 
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I'm not expected a way to end it  

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A|-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-2--- 
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Like a bullet that didn't go threw  

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A|-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-2--- 
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It's stuck inside just like you. 

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D|------------------------2-0 
A|-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-2--- 
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Making me hate like you always do 

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D|-0-5-5-4-4-2-2-0-0-5-5-4-4-2-2-0 
A|--------------------------- 
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Now your fucking him like we were nothing. 

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G|------------------------------- 
D|------------------------------- 
A|-2-4-5-2-4-5-2-4-5-2-4-5-2-4-5~ 
E|------------------------------- 

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G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 
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You couldn't let it be, You could of let me bleed  

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G|--------------------------------------------4- 
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4----4- 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4----2- 
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2------ 
Instead it seems you keep rubbing salt in the wound  

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G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 
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You could of let me heal,I hate the way it feels  
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G|--------------------------------------------4- 
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4----4- 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4----2- 
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2------ 
Now I suffer still your rubbing salt in the wound.  

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D|-4-2-4/5\4-2--4-2-4/5\4-- 
A|-4-2-4/5\4-2--4-2-4/5\4-- 
E|-2-0-2/3\2-0--2-0-2/3\2-- 
 (Instrumental) 

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D|------------------------2-0 
A|-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-2--- 
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Your picking at my scars  

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D|------------------------2-0 
A|-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-2--- 
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my worlds been torn apart. 

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D|------------------------2-0 
A|-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-2--- 
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Everywhere I turn there you are  

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D|-0-5-5-4-4-2-2-0-0-5-5-4-4-2-2-0 
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to humiliate me you must hate me. 

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D|------------------------2-0 
A|-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-2--- 
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When there's nothing left  

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D|------------------------2-4\2\0 
A|-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-2--- 
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and I take my last breath  

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A|-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-2--- 
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Will I finally be at rest  

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D|-0-5-5-4-4-2-2-0-0-5-5-4-4-2-2-0 
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while your both laughing hope your happy.  

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A|-2-4-5-2-4-5-2-4-5-2-4-5-2-4-5~ 
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G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 
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You couldn't let it be, You could of let me bleed  

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G|--------------------------------------------4- 
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4----4- 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4----2- 
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2------ 
Instead it seems you keep rubbing salt in the wound  

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B|------------------------------------- 
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 
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You could of let me heal,I hate the way it feels  
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G|--------------------------------------------4- 
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4----4- 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4----2- 
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2------ 
Now I suffer still your rubbing salt in the wound.  

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D|-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4---- 
A|-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4---- 
E|-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2---- 
It's burning I can't take the pain 

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D|-2-2-2-2----------4-4-4-4---------------- 
A|-2-2-2-2----------4-4-4-4---------------- 
E|-0-0-0-0----------2-2-2-2---------------- 
I said it's burning I can't take the pain of when your  

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D|-5-5-5-5---------3-3-3 
A|-5-5-5-5---------3-3-3 
E|-3-3-3-3---------1-1-1 
rubbing salt in (rubbing salt) in the wound 

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D|----0---0---0---0---0~----0---0---0---0---0-----0---0---0---0---0-----0---0---0---0---0- 
A|-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4---2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4---2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4---2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-- 
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 (rubbinin, rubbinin...) 

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G|--------------------------------- 
D|-4-2-4/5\4---4-2-4/5\4--4-2-4/5\4 
A|-4-2-4/5\4---4-2-4/5\4--4-2-4/5\4 
E|-2-0-2/3\2---2-0-2/3\2--2-0-2/3\2 
ohho hooh ho ohhooh hhhoooo 

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G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 
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You couldn't let it be, You could of let me bleed  

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G|--------------------------------------------4- 
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4----4- 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4----2- 
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2------ 
Instead it seems you keep rubbing salt in the wound  

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B|------------------------------------- 
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7- 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 
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You could of let me heal,I hate the way it feels  
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G|---------------------------------------------------------------4 
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4---4 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4---2 
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2--- 
Now I suffer still your rubbing salt in the rubbing salt in the wound. 

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G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 
D|----0---0---0---0---0~----0---0---0---0---0-----0---0---0---0---0-----0---0---0---0---0-4 
A|-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4---2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4---2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4---2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4--2 
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 (rubbinin, rubbinin...)