Broken Wings by Alter Bridge BROKEN WINGS- Alter Bridge mark-tremonti.com and alterbridgeband.net Tabbed by:reuben Email:rubes_intheleast88@hotmail.com Any corrections or questions about the tab, email me Tuning: drop B(tune the low E string down to B, two octaves below 5th string, or the same as the low B string on a 7string guitar) w/ all strings tuned down 1/2 a step Enjoy! Intro gtr1(clean) neck pickup eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|-------10---------------------0---------0-----------0------------| gb|-------9b11b9-7-------------7---6---------------6h7---7----------| db|----------------9~~~~--------------------------------------7-----| Ab|-------------------------/9-----0-------------0------------------| Bb|-0-------------------------------------------------------------0-| gtr1 eb|--------10p0-----------------------------9p0---0-----------------| bb|-0------------10-10/12--1210-------------------------------------| gb|-----0----------------------12~~~----------------9/11--11p9------| db|---------------------------------8-------------------------12~~~~| Ab|-------------------------------------9---------------------------| Bb|-8-----8-----8-----------------0-7-----7-----7-------------------| gtr1 eb|--------10-9-7---------------------------------------------------| bb|---------------7---------------0---------0-----------------------| gb|-----------------------------7---6---------------7---7-9b11-9~~--| db|----------------------------------------------7h9--9-------------| Ab|--------------------------/9-----0-------------------------------| Bb|-0-------------------------------------------------------------0-| gtr1 eb|--------10p0-------------------------------9p0---0---------------| bb|-0------------10-10/12-12p10-------------------------------------| gb|-----0----------------------12~~--------------------9/11~~~~~~~~~| db|-----------------------------------8-----------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------9-------------------------| Bb|-8-----8----8--------------------0-7-----7-----8-----------------| preverse gtr1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gb|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------| db|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-| Ab|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---| Bb|-3-----3---------5-----5---------0-----0---------0-----0---------| gtr1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|---------------------------------------------------------0-------| gb|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------0-----| db|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4---------4---| Ab|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---------5-| Bb|-3-----3---------5-----5---------0-----0---------0-----0---------| verse 1 Fight the fight alone when the world is full of victims gtr1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gb|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------| db|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-| Ab|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---| Bb|-3-----3---------5-----5---------0-----0---------0-----0---------| dims a fading light in our souls gtr1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gb|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------| db|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-| Ab|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---| Bb|-3-----3---------5-----5---------0-----0---------0-----0---------| Leave the peace alone Now we are all slowly changing gtr1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gb|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------| db|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-| Ab|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---| Bb|-3-----3---------5-----5---------0-----0---------0-----0---------| Dims a fading light in our souls In gtr1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|---------------------------------------------------------0-------| gb|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------0-----| db|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4---------4--/| Ab|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---------5/| Bb|-3-----3---------5-----5---------0-----0---------0-----0---------| prechorus my opinion seeing is to know gtr1 eb|---------0---------------0---------------------------------------| bb|-----------0---------------0-------------------------------------| gb|-------------0---------------0-----------0---------------0-------| db|/--11---------11\--9-----------9---4-------4---4---4-------4---4/| Ab|/----12---------\----10--------------5-------5-------5-------5--/| Bb|/10----10-------\8-----8---------0-----0---------0-----0--------/| Things we hold are always first to go gtr1 eb|---------0---------------0---------------------------------------| bb|-----------0---------------0-------------------------------------| gb|-------------0---------------0-----------0---------------0-------| db|/--11---------11\--9-----------9---4-------4---4---4-------4---4/| Ab|/----12---------\----10--------------5-------5-------5-------5--/| Bb|/10----10-------\8-----8---------0-----0---------0-----0---------| Who's to say we won't end up alone On broken wings I'm fall- gtr1 eb|---------0---------------0-------0-------------------------------| bb|-----------0---------------0-----0-------------------------------| gb|-------------0---------------0---6-------------------------------| db|/--11---------11\--9-------------8-------------------------------| Ab|/----12---------\----10----------9-------------------------------| Bb|-10----10-------\8-----8---------7-------------------------------| gtr2 eb|-------------------------| bb|-------------------------| gb|--------------------*7*7-| db|--------------------*7*7-| Ab|--------------------*5*5-| Bb|-------------------------| chorus ing and it won't be long The skin on me is gtr2 eb|-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-| bb|-3-------3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-5-------5-----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-| gb|-2-------2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-6-------6-----6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-| db|-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-7-------7-----7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-| Ab|-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-| Bb|-3-------3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-5-------5-----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-| burning By the fires of the sun On skinned knees I'm gtr2 eb|-2-------2-----2-2-2-2-----2-0-0---------------------------------| bb|-3-------2-----2-3-3-2-----2-0-0-0-----0-0----0---0-0-0-0----0-0-| gb|-4-------4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-0-----0-0----0---0-0-0-0----0-0-| db|-4-------4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-0-----0-0----9h1010101010p9-0-0-| Ab|-2-------2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-10----1010---10--10101010---1010| Bb|-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-8-----8-8----8---8-8-8-8----8-8-| bleeding And it won't be long I've got to find that gtr2 eb|---------------------------------0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-| bb|---------------------------------5-----5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-0-| gb|-7-------7-----7-7-7-7---7/9-9-9-6-----6-6-----6-6-6-6-----6-6-0-| db|-7-------7-----7-7-7-7---x---x-0-7-----7-7-----7-7-7-7-----7-7---| Ab|-5-------5-----5-5-5-5---5/7-7-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0---| Bb|---------------------------------5-----5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5---| meaning And I'll search for so long gtr2 eb|-2-------2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2---------------------------------| bb|-3-------3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----------| gb|-4-------4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----------| db|-4-------4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-9-------10----10101212--------\-| Ab|-2-------2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-10------10----10101010--------\-| Bb|-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-8-------8-----8-8-8-8---------\-| preverse gtr2 fade out eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|-0---------------------------------------------------------------| gb|-0---------------------------------------------------------------| db|-4---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-5---------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-3---------------------------------------------------------------| gtr1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gb|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------| db|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-| Ab|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---| Bb|-3-----3---------5-----5---------0-----0---------0-----0---------| yeeeeeeeaaaaeeeeeeaaaaaaeeeeeeaaaaaaaa...aeeeeeeaaaahhhhhh.....lol gtr1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|---------------------------------------------------------0-------| gb|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------0-----| db|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4---------4---| Ab|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---------5-| Bb|-3-----3---------5-----5---------0-----0---------0-----0---------| verse2 Cry ourselves to sleep We will sleep alone forever gtr1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gb|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------| db|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-| Ab|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---| Bb|-3-----3---------5-----5---------0-----0---------0-----0---------| will you lay me down in the same place with all the love gtr1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gb|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------| db|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-| Ab|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---| Bb|-3-----3---------5-----5---------0-----0---------0-----0---------| Mend the broken homes Care for them they are our brothers gtr1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gb|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------| db|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4-| Ab|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---| Bb|-3-----3---------5-----5---------0-----0---------0-----0---------| Save the fading light in our souls In gtr1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|---------------------------------------------------------0-------| gb|---------0---------------0---------------0-----------------0-----| db|---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4-------4---4---4---------4--/| Ab|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5---------5/| Bb|-3-----3---------5-----5---------0-----0---------0-----0---------| prechorus my opinion seeing is to know And gtr1 eb|---------0---------------0---------------------------------------| bb|-----------0---------------0-------------------------------------| gb|-------------0---------------0-----------0---------------0-------| db|/--11---------11\--9-----------9---4-------4---4---4-------4---4/| Ab|/----12---------\----10--------------5-------5-------5-------5--/| Bb|/10----10-------\8-----8---------0-----0---------0-----0--------/| what you give will always carry you gtr1 eb|---------0---------------0---------------------------------------| bb|-----------0---------------0-------------------------------------| gb|-------------0---------------0-----------0---------------0-------| db|/--11---------11\--9-----------9---4-------4---4---4-------4---4/| Ab|/----12---------\----10--------------5-------5-------5-------5--/| Bb|/10----10-------\8-----8---------0-----0---------0-----0---------| who's to say we won't survive it too On broken wings I'm fall- gtr1 eb|---------0---------------0-------0-------------------------------| bb|-----------0---------------0-----0-------------------------------| gb|-------------0-------------------6-------------------------------| db|/--11-----------\--9-------------8-------------------------------| Ab|/----12---------\----10----------9-------------------------------| Bb|-10----10-------\8-----8---------7-------------------------------| gtr2 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gb|--------------------------------------------------------*5*5*5*5-| db|--------------------------------------------------------*5*5*5*5-| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------*5*5*5*5-| Bb|--------------------------------------------------------*5*5*5*5-| chorus ing and it won't be long the skin on me is gtr2 eb|---------------------------------0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-| bb|-3-------3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-0-5-----5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-| gb|-2-------2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-0-6-----6-6-----6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-| db|-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-7-----7-7-----7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-| Ab|-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0---0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-| Bb|-3-------3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3---5-----5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-| burning by the fires of the sun On skinned knees I'm gtr1 eb|-2-------2-----2-2-2-2-----2-0-0---------------------------------| bb|-3-------2-----2-3-3-2-----2-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| gb|-4-------4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| db|-4-------4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-0-----9-9-9-9---10101010109-0-0-| Ab|-2-------2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-10----10101010--1010101010101010| Bb|-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-8-----8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| bleeding And it won't be long I've got to find that gtr1 eb|---------------------------------0-------0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-| bb|---------------------------------5-------5-----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-| gb|-7-----7-7-----7-7-7-7---7/9~9~9-6-------6-----6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-| db|-7-----7-7-----5-5-5-5---x---x-0-7-------7-----7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-| Ab|-5-----5-5-----5-5-5-5---5/7~7-0-0-------0-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-| Bb|-3-----x-x-----------------------5-------5-----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-| meaning And I'll search for so long gtr1 eb|-2-------2-----2-2-2-2-----2-0-0---------------------------------| bb|-3-------2-----2-3-3-2-----2-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| gb|-4-------4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| db|-4-------4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-0-----9-10101012121212-11b12b11-| Ab|-2-------2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-10----1010101010101010--------12| Bb|-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-8-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------| Bridge set 'em free all Relying on their will To make me gtr1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|-----------10~~~~------------------------------------------------| gb|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-| db|-11111112--------9-9-9-10--9-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| Ab|-0-0-0-0---------10101010--10----2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| Bb|(10)-------------8-8-8-8---8---0---------------------------------| all that I am And all I'll be gtr1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|-----------10~~~~------------------------------------------------| gb|-------------------------------444---------444---------444-------| db|-11111112--------9-9-9-10--9---xxx---------xxx---------xxx-------| Ab|-0-0-0-0---------10101010--10--222---------222---------222-------| Bb|(10)-------------8-8-8-8---8-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-| set 'em free all we'll fall between the cracks With memories of gtr1 PH eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|-----------10~~~~------------------------------------------------| gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| db|-11111112--------9-9-9-10--9---\---------4-5~~~4p2---2-4-5-420---| Ab|-0-0-0-0---------10101010--10--\-----0h2----------------------420| Bb|(10)-------------8-8-8-8---8---\-0h3-----------------------------| all that I am and all I'll be On broken wings I'm fall- gtr1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|-----------10~~~~------------------------------------------------| gb|-----------------------------------------------------1111111112\-| db|-11111112--------9-9-9-10--9---8-8-8---9-9-9-9-111111111111x-x---| Ab|-0-0-0-0---------10101010--10--9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/10\-| Bb|(10)-------------8-8-8-8---8---7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------| Chorus ing and it won't be long the skin on me is gtr1 eb|-------------------------------0-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-| bb|-------------------------------5-5-------5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-| gb|-7-------7-----7-7-7-7---7-7-7-6-6-------6-----6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-| db|-7-------7-----7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-------7-----7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-| Ab|-5-------5-----5-5-5-5---5-5-7-0-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-| Bb|-------------------------------5-5-------5-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-| burning by the fires of the sun On skinned knees I'm gtr1 eb|-2-------2-----2-2-2-2-----2-0-0---------------------------------| bb|-3-------3-----3-3-2-2-----2-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| gb|-4-------4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| db|-4-------4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-0-----9-9-9-10----101010109-0-0-| Ab|-2-------2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-10----10101010----10101010101010| Bb|-0-------0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-8-----8-8-8-8-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| Bleeding and it wont be long I've got to find that gtr1 eb|---------------------------------0-------0-----0---0-0---0-0-----| bb|---------------------------------10------10----10--1010--1010----| gb|-7-----7-7/9-9/11--1112--1211119-9-------9-----9---9-9---9-9-----| db|-x-----x-x---x-----------x-x-x-0-11------11----11--1111--1111----| Ab|-5-----5-5/7-7/9---9/10--109-9-0-0-------0-----0---0-0---0-0-0-0-| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------0-0-| meaning And I'll search for so long hmmmmm..| gtr1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|---------------------------------0-------0-0---0----0-0----------| gb|444--------444---------444-------0-------0-0---0----0-0----------| db|xxx--------xxx---------xxx-------9-------1010--10/121212-------\-| Ab|222--------222---------222-------10------1010--10---1010-------\-| Bb|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-8-------8-8---8----8-8--------\-| outro gtr1 eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| db|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------0--------------------------------| Bb|-0---------------------------------------------------------------| gtr1(clean) eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------| bb|-------10---------------------0---------0-----------0------------| gb|-------9b11b9-7-------------7---6---------------6h7---7----------| db|----------------9~~~~--------------------------------------7-----| Ab|-------------------------/9-----0-------------0------------------| Bb|-0-------------------------------------------------------------0-| gtr1 eb|--------10p0-----------------------------9p0---0-----------------| bb|-0------------10-10/12--1210-------------------------------------| gb|-----0----------------------12~~~----------------9/11--11p9------| db|---------------------------------8-------------------------12~~~~| Ab|-------------------------------------9---------------------------| Bb|-8-----8-----8-----------------0-7-----7-----7-------------------| gtr1 eb|--------10-9-7---------------------------------------------------| bb|---------------7---------------0---------0-----------------------| gb|-----------------------------7---6---------------7---7-9b11-9~~--| db|----------------------------------------------7h9--9-------------| Ab|--------------------------/9-----0-------------------------------| Bb|-0-----------------/12-----------------------------------------0-| gtr1 rit. eb|--------10p0-------------------------------9p0---0---------------| bb|-0------------10-10/12-12p10-------------------------------------| gb|-----0----------------------12~~--------------------9/11~~~~~~~~~| db|-----------------------------------8-----------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------9-------------------------| Bb|-8-----8----8--------------------0-7-----7-----8-----------------| gtr1 eb|--------------------------------------------------0--------------- bb|-----------------------11-12-14p12p11-12--11-------------14------- gb|------------------11-12-----------------12--11-12---9/11---------- db|----------11-12-14------------------------------------------------ Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------ 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