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High On The Heels

The Whitest Boy Alive

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First of all the timing isn't correct throughout the song, but it's pretty easy to 
hear the rythm and groove of the bass! 

Intro with synth: (Bass starts at 0:16)


G|--------------------------------|   G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|   D|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------1-|   A|3--3--3--5-5-6-6------------1-1-|
E|--------------------------------|   E|-----------------1-1-1--3-3-----|

G|--------------------------------|   G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|   D|--------------------------------|
A|3--3--3--5-5-6-6------------1-1-|   A|3--3--3--5-5-6-6------------1-1-|
E|-----------------1-1-1--3-3-----|   E|-----------------1-1-1--3-3-----|


G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------------6--6--5--5-----|
A|3--3--3--5-5-6-6------------(1)-|
E|--------------------------------|

Verse: (Instruments at 0:32)

G|--------------------| G|--------------------|
D|--------1-1-3-1-----| D|--------1-1-3-1--58-|   
A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| A|3-3-33-3------------|   
E|--------------------| E|--------------------|    
                                                     
G|--------------------| G|--------------------|    
D|--------1-1-3-1-----| D|--------1-1-3-5-----|  
A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| 
E|--------------------| E|--------------------|

Sounds like he varies from playing 3-5 and 3-1 and 3-3 throughout the song

Verse: (With singing at 0:49)

"I keep an open mind, but only till the bottle stops to spin"
G|--------------------| G|--------------------|
D|--------1-1-3-1--58-| D|--------1-1-3-1-----| 
A|3-3-33-3------------| A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| 
E|--------------------| E|--------------------|

"And there is only one directional state that I am in"
G|--------------------| G|--------------------|
D|--------1-1-3-1--58-| D|--------1-1-3-3-----| 
A|3-3-33-3------------| A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| 
E|--------------------| E|--------------------|

"High on the heels of an opening door, you run out"
G|--------------------| G|--------------------|
D|--------------------| D|--------1-1-5-5-----| 
A|3-3-33-3------------| A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| 
E|--------1-1-3-3-3~--| E|--------------------|

"Battered and bruised, strangely relieved, you run in"
G|--------------------| G|--------------------|
D|--------1-1-3-5-----| D|--------1-1-3-1-----|
A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| 
E|--------------------| E|--------------------|

Instrumental at 1:21

G|--------------------| G|--------------------|
D|--------1-1-3-1--58-| D|--------1-1-3-1-----|
A|3-3-33-3------------| A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| 
E|--------------------| E|--------------------|

G|--------------------| G|--------------------|
D|--------3-3-5-5--58-| D|--------------------|
A|3-3-33-3------------| A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| 
E|--------------------| E|---------1-1-3-3----|

Verse at 1:37

"You said life it still worth living Girl, it seems you're not so sure"
G|--------------------| G|--------------------|
D|--------1-1-3-1--58-| D|--------1-1-3-1-----|
A|3-3-33-3------------| A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| 
E|--------------------| E|--------------------|

"You only need to be more certain what it is you're living for"
G|--------------------| G|--------------9-9-10-9-----|
D|--------1-1-3-1--58-| D|10-10-1010-810--------10-8-|
A|3-3-33-3------------| A|---------------------------| 
E|--------------------| E|---------------------------|
                        +The timing isn't correct, just listen to the song+

"Climbing the hill of pursuing the front runner's tail"
G|--------------------| G|--------------------|
D|--------1-1-3-3-----| D|--------1-1-3-3-----|
A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| 
E|--------------------| E|--------------------|

"Lower the bar to a point you can't possibly fail"
G|--------------------| G|--------------------|
D|--------3-3-5-5--58-| D|--------------------|
A|3-3-33-3------------| A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| 
E|--------------------| E|---------1~-3~------|

Back to the intro at 2:10

G|--------------------------------|    G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|    D|-----------------6--6--5--5-----|
A|3--3--3--5-5-6-6------------1-1-| x7 A|3--3--3--5-5-6-6------------(1)-|
E|-----------------1-1-1--3-3-----|    E|--------------------------------|

Outro (same as verse) at 2:42

G|--------------------| G|--------------------|
D|--------1-1-3-1--58-| D|--------1-1-3-1-----|
A|3-3-33-3------------| A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| 
E|--------------------| E|--------------------|

G|--------------------| G|--------------------|
D|--------1-1-3-1--58-| D|--------------------|
A|3-3-33-3------------| A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| 
E|--------------------| E|--------1-1-3-3-----|

G|--------------------| G|--------------------|
D|--------1-1-3-1--58-| D|--------1-1-3-1-----|
A|3-3-33-3------------| A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| 
E|--------------------| E|--------------------|

G|--------------------| G|--------------------|
D|--------1-1-3-1--58-| D|--------------------|
A|3-3-33-3------------| A|3-3-33-3--------(1)-| 
E|--------------------| E|--------1-1-3-3-----|

And that should be it!

Don't know if it's 100 % correct but it sounds ok when you play it along with the 
song. Sweet band and awesome song btw!

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High On The Heels

The Whitest Boy Alive