While The City Sleeps tab

While The City Sleeps

/    = slide up 
\    = slide down 
b    = bend (whole step) 
b^   = bend (1/2 step) 
b^^  = bend (1 1/2 steps) 
pb   = pre-bend 
r    = release-bend 
t    = tap with righthand finger 
h    = hammer-on 
p    = pull-off 
~    = Vibrato 
*    = Natural Harmonic 
#(#) = Trill 
**   = Artificial Harmonic 
x    = Dead notes (no pitch) 
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes) 
(\)  = Dive w\bar 
(/)  = Release w\bar 
Tp   = Tap w\plectrum 

(rhythm fig 1) 
E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------1-1-| 
G|--9--7--9-----------9-9-9--7--9-------------0-0-| 
D|--9--7--9-----------9-9-9--7--9-------------2-2-| 
A|--7--5--7-----------7-7-7--5--7-------------3-3-| 
E|-----------0---------------------0--------------| 

E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|--1----1------------3---------------------------| 
G|--0----0------------2---------------------------| 
D|--2----2------------0---------------------------| 
A|--3----3----2~---0------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------0--1--2--3--2--1--0--| 

(rhythm fig 2) 
E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|--9--7--9-----------x-x-9--7--9-----------------| 
D|--9--7--9-----------x-x-9--7--9-----------------| 
A|--7--5--7-----------x-x-7--5--7---------17\-----| 
E|-----------0---------------------0------17\-----| 

E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------5------------7------------------------| 
D|----------5------------7------------------------| 
A|----------3------------5------------------------| 
E|--x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x----------3~-----2~---1~--| 
     P.M. ->      P.M. -> 

(rhythm fig 3) 
E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|--2---4--4--4--4--4--4--2----4--4---------------| 
D|--2---4--4--4--4--4--4--2----4--4----2----------| 
A|--0---2--2--2--2--2--2--0----2--2----2----------| 
E|-------------------------------------0----------| 
    < - - - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - - - > 

E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|--2---4--4--4--4--4--4--2-----------------------| 
D|--2---4--4--4--4--4--4--2-----------------------| 
A|--0---2--2--2--2--2--2--0-----------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

(rhythm fig 4) 
E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|--9--7--9---------------9--9--------------------| 
D|--9--7--9---------------9--9--------------------| 
A|--7--5--7---------------7--7--------------------| 
E|-----------0------------------------------------| 

E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|--9--7--9---------------9--9------9--9----------| 
D|--9--7--9---------------9--9------9--9----------| 
A|--7--5--7---------------7--7------7--7----------| 
E|-----------0------------------------------------| 

(riff 1) 
E|--7h-10p-7-------------10-----------------------| 
B|-----------10------(7)----10b~------------------| 
G|--------------9b--------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

(riff 2) 
E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------15-17b^^---r17-----15---------------------| 
G|--/16-----------------16----16~-----------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----14-16/19---14b~----14----14b~--------------| 
D|--16-----------------------16-------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

E|---------7--------------------------------------| 
B|-------7---10-7h10p7----------------------------| 
G|--9b-----------------9~-------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

(riff 3) 
E|-----------7------------------------------------| 
B|----10-8-----10-8---10-8---8--------------------| 
G|--9------9--------9------9---9------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------7-(\)------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

(solo) 
E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|--15-------------------12--14--12--14--12--14---| 
G|--14b---r14p12---------12--14--12--14--12--14---| 
D|---------------14-------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|--14~-------------------12-15p12----12h15p12----| 
G|--14~----12h14~-----/14----------14----------14-| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------12---------------------| 
B|--12-15p12----12-15b--12-15b---15p12-15b~-------| 
G|-----------14-----------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

E|-----------------------------------15-17b---r17-| 
B|--/17---17--17--17--17--17~----/17--------------| 
G|--/16---16--16--16--16--16~---------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

E|--p15----------0-0-17-15-0-17-------------------| 
B|------17~-----------------------17-15-----------| 
G|--------------------------------------16-14\12--| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----12-14p12-----------------------------------| 
D|--14----------14-12-------------------14~-------| 
A|--------------------14-13-12----12--------------| 
E|-----------------------------15----15-----------| 

E|--0--10-12-0-9-10-0-7h9-0-9h10-0-7h9p7\5-0-7p0--| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

E|--5p3p0---0-(\/)~-------------------------------| 
B|--------3---------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------12-----| 
A|--------------------------10-12-14-12-14----14--| 
E|--------------------10-12-----------------------| 
                       P.M. - - - - - - - - - - > 

E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------12-15/17b^^----r17p15-17~---| 
G|--------------12-14-----------------------------| 
D|--12-14-12-14-----------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------12--| 
G|--------------------12~---12-14-12h14p12h14-----| 
D|--12-14-12h14p12h14-----------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

E|--------------------------------15--------------| 
B|-----12h15p12----12h15p12-15/17----17~----------| 
G|--14----------14--------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

E|-----------------------22b---22--22b~---\-------| 
B|--/20-22p20-22b-r22p20--------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

E|--------------------------22b--r22--------------| 
B|-------20-22-22b--r22--20----------22b--r22-20--| 
G|--21--------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|--22b~------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

(riff 4) 
E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------10(7)------10b~-------r10p7-10b~-------| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|--x\--------------------------------------------| 
E|--x\--------------------------------------------| 
            Lower bar 


E|--7h10p7-10b~----7-10p7----7--------------------| 
B|------------------------10---(/)10~-------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

E|-----------------15-17-(\)----------------------| 
B|-----------15-17--------------------------------| 
G|-----14-16--------------------------------------| 
D|--16--------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

(riff 5) 
E|------------------------------------------------| 
B|--15-----------------------------12-15~------\--| 
G|--14b---r14p12-------------12-14----------------| 
D|---------------14~---12-14----------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

E|--12(0)-----------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------7-(\)-------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 
     Gradually lower bar 

E|--10-----10----10----10-------------------------| 
B|------9-----9-----9------9----------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 
    Slowly lower bar, let ring 

(riff 6) 

E|--10h12-0---------------------------------------| 
B|---------10h12-0--------------------------------| 
G|----------------11h12-0-------------------------| 
D|-----------------------10h12-0------------------| 
A|------------------------------10h12-0-----------| 
E|--------------------------------------10-12(\)--| 

Rhy. Fig 1 

Rhy. Fig 2 (3x) 
What goes on behind closed doors 
Private wounds, open sores 
You¥re your own worst enemy 
And cheap thrills bring you to your knees 
It¥s thumbs down for someone like you 
Easy come, easy go 

Rhy. Fig 3 
Burn your bridges, take what you can get 
Go for the throat because you paid your debt 
Livin¥ well is the best revenge 
So give ¥em hell 

Rhy. Fig 1 (4x) 
While the city sleeps 
Better run for your life 
Take your troubles to the night 
While the city sleeps 
Beggars, thieves and losers 
There¥s no relief 

Rhy. Fig 2 
For better or for worse you¥ve bought and sold 
They love you while you¥re hot 
And leave you when you¥re cold 
(riff 1 

Rhy. Fig 3 w/ (riff 2 
Burn your bridges, take what you can get 
Go for the throat because you paid your debt 
Livin¥ well is the best revenge 
So give ¥em hell 

Rhy. Fig 1 
While the city sleeps 
Better run for your life 
Take your troubles to the night 
While the city sleeps 
Beggars, thieves and losers 
There¥s no relief 
Rhy. Fig 4 w/ (riff 3 

Solo over Rhy. Fig 1 

Rhy. Fig 3 w/ (riff 4 
Burn your bridges, take what you can get 
Go for the throat because you paid your debt 
Livin¥ well is the best revenge 
So give ¥em hell 

Rhy. Fig 1 w/ (riff 5 
While the city sleeps 
It¥s all there in black and white 
While the city sleeps 
Through the eye of the needle 
Gotta thread your life 

Rhy. Fig 4 w/ (riff 6  

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