Tales of a Scorched Earth Words and Music by Billy Corgan, Transcribed by Craig Newnes Tune Down 1 whole step D G C F A D Chord Fingerings: E G D A C B E| x x x x x x B| x x x x x x G| x x x x 5 x D| 2 5 12 7 10 9 A| 2 5 12 7 10 9 E| 0 3 10 5 8 7 Fig 1 |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |----4------4-----4------4---4----4---| |--0 2-0-0-2-0-0-2-0-0-2-0-2-0-2------| Fig 2 E G A E B D A|-2-2-2-5-7--2--2-2-2-9-12-12-12--| E|-0-0-0-3-5--0--0-0-0-7-10-10-10--| Fig3 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------9---------11--------13--------14--------4---------6---------7--------9-------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------7---------9---------11--------12--------2---------4---------5---------7------| |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---| Intro Fig1>8x Fig2>4x Verse A farewell goodnight last one out turn out the lights Fig2 and let me be let me die inside let me know the way through this world of hate in you cause the dye is cast and the bitch is back and we're all dead, yeah we're all dead E G C A inside the future of a shattered past Chorus Fig3 i lie just to be real, and i'd die just to feel why do the same old things keep on happening? because beyond my hopes there are no feelings Intro Fig1>4x Verse Fig2 bless the martyrs and kiss the kids for knowing better, for knowing this cause you're all whores and i'm a fag and i've got no mother and i've got no dad E G C A to save me from the wasted to save me from myself Chorus Fig3 i lie just to be real, and i'd die just to feel why do the same old things keep on happening? because beyond my hopes there are no feelings -repeats 3x- Bridge Fig1 -feedback- Everyone's lost just waiting to be found Everyone's a thought just waiting to fade Verse Fig2 so fuck it all cause i don't care so what somehow somewhere we dared E G C A to try to dare to dare for a little more Chorus Fig3 i lie just to be real, and i'd die just to feel why do the same old things keep on happening? because beyond my hopes there are no reasons Ending Fig2