The Chronicles of Life and Death Tabs & Lyrics by Good Charlotte

The Chronicles of Life and Death

guitar tabs lyrics

Good Charlotte

Here is the whole song, this is probably perfect, and this song RULES!

Song: The Chronicles of Life and Death
Artist: Good Charlotte
Album: The Chronicles of Life and Death


Key:
*: Palm Mute
x: String Mute

~: Let Ring


Guitar 1: Benji Madden
Tune down 1/2 step. This is the way all Good Charlotte songs in the album is tuned.

Guitar 2: Billy Martin
Tune down 1/2 step as well.

NOTE: There is a special effect sound played in the song, you will know what I mean when
listen to it. For that effect, either work out a way to play it on 2 guitars, or get a
guitar to play:

e|--14--------14--------14--------14--------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
and so on.

Intro: Clean

Guitar 1:

eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|----------6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5----------|
Db|-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3--------------------5-5-5-5-|
P.M.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Verse:

Guitar 1:

eb|-----------------------------------|------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|------|
Gb|----------6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5---------|------|
Db|-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--777777-|-3~~~-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3--777777-|-3~~~-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3--------------------555555-|-1~~~-| x2
P.M.* * * * * * * * * * * *


Guitar 2:

eb|----------------------------------|------|
Bb|----------------------------------|------|
Gb|-----------6---6----5---5---------|------|
Db|--5---5----6---6----5---5--777777-|-3~~~-|
Ab|--5---5----4---4----3---3--777777-|-3~~~-|
Eb|--3---3--------------------555555-|-1~~~-| x2

Chorus:

Guitars 1 & 2:

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5--x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7--x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-|
Db|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5--x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7--x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-|
Ab|-3-x-3-x-3-x-3--x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5--x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-|
Bb|-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-|
Gb|-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-|
Db|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-|
Ab|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-|
Eb|-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-|


Post Chorus:

Guitars 1 & 2:

eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-55555555-77777777-|
Db|-55555555-77777777-|
Ab|-33333333-55555555-|
Eb|-------------------|


Pre Verse:

Guitar 1:

eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|----------6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5---------|
Db|-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--777777-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3--777777-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3--------------------555555-|
P.M.* * * * * *

Verse:

Guitar 1:

eb|-----------------------------------|------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|------|
Gb|----------6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5---------|------|
Db|-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--5-5-5-5--777777-|-3~~~-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3--777777-|-3~~~-|
Eb|-3-3-3-3--------------------555555-|-1~~~-| x2
P.M.* * * * * * * * * * * *


Guitar 2:

eb|----------------------------------|------|
Bb|----------------------------------|------|
Gb|-----------6---6----5---5---------|------|
Db|--5---5----6---6----5---5--777777-|-3~~~-|
Ab|--5---5----4---4----3---3--777777-|-3~~~-|
Eb|--3---3--------------------555555-|-1~~~-| x2


Chorus:

Guitars 1 & 2:

eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5--x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7--x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-|
Db|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5--x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7--x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-|
Ab|-3-x-3-x-3-x-3--x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5--x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|

eb|-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-|
Bb|-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-|
Gb|-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-2-x-|
Db|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-|
Ab|-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-|
Eb|-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-1-x-|

Solo Background:

Guitar 2:

eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-|
Db|-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-|
Ab|-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|
Eb|---------------------------------|


eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|
Gb|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|
Db|-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-|
Ab|-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-|
Eb|---------------------------------|


Solo:

Guitar 1:

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----9-7---------7-5-4~-----5-4-2~-------|
Ab|-7------10~--5----------3----------3--5-|
Eb|----------------------------------------| x2

eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------|
Db|----5-4-5------7--5-4----------9-7---------7-5-4~-|
Ab|-7--------7~----------7-6~--7------10~--5---------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|


Post Solo:

Both Guitars:

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|101010101010101014141414141414141717171717171717-|
Db|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
Ab|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 12121212121212121515151515151515-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|


Play Intro.


Play Chorus.


Play Verse.


Ending:

Guitar 1 & 2:

eb|------|
Bb|------|
Gb|------|
Db|-3~~~-|
Ab|-3~~~-|
Eb|-1~~~-|

and that's it!