World On A String bass

World On A String

World on a String

s : slap
p : pop
x : mute
/ : slide down
\ : slide up
h : hammer on
p : pull off
~ : let ring

Intro :
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------10p-----------------10p--------8p-h-10p---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------8s------------8s----------------------------------8s---x--/s-------------------|

G|----------------5p-----------------5p--------3p-h-5p------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----/---5s------------5s----------------------------------5s---x-----------------|

G|----------------5p-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----/s--5s------------5s-----------5s------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------0s---1s-----0s----1s------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------10p-----------------10p--------8p-h-10p-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x---\s--8s------------8s----------------------------------8s---x--/s-----------------|


Verse 1 :

"I see the world on a string..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x---\s--8s------8s- /s---------0h---8s-------0h----8s-/s--x--|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----\s--5s-----5s---/s--------0h---5s-------0h----5s-/--x--|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----\s--5s-------5s----x-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------0h----1s---0h--1s---------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------10p-----------------10p--------8p-h-10p----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x---\s--8s------------8s----------------------------------8s---x--/s--|

"Sometimes you wanna get high..."
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x---\s--8s---8s- 8s----8s-----0h---8s---8s----8s----8s-/s--x----------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x---0h--5s---5s- 5s----5s-----0h---5s---5s----5s----5s-/s--x----------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--x-----5s---5s- 5s----5s-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------0h---1s---1s---1s----1s-/s--x--------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------/-10-10-10--10-10-10--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x---\s--8s---8s- 8s---8s--0h---8s---8s-------------------------------------|


Chorus :

"When I'm down on my knees..."
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3---3--x---5---3-------------------------------------------|
E|----1--1--x--1--1--1-------------------------------3---x-0--3--3--------5---7---8----0--|

"When there's no songs to sing..."
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3--3--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------3---5----7---8----10-10----0h--10-10----------------------------|
E|----1--1--x-------------------------------------------------------------------5---7---8----0--|

"You'll bring me back to life..."
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|----1--1--x----1--1--------------1~----------------|


Verse 2 :

"I see the world on a beach..."
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------10p------10p--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x---\s--8s------8s- /s------0h---8s-----0h----8s---------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------5p----5p--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----\s--5s-----5s---/s--------0h---5s-------0h----5s-/--x-------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----\s--5s-------5s----x--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------0h----1s---0h--1s---------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------10p-----------------10p--------8p-h-10p----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x---\s--8s------------8s----------------------------------8s---x--/s--|

"Sometimes you wanna scream out..."
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x---\s--8s---8s- 8s----8s-----0h---8s---8s----8s----8s-/s--x----------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x---0h--5s---5s- 5s----5s-----0h---5s---5s----5s----5s-/s--x----------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--x-----5s---5s- 5s----5s-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------0h---1s---1s---1s----1s-/s--x--------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------/-10-10-10--10-10-10--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x---\s--8s---8s- 8s---8s--0h---8s---8s-------------------------------------|


Chorus :

"When I'm down on my knees..."
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------3---3--x--3----5-------------------------------------------|
E|----1--1--x--1--1--1-------------------------------3---x-0--3--3--------5---7---8----0--|

"When there's no songs to sing..."
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3--3--3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------3---5----7---8----10-10----0h--10-10----------------------------|
E|----1--1--x-------------------------------------------------------------------5---7---8----0--|

"You'll bring me back to life..."
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|----1~-------1-------------8~---------------|


Interlude :

"This is the world on a string, there’s no songs left to sing
Just sing, sing..."
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5~--------------------------------|
E|--------5~-----------------------1~--------8~-----------|

"I see the good, I see the bad, the revolution..."
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------7-------7----------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------5--------5----------------
E|-----8-8-8-8-0-8-8-8-8-----5-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5---------------------------0--1-1-1-1-----

---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------/10--------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
--8-8-0-8-------------8----------------------------------------|

                                                                                         
                                                                                    (x2)
"I see the happy, I see sad, the absolution...." (couldn't get this part exactly)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------7-------7----------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------5--------5----------------
E|-----8-8-8-8-0-8-8-8-8-----5-5-5-5-0-5-5-5-5---------------------------0--1-1-1-1-----

---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------/10--------10-10-10-10-10-10--|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
--8-8-0-8-------------8----------------------------------------|

Chorus : (x2)

"You'll bring me back to life..."
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------3--3--3--3------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------3~-------------|
E|----1--1--1--1----------------------1--1--1--1---------------------------------|

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I'm pretty sure this is correct, save for some of the parts I didn't quite get.  Any 
are welcome, and I can be reached at [email protected] for any questions or death 
 Cheers!

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