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S.O.S. - Matt Skiba - Demos
Standard Tuning (EADGBe)
Tabbed by Jack Cookson (Torn Asunder)
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These are the chords for Matt Skiba s new song S.O.S. which is on his new
upcoming solo album Demos which is due to be out this August. Please be
aware I don t know the definite lyrics so I m just putting down what I can
hear. If you have any corrections, I ll be more than happy to put update the
tab with them. I ve indicated the lines I m not sure on with a (?) .
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Chords used (Standard power chords):
(022xxx)
(x022xx)
(x244xx)
Bmaj(No 5th) (x214xx)
(x466xx)
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Intro: x16
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Verse 1:
Such a shame, what became of your broken heart
To this day it remains hanging in the dark
I m afraid and ashamed of the things she said
Never been so alive never felt more dead
Pre-chorus:
And these days, all this pain, but the water s red (?)
I entertain these insane visions in my head
I fell in love just above all the paper trails (?)
While the boat swims in circles and I sink in sales (?)
Chorus:
S.O.S. please rescue me
You re out of breath, I m out of steam
I hold you safely in my heart (?)
Our love has torn this ship apart
Please rescue me
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x8
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Verse 3:
It s a crime, all this time we ve been lost for words
Lost at sea, we believed everything we heard
For last night, I was riding the ocean blue
Now I swim with the fishes and sink with you
Pre-chorus:
And these days, all this pain, but the water s red (?)
I entertain these insane visions in my head
I fell in love just above all the paper trails (?)
While the boat swims in circles and I sink in sales (?)
Chorus:
S.O.S. please rescue me
You re out of breath, I m out of steam
I hold you safely in my heart (?)
Our love has torn this ship apart
S.O.S come rescue me
Losing all but surviving (?)
I need a hand to save my soul (?)
To pull me from this all time hole (?)
Bridge:
Rescue me, rescue me
Rescue me
Rescue me
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Interlude chords: E5x8, A5x4, B5x4
Riff played over the top:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9---11-11---13-13-13-13-13-13--16-16-16---14-14-14--13-13--|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x---x--x----x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x----x--x--x---x--x---|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7---9--9----11-11-11-11-11-11--14-14-14---12-12-12--11-11--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Important Note:
--------------------| This riff is also played over the final chorus, but
--------------------| if you don t have a second guitarist handy, just play
-11-11-11-11-11-11--| interlude chords displayed above, they ll sound okay
-x--x--x--x--x--x---| on their own, it s just Matt likes to make a lot of
-9--9--9--9--9--9---| songs with two guitar tracks for more melodic beef
--------------------| I guess.
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Final chorus:
These aren t the right lyrics, but I really can t make out what he s
singing, the chords are right though. If you have any idea what they are just
say in a comment, though probably we ll find out the exact lyrics when the
album is released.
S.O.S. please rescue me
You re out of breath, I m out of steam
I hold you safely in my heart
Our love has torn this ship apart
Please rescue me
