Rhy. Fig 1 (clean): Played 6 times (2 times for intro and then 4 for first verse).

----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
----7-----------------|----7---------7--------|----7---------------|----(7)-------------|
----5-----------------|----5---------5--------|----5---------------|----(5)-------------|
----3-----------------|----3---------5--------|----6---------------|----(6)-------------|
----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

Riff 1 (distortion): Played once for intro.

--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
----3/5-------------|----6/5------6/5-----|----6/5-------------|----(5)-------------|
--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

--------------------|---------------------|---------10----10---|---8-----8------8---|
--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
----3/5-------------|----6/5------6/5-----|----8-------8-------|------8-----8-------|
--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

Rhy Fig. 2 (clean): Played 4 times for prechorus.

------------------------|-------------------------|
---8-------8------------|---8-------8-------------|
---10----------10-------|---7-------------7-------|
---10--------------10---|---8----------------8----|
---8--------------------|---6---------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|

Rhy. Fig 3 (distortion): Played 4 times for chorus.

------------------------|-------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|
---8----------------5--5|--5----7--7--7-----7-----|
---8----8--8--8-----5--5|--5----7--7--7-----7-----|
---6----8--8--8-----3--3|--5----5--5--5-----5-----|
--------6--6--6---------|-------------------------|

Play Rhy Fig. 1 four times. After second time Riff 1 is played through once softly.

Play Rhy Fig. 2 four times for second prechorus.

Play Rhy Fig. 3 four times for chorus.

Rhy. Fig 4 (distortion): Played twice for guitar solo.

------------------------|-------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|
----------------------8-|--(8)--------------------|
---8------------------8-|--(8)--------------------|
---8------------------6-|--(6)--------------------|
---6--------------------|-------------------------|

Rhy. Fig 5 (distortion): Played twice for guitar solo.

------------------------|-------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|
----------------------8-|--(8)--------------------|
---5------------------8-|--(8)--------------------|
---5------------------6-|--(6)--------------------|
---3--------------------|-------------------------|

Guitar Solo Part 1: Played twice.

---6-----6--8--10--8-----6--|---(6)---------------|
---6--8------------------6--|---(6)---------------|
----------------------------|---------------------|
----------------------------|---------------------|
----------------------------|---------------------|
----------------------------|---------------------|

Guitar Solo Part 2: Played twice.

---13----13-13-13-11-----10---|--(10)---------------|
---15----15-15-15--------14-bend-(16)---------------|
------------------------------|---------------------|
------------------------------|---------------------|
------------------------------|---------------------|
------------------------------|---------------------|

Bridge: Played twice.

------------------------|-------------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|
---5------------------8-|--(8)--------------------|
---5------------------8-|--(8)--------------------|
---3------------------6-|--(6)--------------------|
------------------------|-------------------------|

Play Rhy Fig. 3 eight times for third chorus and outro.

Come fly down, like a singing bird
Sings your name, I am still the same
Black and white, no you’re not to blame
Holly sweet, put me down to shame

Jack and coke, please take off your coat
Come and dance, shuffle with a glance
Come and smile, please stay here a while
When you’re gone, bring in for the dawn

Lights in the car in the park
I’m falling on my face I know who we are
And I ain’t looking down for the rest of the night
A bullet in my head ended late last night

It’s in my head
(My head) x2

Come face down, lyin on the ground
record time, your words they always-rhyme
this is strange strange boy
with this favorite toy
In your room

She’s shaking in the car with the gun in her hands
Falling over love and a sweet romance
And I ain’t never thought it could come down to this
A bullet in my head, with the sweetest kiss
It’s in my head

It’s in my head
(My head)x2

She’s shaking in the car with the gun in her hands
Falling over love and a sweet romance
And I ain’t never thought it could come down to this
A bullet in my head, sweet romance its in my head, my head

It’s in my head

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Piano Fig. 1: Played once as an intro and then twice for the first verse.

------0----------0---3-------0--------0--------------0----------0---3-------0-------0|
1--------1----------------------1--------------1--------1----------------------1-----|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3----------------------------------------------2-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

------0----------0---3-------0--------------7--------------------7---8---------------|
1--------1-----------------------1------------------8--------8-----------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------10---------------------------|
0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-------0----------0---3-------0--------0--------------0----------0---3-------0-------0|
-1--------1----------------------1--------------1--------1----------------------1-----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
-1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

------0----------0---3-------0----------0---------------0---------0---------0--------0|
1--------1-----------------------1----------------3---------3---------3--------3------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1-------------------------------------------------3-----------------------------------|

Piano Fig. 2: Played once for first choruse

0---------0----------0----------0--------|----0---------0----------0----------0--------|
1---------1----------1----------1--------|----1---------1----------1----------1--------|
0---------0----------0----------0--------|----0---------0----------0----------0--------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
3----------------------------------------|----2----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

0---------0----------0----------0--------|----0---------0----------0----------0--------|
1---------1----------1----------1--------|----1---------1----------1----------1--------|
0---------0----------0----------0--------|----0---------0----------0----------0--------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
1----------------------------------------|----3----------------------------------------|

0---------0----------0----------0--------|----0---------0----------0----------0--------|
1---------1----------1----------1--------|----1---------1----------1----------1--------|
0---------0----------0----------0--------|----0---------0----------0----------0--------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
3----------------------------------------|----2----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

----0---------0----------0----------0--------|----0-------------------------------|
----1---------1----------1----------1--------|----1-------------------------------|
----0---------0----------0----------0--------|----0-------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
----1----------------------------------------|----3-------------------------------|

Guitar Fig. 1: Played once as a transition (on electric) and then twice for second verse

----0--------------0---------------|----0--------------------------------|
----1--------------1---------------|----1--------------------------------|
----0--------------0---------------|----0--------------------------------|
----2--------------0---------------|----2--------------------------------|
----3--------------2---------------|----0--------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

----0--------------0---------------|----0----------------0---------------|
----1--------------1---------------|----1----------------3---------------|
----2--------------0---------------|----2----------------0---------------|
----2--------------2---------------|----2----------------0---------------|
----3--------------3---------------|----3----------------X---------------|
----1------------------------------|----1----------------3---------------|

2nd Chorus lead guitar riff

----3--------------3----1--------|
---------3-----------------------|
--------------5------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|

Guitar Fig. 2: 2nd Chorus chords repeated til the end of the song. Play whatever strumming pattern seems best. Sounds (hard to hear)
like he’s just jamming quarter notes (except for suddenly quiet chorus near the end where you’d just repeat Piano Fig. 2).

 -3-----------------|----3-----------------|----3-----------|----3---------3---|
-1-----------------|----1-----------------|----1-----------|----1---------0---|
-0-----------------|----0-----------------|----2-----------|----0---------0---|
-2-----------------|----0-----------------|----3-----------|----0---------0---|
-3-----------------|----2-----------------|----X-----------|----X---------X---|
-------------------|----3-----------------|----1-----------|----3---------3---|

In the light of the sun
Is there anyone, ohh it has begun
O dear you look so lost
Eyes are red and tears are shed this world you must have crossed you said
You don‚Äôt know me, and you don’t even care
ooo yea
She said you don’t know me, and you don’t wear my chains ooo yea

Essential yet appealed
Carry all your thoughts, across an open field
When the flowers gaze at you
they’re not the only ones who cry when they see you
You said you don’t know me, and you don‚Äôt even care
ooo yea
And she said you don’t know me, and you don’t wear my
chains
ooo yea

She said I think I’m going to Boston
I think I’ll start a new life
I think I’ll start it over
No one knows my name
I’ll get out of California
I’m tired of the weather
I think I’ll get a lover
I’ll fly them out to Spain

I think I’ll go to Boston
I think that I’m just tired
I think a new town to leave this all behind
I think I need a sun rise
I’m tired of the sun set
Here it’s nice in the summer
Some snow would be nice
Ooo yea

In Boston! No one knows my name
Yeaaa
No one knows my name
No one knows my name

In Boston no one knows my name