Mystery Performed By: LIVE From the Album: "Songs from Black Mountain" Lyrics & Music Written By: Edward Kowalczyk Comments, questions, corrections, requests welcome Eb(D#) Tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb) Low to High (D# G# C# F# A# d#) Low to High Chords used in order of appearence (Low to High): A/D | x x x 6 5 5 Gbmaj7 | x x x 3 2 2 Gb | 2 4 4 3 2 2 G | 3 5 5 4 3 3 D5 | x 5 7 7 x x A5 | 5 7 7 x x x B5 | x 2 4 4 x x G5 | 3 5 5 x x x C#5 | x 4 6 6 x x Verse 1: (Palm mute each note) 1st/3 2nd/4 |-------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-|-4-4-| |-------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----| My ammunition won't load into my gun My inhibitions, they fall like the weight from a stone A/D A/D Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 You lead my heart away, like a homeless, dusted fool A/D A/D Gbmaj7 Gbmaj7 Somehow this dimestore ring still shines like a diamond to you Pre-chorus: Gb G Oh, how it deepens Gb G Oh, how it deepens Chorus 1: D5 A5 B5 G5 Your mystery..... keeps on turnin' me on D5 A5 B5 G5(once) Your mystery..... Verse 2: Note: Guitar 1 plays the chords without parenthesis Guitar 2 plays the chords with parenthesis (* = A 3rd Guitar plays the picking part of Verse 1 once w/both endings under Guitars 1 & 2 and leads into Pre-chorus) D5 (A/D) C#5 (A/D) B5 (Gbmaj7) (Gbmaj7) Thought I knew the rules, thought I held it in my hand D5 (A/D) C#5 (A/D) B5 (Gbmaj7) (Gbmaj7) Thought I was bulletproof, 'til the blood pooled up in the sand * D5 (A/D) C#5 (A/D) B5 (Gbmaj7) (Gbmaj7) Are you a satellite? A shooting star, or a dove? D5 (A/D) C#5 (A/D) B5 (Gbmaj7) Did we put you way up there or did God send you down from above? (Gbmaj7) Above.... (Repeat Pre-chorus) Chorus 2: D5 A5 B5 G5 Your mystery..... keeps on turnin' me on D5 A5 B5 G5 Your mystery..... burns me up like the sun D5 A5 Your mystery..... Bridge: (Split into 2 parts. Part one is guitar 1 playing power chords Part two is guitar 2 playing a lead part) Part 1: B5 A5 G5 Mine eyes have seen the glory of a love that does transcend B5 A5 G5 A5 Mine eyes have seen the worst inside of man B5 A5 G5 And the fear is like a fallen bridge, a broken promise B5 A5 G5 G5 And the proof is in the bloodshot eyes of the one who failed to see Part 2: Note: Listen to the recording to get how this is played eb|----------------------------0-------0----0h2--2----2--2--3--2--| Bb|--0----2----2/3--3----3--3-----3-------------------------------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------| * -------------------------0----2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-8-5~~~~----------| --0----2----3----3--3------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------| (* = played 16 times) Chorus 3: * D5 A5 B5 G5 Your mystery..... keeps on turnin' me on! D5 A5 B5 G5 Your mystery..... burns me up like the sun (* = After playing the B5, Guitar 2 does a slide from G-string 12th fret down the fretboard) (Repeat Chorus 3 without slide) Outro: D5 A5 B5 G5 G5 Your mystery (Heaven is one so why believe when you can see it for yourself)? END ON: eb|--5--| Bb|--5--| Gb|--7--| Db|--7--| Ab|--5--| Eb|--5--| END