----------------------------------------------------------------------------- S.O.S. - Matt Skiba - Demos Standard Tuning (EADGBe) Tabbed by Jack Cookson (Torn Asunder) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 '(?)'. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chords used (Standard power chords): E5 (022xxx) A5 (x022xx) B5 (x244xx) Bmaj(No 5th) (x214xx) C#5 (x466xx) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro: E5 x16 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse 1: E5 A5 Such a shame, what became of your broken heart C#5 B5 To this day it remains hanging in the dark E5 A5 I'm afraid and ashamed of the things she said C#5 B5 Never been so alive never felt more dead Pre-chorus: E5 B5 And these days, all this pain, but the water's red (?) C#5 A5 I entertain these insane visions in my head E5 B5 I fell in love just above all the paper trails (?) C#5 A5 B5 While the boat swims in circles and I sink in sales (?) Chorus: B5 E5 S.O.S. please rescue me A5 B5 You're out of breath, I'm out of steam E5 I hold you safely in my heart (?) A5 B5 Our love has torn this ship apart B E5 Please rescue me ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- E5 x8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse 3: E5 A5 It's a crime, all this time we've been lost for words C#5 B5 Lost at sea, we believed everything we heard E5 A5 For last night, I was riding the ocean blue C#5 B5 Now I swim with the fishes and sink with you Pre-chorus: E5 B5 And these days, all this pain, but the water's red (?) C#5 A5 I entertain these insane visions in my head E5 B5 I fell in love just above all the paper trails (?) C#5 A5 B5 While the boat swims in circles and I sink in sales (?) Chorus: B5 E5 S.O.S. please rescue me A5 B5 You're out of breath, I'm out of steam E5 I hold you safely in my heart (?) A5 B5 Our love has torn this ship apart B5 E5 S.O.S come rescue me A5 B5 Losing all but surviving (?) E5 I need a hand to save my soul (?) A5 B5 To pull me from this all time hole (?) Bridge: B5 A5 B5 A5 Rescue me, rescue me B5 A5 Rescue me B5 A5 B Rescue me ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interlude chords: E5x8, A5x4, B5x4 Riff played over the top: E5 A5 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: B5 --------------------| 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. B5 E5 S.O.S. please rescue me A5 B5 You're out of breath, I'm out of steam E5 I hold you safely in my heart A5 B5 Our love has torn this ship apart B E5 Please rescue me