Artist: The Dismemberment Plan Song: Time Bomb Album: Change tab by Jackie Joyner The song is very straight forward from a rhythm guitar stand point. There's mainly 2 repeating sections until about 2:35 when it changes slightly. There really is no defined chorus or verse in the song, only times when Travis sings and when he doesn't so that's why I have sections that are Verse/Chorus. Also there are multiple guitars in this song, but I'm only going to tab it for solo guitar. Structure: Verse/Chorus Instr. Breakdown Verse/Chorus x2 Instr. Breakdown Verse/Chorus x2 Alt Verse/Chorus Verse/Chorus x2 Instr. Breakdown x2 Chords: Em G C Gsus2 Bm Am/D A7/F E|-------------------------------------| B|------------------------7-----8------| G|------------------------7-----9------| D|---5--5--5----5----4----5-----7------| A|---7--5--3----0----2----7-----8------| E|--(0)--------------------------------| Verse/Chorus: {Begin by playing the Em and accenting it with an open bottom E string for 4 measures} Em G Em G C well i, i am a time bomb and i, i lay forgotten at the bottom of your heart... Gsus2 Bm C(hold) i'm fine, ticking away the hours to blow your world apart Instr. Breakdown: Am/D A7/F Am/D A7/F Verse/Chorus Em G Em G C i, i am a poison and i, i am still coursing through your bloodstream like Gsus2 Bm C(hold) a ghost, like wine, gathering vintage for the day i hurt the most Em G Em G i, i am a land mine and i, i lay on the soil burned out by battles you C Gsus2 Bm C(hold) thought you'd won, i've got time... to wait for the footsteps.. of a memory that's on run Instr. Breakdown: {lyrics: yeah! yeah! yeah!} Am/D A7/F Am/D A7/F Chorus/Verse: Em G Em G well i, i am a tar pit and i, i swell like a living thing all at the C Gsus2 Bm C(hold) slightest touch.. a black grime, swallowing everything.. a cold and timeless clutch Em G Em G i, well i am a trip wire, and i, i'm stretching across the road you're C Gsus2 Bm C(hold) barreling down tonight...a thinish twine, waiting to be released right beyond sight Alt Verse/Chorus: {this is pretty much the same, but since it sounds different here's what can be played} E|-----------------------------------------| B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| i, well am fault and I a line E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| i, i'm apart ground lay pulling the that be.. E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-------------------------------------------------| neath newest so fine, moving in your seed. E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-------------------------------------------------| inches now, I'm crawling, cutting cleaving a I'm I'm like E|-14---------14-14-14s~0--------------------------| B|-14---------14-14-14s~0--------------------------| G|-x----------x--x--x------------------------------| D|-11---------11-11-11s~0--------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| knife. Verse/Chorus: {palm mute} {like the beginning, play the Em for 4 measures) Em G Em G C well i, i am a time bomb and i, i only live in that one moment in which you Gsus2 Bm C(hold) die... its not right, its not what i wanted then but you know and i know there's no back Em G Em G C i, i am a lost soul and i, i send out a sickened light for anyone to see... a Gsus2 Bm C(hold) cry for help, yeah, a warning to stay away... the burning... the blinding... the reaching in darkness... Instr Breakdown: (lyrics: why! yeah!) Am/D A7/F Am/D A7/F Am/D A7/F Am/D A7/F