Make It Right Lyrics

Alter Bridge - "Make it Right"
From the Album "AB III"
Normal Eb tuning
Intro/Main Riff - Acoustic
Electric, During intro (0:06)
|-fade in----|-------------|-------------|---------------------|
|-5NH--------|--rest-------|--rest-------|---------------------|
Verse 1 - Play Acoustic Main Riff 2x, then it changes slightly:
"How many times have you cut only to feel the pain
How many days have you run only to crawl"
Main Riff pt 2 (first 2 bars change, play 2x similarly)
1 "How many nights did you scream, only to scream in vain"
2 "How many years till you face the shame of it all"
ending bar for above
Chorus -
"Into the fire you fall If only you can make it right"
"Stand up and fight for resolve, if only you can make it right"
Electric before Verse 2:
|-5________-|-(5)feedback-|-------------|
|-----------|-------------|-5___b____b6-|
Verse 2 - Play Main Riff 2x
"How many lies did you steal just to convince the fool
How many masks did you wear disguise and remove"
Verse 2 - 2nd Part (1:24) - Electric fades in & plays: ending 1
1. "How many years till you break all that keeps breaking you"
2. "How many tears will you waste while finding the truth"
repeat line above but change ending to:
ending 2
Play chorus Again
Bridge - 2 guitars, both use wah pedal but only one accents the notes
Play the bridge again then add this:
Final Chorus (for runs at end of line, guitar 1 play high, guitar 2 low)
Outro Solo (3:21)
|----------|-7--7-7--7-7--7PH~-5-|---5-------5b----|---5-7/9-------------------|
|-7___fdbk-|---------------------|-7---7~----------|-7-------------------------|
Eb (continues)
|---------------12-|--------------10-----12-----13|-13b15--15b17--15PH---------|
|-18b20--15PH-15-15PH-----------17--17-15-|--------------0---|
|------15-17b19-b19r17-15--15-15----|-(15)-----------15--------14-|
(3:46)
|-14tr15--14tr15--15tr17--17tr19----|-19p15--17p14--15p12-------------------------|
Ending (Bridge riff again)
Repeat riff above with Solo: slight PH & wah here (hard to hear)
|-15~~~~------|-(15~~)------------|-------15-15-12-12--------------|-------|
End on Eb5 chord
KEY
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| PH pinch harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| r Bend release
| () held note
| fdbk feedback from held note