The Kids Who Wanna Play With the Dead Lyrics

Legend:
. palm mute
h hammer on
p pull off
/ slide up to note
\ slide down from note
7b9 bend 7th fret major second up
9r7 release previous bend
x dead note
~ vibrato
(9) artificial (pinch) harmonic on 9th fret
7b9r7p5 bend 7th fret up, then release bend and pull off to 5th fret.
Intro Riff (no drums)
|---------------------------------|-2-------2-----------------------| Guitar
|---9-7-9-----------9-7-9---------|-0-------2-------------------7-9-| Left
|---------------------------------|-2-------2-----------e-----------| Guitar
|---9-7-9-----------9-7-9---------|-0-------2-----------s-------7-9-| Right
|---7-5-7-----------7-5-7---------|-0-------0-------5-2-t-------5-7-|
Intro (with drums)
|---------------------------------|-2-------2-----------------------| Both
|---9-7-9-----------9-7-9---------|-0-------2-------------------7-9-| Guitars
|---------------------------------|-2-------2-----------------------| Both
|---9-7-9-----------9-7-9---------|-0-------2-------------7-9---7-9-| Guitars
|---------------------------------|-2-------2-----------------------| Both
|---5-4-5-----------5-4-5---------|-0-------2-------5-2-------------| Guitars
Verse (first bass only)
"was it already there..."
"were we quiet too long..."
"could it be something we ate..."
"were there not enough rules..." "something they taught us in school..."
"'cause inside..." "the evil opens its eyes..."
"the temper's rising..." "to get out..."
"these are the kids of the beast... we're the kids-"
"-who wanna play with the dead..." "we must have lost our minds..."
|-9---9-----------9---9---7---7---|-5---5-----5-------------7---7---| Play
"oh, lord - we play with the dead..."
Intro Repeats
|---9-7-9\----------9-7-9\--------|-----------------------------7-9-| Lead
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Guitar
|---------------------------------|-2-------2-----------------------| Rhythm
|---9-7-9-----------9-7-9---------|-0-------2-------------------7-9-| Guitar
|---9-7-9\----------9-7-9\--------|-12b14--12b14---12-~~~~-------| Lead
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Guitar
| ^two guitars playing this | |
|---------------------------------|-2-------2-----------------------| Both
|---9-7-9-----------9-7-9---------|-0-------2-------5-2-------------| Guitars
Back to Verse, Bridge, Chorus, after which:
Lead-in to Solo
|-------------------7------------------7-------------------------| Lead
|-7-6-7-/9----7--9------9--7-9----7-6-------9-7--9----7-6--7~~\--| Two
|----------------------------------------------------------------| (Play x2)
|----------------------------------------------------------------| Lead One
|----------------------------------------------------------------| (Primary)
|-9-7-9-/11---9-11-12---11-9-11---9----12---11-9-11---9----9~~\--| (Play x2)
|-12-11-12------12------------12------12-11---------12------12-11-12~\-| Lead
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Two
|-9--7--9-/11----9-11-12---11-9--11---9-----12---11-9--11---9-----9~\--| Lead One
|----------------------------------------12--------------------12------| (Primary)
|-12-11-12------12------------12---------------------------------| Lead
|----------------------------------------------------------------| Two
|-9--7--9-/11---9--11-12---11-9--11------------------------------| Lead One
|----------------------------------------------------------------| (Primary)
Rhythm part under solo
"to get out..."
"these are the deeds of the beast... we're the kids-"
Penultimate Chorus
"-who wanna play with the dead..." "we must have lost our minds..."
|-9---9-----------9---9---7---7---|-5---5-----5-------------7---7---| Play
"oh - lord..."
Modulated chorus (and excessive outro)
"now we wanna play with the dead..." "we lose our heads..."
|---------------------------------|-3---3-----3-----3---------------| Play
|---------------------------------|/5---5---7---7---8---8---10--10--| Lead
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| One
|"oh - - lord..." |
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-5-------------------------------| Rhythm
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Lead
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Two
|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------|/5---5---7---7---8---8---10--10--| Lead
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| One
| "oh - - lord..." |
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-5-------------------------------| Rhythm
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Lead
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Two
|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|---------------------------------| Lead
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| One
| "oh - - lord now we play with the-"|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-5\------------------------------| Rhythm
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Lead
| "-dead!" | |
|---------------12-10-12-10-12-10-|-12\-----------------------------| Rhythm
End! (at last)