My Last Words Lyrics

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1986 Album PEACE SELLS...BUT WHO'S BUYING?)
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
Arranged by Russ Elton (webmaster@abysslord.com)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm Guitar (Mustaine)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm Guitar (Mustaine)'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm Guitar (Poland)'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Harmony Guitar'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Guitar'
Q=105
N.C.
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
N.C.
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-5p0-----8p0------5p=0-----8p0-----|-4p0-----7p0------4p=0-----7p0-----|
| Gtr III
| H +Q. E H +Q. E
G5/D F5 Bb5 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-3p0-----5p0------3p==0-----5p0-----|-1p0-----1p0-----1p0-----1p0-----|
| PM------------|
| H +Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S
N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--5p0-----8p0-----5p0-----8p==0-------|-4p0-----7p0------4p=0-----7p0------|
||o-----6-------6-------6-----------6---|-----6-------6---------6-------6----|
||o-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| H E S S S S S S S H +Q Q
||o-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
||--------------------------2h3p==2-----|------------------------------------|
||o-5-------------------3-5---------5-3-|------------------------------------|
G5/D F5 Bb5 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-3p0-----5p0------3p==0-----5p0-----|-1p0-----1p0-----1p0-----1p0------||
|-----6-------6----------6-------6---|-----3-------3-------3-------3---o||
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
| PM------------|
| H +Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-5---------------(5)\---------------|---------1---------------------3-o||
N.C.
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----6--------6-------6--------3----||o-----6-------6-------6--------3----o||
|------------------------------------||o-----------------------------------o||
| Gtr IV
| Q Q Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S
|------------------------------------||o-----------------------------------o||
|-5----------------------------------||o-----------------------------------o||
| Gtr III
| Q Q Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S
|------------------------------------||o-----------------------------------o||
|-5----------------------------------||o-----------------------------------o||
S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q
| Q Q Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H +Q. E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H +Q. E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H +Q. E
Pre-Verse
Q=136
N.C. F5 C5 D5
Gtr III
W H Q E. S
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q E. S
N.C. F5 C5 D5
+S E. Q H H Q E. S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q E. S
N.C. F5 C5 D5
+W +H Q E. S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q E. S
N.C. F5 C5 D5
+S E. Q H H Q E. S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q E. S
Verse Bridge
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N.C. F5 C5 D5
Gtrs II, III
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q E. S 3x
||o---------------------------------|-------------------------o||
||o-----------0---------------0-----|-----------0-----8--3--5-o||
N.C. F5 C5 D5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q E. S
Q=138
+H +Q. S S +H +Q. S S +H +Q. S S +H +Q. S S
||o------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
||o-(5)----(5)---x-3-|-(3)----(3)---x-3-|-(3)----(3)---x-0-|-(0)----(0)---x-5--|
+H +Q. S S +H +Q. S S
D.S.
+E S S +E S S +E S S +E S S +H +Q. S S +H H
|---------------------------------|------------------o||---------------||
|-(3)-x-2-(2)-x-1-(1)-x-3-(3)-x-5-|-(5)----(5)---x-5-o||-(5)-----------||
Verse Bridge
N.C. F5 C5 D5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q E. S 3x
||o---------------------------------|-------------------------o||
||o-----------0---------------0-----|-----------0-----8--3--5-o||
N.C. F5 C5 D5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q E. S
Final Verse
+H +Q. S S +H +Q. S S +H +Q. S S +H +Q. S S
+H +Q. S S +H +Q. S S
+E S S +E S S +E S S +E S S +H +Q. S S
+H +Q. S S +H +Q. S S +H +Q. S S +H +Q. S S
+H +Q. S S +H +Q. S S +E S S +E S S +E S S +E S S
Q=124
N.C.
+H +Q A E E H +Q A E E H +Q E E W
|-(5)----(5)--7s8-7-|-----------------|-----------3-4-|-5----|
|-------------------|-6----(6)--5s6-5-|-3----(3)------|------|
PM--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E
|-7-------------------------------9s10-9-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7s=8-7-|
PM--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E
|-8-------------------------------7s8-7-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5s6-5-|
PM--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
PM--------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Guitar Solo (Mustaine)
Q=112
Gtr V
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtrs II, III
| PM---------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E
|--7----------------------------------------------------9s10--------9-------|
|--5--------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-7s=8--------7-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E
|--8----------------------------------------------------7s=8--------7----------|
|--6--------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-5s=6--------5----------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
| PM---------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM----------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E
|--7------------------------------------------------9s10--------9-------|
|--5---5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-7s=8--------7-------|
E +S S S E E E E E S S S S S S S S
| PM-----------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E
|--8-------------------------------------------7s=8--------7-------|
|--6---6---6--6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6--6-5s=6--------5-------|
E +S S S +E S S S S S S S Q
|-20b22==(20)r---18---20---(20)-------20---20p==18p==17---18p==17-------------|
| PM----------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------19----19p17-19p17p15-17p15S13---|
| PM---------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------10-12p10-------------------10-12p10------10-------12h13S15-|
| PM---------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E
|--7----------------------------------------------------9s10--------9-------|
|--5--------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-7s=8--------7-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------12-14p12-------------------12-14p12------12-------14h15S17----|
| PM---------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E
|--8----------------------------------------------------7s=8--------7----------|
|--6--------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-5s=6--------5----------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
| PM---------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E
|--7----------------------------------------------------9s10-----9-|
|--5--------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-7s=8-----7-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S +S
|-22p20p18-20p18----20p18-------------22p20p18-20p18------22b24==22---22-(22)r--|
| PM---------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E
|--8----------------------------------------------------7s=8--------7-----------|
|--6--------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-5s=6--------5-----------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Out-Chorus
W
| PM--------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E
|-7-------------------------------9s10-9-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7s=8-7-|
+Q Q H
| PM--------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E
|--8---------------------------------7s8-7-|
|--6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5s6-5-|
Gtrs II, III
PM--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
PM--------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E
|-7-------------------------------9s10-9-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7s=8-7-|
PM--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E
|-8-------------------------------7s8-7-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5s6-5-|
PM--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
PM--------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E
|-7-------------------------------9s10-9-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7s=8-7-|
PM--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a E E
|-8-------------------------------7s8-7-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5s6-5-|
PM--------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
PM--------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S