This Was My Life Lyrics

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1992 Album COUNTDOWN TO EXTICTION)
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
Arranged by Dave Mustaine
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Gtr. 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Marty Gtr. 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Marty Gtr. 2 (Doubled)'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Fill In Gtr.'
Moderately Fast Rock Q=138
Gtrs I, II
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W E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q.
PM--------------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q.
Verses 1 & 2:
PM PM PM
E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E
||o-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
||--2---0h2-(2)---2-(2)---|-----0h2-(2)---2-----|-----0h2-(2)---2-(2)---|
||o---2------2-------2--3-|---3------3------3-4-|---4------4-------4--5-|
PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E
|-----4-------4---|-----7h9-(9)---9----9--|-----9h10-(10)---10-(10)-10--|
PM----------|
E E S S E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----7h8-(8)---8-----|-------------------|
|---9------9------9S2-|-(2)---------------|
PM PM PM
E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E
|-----0h2-(2)---2-(2)---|-----0h2-(2)---2-----|-----0h2-(2)---2-(2)---|
PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E
|-----4-------4---|-----7h9-(9)---9----9--|-----9h10-(10)---10-(10)-10--|
PM----------|
E E S S E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----7h8-(8)---8-----|-------------------|-4---4-----7-5-4--||
|---9------9------9S2-|-(2)---------------|-2-6--------------||
PM--------------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q.
PM--------------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q.
|-----------------------|-----------------------o||
|--9---8---7-------5----|--7---6---5-------3----o||
Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E
+Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E
PM--|
+E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E
+Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E
+Q E E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E
PM----|
+E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E
Guitar Solo
Gtr I
E Q. E S S E E
| Gtrs II, III
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E Q S +S E S +S E E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E Q. E S S E E E Q. E 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 S S S S S S S S
E Q. E S S E E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E Q S +S E S +S E E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10s9-0-10-0-0-10--0--12-10-0--0--10-0-0-0-|
E Q. E S S E E E Q. E E 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 S S S S S S S S
Gtrs I, II
E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E
||o-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
||------------------0h2-(2)-0-0-|-(0)---------------0h2-(2)-0-0--|
||----0h2-(2)-0-0---------------|-----0h2-(2)-0-0----------------|
||o-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
HHHH
E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E E S S +S S E
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-----------------0h2-(2)-0-0-|-(0)---------------0h2-(2)-0-0--||
|---0h2-(2)-0-0---------------|-----0h2-(2)-0-0----------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------o||
HHHH
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Gtr III
| H H H H H H H H
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Gtrs III, IV
| H H H H H H H H
PM--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| >
| W +W W W
PM---------------------------------
E E Q H
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths