45

Words & Music:

Brent Smith & Tony Battaglia (Shinedown)

This one's tricky. There's a discussion of how to play it in Guitar World. See the tab below to get this tune right. Misspellings, grammar problems and the like are [sic] from the unknown tabber.

Send away for a priceless gift. One not subtle, one not on the list.

Send away for a perfect world, one not simply too absurd.

In these times of doing what you're told, keep this feeling, no one knows.

What ever happened to the young man's heart?

Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell apart.

CHORUS:

And I'm staring down the barrel of a forty-five.

Swimming through the ashes of another life.

No real reason to except the way things have changed.

Staring down the barrel of a forty-five.

Send a message to the unborn child, keep your eyes open for awhile.

In a box high upon the shelf, left for you, no one else.

There's a piece of a puzzle known as life; wrapped in guilt, sealed up tight.

What ever happened to the young man's heart?

Swallowed by pain, as he slowly fell apart.

CHORUS:

Everyone's pointing their fingers, always condemning me.

Nobody knows what I believe, I believe.

CHORUS: [2x]

Forty-five. Starring down the barrel of a forty-five.

45 Simple Tab via Ultimate-Guitar.com

INTRO

e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------3----|

G|------0----2----0-------0----0-----0|-------0----2----0---0-----0-----0----0---0--|

D|----2----0----0-------0----0-----4--|-----2----0----0---0-----0-----0----4-------4|

A|--------------------3----3-----3----|-----------------------3-----3-----3---------|

E|--0----2----3-----------------------|---0----2----3-------------------------------|

VERSE

e|------------------------------------|-------------*--------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------|-------------*---------------------------3----|

G|------0----2----0-------0----0-----0|-------0----2*----0---0-----0-----0----0---0--|

D|----2----0----0-------0----0-----4--|-----2----0--*--0---0-----0-----0----4-------4|

A|--------------------3----3-----3----|-------------*----------3-----3-----3---------|

E|--0----2----3-----------------------|---0----2----*3-------------------------------|

send away for a priceless gift........

one not subtle, one not on the list..

Send away for a perfect world...

*One not simply,so absurd..

e|-------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------|

G|------0----2----0-------0----0-----0-|

D|----2----0----0-------0----0-----4---|

A|--------------------3----3-----3-----|

E|--0----2----3------------------------|

In these times of doing what youre told..

you keep these feelings no one knows..

Am Am2 Em

watever happened to the young man's heart

Am Am2 W e-----------|

swallowed by pain, as he slowly falls apart.... B-----------|

G-----------|

D-----------|

A-----------|

E-3-2-0-----|

CHORUS

Em Dsus2 C9

And im staring down the barrel of a 45

Dsus2 C9

swimming through the ashes of another life

Em Dsus2 C9

no real reason to accept the way things have changed

Dsus2 C9

staring down the barrel of a 455555......