5 Minutes Alone

Words & Music:

Vincent Paul Abbot, Darrell Lance Abbott,

Rex Robert Brown & Philip Hansen Anselmo (Pantera)

This is fully transcribed in Guitar World.

Basic song riff:

G5 A5 E5 [repeated] E5 G5 A5 E5 Bb5 G5 E5 E5

|-------|-----------------------|----------------------------|

|-------|-5/7-2-x-5-7-2---x-x-2-|-5/7-2-x--8\5---2---x-x-x-2-|

|-------|-3/5-0-x-3/5-0---x-x-0-|-3/5-0-x--6\3---0---x-x-x-0-|

S H s+s e e s+s e E s e s s+s e e s+s e S s s e s

E5 [palm mute]

I see you had your mind made up, you group of pitiful liars.

Eb5/E [palm mute]

Before I woke to face the day, your master plan transpired.

E5 [palm mute]

Something told me this job had more to meet the eye.

Eb5/E [palm mute]

My song is not believed? My words somewhat deceiving?

[n.c.] fill 1

|---------------------------------||

|-----9---------------------------||

|-/9----9-8-7\5---5-----4-----2---||

|---------------7---5\3---3\1---1-||

e s s s s+s s s s+s s s+s s s

[fill 1] [fill 1 repeat 3 more times]

Now I'm, unwhole.

PRE-CHORUS:

You've waged a war of nerves, but you can't crush the kingdom.

Fill 2:

[n.c.] G5 A5 E5 [repeat]

|-----------|---------------------------|

|-----------|---------------------------| second time, the [n.c.] notes are

|-----------|---------------------------| 7 to 6 to 5 on the low E

|-----------|-5/7-2-x-x-5/7-2---x-x-x---|

|-/7~-2~-1~-|-3/5-0-x-x-3/5-0---x-x-x-3/|

h q q s+s e s s s+s e S s s e s +

[fill 2]

Can't be what your idols are. Can't leave the scar.

[fill 2]

You cry for compensation. I ask you please just give us...

CHORUS:

[basic riff]

5 minutes alone. Just give us 5 minutes alone.

I read your eyes, your mind was made up, you took me for a fool.

You used complexion of my skin for a counter-racist tool.

You can't burn me; I've spilled my guts out in the past.

Taken advantage of, because you know where I've come from.

My past.

PRE-CHORUS & CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL:

OUTRO CHORUS:

[basic riff]

I ask you, please, just give us... [8x]

I as you, please... [4x]

[basic riff 6x and out]