THESE TABS ARE EXACT, AND 100% ACCURATE AS I WATCHED THE LIVE VIDEO OF ALEX
PLAYING IN BRUSSELS ON THE 15TH FEBRUARY 2011 AND THESE WERE THE EXACT CHORDS AND
NOTATIONS HE USED AND PLAYED.
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Song: Time Bomb
Artist: All Time Low
Album: Dirty Work
Year: 2011
Tuning: DADGBe
Key: Bm
For complete beginners Drop D chords are played as such:
e{----}
B{----} For example 'Bm' is played: e{------}
G{----} B{------}
D{-X-} G{------}
A{-X-} D{--9--}
D{-X-} A{--9--}
D{--9--}
Intro:
Bm, G, A (x2)
Verse: (Palm Muted)
G D
From the get-go I knew this was hard to hold,
G D
Like a crash the whole thing spun out of control,
G
Oh on a wire we were dancing,
A
To kids no consequences,
Bm
Pull the trigger without thinking,
A
Theres only one way down this road,
Chorus: (Open)
B G
It was like a time-bomb started in motion,
A
We were only destined to explode,
B
If I had to pull you out of a wreckage,
A G
I would never let you go,
B
Were like a time-bomb,
A G
Gonna lose it lets diffuse it,
B
Baby were like a time-bomb but I need it,
A G
Wouldnt have it any other way,
Interlude: (Open)
G
Verse: (Palm Muted)
G D
Well theres no way out of this so lets stay in,
G D
Have a storm that could just soak us to an end,
G
Oh resistance is useless,
A
Just two kids stupid and fearless,
Bm
Like a bullet shooting a lesson,
A
Theres only one day down this road,
Chorus: (Open)
B G
It was like a time-bomb started in motion,
A
We were only destined to explode,
B
If I had to pull you out of a wreckage,
A G
I would never let you go,
B
Were like a time-bomb,
A G
Gonna lose it lets diffuse it,
B
Baby were like a time-bomb but I need it,
A G
Wouldnt have it any other way,
Interlude: (Open)
G
Bridge: (Palm Muted)
G A Bm A
Had your heart in my hands like a time-bomb ticking,
G A Bm A
It goes off we start again when it breaks we fix it,
G A Bm A
Got my heart in your hands like a time-bomb ticking,
G A Bm A
We should know better though we wont let go,
Interlude: (Open)
G
Chorus: (Open)
B G
It was like a time-bomb started in motion,
A
We were only destined to explode,
B
If I had to pull you out of a wreckage,
A G
I would never let you go,
B
Were like a time-bomb,
A G
Gonna lose it lets diffuse it,
B
Baby were like a time-bomb but I need it,
A G
Wouldnt have it any other way,
Outro: (Open)
Bm, G, A (x2)
This is completely accurate because I watched the live video of Alex playing it in
Brussels on the 15th February 2011 and these were the exact chords he played.
NOTE: In the studio the band recorded using standard tuning.
source: All Time Low - Studio Updates.
