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The Day The Whole World Went Away

Nine Inch Nails

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: A
Opening (hold note with distortion for 22 seconds)
E|---|
B|---|
G|---|
D|---|
A|---|
E|-4-|

Chorus
Gtr. 1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------4-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| x4

Gtr. 2, comes in after 2nd round of chorus with this:
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-15--12--14--10--15--12--14--10--15--12--14--10--15--12--14--10-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse (This is usually a bass tab so use it only if you are playing guitar alone
and want to accompany the lyrics with instrumental)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-| x4

After second round of (bass) verse, guitar comes in with this (after "grey")
Slow playing as you progress after bass has ended.
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-4-6-6-8--8--9--9--x-|
D|-6-8-8-10-10-11-11-x-|
A|-6-8-8-10-10-11-11-x-|
E|---------------------| x14

For more simple alternative that sounds pretty much the same
this section can be played:
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-6-8-8-9-9-11-11-x-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------| x14

Lyrics
"I listen to the words he'd say,
but in his voice I heard decay,
the plastic face forced to portray,
I'll be inside left cold, and gray,
there is a place that still remains,
it eats the fear, it eats the pain,
the sweetest price he'll have to pay,
the day the whole world went away"

Chorus 
Gtr. 1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------4-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| x7

Gtr. 2
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---6---4---2---9---8---9---8---|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------| x10

Gtr. 2 cont.
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------13-\-11--|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------| x4
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