WARNING: You are trying to view
content from Ultimate-Guitar.com
in an unauthorized application,
which is prohibited.
Please use an official Ultimate
Guitar Tabs application for iPhone,
iPad or Android to access legitimate
chords, guitar, bass, and drum tabs
from Ultimate-Guitar.com database.
Type "ultimate guitar tabs" in Apple
App Store's or Android Market's
search to find the application.
Empty Vessels Make the Loudest Sound
By The Mars Volta
Tabbed by: Kilikus (TinAguitar)
First Chord Version Tabbed by: Coca30stmMCRFan (Thanks for the starting point)
Tuning: Standard
Chords
e|-5-3-1-2--2--3-|
B|-5-3-1-2--3--4-|
G|-5-4-2-3--4--5-|
D|-7-5-3-4--4--5-|
A|-7-5-3-4--2--3-|
E|-5-3-1-2--x--x-|
Am G F F# Bm Cm
[Verse]
If I trust in the wind she will
pave me a different road
Am G
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
G--------2-0-2~~~~-------2-0-2~~~4--||--------------4~~~------------4--5--|
D----0-5-------------0-5------------||----------5---------------5---------|
A--0---------------0----------------||------2---------------2-------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3----------------3-----------------|
I will try and start over but I think
I must choose someone else
Am G
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
G--------2-0-2~~~~-------2-0-2~~~4--||--------------4~~~------------4--5--|
D----0-5-------------0-5------------||----------5---------------5---------|
A--0---------------0----------------||------2---------------2-------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3----------------3-----------------|
I am pulled from the pages where the
letters lack the pigment of trust
Am G
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
G--------2-0-2~~~~-------2-0-2~~~4--||--------------4~~~------------4--5--|
D----0-5-------------0-5------------||----------5---------------5---------|
A--0---------------0----------------||------2---------------2-------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3----------------3-----------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
Must be on my way,
I’ve got to get home
F G
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||---------------------------------|
B-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------------3-----------3----|
G-2---2---2---2-2--2-2--||-------4---------4----------4----|
D-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5---5-5-5--5----5-5--5----5----|
A-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------5--5------5--5---------|
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||--3-------3--3------3--3---------|
Won’t be back someday,
so let it unfold
F G
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------|
B-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------|
G-2---2---2---2-2--2-2--||----------|
D-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------|
A-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------|
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||--3-------|
[Pre-Verse 2]
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------||--------------------3---5-----------|
G--------2-0-2~~~~-------2-0-2~~~4--||------------4---5-----------4-------|
D----0-5-------------0-5------------||---------5--------------------------|
A--0---------------0----------------||------2-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3------------3---3---3---3---------|
[Verse 2]
I’ve abandoned the outcome in search of the rest I deserve
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------||--------------------3---------------|
G--------2-0-2~~~~-------2-0-2~~~4--||------------4---5-------2---4-------|
D----0-5-------------0-5------------||---------5--------------------------|
A--0---------------0----------------||------2-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3------------3---3---3---3---------|
You can do what you will with my body but I won’t ring the bell
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------||--------------------3---5-----------|
G--------2-0-2~~~~-------2-0-2~~~4--||------------4---5-----------4-------|
D----0-5-------------0-5------------||---------5--------------------------|
A--0---------------0----------------||------2-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3------------3---3---3---3---------|
I’ve omitted the chapters that bow and admit defeat
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------||--------------------3---5-----------|
G--------2-0-2~~~~-------2-0-2~~~4--||------------4---5-----------4---5---|
D----0-5-------------0-5------------||---------5--------------------------|
A--0---------------0----------------||------2-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3------------3---3---3---3---3-----|
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Must be on my way, I’ve got to get home
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||---------------------------------|
B-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------------3----------3-----|
G-2---2---2---2-2--2-2--||-------4---------4----------4----|
D-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5---5-5-5--5----5-5--5-----5---|
A-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------5--5------5--5---------|
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||--3-------3--3------3--3---------|
Won’t be back someday, so let it unfold
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------|
B-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------|
G-2---2---2---2-2--2-2--||----------|
D-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------|
A-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------|
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||--3-------|
[Chorus]
I am a mountain Of cavernous people
Bm Am G
E---------------|-2----------------------|-3----------------------|
B---------------|-3----------------------|-3----------------------|
G---------------|-4-------------------2--|-0----------------------|
D---------------|-4-------------------2--|-0----------------------|
A---------------|-2-------------------0--|-2----------------------|
E-0-3-5~~5-0-3~~|------------------------|-3-------0-3-5~~5-3-0---|
Searching for a lighthouse in the fog
Bm Am G
E-x------------------------------|-------------------------|
B-0------------------------------|--3----------------------|
G-4--------------------------2---|--4----------------------|
D-4--------------------------2---|--0----------------------|
A-2--------------------------0---|--2----------------------|
E--------------------------------|--3-----------5~~~~~-3---|
[Pre-Verse 3]
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-------------------3---5-----------||--------------------3---------------|
G--------2-0-2---5-----------2---4--||------------4---5-------2---4---5---|
D----0-5----------------------------||---------5--------------------------|
A--0----------0----0---0---0---0----||------2-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3------------3---3---3---3---3-----|
[Verse 3]
Of the flowers that grew from the cracks in the ground you paved
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-------------------3---5-----------||--------------------3---------------|
G--------2-0-2---5-----------2---4--||------------4---5-------2---4---5---|
D----0-5----------------------------||---------5--------------------------|
A--0----------0----0---0---0---0----||------2-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3------------3---3---3---3---3-----|
Didn’t you think he would warn me through the thorns of my waking dreams
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-------------------3---5-----------||--------------------3---------------|
G--------2-0-2---5-----------2---4--||------------4---5-------2---4---5---|
D----0-5----------------------------||---------5--------------------------|
A--0----------0----0---0---0---0----||------2-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3------------3---3---3---3---3-----|
When the riddles connected the dots of this constellation
E-----------------------------------||------------------------------------|
B-------------------3---5-----------||--------------------3---------------|
G--------2-0-2---5-----------2---4--||------------4---5-------2---4---5---|
D----0-5----------------------------||---------5--------------------------|
A--0----------0----0---0---0---0----||------2-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------------||-3------------3---3---3---3---3-----|
[Pre-Chorus 3]
Must be on my way,
I’ve got to get home
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||---------------------------------|
B-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------------3-----------3----|
G-2---2---2---2-2--2-2--||-------4---------4----------4----|
D-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5---5-5-5--5----5-5--5----5----|
A-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------5--5------5--5---------|
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||--3-------3--3------3--3---------|
Won’t be back someday,
so let it unfold
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------|
B-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||----------|
G-2---2---2---2-2--2-2--||----------|
D-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------|
A-3---3---3---3-3--3-3--||--5-------|
E-1---1---1---1-1--1-1--||--3-------|
[Chorus 2]
I am a mountain Of cavernous people
Bm Am G
E---------------|-2----------------------|-3----------------------|
B---------------|-3----------------------|-3----------------------|
G---------------|-4-------------------2--|-0----------------------|
D---------------|-4-------------------2--|-0----------------------|
A---------------|-2-------------------0--|-2----------------------|
E-0-3-5~~5-0-3~~|------------------------|-3-------0-3-5~~5-3-0---|
Searching for a lighthouse in the fog
Bm Am G
E-x------------------------------|-------------------------|
B-0------------------------------|--3----------------------|
G-4--------------------------2---|--4----------------------|
D-4--------------------------2---|--0----------------------|
A-2--------------------------0---|--2----------------------|
E--------------------------------|--3-----------5~~~~~-3---|
[Solo 1]
E---------------------------------------|-----------------|
B-7--------------------------------7b---|-----------7b-5--|
G-------------------------------------9-|-5---------------|
D-9-------------------------------------|-----------------|
A---------------------------------------|-3---------------|
E-7-------------------------------------|-3---------------|
E-7--------------------------------5----|-----------------|
B-7--------------------------------5----|-----------------|
G---------------------------------------|-5---------------|
D-9-------------------------------------|-----------------|
A---------------------------------------|-3---------------|
E-7-------------------------------------|-3---------------|
[Bridge]
I found a reason to leave you with this load
E-7-------------------------------------|-8---------------|
B-7--------------------------------7b-9-|-----------7b----|
G---------------------------------------|--------------9--|
D-9-------------------------------------|-10--------------|
A---------------------------------------|-8---------------|
E-7-------------------------------------|-8---------------|
All I can do is forgive your broken heart
E-7--------------------------------5----|-----------------|
B-7--------------------------------5----|-5---------------|
G---------------------------------------|-5---------------|
D-9--------------------------------7----|-----------------|
A-7--------------------------------5----|-3---------------|
E-7--------------------------------5----|-3---------------|
Trapped in this tower made of amber for too long
E-7-------------------------------------|-7---------------|
B-7--------------------------------7b---|-----------7b----|
G-------------------------------------9-|--------------9--|
D-9-------------------------------------|-----------------|
A---------------------------------------|-8---------------|
E-7-------------------------------------|-8---------------|
All I can do is forgive your broken heart
E-7--------------------------------5----|-----------------|
B-7--------------------------------5----|-5---------------|
G---------------------------------------|-5---------------|
D-9--------------------------------7----|-----------------|
A-7--------------------------------5----|-3---------------|
E-7--------------------------------5----|-3---------------|
[Solo 2]
E---------------------------------------|-8---------------|
B-7-----------------------------------7-|-----------7b----|
G----------------------------------9----|--------------9--|
D-9-------------------------------------|-10--------------|
A-7-------------------------------------|-8---------------|
E-7-------------------------------------|-8---------------|
E-7--------------------------------5----|-----------------|
B-7--------------------------------5----|-----------------|
G---------------------------------------|-5---------------|
D-9--------------------------------7----|-----------------|
A-7--------------------------------5----|-3---------------|
E-7--------------------------------5----|-3---------------|
[Chorus 3]
I am a mountain Of cavernous people
Bm Am G
E---------------|-2----------------------|-3----------------------|
B---------------|-3----------------------|-3----------------------|
G---------------|-4-------------------2--|-0----------------------|
D---------------|-4-------------------2--|-0----------------------|
A---------------|-2-------------------0--|-2----------------------|
E-0-3-5~~5-0-3~~|------------------------|-3-------0-3-5~~5-3-0---|
Searching for a lighthouse in the fog
Bm Am G
E-x------------------------------|-------------------------|
B-0------------------------------|--3----------------------|
G-4--------------------------2---|--4----------------------|
D-4--------------------------2---|--0----------------------|
A-2--------------------------0---|--2----------------------|
E--------------------------------|--3-----------5~~~~~-3---|