Boy Sets Fire – Loser of the Year Award
Another great BSF tune. As always comments, corrections, suggestions, and constructive
are very much appreciated. Enjoy!
Intro (x1) - 0:06
G|--14-12----12-------14-12-14-17-16-14------------------------------|
D|--------14----14-12------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse – 0:11 “Always had the dream, now I have the action”
G|--------------777777-----|
D|-------------------------| (x4)
A|----------0-0------------|
E|--0000-00----------------|
Intro (x2) – 0:22 “Broken down disasters, smoke filled empty rooms”
The rhythm of the bass line for the chorus and Verse 2 is close to what the drum is
It is pretty much free rhythm and so your best bet is just to listen to the song and let
ears guide you.
Chorus – 0:33 “You’ll never understand what this means to me”
G|--5------------5---4444444----|
D|----5-777777-----7------------| (x2)
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Bridge – 0:43
G|--------12-14-14-14-14-14--------14-16-16-16-16-16-----|
D|--14-14--------------------14-14-----------------------| (x2)
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2 – 0:54 “Not for approval, not yours anyway”
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------| (x3)
A|--3333-3333--3333-3300---|
E|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------| (x1)
A|--3333-3333--3333-3331--1111-1111-—1111-1111--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Heavy Part – 1:07 “Arranged by the numbers”
G|----------------------------101010101010101010101010--|
D|-------------------55-77-88---------------------------| (x4)
A|--333-555-333-555-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Verse – 1:27 “As friends are made and lost, I always look back smiling”
Intro – 01:30 “I’d rather stay a loser and laugh at common sense”
Chorus – 1:50 “You’ll never understand what this means to me”
Verse 2 – 2:11 “Not for approval, not yours anyway”
Heavy Part (x3) – 2:24 “Arranged by the numbers”
Outro – 2:39 Ending
G|--------------------------|------|
D|--------------------------|------|
A|--333-555--333-555--------|---3--|
E|-------------------33-55--|------|