Kings X

Kings X - Lost In Germany guitar tab

"Lost in Germany" by King's X

From the Album: King's X

Written by: D. Pinnick, T. Tabor, J. Gaskill, and S. Taylor

Tab by: John Myers

Note:

1) The E string is tuned down to D

2) This song has many portions that are "muffled" (or "heavily

damped") as well as pull-offs, hammer-ons, & slides. I have

not tried to included all of those things here. If I did, I

would probably only get it wrong. Use your best judgement...

3) I have tried to show timing under each tab. If you know

the song, you probably won't need it, but I included it anyway

for the "timing" nit-pickers (of which I am a charter member)

4) If you use the tab, find it helpful, find something wrong, etc,

send an email to: myers@airmail.net Feedback is appreciated.

Main Riff (Intro & Chorus)

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|-7-----6---7-6-------------------|-------7-6-----------------------|

D|-5-----5-------7---7-----------5-|-----------7---7---------0-------|

A|-0-----0---------5---5-4---4-5---|---7---------5---5-4-0---0-------|

D|-0-----------------------7-------|-----------------------0-0-------|

1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .

Verse

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------6-|---------------------------------|

D|-7-----7-------5-7-5-7---5-7-----|-------5-7-----5-7-6-5---7-------|

A|-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-------|

D|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|

1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------6-|---------------------------------|

D|-7-----7-------5-7-5-7---5-7-----|-------5-7---------------0-0-----|

A|-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-5-------3-------0-----|

D|---------------------------------|-----------5-------3-------0-----|

1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .

PreChorus

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|-----------------4-2-4---------4-|---------2-4---------------------|

D|-----------------4-2-4---------4-|---------2-4---------------------|

A|-2-------------2---------4-------|-----------------2-------------2-|

D|-2-------------2---------4-------|-----------------2-------------2-|

1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|---------2-----------------------|---------------------------------|

G|-4-2-4---2-----4---------2-4-----|-----------------4-2-4---------4-|

D|-4-2-4---0-----4---------2-4-----|-----------------4-2-4---------4-|

A|---------0-----------------------|-0-------------0---------2-------|

D|---------------------------------|-0-------------0---------2-------|

1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------2-4---------------------|-4-2-4---------4-------0---------|

D|---------2-4---------------------|-4-2-4---------4-----------0-----|

A|-----------------4-------------4-|---------5-----------------------|

D|-----------------4-------------4-|---------5---------5-------------|

1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .

Main Riff (alt)

Coming out of the second verse/PreChorus, the main riff is played

4 times, with several different notes being used in the third pass.

The third pass is shown here (with the differences highlighted as *)

*******************

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|-7-----6-------------------------|-------7-6-----------------------|

D|-5-----5---7-6-7-6-5-----------5-|-----------7---7---------0-------|

A|-0-----0-------------7-5-4-5-7---|---7---------5---5-4-0---0-------|

D|-0-----------------------7-------|-----------------------0-0-------|

1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .

Bridge (or "other part", depending on your musical knowledge & prowess)

I broke the bridge into two levels of complexity. This way, the less

dexterous guitar player can focus on the melody (bass) line before

attempting to add the "fill" notes.

Bridge: type a) this part shows just the promenant melody line)

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|

A|---------------------3-------2---|---------------------3-----------|

D|-0-----------2-3-----------------|-1-----------1-3-----------------|

1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

A|---------------------3-------2---|---------------------------------|

D|-0-----------2-3-----------------|-1-----------------------3-------|

1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .

Bridge: type b) this part shows all the notes

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|-------3----------3--------------|---------------------------------|

G|-----------0-------------0-------|-------------------0-----0-------|

D|-----0---------------------------|---------0-------------------0---|

A|---------------------3-------2---|-------1-------------3-----------|

D|-0-----------2-3-----------------|-1-----------1-3-----------------|

1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|-------3----------3--------------|---------------------------------|

G|-----------0-------------0-------|---------------------------------|

D|-----0---------------------------|-------------------------3-------|

A|---------------------3-------2---|-------------------------3-------|

D|-0-----------2-3-----------------|-1-----------------------3-------|

1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .

Main Riff (alt)

The Main Riff at the end of the song has a slight variation every other

time (the 2nd and 4th) time it is played. It is shown below (with the

differences highlighted as *)

**********************

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|-7-----6---7-6-------------------|-------7-6-----------------------|

D|-5-----5-------7---7-----------5-|--------------------------0------|

A|-0-----0---------5---5-4---4-5---|---7-------5-------3------0------|

D|-0-----------------------7-------|-----------5-------3------0------|

1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .

Lyrics:

Verse: Moving in a bus too close for comfort

Listening to all the gibberish around me

wonder! How much longer can I stand it

Looking for a phone I cannot find

PreChorus: Ohh woe is me

Like a politician in disguise

You know I had to look you in the eyes

and smile

While I crawled another mile in

Chorus: Germany, lost in Germany

Verse: Swimming in an ocean of your feelings

Counting every moment go one by one

Laughing to keep from crying out in anger

Praying that i can make it through this night

PreChorus: Ohh woe is me

It was like a never ending week

But I learned to turn the other cheek

and smile

While I ran for one more mile in

Chorus: Germany, lost in Germany

Germany, lost in Germany

Verse: Shooting at a target that eludes me

Hammering on a nail that just won't go in

Biting on a tongue that wants to speak out

Searching for a light that I can shine

PreChorus: Ohh woe is me

But now I have crossed that borderline

and I wonder if I'll ever find

your hand

`Cause I did not understand in

Chorus: Germany, lost in Germany

Germany, lost in Germany

Well... that's it.

I know that I haven't included all the pull-offs, slides, hammer-ons,

etc, but I think that the notes and timings are all fairly accurate.

Enjoy, Good Luck, & remember... Always pillage BEFORE you burn!

John Myers

If you use the tab, let me know what you think: myers@airmail.net

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