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How John plays it live, from renanjerk at Ultimate-Guitar

F#m         244222
F#5/E       044000
Dsus2       000230
A/C#        040220
C#m         446654
Bm          224432
G           355433
C#          X4666X
D7M/A       XX7779
A7M/E       XX2224

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F#m F#5/E F#m Dsus2 A/C# Dsus2
F#m F#5/E F#m

               C#m
Hustle up the spiral stairs
                 Bm
See if anyone's left up there
              G
Teams on the scene from several stations
             F#m
Everybody, adjust your expectations
                C#m
Stray clumps of hair and blood and brain
             Bm
Fragments of bone in the drain
                           G
Rookies trying to keep the airway clear
                  Bm           C#
But the damage is too severe


               D7M/A               A7M/E
Bring in the cadaver sniffing dog  
               D7M/A               A7M/E
Bring in the cadaver sniffing dog  
               D7M/A               A7M/E
Bring in the cadaver sniffing dog  
               D7M/A               A7M/E
Bring in the cadaver sniffing dog  


[Solo]


F#m                   C#m
Army crawlers down ash wet floor
Bm
Ready for war
                  G
Veterans on their hands and knees
                   F#m
Nobody's ready for days like these
                               C#m
Wait till you come up on the smoking wreck
        Bm
And even then you check
      G
Radio home all clean
                     Bm                             C#
If there were any survivors they've fled the scene


               D7M/A               A7M/E
Bring in the cadaver sniffing dog 
               D7M/A               A7M/E
Bring in the cadaver sniffing dog  
               D7M/A               A7M/E
Bring in the cadaver sniffing dog  
               D7M/A               A7M/E
Bring in the cadaver sniffing dog   

F#m F#5/E F#m

Here's how I do it

Capo 2

Em:     0220xx
Emsus4: 0020xx
C:      x32010
Cmaj7:  x32000
Bm:     224432
Am:     002210
F:      133211
B:      224442
Am9:    xx5557
Em9:    xx0002

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Em  Emsus4 x3
C  Cmaj7 x3
Em  Emsus4 x3

Em Bm
Hustle up the spiral stairs
Am
See if anyone's left up there
F
Teams on the scene from several stations
Em
Everybody, adjust your expectations

Stray clumps of hair and blood and brain
Bm
Fragments of bone in the drain
Am
Rookies trying to keep the airway clear
F
But the damage is too severe

Am B

Am9
Bring in the cadaver 
Em9
sniffing dog
Am9
Bring in the cadaver 
Em9
sniffing dog
Am9
Bring in the cadaver
Em9
Sniffing dog
Am9
Bring in the cadaver
Em9
Sniffing dog

[Insert sickass guitar solo over the intro chords, and the rest of the song is identical to the first half]

Army crawlers down ash wet floor
Ready for war

Veterans on their hands and knees
Nobody's ready for days like these

Wait 'til you come up on the smoking wreck
And even then you check

Radio home all clean
If there were any survivors they've fled the scene


Bring in the cadaver 
sniffing dog

Bring in the cadaver 
sniffing dog

Bring in the cadaver
Sniffing dog

Bring in the cadaver
Sniffing dog

Em  Emsus4 x3 Em