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by Aly And Aj


Aly & Aj
Chemicals React
Into The Rush
2005 Hollywood Records

Tuning: Drop D on both Aly and Aj's guitars

Intro & Verse 1:

Aly:
e|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
B|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
G|---------------------------------1-------1-----------------------|
D|-2-------2---------------------------------------4-------4-------| (x2)
A|-----------------2-------2---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Aly:
e|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---4--|
B|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0--|
G|---------------------------------1-------1-------3--|
D|-2-------2---------------------------------------4--|
A|-----------------2-------2--------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|

Aj : Idle

Chorus:

Both: Were you right Was I wrong...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

Both: We lived and we loved...
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

Aly: But the planets all aligned
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------8-----------------------11\9p8h9---------------------------|
D|-------9----8h9---------9---8h9p8\6-----9----------9-------11----11----11----|
A|-11-11---11-----11------------------7-7-----------------11----11----11-------|
D|--------------------9-9---9--------------------------11-------------------11-|

Aly: And just like that...
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------8---------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-------9----8h9---------9---8h9p8\6---9/11-11-11-11-9\4-4-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-11-11---11-----11------------------7---------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|--------------------9-9---9-----------------------------------------------|

Aj:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| (x2)
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|


Verse 2:

Aly: Idle

Aj: x means palm mute
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-| (x2)
A|-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-|
D|-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-|

Aly: We cannot deny...
e|-----------------2---0-----------|
B|---0-4-0-2-0---0---0---4-2-0---0-|
G|-3-----------3---------------3---|
D|---------------------------------| (x2)
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

Aj:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge:

Aly: Kaleidoscope of colors
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Aj:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|

Aly: Don't let us lose it
e|-12~--
B|--0~--
G|------|
D|------|
A|------|
D|------|

Aj:
e|-2-----|
B|-5-----|
G|-4-----|
D|-2-----|
A|-2-----|
D|-2-----|

(Repeat Chorus but don't proceed yet to "But the planets..." instead to this one)

Chorus 2:

Both: We live, We love...
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

Both: We're live to love
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

(Proceed now to "But the planets" for Aly but Aj's riff will become a bit different like 
below)

Aj: And just like that... 2:28
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

Aj:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

Aly: 2:43 "Like Chemicals react"
e|---------------4-----4---------6-9---14----6~--|
B|-----------------0h2---0h2-2h4-----0----12-4~--|
G|-6-6/8\6-4---4-----------------------------4~--|
D|-----------4-------------------------------6~--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|

Aj:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------9~--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------8~--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6~--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6~--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-6~--|


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Chords used: Drop D only
E5  - 222xxx
B5  - 999xxx
G#5 - 666xxx
F#5 - 444xxx
C#5 - 11-11-11-x-x-x

Intro: E5--B5--G#5--F#5

Verse 1:
E5                 B5
  You make me feel out of my element
G#5                   F#5
  Like I'm walking on broken glass
E5                       B5
  Make my world spinning in slow motion
G#5                     B5
  And you've moving too fast


Chorus:
         E5                         B5
Were you right Was I wrong Were you weak Was I strong yeah
F#5                                    E5
Both of broken Caught in the moment We lived and we loved
       B5                     F#5      G#5          B5
And we hurt and we joked, yeah But the planets all aligned
         E5             C#5                G#5
When you looked into my eyes And just like that
    B5          E5      C#5
The chemicals react The chemicals react

(Same as Above)
You make me feel out of my element
Like I'm drifting out to the sea
Like the tides pullin' me in deeper
Makin' it harder to breathe

  G5
We cannot deny how we feel inside
B5
We cannot deny

Chorus

Bridge
G#5
Kaleidoscope of colors
G#5                      B5
Turning hopes on fire, sun is burning
G#5                    F#
Shining down on both of us
B5
Don’t let us lose it

Chorus

We live, we love, we heard, we joked,
We're right, were wrong, we're weak, we're strong
We live to love

B5
But the planets all aligned
F#
When you looked into my eyes
C#
And just like that
B5
Watch the chemicals react
C#
And just like that
B5
The chemicals react
(The chemicals react)