Empty Vessels Make The Loudest Sound

The Mars Volta

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Empty Vessels Make The Loudest Sound

	  		
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---|
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