Marathon

Intro Riff:
                                                          B  A  B  A
E|------------------------5vvv-|---------------------5vvv---2-----2----| 
B|---------------5vvv---4------|------------5vvv----4-------4--2--4--2-| 
G|------4vvv-------------------|---4vvv---------------------4--2--4--2-| 
D|---4---------2------2--------|--4--------2-------2--------4--2--4--2-| 
A|-2---------0-----------------|-2--------0-----------------2--0--2--0-| 
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------2-----2----| 


Verse:

      B                            A
E|------2----------------------------------------------------| 
B|------4----------------------------2-----------------------| 
G|------4----------------------------2-----------------------| 
D|------4----------------------------2-----------------------| 
A|------2----------------------------0-----------------------| 
E|------2----------------------------------------------------| 

 It's not how fast you can go, the force goes into the flow.

    B                                A
E|----2---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----4--------------------------------2------------------------| 
G|----4--------------------------------2------------------------| 
D|----4--------------------------------2------------------------| 
A|----2--------------------------------0------------------------| 
E|----2---------------------------------------------------------| 

 If you pick up the beat, you can forget about the heat.


[play 1st half of intro riff]
  More than just survival
  More than just a flash
  More than just a dotted line

                  B         A
E|------------------2-------------------| 
B|------------------4---------2---------| 
G|------------------4---------2---------| 
D|------------------4---------2---------| 
A|------------------2---------0---------| 
E|------------------2-------------------| 

 More than just a dash...

[play verse]
  It's a test of ultimate will
  A heartbreak climb uphill
  Got to pick up the pace
  If you want to stay in the race...


[play 1st half of intro riff]
  More than blind ambition
  More than simple greed
  More than a finish line

E|----------------------------------------------------5-2vvv--| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------4vvv--------------------------4---------| 
D|------------------4-----------------------------2-----------| 
A|----------------2-------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 

 Must feed this burning need.  In the long run...


Chorus #1 & #3:

 B              E     F#                           E
E|-7--------------7-----2----------------------------0-----------| 
B|-7--------------9-----2----------------------------0-----------| 
G|-8--------------9-----3----------------------------1-----------| 
D|-9--------------9-----4----------------------------2-----------| 
A|-9--------------7-----4----------------------------2-----------| 
E|-7--------------7-----2----------------------------0-----------| 

  From first to last,  the peak is never passed.    Something

                 Abm                       F#
E|------------------4------------------------2-------------------| 
B|------------------4------------------------2-------------------| 
G|------------------4------------------------3-------------------| 
D|------------------6------------------------4-------------------| 
A|------------------6------------------------4-------------------| 
E|------------------4------------------------2-------------------| 

 always fires the light that gets in your eyes.

 B           E    F#                         E
E|-7-----------7----2--------------------------0------------------| 
B|-7-----------9----2--------------------------0------------------| 
G|-8-----------9----3--------------------------1------------------| 
D|-9-----------9----4--------------------------2------------------| 
A|-9-----------7----4--------------------------2------------------| 
E|-7-----------7----2--------------------------0------------------| 

  One moment time,  and glory rolls on by.   Like a streak of

                 E  E     E  E            F#  F#  F#
E|-----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---2---2-------------| 
B|-----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---3---3-------------| 
G|-----------------1--1-----1--1------------3---3---4-------------| 
D|-----------------2--2-----1--1------------4---4---4-------------| 
A|-----------------2--2-----2--2------------4---4---4-------------| 
E|-----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---2---2-------------| 

 Lightning, that flashes and fades in the summer sky.


[play 1st half of intro riff]
  then:

        A
E|--------------| 
B|------2-------| 
G|------2-------| 
D|------2-------| 
A|------0-------| 
E|--------------| 

[play verse chords]
  Your meters may overload
  You can rest at the side of the road
  You can miss a stride
  But nobody gets a free ride.

[play 1st half of intro rif]
  More than high performance
  More than just a spark
  More than just the bottom line

            A    A  A   A  A
E|--------------------------------------------------5-2vvv-----| 
B|------------2----2--2---2--2---------------------------------| 
G|------------2----2--2---2--2---------------------4-----------| 
D|------------2----2--2---2--2--------------------2------------| 
A|------------0----0--0---0--0---------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| 

 or a lucky shot in the dark... in the long run


[play chorus]


Bridge:
E|-------------12--17vvv-|---------------------------------| 
B|----------15-----------|---------------------------------| 
G|-------14--------------|---------------------------------| 
D|----12-----------------|-----------4---------4-----------| 
A|-----------------------|---5-5-5-7---5-5-5-7-------------| 
E|-----------------------|-----------------------5---------| 

                       <------- Repeat 10 times ---------|

Solo:  Not Transcribed

Guitar tacet, then:
  [play 1st half of bridge riff]

Chorus #2
  C#            F#  Ab
  From first to last
  The peak is never passed
  F#                         Bbm
  Something always fires the light
                    Ab
  That gets in your eyes
  C#         F#  Ab
  One moment time
  And glory rolls on by
  F#
  Like a streak of lightning
       F# F#   F# F#            Ab  Ab
  That flashes and fades in the summer sky


Chorus #3:
 [play Chorus #1 chords until finish]

Transcription Notes:

'v' indicates shallow tremelo action... basically vibrato.
'|' indicates a certain section of music... not a traditional musical
     measure