Venom: Die Hard



Tune guitar and bass down three half steps, to C#.

Song is in 4/4 time.



Letters above the staff indicate time values of the notes directly

below. q=quarter note, e=eighth, etc. Notes in parentheses are

tied from the previous measure. Notes followed by an 'r' are rests

for the indicated time value.

Lyrics appear below the staff.



Intro - guitar only



  s s   s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s s s s e  s s

|-----|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|

|-----|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|

|-0-0-|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0----0-0--|

|-----|-----------------------------|----------------------~-----|



  s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s s s s e  s s

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|----------------------~-----|



(Bass and drums enter)



  s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s s s s e  s s

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|----------------------~-----|

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| s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s e   s e  s s

|---9----9--------9----9------|---9----9--------9-----7-------|

|---7----7--------7----7------|---7----7--------7-----5-------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0----0-0-0-----0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|



  

  s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s s s s e  s s

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|----------------------~-----|

|

|                                          (drums pause w/bass)

| s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  e   hr

|---9----9--------9----9------|---9----9--9-------------------|

|---7----7--------7----7------|---7----7--7-------------------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|



Verse 1



  s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s s s s e  s s

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|----------------------~-----|

|

|   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e        e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

   Sa-tan        Fa-ther        Help me from this grave





  s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s s s s e   s s

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0-----0-0-|

|-----------------------------|----------------------~-----|

|

|   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e        e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

   De-mons      War-riors          Ever be my slaves





Bridge

   q   e e e e e e       q   e e e e e e

|----------------------|------------------------|

|----------------------|------------------------|

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

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

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

|----------------------|------------------------|

|                                             

|  e e e e e. s e  s s   e e e e s s s s e  e

|----------3--5-3------|------------------------|

|--------5---------5-3-|---------2h4p2---2--4---|

|--3-3-3---------------|-2-2-2-2-------4--------|

|----------------------|------------------------|

   I can't reason with men and mortal fools

   

   q  e e e e e e        q  e e e e        q

|----------------------|------------------------|

|----------------------|------------------------|

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

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

|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3------|-2--2-2-2-2--------5----|

|----------------------|-------------------3----|

|                                             

|  e e e e e. s e  s s   e e e e s s s s   q 

|----------3--5-3------|------------------------|

|------2-5---------5-3-|---------2h4p2----------|

|--3-3-----------------|-2-2-2-2-------4--------|

|----------------------|-------------------5----|

  They will die hard  hear the golden rule

                                     (Bk.) Die-



Chorus

  h.          q     h.          q     h.          q

|----------------|-----------------|------------------|

|----------------|-----------------|------------------|

|----------------|-----------------|------------------|

|-5-----------7--|--5-----------7--|--5-----------7---|

|-5-----------7--|--5-----------7--|--5-----------7---|

|-3-----------5--|--3-----------5--|--3-----------5---|

|

| e e e e e e q     e e e e e e q     e e e e e e q 

|----------------|-----------------|------------------|

|----------------|-----------------|------------------|

|----------------|-----------------|------------------|

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-5---|

 Legions armed    Men of war         Captors of

        in steel        reviled          the brave

(Bk)Hard--   Die  Hard---     Die   Hard--



  e e e e e e e s s

|--------------------|

|--------------------|

|--------------------|

|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|

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

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|

|

| e e e e e e e s s

|--------------------| 

|--------------------|

|---------------0-0--|

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|



Between verses 1&2



  s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s s s s e  s s

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|----------------------~-----|

|

|

| s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s e   s e  s s

|---9----9--------9----9------|---9----9--------9-----7-------|

|---7----7--------7----7------|---7----7--------7-----5-------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0----0-0-0-----0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|





  s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s s s s e  s s

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|----------------------~-----|

|

|

| s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s e   s e  s s

|---9----9--------9----9------|---9----9--------9-----7-------|

|---7----7--------7----7------|---7----7--------7-----5-------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0----0-0-0-----0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|



Verse 2  (music same as verse 1)

Sinner, Liar, guard your crown of thorns

Priestess, Parson, live your lives of scorn



Bridge 2

I can raise the fires of hell and blasphemy

We will grow strong, Satanic Royalty



Chorus 

  h.          q     h.          q     h.          e e

|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|----------------|-----------------|--------------2-9--|

|-5-----------7--|--5-----------7--|--5-----------2-9--|

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

|-3-----------5--|--3-----------5--|--3----------------|

|

| e e e e e e q     e e e e e e q     e e e e e e e e

|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

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

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-5--|--3-3-3-3-3-3------|

 Legions armed    Men of war         Captives of

        in steel        and feeling       the brave

(Bk)Hard--   Die  Hard---     Die   Hard--



Bridge

  h.            e  e    h.           e  e    h.            e  e

|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

|-7-------------2--9--|-7------------2--9--|-7-------------2--9--|

|-7-------------2--9--|-7------------2--9--|-7-------------2--9--|

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

|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

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| e q  s s e e  e  e    e q  s s e e e  e    e q  s s e e e  e

|---7------7-7--------|---7------7-7-------|---7------7-7--------|

|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

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

|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|   



  

  h.              q     (h)       e e q     (q)  h.     s s

|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------||  

|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------||  

|-7---------------4---|-(4)-----------5---|-(5)--4------------||  

|-7---------------4---|-(4)-------2-4-5---|-(5)--4------------||  

|-5---------------2---|-(2)-------0-2-3---|-(3)--2------0-0---||  

|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------||  

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| e q  s s e e    q     (h)       e e q     (q)  h.     e

|---7------7-7--------|-------------------|-------------------||  

|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------||  

|-5----5-5--------2---|-(2)-------0-2-3---|-(3)--2----x/X\x---||  

|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------||  



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|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|----------------------~-----|

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| s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s e   s e  s s

|---9----9--------9----9------|---9----9--------9-----7-------|

|---7----7--------7----7------|---7----7--------7-----5-------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0----0-0-0-----0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|





  s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s s s s e  s s

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|----------------------~-----|

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| s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s e   s e  s s

|---9----9--------9----9------|---9----9--------9-----7-------|

|---7----7--------7----7------|---7----7--------7-----5-------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0----0-0-0-----0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

                                          Through the fires of Hell!



Solo (Note - I couldn't figure out the solo, so what follows is

      the bass part which goes under the solo.)

  

  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



  e e e e e e e e   e  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

|-7-7-5-5-4-4-3-3-|---------------------------------|

|-7-7-5-5-4-4-3-3-|-7--------------7-5---5-7-5------|

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

|-----------------|---------------------------------|  



  e  s s s s s s s s s e  s s s     e q  e   q      q

|---------------------------------|-----------------------|    

|---------------------------------|--------/14~~\---------|    

|-7--------------7-5---5----5-----|-7-7--7----------------|    

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

                                          (Bk.Voc) Die --

Chorus



Verse 3



  s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s s s s e   s s

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0-----0-0-|

|-----------------------------|----------------------~-----|

|

|

|   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e        e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

  Evil             Angels        Vultures of the night



  e e e e e e e e   e  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

|-----------------|---------------------------------|

|-----------------|---------------------------------|

|-7-7-5-5-4-4-3-3-|-2-------------------------------|

|-7-7-5-5-4-4-3-3-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

|-5-5-3-3-2-2-1-1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

|-----------------|---------------------------------|

| 

| e e e e e e e e   e  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

|-7-7-5-5-4-4-3-3-|---------------------------------|

|-7-7-5-5-4-4-3-3-|-7-------------------------------|

|-----------------|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

|-----------------|---------------------------------|



Bridge 3

Ride the wings of Hades, Death is on our side

Furnace burning bright, We ain't getting tired



Chorus



Outro



  s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s s s s e  s s

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|----------------------~-----|

|

|

| s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s e   s e  s s

|---9----9--------9----9------|---9----9--------9-----7-------|

|---7----7--------7----7------|---7----7--------7-----5-------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0----0-0-0-----0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|



  s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s s s s e  s s

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|----------------------~-----|

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| s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s e   s e  s s

|---9----9--------9----9------|---9----9--------9-----7-------|

|---7----7--------7----7------|---7----7--------7-----5-------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0----0-0-0-----0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|



  s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s s s s e  s s

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0-------------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0----0-0--|

|-----------------------------|----------------------~-----|

|

|  q   h.r                      wr

|--9--------------------------|-------------------------------|

|--7--------------------------|-------------------------------|

|--0--------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|



  s e  s e  s s s e  s e  s s   s e  s e  s s s s s s  q    

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5--2p0-----------------|

|---5----7--------5----5------|---7----5------2p0------5------|

|-0----0----0-0-0----0----0-0-|-0----0------------2p0--5------|

|-----------------------------|------------------------3------|

|

|  wr                           h.r                    q

|-----------------------------|------------------------7------|

|-----------------------------|------------------------5------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|



  fermata    free time - gtr riff cues ending notes.

|--------------------------------|------------------------|

|--------------------------------|------------------------|

|----------------------0h2p0--0--|--2--2------------------|

|--(5)-----------0h2p0------2----|--2--2------------------|

|--(5)-------0h2p0---------------|--0--0------------------|

|--(3)---------------------------|------------------------|

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|                                   

|--(7)---------------------------|--9--9------------------|

|--(5)---------------------------|--7--7------------------|

|--------------------------------|--0--0------------------|

|--------------------------------|------------------------|