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A.T.W.A Guitar Tablature 
Artist    - System of a Down 
Album     - Toxicity 
Song      - Chop Suey! 
Tabbed By - I. Lanza

This is Chop Suey! by System of a Down.  I know this is normally in some 
odd tuning or another but I have tunned it in standard (EBGDAE) for you. 
Enjoy this song rocks.  This may sound different, but at least you don't 
have to detune your guitar so bow down and worship me. 

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Chorus/Intro A 
Guitar 1 

E |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
B |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
G |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
D |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
A |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
E |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 


Intro B 
Guitar 2 (palm-muted after intro A is played once) 

E |----------------------------------| 
B |----------------------------------| 
G |---4-4-4---6-6-6---1-1-1---3-3-3--| 
D |--4-4-4---6-6-6---1-1-1---3-3-3---| 
A |----------------------------------| 
E |----------------------------------| 

Riff A 
Guitar 1 

E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D |--44444-4444444-4444444--4466667777-44444-4444444-4444444--4466667777--| 
A |--44444-4444444-4444444--4466667777-44444-4444444-4444444--4466667777--| 
E |--22222-2222222-2222222--2244445555-22222-2222222-2222222--2244445555--| 

Riff B 
Guitar 2 (After Riff A is played twice, Guitar 1 continues playing Riff A) 

E |----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
A |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
E |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 

Verse 

E |--------------------------------------------------------------| 
B |--------------------------------------------------------------| 
G |--------------------------------------------------------------| 
D |--55----5555555533----3333333322----2222222233----3333333355--| 
A |--55----5555555533----3333333322----2222222233----3333333355--| 
E |--33----3333333311----1111111100----0000000011----1111111133--| 

Chorus/Intro A 
Guitar 1 

E |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
B |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
G |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
D |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
A |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
E |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 

Chorus B 
Guitar 2 (Palm-muted) 

E |------------------------------------------------------------| 
B |------3--------------5--------------2--------------4--------| 
G |--------4---4----------6---6----------3---3----------5---5--| 
D |----4-----4--------6-----6--------3-----3--------5-----5----| 
A |--2--------------4--------------1--------------3------------| 
E |------------------------------------------------------------| 

Riff A 
Guitar 1 

E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D |--44444-4444444-4444444--4466667777-44444-4444444-4444444--4466667777--| 
A |--44444-4444444-4444444--4466667777-44444-4444444-4444444--4466667777--| 
E |--22222-2222222-2222222--2244445555-22222-2222222-2222222--2244445555--| 

Screaming Fill 

E |---------------------| 
B |---------------------| 
G |---------------------| 
D |--44444444444444444--| 
A |--44444444444444444--| 
E |--22222222222222222--| 

Verse 

E |--------------------------------------------------------------| 
B |--------------------------------------------------------------| 
G |--------------------------------------------------------------| 
D |--55----5555555533----3333333322----2222222233----3333333355--| 
A |--55----5555555533----3333333322----2222222233----3333333355--| 
E |--33----3333333311----1111111100----0000000011----1111111133--| 

Chorus A/Intro 
Guitar 1 

E |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
B |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
G |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
D |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
A |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
E |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 

Chorus B 
Guitar 2 (Palm-muted) 

E |------------------------------------------------------------| 
B |------3--------------5--------------2--------------4--------| 
G |--------4---4----------6---6----------3---3----------5---5--| 
D |----4-----4--------6-----6--------3-----3--------5-----5----| 
A |--2--------------4--------------1--------------3------------| 
E |------------------------------------------------------------| 

Riff A 
Guitar 1 

E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D |--44444-4444444-4444444--4466667777-44444-4444444-4444444--4466667777--| 
A |--44444-4444444-4444444--4466667777-44444-4444444-4444444--4466667777--| 
E |--22222-2222222-2222222--2244445555-22222-2222222-2222222--2244445555--| 

Riff A (palm-muted 
Guitar 1 

E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D |--44444-4444444-4444444--4466667777-44444-4444444-4444444--4466667777--| 
A |--44444-4444444-4444444--4466667777-44444-4444444-4444444--4466667777--| 
E |--22222-2222222-2222222--2244445555-22222-2222222-2222222--2244445555--| 

Chorus A/Intro 
Guitar 1 

E |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
B |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
G |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
D |--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
A |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
E |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 

Chorus C 
Guitar 2 

E |----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D |--4---------------6-----------------3---------------5-----------------| 
A |--4---------------6-----------------3---------------5-----------------| 
E |--2---------------4-----------------1---------------3-----------------| 

(End on 244xxx after all the keyboard stuff) 

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Lyrics: 

 Wake up, 
Grab a brush and put a little (makeup), 
Grab a brush and put a little, 
Hide the scars to fade away the (shakeup) 
Hide the scars to fade away the, 
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table? 
Here you go create another fable 

You wanted to, 
Grab a brush and put a little makeup, 
You wanted to, 
Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup, 
You wanted to, 
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table, 
You wanted to, 

I don't think you trust, 
In, my, self righteous suicide, 
I, cry, when angels deserve to die, Die, 

Wake up, 
Grab a brush and put a little (makeup), 
Grab a brush and put a little, 
Hide the scars to fade away the (shakeup) 
Hide the scars to fade away the, 
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table? 
Here you go create another fable 

You wanted to, 
Grab a brush and put a little makeup, 
You wanted to, 
Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup, 
You wanted to, 
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table, 
You wanted to, 

I don't think you trust, 
In, my, self righteous suicide, 
I, cry, when angels deserve to die 
In my, self righteous suicide, 
I, cry, when angels deserve to die 

Father, Father, Father, Father, 
Father/ Into your hands/I/commend my spirit, 
Father, into your hands, 

Why have you forsaken me, 
In your eyes forsaken me, 
In your thoughts forsaken me, 
In your heart forsaken, me oh, 

Trust in my self righteous suicide, 
I, cry, when angels deserve to die, 
In my self righteous suicide, 
I, cry, when angels deserve to die. 

Lyrics by: Serj Tankian, Darren Malakian 
Music by: Darren Malakian
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