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CAN'T HEAR THE REVOLUTION
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------
A ---2----4-----3-----2---------------------------------------------------
E ---0----2-----3-----0---------------------------------------------------
solo
E ---3---2----3----5----3----2---0----------------------------------------
B ---0---0----0----0----0----0---0----------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------
SAD IF I LOST IT
E = 0 2 2 1 0 0
F#m sus 0 4 4 2 0 0
G#m sus 0 6 6 4 0 0
Asus 0 7 7 6 0 0
E F#msus G#m sus Asus 2x
Chorus
A F#m A G#m F#m E 2x
I AM A TREE (capo 7th Fret)
CAVEAT: Each chord listed will be the chord you finger with the capo on the
7th fret, followed by the actual chord in parentheses.
Intro
E ---0----0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-----0-----------------------------
B ---12---12----12----12----12---12---12----12---------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------
D(A) A(E) E(B) D(A) 2x
Thin Lizzy Riff (h=hammer)
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----10-----10-----10--------------------------------------------------
G ----9------9------9-----------------9------9--------------------------
D ----9-h11--9-h11--9h11---11-9-0-----9------9--------------------------
A ------------------------------------9-h11--9-h11--9-h11---11-9-0------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------10-10-10-10-
G ---------------------------------9--9--9--9--
D -9------9------9-----------------0--0--0--0-- 2x
A -9------9------9-----------------0--0--0--0--
E -9-h11--9-h11--9-h11--11-9-7--7--9--9--7--9--
Verse*
D(A) A(E) E(B) D(A)
*Doug Gillard's nifty little verse riffs
E -----9----11-----12------------------------9--------------------
B ------10----10-----9----0-10-0-------------10-------------------
G --------9-----9-----9---0-9--0-------------9--------------------
D ------------------------0-11-0-------------0--------------------
A ------------------------0-0--0---9--11-9------------------------
E ---------------------------------0--0--0------------------------
Part after first Verse
D(A) A(E) E(B) B(F#)
Pre-Chorus (I'm planting a seed) (m=mute)
E ---0---0------10----9-----------0--------------------------------------
B ---9---0------10----10----10----8-------10--9-h10-h9-------------------
G ---9---8------0-----0-----9-----0--------------------------------------
D ---9---9------0-----0-----10----9---------------------9----------------
A ---0---9------m-----m-----8-----10-------------------------------------
E -------0------10----10-------------------------------------------------
Chorus
E ---------------------------
B ---------------------------
G --9-----0------------------
D --9-----10------12-----9---
A --0-----10------12-----9---
E --------8-------10-----0---
OLD GRUNT
Verse Other Part
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------3---2-------3---------------------------
G --------------------------4---4-------0-----------0-----0----0----
D --------------------------3---4-(2x)--0----------2-----0----3---0-
A --0--0--0--0--------------0---2-------3---------3-----0----3----2-
E --3--7--5--3------------------2-------3--------3-----2----3-----3-
ARE YOU FASTER? (I think is slowed down so that E = Eb)
Variations on this theme
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------
A --2--2---2--2--2--2--0--2--2--2--2--2--4--2--0--0-------------------
E -0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------
Solo
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----7--7--5--5--4--4--5--5--------------------------------------------
G ----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4---------------------------------------------
I AM PRODUCED
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------5------3-------------------------------------------------
D --------4------0------0-------0----------------------------------------
A --------5------5------3-------7-----------------------------------------
E --------5------3------1-------5-----------------------------------------
Or something like that...basically, D G F A
KNOCK 'EM FLYIN' set tremolo to stun, plough when you feel it
E --------------
B --------------
G -----7---7----
D ----5---5-----
A ---0---0------
E --------------
Main Part (MP)
Rest of Chords
Asus 0 7 7 6 0 0
Bsus 0 9 9 0 0 0
Bb9 x 1 3 3 1 1
C9 x 3 5 5 3 3
MP
When you're called to the plough
E Bsus Asus
You will always slide inside her
MP
If you work really hard
E Bsus Asus E Bsus Asus
You will lose yourself and wrong her take a little longer
F Bb9 C9 Bsus Asus Bsus
Plough when you feel it it's your right tonight
E Asus MP E MP Asus E
Take it slow If you grow it you will try it
F Bb9 C9 Bsus Asus Bsus Asus
You'll be so inspired to go out and bring back
Bsus Asus Bsus Asus
The only one who matters anyhow
End Part (In parts, the main riff is played as a chord rather than picked out-
-I'll still denote it as MP)
E B B A B A A B A A B A A B A 2x
E B B MP E 4x
F Bb9 C9 B A B A B A B A ABBA (fade)
NOT BEHIND THE FIGHTER JET
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----0---0---0---0---0----2---2--0---0-----------------------------------
A ---3---3---3---3---3----3---3----2---0----3x, last time end on G------
E --1---1---1---1---1--1-3---3------3---2---------------------------------
Verse
Chorus
D
I'm not behind the fighter jet
F F F F F F C G
I'd much rather back a simple girl
D
I've seen your plan and it's all wet
C A D *C*B*A G *single notes
A noseload of prophecies coming to me
CHOKING TARA
Asus = 0 7 7 6 0 0
F# sus = 0 4 4 3 0 0
G#m sus= 0 6 6 4 0 0
Verse = E Asus F#sus
Asus F#sus
I can't imagine that all our troubles will go away
G#m sus Asus
But I could catch her and break the falls
F#sus G#sus Asus
I could snatch her with beaks and claws
E B-C C-D
Today when every "fake it" decides to make it
G->Asus
They just can't take it away
G#msus E- F#m sus
Shove it, cus I'll just stay
E->G#m sus
Like an ugly unwanted stray
E->Asus
Don't care what you say
Back to verse chords--fade
HOLLOW CHEEK
Piano
PORTABLE MEN'S SOCIETY
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------
B --5--5--5--5--5--5-----------------------------------------------------
G --4--5--5--4--2--4-----Gtr 2------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------------
A --2--3--3--2--0--2-----Gtr 1--------------------------------------------
E --0--0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------
Pre-chorus
F F A G
F F E E E
Chorus
E G->F#->E A 3x
A
Learning to Hunt
Each sequence 4x
D -------0-----0-----0-----0----------0----0----0----0----0---------------
A ------7-----2-----5-----2----------5----2----7----2----4---------------
E -----7-----3-----5-----2----------5----2----7----3----5---------------
Intro/Instr part Verse
Solo
E -----------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------
G -----------------4--2--------------------------------
D -----4-5-4-5--0-------5-4-2-0----2x------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------
The Finest Joke Is Upon Us
Verse 4x Part II
E -----------------------0------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------0------------------------------------------------
G ----3---3-3----3-3-----0-------------------------------0--2-------------
D ---3---3-3----3-3------2----------0--0-----0--0----2---4--3-------------
A ---3---3-3----3-3------3---------0--0--0--0--0-----3---4--3-------------
E ---3---3-3----3-3------3--------2--2--2--1--1--1---3---2--1-------------
III(Back to Verse 3x, then) Part IV(Chorus)
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ----0----0-----0-----------------------------------0--------------------
D ----4----3-----2----------------0---0-----2--2-----2------2x------------
A ----4----3-----3---------------0---0--0--0--0--0---3--------------------
E ----2----1-----3--------------1---1--1--2--2--2----3--------------------
Second time into
C# D F C
One of these days when I see through the smoke
D F C
There'll be the day that I get the joke
Solo over Verse, then Pt. II, III, IV
Mag Earwhig !
Gtr1
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------
D -----5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
A ---5---------------5----------------5---------------5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gtr2
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------
A -----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----
E ---0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--
Now to War
Tune high and low E string down to D. Now!
Verse Chorus
E -2----0----0----0--------------------0--0-------------------------------
B -3----3----2----0--------------5--7--3--7--5--7----9-----7---5----3-----
G -2----2----2----2--------------5--7--3--7--5--7----9-----7---5----3-----
D -0----0----2----2--------------5--7--0--0--5--7----9-----7---5----3-----
A -----------0----0--------------0--0--------0--0-------------------------
E --------------------------------2x-----2x----2x------000--000-000--000--
Solo
Gtr
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------2--3--2----------------------------------------------------------
G ---4-----------4--2-----------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------5-4--2--0-h2-0-------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------0----------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jane of the Waco Miniskirts
Intro Part (Note: This is *exactly* the same as the riff in Man Called
Aerodynamics)
E ----1----3-----6---6-------------------
B ----1----1-----4---3-------------------
G ---------------------------------------
D ---------------------------------------
A ---------------------------------------
E ----1----3-----3---3--(Bass notes)-----
Chorus
F C Eb Bb
Verse
F C Bb 2x
Bridge
D C Bb F
D C F Bb G
The Colossus Crawls West
(suck on lozenge)
Verse
G Bm
It's too late now
F C
She's got me dreaming
F Bm F# F
Without you there is no truth according to me
Chorus
C D F Ab Bb
Bomb in the Bee-Hive
Verse
E ----------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------2---------------------------------------
D --4------5------2-------3---------------------------------------
A --5-0-0--5-0-0--3-0-0---3-0-0-----------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus
G Bb
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