"Pain" from "Flush the Fashion" (1980)
Tabber Tuomo Pirinen
x= mute b= bend rb= realease bend
h= hammer on \= slide down
intro (play this 4x)
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(main rhythm)
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|-10-x-x-10-x-x---8--10-x-x-10-x-x--8---|
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Verse w\main rhythm (go pre-chorus)
1."I`m hidden in the scream, when the virgin dies."
"I`m the ache in the belly, when your baby cries. "
2."And I`m the combound fracture in the twisted car,
And I`m lines on the face, of the tramp at the bar."
3. "I`m the holes in your arm, when you`re feeling the shakes."
"I`m the lump on your head, when you step on the rake."
4."I`m the salt in the sweat, on the cuts of the slaves."
"I was the wound in the side, while Jesus prayed."
Pre-chorus (go chorus)
1."And I`m the burnin`sensation, when the convict fries."
2."And I`m the reds by the bed of the suicide star."
3."And I`m the loudest one laughing at the saddest wake."
4."I was the filthiest word at the vandalized grave."
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chorus 1. (guitar two play main rhythm)After this go verse1
"I`m pain, I`m your pain, Unspeakable pain."
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"I`m your private pain"
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chorus 2. (guitar two play main rhythm)After this go verse2
"You know me I`m pain, I`m your pain,"
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" your own private pain, unfathomable."
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Rhythm fig. one
"And it`s a compliment to me to hear you screaming
through the night, all night, to night"
(play this after second chorus)
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|guitar two
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|guitar two (after this go verse3)
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Chorus 3. (guitar two play main rhythm)
"Yes I`m pain, I`m just pain, dear old pain,
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you need your pain"
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solo (not sure about this, play this after chorus 3.)
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rhythm fig. two(play this after solo)
"And I`m the loudest one laughing A the saddest wake."
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|guitar two
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|guitar two (after this go verse 4.)
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Chorus 4. (guitar two play main rhythm)
"Yes I`m pain, do you love me pain,
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I love my pain, I`m your pain"
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"It`s a compliment to me to hear you screaming through
the night,
all night,
tonight."
