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YOU PROBABLY COULDN'T SEE FOR
THE LIGHTS BUT YOU WERE LOOKING - ARCTIC MONKEYS
STRAIGHT AT ME
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Band: Arctic Monkeys
Song: You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Looking
Straight At Me
Album: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006)
Tabbed by: skatersic666
Email: totalrock2003@yahoo.com
Tuning: STANDARD (E A D G B e)
This is tabbed out for guitar one and guitar two.
Listen to the CD to get the timing correct.
Any correcton i will be happy to change.
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:INTRO:
GUITAR ONE
B5 D G5 C#
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|GUITAR TWO
| B5 D G5 C#
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B5 D G5 C#
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| B5 D G5 C#
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B5 D G5 C#
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| B5 D G5 C#
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B5 B5 F#5
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|-x--x-9-----x--x-9-----9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9------------------|
|-x--x-7-----x--x-7--------------------------------------------------|
| B5 B5 F#5 N.C
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|----x-9--------x-9-----11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11----9--7------9--7---|
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|-x--x-7-----x--x-7-------------------------------7---------7--------|
:VERSE ONE: GUITAR TWO
N.C
One look sends it coursing through the veins oh how the feeling races
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N.C
Back up to their brains to form expressions on there stupid faces
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|-7------------------------------------------------------------------|
N.C
They don't want to say hello Like I want to say hello Well
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:CHORUS:
N.C
my heart beats at its peak when you're coming up to speak Oh
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|-------------------9--7----------------5-7--7----5--7----------5-4--|
|---7----------------------------------------------------------------|
B5 D5 E5 F#5 D5 B5 D5 E5
And I'm so tense, never ten ser Could all go a bit Frank
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F#5 D5 B5 D5 E5 F#5 D5 B5 D5 E5
Sepn cer and im talking gibberish Tip of the tounge but I can't
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F#5 D5 B5 D5 E5 F#5 D5 B5 D5 E5
deliver it ..Properly__________ Oh its all getiing on
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| N.C
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top of me And if it wernt this dark you could see how red my face
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|-11-x-12---9-x-x----12-x-x--9-x--11-x-12---9-x-x---12-x-x----9-x----|
|-9--x-12---9-x-x----12-x-x--7-x--9--x-12---9-x-x---12-x-x----7-x----|
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|N.C
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has gone yea
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| N.C
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:PRE-VERSE:
B5 A5 B5 N.C
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B5 A5 B5 N.C
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B5 A5 B5 N.C
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|B5 A5 B5 N.C
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:VERSE TWO: GUITAR TWO
N.C
Everybody's trying to crack the jokes and that to make you smile
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[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/arctic-monkeys/71499.html ]
N.C
Those that claim that they're not showing off are drowning in denial
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N.C
They're not half as bad as me say anything and I'll agree 'cause when
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N.C
When it comes to acting up, I'm sure I could write the book and now that
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:CHORUS:
D5 B5
ur more than a part in the play
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| N.C
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D5 E5 F#5 D5 D5 B5
Its slightly easier to think what to say
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|D5 E5 F#5 D5 N.C
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B5 D5 E5 F#5 D5 D5
You had us all
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|-7-7-7-7-7---10------10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
|N.C D5 E5 F#5 D5 N.C
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D5 B5 D5 E5 F#5 D5 D5
standing on our heads Doing it out best tricks
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|-12--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---12-7-9--12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
|-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---10------10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|
|N.C D5 E5 F#5 D5 N.C
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|-7------------------------9-11----|--9----------------9----7---9------|
|------9---7---9--------12-9-11-12-|-----------------------------------|
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D5 E5 D5 C#5 B5
yeah
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|-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------10-9--7----------------|
|N.C
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|--------------------------------------------------9--(5)\-----------|
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:PRE-OUTO:
B5 F#5 D5 B5 F#5 D5
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|---------------------------------9-9--12-----------------9-9--12----|
|---------------------------------7----10-----------------7----10----|
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| B5 D5 E5 F#5 D5 B5 F#5 D5 E5 F#5 D5 B5 F#5 D5
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|-9-x-x--12-x-x--9-x--11-x-12-x-x-9-11-12----9-x-11-12-x-x-9-11-12---|
|-9-x-x--12-x-x--7-x--9--x-12-x-x-9-9--12----7-x-9--12-x-x-9-9--12---|
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N.C B5 F#5 D5
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|-----------------11-------------------------------------------------|
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|-7---9---------9-9--12----------------------------------------------|
|-------10------7----10----------------------------------------------|
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| B5 F#5 D5 B5 F#5 D5
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|--------10-x-x-7----10----------------------------------------------|
:OUTRO:
D5 F#5 B5 E5 D5 F#5
Ne______ver______ a________gain__ Ne______ver______
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|-12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x--9-9-9-x--9-9-9-x---12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x--|
|-10-10-10-x--9--9--9--x--9-9-9-x--7-7-7-x---10-10-10-x--9--9--9--x--|
|-------------------------7-7-7-x------------------------------------|
| D5 F#5 B5 E5 D5 F#5
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|-12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x-----------9-9-9-x---12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x--|
|-12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x--9-9-9-x--9-9-9-x---12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x--|
|-10-10-10-x--9--9--9--x--9-9-9-x--7-7-7-x---10-10-10-x--9--9--9--x--|
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B5 E5 D5 F#5 B5 E5
a__gain_ no will be there another one quite as
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|--9-9-9-x--9-9-9-x---12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x----9-9-9-x--9-9-9-x-----|
|--9-9-9-x--7-7-7-x---10-10-10-x--9--9--9--x----9-9-9-x--7-7-7-x-----|
|--7-7-7-x--------------------------------------7-7-7-x--------------|
| B5 E5 D5 F#5 B5 E5
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--9-9-9-x--9-9-9-x---12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x----9-9-9-x--9-9-9-x-----|
|--9-9-9-x--7-7-7-x---10-10-10-x--9--9--9--x----9-9-9-x--7-7-7-x-----|
|--7-7-7-x--------------------------------------7-7-7-x--------------|
D5 F#5
desirable as you
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|-12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x---------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-x--9--9--9--x---------------------------------------------|
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|D5 F#5
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|-12-12-12-x--11-11-11-x---------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-x--9--9--9--x---------------------------------------------|
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One look sends it pulsing thorugh the veins oh how the feel races
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|B5 D5
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|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-12------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-12------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-10------------------------------|
D5
backed up to thier brains to form expressions on thier stupid faces
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|-------------------------------------12-12-12----12-12---12-12-12-12|
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| B5 D5
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|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--12-12-12----12-12---12-12-12-12|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--12-12-12----12-12---12-12-12-12|
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--10-10-10----10-10---10-10-10-10|
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