Me & Ed Loyce
tabbed by atreide@gmail.com
/ \ up/down slide
~ bend & sustain
p pulloff
The parts in the beginng with
3/4
x/x
1/2
are not strummed, you just form the chords, hammer then slide.
Listen to the record and you'll hear it.
intro
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G---------------8--------3/4-------4-----------------|
D---------------8--------x/x-------4-----------------|
A--4~-5~-1~-----6--------1/2-------2---1~-2~-1~------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
The vagrant on that corner who is speaking to birds
is as crazy as the commute on their way from home to work
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B--------------------------------------------|
G-------8--------3/4-------4-----------------|
D-------8--------x/x-------4-----------------| x2
A-------6--------1/2-------2---1~-2~-1~------|
E--------------------------------------------
well hey ya'll! We're gonna get apocalyptic!
And need it to be just so damn apocalyptic!
We're all down to get down. Down down to get down.
If on our knees will be the lead to the top of the food chain
e----------6--------------------------------6---------------------|
B----4--7-----7--4---------------12---4--7-----7--4---------------|
G--------------------------------13-------------------------------|
D---------------------------------x-------------------------------|
A-------------------4p0-4p0-4~---11------------------4~-5~-1~-----|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------6--------------------------------6-------------------------|
B----4--7-----7--4---------------12---4--7-----7--4-------------------|
G--------------------------------13-----------------------------------|
D---------------------------------x---------------------------4-4-4-4-|
A-------------------4p0-4p0-4~---11------------------4~-5~-1~-2-2-2-2-|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------1--1h3p1---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---1--4------------4--1--3-3-3-3-------------4-3--6-6-6--4--6--4--6/8\6--4-----3-3/4-3-3----|
A-------------------------1-1-1-1--1/2\1--1/2------4-4-4---------------------6--1-1/2-1-1----|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Let the foxes dig holes in the stations
Ain't this such a grand new dark age!
Why shouldn't they believe that their homes just an Asbury park!
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G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A---6-6--4--6-6--1--2-2--2/4\1-1--4h5h6-6--4-4h6-6--1/2/4\2\1----|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
In the opposing hand were bulky two inch thick overlapping pages of white paper
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B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A---4h5h6-6--4--6-6--1--2-2--2/4\1-1--4h5h6-6--4--4h6-6--1-2-x----|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Whose flawless black print in a comparison to our chewed nails was much fucking smaller
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B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A---6-6--4--6-6--1--2-2--2/4\1-1--4h5h6-6--4--6-6--1/2/4\2\1-----|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
No one around here ever seems to notice the mountains awaiting out east
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B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---4h5h6-6--4--6-6--1--2-2--2/4\1-1--4h5h6-6--4-4h6-6--1/2/4\2\1---|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
so we've got to get down just to get down
and we keep on tracking the beast
Bass/keys/drums Instrumental///
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B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------6--------------------------6--------------------|
A-----5--------------------------5----------------------|
E---6-----6--6-6--6-7-6\\\-----6-----6--6-6--6-7-6\\\---|
d u d d d d u d d d d u d d d d u d d d d u d d d
e---------------6-6-6-6-6\----------------6-6-6-6-6\-----------------|
B--7-7-7-7-7\---9-9-9-9-9\---7-7-7-7-7\---9-9-9-9-9\---6-6-6-6-6\----|
G--8-8-8-8-8\---8-8-8-8-8\---8-8-8-8-8\---8-8-8-8-8\---7-7-7-7-7\----|
D--8-8-8-8-8\---6-6-6-6-6\---9-9-9-9-9\---6-6-6-6-6\---8-8-8-8-8\----| x4
A--6-6-6-6-6\----------------9-9-9-9-9\----------------8-8-8-8-8\----|
E----------------------------7-7-7-7-7\----------------6-6-6-6-6\----|
so do you hear the tune of a thousand
trampled streets they sing me off to sleep
where I am chased by stampeding machines
only to awake to give into the chase all again x2
Outro
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B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------6--------------------------6--------------------|
A-----5--------------------------5----------------------|
E---6-----6--6-6--6-7-6\\\-----6-----6--6-6--6-7-6\\\---|
e-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------6--------------------------6--------------------|
A-----5--------------------------5----------------------|
E---6-----6--6-6--6-7-6\\\-----6-----6--6-6--6-7-6~~~~//|
Thats about it, any questions or comments just let me know with the above email addy
however i think its quite comprehensive so i hope you guys have alot of fun with it,
its really easy to play as well as being an amazing song.
