• Song:

    Burn Cycle

  • Artist:

    Smash Mouth

  • Album:

    Why Can't We Be Friends...

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BAND: Smash Mouth
TITLE: Burn Cycle
ALBUM: The East Bay Sessions
TABBED BY: smashguy37@yahoo.com

Down half a step (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)

Chords are written as "B5" but when down half a step they are really "Bb5".

INTRO:
         B5 (x244xx@1)  A5 (x022xx@1)C5eb (x355xx@1)|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb |---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb |---|-----4-----------|-----4-----------|-----4-----------|-----4-----------|
Db |---|---4-----4---4---|---4-----4---4---|---4-----4---4---|---4-----4---4---|
Ab |-0-|-2-----0---3---0-|-2-----0---3---0-|-2-----0---3---0-|-2-----0---3---0-|
Eb |---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
         1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE 1:

B5 (x244xx@1)       A5 (x022xx@1)C5You (x355xx@1)must admit that
B5 (x244xx@1)          A5 (x022xx@1)   C5You (x355xx@1)look like shit, 'cause
B5 (x244xx@1)         A5 (x022xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1)B5 (x244xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1)C5You've (x355xx@1)been awake all week
B5 (x244xx@1)           A5 (x022xx@1)   C5Sometimes (x355xx@1)it's placed that 
B5 (x244xx@1)          A5 (x022xx@1)name="chord_x355xx@1">C5
You call your gaskets 
B5 (x244xx@1)    A5 (x022xx@1)    C5Up (x355xx@1)to excelling deep

CHORUS:

"You can come down..."              "You can come down to me..."
                 C (x32010@1)                                 Feb (133211@1)|-------------8---|-----------------|-------------1---|-----------------|
Bb |-------------8---|-----------------|-------------1---|-----------------|
Gb |-----4-------9---|-----------------|-----4-------2---|-----------------|
Db |---4-----2---10--|-----------------|---4-----3-3-3---|-----------------|
Ab |-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE 2:
He plays the opening picking pattern until the (E5 F5 D5) progression.
During the "You're in it so deep..." part a second guitar plays the first
four bars of the solo.

B5 (x244xx@1)        A5 (x022xx@1)name="chord_x355xx@1">C5
You tell us no way
   B5 (x244xx@1)           A5 (x022xx@1)C5 (x355xx@1)We can't see what you say 
   B5 (x244xx@1)        A5 (x022xx@1)C5 (x355xx@1)      B5 (x244xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1)name="chord_x355xx@1">C5
We see it with our own eyes 
B5 (x244xx@1)       A5 (x022xx@1)name="chord_x355xx@1">C5        B5 (x244xx@1)       A5 (x022xx@1)C5Your (x355xx@1)in it so deep that you can't even sleep 
    B5 (x244xx@1)          A5 (x022xx@1)  C5 (x355xx@1)name="chord_x244xx@1">B5    A5 (x022xx@1)C5Without (x355xx@1)having to stack up lies

E5 (022xxx@1)           F5 (133xxx@1)name="chord_xx023x@1">D5        E5 (022xxx@1)    F5 (133xxx@1)D5You've (xx023x@1)been in a  craze for so many days 
E5 (022xxx@1)           F5 (133xxx@1)  D5 (xx023x@1)name="chord_022xxx@1">E5   F5 (133xxx@1)D5You (xx023x@1)can't even crack a  grin

B5 (x244xx@1)        A5 (x022xx@1)  C5So (x355xx@1)how can you stand there 
    B5 (x244xx@1)         A5 (x022xx@1)C5And (x355xx@1)tell us that you care 
      B5 (x244xx@1)         A5 (x022xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1) B5 (x244xx@1)A5 (x022xx@1)C5While (x355xx@1)you're doing your self in

CHORUS

BRIDGE:

B5Your (x244xx@1)spinning your wheels your 
D5Looking (xx023x@1)for thrills your 
E5Burning (022xxx@1)your bridges down 
B5Make (x244xx@1)no mistake 
    D5And (xx023x@1)take some complaints 
   E5To (022xxx@1)turn the cycle around

SOLO:

eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb |-4-444---5---2---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-----------------|-4-444---5---2---|-1-111-2-1-------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-2b--|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(triplet)  (3)   (3)
eb |------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
Bb |------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
Gb |------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
Db |----------------3-|-3p2p0-----------------|-----------------|
Ab |-----------0h2h5--|-------3p2p0-----------|-------1-2---3h5-|
Eb |-0-000---1--------|-------------0-----0---|-2-222-----------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb |-----------------|-----------------|---10b-7b--------|
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db |-------5p4-------|--7----4b--------|-----------------|
Ab |-4b--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

eb |-----------------|-----------------|-------------1---|-----------------|
Bb |-----------------|-----------------|-------------1---|-----------------|
Gb |-----4------4----|-----------------|-----4-------2---|-----------------|
Db |---4-----2-------|-----------------|---4-----3-3-3---|-----------------|
Ab |-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

eb |-----------------|-----------------|-------------1---|-----------------|
Bb |-----------------|-----------------|-------------1---|-----------------|
Gb |-----4-----------|-----------------|-----4-------2---|-----------------|
Db |---4-----2-------|-----------------|---4-----3-3-3---|-----------------|
Ab |-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
Eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE 3:
B5 (x244xx@1)       A5You (x022xx@1)had us tricked
C5 (x355xx@1)name="chord_x244xx@1">B5              A5 (x022xx@1)name="chord_x355xx@1">C5
We thought you had it kicked 
       B5 (x244xx@1)        A5 (x022xx@1)  C5 (x355xx@1)name="chord_x244xx@1">B5   A5 (x022xx@1)name="chord_x355xx@1">C5    
You're back on the horse a  gain
   B5 (x244xx@1)          A5 (x022xx@1)name="chord_x355xx@1">C5
So why should it be that 
B5 (x244xx@1)       A5 (x022xx@1)C5We (x355xx@1)have to see 
B5 (x244xx@1)      A5 (x022xx@1)C5 (x355xx@1) B5 (x244xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1)name="chord_x355xx@1">C5
You doing yourself in

CHORUS

OUTRO:

B5 (x244xx@1)  D5 (xx023x@1)  E5AaaaaaAaaaaahhhhhh (022xxx@1)Burning your bridges down 
B5 (x244xx@1)  D5 (xx023x@1)  E5AaaaaaAaaaaahhhhhh (022xxx@1)Turn the cycle
     B5Your (x244xx@1)spinning your wheels your 
D5Looking (xx023x@1)for thrills your
E5Burning (022xxx@1)your bridges down 
B5Make (x244xx@1)no mistakes
    D5And (xx023x@1)take some complaints 
   E5To (022xxx@1)turn the cycle around

"around..."
eb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb |-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|
Db |---------------4b|-1--0------------|-4---------------|
Ab |-----------------|-------------2-3-|-2---------------|
Eb |-----------------|---------2-2-----|-----------------|
     1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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