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                   ROAD SIGNS & ROCK SONGS - The Ataris 
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By:  Gary(TheAtaris07@aol.com) 

PM - palm mute 
4x 
4x - mute after strumming 
2x 
~ - let ring 
/ - slide 


Intro:  Guitar 1  (2x) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------| 
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4------------| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4------------| 
E|--------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------| 

Intro:  Guitar 2 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|12----12----13----13----12----12----15~--13-12--12----12----13----12-------| 
G|---12----12----12----12----12----12----------------12----12----12----12----| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Intro Cont'd:  Guitar 2 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|12----12----12----12-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---12----12----12----12----------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Verse:  Both Guitars Repeat Guitar 1's intro part 2x (Palm Mute) 
       Postcards on the floor 
       But this pen can't write loneliness no more 
       Waking up all alone 
       On the opposite side of the coast         

Chorus:  Guitar 1  "I'm commited to..." 
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------| 
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| 
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------| 

Chorus Cont'd:  Guitar 1 
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------5-5-5-5--------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------| 
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 

Chorus:  Guitar 2  "I'm commited to..." 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|--12~----------12~----------------| 
G|--------12~----------12~----------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

Bridge:  Guitar 1 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------| 
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4------------| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4------------| 
E|--------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------| 
 PM............................................................. 

Bridge Cont'd:  Guitar 1 
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------| 
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4x-----------------| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4x-----------------| 
E|--------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2x-----------------| 
 PM....................................................... 

Repeat Intro 

Repeat Verse: (Some parts without palm mute) 
             Roadside state of mind 
             Boulevard of broken dreams washed out this 
             Time after time 
             I was lost and looking 
             But knew I'd never 
              
Repeat Chorus 

Post Chorus:  Guitar 1  (4x)"The only things I know are..." 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------| 
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------| 
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Post Chorus:  Guitar 2  Play same as Guitar 1 twice, then...  (2x) 
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|11-11-11-11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Post Chorus Ending:  Guitar 1  :  Guitar 2 
e|---------|                      e|---------| 
B|---------|                      B|---------| 
G|--5~-----|                      G|--12~----| 
D|--5~-----|                      D|---x-----| 
A|--3~-----|                      A|--10~----| 
E|---------|                      E|---------| 

2nd Bridge:  Guitar 1  (Clean)  "I'm commited to..." 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5~-------------------------| 
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5~-------------------------| 
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3~-------------------------| 
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------3~-------------------------| 

Chorus:  Both Guitars  "And love is overrated..." 
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|5-4-------------------5-5-5-5--------------------5-5-5-5-------------------| 
D|5-4-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| 
A|3-2-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-----------------| 
E|----3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------2-----------------| 

Chorus Cont'd:  Both Guitars 
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------5-5-5-5--------------------5-5-5-5-------------------------| 
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5~---5-5~---------------| 
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5~---5-5~---------------| 
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------2~---2-3~---------------| 

E-mail me with any questions, comments, corrections, or any other crap 
you might have. 
This tab only found on The Complete Ataris Guitar Tablature Archive... 
http://www.geocities.com/theataris_tabs/ 
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