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**Updated 9/21/2005**
Band: Grasshopper Takeover
Song: Esta Vida
Album: International Dance Marathon and Elephant Dreams
Written by Bob Boyce and Curt Grubb

[Note: This version is accurate to the way the song is 
 played live and on Elephant Dreams. It is slightly  
 different on the original recording found on IDM.]

Standard Tuning Down 1/2 Step (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)


***Intro/Verse (Clean)***

      d u     sim.
Eb----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------|----0-0-----0-0-----0-3--0--
Bb----1-1-----1-1-----1---1---1-|----1-1-----1-1-----1-------
Gb----0-0-----0-0-----0-----0---|----0-0-----0-0-----0-------
Db------------------------------|----------------------------
Ab-3-------2-------0------------|-3-------2-------0----------
Eb------------------------------|----------------------------


Eb----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------|----------------------------
Bb----1-1-----1-1-----1---1---1-|---0------------------------
Gb----0-0-----0-0-----0-----0---|---0------------------------
Db------------------------------|---2------------------0-----
Ab-3-------2-------0------------|---2------------------------
Eb------------------------------|-0-------0h2h3--2--0--------


***Pre-Chorus (With Distortion)***

Eb-------------|----------------------------
Bb-------------|----------------------------
Gb-------------|-5-5----7-7--7--7\----------
Db-3-3-----5-5-|-5-5----7-7--7--7\----------
Ab-3-3-----5-5-|-3-3----5-5--5--5\----------
Eb-1-1-----3-3-|----------------------------

...is a mystery...

Eb-------------|---------------------------
Bb-------------|---------------------------
Gb-------------|-5-5-5--5--5/7-7--7--7-----
Db-3-3----5-5--|-5-5-5--5--5/7-7--7--7-----
Ab-3-3----5-5--|-3-3-3--3--3/5-5--5--5-----
Eb-1-1----3-3--|---------------------------

...thing, I'd fall apart...

                       (first time only)
Eb--------------------|----------------------
Bb--------------------|----------------------
Gb--------------------|-5-5-5-5--5/7-7--7--7-
Db-3-3-3-3--3/5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5/7-7--7--7-
Ab-3-3-3-3--3/5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3--3/5-5--5--5-
Eb-1-1-1-1--1/3-3-3-3-|----------------------

...everything I do...         (2 times)



***Chorus (Clean)***


Eb--------------------------|
Bb-1-x-x-6-x--8--8--6-6-x-x-|
Gb-0-x-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x-|
Db-2-x-x-7-x--9--9--7-7-x-x-|
Ab-3-x-x-8-x-10-10--8-8-x-x-|
Eb--------------------------|

  Esta vida...   (repeat...)


***Chorus End (Light Distortion)***

Eb-(0)---|-(0)---|
Bb--3~---|--6~---|
Gb--0~---|--0~---|
Db--4~---|--7~---|
Ab--5~---|--8~---|
Eb-------|-------|

...life.


***Bridge (Light Distortion)***
         [1,2nd times]   
Eb--0~---|-(0)---|
Bb--7~---|--6~---|
Gb--0~---|--0~---|
Db--9~---|--7~---|  (3 times)
Ab-10~---|--8~---|
Eb-------|-------|

...always the same...

(Distortion)

Eb----------|
Bb----------|
Gb----------|
Db--8-8-8-8-| (3 times)
Ab--8-8-8-8-|
Eb--6-6-6-6-|

...suffered enough...

Eb----------|
Bb----------|
Gb----------|
Db--8-------| 
Ab--8-------|
Eb--6/18\(1)|

...spread your wings and...


Tab symbols:

u = upstroke
d = downstroke
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = let ring
x = mute string



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Transcribed by Matthew Juhl
mjuhl24@hotmail.com
www.grasshoppertakeover.com