• Song:

    Eton Rifles

  • Artist:

    Jam

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			     THE ETON RIFLES - THE JAM
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Tabbed By : revolving_soul

Tuning: EADG (normal)

Listen carefully to the timing on the bridge, it takes a while to get your head round ;)

Intro (0:00)

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E|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|

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Verse 1 (0:19)

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  Sup   up   your    beer   and collect your fags,      there's a

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  row   going   on                   Down near slough,

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  Get out your mats and pray to the west

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  I'll   get    out    mine     and pray for myself

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Verse 2 (0:33)                                

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   Thought you were smart  when you took them on

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D|----------------5-------5--5-----|----------------7--5------------|
A|--3----------3-------------------|--5----------5--------7--5------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 But you didn't take a peep in their artillery room

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D|----------------5-------5--5-----|----------------------9---7-----|
A|--3----------3-------------------|--5----------5------------------|
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  All      that   rugby     puts hairs on your chest

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D|----------------5-------5--5-----|----------------7--5------------|
A|--3----------3-------------------|--5----------5--------7--5------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  What chance have you got against a tie and a crest?


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Chorus (0:46)                                    

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A|---------------------------------|3-------2-------0-------0-------|
E|---1--------1--3----3------------|------------------------------3-|
   Hello, hooray!                    What a nice day for the

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D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-5-------5------3-5------5-----3-|5-------5------3-5------5-------|
   Eton             rifles          Eton             rifles

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A|---------------------------------|3-------2-------0-------0-------|
E|---1--------1--3----3------------|------------------------------3-|
   Hello, hooray!           I hope  rain stops play with the

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A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-5-------5------3-5------5-----3-|5-------5------3-5------5-----3-|
   Eton    rifles                    Eton  rifles

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D|------------------5------2-------|-----------------5------2-------|
A|---------3-----------------------|--------3-----------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|5--5----------------------------|

Verse 3 (1:01)

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  Thought you were clever when you  lit the fuse

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 Tore down the house of commons in your brand new shoes

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    Composed a revolutionary      symphony                   then

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D|----------------5-------5--5-----|----------------------9---7-----|
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  went   to   bed  with   a    charming   young  thing

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Chorus (1:15)

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   Hello, hooray!                   cheers  then    mate    it's the

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E|-5-------5------3-5------5-----3-|5-------5------3-5------5-------|
   Eton             rifles          Eton             rifles

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E|---1--------1--3----3------------|------------------------------3-|
   Hello, hooray!              an extremist       scrape    with the

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E|-5-------5------3-5------5-----3-|5-------5------3-5------5-----3-|
   Eton           rifles            Eton             rifles

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D|-----------------5---5---2---2---|----------------5---5---2---2---|
A|---------3---3-------------------|--------3---3-------------------|
E|-5---5---------------------------|5---5---------------------------|

Bridge (1:30)

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D|---------------------------------|--------8--/10--10---12---------|
A|-7------7---7-------7---7---7----|8---10--------------------------|
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        What   a    catalyst       you turned out   to    be

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D|---------------------------------|--------8--/10----12--10--------|
A|-7------7---7-------7---7---7----|8---10--------------------12----|
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        Loaded the guns then you ran off home for your tea

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E|-3------3---3-------3---3---3----|3-------------------------------|
                                    Left me standing     like a

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E|-3-------------------------------|3---------------3---------------|
   guilty schoolboy

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Instrumental/guitar solo (1:44)

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Bridge (2:02)

G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------8--/10--10---12---------|
A|-7------7---7-------7---7---7----|8---10--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        What   a    catalyst       you turned out   to    be

G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|--------8--/10----12--10--------|
A|-7------7---7-------7---7---7----|8---10--------------------12----|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
        Loaded the guns then you ran off home for your tea

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A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-3------3---3-------3---3---3----|3-------------------------------|
                                    Left me standing     like a

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E|-3-------------------------------|3---------------3---------------|
   naughty schoolboy

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Verse 5 (2.16)

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  We  came    out    of   it     naturally the worst

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  Beaten  and  bloody  and  I  was  sick down my shirt

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      We were no match for their untamed wit

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  Though some of the lads said they'll be back next week

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Chorus (2:30)

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E|---1--------1--3----3------------|------------------------------3-|
   Hello, hooray!                    there's a price to pay to  the

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E|-5-------5-----3-5-------5-----3-|5-------5-----3-5-------5-----5-|
   Eton           rifles            Eton          rifles

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E|---1--------1--3----3------------|------------------------------3-|
   Hello, hooray!                I'd prefer the plague   to the

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E|-5-------5-----3-5-------5-----3-|5-------5-----3-5-------5-----5-|
   Eton    rifles                    Eton  rifles

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E|---1--------1--3----3------------|------------------------------3-|
   Hello, hooray!                    there's a price to pay to  the

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E|-5-------5-----3-5-------5-----3-|5-------5-----3-5-------5-----5-|
   Eton    rifles                    Eton  rifles

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A|---------------------------------|3-------2-------0-------0-------|
E|---1--------1--3----3------------|------------------------------3-|
   Hello, hooray!            I'd prefer    the      plague  to the

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E|-5-------5-----3-5-------5-----3-|5-------5-----3-5-------5-----5-|
   Eton            rifles           Eton            rifles

Outro (2:54)

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A|---------3---3-------------------|--------3---3-------------------|
E|-5---5---------------------------|5---5---------------------------|
   Eton    rifles!                   Eton  rifles!

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E|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|

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E|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|

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E|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|

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E|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|

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E|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|

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E|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|

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A|----3-3---------|----3-3---------|----3-3---------|----3-3---------|
E|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|

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D|--------5-5-2-2-|--------5-5-2-2-|--------5-5-2-2-|--------5-5-2-2-|
A|----3-3---------|----3-3---------|----3-3---------|----3-3---------|
E|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|

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D|--------5-5-2-2-|--------5-5-2-2-|--------5-5-2-2-|----------------|
A|----3-3---------|----3-3---------|----3-3---------|----------------|
E|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5-5-------------|5---------------|
                                                     Eton rifles
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E|----------------|5---------------|
  Eton rifles!    


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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