The Pixies - Surfer Rosa - 1988
Tracklist -
1. Bone Machine
2. Break My Body
3. Something Against You
4. Broken Face
5. Gigantic
6. River Euphrates
7. Where Is My Mind?
8. Cactus
9. Tony's Theme
10. Oh My Golly
11. Untitled
12. Vamos
13. I'm Amazed
14. Brick Is Red
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Pixies - Bone Machine
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Artist: Pixies
Song: Bone Machine
Album: Surfer Rosa
Bassist: (the one and only) Kim Deal
Writer: Black Francis
I watched the recently released DVD very carefully and noticed
exactly how Kim makes a simple bassline stand out.
Let "/" indicate a slide.
Verse:
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A-4/5-5-5-5----------------------------------|
E------------4/5-5-5-5--7/8-8-8-8--2/3-3-3-3-|
Chorus:
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A-5---3----------------------------------------|
E---------1/3----------------------------------|
Verse 14
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Chorus 1 (after this chorus play:
E-3-3-3
to get back into the verse)
Verse 10
Chorus 1
Verse 2
Chorus 1
Verse 9
Chorus 1 (end on D)
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Pixies - Break My Body
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Tabbed By : Extra Blood
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
G-|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|----7-5--3----|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5------------|-----------------|
E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|------------3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G-|---------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|---------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Verse:
G-|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|----7-5--3----|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5------------|-----------------|
E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|------------3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G-|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G-|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|---------|-------|
D-|-----------------|----7-5--3----|-----------------|---------|-------|
A-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-|-----1-|
E-|-----------------|------------3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------|-3-3---|
G-|---------------------------|
D-|---------------------------|
A-|-----2-----3-----4-----5---|
E-|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
Chorus:
G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|*-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A-|*-5-5-5-5---------|---------1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3--------*|
E-|----------3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|---------3-3-3-3-|
G-|-----------------|---------|
D-|*---------------*|---------|
A-|*---------------*|---------|
E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|
-Verse
Chorus:
G-|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|*-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A-|*-5-5-5-5---------|---------1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3--------*|
E-|----------3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|---------3-3-3-3-|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-------------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|---------|*-----------------*|
A-|-5-5-5-5---------|---------1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|*-----------------*|
E-|---------3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Pause for a few seconds
Outro:
G-|---------------------|---------------------|----------------|
D-|---------------------|---------------------|----------------|
A-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-5--5-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-5--5-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E-|---------------------|---------------------|----------------|
G-|---------------------|
D-|---------------------|
A-|---------1-1-1-1-----|
E-|-1-1-1-1---------1---|
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Pixies - Something Against You
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Tabbed By : Extra Blood
Tuning: Standard
A simple, fast and fun song to play!
Bass enters at 00:19
Riff 1
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|*---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------*|
A|*--------6--6-6-|---------6--6-6-|---------6--6-6-|---------6--6-6-*|
E|-7--7-7---------|-4--4-4---------|-7--7-7---------|-4--4-4----------|
Riff 2 "I've got something against you!"
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|*----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------*|
A|*----------------|-----------------|---------6--6-6-|--------6--6-6-*|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7--7-7---------|-4--4-4---------|
-Riff 1
-Riff 2
*Pause*
Riff 3
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--------6--6-6--|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7----------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|----------6--6-6-|-----------------|------------------|
E|-4-4--4-4--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|---------------|-------------------|
D|---------------|-------------------|
A|--------6--6-6-|---------6~--(6)---|
E|-7-7-7---------|-4--4-4------------|
And that's it!
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Pixies - Broken Face
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Artist: Pixies
Song: Broken Face
Album: Surfer Rosa
Tabber: Debaser 101
Standard Tuning
Starts off with just drums, and then
Intro:
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-5---5---5---|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|55555555555555|
Pause, then:
Verse:
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-----------333------|
E|-555555555-----333--|
Chorus:
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|------5555------7777-|
E|-5555------7777------|
Outro:
G|------|
D|------|
A|------|
E|-7--5-|
And that's about it!
Structure:
Intro
Verse
Chorus x3
Intro
verse
Chorus x3
Intro
Verse
Chorus x3
Outro
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Pixies - Gigantic
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Gigantic
By The Pixies
Tabbed by Sven Magnus (ZennY)
LUKMAGNUS@INNET.BE
This song is based upon one basic bass-riff.
Repeat it trough the whole song.
( Intro: 8 hihats or something )
Main riff:
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--5--5--7--7--|--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--5--5--|
|--3--3--3--3--|--------------|--------------|--------------|
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Pixies - River Euphrates
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Tabbed By : Extra Blood
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-5-0-4-0---------|---------5-0-4-0-|-----------------|-5-0-4-0---------|
E-|---------2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2-2-2-2-|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
D-|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------*|
A-|*----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-*|
E-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|----------|
Bridge:
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
D-|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------*|
A-|*----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-*|
E-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|----------|
Verse 1 & 2:
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4---------|
E-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-|
G-|-----------------|---------|
D-|-----------------|---------|
A-|-----------------|---------|
E-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
Chorus:
G-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D-|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
A-|*2-2-2-----------|-5-5-5-----------|-----------------*|
E-|-------2-2-2-2-5-|-------2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5--|
Interlude:
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-5-0-4-0---------|---------5-0-4-0-|-----------------|-5-0-4-0---------|
E-|---------2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2-2-2-2-|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4---------|
E-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|---------2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
E-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---------|-----------------|
-Bridge
-Verse
-Chorus
Outro:
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A-|-5-0-4-0---------|---------5-0-4-0-|-----------------|-5-0-4-0-----------|
E-|---------2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2-2-2-----|
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Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
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Band: The Pixies
Song: Where Is My Mind?
Tabber: Michael Keating [tubbyhunter@hotmail.com]
Intro - Rest 4 Bars
Enter with drums & guitar 2
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------4-4----------------------|
E|-0-0-------------4-4-----5-5------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------4-4-4-4------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5--|
Verse 1 ["With your feet on the air..."]
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------4-4-4-4------------------| x3
E|-0-0-0-0---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5--|
Chorus 1 ["Where is my mind?"]
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------4-4-4-4------------------| x3
E|-0-0-0-0---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5--|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
Verse 2 ["I was swimming..."]
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------4-4-4-4------------------| x3
E|-0-0-0-0---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5--|
Chorus 2 ["Where is my mind?"]
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------4-4-4-4------------------| x3
E|-0-0-0-0---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5--|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
Guitar Solo
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Verse 1 ["With your feet on the air..."]
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------4-4-4-4------------------| x3
E|-0-0-0-0---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5--|
Chorus 3 ["Where is my mind?"]
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------4-4-4-4------------------| x3
E|-0-0-0-0---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5--|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-/9----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
Outro
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------4-4-4-4------------------| x6
E|-0-0-0-0---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5--|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------4-4-4-4------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0---------4-4--------------|
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Pixies - Cactus
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Tabbed By : Extra Blood
Tuning: Standard
It's really that simple.
Play open E between riff 1 & 2
Riff 1
G-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
D-|*--------|--------*|---------|---------|*--------|---------*|
A-|*--------|--------*|---------|---------|*--------|---------*|
E-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--|
G-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D-|*--------|--------*|---------|---------|---------|
A-|*--------|--------*|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|
E-|-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-|---------|---------|
Riff 2
G-|---------|---------|---------|----|
D-|---------|---------|---------|----|
A-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|----|
E-|---------|---------|---------|-0--|
^Let Ring
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Pixies - Tony's Theme
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Tabbed By : Extra Blood
Tuning: Standard
This is a song about a superhero named Tony
It's called: Tony's Theme
Riff 1 / Intro
G-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D-|*--------|--------*|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A-|*--------|--------*|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-|
Riff 2 / Verse & Chorus
G-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-|
Riff 3 / Interlude & Solo
G-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D-|---------|---------|---------|*--------|--------*|
A-|-7-------|---------|---------|*--------|--------*|
E-|---------|-4-------|-7-------|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
G-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E-|-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-|
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Pixies - Oh My Golly
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Intro:
Play D whenever the drum hits.
Verse:
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|*----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
A-|*-----REST-------|------REST-------|---------5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5*|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3---------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|---------5-5-5-5-|---------5-5-5-5-|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3---------|
Chorus:
G-|-----------------------|
D-|*---------------------*|
A-|*-5--3--3-(x14)--3-5--*|
E-|-----------------------|
Bridge:
G-|-----------|-----------|----|
D-|*----------|----------*|----|
A-|*-5---5-5--|-5---5-5--*|-5--|
E-|-----------|-----------|----|
^Let Ring
-Verse
-Chorus
-Bridge
Now do the same thing as you
did in the intro, when the short
drum break comes.
Outro:
G-|-----------------------|----------------|
D-|*----------------------|----------------|
A-|*-5--3--3-(x14)--3-5--*|-3/5------------|
E-|-----------------------|----------------|
^Let Ring
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Pixies - Untitled
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You fucking die" I said, to her
I said "YOU FUCKING DIE", to her
Huh? What?
No, no! I was talking to Kim
I said "you fucking die"
No, I was just- we were just goofing around
No, no. It didn't have anything to do with anything
She said: "Don't tou- anybody touch this is my stuff"
And I said "You fucking die" like that
I was finishing her part for her
You know what I mean?
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Pixies - Vamos
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Tabbed By : Extra Blood
Tuning: Standard
You should be abel to tell
when the bass enters.
Riff 1 / Intro & Verse
G-|-------------|-------------|
D-|-------------|-------------|
A-|-------------|-------------|
E-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-|
Riff 1 variation is played a few
times after the solo ends, and before
the 3rd verse begins.
Riff 1 Variation
G-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-0-0-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-|
Riff 2 "That maid Maria..."
G-|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|
D-|-------------|-------------|-----------------|*----------------*|
A-|-2-----------|-------------|---------0-0-2-2-|*--------0-0-2-2-*|
E-|-------------|-3-----------|-0-0-3-3---------|-0-0-3-3----------|
Riff 3 / Outro
G-|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|
D-|-------------|-------------|-----------------|------------------|
A-|-2-----------|-------------|---------0-0-2-2-|---------0-0-2-2--|
E-|-------------|-3-----------|-0-0-3-3---------|-0-0-3-3----------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
A-|---------0-0-2-2-|---------0-0-2-2-|-----------------|----------|
E-|-0-0-3-3---------|-0-0-3-3---------|-0-0-3-3-0-0-0-3-|----------|
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Pixies - I'm Amazed
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Intro:
G-|---------|---------|---------|
D-|*--------|---------|--------*|
A-|*--------|---------|-----3-3*|
E-|-3-3-3-2-|-2-2-0-0-|-0-0-----|
Verse:
G-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D-|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A-|---------|-----2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
E-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-----|---------|---------|---------|---------|
Chorus:
G-|-----------|---------|
D-|*----------|--------*|
A-|*----2-2-3-|-3-0-0-0*|
E-|-0-0-------|---------|
Solo:
G-|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D-|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A-|---------|-----2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|
E-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-----|---------|---------|
G-|---------|---------|-----------|---------|
D-|---------|---------|*----------|--------*|
A-|-3-3-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|*----2-2-3-|-3-0-0-0*|
E-|---------|---------|-0-0-------|---------|
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Pixies - Brick Is Red
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Tabbed By : Extra Blood
Tuning: Standard
Listen to song to get the rythm.
Have fun playing, and please leave
behind a comment or a rating.
Intro:
q e q e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|*----------------|----------------*|-----------------|
A-|*-----REST-------|--------0-------*|------REST-------|
E-|-----------------|-0-x--3----3-0---|-----------------|
q q e e e q e q e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|------3--5-3-----|------REST-------|--------0--------|
E-|-5-x---------5---|-----------------|-0-x--3----3-0---|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|------REST-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
Short Pause
Verse:
q e e q q e e q q e e q q e e q
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
D-|*----------------|-----------------|----------------------*|
A-|*-------0-x------|-----0-x------x--|-2-3-x-2----x-2-3-x-2-*|
E-|-0-x--3-----3--0-|-x-3-----3--3----|----------3------------|
Pre-Chorus:
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-2-x--2-2-x------|-3-x--3-3-x------|------------7-x--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E-|------------2-x--|------------3-x--|-5-x--5-5-x------|-----------------|
Chorus:
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|------REST-------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E-|-0---------------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|------REST-------|-----------------|
E-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|------REST-------|
E-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-0-|-----------------|
Now re-play the verse,pre-chorus and chorus.
Afterwards, play this.
q e q e
G-|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|
A-|--------0-x------|
E-|-0-x--3-----0----|
And you're done.
