Song: B.Y.O.B.
Artist: System Of A Down
Album: Mezmerize (2005)
Tabbed By: Ian Lanza
Tuning: Drop C# - Low to High - (C#, G#, C#, F#, A#, D#)
Key:
	b = Bend	  
	p = Pull Off
	pm = Palm Mute
	h = Hammer On
	ph = Pinch Harmonic


Intro

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Intro (cont.)

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Pre-Verse


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|--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0--7--8---10--|
|--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-------------|

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|------------------------------------------------12--10--9--|1x
|--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0--12--10--9--|
|--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0--10--8---7--|
|--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-------------|

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|------------------------------------------------9--10--12--|1x
|--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0--9--10--12--|
|--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0--7--8--10---|
|--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-------------|

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|------------------------------------------------12--10--9--|1x
|--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0--12--10--9--|
|--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0--10--8---7--|
|--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7--0--7-0-0-8-0-0-------------|


..."WHY DO WE ALWAYS SEND THE POOR!"


Verse

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   p.m......................................

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|---------------------------12--10--9--|1x
|---------------------------x---x---x--|
|---------------------------10--8---7--|
|--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-------------|
   p.m....................

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|--------------------------------------------10--|1x
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|--------------------------------------------8---|
|--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-----|
   p.m......................................

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|---------------------------12--10--9--|1x
|---------------------------x---x---x--|
|---------------------------10--8---7--|
|--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-------------|
   p.m....................

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|--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--
   p.m....................................................................................

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0--------7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0--|
      p.m.......................................................................


into...(pre-verse)

 "Lies from the table cloth"                                    "uh la-la-la-la..."
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-----------------------------------5--5--------------------------------------------------|1x
-5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0-5--5--------3-2-0--3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2------|
-5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0-3--3--3-3-5--------3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--3b--|
-5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0--------------------3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2------|
                     p.m.........        .....        ...         .................    

Chorus

  "Everybody's going to the party..."
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|----------------------5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5---------------------------------------|2x
|--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5--0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2---3ph--|
|--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3--0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--------|
|--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0----------------------0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--------|
   p.m...............................................................
       (*note, the pinch harmonic at the end of this measure is only played for 
         the first measure, the second time it's just a single step bend on the same note)

Verse 2

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   p.m....................................................................................

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---10-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---x------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---8------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0--------7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0--
      p.m.......................................................................

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--12--10-9--|1x
--x---x--x--|
--10--8--7--|
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|--------------------------------------------10--|1x
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|--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-----|
   p.m......................................

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|---------------------------12--10--9--|1x
|---------------------------x---x---x--|
|---------------------------10--8---7--|
|--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-------------|
   p.m....................

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|--------------------------------------------10--|1x
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|--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-----|
   p.m......................................

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|---------------------------|1x
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|--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0--|
   p.m....................


into...(pre-verse)

 "Lies from the table cloth"
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-----------------------------------5--5--------------------------------------------------|1x
-5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0-5--5--------3-2-0--3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2------|
-5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0-3--3--3-3-5--------3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--3b--|
-5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0--------------------3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2------|
                     p.m..........       .....        ...         .................    

Chorus

  "Everybody's going to the party..."(Darron sings second part)
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|----------------------5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5---------------------------------------|4x
|--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5--0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2---3b---|
|--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3--0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--------|
|--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0----------------------0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--------|
   p.m...............................................................


Bridge

   "BLAST OFF, IT'S PARTY TIME..."
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|--5-7--7-7-7--10--8-7h8p7--|
|--5-7--7-7-7--10--8-7h8p7--|
|--5-7--7-7-7--10--8-7h8p7--|

  "WHERE THE F*CK ARE YOU..."
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|--7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|2x
|--7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7--------------------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--|
|----------8-8-8-8-7--------------------------------|

 "Why don't presidents fight the war..."
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|--7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|1x
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-7------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|--------------8-8-8-8-8-8-7------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|

   "Why do we always send the poor"
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|--7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--|
|--7-----------------------------------|


End Bridge On:

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Verse 3

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   p.m....................................................................................

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0--------7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0--
      p.m.......................................................................

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--12--10-9--|1x
--x---x--x--|
--10--8--7--|
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|--------------------------------------------10--|1x
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|--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-----|
   p.m......................................

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|---------------------------12--10--9--|1x
|---------------------------x---x---x--|
|---------------------------10--8---7--|
|--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-------------|
   p.m....................

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|--------------------------------------------10--|1x
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|--------------------------------------------8---|
|--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-----|
   p.m......................................

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|---------------------------|1x
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|--7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0--|
   p.m....................


into...(pre-chorus)

 "Lies from the table cloth"
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-----------------------------------5--5--------------------------------------------------|1x
-5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0-5--5--------3-2-0--3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2------|
-5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0-3--3--3-3-5--------3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--3b--|
-5--3--2--3-2-0--0-0-2-3-5-3-0-2-0--------------------3-2-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2------|
                     p.m..........       .....        ...         .................    

Chorus

  "Everybody's going to the party..."(Darron sings second part)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5---------------------------------------|3x
|--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5--0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2---3ph--|
|--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3--0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--------|
|--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0----------------------0-0-0--0--0-5-7-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--------|
   p.m...............................................................
      (*note, the pinch harmonic at the end of this measure is only played for 
        the THIRD measure, the  first  and second time it's just a single step 
        bend on the same note)

Last time play this:


  "Dancing in the desert blowing up the sun..."
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|----------------------5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5--|1x
|--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5--|
|--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3--|
|--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0----------------------|
   p.m...................................

  
  "WHERE THE F*CK ARE YOU..."
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|---------------------------------------------------|
|--7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|2x
|--7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7--------------------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--|
|----------8-8-8-8-7--------------------------------|


 "Why don't presidents fight the war..."
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|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|1x
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-7------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|--------------8-8-8-8-8-8-7------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8--|


   "Why do we always send the poor"
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|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|3x
|--7-----------------------------------|
|--7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--|
|--7-----------------------------------|

Into... (tremelo picking)

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|----------------------|1x
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|--12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5--|
|----------------------|

"WHY...DO...WE ALWAYS SEND THE POOR!"
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|--7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0--|
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That's it. Listen for timing and you'll get the jist of it.
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