Soil
System of a Down
rmwaters3000@hotmail.com
Tuning- c g c f a d 

This tab is out of the book and is 100% correct. This song has multiple guitars
playing so I hope you can figure this out. Have fun (that's what the guitar's
for anyhow!)

INTRO
Gtrs.1 (slight dist.)& 2 (dist.)
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-10--10--10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-|
-10--10--10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-|
-10--10--10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-|
--8---8---8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8-|
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10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
-8---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
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-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-|
-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-|
-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-|
--8--8--8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8--8--8--8-|
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10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10---------|
10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10---------|
10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10---0--0--|
-8---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---0--0--|
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|-3---1---0---3--3-----1--1---0---0--0--|-3---1---0---3--3-----1--0--0--4---0-|
|-3---1---0---3--3-----1--1---0---0--0--|-3---1---0---3--3-----1--0--0--4---0-|

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-3--1--0--3-3---1-1--0--0-0-|-3--1--0--3-3---1--0-0-4--0-|
-3--1--0--3-3---1-1--0--0-0-|-3--1--0--3-3---1--0-0-4--0-|

VERSE
Riff A (Gtr. 2)
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3--1--0--3-3---1-1-1-0-|-3--1--0--3-3---1-0-0-4-4-0-|-3--1--0--3-3---1-1-1-0--|
    The   phoe-nix  he           helped        cre      -      ate,
Making a decision of death-while every1 around you pled.Now you fly in peace I

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-3--1--0--3-3---1-0-0-4-4-0-|
                            End Riff A
hope,           my friend

Gtr. 2 w/Riff A, 2 times
  out          of          control            boy       without     a 
A man can't avoid doin' what he's meant to do when he's meant to do it,

 dad                                        shot the gun that
 even if he doesn't really want to.     My memories are of fun
 
 started my             life
    and friendship  of  weakness within the strength of youth.       For

(Gtr. 2)
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--3---1---0---3--3----1--1--1--0--|--3---1---0---3--3----1--0--0--4--4--0--|
     while    I      drove   him       with     a         for   -    ty
 reasons undefined,                 reasons undefined,

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--3--1--0--3-3---1-1-1-0--|--3--1--0--3-3---1-0-0-4-4-4-0-|-0---0-------------|
    five
 reasons undefined,          resons undefined.

CHORUS
RhyFig1 (Gtrs. 1 & 2)
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--3---1---0---3--3----1--1---0---0--0-|-3---1---0---3--3----1--1--1--0---|
--3---1---0---3--3----1--1---0---0--0-|-3---1---0---3--3----1--1--1--0---|End
                                      Friends for years, images in red,  RhyFig1

Gtrs. 1 & 2 w/RhyFig1, 2 times
blew off his own moth-er-fuck-in' head. Con-fidence, death, in-se-cur-ity.

Gtrs. 1 & 2
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--3---1---0---3--3----1--1---0---0--0-|
--3---1---0---3--3----1--1---0---0--0-|

1st Chorus ending                            Gtr. 2
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-3---1---0---3--3----1--0--0--------------|---------|
-3---1---0---3--3----1--0--0--1--4--4--4--|----0----|
Men fall un-real-ized,        un-real     -    ized,

Gtr.1
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9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-|12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-|-|
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-|-|
6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-|-9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9-|-|
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Gtr.2                                                           un-real-ized.
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9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-|-|12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-|-|
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-|-|
6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-|-|-9---9--9--9---9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9-|-|
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__________________
Gtr.1
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11-------------------------|-|13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
-x-(x15)-------------------|-|13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
-8-------------------------|-|-------------------------------------|
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Gtr.2
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11-------------------------|-|13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
-x-(x15)-------------------|-|13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
-8-------------------------|-|-------------------------------------|
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2nd Chorus ending
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--3---2---0---3--3----1--0--0--4---4--|
--3---2---0---3--3----1--0--0--4---4--|
  Men fall unrealized.

BRIDGE
RhyFig2
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-0--0------------|-0--0-------------|-0--0-----------|-0-------0------0------0-|
-0--0------------|-0--0-------------|-0--0-----------|-0-------0------0------0-|
DontYou          realize              evil           livesinthemotherfuckingskin
                                                                     End RhyFig2
Gtrs.1 & 2 w/RhyFig2, 2 times.

Gtr.3
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--7---7---7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7---7--|--7---7--7--7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7---7|
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 Don't You                               realize                            that

     pm...     pm............... ph  pm  ph  pm....     pm...
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--7---7--7--7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7---7-|-7---7--7--7----7--7--7--7--7---------|
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  e-vil                                  lives in the motherfucking skin?

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Don't you

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 real - ive                          that

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 e    -   vil  

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lives      in       the

GUITAR SOLO(Gtr.2)
--(10)------------|--------10-12--|-13----------12--13--|-15-----------------|
------------------|--------10-----|---------------------|-----------10^(10)--|
------------------|--------10-----|---------------------|--------------------|
------------------|---------------|---------------------|--------------------|
----0-------------|---------------|---------------------|--------------------|
----0-------------|---------------|---------------------|--------------------|

-----------10-12--|-13-----------------|---------------------|
-----------10-----|-----------------10^|(10)--------x---x--x-|
-----------10-----|--------------------|------------x---x--x-|
------------------|--------------------|------------x---x--x-|
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-----3h-----3h-----3h-----3h--|---3h-----3h-----3h-----3h--|-----------------|
--3h5--5-3h5--5-3h5--5-3h5--5-|3h5--5-3h5--5-3h5--5-3h5--5-|3h5--------------|
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------x--x-x-|----------------------------|----------------------------|
------x--x-x-|----------------------------|----------------------------|
------x--x-x-|---3h-----3h-----3h-----3h--|---3h-----3h-----3h-----3h--|
-(5)---------|3h5--5-3h5--5-3h5--5-3h5--5-|3h5--5-3h5--5-3h5--5-3h5--5-|
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-----|----------(11)-|-----10h--------10h--------10h--------10h---|
-----|---------------|10h12---12-10h12---12-10h12---12-10h12---12-|
-3h5-|-------/5\-----|--------------------------------------------|
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--------------------------------------------|-11---11^(11)-|10-----------|
-------10h--------10h--------10-12^---12h10-|--------------|---10--10-10-|
--10h12---12-10h12---12-10h12---------------|--------------|-------------|
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------------10------------10-|------------10---------------------|
------10-10-10------10-10-10-|------10-10-10---------------------|
-10h--10-10----10h--10-10----|-10h--10-10----------10-12^--12p10-|
-10-12---------10-12---------|-10-12---------10h12---------------|
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-----------------13-15-|15--15-15-15-15^--15^--15^--15^--15^--15^-|
-13^(13)-13\8/15-------|------------------------------------------|
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(Gtr.1 w/ RhyFig1)
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--10--11-11-10--10-10-10\7-7-7-7\6-6-6-|-7--7-7-10--10-10-10\11-11-11-10--10-|
---9--10-10--9---9--9--9\6-6-6-6\5-5-5-|-6--6-6--9---9--9--9\10-10-10--9---9-|
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 Don't you                               realize

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-11--11-11-11/14-14-14-14\13-13-13-13\11-11|10--10-10-10\7-7---7\6-5--6/----|
-10--10-10-10/13-13-13-13\12-12-12-12\10-10|-9---9--9--9\6-6---6\5-4--5/----|
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e   -   vil                                 lives in the motherfucking skin?

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11/12-12-12-12\11-11-11-11\8-8-8-8\7-7-7|7/8-8-8-8/11-11-11-11/12-12\11-11-11-11
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Don't you                                realize                            that

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11/12-12-12-12/15-15-15-15\14-14-14-14\12-12-12|12\11-11-11-11\8-8-8-8\7-7-7-7--
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e - vil                                        lives in the motherfucking skin.

-14/15-15-15-15\14-14-14-14\11-11-11-11\10-10-10|
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-14/15-15-15-15/18-18-18-18\17-17-17-17\15-15-15-|
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Why the fuck did you take him away from us you motherfucker!

OUTRO(Gtr.1 & 2)
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-3-1-0-3-3--1-1-1-0-0--(x3)-|-3-1-0-3-3--1-1-1-4-4-4-4-|-3-1-0-3-3--1-1-1-0-0-|
-3-1-0-3-3--1-1-1-0-0-------|-3-1-0-3-3--1-1-1-4-4-4-4-|-3-1-0-3-3--1-1-1-0-0-|

This may look long and very hard but once you look over it it isn't that bad.
So all my guitar friends enjoy this tab.
                                     fin
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