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PM...... --------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|---- 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|--------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|---- 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|-5---7--------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|---- 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|-5---7--------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|---- 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|-3---5-7------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|---- --------------------------|---3---5----0-2-3-5-|---------------------------|---- Let me get on, let me get on... Bake it up nice... PM...... --------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------- ----8-8-7-7---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|------------------------------- 5---7-7-7-7---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|------------------------------- 5---7-7-7-7---------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|------------------------------- 3-5-5-5-5-5---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|------------------------------- --3---------0-2-3-5-|---------------------------|------------------------------- Let me get on, let me get on... PM...... -------------------|-------------|-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-||--------------- -------------------|-4-----------|-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-||--------------- 5---7--------------|-4-----------|-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-||--------------- 5---7--------------|-4-----------|-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-||--------------- 3-5-5-7------------|-2-------2/3-|-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-||--------------- --3---5----0-2-3-5-|-------------|-----------------------------||--------------- My baby's poundcake... Then you do the main riff again for the pre-chorus. And for the "Uh-a... A-huh-HUH!" part, do this: |------------------------|--------------|------------------------|-------------- |-14-16-----12-12---14-9-|-7/9-7/9--/12-|-14-16-----12-12---149-|-------------- |-14-16-----12-12---14-9-|-7/9-7/9--/12-|-14-16-----12-12---149-|-------------- |-14-16---x-12-12---149-|-7/9-7/9--/12-|-14-16---x-12-12---149-|-------------- |------------------------|--------------|------------------------|-------------- |------------------------|--------------|------------------------|-------------- --------------------|------------------------|--------------|----------------- 9-9p7---7-7p5---5-5-|-14-16-----12-12---149-|-7/9-7/9--/12-|----------------- 9-9p7---7-7p5---5-5-|-14-16-----12-12---149-|-7/9-7/9--/12-|----------------- 9-9p7---7-7p5---5-5-|-14-16---x-12-12---149-|-7/9-7/9--/12-|----------------- --------------------|------------------------|--------------|----------------- --------------------|------------------------|--------------|----------------- --------------------------|-------------------------|| 14-16-----12-12---14---16-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|| 14-16-----12-12---14---16-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|| (to the solo; 14-16---x-12-12---14---16-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|| DON'T EVEN ASK!) --------------------------|-------------------------|| --------------------------|-------------------------|| Then, after the solo, there's that part that goes "I've been out there, tried a bit of everything. It's all sex without love, I've found the real thing is Poundcake!" then play this: (and then go to the main riff) |-5-----------|-----------0-| |-5-4-----4---|-5-4h5p4---2/| |-4---4-----4-|---------4-2/| |-4-----4-----|-----------2/| |-2-----------|-----------0-| |-------------|-------------|