I apologise for the formatting of the tablature on here, Ultimate-Guitar
always have that messed up. I hope you can make sense of it!
This is quite a technical song in terms of hammers and pull offs,
so I'm going to do my best to simplify it, so that you can play it
and enjoy it rather than splitting hairs over the minutiae of technicality.
In the into, I will show the pattern that is played through the song.
However, in the verses, I will just mark the lyrics with the chords.
This way you can either choose to play the chord, or the picked pattern which it denotes.
Lastly, every time an Em is shown, it would be ideal if you walked
the bass up from the root G note, to F#, then leave it open for then Em.
Standard tuning (EADGBE)
Capo III
Intro:
|Repeat Ad Lib|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----2-------2--------2p0---------0--------0h2-------2---------2-------2h3------3-----3--------|
E|--3-------3--------3----------3---------3---------3---------3------3-------3------3------------|
Repeat Section Twice: Then- Twice:
e|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------1---------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------0h2---------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------------------2-------2----2------------------|
A|----3p2--------2p0-----0h2-|----2-----2-----2p0----0h2---------2----2----2-----3-------------2-|
E|-3--------3--------3-------|3-----3-------3------3-------3--2--0----0----0---------------3-----|
Verse 1:
G (320003@1) EmGood (022000@1)arms, versus bad arms,
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) GWill (320003@1)win hands down, down
G (320003@1) EmThey (022000@1)are built to hold and fit
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) GLook (320003@1)how far they go around
Verse 2:
G (320003@1) EmYou (022000@1)don't need these now that
C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1) GYou've (320003@1)found another pair
G (320003@1) EmAnd (022000@1)the difference astounding,
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) EmI (022000@1)should expect... Except
Chorus 1:
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CLeave (x32010@1)the rest at arm's length
Em (022000@1) GKeep (320003@1)your naked flesh under your favourite dress
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)leave the rest at arm's length
Em (022000@1) GWhen (320003@1)they reach out, don't touch them, don't touch them
Verse 3:
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) (Em, C, G)
So I decided this decision some six months ago
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) (Em, C, G)
So I'll stick to my guns, but from now on it's war
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) (Em, C, G)
I am armed with the past, and the will, and a brick
G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) (Em, C, G)
I might not want you back, but I want to kill him
Chorus 2:
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CLeave (x32010@1)the rest at arm's length
Em (022000@1) GKeep (320003@1)your naked flesh under your favourite dress
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)leave the rest at arm's length
Em (022000@1) GWhen (320003@1)they reach out, don't touch them, don't touch them
CDon't (x32010@1)touch them
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)leave the rest at arm's length
Em (022000@1) GDon't (320003@1)brush with him, he might have diseases
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)leave the rest at arm's length
EmSteer (022000@1)clear of the grasp, girl
G (320003@1) CRun, (x32010@1)run, away
Link: Em, C, G
Interlude: Am7, C (Repeat Ad Lib)
Chorus 3:
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)leave the rest at arm's length
G (320003@1) EmJust (022000@1)roll over boy and don't make me do this
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)leave the rest at arm's length
Em (022000@1) GI (320003@1)am armed to the teeth and Im heavy set
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)leave the rest at arm's length
Em (022000@1) GI'm (320003@1)not ready to see you this happy
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)leave the rest at arm's length
Em (022000@1) GIm (320003@1)still in love with you (can't admit it yet)
Outro: G, C, G, C (Repeat Ad Lib)
