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	        I can play it without a retune!!   
My mate Ant asked me how you play the  
weird guitar parts following my version  
of the chords-just worked it out.   
This isn't how Rick plays it but its the  
closest you can get without a retune. 
I love this song.  I've done enough tabs of it! 




h - hammer on  
p - pull off  
b - bend string  
r - release bend 
/ - slide up 
\ - slide down 
v or ~ - vibrato  
t - right hand tap 
x - play 'note' with heavy damping 

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Ricks Intro: 
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0---2--0------------0---0---0---0-2--2-2-|TWICE|THEN| 
B|-0-0-0-0-0-----3-2----3-0----------3---3---3---0--0-0-|TWICE|THEN| 
G|-4-4-4-4-4-------2-------------1---------------4--4-4-|TWICE|THEN| 
D|-4-4-4-4-4-------2-----------2-----------------4--4-4-|TWICE|THEN| 
A|---------------------------2--------------------------|TWICE|THEN| 
E|------------------------------------------------------|TWICE|THEN| 


E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0---------2-2-2-----2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-------0--------| 
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3p2p0-0---------0-0-0-----0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-3p2p0-0--------| 
G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------4-4-4-9-8-4-4-4--1-1-1-1-1-1----------------| 
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2---------2-----0-4-4-4-7-6-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2---------2-----0| 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------0h2--------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------0h2--| 
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0----------------| 


E|-2-2-| 
B|-3-0-| 
G|-2-2-| 
D|-0-0-| 
A|-----| 
E|-----| 
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Ricks Part Played Under Fran's: 

E|-222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222|--------| 
B|-000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000|--------| 
G|-444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444|--------| 
D|-444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444|Just 'B'| 
A|----------------------------------------------------|--------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------|--------| 

Francis' Part (My little brother Brad worked this out): 

E|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------5b-5-4---------4-5-------| 
G|---------4---4-6b-6-4-4-4--------6-4---4-----6-4-4-| 
D|-----4-6---6-------------------------6-------------| 
A|-2/6-----------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 

Heres the hard bit!! 

E|-7p6p4---4---------7p6p4---4-------------7p6p4---4----------------------| 
B|-------7---7-5-4-5-------7---7-5-5p4---4-------7---7-5-5p4---5p4--------| 
G|-------------------------------------6---------------------6-----6-6p4--| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------6| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|----------------| 
B|----------------| 
G|----------------| 
D|-6p4------------| 
A|----6--2-----4-2| 
E|---------0h2----| 

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FOR THIS FIRST VERESE ITS JUST RICK PLAYING AND SINGING. 

E|-222222222222222222222222222222222222-0000000000000000000000000000000000| 
B|-000000000000000000000000000000000000-0000000000000000000000000000000000| 
G|-444444444444444444444444444444444444-1111111111111111111111111111111111| 
D|-444444444444444444444444444444444444-2222222222222222222222222222222222| 
A|--------------------------------------2222222222222222222222222222222222| 
E|--------------------------------------0000000000000000000000000000000000| 
1 'Theres nobody on the end of my line, I'm in time but somebodys missing' 


E|-22222222222222222222222222222222222--00000000000000000000000222222222| 
B|-00000000000000000000000000000000000--00000000000000000000000000000000| 
G|-44444444444444444444444444444444444--11111111111111111111111444444444| 
D|-44444444444444444444444444444444444--22222222222222222222222444444444| 
A|--------------------------------------22222222222222222222222---------| 
E|--------------------------------------00000000000000000000000---------| 
2 'Maybe I can find a hand for my hand, If I find a well for my wishing' 


E|-00000000000000000000222222--00000--2---2-| 
B|-00000000000000000000000000--00000--3---0-| 
G|-11111111111111111111444444--11111--2---2-| 
D|-22222222222222222222444444--22222--0---0-| 
A|-22222222222222222222--------22222--------| 
E|-00000000000000000000--------00000--------| 
3  Be my friend, Be my friend, Be my fri-end 


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NOW BOTH GUITARS (WRITTEN IN PARRALEL) 

Rick: 

E|---------------| 
B|---------------| 
G|---------------| 
D|-------------7-|X4 
A|-9-9-9-9-9-7-5-| 
E|-7-7-7-7-7-5---| 

Francis: 

E|---------------| 
B|---------------| 
G|---------------| 
D|-4-4-4-4-4-2-0-|X4 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-0---| 
E|---------------| 



FOR THIS VERSE ILL JUST TAB RICKS PART: 


E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------999999999999999999999999999999999| 
D|-------------------------------------7-999999999999999999999999999999999| 
A|-999999999999999999999999999999999-7-5-777777777777777777777777777777777| 
E|-777777777777777777777777777777777-5------------------------------------| 
1  'It gets lonley on a table for two,   Laughin' on your own can be no fun' 
            
                      
           D|---7-|   
           A|-7-5-|    
THEN PLAY: E|-5---|   



E|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------7| 
A|-9999999999999999999999999999999999-7-5| 
E|-7777777777777777777777777777777777-5--| 
2'Even people that are talking to you, 


E|---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------| 
G|-9999999999999999999999999999999999----------| 
D|-9999999999999999999999999999999999---------7| 
A|-7777777777777777777777777777777777999999-7-5| 
E|-----------------------------------777777-5--| 
   Remind you that you're really with no one' 




E|-00000000000000000000------| 
B|-00000000000000000000------|          D|---7-|   
G|-11111111111111111111------|          A|-7-5-| 
D|-22222222222222222222------|THE RIFF: E|-5---| IT KEEPS COMING BACK 
A|-22222222222222222222999999|                   THROUGHOUT THE SONG 
E|-00000000000000000000777777| 
3 'Be my friend, Be my friend' 


USE THIS AS A TEMPLATE FOR THE NEXT VERSE 

Take me over like a thing from the past 
Lots of people wishing they'd been there 
No-one knowing just how long it would last 
But I'm sitting still here in my chair 
Be my friend, be my friend 

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HERES THE CHORUS. 
  PM<..............................................> 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--------------------| 
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--9-9-11-9-12-9-11-9| 
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7| 
1 'Forty five hundred times I told you how much I care' 
2 'Forty five hundred times I told you how much I care' 






E|-55555555555555555555555-0000000000000000000000------------------------| 
B|-55555555555555555555555-0000000000000000000000------------------------| 
G|-66666666666666666666666-1111111111111111111111------------------------| 
D|-77777777777777777777777-2222222222222222222222------------------------| 
A|-77777777777777777777777-222222222222222222222299999-9-9-11-9-12-9-11-9| 
E|-55555555555555555555555-000000000000000000000077777-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7| 
3 'Problems halved are the problems that we can  share' 
4 'White lies in our eyes, together not really   there' 



REPEAT THE CHORDS FOR THE NEXT PART OF THE CHORUS: 

Forty five hundred times I told you you can lean on me 
Forty five hundred times I told you you can lean on me 
Though it's taken a long time for you to see 
Where we're at is the right place for us to be 


THEN PLAY: 
 PM<...........> 
E|--------------| 
B|--------------| 
G|--------------| 
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9| 
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9| 
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| 
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SOLO: (BASS AND GUITAR) 


GUITAR: 

E|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-------------4-------4-6b8-6-4---------4-| 
D|---------4-6---6-4-6-----------6-6-4-6---| 
A|-2-2h4/6---------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 

E|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|-6b8-6-4-6-4--6b8-6-4-6-4--6b8-6-4-6-4-6-4---------| 
D|-------------------------------------------6-4-----| 
A|-----------------------------------------------6-2-| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 

E|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------4-----------4-----------4---6b8-6b8-| 
D|-------4-6---------4-6---------4-6---6---------| 
A|-2h4/6-------2h4/6-------2h4/6-----------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------4-----------4-----------4-4-----------| 
D|-------4-6---------4-6---------4-6-----6-4-------| 
A|-2h4/6-------2h4/6-------2h4/6-------------4h6-2-| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

BASS: 

G|-------------4-------4-6-6-4---------4---| 
D|---------4-6---6-4-6-----------6-6-4-6---| 
A|-2-2h4/6---------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 


G|-6-6-4-6-4--6-6-4-6-4--6-6-4-6-4-6-4---------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------6-4-----| 
A|-----------------------------------------------6-2-| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 


G|-----------4-----------4-----------4---6-6-----| 
D|-------4-6---------4-6---------4-6---6---------| 
A|-2h4/6-------2h4/6-------2h4/6-----------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 


G|-----------4-----------4-----------4-4-----------| 
D|-------4-6---------4-6---------4-6-----6-4-------| 
A|-2h4/6-------2h4/6-------2h4/6-------------4h6-2-| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

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2nd  SOLO  
GUITAR: (RICK CONTINUES PLAYING A B5 CHORD) 
   B 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-17b-17-16-17-16-16--17b-16-17-16--17b-17-16-----------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------18-16----16-18b-18br-16--16-| 
D|---------------------------------------------------18---------------18---| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
THIS IS HARD AND I ONLY KNOW THIS BIT.  SORRY. 
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LAST BIT NOW. 

BOTH GUITARS PLAYING THIS. 


E|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------| OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS 
A|-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-9-11-9-9|     (SHUFFLE) 
E|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7| 
1 'I sure wanna stay here it sure feels fine,  

E|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-9-11-9| 
E|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7| 
   I feel I could be here a long long time' 

E|---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------| 
D|-777777777777777777777-222222222222222--7----| 
A|-555555555555555555555-222222222222222--5---7| 
E|-----------------------000000000000000------5| 
2 'Now that I've made it  I don't wanna fade it' 


E|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------77---| 
A|-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-9-9-11-9-9-9-11-77---55-77| 
E|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--55------55| 
3 'Now that I've made it with you' 


REPEAT THIS FOR THE NEXT VERSE AND I THINK THATS ABOUT IT. 

We came a long way, a slow way too 
Up from the down way and back to you 
Now that I've made it I don't want to fade it 
Now that I've made it with you 


QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?  E-MAIL ME. 

	        

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