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	        Intro:  
                                                   *bend 1/4 note 

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| 
B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| 
G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| 
D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-3*--------------| 
A|--------------------2p0---------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| 
B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| 
G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| 
D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-----------------| 
A|--------------------2p0---------|----------------3*--------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| 
B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| 
G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| 
D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-3*--------------| 
A|--------------------2p0---------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +    
E|2---2---------------------------|2---2-----------| 
B|3---3---------------------------|3---3-----------| Notice that the 
G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2-----| time-signature 
D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-| is 2/4 in the 
A|--------------------2p0---------|----------------| last bar. 
E|--------------------------------|----------------| 

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|   
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  
A|3-------------------------------|(3)-----------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

Just let the note ring over these two bars. 


Backing for the intro: 

    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
E||-----------------|-----------------|| 
B||*7-7-------------|7-7-----5-------*|| 
G||-7-7-------------|7-7-----5--------|| 3x 
D||-7-7-------------|7-7-----5--------|| 
A||*5-5-------------|5-5-----3-------*|| 
E||-----------------|-----------------|| 

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  



E|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------| 
B|7-7-------------|7-7-----|5---------------|(5)-------------| 
G|7-7-------------|7-7-----|5---------------|(5)-------------| 
D|7-7-------------|7-7-----|5---------------|(5)-------------| 
A|5-5-------------|5-5-----|3---------------|(3)-------------| 
E|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------| 
                  timesign.       Let this C-chord ring over 
                    2/4               these two bars. 



Backing for the four bars between intro and first verse: 

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4   +  
E|----------------|--------------------|  
B|----------------|--------------------| 
G|----------------|--------------------| 
D|7-7-9-9-7---9---|7-7-9-9-7---9---9-9-| 
A|5-5-5-5-5---5---|5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-| 
E|----------------|--------------------| 
                                   * *   

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +  
E|----------------|--------------------------------| The notes above 
B|----------------|--------------------------------| the asterisks  
G|----------------|--------------------------------| are semiquavers. 
D|7-7-9-9-7---9---|7---7-7-9---9-9-7---7-7-9---9---| Take a look at   
A|5-5-5-5-5---5---|5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5---| the countbar. 
E|----------------|--------------------------------| You can also 
                       * *     * *     * *           listen to the 
                                                     hi-hat for the 
                                                     rhythm. 

Verse: 

    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
E||------------------|----------------| 
B||*-----------------|----------------| 
G||------------------|----------------| 
D||--7-7-9-9-7---9---|7-7-9-9-5---7---| 
A||*-5-5-5-5-5---5---|5-5-5-5-3---3---| 
E||------------------|----------------| 

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
E|----------------|----------------| 
B|----------------|----------------| 
G|----------------|----------------| 
D|7-7-9-9-7---9---|7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-| 
A|5-5-5-5-5---5---|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
E|----------------|----------------| 

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
E|----------------|----------------| 
B|----------------|----------------| 
G|----------------|----------------| 
D|5-5-7-7-5---7---|----------------| 
A|3-3-3-3-3---3---|5-5-7-7-5-5-7-7-| 
E|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
E|----------------|-----------------|| 
B|----------------|----------------*|| 
G|----------------|-----------------|| 
D|7-7-9-9-7---9---|7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| 
A|5-5-5-5-5---5---|5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|| 
E|----------------|-----------------|| 

Repeat the whole thing to complete the 
verse. The second time replace the last 
bar by: 

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   




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

Or (for the other guitar) by: 

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
E|--------10------|  As far as I can hear, the two guitars are 
B|----10----------|  playing the same backing during the verse. 
G|11--------------|  The only difference is this last bar. 
D|----------------| 
A|----------------| 
E|----------------| 
  


Chorus: 

guitar 1 

    1 + 2  + 3 + 4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   
E||-------------------|------------------------| 
B||*------------------|------------------------| 
G||-------------------|------------------------| 
D||-------------------|10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-| 
A||*8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 
E||-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|------------------------| 

  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   
E|------------------------|-------------------------|| 
B|------------------------|------------------------*|| 
G|------------------------|-------------------------|| 2x  
D|------------------------|12-12-14-12-12-12-14-12--|| 4x for the  
A|10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-*|| last chorus  
E|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-------------------------|| 


  1 + 2  + 3 + 4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4  
E|------------------|------------------------|--------|--------| 
B|------------------|------------------------|--------|--------| 
G|------------------|------------------------|9-------|(9)-----| 
D|------------------|10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|10------|(10)----| 
A|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|10------|(10)----| 
E|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|------------------------|8-------|(8)-----| 
                                              Let the chord ring! 
Guitar 2 


    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1  +  2 + 3 + 4 +   
E||-----------------|------------------| 
B||*----------------|------------------| 
G||---7-------------|---10-------------| 
D||---8-8-----------|10-10-10----------| 
A||*8---8-----------|8-----8-----------| 
E||-6---------------|------------------| 


  1  +  2 + 3 + 4 +  1  +  2 + 3 + 4 +  
E|------------------|-------------------|| 
B|------------------|------------------*|| 
G|---9--------------|---12--------------|| 2x 
D|---10-10----------|12-12-12-----------|| 4x for the last chorus 
A|10----10----------|10----10----------*|| 
E|8-----------------|-------------------|| 


  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1  +  2 + 3 + 4 +  1 2 3 4  1 2 3 4   






E|----------------|------------------|--------|--------| 
B|----------------|------------------|--------|--------| 
G|--7-------------|---10-------------|9-------|(9)-----| 
D|--8-8-----------|10-10-10----------|10------|(10)----| 
A|8---8-----------|8-----8-----------|10------|(10)----| 
E|6---------------|------------------|8-------|(8)-----| 
                                      Let the chord ring! 



Break: (the eight bars between second chorus and the solo): 

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| 
B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| 
G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| 
D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-3*--------------| 
A|--------------------2p0---------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| 
B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| 
G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| 
D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-----------------| 
A|--------------------2p0---------|----------------3*--------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| 
B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| 
G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| 
D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-3*--------------| 
A|--------------------2p0---------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4  
E|----------------|--------------| 
B|----------------|--------------| Notice that this last bar has 
G|----------------|--------------| only 7 quavers. So the time- 
D|----------------|--3-4-5-------| signature is actually 7/8  
A|5---------2-4-5-|--------------| instead of 4/4 
E|--2-3-4-5-------|--------------| 

Backing for the break: 

    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
E||-----------------|-----------------|| 
B||*----------------|----------------*|| 
G||-----------------|-----------------|| 3x 
D||-7-7-9-7-7-7-9---|7-7-9-9-5--------|| 
A||*5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|5-5-5-5-3-------*|| 
E||-----------------|-----------------|| 

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4  1 + 2 + 3 + 4  
E|----------------|--------------|--------------| 
B|----------------|--------------|--------------| 
G|----------------|--------------|--------------| 
D|7-------------7-|--------------|--------------| 
A|5-------------5-|----------5---|(5)-----------| 
E|----------------|----------3---|(3)-----------| 
                  Time signature for 
                  this bar is 7/8. 

Solo: 
                    ---use pitch harmonics-- 
  1 +   2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
E|------------------|--------------------| 
B|------------------|------8-----8-10b12-| hold bend 
G|------------------|--7-9-----9---------| 
D|------5---5---5-7-|9-------------------| 
A|--5h7-------7-----|--------------------| 
E|------------------|--------------------| 



-----------------------til here                     
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4 +  1 + 2  +  3 +     4 +  
E|----------------------|--------------------15-| For an explanation 
B|---12-12-12-12-12-12r-|10--10-10---15b17------| of pitch harmonics 
G|----------------------|-----------------------| read the introduction 
D|----------------------|-----------------------| above. 
A|----------------------|-----------------------| 
E|----------------------|-----------------------| 
                    release slowly 

  1     + 2  +     3 +  4     +  1  +     2 +  3  +  4 +  
E|--------15---------15---------|15---------15---------15-| 
B|15b17------15b17------15b17---|---15b17------17r15------| 
G|------------------------------|-------------------------| 
D|------------------------------|-------------------------| 
A|------------------------------|-------------------------| 
E|------------------------------|-------------------------| 

  1  +  2  +  3     +  4  +   1     +     2  +  3  +  4  +  
E|---------------------------|------------------------------| 
B|15-12----------------------|------------------------------| 
G|------14-12-14p12----12----|------------------------------| 
D|------------------14----14-|14p12-------------------------| 
A|---------------------------|------14p12-12\10----10-10-10-| 
E|---------------------------|------------------12----------| 

  1    +     2     +     3    +     4     +   
E|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|10---10-10-10----------10---10-10-10----------| 
E|--------------12-10-12---------------12-10-12-| 

  1     +     2     +     3     +    4    +    
E|---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------12---| 
D|------------------------------12---14--------| 
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12/14----------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------| 

  1     +     2  +     3     +  4     +   
E|------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|14b16r14p12-14-14b16r14p12-14-14b16r14p12-| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 

  1  +     2     +  3  +  4     +    
E|----------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------15--| 
G|14-14b16r14p12-14-14----14/16-----| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

  1  +     2  +  3    + 4     +  1    +   2   + 3 + 4 +     
E|15-17b19-------17b19--17b19---|19r17p15-15--15--------| 
B|------------------------------|-----------------------| 
G|------------------------------|-----------------------| 
D|------------------------------|-----------------------| 
A|------------------------------|-----------------------| 
E|------------------------------|-----------------------| 

  1     +     2     +     3     +     4     +   
E|15p12-------------------------------------------| 
B|------15p12-15p12-------------------------------| 
G|------------------14p12-14p12-------14p12-------| 
D|------------------------------14p12-------14p12-| 
A|------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------| 

  1     +     2 + 3 + 4    +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   

E|---------------------------|----------------| 
B|---------------------------|----------------| 
G|--------------------14b16-r|14~~\-----------| 
D|14p12----------------------|----------------| 
A|------14p12-10-------------|----------------| 
E|---------------------------|----------------| 




Backing for the solo: 

    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
E||-----------------|----------------| 
B||*----------------|----------------| 
G||-----------------|----------------| 
D||-----------------|----------------| 
A||*5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-| 
E||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
E|----------------|----------------| 
B|----------------|----------------| 
G|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------| 
A|7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-| 
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 

  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    
E|------------------------|------------------------| 
B|------------------------|------------------------| 
G|------------------------|------------------------| 
D|------------------------|------------------------| 
A|10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-| 
E|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| 

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
E|----------------|-----------------|| 
B|----------------|----------------*||  
G|----------------|-----------------|| 
D|----------------|-----------------|| 
A|5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-*|| 
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|| 

Repeat these 8 bars to complete the solo-backing and replace the 
second time the last bar by: 

  1 + 2 + 3 +  4  +   
E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-------------------| 
D|-------------------| 
A|5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-| 
E|3-4-5-6-7-8--9--10-| 




Outro: 

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| 
B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| 
G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| 
D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-3*--------------| 
A|--------------------2p0---------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| 
B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| 
G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| 
D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-----------------| 
A|--------------------2p0---------|----------------3*--------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| 
B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| 
G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| 
D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-3*--------------| 
A|--------------------2p0---------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
E|2---2---------------------------|2---2---------------------------| 
B|3---3---------------------------|3---3---------------------------| 
G|2---2---4p2---------------------|2---2---4p2---------------------| 
D|0---0-------4p0-3p0-----0-------|0---0-------4p0-3*--------------| 
A|--------------------2p0---------|--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +     
E|----------------------------2---|| 
B|----------------------------3---||   
G|4p2-----4p2-----------------2---||  
D|----4p0-----4p0-3p0-----0-------||  
A|--------------------2p0---------|| 
E|--------------------------------|| 

Backing for the outro: 

    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
E||-----------------|-----------------|| 
B||*----------------|----------------*|| 
G||-----------------|-----------------|| 4x 
D||-7-7-9-7-7-7-9---|7-7-9-9-5--------|| 
A||*5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|5-5-5-5-3-------*|| 
E||-----------------|-----------------|| 

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   
E|----------------|| 
B|7-------------7-|| 
G|7-------------7-|| 
D|7-------------7-|| 
A|5-------------5-|| 
E|----------------|| 

	        

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