A Boy And His Machine Gun Tab

X=bar
x=mute
o=open
h=hammer
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A#(6th fret) X X X X X X      Asus(5th fret) X o o o o o
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D# (6th fret/5th string)              Bm(2ndfret/5th string)
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WHAT DAVE PLAYS:
Dave Riff #1
e-------------------------------|
b------------2-----------2------|
g------4--------4--3------------|
d---------4-----------4---------|
a-------------------------------|
e-------------------------------|
 
Riff #2
e----5---------5------------5---------5---------------0--------------------------|
b-----4---0h4---4----0h4-----4----4----4---0h4--2---4---4---4--------------------|
g-------4----------4------------4---------4-------4-------4--4-------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Riff #3
e-----0-----------------0-----------|
b----0-0-2-0----4-0----5-5----------|
g---1---3---3-4-----4-6-------------|
d-----------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------|
 
 
Strumming  Pattern:
v v ^ ^ v ^ v ^
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A BOY AND HIS MACHINE GUN
 
 
[2nd guitar plays RIFF #1]
 
A#   /   A            A#    /   A
don't move, stay right where you are
 
A#   /    A           A#   /  A
talking can only give you away
 
 
[Riff #2 plays]
D#                            Bm
          so nothing to say
 
 
[Riff #1 plays]
 
A#          /          A
the voices say hello
 
A#           /       A
imprisoned, they're invisible
 
[Riff #2 plays]
 
D#                      Bm
but we look a lot alike
 
 
[Riff #1 plays}
 
A#                 /    A
this is boring, all we talk about is you
 
A#            /    A
come on give me a reason
 
[Riff #2]
 
D#                Bm
a boy and his machine gun
 
D#    Bm       Gm           F
when you're finished stuggling
 
D#   Bm    Gm    F
are you free tonight?
 
D#     Bm    Gm     F
did they stick you in here
 
D#       Bm         Gm          F
cause you weren't working right?
 
 
[Riff #1]
 
A#                   /          A
don't move stay just like you are
                                              [Riff #2]
 A#                /           A            D#
you look sane motionless like that
 
          Bm
so very flat
 
 
[Riff #1]
A#               /                A
it's amazingn what velocity can do
 
A#               /                  A
when human beings are in season
 
 
[Riff #2]
 
D#                    Bm
a boy and his machine gun
 
D#                         Bm
if you're quiet we might see some
 
D#        Bm     Gm           F
when you're finished struggling
 
D#         Bm      Gm         F
are you free tonight?
 
D#                Bm                   Gm                 F
did they stick you in here cause you weren't working right?
 
 
D#    Bm     Gm      F
there's a TV in heaven
 
D#         Bm      Gm         F
and it's free even pay-per-view
 
D#               Bm              Gm                F
which you'll need if no one's going to visit you
D#   {stagger through}    Bm   D#
Animal, [fucking animal]
 
[Riff #3]-till end
i know who you're waiting for
 
no one's coming though
 
[ D# B  Gm F]-till end
 
so fuck you and your principals
and fuck whatever made me
perhaps you think i'm evil
perhaps you think i'm crazy
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