Tabs (Ver. 2)
A augmentedA 
C majorC 
E MajorE O 
FF S P A augmentedA 
D MajorD E MajorE S
Motorhead
from the album "Ace of Spades" 1980
Tabbed by baldy. Any corrections comments etc to [email protected]
This ones taken from TG#77 so its a 100% authentic
tempo = 140 (hey its what the mag said)
INTRO: - bass arr. for guitar play 4x
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guitar
RIFF A: x4
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|---------------------9--x--8--x--7--|
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|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----------------|
VERSE 1:
if you like to gamble, I tell you I’m your man
G5G5
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|-----5--------------------|----5-----------------------|
|-----5--------------------|----5-----------------------|
|-----3--------------------|----3-----------------------|
you win some, loose some, it’s all the same to me
G5G5
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|-----5--------------------|-----5---5---5----5---------|
|-----5--------------------|-----5---5---5----5---------|
|-----3--------------------|-----3---3---3----3---------|
RIFF B:
BU BD BU BD slide
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|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(16)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(16)--(14)--12-------|
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BU BD BU BD slide
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|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
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the pleasure is to play it makes no difference what you say
D5D5 
C5C5
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|---7--------------------|---5-----------------------------|
|---7--------------------|---5-----------------------------|
|---5--------------------|---3-----------------------------|
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BU BD BU BD slide
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|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(16)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(16)--(14)--12-------|
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I don’t share your greed the only card I need is the
D5D5 C5C5
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|--7---------------------|---------5---------------------------------|
|--7---------------------|---------5---------------------------------|
|--5---------------------|---------3---------------------------------|
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CHORUS:
Ace of Spades the Ace of Spades
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|---------------------9--x--8--x--7--|---------------------9--x--8--7--|
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|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----------------|--0--0---0--0--0--0--------------|
RIFF A augmentedA x2
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|---------------------9--x--8--x--7--|
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|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----------------|
VERSE 2:
playing for the high one, dicing with the devil
G5G5
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|--5-----------------------|----5-----------------------|
|--5-----------------------|----5-----------------------|
|--3-----------------------|----3-----------------------|
going with the flow, it’s all the same to me
G5G5
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|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|--5--------------------|-----5---5---5----5---------|
|--5--------------------|-----5---5---5----5---------|
|--3--------------------|-----3---3---3----3---------|
RIFF B:
BU BD BU BD slide
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|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(16)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(16)--(14)--12-------|
|----------------------------|--------------------14--|
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BU BD BU BD slide
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|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
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seven or eleven, snake eyes watchin’ you
D5D5 C5C5
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|---7--------------------|---5-----------------------------|
|---7--------------------|---5-----------------------------|
|---5--------------------|---3-----------------------------|
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BU BD BU BD slide
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|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(16)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(16)--(14)--12-------|
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double up or quit, double stake or split the
D5D5 C5C5
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|--7---------------------|---5---------------------------------|
|--7---------------------|---5---------------------------------|
|--5---------------------|---3---------------------------------|
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CHORUS
Ace of Spades the Ace of Spades
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|---------------------9--x--8--x--7--|---------------------9--x--8--7--|
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|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----------------|--0--0---0--0--0--0--------------|
Riff A augmentedA x3
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|---------------------9--x--8--x--7--|---------------------9--x--8--7--|
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|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----------------|--0--0---0--0--0--0--------------|
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - pm
BRIDGE:
you know I’m born to loose and gambling’s for fools
E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
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|---9------------------------7--|------9---------------------------------|
|---9------------------------7--|------9---------------------------------|
|---7------------------------5--|------7---------------------------------|
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but that’s the way I like it baby, I don’t want to live forever
N.C. E5E5
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and
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|--7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7---7-7---7--7-7---7-7-7s9--9--7--7--5-|-4--4-4----4-4--4-4-4---4--4--|
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|--5-5-5---5-5--5-5-5---5-5---5--5-5---5-5-5s7--7--5--5--3-|-2--2-2----2-2--2-2-2---2--2--|
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don’t forget the joker
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|--4-----------------------|
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|--2-----------------------|
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Solo
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|--------------------------|-------5--7p5---5h7---|-7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----|
|--0h3--5s7s5--3h5p3----3--|--5s7---------7-------|-----7------7------7------7--|
|--------------------5-----|----------------------|-----------------------------|
B7B7 rp slide
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|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|--10------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------7--9BU(11)--|-(11)BD(9)--7h9p7-----/\\-|
|---7BU(9)--7--5------------5-|-------7--9p7----7-8s9--------------|-------------------9--------|
|-------------------7--5h7----|-7s9----------9---------------------|----------------------------|
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slide up neck
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|-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-12-12-13-13-14-x/x/x-|
|-/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-13-13-14-14-15-x/x/x-|
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|--10BU(12)BD(10)--8h10p8----8---|----8-10BU(12)BD(10)p8-----|
|-------------------------10-----|-10--------------------10--|
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|-10p8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------10--10p8---8-10BU(12)-10p8---8----|-------------------------------------|
|---------------9-----------------9------|----9---7-------------------------5--|
|----------------------------------------|------------10------7----5--h--7-----|
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Riff A augmentedA x4
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|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----------------|
VERSE 3
pushing up the ante, I know you’ve got to see me
G5G5
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|--5-----------------------|--5-----------------------|
|--5-----------------------|--5-----------------------|
|--3-----------------------|--3-----------------------|
read ’em and weep, the dead man’s hand again
G5G5
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|--5--------------------|---5----5-----5----5---------|
|--5--------------------|---5----5-----5----5---------|
|--3--------------------|---3----3-----3----3---------|
RIFF B:
BU BD BU BD slide
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|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(16)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(16)--(14)--12-------|
|----------------------------|--------------------14--|
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BU BD BU BD slide
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|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|----------------------------|--------------------14--|
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I see it in your eyes, take one look and die
D5D5 C5C5
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|---7--------------------|---5-----------------------------|
|---7--------------------|---5-----------------------------|
|---5--------------------|---3-----------------------------|
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BU BD BU BD slide
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|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(16)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(16)--(14)--12-------|
|----------------------------|--------------------14--|
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the only thing you see, you know it’s gonna be the
D5D5 C5C5
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|---7---------------------|---5---------------------------------|
|---7---------------------|---5---------------------------------|
|---5---------------------|---3---------------------------------|
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CHORUS
Ace of Spades the Ace of Spades
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|---------------------9--x--8--x--7--|---------------------9--x--8--7--|
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|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----------------|--0--0---0--0--0--0--------------|
OUTRO: w/ FILL 2
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|--/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-----|
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BU BU BU BU
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|--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--||.----------------------|----------------------.||
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E5E5 D5D5 E5E5 slide E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
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|--9------7-------9---------------|--9------7------9---|
|--9------7-------9---------------|--9------7------9---|
|--7------5-------7---\\/////--|--7------5------7---|
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