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The Man Who Came To Stay Bass Tab by Babyshambles

The Man Who Came To Stay bass tab by Babyshambles

Bass Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard


Intro:

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x8)


Verse:
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G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------6-6-6-|--------------------------6-6-6--|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------11-11-11-|---------------------------------------11-11-11-|
A|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

Repeat x4


Verse 2:

There's a Man who came to stay

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------7--7---------|---------------------------------|
E|----5--5----5--------------0----|----2---2----0-----2------2------|


The boy he replaced, disapeared     ...without a trace

G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


Stole all my songs and my style away

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------7--7---------|---------------------------------|
E|----5--5----5--------------0----|----2---2----0-----2------2------|


But what no-one would say is that they wanted to say, So he was king for a day

G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


Chorus:

If you sail into the sun

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--5---5---5---5-----------------|--2---2---2---2------------------|
E|------------------2---2---2---2-|------------------3---3---3---3--|


Beware the eyes of green

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--5---5---5---5-----------------|--2---2---2---2------------------|
E|------------------2---2---2---2-|------------------3---3---3---3--|


And if the whole room tells you 'you are the one'

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
E|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|


I defy you not to believe them, my son

G|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Verse 3:

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------6-6-6-|--------------------------6-6-6--|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------11-11-11-|---------------------------------------11-11-11-|
A|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------6-6-6-|--------------------------6-6-6--|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--9h11--11--9\7--6h7--6\4--4\2--|--9h11--11--9\7--6h7~~-----------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Verse 4:

There's a Man who came to stay

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------7--7---------|---------------------------------|
E|----5--5----5--------------0----|----2---2----0-----2------2------|


Check up for tests. Now the~       kitchen is a mess, and the god is undressed

G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


Every single gig I play

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------7--7---------|---------------------------------|
E|----5--5----5--------------0----|----2---2----0-----2------2------|


Something's not right inside       Paranoia and pride, there is nowhere to~ hide

G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

If you sail into the sun, la la la la lala


G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--5---5---5---5-----------------|--2---2---2---2------------------|
E|------------------2---2---2---2-|------------------3---3---3---3--|


Beware the eyes of green

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------5-5-5--4--3-|
A|--5---5---5---5-----------------|--2---2---2---2------------------|
E|------------------2---2---2---2-|------------------3--------------|


And if the whole room tells you 'you are the one'

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
E|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|


Think you're hearing those voices again my son

G|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Bridge:

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------x-------x-------x------x-|-------x-------x-------x------x--|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--9h11--11--9\7--6h7--6\4--4\2--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------9-------------9-------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--9h11--11------9h11-9h11---11-9--|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--9h11--11--9\7--6h7--6\4--4\2--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


If you sail into the sun

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--5---5---5---5-----------------|--2---2---2---2------------------|
E|------------------2---2---2---2-|------------------3---3---3---3--|


Please, beware the eyes of green

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------5-5-5--4--3-|
A|--5---5---5---5-----------------|--2---2---2---2------------------|
E|------------------2---2---2---2-|------------------3--------------|


And if it's all too much for you my son

G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
E|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|


I'm still there where we began

G|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
E|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--10-9-7---9-7-5---5~\0---------|
E|--------------------------------|


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| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| ~  Vibrato
| x  Dead note

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