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Price Of Gasoline - Bloc Party ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed By : imessyou e-mail: [email protected] Tuning: standard This is a really good song that some people find hard to get into. It has nice effects throughout the song by Russell, and Kele's vocals scream 'there's a bomb on the bus' type of urgency Intro G|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------| A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-----5------------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------4-4--------------------| Verse "I've been driving a mid sized car..." G|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------| A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-----5------------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------4-4--------------------| During this part of the verse there is a bass tacet (Rest) until the vocal bit finishes "Is that a fact" G|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------| D|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------| A|Is that a fact | Is that a fact | Is that a fact | Is that a fact ----5---| E|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------4-4-----| Verse "The price of gas keeps on rising..." G|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------| A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-----5------------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------4-4--------------------| During this part a chord is held throughout the whole time kele sings "Make like a stone..." G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| D|Make like a stone|Make like a plant|Make like a stone|Make like a plant---| A|-5--(let ring)---| (still ringing)-|(still ringing)--|(still ringing)----5| E|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------4-4-| Verse "I can show you how this ends" G|-------------|-------------| D|-------------|-------------| A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-| E|-------------|-------------| Chorus "We're gonna win this..." G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| D|-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|----------------|-----------------| A|----------------|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|----------------|-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-| E|----------------|----------------|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|-----------------| X4 Verse "With spades and truncheons..." G|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------| A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-----5------------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------4-4--------------------| During this part of the verse there is a bass tacet (Rest) until the vocal bit finishes "Just swat the fly" G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| A|Just swat the fly|Just swat the fly|Just swat the fly|Just swat the fly -5 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------4-4-| Verse "Taking care of cars and bodies..." G|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------| A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-----5------------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------4-4--------------------| During this part a chord is held throughout the whole time kele sings "Make like a stone..." G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|----------------| D|The ghosts are here|Red white and blue|The ghosts are here|Redwhiteandblue A|-5--(let ring)-----|--(ring)----------|---(ring)----------|-(ring)------- 5 E|-4-----------------|------------------|-------------------|------------4-4-| Verse "I can show you how this ends" G|-------------|-------------| D|-------------|-------------| A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-| E|-------------|-------------| Chorus "We're gonna win this..." G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| D|-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|----------------|-----------------| A|----------------|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|----------------|-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-| E|----------------|----------------|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|-----------------| X4 Solo G|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------| A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-----5------------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------4-4--------------------|
Chorus "We're gonna win this..." G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| D|-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|----------------|-----------------| A|----------------|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|----------------|-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-| E|----------------|----------------|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|-----------------| X4 Outro G|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------| A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4------------------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------| Now rate god damn you! | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic
