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The Current Tab by Blue Man Group

The Current tab by Blue Man Group

Guitar Tab 

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)

Intro:
 (Fade in)  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---4----|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
A|---4----|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
D|---4----|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|

Verse 1:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
D|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2---------------|-2---------------|
   Going down,                         going down,                         Down where my     breath is the

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-8---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-7---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|
D|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2---------------|-5---------------|
   only sound.                         Going down.

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
                                       Going down,                         going down,

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-5---------------|-8---------------|-7---------------|-10--------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|
G|-4---------------|-7---------------|-6---------------|-9---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|
D|-2---------------|-5---------------|-4---------------|-7---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
A|-2---------------|-5---------------|-4---------------|-7---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
D|-2---------------|-5---------------|-4---------------|-7---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
   Don't look for    me now, I'm       not around        All day long I'm  undergro    -     und.

Chorus:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
A|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
D|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
A|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
D|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
      I've been      thinking about the future.

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
A|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
D|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
      I've been      waiting for the   day.

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-5---------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|
G|-4---------------|-2---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|
D|-2---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
A|-2---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
D|-2---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
     Let the current carry me                  far a  -  way.

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-5---------------|-12--------------|-12--------------|
G|-4---------------|-11--------------|-11--------------|
D|-2---------------|-9---------------|-9---------------|
A|-2---------------|-9---------------|-9---------------|
D|-2---------------|-9---------------|-9---------------|
     Let the current carry me      a - way.

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
A|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
D|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|

Verse 2:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
   The current flows,     I don't know where it goes.

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-5---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-4---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
   I don't care,                I just get it there.

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
   Took this job              'cause I needed one,           And now it's

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-5---------------|-8---------------|-7---------------|-10--------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|
G|-4---------------|-7---------------|-6---------------|-9---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|
D|-2---------------|-5---------------|-4---------------|-7---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
A|-2---------------|-5---------------|-4---------------|-7---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
D|-2---------------|-5---------------|-4---------------|-7---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
   seven years             since I've seen the sun.      All day long, I'm underground.

Chorus:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|- ---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
A|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
D|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
A|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
D|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
      I've been      thinking about the future.

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
A|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
D|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
      I've been      waiting for the   day.

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-5---------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|
G|-4---------------|-2---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|
D|-2---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
A|-2---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
D|-2---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
     Let the current carry me                  far a  -  way.

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-5---------------|-12--------------|-12--------------|
G|-4---------------|-11--------------|-11--------------|
D|-2---------------|-9---------------|-9---------------|
A|-2---------------|-9---------------|-9---------------|
D|-2---------------|-9---------------|-9---------------|
     Let the current carry me      a - way.

Outro:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
A|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
D|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
      And I've been  thinking about the future.

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
A|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
D|-7---------------|-9---------------|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
      I hope  some - day I'll get  a - way.

e|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-5---------------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|-3--------------|
G|-4---------------------|-2---------------|-4---------------|-2--------------|
D|-2---------------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0--------------|
A|-2---------------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0--------------|
D|-2---------------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0--------------|
     But the current keeps bringing me       back          a - round.

e|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-5---------------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|-3--------------|
G|-4---------------------|-2---------------|-4---------------|-2--------------|
D|-2---------------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0--------------|
A|-2---------------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0--------------|
D|-2---------------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0--------------|
     Seems the only        place for me is             under - ground.

e|---------------------------------|-----------------|
B|---------12----------------------|-15--------------|
G|---------11----------------------|-14--------------|
D|---------9-----------------------|-12--------------|
A|---------9-----------------------|-12--------------|
D|---------9-----------------------|-12--------------|
   So to - morrow when the sun comes up, I'll be

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|- ---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
A|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
D|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|
   Going down,                         Going down,

e|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|- ---------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4--------|
A|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4--------|
D|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4---4-5-2-|-2-4---4--------|
   Going down.

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