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The Word Suicide by Ben Harper

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So Here's my first tab -- I just lifted these chords by ear cause I couldn't find any
I'm pretty sure it's correct. Easy song to jam on, key of C, this is one of the best
put out in 2009.

Ben Harper and Relentless 7 - The Word Suicide
As Tabbed by Joseph Noah

**NOTE** On the Am chord change in the verse, sometimes Ben will play a Am followed by
Aadd9 and an Am7 something like
     Em
e|---0-----3--------0---0---0----0---------------------------------------|
B|---1-----0--------1---3---1----0---------------------------------------|
G|---0-----0--------2---2---0----0---------------------------------------|
D|---2-----0--------2---2---2----2---------------------------------------|
A|---3-----2--------0---0---0----2---------------------------------------|
E|---x-----3--------0---0---0----0---------------------------------------|

Intro: Em

Em
The word suicide is irresponsible
Em
Still you offered to buy me a gun
Em
what's so hard about sympathy
Em
Love is a lonely room
Em
Love is a lonely room

G
When out on the edge
Em
there's just two directions
Em
And somebody has to lose
C
I should know better than to use words
Em
Like never and hate
Em
Love is a lonely room
Em
Love is a lonely room


---solo1--- (beginning)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15h17--17--17---15---15--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------14h16----16---16----12------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------12----14-----14s16----14----12--------------12---|
D|-----12h14--------------------------------------14p12h14-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

etc.

---solo2---(beginning)
(play with a slide, slightly more distortion)

he plays something like...
e|--------------------------------------------------5------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------8---------------|
G|----7s9--7--5--4---4-4h5-5--4s2--2p0------7s9------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|


Em
This is no way to live
Em
And this is no way to die
C
Who in the hell's life is
             Em
this I'm living anyway
Em
Love is a lonely room
Em
Love is a lonely room

Instrumental Outro

Play Am riff and Em variations, or just repeat G   Am  Em pattern.

Hope this works for you, being its my first tab please throw me a rating or an e-mail. Enjoy!