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Boy Without Batteries Tab by Man Overboard

Boy Without Batteries tab by Man Overboard

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* I'm pretty sure the song's played half a step down in Eb, but it's
probably a bit easier to play in Drop D (which I use anyway) so
I've tabbed it for that.

===========================================================================
                            RHYTHM GUITAR (1):
===========================================================================

Verse:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--3~----------------3~------------------|
D|--3~---5~---3~------3~---5~---33333333--|
A|--1~---5~---3~------1~---5~---33333333--|
D|-------5~---3~-----------5~---33333333--|
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Chorus:
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------x32-x16--|
G|--88888--8-7--x16-x16-x16--|--888888888--8-7---3---5---|
D|--88888--8-8---8---5---8---|--888888888--8-8---3---5---|
A|--66666--6-5---8---5---8---|--666666666--6-5---1---3---|
D|---------------8---5---8---|---------------------------|

Post Chorus:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3333-5555-7777-8888---3333-5555-7777-8888-101010101010--|
D|--3333-5555-7777-8888---3333-5555-7777-8888-101010101010--|
A|--1111-3333-5555-6666---1111-3333-5555-6666-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|

> Repeat Verse  X1

> Repeat Chorus X1

Solo:
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--3333-5555-77777777----3333-5555-77777777--|
D|--3333-5555-77777777----3333-5555-77777777--|
A|--1111-3333-55555555----1111-3333-55555555--|
D|--------------------------------------------|

"..and I'm like wishing we went back in time.."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-X32------------------------------------|
G|--3---X32-----X16--X16--X32-------------|
D|--3----1-------5----3----1--------------|
A|--1----1-------5----3----1--------------|
D|-------1-------5----3----1--------------|

> Repeat Post Chorus X1 (Palm Muted)

End on:
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|--3~---------|
D|--3~---------|
A|--1~---------|
D|-------------|



===========================================================================
                             LEAD GUITAR (2):
===========================================================================

Verse 1:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---10-10-----7-7----------REPEAT--------|
D|--8--8--8---8-8-8-------THROUGHOUT------|
A|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|

Chorus:
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------X15-----X15-----X16--|
G|--1010101010--10-8-----3-/-5---3-/-5---3---|
D|--x-x-x-x-x---x--x-----x-/-x---x-/-x---x---|
A|--8-8-8-8-8---8--6-----1-/-3---1-/-3---1---|
D|-------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--1010101010101010--10-8--7---7---7---7---7---7----5---5---5--|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x--x----8---8--8----8---8--8-----8---8----|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8--6--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Post Chorus 1:
e|--------------|------------------------|
B|-X24----------|-X32--------------------|
G|--3--3/5-5/7--|--3---10-10-10-10-1010--|
D|--x--x-x-x-x--|--x---x--x--x--x--x-x---|
A|--1--1/3-3/5--|--1---8--8--8--8--8-8---|
D|--------------|------------------------|

Verse 2:
e|-----------X4------------|---------X2--------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------|
G|----7---7-----5---3------|---10-10-----7-7---|
D|---5-5-5-55--5-5-5-55----|--8--8--8---8-8-8--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------|
     *** ****  *** ****

> REPEAT CHORUS X1

Solo:
e|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----10---7-8-7-------10--|----10--7-8-7---10h12p10-10h12p10--|
D|--8-8--10------10-10-8--8-|-8-8--10------8--------------------|
A|---8----------------------|--8--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|


Ending:
e|--KEEP-PLAYING-XLOTS------|
B|--V-----------------------|
G|--3---5-5-5-5-55----------|
D|--x---x-x-x-x-xx----------|
A|--1---3-3-3-3-33----------|
D|--------------------------|

DR~

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