Parting Gift Tab by Man Overboard

Parting Gift tab by Man Overboard

Guitar Tab

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			PARTING GIFT - MAN OVERBOARD
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Tabbed by : Boris Paskhaver (bigbadb)
Email     : bp771@nyu.edu


Tuning: Eb (Half Step Down)

INTRO (0:00)

   (x1)
eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|--x----x----x--x----xxxx----|
Ab|--x----x----x--x----xxxx----|
Eb|--x----x----x--x----xxxx----|

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VERSE ONE (0:02)

   (x2)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
Ab|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
Eb|--------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
  1   Always turning    for the worst     You were always my most
  2   Bringing            everyone        down

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-x---|
Ab|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-x---|
Eb|--------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x---|
  1   And I hope this   gets you kind     Or stings a       if you even
  2   You left this     empty             Better than      burning to the

CHORUS ONE (0:24):

   (x2)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|
Db|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------|
Ab|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
Eb---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
        P.M---------------------------------------------------------|
  1                                           I can't live with you a-
  2  round         anymore                        You're blocking

   (x1)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------6-6--6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6--6-6--8  QUICK |
Db|--2--2-2-2-2---2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6--6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6--6-6--8--------|
Ab|--2--2-2-2-2---2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4--4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4--6--------|
Eb---0--0-0-0-0---0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
        P.M----|        P.M--------| P.M     P.M       P.M     P.M
     sound   outside  my    door                                    And

   (x1)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|---2------------2-2-2-2----2-2----|
Ab|---2------------2-2-2-2----2-2----|
Eb|---0------------0-0-0-0----0-0----|
                   P.M----|
      I found more

VERSE TWO (0:46)

   (x2)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
Ab|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
Eb|--------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
  1   Can't remember    times that I       almost got bruised
  2   See               you          a - round

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-x---|
Ab|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---2-2-2-2-x-x-x-x---|
Eb|--------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x---|
  1   And now I hope   someone gets to    And if I'm       pretend I never
  2   You were alright   were young       Don't compare    anything that


CHORUS TWO (1:07):

   (x2)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------|
Db|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------|
Ab|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|
Eb---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
  1                                           I can't live with you a-
  2  round         anymore                        You're blocking

   (x1)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------6-6--6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6--6-6--8  QUICK |
Db|--2--2-2-2-2---2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--6-6--6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6--6-6--8--------|
Ab|--2--2-2-2-2---2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4--4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4--6--------|
Eb---0--0-0-0-0---0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
        P.M----|        P.M--------| P.M     P.M       P.M     P.M  And
     sound   outside  my    door

   (x1)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|---2------------2-2-2-2----2-2----|
Ab|---2------------2-2-2-2----2-2----|
Eb|---0------------0-0-0-0----0-0----|
                   P.M----|
      I found more

BRIDGE (1:29):

   (x4 - x2 without vocals + x2 with vocals) On #4, end with a pick scrape.
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------4-4--------------------------4-4--------------------|
Ab|--6-------4-----2-----2-2------6-------4-----2-----2-2--------------------|
Eb|--4-4-4-4-2-2-2-0-0-0----------4-4-4-4-2-2-2-0-0-0------------------------|
    P.M-----------------|         P.M----------------|
  3  I wrote you down a           It had all the      keep
  4  I held them in for  break    Maybe now I can

   (x3)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------4---4-----------------------------4---4------|
Db|--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--4---4--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--4---4------|
Ab|--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--2---2--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--2---2------|
Eb---4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-------------|
  1  I wrote you down a         sleep   It had all the secrets     keep
  2  I held it in for so long   break   Now I can rest and         awake
  3  I wrote you down a         sleep   It had all the secrets     keep

   (x1)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------4---------------------------------------------|
Db|--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2---4-------6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---  PICK ---|
Ab|--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2---2-------6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--- SCRAPE---|
Eb---4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-----------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-------------|
                       P.M--|
     I held it in for so long   break   Now I can rest and         awake

   (x1)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------4---4-----------------------------4---4------|
Db|--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--4---4--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--4---4------|
Ab|--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--2---2--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--2---2------|
Eb---4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0---------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-------------|
     I wrote you down a         sleep   It had all the secrets     keep

AND A LITTLE ALTERATION FOR THE OUTRO (2:18)

   (x1)
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------4----------------------------------4----------|
Db|--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2---4-------6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--4-- RING --|
Ab|--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2---2-------6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--2----------|
Eb---4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-----------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-------------|
                       P.M--|
     I held it in for so long   break   Now I can rest and         awake

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