Punishment Tab by Man Overboard

Punishment tab by Man Overboard

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                             PUNISHMENT - Man Overboard
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Tuning: Half Step Down

Intro: (those are 17s, 16s, etc. on the lead)
eb|---------------------------------|--|-------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|--|-------------------|
Gb|-2-2-2-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|x3|-88888888888888888-|
Db|-2-2-2-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--|-99999999999999999-|
Ab|-0-0-0-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--|-66666666666666666-|
Eb|---------------------------------|--|-------------------|
  |                                                        |
eb|---------------------------------|--|-------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|--|/171717171716161414|
Gb|-16----16----16----16----14--14--|x3|-------------------|
Db|---1414--1414--1414--1414--14--14|--|-------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|--|-------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|--|-------------------|

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eb|---------------------------------|--|-------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|--|-------------------|
Gb|-2-2-2-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|x3|-88888888888888888-|
Db|-2-2-2-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--|-99999999999999999-|
Ab|-0-0-0-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--|-66666666666666666-|
Eb|---------------------------------|--|-------------------|
  |                                                        |
eb|-----------19--------------19----|--|-------------------|
Bb|-1716171617--17161716171617--1716|--|/171717161614141212|
Gb|---------------------------------|x3|-------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|--|-------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|--|-------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|--|-------------------|

Verse:
eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|
Gb|-2----------------6-----------------666|
Db|-2--------------666-----------------666|
Ab|-0--------------444-----------------444|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
  |                pm                     |
  |                                       |
eb|--------------------------(12)--(11)---|
Bb|----------------5/9--------------------|
Gb|-13------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
                            *really quiet*

Pre-Chorus:
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-2222222222222222222222222222222266666666666666666666666666666666-|
Ab|-0000000000000000000000000000000044444444444444444444444444444444-|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
  | pm.............................................................. |
  |                                                                  |
eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------9999999999999999-|
Gb|-999999999999999999999999999988889999999999999999-----------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|---2--2-2----------2-2----------------|
Db|-222222222222222222222222-------------|
Ab|-000000000000000000000002-------------|
Eb|------------------------0-------------|
  | pm .. . .......... . ..              |
  |                                      |
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-99999999999999998888888--------------|
Db|------------------------9-------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|

For the chorus, play the intro once.

For 2nd verse, play the chorus riff, then play the pre-chorus the same

For the 2nd chorus, play the intro again twice


Bridge:
eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----4----------------8----------------9------------------|
Db|-2--2-----2----2--6--6-----6----6--7--7--7-7-7-7-7777xxxx|
Ab|-2--2--2222-2222--6--6--6666-6666--7--7--7-7-7-7-7777xxxx|
Eb|-0--0--0000-0000--4--4--4444-4444--5--5--5-5-5-5-5555xxxx|
  |       pm.  ...         ...  ...
  |
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-/17--------------(17)/16----------17--------19--|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----4----------------8----------------9--------------------|
Db|-2--2-----2----2--6--6-----6----6--7--7--7-7-7-7-7772------|
Ab|-2--2--2222-2222--6--6--6666-6666--7--7--7-7-7-7-7772------|
Eb|-0--0--0000-0000--4--4--4444-4444--5--5--5-5-5-5-5550------|
  |       pm.  ...         ...  ...
  |
eb|-16-------------------------------16-----1717171717--------|
Bb|------------------17---------19--------------------17------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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