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Don't Hurt Yourself Tab by Marillion

Don't Hurt Yourself tab by Marillion

Guitar Tab

s	Slide
h	Hammer-on
p	Pull-off
T	Tap
B	Bend the note to the fret after the B
R	Release back to the originally bent note
A.H.	Artificial Harmonic
m	Palm Muted
//	Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible)


  Em/C C CAdd9 G6 G6Add11 G6(2) Em Bm C(2) G  D  Am G(2) G/F# F# Bm(2)
e|-0---0---0----0--0------0-----0--2--3----3--5--0---3----3----2--3--|
B|-0---1---3----0--1------3-----0--3--5----3--7--1---3----3----2--3--|
G|-0---0---0----0--0------0-----0--4--5----4--7--2---0----0----3--0--|
D|-2---2---2----0--0------0-----2--4--5----5--7--2---0----0----4--0--|
A|-3---3---3----2--2------2-----2--2--3----5--5--0---2----x----4--2--|
E|--------------3--3------3-----0----------3---------3----2----2-----|
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Intro (listen to the song for pattern)
=====
Em/C C CAdd9 C (x2)
G6 G6Add11 G6(2) G6Add11 (x2)
Em/C C CAdd9 C (x2)

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------15-------------------------------------|
G|-12~-14b16----(12)b14r12-----------------16b17----|
D|-------------------------12~----14b16b17-------17-|
A|-----------------------------14-------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Em Bm C(2) G D (x4)


e|-------19-20----------19-20----22----------|
B|-15b17-------20-19-17-------20----22b24----|
G|-14b16----------------16-17-------------21-|
D|-------16-17----------------17-17----------|
A|-------------17-16-14----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Verse 1
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Em		Bm	  C(2)		 G	D
There'll come a time when all of this is over
Em	     Bm	    C(2)	       G	D
Something else will grow and take it's place

e|--------|
B|-15b17~-|
G|-14b16~-|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|

Em	      Bm	C(2)	   G		D
The brand new car:scrap metal in a junkyard

e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-12s11s9~-|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

Em		Bm	  C(2)		    G	D
The children playing will grow up and leave home

e|------------------|
B|-(15)b17r15-------|
G|------------14s16-|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

Em	  Bm	 C(2)		      G		D
Put it away this dream you can't stop dreaming
Em	  Bm	 C(2)	     G			D
Put it away this anger and desire

e|--------(18)b20r18p15-|
B|-18b20~---------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

Em Bm C(2) G D

e|-17s12----(14)b15r14----12--------------14b15r14-----|
B|---------------------15----13~----15-------------15~-|
G|-------------------------------16----16--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 |
e|-------19------------20------------------------------|
B|----17---------------------20-----------20-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------16------------17------------------------------|
A|----14---------------------17-----------17-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Bridge
======
Am	 Bm(2)	 C(2)	    G			D
The open road is infinately hopeful

e|------|
B|------|
G|-7b9~-|
D|------|
A|------|
E|------|

Am	       Bm(2)	    C(2)		G D
Take all those memories and throw them in the fire

Chorus
======

e|------------------------|
B|------3-3--5-5----3---7-|
G|-9-9--4-4--5-5----4---7-|
D|-9-9--4-4--5-5----5---7-|
A|-7-7--2-2--3-3----5---5-|
E|------------------------|
 |
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-------14b16r14~-12~-12s11--------------|
D|---------------------------12----12s14~-|
A|------------------------------14--------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|------------------------|
B|------3-3--5-5----3---7-|
G|-9-9--4-4--5-5----4---7-|
D|-9-9--4-4--5-5----5---7-|
A|-7-7--2-2--3-3----5---5-|
E|------------------------|

	  Em	  Bm
And don't hurt yourself
      C(2)     G	D
Don't hurt yourself
      Em	Bm  C	   G	D
Don't hurt yourself anymore

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-11b12r11b12r11b12r11b12r11b12r11~-|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-14b15r14--------15~-14~-|
B|----------15s17~---------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

      C		Bm
Don't hurt yourself
      C		G G/F#
Don't hurt yourself

Guitar Break
============

e|--------------------------12---------|
B|-----------------------------15~s17~-|
G|-7b9~-(11)b12r11b12-14b16------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-15-14-------------------s22-22~-|
B|-------15----22-22b24-24---------|
G|----------16---------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Em	Bm	C(2)	G	D
Anymore
Em	Bm	C(2)	G	D

Verse 2
=======
Em	 	Bm	C(2)		G	D
There's an old man on a warm and sunny island

e|-----15----14----------12~-|
B|-s12----15-------15--------|
G|--------------12----14-----|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Em	   Bm		 C(2)		   G	D
No job, no money, just a smile to call his own

e|-------------------------|
B|----15----15-------------|
G|-14----14----14-12s11----|
D|----------------------14-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Em		Bm	C(2)		G	D
Know what he says? "The past will only haunt you.

e|--------------|
B|-17b20r19r17~-|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

Em		Bm
Live for today
     C(2)	   G	D
Each day's an open door

e|-------------------------|
B|----12----10-------------|
G|-12----12----12-9--------|
D|------------------12s14~-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Chorus
======
      Em	Bm
Don't hurt yourself
   C(2)		G	D
Don't hurt yourself

e|-----------|
B|-------17~-|
G|-16b19-----|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

      Em	Bm  C(2)   G	D
Don't hurt yourself anymore"

Bridge
======
Clean Electric:

e|-----0-------3-------0---------2-|
B|-------1-------3---1---1---------|
G|-----------0---------------4-----|
D|---2-------------------------0---|
A|-0-------2-------3---------------|
E|-------------------------3-------|

e|-----0-------3-------0-------2---|
B|-------1-------3---0---0---0---0-|
G|-----------0---------------------|
D|---2-----------------------------|
A|-0-------2-----------------------|
E|-----------------2-------2-------|

Am	   Bm(2)   C(2)		    G	   D
Nothing to lose is nothing to fight over

Am	    Bm(2)
The shining stars!
	F#
They've seen it all before

Break
=====
Em Bm Em Bm

e|-----14b15r14s12~-----|
B|-12~--------------12~-|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

      Em	Bm
Don't hurt yourself
C(2)	    	G	D
Don't hurt yourself

Chorus
======
      Em	Bm  C(2)     G   D
Don't hurt yourself anymore
      Em	Bm  C(2)     G   D
Don't hurt yourself
      Em	Bm  C(2)     G   D
Don't hurt yourself anymore anymore anymore

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-11b12r11b12r11b12r11b12r11b12r11b12r11s9~-7~-| (once per line)
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Guitar Solo
===========
Em Bm C(2) G D (x3)

e|-------10-------12-----------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-11s12----11s12----11s12-11-11s12-12~-11-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-10~-------------------------------------|
B|-----10-12-10----------------------------|
G|--------------12-11b12r11-------7-7h9-9~-|
D|--------------------------12~-9----------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------5-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------7~s9-9~-|
D|-7-5---5-7b9---7-5-7-5---5~-7~---------|
A|-----7-----------------7---------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|-15---15---15----15~-15-15s17-17----17s20-|
G|-12-0-12-0-12-0~-12~-12-12-------14-------|
D|-----------------12~----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
			 *
e|--------------------19-19~--------19----|
B|-20-20---------------------17-17~----17-|
G|-------16-16-16~s21---------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-17s15----15s14----------------------|
B|-------15-------15----15~-15b17r15~~-|
G|-------------------14----------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Em
Dust keeps coming
Bm
Rust keeps coming
C(2)
Weeds keep growing
G	  D
Where you going?

Outro
=====
C
Dust keeps coming
Bm
Rust keeps coming
C
Weeds keep growing
G
Where you going?

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