Original Sin tab by Meat Loaf

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Artist: Meat Loaf
Authour: Jim Steinman
Album: Welcome To The Neighbourhood (Meat Loaf)
Tabbed by: Alex (taekwondoalex at gmail dot com - please email me with any errors,
or comments (please do))

Tuning: Standard E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE

Notes:

This version is in a different key to the original version, it is one tone higher. So if
wish to play along to
the Pandora's Box version then play down a tone (e.g. C minorCm = Bm. Fm=Em etc)

I play this song mostly in bar chord or power chord shapes, in the chorus where it says Eb MajorEb I suggest you
play Eb5Eb5 (root note 6th fret A augmentedA string) and for G+G play G5G5 (root note 10th fret A augmentedA string) etc..

The rhythm for the "Cm / Gm(C majorC bass) rhythm starts" section I play by playing C5C5 (full
x355xx shape) and then
lifting off the 5 so that it's basically x33333 for a quick strum.

Gtr 3: A minorAm				  E minorEm

Gtr 1

e|----15--------15--------15--------15----|----12--------12--------12--------12----|
BB|--18b(20)---18b(20)---18b(20)---18b(20)-|--15b(17)---15b(17)---15b(17)---15b(17)-|
G+G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Gtr 2											x 3

e|---------0~~----------------------------|----------0~~---------------------------|
BB|---------1~~----------------------------|----------0~~---------------------------|
G+G|------2---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-----------------------------------|------2---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--0-------------------------------------|----2-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|--0-------------------------------------|


Gtr 3: DmDm   A minorAm   Bb majorBb      FF     DmDm     A minorAm    Bb5Bb5  C5C5
Gtr 1
e|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------|--15h17-18~~--17~~sl\-----------|
G+G|--7sl/9b(10)--9----[+10]-[+10]h12--------|------------------------3sl/5---|
D MajorD|---------------------------------[+10]---|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

*NOTE: [+10] denotes a pick harmonic

Piano Starts

C minorCm Cm C minorCm G minorGm | C minorCm Cm C minorCm G minorGm | (piano rhythm)

C minorCm            G minorGm
I've been looking for an original sin
F minorFm           C minorCm    F minorFm
One with a twist and a bit of a spin
        C minorCm                 G minorGm
And since i've, done all the old ones till they've all been done in
F minorFm      Eb MajorEb        C majorC      F minorFm  (F, Ab, C majorC (individual piano notes))
Now i'm just looking then i'm gone with the wind
F minorFm    C minorCm        G minorGm    C minorCm
Endlessly searching, for an original sin

*** C minorCm / Gm(C majorC bass) rhythm starts ***

F minorFm
You can dance forever, you've got a fire in your feet
          C minorCm
But will it ever be enough, you know that it will never be enough.
F minorFm
You can fly to never land, and never need to sleep.
      C minorCm
But will it ever be enough, you know it'll never be enough.

A minorAm				 E minorEm
Not enough to make the nightmares go away.
A minorAm         E minorEm    D MajorD|--------------------------------|
Not enough to make the tears run dry.  A augmentedA|--7--5---------------|
A minorAm          E minorEm  E MajorE|-------7--5--3--0-----------------|
Not enough to live a little better every day.

   DmDm       A minorAm       Bb majorBb     FF  e|-----------------|
Everything that they taught us, was nothing but lies. BB|--15h17h18-18~~--|
   DmDm       A minorAm       Bb majorBb     C majorC
Everthing thing they brought us, was nothing but bribes. e|--15h17h18-20~~~---|
               BB|-----------------------------------------------|
But it'll all be over now -

FF         Bb majorBb         C majorC
All I wanted was a piece of the night.
FF        C majorC  DmDm               G minorGm
I never got an equal share, when the stars are out of sight.
			  C majorC            Eb MajorEb    G+G
And the moon is down - The natives are so restless tonight.

C minorCm            G minorGm      F minorFm           C minorCm    F minorFm
I've been looking for an original sin, One with a twist and a bit of a spin
        C minorCm                 G minorGm
And since i've, done all the old ones till they've all been done in
F minorFm      Eb MajorEb        C majorC      F minorFm
Now i'm just looking then i'm gone with the wind
F minorFm    C minorCm        G minorGm    C minorCm
Endlessly searching, for an original sin

     F minorFm
You can lose yourself in pleasure till your body's going numb.
      C minorCm
But will it ever be enough? You know it'll never be enough.
F minorFm
You can always take whatever you conceivably could want.
	  C minorCm
But will it ever be enough? You know it'll never be enough.

A minorAm				 E minorEm
Not enough to make the nightmares go away.
A minorAm         E minorEm    D MajorD|--------------------------------|
Not enough to make the tears run dry.  A augmentedA|--7--5---------------|
A minorAm          E minorEm  E MajorE|-------7--5--3--0-----------------|
Not enough to live a little better every day.

   DmDm       A minorAm       Bb majorBb     FF  e|-----------------|
Everything that they taught us, was nothing but lies. BB|--15h17h18-18~~--|
   DmDm       A minorAm       Bb majorBb     C majorC
Everthing thing they brought us, was nothing but bribes. e|--15h17h18-20~~~---|
               BB|-----------------------------------------------|
But the lies are over now -

FF         Bb majorBb         C majorC
All I wanted was a piece of the night.
FF          C majorC DmDm			   G minorGm
It never had to get so dark when the stars are out of sight.
			  C majorC            Eb MajorEb    G+G
And the moon is down - The natives are so restless tonight.

N.C.

I've been looking for an original sin, one with a twist and a bit of a spin.
And since I've done all of the old ones till they've all been done in.
Now I'm just looking - for an original sin.

C minorCm			  G minorGm       F minorFm		     C minorCm	 F minorFm
I've been looking for the ultimate crime, infinite victims, infinitesimal time -
     C minorCm			G minorGm      F minorFm       Eb MajorEb
And I'm so very guilty for no reson or rhyme. Now I'm just looking,
    C majorC      F minorFm       C minorCm        G minorGm    C minorCm
and I'm killing some time - endlessly searching for the ultimate crime.

*NOTE: This guitar solo pretty much follows the melody but there are a few moments where
note is sustained
    and the lyrics continue to be sung; I have tried to tab it out to match up with the lyric line.

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
BB|-8---8----8--6---6-------------------|------------------------8-----8--9---|
G+G|----------------------8--7--8-10--7--|-5---7---8---10---8--10----10--------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 C minorCm            G minorGm      F minorFm           C minorCm    F minorFm
 I've been looking for an original sin, One with a twist and a bit of a spin

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
BB|-9----8--------------8----8---8------|-------------------------------------|
G+G|----------10---------------------10--|-------8-----7-----8---10--7---------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
        C minorCm                 G minorGm
 And since i've, done all the old ones till they've all been done in

e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
BB|-9---8-------8----------------8---------8---9~~-|-9-8-------8~~----------------------------|
G+G|--------10-------8~~---------------10-----------|------10-----------10sl\-----7--8--7--5~~-|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
 F minorFm      Eb MajorEb        C majorC      F minorFm        C minorCm        G minorGm    C minorCm
 Now i'm just looking then i'm gone with the wind Endlessly searching, for an original sin


C minorCm         G minorGm           F minorFm
I'm applying for a license to thrill, going out on the edge -
    C minorCm    F minorFm          C minorCm
Moving in for the kill, and they'll be hell to pay someday,
    G minorGm             F minorFm    Eb MajorEb
put it all on the bill. Cause we'll always be paying!
   C majorC   F minorFm          C minorCm
And paying until - We're beyond expiration.
    G minorGm     C minorCm

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