Tabs
tabbed by [email protected]
i keep my guitar in low C. to convert to standard tuning, subtract 4 from the bottom
numbers (the 
C majorC line), subtract 2 from the low 
G+G line, and move the 7-6-'s up a string.
446XXX is an Emaj, so play 0221XX instead.
intro bit:
D MajorD|----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|
G+G|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|--------7-6-----|7-6-2-----6-6-6-|
G+G|----4-4-----4-4-|------4---4-4-4-|
C majorC|4---------------|----------4-4-4-|
D MajorD|----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|
G+G|----------------|------4---------|
D MajorD|6-------7-6-----|7-6-2-----------|
G+G|4---4-4-----4-4-|----------------|
C majorC|4---------------|----------------|
D MajorD|----------------|----------------| these two measures are Riff 1
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|
G+G|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|6-------7-6-----|7-6-2-----6-6-6-|
G+G|4---4-4-----4-4-|------4---4-4-4-|
C majorC|4---------------|----------4-4-4-|
D MajorD|----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|
G+G|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|6-------7-6-----|----------6-6-6-|
G+G|4---4-4-----4-4-|4---4-----4-4-4-|
C majorC|4---------------|------4---4-4-4-|
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE Riff 1
my love is like a powder keg
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE
my love is like a powder keg
BB E MajorE
in the corner of an empty warehouse
A augmentedA E MajorE BB Riff 1 (2x)
somewhere just outside of town, about to burn down
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE Riff 1
my love is like a cuban plane
E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE
my love is like a cuban plane
BB E MajorE
flying from havana
A augmentedA E MajorE BB Riff 1 (2x)
up the florida coast to the 'glades, soviet made
followed by a slightly modified Riff 1:
D MajorD|----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|
G+G|----------------|----4-----------|
D MajorD|6-------7-6-----|7-6---6---6-6-6-|
G+G|4---4-4-----4-4-|----------4-4-4-|
C majorC|4---------------|----------4-4-4-|
Riff 1 again
E MajorE A augmentedA Riff 1
our love is like the border between greece and albania
E MajorE A augmentedA Riff 1
our love is like the border between greece and albania
BB E MajorE
trucks loaded down with weapons
A augmentedA E MajorE BB
crossing over every night, moon yellow and briiiiiight
A augmentedA E MajorE
there is a shortage in the blood supply
A augmentedA E MajorE
but there is no shortage of blood
A augmentedA E MajorE
the way i feel about you baby, can't explain it
slightly different here
BB Riff 1 (4x) just hit the strings harder
but you've got the best of my love and it will sound close
ending with:
D MajorD|----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|
G+G|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|6-------7-6-----|7-6-7-6---6-6-6-|
G+G|4---4-4-----4-4-|----------4-4-4-|
C majorC|4---------------|----------4-4-4-|
D MajorD|----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|
G+G|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD|6-------7-6-----|7-6-2--2~-------|
G+G|4---4-4-----4-4-|----------------|
C majorC|4---------------|----------------|
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