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The Olympian by The Skids

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                             THE OLYMPIAN - The Skids
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Tuning: EADG

Intro/verse
  1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4  
G|----------------|----------------|
D|------5-3-2-----|----------------|
A|--3---------3---|----3-----------|
E|3---3---------3-|3-3-------------|

Pre-chorus
  1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4  
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|
E|----------------|3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|

Chorus
  1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----3-----3---|----------------|
E|----3-----3-----|3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|

Chorus ending
  1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4   
G|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
E|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|3---------------|
The last bar is sometimes replaced with
  1   2   3   4  
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|--3-3-2-2-------|
E|3---------5-5-3-|

  Riff
  1   2   3   4    1   2   3   4  
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3---------|
E|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-|
The riff is sometimes played by only the guitar, then the bass and drums join in.
For these sections, follow the drum hits by playing A|3, then play the same C for
a crotchet (quarter note) before joining in.

  Riff ending
  1   2   3   4   
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|1-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-|

End on a A|3

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note