Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
Gtr 1:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--5---5-3---2---0----3---3-2---0-----|
A|3---3-----3---3--------------------3-|
E|------------------1----1-----1---1---|
Verse 1:
Gtr 1:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--5---5-3---2---0----3---3-2---0-----|
A|3---3-----3---3--------------------3-|
E|------------------1----1-----1---1---|
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Dropped down the lights, I’m sitting with you
Moscow, 1972
Always singin' in my sleep
I will leave?it'in my dreams
Chorus:
Gtr 1:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--5---5-3---2---0----3---3-2---0-----|
A|3---3-----3---3--------------------3-|
E|------------------1----1-----1---1---|
Gtr 2:
e|8-----------------|
B|8-(x16)--10-------|
G|9--------10-(x16)-|
D|---------10-------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Oh,?makin' bad decisions
Oh, makin' bad decisions
Making?bad decisions for you
Oh, makin' bad decisions
Uh-oh, makin' bad decisions
Makin'?bad?decisions?for you
Post-Chorus:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5----5--5--------7----7--7------7----7--7--------9-----9-9------|
D|-7-7--7--7-7-7----7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7----9---9-9-9-9-9-|
A|--7-----------------8--------------8----------------10----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Am
Pick up?your gun
F
Put up?those gloves
Dm
Save us from harm
Em
Safe or alone
Verse 2:
Gtr 1:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--5---5-3---2---0----3---3-2---0-----|
A|3---3-----3---3--------------------3-|
E|------------------1----1-----1---1---|
Oh baby, I hang on everything you say
I wanna write down every word
But do me a favor when you come close
Variation:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--5---5-3---2---0----3---3-2-----------|
A|3---3-----3---3----------------0-2-3---|
E|------------------1----1-----1---------|
When I look around, don't wanna see you
Gtr 2:
e|-------|
B|-5/10--|
G|-5/10--| (x2)
D|-5/10--|
A|-------|
E|-------|
I don't take advice from fools
Never listenin' to you
Chorus:
Gtr 1:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--5---5-3---2---0----3---3-2---0-----|
A|3---3-----3---3--------------------3-|
E|------------------1----1-----1---1---|
Gtr 2:
e|8-----------------|
B|8-(x16)--10-------|
G|9--------10-(x16)-|
D|---------10-------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Oh, makin' bad decisions
Oh, makin' bad decisions
Making bad decisions for you
Oh, makin' bad decisions
Uh-oh, makin' bad decisions
Makin' bad decisions for you
Post-Chorus:
Gtr 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5----5--5--------7----7--7------7----7--7--------9-----9-9------|
D|-7-7--7--7-7-7----7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7----9---9-9-9-9-9-|
A|--7-----------------8--------------8----------------10----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2:
e|----------------5-8----------------5-8-----------------5-8-----------------7-10--|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pick up your gun
Put up those gloves
Save us from harm
Safe or alone
Bridge:
Gtr 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5----5--5--------7----7--7------7----7--7--------9-----9-9------|
D|-7-7--7--7-7-7----7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7----9---9-9-9-9-9-|
A|--7-----------------8--------------8----------------10----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2:
e|----------------5-8----------------5-8-----------------5-8-----------------7-10--|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You, you didn't listen to me
But I, I didn't listen to you
Gtr 1:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--5---5-3---2---0----3---3-2---0-----|
A|3---3-----3---3--------------------3-|
E|------------------1----1-----1---1---|
Gtr 2:
e|------------------|
B|-5--5/10--10\5--5-|
G|-5--5/10--10\5--5-| (x2)
D|-5--5/10--10\5--5-|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
e|---12---------/13---------12----------|
B|-13--13-12-10----10-12-13----13-12-10-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
I waited so long listening for
Something to work
Outro:
Gtr 1:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--5---5-3---2---0----3---3-2---0-----|
A|3---3-----3---3--------------------3-|
E|------------------1----1-----1---1---|
Gtr 2:
e|---12---------/13---------12----------|
B|-13--13-12-10----10-12-13----13-12-10-|
G|--------------------------------------| (x3)
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|---12---------/13---------12-------------------|
B|-13--13-12-10----10-12-13----13-12-12-13-12-10-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
I'm makin' bad decisions
Really, really bad decisions
I'm makin' bad decisions
On you, on you
Gtr 1:
e|--12----12-----12---12----12-----12---13-----13-----13--13----13----13|
B|----13----13----------13----13----------13-----13---------13----13----|
G|12----12----12----12----12----12----14----14-----14---14----14----14--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr 2:
e|-8---------8----------|
B|-8--(x16)--10---------|
G|-9---------10--(x16)--|
D|-10--------10---------|
A|-----------8----------|
E|----------------------|
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Gtr 3:
e|-10-8--10-8---------------|
B|-------------11-10--11-10-|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
I'm not gonna give a lot of credit
I don't how to use how
'Cause I can't, I can't
Gtr 2:
e|------10------------10-------|------------------------------------|
B|---8------x--8---8------8--8-|---11--10--10--10---11-------10--10-|
G|-----------------------------|-10--10--10--10---10--10-1010--10---|
D|-10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10--|------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|------10--8---------10--8----|-----------------------------------|
B|---8---------8---8---------8-|---11--10--10--10---11--10--10--10-|
G|-----------------------------|-10--10--10--10---10--10--10--10---|
D|-10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10--|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-------10--8-------------------|
B|---8----------8-----11~--------|
G|-----------------10--------10~-|
D|-10-10-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
I can't, can't make anymore
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| / | Slide up
| \ | Slide down
| ~ | Hold note
| x | Mute string
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