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The Drugs Don't Work tab by The Verve

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THE DRUGS DON'T WORK

As recorded by The Verve
(From the 1997 Album URBAN HYMNS)

Words and Music by Richard Ashcroft

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Richard Ashcroft - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Nick McCabe - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Nick McCabe - Electric Guitar'


 Intro
  Q=76
  Chord diagramC majorC
 4/4
  Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
  Q   E.   S a Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE +S  S Chord diagramE MajorE
|----------------3-(3)-----|
|-1---1----1-----1-(1)-1---|
|-0---0----0---0-0-(0)-0-0-|
|-2---2----2-0h2-------2-0-|
|-3---3--------3-------3-3-|
|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr II (Ac. Gtr.)
| Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE
|-----3-------------3------|
|--------------------------|
|--------0---------------0-|
|---2------------2---------|
|-3------------3-----------|
|--------------------------|


                  Chord diagramCsus2Csus2         Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
  a Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S a Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE +S  S S S   Q   E.   S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|-------3-3-3-----------------|-----0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---1---1-1-1---1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-----1----1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---0---0-0-0---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0h2---2-2-2-0h2-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---3-3---------3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0---0------0---0---------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|
|   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE
|-------3------------3--------|-----0--------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------0---------1---|
|---------0---------------0---|---2------------2---------|
|-----2-----------2-----------|-2------2---------2-------|
|---3-----------3-------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
  Chord diagramA minorAm                            Chord diagramE minorEm                         Chord diagramFadd9Fadd9     Gadd11
  S E.   E.   S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S   Q   E.   S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S
|-0-0----0----0-----0-0-0-0-0-|-----0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
|-0-1----1----1-----1-1-1-1-1-|-----0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|
|-2-2----2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2----2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0----0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-2------------------------|-------------2-2-----|
|-----------------------------|-0------------------------|-----------3-3-3-----|
|
| Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE
|-----------------------------|------------0-------------|---------------------|
|--------1------0-------------|----------------0---------|-----1---------1-----|
|-2-----------------2---------|-----0--------------------|-------0---------0---|
|------2----2---------2---0---|---2--------------2---0---|---3---------0-------|
|-----------------------------|--------2-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|-0------------------------|-----------3---------|


  Chord diagramC majorC              Gadd11
  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE S S  S  S S S S S S S
|----3-3-3--3--3---3-3-3-3-3-|
|----1-1-1--1--1---1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0--0-0-0--0--0---0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2--2------2--2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3--3------3--3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|
| H        +Chord diagramE MajorE    Q       Chord diagramE MajorE
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|------------------------0---|
|------------------------0---|
|-3--------(3)---------------|
|----------------3-----------|


                           Pre-Verse
  Chord diagramC majorC                           Chord diagramC majorC
  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE S S a Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S    a Q  Chord diagramE MajorE S S a Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S Chord diagramE MajorE
|----3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-||------3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-|
|-1--1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-||---1--1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-|
|-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-||---0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2--2-----0h2-2-2-2-2-2-||-0h2--2-2-2-0h2---2-2-0-|
|-3--3-------3-----------||---3----------3---------|
|------------------------||------------------------|
|
| W                           W
|------------------------||------------------------|
|------------------------||------------------------|
|------------------------||------------------------|
|-2----------------------||------------------------|
|-3----------------------||------------------------|
|------------------------||------------------------|


             Gadd11/B      Chord diagramA minorAm       Chord diagramAsus2Asus2             Chord diagramA minorAm
  a Q  Chord diagramE MajorE S S Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S   Q  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S   S S Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|------3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|----0-0-0-0-------------|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---1--1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-|----1-1-1-0-------------|-0-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0h2--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---3--------2-2---------|-0----------------------|-----0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|


  Chord diagramE minorEm                    Chord diagramFadd9Fadd9       Gadd11
  Q  E. S S S Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S   Chord diagramE MajorE S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S
|----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-----------2-------|-------------2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-----------0-------|-------------3-3-3-3-3-|
|
| Gtr III (Clean El. Gtr.)
| W                     W
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|


  Chord diagramC majorC                   Gadd11
   Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  S S   S  S S S  S  S S S
|-----3--3-3---3--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--|
|--1--1--1-1---1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1--|
|--0--0--0-0---0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|
|--2--2---------------0--0--0-0-0--|
|--3--3---------------2--2--2-2-2--|
|---------------------3--3--3-3-3--|
|
|  Q.    Chord diagramE MajorE    +Chord diagramE MajorE    S S +Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-12s===10---(10)-------------5----|
|-12s===10---(10)---5s7-(7)--------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|


                            $
  Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramCsus2Csus2
   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S a Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|-------3-3-3---------------|
|--1----1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-1-|
|--0----0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--2--2-2-----0h2-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--3--3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------|
|
| +H            H
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-(5)-----------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|


   1st - 3rd Verses
    Chord diagramC majorC                                   Gadd11/B
    a Q  Chord diagramE MajorE S S a Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S Chord diagramE MajorE   a Q  Chord diagramE MajorE S S Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
||-------3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-|------3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3--|
||o---1--1-1-1-----1-1-1-1-|---1--1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1--|
||----0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
||--0h2--2-2-2-0h2---2-2-0-|-0h2--2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
||o---3----------3---------|---3--------2-2----------|
||-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
|     W                        W
||-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o------------------------|-------------------------|
||-------------------------|-------------------------|
||-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o------------------------|-------------------------|
||-------------------------|-------------------------|


  Chord diagramA minorAm       Chord diagramAsus2Asus2             Chord diagramA minorAm
  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S   S S Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE     S  S S S Chord diagramE MajorE  S S S S
|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0---0-----0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
|----1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-1---1-----1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2---2-----2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-----2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-0----------------------|-----0------------0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| W                        Q     H.
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------3-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------2pb4r(2)---0--------------|
|------------------------|----------------------0----------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
                           Q     Chord diagramE MajorE    +Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE   Q.


  Chord diagramE minorEm
  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-------2-2-----------|
|-0-0-------0-0-----------|
|
| W
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|


  Chord diagramFadd9Fadd9       Gadd11
  Chord diagramE MajorE S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|


  Chord diagramC majorC             Gadd11        Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramCsus2Csus2
  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S S S S S S S   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S a Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3---------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-----0h2-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------|


  Chord diagramEm/GEm/G   Chord diagramE minorEm                        Chord diagramFadd9Fadd9       Chord diagramG+G
  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramE MajorE  S S +S  S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S   Chord diagramE MajorE S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S
|---------0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-----2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2----------------------------|-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3----------------------------|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|
| Gtr III
| Chord diagramE MajorE Q.           +H                Q     Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Q   Chord diagramE MajorE
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---3------------(3)-------------|-3-----------------------|
|---2pb4r(2)p0-----------0---2---|-2-----0---------0-------|
|-----------------0--------------|---------0h==2-----------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------0---|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE    +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    Q      Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE


                               1.
    Chord diagramC majorC             Gadd11        Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramCsus2Csus2
    Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S S S S S S S    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S a  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-------------------||
|---1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--1----1-1-1----1--1-1-1-1-1--o||
|---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0----0--0-0-0-0-0---||
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--2--2-2-2-2-0h=2--0-0-0-0-0---||
|---3-3-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-|--3--3----------3--3-3-3-3-3--o||
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------------||
|
| a Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Q       Chord diagramE MajorE     +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE     +H
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------------------1---|-(1)--------------------------o||
|-------0-----0---------------|-----0---0-----(0)-------------||
|-----2---2-------2-----------|-------2-----------------------||
|-0h3-------------------------|------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------||


                           Bridge
  2.,D.S.
  Chord diagramC majorC                         Chord diagramFF
  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S    Q   E.   S  S  S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-1---1----1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||-1---1----1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-2---2----2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-3---3----3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3------------3---------||-3---3------------3---------|
|------------------------||-1---1------------1---------|
|
| W                         Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   +H
|------------------------||--------5---(5)-------------|
|------------------------||-----6----------------------|
|------------------------||---5------------------------|
|------------------------||----------------------------|
|------------------------||----------------------------|
|------------------------||----------------------------|


  Chord diagramE minorEm
  Q   E.   S  S  S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|-----0----0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----0----0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0---0----0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2---2----2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2---------------------------|
|-0---------------------------|
|
| Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   +H
|--------3---(3)--------------|
|-----5-----------------------|
|---4-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|


  Chord diagramA minorAm                          Gadd11G
  Q  E.   S  S  S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S   Chord diagramE MajorE S S E.   S  S  S Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S
|----0----0--0--0---0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3----3--3--3-3-3-3-3-|
|----1----1--1--0---1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-0----0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2--2----2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0----0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2--2----2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0----0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0---------------0---------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-3-3-3-3----3--3--3-3-3-3-3-|
|
| Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   +Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   +H
|-------5---(5)-----5-------|----------3---(3)-----------|
|----5------------5---------|-------0--------------------|
|---------------------------|-------0--------------------|
|---------------------------|---0------------------------|
|-0-------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-3--------------------------|


  Chord diagramFF
  Q   E.   S  S  S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|-1---1----1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-1---1----1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-2---2----2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-3---3----3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-3---3------------3----------|
|-1---1------------1----------|
|
| Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   +H
|--------5---(5)--------------|
|-----6-----------------------|
|---5-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|


  Chord diagramE minorEm
  Q   E.   S  S  S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|-----0----0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----0----0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0---0----0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2---2----2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2--------------------------|
|-0--------------------------|
|
| Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   +H
|--------3---(3)-------------|
|-----5----------------------|
|---4------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|


                     To Coda               D.S. al Coda
  Chord diagramA minorAm                           Gadd11
  Q  E.   S  S  S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S    Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|----0----0--0--0---0-0-0-0--|-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--||
|----1----1--1--1---1-1-1-1--|-1-1-1-1-1--0--0-0-0-0-0--||
|-2--2----2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--||
|-2--2----2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--||
|-0---------------0----------|--------------------------||
|----------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--||
|
| Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   +H                 Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   +H
|-------5---(5)--------------|-------3---(3)------------||
|----------------------------|-----0--------------------||
|----5-----------------------|-----0--------------------||
|----------------------------|---0----------------------||
|-0--------------------------|--------------------------||
|----------------------------|-3------------------------||


  &
  Gadd11                        Chord diagramE minorEm
  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S  S  S S S S S S S   Q       Chord diagramE MajorE  S S Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE     S  S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------0--0-0---------0--0-0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------0--0-0---------0--0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-------0--0-0-0-0-----0--0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-------2--2-2-2-2-----2--2-2-2-|
|-----------------------------|-2--------------2-2--------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--------------0-0--------------|
|
| Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   +H                  Chord diagramE MajorE Q.           Chord diagramE MajorE Q.
|-------3---(3)---------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0-----------------------|---3--------------3--------------|
|-----0-----------------------|---2pb4r(2)p0-----2pb4r(2)p==0---|
|---0-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE    +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE    +Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE


  Chord diagramFF             Gadd11G
  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   S S S S
|-1-1---1-1-1-1-3-3---3-3-3-3--|
|-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2---2-2-2-2-0-0---0-0-0-0--|
|-3-3---3-3-3-3-0-0---0-0-0-0--|
|-3-3--------------------------|
|-1-1-----------3-3---3-3-3-3--|
|
| Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE a Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE a Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE
|------------------------------|
|-------1---1---------1---1----|
|-----0h2---0-----0-0h2---0----|
|-0-2-----------0-0------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|


  Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramG+G
  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    S  S S S
|-3---3-3-3-3-(3)-3----3--3-3-3-|
|-1---1-1-1-1-(1)-0----0--0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0----0--0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-0----0--0-0-0-|
|-3-3---------------------------|
|-----------------3----3--3-3-3-|
|
| Q   S S Chord diagramE MajorE   +Chord diagramE MajorE  S S +S  S Chord diagramE MajorE
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---------0---(0)-0-------------|
|-----0h2-----------0-(0)-0-0---|
|-3-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|


  Chord diagramC majorC                  Chord diagramCsus2Csus2           Chord diagramE minorEm
   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE    S  S S S   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  S  S S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S
|-------3-3-3-3--------------------|---0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|--1----1-1-1-1---1--1----1--1-1-1-|---0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0---0--0----0--0-0-0-|-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|--2--2-2-2-2-2---2--0----0--0-0-0-|-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|--3--3-----------3--3----3--3-3-3-|-2-----------------2-----------|
|----------------------------------|-0-----------------0-----------|
|
| +Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE Q       a E.   S +Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE     Q   +Chord diagramE MajorE    S S H
|----------------------------------|-----------3-3-3---------------|
|-------1-------3h5----3-(3)-------|-----------0-0-0---------------|
|-----0-----------0----0-(0)---5---|-----------0-0-0---------------|
|-(0)------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-0---(0)-----------------------|


                              Outro
  Chord diagramFF             Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramC majorC               Gadd11
  Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S    Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S  S  S S  S +S  S S S
|-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-----3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1--1-(1)-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--0-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-3-------------------------||-3-3-------------2-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-|
|-1-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-||-----------------3-3--3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|
| Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Q       Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Q          Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE   +Chord diagramE MajorE    Q.
|---------------------------||----------------------------------|
|---------------------------||---------1---(1)------------------|
|---0---2-----------0-------||-----0-------------0--------------|
|-3-------------0-0---------||---2------------------------------|
|---------------------------||-3--------------------------------|
|---------------------------||----------------------------------|


  Chord diagramC majorC             Gadd11
  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S S S S S +S  S S S
|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--|
|-3-3-----------2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|---------------3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--|
|
| W
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|


    Chord diagramC majorC             Gadd11
    Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S S S S S +S  S S S
||------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
||o-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
||o-3-3-----------2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
||----------------3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|


  Chord diagramC majorC             Gadd11            Chord diagramC majorC             Gadd11
  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S S S S S +S  S S S   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S S S S S +S  S S S
|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3---|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0---|
|-3-3-----------2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-3-3-----------2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2---|
|---------------3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---------------3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3---|


  1.,2.,3.,4.                      5.
  Chord diagramC majorC           Gadd11                Chord diagramC majorC
  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE S S S S S S S S +S  S S S  5x W          +W
|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--||-3--------|-(3)----*|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-o||-1--------|-(1)----*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--||-0--------|-(0)----*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--||-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-3-3-----------2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-o||-3--------|-(3)----*|
|---------------3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--||----------|--------*|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; Chord diagramE MajorE - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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