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Sometimes Jacks Rule the Realm

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Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4------4------4------4------4------4------4------4------4-------|
D|-2---2-2----2-2----2-2----2-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----0------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------3------3---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Sometimes jacks rule the realm...

A chalkboard scratching...

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4------4------4---------------------------------------------------|
D|---0------0------0----0------0------0------0-----------------------|
A|-----3------3-----------4------4------4------4---------------------|
E|-------------------2------2------2------1------0-------------------|

The swimmers drowned...

Never be exposed...

Verse 1

Em D C F# F

E|-0------------------------2----0----2----1--------------|
B|-0------------------------3----1----2----1--------------|
G|-0------------------------2----0----3----2--------------|
D|-2------------------------0----2----4----3--------------|
A|-2-----------------------------3----4----3--------------|
E|-0-----------------------------2----1-------------------|

I took it as a compliment...

Mandolin Over First Instrumental Break

E|-----------0---------0----------0----------0----------0---------------|
A|---0--2------0--2------0--2------0--2------0--2------0----------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------0--2----------0--2----------0--2----------0--2----------0--2---|
A|--0--2---------0--2----------0--2----------0--2----------0--2-----------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0--3----------0--3----------0--3----------0--3----------0--3--|
A|--0--2----------0--2----------0--2----------0--2----------0--2----------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0--2----------0--2----------0--1-----0--1--0------------------|
A|--0--2----------0--2----------0--2-----------------------2--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0--2----------0--2----------0--1-----0--1--0------------------|
A|--0--2----------0--2----------0--2-----------------------2--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2

Em D A F# Bm A F# Bm F#

E|-0----2----0----2----2----0----2----2----2--------|
B|-0----3----2----2----3----2----2----3----2--------|
G|-0----2----2----3----4----2----3----4----3--------|
D|-2----0----2----4----4----2----4----4----4--------|
A|-2---------0----4----2----0----4----2----4--------|
E|-0--------------2--------------2---------2--------|

Bridge Riff 1

E|----0--------0--------0-----0---------------------|
B|------3--------3--------2-----2-------------------|
G|-/5-----5--3-----3--2-----2-----2-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Bridge Riff 2

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0--------0--------0-------0------------------|
G|---0---0----0---0----6---6---6---6----------------|
D|-3--------5--------7-------7----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Bridge Riff 3

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0--------0--------0--------0----0~-----------|
G|---6---6----6---6----6---6----6---6--6~-----------|
D|-7--------7--------7--------7--------7~-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Bridge Riff 4/Chorus

(Guitar 2)

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0h2---0h2---0h2-------0h2---0h2---0h2--------|
A|-3-3-----3-----3----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------1-1-----1-----1------------|

Chorus

(Guitar 1)

C F

E|-0----1-----------|
B|-1----1-----------|
G|-0----2-----------|
D|-2----3-----------|
A|-3----3-----------|
E|------1-----------|

Solo

(Guitar 2)

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------/17-17-15--|
G|-/17-17-17-14--17-17-14--17-17-14--/17-17-17-14------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------17-15-15\-------------|
B|-13-15-17-17\-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------/17-17-17-14--17-17-14-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------12-15-13-12-----------|
B|--------13-------------13\\\-----|
G|-/12-14--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

[Interlude] (Palm Muted)

(Guitar 1)

C5 F5/C

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------6-6-6-6-X-6-6-X-6-------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-X-5-5-X-5--5-5-5-5-X-5-5-X-5-------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-X-5-5-X-5--3-3-3-3-X-3-3-X-3-------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-X-3-3-X-3--3-3-3-3-X-3-3-X-3-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

[Interlude] (Palm Muted)

(Guitar 2)

C5 F5/C

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------5-5-5-5-X-5-5-X-5-------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-X-5-5-X-5--3-3-3-3-X-3-3-X-3-------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-X-3-3-X-3--3-3-3-3-X-3-3-X-3-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

*Gradually let the palm mute off of the final F5/C

Final Chorus

(Guitar 2)

C5 F5/C

E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-5----5---------|
D|-5----3---------|
A|-3----3---------|
E|----------------|

Ending

(Guitar 2)

C5

E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-5--------------|
D|-5--------------|
A|-3--------------|
E|----------------|

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| / Slide up

| ~ Vibrato

| h Hammer-on

| \ Slide down

| X

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