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Safer on the Outside

American Hi-fi
TabTuningDrop D
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Song

Author/Artist: American Hi-Fi

Title: Safer on the Outside

Tabber: Andrew Biles (from the American Hi-Fi book)

To play this exactly, you really need three guitars playing, so I've put

all the parts down in case you have got three guitarists available.

The order is pretty simple so it's easy to work out.

On the outro though you'll notice it says 'x2 1/2' on the first piece,

this mean you go from the Bb5 - F5, then to the last section with the

three guitars tabbed together.

Drop D - DADGBe

Verse

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------3---------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7h8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--5--5-5\3-3---------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7--7--7-7\5-5---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5 Eb5 D

Chorus

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

Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5

Verse 2

E|-3------------------------1--------------|
B|-3----------------3-------1--------8-----|
G|-3----------------3-------2--------7-----|
D|-x--------1-------3-------x--------8-----|
A|-5--------1-------1-------3--------6-----|
D|-5--------1---------------3--------------| x2
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|------------------3----------------------|
A|-5--------1-------1-------3--------1-----|
D|-5--------1---------------3--------1-----|

^ enters second time on verse 2

Chorus - Second lead (not in first chorus)

E|----13-10-------------------13-------------------13-10-------------------13-|
B|-------------13----11-13----------11----13-11-------------13----11-13-------|
G|-10-------10----10-------10----10----10-------10-------10----10-------10----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5

E|-10----------------|
B|-------11----13-11-|
G|----10----10-------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
D|-------------------|

Solo

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---4---4-------------------------0-----4---x-x11---11-10\----4---4---------3--|
G|-7---7---7-5-\3---3-2^-0--0------0-6^--6^--x-x13^-^13------7---7---7-5-3-5----|
D|-----------------------------3-3----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D5 Eb5 Bb5 F/A G5 F5 D Eb5 D5 Eb5 Bb5

E|----------------------6-6---6---6-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------3----3-----6-6---6---6-----------------------------------------|
G|-3-2^-0-/3----3---3-8-----8---8---0-7-----------------7^------------------|
D|----------------------------------0-0-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| F/A G5 F5 Eb5 G5 F5 Eb5

|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8---8-8-8-----8-8\7-|
D|------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-----x-x---|
A|------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\5-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-r-----------7^------------^7----r-----------7-7-7^--------^7---r-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|----------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-7-7---7-7-7-7-7--7--7---|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|

|

E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-7-7-8-------------------|
D|-x-x-x-------------------|
A|-5-5-6-------------------|
D|-------------------------|

Outro

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3-3-----3-5^p3-------3-3-----3-5^p3-------3-3-----3-5^p3-------3-3-----3-5^-^-|
D|-3h5-----3h5--------5-3h5-----3h5--------5-3h5-----3h5--------5-3h5-----3h5--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 1/2

Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5

E|-----13-10-----------------------|
B|---------------13----------------|
G|-10--------10--------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

| G5 F5 D5 Eb5

|

E|-----------------------------6---|
B|-----------------------------6---|
G|-7---7--7--7---7--7--7---7---8---|
D|-x---x--x--x---x--x--x---x-------|
A|-5---5--5--5---5--5--5---5-------|
D|---------------------------------|

|

E|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------6---------|
G|-----3--3------3--3--3-5^----3---|
D|-3h5-------3h5-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

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