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Slice of Life

Bauhaus
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Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 13:38:56 -0700

From: Winston Campbell <jieuryli@mailexcite.com>

Subject: TAB: slice of life by Bauhaus

SLICE OF LIFE

(words & music by Bauhaus)

This is from the album "BURNING FROM THE INSIDE"

The finger-picking patterns for each chord is the following:

E6 Gdim6

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

G G* (occurs after first chorus)

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

These chords occur in the verses. The chorus just plays straight chords.

Here is the complete song:

Intro: E6 Gdim6 E6 Gdim6 (a couple of times)

E6 Gdim6

Her gaze hit the side of mine so I opened it out

E6 Gdim6

To destroy what you thought was difference

E6

So I lied to you once again

Gdim6

So I painted over you once again

E6

So I die before you once again

Gdim6

What's the difference?

E6 Gdim6 E6 Gdim6

E6

Come clearly where the flavour is

Gdim6

Seen here in black and white

E6

You've got two seconds, baby boy

Gdim6

In burning light white light

E6 G E6 G

What's the difference?

Em

Clear up what you are

G

Burn out these eyes

F#

Rip up this place and scream

Em G F#

I am your slice of life

Em G F#

I am your slice of life

Em G F#

I am your slice of life

Em G F#

I am your slice of life (life)

Slight interlude: G/E G* (<-- play the G riff with an E bass note, then a G bass note)

Shivering under lamposts, shivering under glass

You're standing on charisma again

God knows it cannot last

What's the difference?

Ice inside your body

Blood inside your soul

Yet still twelve faces stand around

Hugging your skinny bones

What's the difference?

Em

So clear up what you are

G

Burn out these eyes

F# F

Rip up this place and scream

I am your slice of life

I am your slice of life

I am your slice of life

I am your slice of life

(continue with the Em G F# chord progression to the end of the song)

And the car opened him up to so much more

And the money is brighter with a wider smile

And the problem expands inside your head

I am your slice of life

I am your slice of life

I am your slice of life

I am your slice of life

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