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This is How it Goes

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Bass5

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

Intro

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|  X3
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------0-7-7---0-3-3---3-|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-7-7---0-3-3---3-|
E|----------------------------------------------0-7-7---0-3-3---3-|
e|--------10------------10-------------5--------------------|
B|--------10------------10-------------5--------------------|
G|--------10------------10-------------5--------------------|
D|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3------------------|
A|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3------------3-----|
E|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-|
e|--------10------------10---|
B|--------10------------10---|
G|--------10------------10---|
D|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
A|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
E|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
e|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
B|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
G|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
D|3-3---3---3--------------------0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
A|3-3---3---3------------3-7-6-5-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
E|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---------0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
e|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
B|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
G|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
D|3-3---3---3------------------0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
A|3-3---3---3------------3-----0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
E|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
e|--------5--------------------|
B|--------5--------------------|
G|--------5--------------------|
D|3-3---3---3------------------|
A|3-3---3---3------------3-7-6-|
E|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7-------|

Verse

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|  X3
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------0-7-7---0-3-3---3-|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-7-7---0-3-3---3-|
E|----------------------------------------------0-7-7---0-3-3---3-|

Chorus

e|--------10------------10-------------5--------------------|
B|--------10------------10-------------5--------------------|
G|--------10------------10-------------5--------------------|
D|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3------------------|
A|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3------------3-----|
E|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-|

So I hold my breath till my heart ex-

e|--------10------------10---|
B|--------10------------10---|
G|--------10------------10---|
D|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
A|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
E|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|

plodes! cause

e|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
B|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
G|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
D|3-3---3---3--------------------0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
A|3-3---3---3------------3-7-6-5-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
E|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---------0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|

that's how it is and this is how it goes

e|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
B|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
G|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
D|3-3---3---3------------------0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
A|3-3---3---3------------3-----0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
E|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|

you can steal my body but you can't steal my soul cause

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

that's how it is and this is how it goes

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|  X2
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|  X3
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------0-7-7---0-3-3---3-|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-7-7---0-3-3---3-|
E|----------------------------------------------0-7-7---0-3-3---3-|

Chorus

e|--------10------------10-------------5--------------------|
B|--------10------------10-------------5--------------------|
G|--------10------------10-------------5--------------------|
D|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3------------------|
A|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3------------3-----|
E|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-|

So I hold my breath till my heart ex-

e|--------10------------10---|
B|--------10------------10---|
G|--------10------------10---|
D|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
A|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
E|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|

plodes! cause

e|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
B|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
G|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
D|3-3---3---3--------------------0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
A|3-3---3---3------------3-7-6-5-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
E|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---------0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|

that's how it is and this is how it goes

e|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
B|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
G|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
D|3-3---3---3------------------0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
A|3-3---3---3------------3-----0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
E|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|

you can steal my body but you can't steal my soul cause

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

that's how it is and this is how it

Interlude

e|--------10------------10-------------5--------------------|
B|--------10------------10-------------5--------------------|
G|--------10------------10-------------5--------------------|
D|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3------------------|
A|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3------------3-----|
E|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-|

this is how it it goes

e|--------10------------10---|
B|--------10------------10---|
G|--------10------------10---|
D|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
A|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
E|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|

this is how it

e|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
B|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
G|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
D|3-3---3---3--------------------0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
A|3-3---3---3------------3-7-6-5-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
E|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---------0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|

it goes this is how it

e|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
B|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
G|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
D|3-3---3---3------------------0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
A|3-3---3---3------------3-----0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
E|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|

it goes this is how it

e|--------5------------9--9-|
B|--------5-----------10-10-|
G|--------5------------9--9-|
D|3-3---3---3---7-7---11-11-|
A|3-3---3---3---7-7---------|
E|3-3---3---3---7-7---------|

it goes

e|5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|   X2
B|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----|
G|3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

So un - - screw my head

e|5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|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-|
G|3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

And rinse it out

e|5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Polish my thoughts

e|5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|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-|
G|3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Turn into doubts

e|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Un screw my head

e|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|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-|
G|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

And rinse it out

e|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Polish my thoughts

e|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------|
G|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------0-7-7---0-3-3---3-|
A|----------------------------------------------0-7-7---0-3-3---3-|
E|----------------------------------------------0-7-7---0-3-3---3-|

Turn into doubts

Turn into Turn into

Chorus

e|--------10------------10-------------5--------------------|
B|--------10------------10-------------5--------------------|
G|--------10------------10-------------5--------------------|
D|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3------------------|
A|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3------------3-----|
E|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-|

So I hold my breath till my heart ex-

e|--------10------------10---|
B|--------10------------10---|
G|--------10------------10---|
D|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
A|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
E|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|

plodes! cause

e|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
B|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
G|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
D|3-3---3---3--------------------0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
A|3-3---3---3------------3-7-6-5-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
E|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---------0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|

that's how it is and this is how it goes

e|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
B|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
G|--------5----------------------------10------------10---|
D|3-3---3---3------------------0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
A|3-3---3---3------------3-----0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|
E|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-|

you can steal my body but you can't steal my soul cause

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

that's how it is and this is how it goes

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