Man Overboard

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Tab10

Bass3

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

Pre-Verse Riff 1

(0:30)

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0-2-3-2--0-2-3-2-0------0-2-3-2--0-2-3-2-0--------|
E|--3-----------------------0---------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0-2-3-2--0-2-3-2-0------0-2-3-2--0-2-3-2-0--------|
E|--3-----------------------0---------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------------------0-0--------------------------|
D|----------0--0-0-2-0-------------0--0-0-2-0-----------|
A|------2h3------------3-------2h3------------3---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------------------0-0--------------------------|
D|----------0--0-0-2-0-------------0--0-0-2-0-----------|
A|------2h3------------3-------2h3------------3---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1

(0:50)

(x16) (x8) (x8)

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

Let's take some time You're outta line And rarely sober

To talk this over

(x16) (x8) (x8)

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

We can't depend On your excuses Cause in the end It's f**king useless

Chorus 1

(1:00)

(x5) (x5)

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

You can only lean, on me for so long

(x5) (x5)

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

Bring the ship about, to watch a friend drown

(x5)

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

Sit out on the ledge, begged you to come down

(x5)

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

You can only lean, on me for so long

Pre-Verse Riff 2

(1:09)

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

Verse 2

(1:19)

(x16) (x8) (x8)

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

I remember shots Without a chaser Absent minded thoughts

Now you're a stranger

(x16) (x8) (x8)

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

Cover up the scars Left you at the bar To try and save face

Put on your game face

Chorus 2

(1:29)

(x5) (x5)

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

You can only lean, on me for so long

(x5) (x5)

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

Bring the ship about, to watch a friend drown

(x5)

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

Sit out on the ledge, begged you to come down

(x5)

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

You can only lean, on me for so long

Bridge

(1:39)

(hold all chords)

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

So sorry, it's over

(hold first 2) (x8)

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------| *note - Tom plays the above staff
G|--------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|   the first two times, the one
D|-5---/---7----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|         to the left the third time
A|-5---/---7----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|   and the one below last
E|-3---/---5----------------------------|

So Sorry, it's over

Also sung during above bridge:

There's so much more that I wanted,

and there's so much more that I needed,

and time keeps movin' on and on and on,

Soon we'll all be gone

(hold first 2) (x8) (hold)

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------| *note - the last chord is strummed
G|--------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7------|         right as Tom says "on"
D|-5---/---7----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7------|      the last time
A|-5---/---7----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5------|
E|-3---/---5-------------------------------|

So sorry, it's over

Pre-Verse Riff 3

(1:58)

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0-2-3-2--0-2-3-2-0------0-2-3-2--0-2-3-2-0--------|
E|--3-----------------------0---------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0-2-3-2--0-2-3-2-0------0-2-3-2--0-2-3-2-0--------|
E|--3-----------------------0---------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------------------0-0--------------------------|
D|----------0--0-0-2-0-------------0--0-0-2-0-----------|
A|------2h3------------3-------2h3------------3---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-0--------------------0-0--------------------------|
D|----------0--0-0-2-0-------------0--0-0-2-0-----------|
A|------2h3------------3-------2h3------------3---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3

(2:18)

(x8) (x8)

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

Man on a mission Can't say I miss him around

(x4) (x4) (x8)

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

Insider information Hand in your resignation

(x8) (x8)

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

Loss of a good friend Best of intentions I've found

(x4) (x4) (x4) (x4) (hold & fade)

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

Tight lipped procrastination Yeah later, see you around

That's all for this song. Not extremely difficult,

But the intro riff is a little difficult to master.

If you want the bass riff for the very beginning, I've

Included it below.

BASS INTRO RIFF

G|-0-0-7-0-5-0-4-0--|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
G|-0-0-7-0-5-0-4-0--|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
G|-0-0-7-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

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| h Hammer-on

| / Slide up

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