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4.7(13)

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

Intro

e|--------------------------------13b-|-13b-13b-13-10-8-10----------------|
B|----13-15--15--15--15--15-13-15-----|-------------------8b9r8-6---------|
G|--14--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------5-----------------5------|-----5--4---------------1----------|
B|----6-8r6--6-8r6--8-6--------6-8r6--8-6---6--6--8--6---3--3--3--3-1-3---|
G|--7-------------7-7-7-7r5h7-------7-7-7---------7--7---2--2-----2-2-2---|
D|------------------------------------|----------------0--0---------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----3--3-3--3--3-3-3--(3-3)---------|-----------------------------------|
G|----2--2-2--2--2-2-2--(2-2r0)-------|-----------------------------------|
D|-(0)--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Traffic in the city turns my head around.

Riff 1

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

No, no, no, no, no.

Riff 2

e|---------------------------------5--|-------------------------5---------|
B|---------------------------------6--|-------------------------6---------|
G|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Backed up on the freeway, backed up in the church,

Ev'rywhere you look there's a frown, frown.

Chorus

Com, commotion,

Git, git, git, gone.

Com, commotion,

Git, git, git, gone.

Riff 3

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

Riff 3

END CHORUS

People keep atalkin', they don't say a word.

Riff 4

e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-----3-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|-1b2--0----------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------3-3-0-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Jaw, jaw, jaw, jaw, jaw.

Talk up in the White House, talk up to your door,

[Riff 2] played over above

So much goin' on I just can't hear.

Chorus

e|-----------------------------------13--13b-13b-------------------|
B|----13-15--15-15-15--15-13-15-15-15-|---------15------17------17-|
G|-14---------------------------------|------------17b19---17b19---|
D|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
e|---------------------10-13r10--15b17-15r13--13----------15b17-15r13--13--|
B|------------------/10---------------|-----15--15-13-15-------------15--15|
G|-12b14r12-10-12b14------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|------5--4---------------1----------|--------1--------------------------|
B|------6--6--8--6---3-(3)-3--3-1-3---|--3-(3)-3--3-1-3-------------------|
G|------------7--7---2-(2)----2-2-2---|--2-(2)----2-2-2-------------------|
D|-----------------0-(0)--------------|-0-(0)-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------1----------|--------1--------------------------|
B|-------------------3-(3)-3--3-1-3---|--3-(3)-3--3-1-3-------------------|
G|-------------------2-(2)----2-2-2---|--2-(2)----2-2-2-------------------|
D|-----------------0-(0)--------------|-0-(0)-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Hurryin' to get there so you save some time.

Run, run, run, run, run.

Riff 4

Rushin' to the treadmill, rushin' to get out

[Riff 2] played over above

Worry 'bout the time you save, save.

Chorus

Com, commotion,

Git, git, git, gone.

Com, commotion,

Git, git, git, gone.

Riff 3

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

Riff 3

e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------3-------3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-------3-3-3-----------------|
G|--------------2-------2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-------2-2-2-----------------|
D|-0--3-0---0-----3-0-0------3-0--0---|------3-0--0------3-0-0------------|
A|--------3----------3----------3-----|---------3-----------3-------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-------3-3-3-----------------|-3-3-3-------3-3-/6-3--3-3-/6-3----|
G|--2-2-2-------2-2-2-----------------|-2-2-2-------2-2-/5-2--2-2-/5-2----|
D|-------3-0-0-------3-0--0-----------|------3-0--0-----------------------|
A|----------3-----------3-------------|---------3-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|-------------1---------------------|
B|--3-3-/6-3---3-3-/6-3--3-3-/6-3--3-3-/6-3---3--1--1---------------------|
G|--2-2-/5-2---2-2-/5-2--2-2-/5-3--2-2-/5-2---2--2------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

"Let freedom ring"

"Oh Rock of ages do not crumble love is breathing still"

"Oh Lady Moonshine down, a little people magic if you will"

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