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Caught in a Jar

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

Song

Band: Dropkick Murphys

Song: Caught in a Jar

Album: Do or Die

Tabber: clark@theoddmenout

Intro:

(C) (F) (C) (G) x2

e-----------------------------------------|
B--------1------1---1--------1--0--0-0----|
G--------0------2---2--------0--0--0-0----|
D------2---2--3---3--------2--------------|
A--2h3-----------------2h3-------------2--|
E-----------------------------------------|

Verse 1: (play intro riff, but here are the root notes)

(C) (F) (C) (G)

Now there comes a time in every man's life

(C) (F) (C) (G)

Where decisions have to be made:

(C) (F) (C) (G) (C)

Whether to toil, to labor, or just plain piss your days away,

(F) (C) (G)

Away, away...

Chorus:

C F C G

Got a funny feeling that my times are caught in a jar

C F G

Madness and insanity have arrived

C F C G

Know to Christ and everyone else, my times are caught in a jar

C F G

Satan's Grin is bearing down on me

Verse 2:

(C) (F) (C) (G)

Up in the morn, here comes the day, God knows I hate it this way

(C) (F) (C) (G)

When i'm in a casket life

(C) (F) (C) (G)

Fighting the wife, neglecting the kids, spending time on ridiculous bids

(C) (F) (C) (G)

The four walls are closing in...

Chorus x1

Solo:

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

Chorus (just bass)

Chorus x2(gang vocals)

slow first half of chorus as outro

That's it! For suggestions, corrections, and requests email me:

oddmenout4@yahoo.com

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