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The Needle and the Damage Done

Duran Duran
Tab

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

Song

If you're not familliar with this song, it is

a B-side that is on a few Duran Duran collections. I really

liked how the guitar sounded on this song so I'm attempting to tab

it. Mind you I've only been playing guitar for about 2 or 3 months

now, so email me if you have any suggestions.

pizzatheface@juno.com

NEEDLE AND THE DAMAGE DONE

Duran Duran

intro: (lyric ..2,3,4) then play:

 E----2---0---------|-----------------|-------0----------|
 B----3---3---3---0-|---3---5---3-----|---3---3---3---3--|
 G------------------|---5---5---5---0-|------------------|
 D--0---0---0---0---|-----------------|------------------|
 A------------------|-3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2----|
 E------------------|-----------------|------------------|
 E--------0---------|--0----0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0--|
 B----3---3---3---3-|--1----1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1--|
 G------------------|---------0---2---|-3---2---0--------|
 D------------------|----0h2----------|-------------3----|
 A--1---1---1---1---|-3---------------|------------------|
 E------------------|-----------------|------------------|
 E----0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-----|
 B----0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-----|
 G--2---------------|-1---------------|
 D------2-----------|-----2-----------|
 A----------2-------|---------2---2p0-|
 E--------------0---|-----------------|  End intro. Go right into verse.

Verse:

 E----2---0---------|-----------------|-------0----------|
 B----3---3---3---0-|---3---5---3-----|---3---3---3---3--|
 G------------------|---5---5---5---0-|------------------|
 D--0---0---0---0---|-----------------|------------------|
 A------------------|-3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2----|
 E------------------|-----------------|------------------|
 E--------0---------|--0---0---0---0--|---1-------1------|
 B----3---3---3---3-|--1---1---1---1--|---1---1---1---1--|
 G------------------|--------0--------|-----2---2---2----|
 D------------------|----2-------2----|-3----------------|
 A--1---1---1---1---|-3---------------|------------------|
 E------------------|-----------------|------------------|
 E----0---0---0---0-|---0----0---0---0--|
 B----0---0---0---0-|---0----0---0---0--|
 G--2---------------|-1-----------------|
 D------2-----------|----------4---2----|
 A----------2-------|-----0h2-----------|
 E--------------0---|-------------------| x2, bridge (same as intro), x2

End:

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

rit.to fade...

 E-----------0-------|
 B----3---3--3-------|
 G-----------0-------|
 D-----------0-------|
 A--1---1----1-------|
 E-------------------|

I caught you knocking on my celler door

I love you baby can I have some more

Oh, Oh, the damage done

I hit the city and I lost my pen

I watch the needle take another man

Gone, gone,the damage done

(during bridge)

Ooh, Ooh, Ooh

I sing this song because I love the man

I know some of you don't understand

Miller, to keep from running out

I seen the needle and the damage done

A little part of it in everyone

But every junkie is like the setting sun

[Duran Duran rules! If anyone tabs other songs of theirs, let me know.]

-Russ Wood

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