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Head Games

Foreigner
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

Riff:

E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D-----------------|
A-8h10-7--8h10-7--|
E-----------------|

Chords: EADGBE

Eb x68888

Db x46666

E 079999

F# 244322 --or-- x 9 11 11 11 11

G x 10 12 12 12 12

Ab 466544

C# x46666

Ab5 466xxx

F#5 244xxx

B5 799xxx

Bb5 688xxx

C#5 x466xx

Intro: (Play 2x)

Eb Db E F# Eb Db E G

E---------19-17vv--------------------------------|
B-19-17vv---------19-17vv----19\17-15h17p15vv----|
G------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|

E--------

B-16vvv--

G--------|
D--------|

Ab F# Ab

Daylight, allright

E C#

I don't know, I don't know if it's real

Ab E F# Ab

Been a long night, and something ain't right

E C#

You won't show, you won't show how you feel

Ab E F# Ab

No time ever seems right

E F#

To talk about the reasons why you and I fight

Ab E F# Ab

It's high time to draw the line

E F#

Put an end to this game before it's too late

F#5 Ab5 Ab5

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Bb5 Bb5

It's you and me baby

B5 B5

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C#5 C#5

And I can't take it anymore

F#5 Ab5 Ab5

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Bb5 Bb5

I don't wanna play the

B5 B5 (Riff)

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I daydream, for hours it seems

I keep thinking of you, yeah, thinking of you

These daydreams, what do they mean?

They keep haunting me, are they warning me?

Daylight turns into night

We try to find the answer but it's nowhere in sight

It's always the same, you know who's to blame

You know what I'm sayin', still we keep playin'

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That's all I get from you

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Till I can't take it anymore

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I don't wanna play the

(Riff-2x)

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Repeat Intro.

Ab E F# Ab

So near, so far away

E F#

We pass eachother by 'cause we don't know what to say

Ab E F# Ab

It's so clear, I'm sorry to say

E F#

But if you wanna win you gotta learn how to play

F#5 Ab5 Ab5

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Bb5 Bb5

Always you and me baby

B5 B5

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C#5 C#5

Till I can't take it anymore

F#5 Ab5 Ab5

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Bb5 Bb5

Instead of makin love

B5 B5

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C#5 C#5

Ohh

F#5 Ab5 Ab5

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Bb5 Bb5

Always you and me baby

B5 B5

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C#5 C#5

Till I can't take it anymore, no more

F#5 Ab5 Ab5

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Bb5 Bb5

Instead of makin love, we play

B5 B5 C#5 C#5

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F#5 Ab5 Ab5

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Bb5 Bb5

In the first degree

B5 B5

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C#5 C#5

Yeah, always you and me

F#5 Ab5 Ab5

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Bb5 Bb5

Why do you do it baby?

B5 B5 C#5 C#5

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(The record has faded out by now, so I'm gonna suggest an ending..Play the Riff twice

then immediately end on Ab5, you can slam it if you want.=D)

Also note that through the verses it's mostly keyboard playing the chords, the guitar is

the same exact chords very softly in the background.

There's a few things you'll need to listen for on the record when you try and play this.

The timing of the chords 2. The strumming pattern for the rhythm 3. When to use the

(2nd) fingering of the F# chord I wrote.

Good luck with this song, it's a real underrated classic. Its not that hard either once

put it all together.

Rock On!

Chris Goble

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

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