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Evil

Interpol
Tab
4.8(102)

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

Chorus:

F5(x8) D5(x8) Bb5(x8) A5(x8) C5(x8) Bb5(x8)

e -------------------------------------------------------|
b -------------------------------------------------------|
g ---10------7-------------------------------------------|
d ---10------7--------8-------7--------10-------8--------|
a ----8------5--------8-------7--------10-------8--------|
e --------------------6-------5---------8-------6--------|

Bass (x2)

e -------------------------------------------------------|
b -------------------------------------------------------|
g -------------------------------------------------------|
d -------------------------------------------------------|
a --8---8-8---------------5-5----------------------------|
e ----------6-6-6-5---5-5-----5--------------------------|

Lead (x4)

e -------------------------------------------------------|
b ------10----10----10----10---10---10---10---10---------|
g ---10----10----10----10----9----9----7----7------------|
d -------------------------------------------------------|
a -------------------------------------------------------|
e -------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2

Guitar: (x3)

F5 Bb5 A5 D5 A5

d x u d u d u d x u d u d u

e ---------------------------------------|
b ---------------------------------------|
g --10---10-10-----------7-7-7-7---------|
d --10---10-10-8-8-8-7---7-7-7-7-7-------|
a ---8----8--8-8-8-8-7---5-5-5-5-7-------|
e -------------6-6-6-5-----------5-------|

Last Time :

F5 Bb5 A5 D5 F5(let ring)

d x u d u d u d

e ---------------------------------------------------|
b ---------------------------------------------------|
g --10---10-10------------7-7-7-7-7-7--10------------|
d --10---10-10-8-8-8-7----7-7-7-7-7-7--10------------|
a ---8----8--8-8-8-8-7----5-5-5-5-5-5---8------------|
e -------------6-6-6-5-------------------------------|

Intro into chorus #2:

(up strum)

e ------------------------------|
b ------------------------------|
g ---12-12-10-10-10-10-10-------|
d ---12-12-10-10-10-10-10-------|
a ------------------------------|
e ------------------------------|

[Chorus:] (x2)

F5(x8) D5(x8) Bb5(x8) A5(x8) C5(x8) Bb5(x8)

e -------------------------------------------------------|
b -------------------------------------------------------|
g ---10------7-------------------------------------------|
d ---10------7--------8-------7--------10-------8--------|
a ----8------5--------8-------7--------10-------8--------|
e --------------------6-------5---------8-------6--------|

After 2nd Chorus: (x4)

e ------------------------------|
b ------------------------------|
g ---10---10-10---9---7-7-------|
d ---10---10-10---7---7-7-------|
a ------------------------------|
e ------------------------------|

Lead (x6)

e ---------------------------------------------------|
b ------10----10----10----10---10---10---10---10-----|
g ---10----10----10----10----9----9----7----7--------|
d ---------------------------------------------------|
a ---------------------------------------------------|
e ---------------------------------------------------|

Octaves (x2) rhythm over top of last 2 lines of above lead

downstrums; slide up octaves

(x4) (x4) (x8)

e --------------------------------------|
b --------------------------------------|
g --10----12----14----------------------|
d ---x-----x-----x----------------------|
a ---8----10----12----------------------|
e --------------------------------------|

[Final Chorus:] (x2)

F5(x8) D5(x8) Bb5(x8) A5(x8) C5(x8) Bb5(x8)

e --------------------------------------------------------|
b --------------------------------------------------------|
g ---10------7--------------------------------------------|
d ---10------7--------8-------7--------10-------8---------|
a ----8------5--------8-------7--------10-------8---------|
e --------------------6-------5---------8-------6---------|

I can hear faint lead under the last chorus which i play on g string:

(strike repeatedly with downward plucks, slide between, ad lib).

g ----10------7------15-------14-------17-------15

[Finish:] (x2)

C5(x8) D5(x8) F5 let ring

e -----------------------    e ---------------|
b -----------------------    b ---------------|
g -----------------------    g --10-----------|
d --10-----12------------    d --10-----------|
a --10-----12------------    a ---8-----------|
e ---8-----10------------    e ---------------|

During the chorus some chords seem to ring, to achieve this simply play the actual chord

the D5 & A5; add on the bottom 3 strings to make Dm & Am.

Dm Am

e --5--   --5--|
b --6--   --5--|
g --7-- & --5--|
d --7--   --7--|
a --5--   --7--|
e -----   --5--|

Note:

u = up strum

d = down strum

x = palm mute (or muffled string)

Evil

Rosemary, Heaven restores you in life

You're coming with me

Through the aging, the fearing, the strife

It's the smiling on the package

It's the faces in the sand

It's the thought that moves you upwards

Embracing me with two hands

Right will take you places

Yeah maybe to the beach

When your friends they do come crying

Tell them now your pleasure's set upon slow release

Hey wait

Great smile

Sensitive to fate, not denial

It took a lifespan with no cellmate

The long way back

Sandy, why can't we look the other way?

We speak about travel

Yeah we think about the land

We smart like all peoples

Feeling real tan

I could take you places

Do you need a new man?

Wipe the pollen from the faces

Make revision to a dream while you wait in the van

It took a lifespan with no cellmate

To find the long way back

Sandy, why can't we look the other way?

You're weightless; you are exotic

You need something for which to care

Sandy, why can't we look the other way?

Leave some shards under the belly

Lay some grease inside my hand

It's a sentimental jury

And the makings of a good plan

You've come to love me lightly

Yeah you come to hold me tight

Is this motion ever lasting

Or do shudders pass in the night?

Rosemary, Heaven restores you in life

I spent a lifetime with no cellmate

The long way back

Sandy, why can't we look the other way?

You're weightless, semi-erotic

You need someone to take you there

Sandy, why can't we look the other way?

Why can't we just play the other game?

Why can't we just look the other way?

This is my first tab and all my own work.

Lyrics from Interpol's official website; http://www.interpolny.com/

Good Luck

Campbell

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