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You Dont Mess Around With Jim

Jim Croce
Tab
★4.7(16)

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Tab3

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

Song

Date: Friday, 23.12.2004

Tabbed by Peter Tuyp(peter.tuyp@wxs.nl)

subject: Jim Croce - You don't mess around with Jim

Guitar 1 plays the rhythm part. It is played rather muted, especialy the first 3 bars.

Guitar 2 plays the licks in between, with lots of bending.

Intro:

Guitar 1

E

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------(2)---(2)---(2)----------2-----2----(2)---------(2)---(2)---(2)----------2-----2----(2)|
|---------(2)---(2)---(2)----------2-----2h4--(2)---------(2)---(2)---(2)----------2-----2h4--(2)|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|

Verse 1:

Guitar 1

E

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------(2)---(2)---(2)----------2-----2----(2)---------(2)---(2)---(2)----------2-----2----(2)|
|---------(2)---(2)---(2)----------2-----2h4--(2)---------(2)---(2)---(2)----------2-----2h4--(2)|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|

Up- town got it's hust- lers Bow- ry got it's bums

Guitar 1

E E7

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------(2)---(2)---(2)----------2-----2----(2)---------(0)---(0)---(0)----------0-----0----(0)|
|---------(2)---(2)---(2)----------2-----2h4--(2)---------(2)---(2)---(2)----------2-----2h4--(2)|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|

42- second street got Big Jim a Walker He a pool shootin' son of a gun Yeah he

Guitar 2

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------10------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------10b12-------10b12------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

A

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2h4---2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2h4---2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

big and dumb as a man can come but he stronger than a country hoss And when the

Guitar 2

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12-10b12-10-8-----8-----10-------------------------10b12-10-8-----8-------------------------|
|-------------------9-----------------------------------------------9-----9----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

B A B A

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------4-----4-----4-----------2-----2-----2-----------4-----4-----4-----------2-----2-----2-|
|----------4-----4-----4-----------2-----2-----2-----------4-----4-----4-----------2-----2-----2-|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

bad folks all get together at night you know they all call Big Jim 'Boss' just be-

Guitar 2

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5b7---5--3--------------5b7---5-----3-----------5b7---5-----3-----3----------------------|
|-------------------4--------------------4-----------------------------4---------4-----2-----0---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

Guitar 1

E A7 E

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------0--0-----0-----0-------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--------2--2-----2-----2--------2--2-----2-----2-|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--0-----------0-----0-----------2--2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----4-----------------------------0-----------0-----0----|

cause and they say you don't tug on Superman's cape you don't

Guitar 2

|-------------------------------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------3--------------------------5----------------------------------------|
|-------------------0-----2/4---4p2p0-2--0--------------6----------------------------------------|
|-2-----2--------0h2------------------------2-----------5-----7--5--7-----8b9---7--5--7--5-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7----|
|-------------------------------------------------5----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

A7 E A7

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-|
|-------2--2-----2-----2--------2--2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----------0-----0-----------2--2-----2-----2--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
|-------------------------0-----------0-----0----------------------------------------------------|

spit into the wind you don't pull the mask of the old lone ranger and you

Guitar 2

|-------5----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------6--------------------7--------------------0h2---------2-----------0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2--|
|-5-----5-----7--5--7-----8b9---8p7p5-7--5-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------7----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

B7 E

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----2-----2-----2-----2--------------------------------------------------|
|----1-----1-----1-----1-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--|
|-2-----0--------------------------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--|
|-------------3-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|

don't mess around with Jim Ba doo dn doo da da di di dn di di

Guitar 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2h4---2-----0--0--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------4-----------2--------2-----5--7--5-----8b9---7--5--7--5--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

B7

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--|
|----------1-----1-----1-----------1-----1-----1--|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|

di Well outa

Guitar 2

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|
|-1-----1-----1-----1-----0h1-2-1-----4--2--1--0h2|
|----------2-----------2--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:

Guitar 1

E

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|

South Ala- bama come a country boy. He said I'm lookin' for a man named Jim. I am a

Guitar 2

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---------0--------1----1-----1-----1--------------0-----1-------|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----0h2---2-----0h2---2--0h2-2----2-----2-----2-----0h2-2----------2-------|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------------------2----2-----2-----2---------2----------2-------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

E E7

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|

pool shootin' boy my name is Willie McCoy but down a home they call me Slim yeah I'm

Guitar 2

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----2----3/5|
|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--------0--------1-----1-----1-----1--------------1-----1----2--|
|-0h2---2-----2-----2-----0h2---2-----0h2---2--0--2-----2-----2-----2-----0h2-2------------------|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------------2-----2-----2-----2---------2------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

A

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

lookin' for the king of forty second street he drivin' a droptop cadillac last week he

Guitar 2

|-------------------------------------3-----5b7---5--3-----------------------3--5b7---5--3-------|
|-5-----------------------------5-----------------------5-----------------5-----------------5--3-|
|-6----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

B A B A

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------4-----4-----4-----------2-----2-----2-----------4-----4-----4-----------2-----2-----2-|
|----------4-----4-----4-----------2-----2-----2-----------4-----4-----4-----------2-----2-----2-|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

took all my money and it may sound funny but I come to get my money back and everybody

Guitar 2

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------5-----5-----5-----------------------------0h2---5-----7b9r7-5-----5-|
|-4-----------2h4---------4-----------------------------4-----4-----4-----------------------6----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

Guitar 1

E A7 E

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------0--0-----0-----0-------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--------2--2-----2-----2--------2--2-----2-----2-|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--0-----------0-----0-----------2--2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----4-----------------------------0-----------0-----0----|

say(hey jack) don't you know you don't tug on Superman's cape you don't

Guitar 2

|----------------------7--------7----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5--------7b9---------7b9---------7b9r7-5---------------------------------7b9--7--5----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

A7 E A7

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-|
|-------2--2-----2-----2--------2--2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----------0-----0-----------2--2-----2-----2--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
|-------------------------0-----------0-----0----------------------------------------------------|

spit into the wind you don't pull the mask of the old lone ranger and you

Guitar 2

|----------------------------5-----6b7---5-----5-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------5--8-----------------8-----------8-----5--------------------8-----10------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------7--9--7--9----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

B7 E

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----2-----2-----2-----2--------------------------------------------------|
|----1-----1-----1-----1-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--|
|-2-----0--------------------------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--|
|-------------3-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|

don't mess around with Jim Ba doo dn doo da da di di dn di di

Guitar 2

|------10--10-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12--10---8--8-----------------------8--------10b12-10----8--10-8-----|
|----------------------9-----9-----7h9------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

B7

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--|
|----------1-----1-----1-----------1-----1-----1--|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|

di Well a

Guitar 2

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-9-----7b8------7b8------7b8---------------7-----|
|-------------------------------9-----7--9--------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3:

Guitar 1

E

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------2--2--------2-----------2--2-----2-----2--------2--2--------2-----------2--2-----2-----2-|
|-------2--2--------2-----------2--2-----2-----2--------2--2--------2-----------2--2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----------0--------0-----0--------0-----0-----0-----------0--------0-----0--------0-----0----|

hush fell over the pool room when Jimmy come boppin' in of the street and when the

Guitar 2

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7b8-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

E E7

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------2--2--------2-----------2--2-----2-----2--------0--0--------0-----------0--0-----0-----0-|
|-------2--2--------2-----------2--2-----2-----2--------2--2--------2-----------2--2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----------0--------0-----0--------0-----0-----0-----------0--------0-----0--------0-----0----|

cuttin'was done the only part that wasn't bloody was the soles of the big man's feet.Yeah he were

Guitar 2

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------8-----10-10b11-10b12|
|-9--------------------------------------------7--9-----------------------9----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------7/9--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

A

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

cut in 'bout a hundred places and he were shot in a couple more. And you

Guitar 2

|-------------------------------------------10---------------------------------------------------|
|-10p8-----8--------10----------------10/12----12\10----8-----------------------------11b12-10---|
|-------9----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

B A B A

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------4-----4-----4-----------2-----2-----2-----------4-----4-----4-----------2-----2-----2-|
|----------4-----4-----4-----------2-----2-----2-----------4-----4-----4-----------2-----2-----2-|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

better believe they sung a different kind of story when Big Jim hit the floor Who a ha

Guitar 2

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12----------------12r10----------------------10b12----------------10b12r10-8--8--10------7b8|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------9---------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

E A7 E

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------0--0-----0-----0-------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--------2--2-----2-----2--------2--2-----2-----2-|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--0-----------0-----0-----------2--2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----4-----------------------------0-----------0-----0----|

they say you don't tug on Superman's cape you don't

Guitar 2

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--------5--------------------5-----5b6---------------------------------------------8--5b7---5-|
|-------7--------7--4-----7-----------------7--4-----------------------------7--9----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------7--------------------7h9-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

A7 E A7

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-|
|-------2--2-----2-----2--------2--2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----------0-----0-----------2--2-----2-----2--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
|-------------------------0-----------0-----0----------------------------------------------------|

spit into the wind you don't pull the mask of the old lone ranger and you

Guitar 2

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----5b7r5-3-----3-|
|-5--------------------------------3--5--5--5b7r5-------------------------5-----------------5----|
|-------------------------------4----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

B7 E

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----2-----2-----2-----2--------------------------------------------------|
|----1-----1-----1-----1-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--|
|-2-----0--------------------------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--|
|-------------3-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|

don't mess around with Slim Mm mm mm mm mm m mm m

Guitar 2

|-5b7---3-----5b7r5-3-----3-----------------3-----5b7---5--3--5--3--------|
|----------------------5--------5-----3--5--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

E

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|

Yeah Big Jim got his hat, find out where it's at

and it's not hustlin'people strange to you

Guitar 2

|----------10------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----10b12-------------------------------10b12r10-8-----------------------------------------3----|
|----------------------------------------------------9-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

E

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|

even if you do got a twopiece custommade pool cue

Guitar 2

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5b6---5-----------------------------------3-----|
|--------------------------------------2/4-----4--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

E A7 E

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------0--0-----0-----0-------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--------2--2-----2-----2--------2--2-----2-----2-|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2--0-----------0-----0-----------2--2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----4-----------------------------0-----------0-----0----|

Yeah you don't tug on Superman's cape you don't

Guitar 2

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--4b5---3--------------3-----------5-----------------7b9---5-----5-----5-----5-----5--5-------|
|----------------4--2--1-----------------------------------------7-----------------7-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

A7 E A7

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------0--0-----0-----0-----------------------------------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-|
|-------2--2-----2-----2--------2--2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----------0-----0-----------2--2-----2-----2--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
|-------------------------0-----------0-----0----------------------------------------------------|

spit into the wind you don't pull the mask of the old lone ranger and you

Guitar 2

|-------------7--------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------7b8------7b8------8p7p5-8p7p5-8p7p5----5--------8--------------------8-----10b12r10-8----|
|-------------------------------------------6-----------9-----------7--9---------------------9-9-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

B7 E

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----2-----2-----2-----2--------------------------|
|----1-----1-----1-----1-----------2-----2-----2--|
|-2-----0--------------------------2-----2-----2--|
|-------------3-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|

don't mess around with Slim

Guitar 2

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10b12-10-------8--------------------------8-----|
|-------------9-----7-----9-----9--7--9-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Outro:

Guitar 1

E

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|

Guitar 2

|------------------------------------------------------10--------------------------------10----12|
|-10b12-10-8-----8--------------------------8-----10b12--10-8-10-8--------------10b12------------|
|-------------9-----------------9--7--9----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

E

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|

Guitar 2

|----10----------------10----12----12b14-12-10----12-------------------------------10-12-10------|
|----------12----10-12-------------------------------12----12----10-12----------12---------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

E

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|

Guitar 2

|-14b16-14----12-------14b16-14-12----------------------7----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------14b15-14-12----7b9------7b9---7b9---7b9---7-----5-----7----7b9|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------7----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

E

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|

Guitar 2

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----7b9---7b9---7-----5-----5-----5-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------7--------------------7-----6-----7-----6--9--7--6--7-----------------7-----9-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------7--6--7--6----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

E

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-----------2-----2-----2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|

Guitar 2

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----8-----10b12r10-8--8-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------7---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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