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Song

Title: A Loop

Artist: John Frusciante

Album: The Will to Death

Tabbed by: Hans Heinrich (daHansch) (09.03.2008)

Email: omafrau@arcor.de

figure out the rhythm by yourself

part 1

E-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-----------------------|
D-----9-9---9-9---9-9---|  4x
A-7-7-----7-----7-----7-|
E-----------------------|

No one makes a loop around me no one round here makes a desicion

E---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D--------9--9------------7--7-----|--------5--5------------4--4----|
A--7--7--------7---5--5--------5--|--3--3--------3---2--2--------2-|
E---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

no one makes a loop around me ahhhahhh ahh ah

E---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A--------7--7------------5--5-----|--------3--3--------------------|
E--5--5--------5---3--3--------3--|--1--1--------1---0-------------|

everybody s trying to leave millions left this place before us

E---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D--------9--9------------7--7-----|--------5--5------------4--4----|
A--7--7--------7---5--5--------5--|--3--3--------3---2--2--------2-|
E---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

now we all want to leave also

E---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A--------7--7------------5--5-----|--------3--3---------2-----2----|
E--5--5--------5---3--3--------3--|--1--1--------1---0-----0-----0-|

main riff continues

he's playing something like that (not 100% correct!):

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------12-10-8-----------8b10b8-----12--10b12b10-8--------------10b12b10-8------------------|
G---9-9-7-9---------11-9--------------------------------11-9---7--9-------------11-9-9b11b9-9-7-9|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

restless angels fall on a slide leading to the doom that's before them

E---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D--------9--9------------7--7-----|--------5--5------------4--4----|
A--7--7--------7---5--5--------5--|--3--3--------3---2--2--------2-|
E---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

i have seen that feelings can't wait to arise

E---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A--------7--7------------5--5-----|--------3--3---------2-----2----|
E--5--5--------5---3--3--------3--|--1--1--------1---0-----0-------|

icicles are flames in the city everything is what it is not

E---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A--------7--7------------5--5-----|--------3--3------------2--2----|
E--5--5--------5---3--3--------3--|--1--1--------1---0--0--------0-|

each thing diametrically opposed to itself

E---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D--------7--7------------5--5-----|-------4--4-----4--4-----4--4----|
A--5--5--------5---3--3--------3--|-2--2--------2--------2--------2-|
E---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

part 2

i can't wait for life i can't wait for life i can't wait for life

E-----------------7-(7)-7---|-----------------7-(7)-7---|-----------------7-(7)-7---|
B-----------------7-(7)-7---|-----------------7-(7)-7---|-----------------7-(7)-7---|
G---55--77--9--(9)7-(7)-7---|---55--77--9--(9)7-(7)-7---|---55--77--9--(9)7-(7)-7---|
D---55--77--9--(9)----------|---55--77--9--(9)----------|---55--77--9--(9)----------|
A---33--55--7--(7)----------|---33--55--7--(7)----------|---33--55--7--(7)----------|
E---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|

aaahaaa aaahh (sometimes "ooooohoo oohhh")

E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---7-77-77-----------------|				3x part 2
D---7-77-77-9-99-99---------|
A---5-55-55-9-99-99---------|
E-----------7-77-77---------|

part 3

i can't wait for life i can't wait for life i can't wait for life

i can't wait (3rd time)

E-----------------7-(7)-7---|-----------------7-(7)-7---|-----------------7-(7)-7---|
B-----------------7-(7)-7---|-----------------7-(7)-7---|-----------------7-(7)-7---|
G---555-777-9--(9)7-(7)-7---|---555-777-9--(9)7-(7)-7---|---555-777--9-(9)7-(7)-7---|
D---555-777-9--(9)----------|---555-777-9--(9)----------|---555-777--9-(9)----------|
A---333-555-7--(7)----------|---333-555-7--(7)----------|---333-555--7-(7)----------|
E---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|

ahhhhhh aahh ah

E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---777-77-77-7-------------|
D---777-77-77-7-999-99-99-9-|
A---555-55-55-5-999-99-99-9-|
E---------------777-77-77-7-|

part 3 till end

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