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Living Colour
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Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 22:10:32 +1000

From: John Parry <johnp@intercoast.com.au>

Subject: tab;Living Colour-"postman"

LIVING COLOR

"Postman"

from "Stain"

transcribed by "Jarnie"

Riff 1 (play 3x)

e---------------------------------|I
b---------------------------------|I
g---------------------------------|I
D---------------------------------|I
A-----4------2-3-------3----------|I
E--1-----1--------1----1----------|I

(4th time play..)

e---------------------------------|I
b---------------------------------|I
g---------------------------------|I
D-----------------------(4)-------|I
A-----4------2-3---------4--------|I
E--1-----1--------1------2--------|I
e---------------------------|I
b---------------------------|I
g-----------6-4--------3-2--|I
D-----------6-4--------3-2--|I
A----4--2-3-4-2--4-3-2-1-0--|I
E--1--1---------1-1---------|I
e---------------------------|I
b---------------------------|I
g---------------------------|I
D-----------------------4-4-|I
A---4--2-3--3----4--2-3-4-4-|I
E-1--1----1-1--1--1-----2-2-|I

(chorus)repeat once

.....they crucify me again and again

e---------------------------|I
b---------------------------|I
g---------------------------|I
D-4/6/9\6--666666-54--------|I
A-4/6/9\6--666666-54--------|I
E-2/4/7\4--444444-32--------|I

..then play

e-------------------------------|I
b-------------------------------|I
g-------------------------------|I
d-4456--666666--54--------------|I
a-4456--666666--54--------------|I
e-2234--444444--32--------------|I
e---------------------------|I
b---------------------------|I
g---------------------------|I
D-4/6/9\6--666666-7--(7)----|I
A-4/6/9\6--666666-7--(7)----|I
E-2/4/7\4--444444-5--(5)----|I

...then back to verse riff, (verse starts on end of intro riff)

e---------------------------|I
b---------------------------|I
g-----------6-4--------3-2--|I
D-----------6-4--------3-2--|I
A----4--2-3-4-2--4-3-2-1-0--|I
E--1--1---------1-1---------|I

....etc this should be enough to figure out the rest of the song

which is basically the same with variations on the timing

this may not be 100% accurate but you can figure it out from here!

Vernon RULES!

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