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This is the 21st Century

Marillion
Tab

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

Song

This is The 21st Century - Marillion

Album - Anoraknophobia - Studio version.

Tabbed by Thomas Ward tomjester@aol.com

INTRO

E(1)=-------------------------------|------------|

B(2)=9-10-12-12--12/13-12-10-12-9---|12-12/13-12-|

G(3)=-----------------------------9-|------------|

|1ST Time only|

D(4)---9---9---8---8---7---7---6-|----|--------
A(5)-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-6-7| x2
E(6)----------------------------------|--------

____________________________________________________________

|A wise man once said....Now where is the wisedom in that? - |

|____________________________________________________________|

E(6)-----12---------------------11---------

I came just as fast as i could through

E(6)-----------9---------------------5-----

the dirty air of your neighbourhood

E(6)--------12-----------------11----------

Your name on a grain of rice hanging

E(6)-------------8-------------------------

around my neck, and a head like lead

______________________________________________________________

|This is the 21st century....I heard everything they said (2nd)|

|______________________________________________________________|

E(6)-----12---------------11---------------9-

We lay on a velvet rug by the open fire

E(6)----------------------5------------------

she blew air on my eyelids

E(6)-----12---------------------11---------

I cried "What's it all about?"

E(6)--------------------8------------------

as she kissed my hair,

E(6)---------------------------------------

she said there there.

___________________________________________

|This is the 21st Century...Magic isn't dead|

|___________________________________________|

Come to bed, come to bed ->

E(1)=-13-13h15----|----------13-|------------------|
B(2)=----------13-|-13-15-16----|-11-9-8----10-9-8-|
G(3)=-------------|-------------|--------1O--------|
E(1)=-------------------20-22-22-22-22-23-22--20-18|
B(2)=-9-10--16-13-16-18----------------------------|
G(3)=----------------------------------------------|

The Next bit??????? If you know, add it on!

_______________________________________________________

|This is the 21st Century...And he just bought the world|

|_______________________________________________________|

Would you want...The world is me - Play the great solo over it.

E(1)=-----------------|------8--------------|
B(2)=-8-9-8-----------|-9-11---11----8-9-8--|
G(3)=-------10-8------|-----------10--------| x2
D(4)=------------8-10-|---------------------|
E(1)=-----------------|-------11-13---------|
B(2)=-8-9-8-----------|-8-9-8-------11-13---|
G(3)=-------10-8------|---------------------|
D(4)=------------8-10-|---------------------|
E(1)=-----------------|------8--------------|
B(2)=-8-9-8-----------|-9-11---11----8-9-8--|
G(3)=-------10-8------|-----------10--------|
D(4)=------------8-10-|---------------------|
E(1)=------------------------------11h13p11-15b16b15-15-13-|
B(2)=-8-9-8------------------11h13-------------------------|
G(3)=-------10----------8-10-------------------------------|
D(4)=-----------10-8-10------------------------------------|
E(1)=---13--13--13---20-18-18-20-18-18-16-16----13--13-15|
B(2)=-13--13--13--13-------------------------16---13-----|
E(1)=---16-15----------------|
B(2)=---------11-------13-12-|
G(3)=------------10-13-------|
D(4)=------------------------|

|1ST Time only|

D(4)---9---9---8---8---7---7---6-|----|--------
A(5)-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-6-7| x2
E(6)-----------------------------|----|
E(1)=----------------------|-14b15b14--------------|
B(2)=-17----15-14----------|-----------13-12-------|
G(3)=----16-------14-13----|-----------------12-11-|
D(4)=-------------------14-|-----------------------|
E(1)=-12-11------------------|
B(2)=-------12-------12------|
G(3)=----------11-10----11-9-|
D(4)=------------------------|

E(1)=-17-19-22-15-15-17-19-22-15-15-|

B(2)=-------------------------------| x2  E(6)-12

Now at around 9:15mins

E(1)=-------11b12b11---------------------------|
B(2)=-11-12----------12-11-12-11---------------|
G(3)=----------------------------13-13-13b14b13|
D(4)=------------------------------------------|
E(1)=-------------11-12-14b15-|
B(2)=-------11-12-------------|
G(3)=-11-12-------------------| Played very quick x4
D(4)=-------------------------|
E(1)=--------12-|
B(2)=---10------|
G(3)=-9----9----|
D(4)=-----------|

|1ST and 2nd Times only|

D(4)---9---9---8---8---7---7---6-|----|--------
A(5)-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|-6-7| x3
E(6)-----------------------------|----|

THE END!

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