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Let Me Down

No Use for a Name
Tab
3.7(8)

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

Song

Band : No Use For A Name

Song : Let Me Down - written by Tony Sly

Album : Live Fat,Die Young (Fat Wreck Chords)

Tuning : Standard Tuning

tabbed by Peter Tom Takaro

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keys,

\ = slide down

/ = slide up

PM = Palm mute

D

She's never alone,

A B

because she's scared of what she might say to herself

A D F# G A B

Always drinking in the backroom of the bar where everyone turns in

A

A half-hearted grin

D

She won't be afraid

A B

as long as that prescription keeps going through

A D F# G A Riff 1

And all the happy pills make her look like cardboard cut out of someone

Riff 2

I use to learn from

D ,D/C# B

But on the phone, she's telling everyone,

G(10th fret)

that there was a blue sky,

F#(9th fret) E(7th fret)

she left behind

D D/C#

And there's a place that no one knows about,

Riff 3

Away from integrity

B D Riff 4(Bridge)

she writes a book in her head that nobody will read

D

Whatever you say,

A B

please don't talk about the time when she was young

A

Apparently that was a different person

D F# G A Riff 1 Riff 2

and so long ago it's strange to me, there's no history

D D/C# B

But there's a past and she's telling everyone

G(10th fret)

It must be a garden,

F#(9th fret) E(7th fret)

that wouldn't grow

D D/C#

With roots of shame, too sensitive to blame

Riff 3

to herself as we watch he drown,

B D play interlude

I can't save the queen without a kingdom or a crown

D A

Somewhere in this lonely game of sympathy

B A G

there is a selfish dream That makes me sick

D A

Standing on the high wire while you're on the ground

B / C# / D Riff 5

To you what is dangerous is safe and sound...

You let me down

-play outro

Intro

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- D , A , B , A,

D,F#,G,A, B , A

Verse 1 Riff 1,

-------                        E|----------------------------------|
- D , A , B , A,               B|----------------------------------|

D,F#,G,A, riff 1 , riff 2 G|-12--12---11-11-11--7--7-7--7-7-7-|

                               D|--x---x----x--x--x--x--x-x--x-x-x-|
                               A|-10--10----9--9--9--5--5-5--5-5-5-|
                               E|----------------------------------|

Riff 2,

                               E|----------------------------------|
                               B|----------------------------------|
                               G|--9--9--9-9-9--6--6-6--6-6-6------|
                               D|--x--x--x-x-x--x--x-x--x-x-x------|
                               A|--7--7--7-7-7--4--4-4--4-4-4------|
                               E|----------------------------------|

Chorus 1 eh? (weird construction,cool though)

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- D,D/C#, B , G(10th fret), (figure the rhythm out yourself,it's

not difficult...just fast)

F#(9th fret),E(7th fret), Riff 3,

                               E|----------------------------------|
  D ,  D/C# ,                  B|----------------------------------|
                               G|-12--12---11-11-11--9--9-9--9-9-9-|

Riff 3, D|--x---x----x--x--x--x--x-x--x-x-x-|

                               A|-10--10----9--9--9--7--7-7--7-7-7-|
  B , D                        E|----------------------------------|

Bridge

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Riff 4,

E|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--7-7-6---7-6--7-7-7\6--7/9------|-7--7--7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-|
D|--x-x-x---x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x----x3|-x--x--x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-|
A|--5-5-4---5-4--5-5-5\4--5/7------|-5--5--5--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------|

Verse 2 & Chorus 2

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repeat the 1st ones

Interlude

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--well,this is mainly a bass interlude,

but you can raplace it with strumming these chords

- D , A , B , G

D , A , B , G(10th fret)

then,

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-(5-5)---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
A|-(5-5)-----------------------------------|
E|-(3-3)-----------------------------------|

PM

Bridge 2 eh? whatever

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- D , A , B,A, G

D , A , B, C# , D ,Riff 5

Riff 5

E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|----8--8--8-8-8-7--7-7-|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

Outro

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same as Riff 4(Bridge)

only the 2nd time,guitar 2 comes in

with the same but an octave higher...or so

then strum D , D , F#(9th fret) , E(7th fret), D

Chords used

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---------------7----4----12-----------11-----------9-----------|
D|-7--7--9--4--5---7----4----12-----------11-----------9-----------|
A|-5--7--9--4--5---4----2----10------------9-----------7-----------|
E|----5--7--2--3---------------------------------------------------|

D A B F# G D/C# B G(10th fret) F#(9th fret) E(7th fret)

Enjoy!

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