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Idiots Are Taking Over

NOFX
Tab
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Song

IDIOTS ARE TAKING OVER by NOFX. Album : Regaining Unconsciousness EP (2003)

One of the most astonishing lyrics Fat Mike has ever written enhanced with

powerful riffs and breathtaking bass line!! 1/2

A=Mel B=Hefe A&B=both

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# intro #A %=pause m=palm-muted !end with pick-slide!

E--|%%mmmm%%%%%%%%%|%%mmmm%%mmmm%%%%%%mmmm%%%%%%%%%%|

B--|%%----%%%%%%%%%|%%----%%----%%%%%%----%%%%%%%%%%|
G--|%%----%%%%%%%%%|%%----%%----%%%%%%----%%%%%%%%%%|

D--|%%2222%%%%%%%%%|%%2222%%2222%%%%%%2222%%%%%%%%%%|

A--|%%0000%%%%%%%%%|%%0000%%0000%%%%%%0000%%%%%%%%%%|

E--|%%----|4X|%%%%%|%%----%%----%|4X|%----%%%%%%%%%%|

# intro #B X2 !end with pick-slide!

E---%%%%%%%%%%%%------------------------------------|
B---%%%%%%%%%%%%------------------------------------|
G---%%%%%%%%%%%%----2-------------------------------|
D---%%%%%%%%%%%%----2-------------------------------|
A---%%%%%%%%%%%%----0-------------------------------|
E---%%%%%%%%%%%%3-----------------------------------|

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# verse #A&B *=play 9-12X "=play 2-3X

E---------------------------------------------------------(--------)|
B----*-------*-----------------------*-------*------------(-"-"-"-")|
G--11-------7--------*-------*------7-------4-------2-----(14141414)|
D--11-------7-------7-------9-------7-------4-------2-----(12141214)|
A---9-------5-------7-------6-------5-------2-------0-----(12121212)|
E-------------------5-----------------------------3-------(!only-B!)|

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# verse-part2 #A&B *=play 12X !end with pick-slide! -

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

B----*-------*-----------------------*-------*-------*-------*----------------

G--11-------7--------*-------*------7-------4-------2-------2--------*------*-
D--11-------7-------7-------9-------7-------4-------2-------2-------4-------4-
A---9-------5-------7-------6-------5-------2-------0-------0-------4-------4-
E-------------------5-----------------------------------------------2-------2-

-verse-part2A&B

------------5*--------------------------------------------------------------|
-----*------6------------------------------------------------*--------------|
----7-------7--------*-------*-------*-------*-------*------7---------------|
----7-------7-------7-------7-------4-------4-------3-------7-------7-------|
----5-------5-------7-------7-------4-------4-------3-------5-------0-------|
--------------------5-------5-------2-------2-------1-----------------------|

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Then play A&BverseA&B and 1st row of A&Bverse-part2A&B.

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-verse2-part2A *=play 12X

------------5*--------------------------------------------------------------|
-----*------6----------------------------------------*----------------------|
----7-------7--------*-------*-------*-------*-----10-----------------------|
----7-------7-------7-------7-------4-------4------10-----------------------|
----5-------5-------7-------7-------4-------4-------8-------5---------------|
--------------------5-------5-------2-------2-------------------------------|

-verse2-part2B *=play 12X

------------5*--------------------------------------------------------------|
-----*------6---------------------------------------------------------------|
----7-------7--------*-------*-------*-------*-------*------7---------------|
----7-------7-------7-------7-------4-------4-------3-------7---------------|
----5-------5-------7-------7-------4-------4-------3-------5---------------|
--------------------5-------5-------2-------2-------1-----------------------|

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IDIOTS ARE TAKING OVER 2/2

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# bridge #A *=play 8X with ska-rhythm

E---5*------9*-----10*------9*-----10*------5*------2*------5*------|
B---5------10------10------10------10-------5-------2-------5-------|
G---6------11------11------11------11-------6-------2-------6-------|
D---7------11------12------11------12-------7-------4-------7-------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---A------F#m------D------F#m------D-------A------F#m------A-------|

# bridge #B

E----------------------10-------9------------------------2:23|----------|
B--------------------------------------------------------====-----------|
G--11----------11-------------------9---6-------------------------------|
D------141114-----------------------------7----------11\----------------|
A--====----------------====--------====-----9------7------7-9-7-9-----\\|
E--1:59|---------------2:05|-------2:14|--------------------------------|

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# verse3 #A&B *=play 12X !end with pick-slide! -

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

B----*-------*-----------------------*-------*-------*-------*----------------

G--11-------7--------*-------*------7-------4-------2-------2--------*------*-
D--11-------7-------7-------9-------7-------4-------2-------2-------4-------4-
A---9-------5-------7-------6-------5-------2-------0-------0-------4-------4-
E-------------------5-----------------------------------------------2-------2-

: /-verse3A

:    / ------------------------------------|
:A  /  -----*-------*----------------------|
:  /   ---10-------7--------*-------*------|
: /    ---10-------7-------7-------7-------|
:/     ----8-------5-------7-------7-------|
/      --------------------5-------5-------|

\ -verse3B

:\     ------------------------------------|
: \    -------------*----------------------|
:  \   -----*------7--------*-------*------|
:B  \  ----3-------7-------7-------7-------|
:    \ ----3-------5-------7-------7-------|
:     \----1---------------5-------5-------|

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# outro #A

E-|-----------|3X|-----------------|----------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

G-|14121412141214121412141214121412|141214121412141214----------------|

D-|--------------------------------|-----------------------------7777-|

A-|12101210121012101210121012101210|121012101210121012-----------7777-|

E-|--------------------------------|-----------------------------5555-|

# outro #B

E-|-----------|3X|-----------------|----------------------------------|
B-|--*-------*---------------------|--*-------*-----------------------|
G-|10-------7--------*-------*-----|10-------7------------------------|
D-|10-------7-------7-------7------|10-------7-------7-----------7777-|
A-|-8-------5-------7-------7------|-8-------5-------7-----------7777-|
E-|-----------------5-------5------|-----------------5-----------5555-|

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You got it!!

Tabs by Remy R.Z. (remyrz@hotmail.com)

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