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Freeze Up

Operation Ivy
Bass Tab

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INTRO

G |---------------|
D |-5-------------|
A |--------5------|
E |---------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4

VERSE

"Empty factories..."

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----------|
D |-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2---2-0-|-0---------------|-------4---4--2-|
A |-0---------------|-0---3-----------|-----------------|----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
D |-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2---2-0-|-0---------------|-5--------------|
A |-0---------------|-0---3-----------|-----------------|---------5------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----------|
D |-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2---2-0-|-0---------------|-------4---4--2-|
A |-0---------------|-0---3-----------|-----------------|----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
D |-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2---2-0-|-0---------------|-5--------------|
A |-0---------------|-0---3-----------|-----------------|---------5------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

PRE CHORUS

"It's 1989..."

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------2-------0-0-4-0-7-4-0---|
A |-0-----0-3---0-------------------|-3-----3-----3-------------------|
E |-------------------3-3-3-3-2-0---|---------------------------------|

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------2-------0---4---7---4---|
A |-0-----0-3---0-------------------|-3-----3-----3-------------------|
E |-------------------3-3-3-3-2-0---|---------------------------------|

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

CHORUS

"There's a freeze up..."

G |-----------------|---7---6---5---4-|-----------------|---7---6---5---4-|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-0---0-3---0-3-0-|-5---4---3---2---|-0---0-3---0-3-0-|-5---4---3---2---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|---7---6---5---4-|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-0---0-3---0-3-0-|-5---4---3---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE

"One nation stands the tallest..."

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----------|
D |-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2---2-0-|-0---------------|-------4---4--2-|
A |-0---------------|-0---3-----------|-----------------|----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
D |-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2---2-0-|-0---------------|-5--------------|
A |-0---------------|-0---3-----------|-----------------|---------5------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----------|
D |-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2---2-0-|-0---------------|-------4---4--2-|
A |-0---------------|-0---3-----------|-----------------|----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
D |-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------2---2-0-|-0---------------|-5--------------|
A |-0---------------|-0---3-----------|-----------------|---------5------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

PRE CHORUS

"It's 1989..."

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------2-------0-0-4-0-7-4-0---|
A |-0-----0-3---0-------------------|-3-----3-----3-------------------|
E |-------------------3-3-3-3-2-0---|---------------------------------|

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------2-------0---4---7---4---|
A |-0-----0-3---0-------------------|-3-----3-----3-------------------|
E |-------------------3-3-3-3-2-0---|---------------------------------|

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

CHORUS

"There's a freeze up..."

G |-----------------|---7---6---5---4-|-----------------|---7---6---5---4-|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-0---0-3---0-3-0-|-5---4---3---2---|-0---0-3---0-3-0-|-5---4---3---2---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|---7---6---5---4-|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-0---0-3---0-3-0-|-5---4---3---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

BRIDGE

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------2-2-----|-----------------|-----2-2-5-5-2-2-|-0-0-4-4-5-5-7-7-|
A |-0-0-3-3-----3-3-|-----0-0-2-2-3-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |---------------2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |---------2-2-2---|-5-5-3-3-2-2-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-4-4-5-5-7-7-|
A |-0-0-3-3---------|-----------------|-3-3-2-2-3-3-5-5-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

"Just one political song..."

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-3-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-3-------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-3---5---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---3---2-------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

"Static and division..."

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------------5---5-5-3---0---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

OUTRO CHORUS

"There's a freeze up..."

G |-----------------|---7---6---5---4-|-----------------|---7---6---5---4-|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-0---0-3---0-3-0-|-5---4---3---2---|-0---0-3---0-3-0-|-5---4---3---2---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|---7---6---5---4-|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-0---0-3---0-3-0-|-5---4---3---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|---7---6---5---4-|-----------------|---7---9---10--12-|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A |-0---0-3---0-3-0-|-5---4---3---2---|-0---0-3---0-3-0-|-5---7---8---10---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|---7---6---5---4-|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-0---0-3---0-3-0-|-5---4---3---2---|-0---0---0---0---|-5---5-5-3---2---|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-0---------------|
E |-----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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