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Man of the Hour

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

Intro

C G C G

e|-----------------|-3-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-1-1---3---1-3-0-|-----3-----3-----|-1-1---3---3-1-3-|-------3---------|
G|-0-0---0-------0-|-----------0-----|-0-0---0-------0-|-----------0-----|
D|-----------------|-------------0---|-----------------|-------------0---|
A|-3---3---3-------|---------------0-|-3---3---3-------|---------------0-|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|

C G Am G

e|-----------------|-3-3---0---------|-----------------|-----------0-----|
B|-1-1---3---1-3-0-|-----------3-----|-1-1---0---1---3-|-------3-----3---|
G|-0-0---0-------0-|-----------0---0-|-2-2-----------0-|---------------0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2-------|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse

Am G C G

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----0---------|
B|-1-1-----------0-|-------3---------|-1-1---3---1---0-|-----3-----3-----|
G|-2-----2-------0-|-----------0-----|-0-0---0-------0-|-----------0-----|
D|-----------2-----|-------------0---|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---|---------------0-|-3---3---3-------|---------------0-|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|

Tidal waves don't beg forgiveness

C G C G

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3---0---------|
B|-1-1---3---3-1-3-|-------3---------|-1-1---3---1---0-|-----------3-----|
G|-0-0---0-------0-|-----------------|-0-0---0-------0-|-----------0-----|
D|-----------------|-----------0---0-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-------|-----------------|-3---3---3-------|---------------0-|
E|-----------------|-3---3-------3---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|

Crash, then on their way Father, he enjoyed collisions

Am G Am G

e|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------------|---------------3-|
B|-1-1---0---1---3-|-------3-----3---|-1-1-----------0-|-------3---3-----|
G|-2-2-----------0-|---------------0-|-2-----2-------0-|-------------0---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-----|-----------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2-------|-0---0---0---0---|-2---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|

Others walked away A snowflakes falls in May

e|-----------------|-1-----3---1-----|-------0---1-----|-------3---0-----|
B|---3-------3-----|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-1-1-----------1-|
G|-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------2-|-3---3---3---2-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2-0-|-----0---0---0---|
E|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

And the doors are open now As the bells are ringing

Chorus

e|-----------------|---1---0---1-----|-----------------|---1---0---1-----|-----------------|
B|-------0---1---1-|---------------0-|---0---1---3---10|---------------0-|---0---1---3-----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2-------|
E|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Out Cause the Man of the Hour Is taking His final bow G'dbye for

C G C G

e|-----------------|-3-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-1-1---3---1-3-0-|-----3-----3-----|-1-1---3---3-1-3-|-------3---------|
G|-0-0---0-------0-|-----------0-----|-0-0---0-------0-|-----------0-----|
D|-----------------|-------------0---|-----------------|-------------0---|
A|-3---3---3-------|---------------0-|-3---3---3-------|---------------0-|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|

Now

C G Am G

e|-----------------|-3-3---0---------|-----------------|-----------0-----|
B|-1-1---3---1-3-0-|-----------3-----|-1-1---0---1---3-|-------3-----3---|
G|-0-0---0-------0-|-----------0---0-|-2-2-----------0-|---------------0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2-------|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse

Am G C G

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----0---------|
B|-1-1-----------0-|-------3---------|-1-1---3---1---0-|-----3-----3-----|
G|-2-----2-------0-|-----------0---0-|-0-0---0-------0-|-----------0---0-|
D|-----------2-----|-------------0---|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-3---3---3-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|

Nature has its own religion

C G C G

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3---0---------|
B|-1-1---3---3-1-3-|-------3---------|-1-1---3---1---0-|-----------3-----|
G|-0-0---0-------0-|-----------------|-0-0---0-------0-|-----------0-----|
D|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-------|---------------0-|-3---3---3-------|---------------0-|
E|-----------------|-3---3-------3---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|

Gospel from the Land Father ruled by long division

Am G Am G

e|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------------|---------------3-|
B|-1-1---0---1---3-|-3-----3-----3---|-1-1-----------0-|-------3---3-----|
G|-2-2-----------0-|-0-------------0-|-2-----2-------0-|-0-----------0---|
D|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------2-----|-0---------------|
A|-0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2-------|-0---0---0---0---|-2---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|

Young men they pretend Old men comprehend

G

e|-----------3p0---|-1-----3---1-----|-------0---1-----|-------3---0-----|
B|---3----------3--|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-1-1-----------1-|
G|-------0-------0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-3---3---3---2-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2-0-|-----0---0---0---|
E|-3---3---3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

And the sky breaks at dawn Shedding light upon this

e|-----3-3---0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---1-----------1-|---3---3---3---1-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0-----------|
A|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Town They all come around Cause the

Chorus

e|---1---0---1-----|-----------------|---1---0---1-----|-----------------|
B|---------------0-|---0---1---3---10|---------------0-|---0---1---3-----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Man of the Hour Is Taking His final bow G'dbye for

C

e|---------------0-|-----------------|---------------3-|---3---3---3-----|
B|-1---1-1---1-----|---1---3---3---1-|-------1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-|
G|-0---0-0---------|---0---0---0---0-|-------0---0-----|---------------0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Now

Verse

E

And the road

F

The old man paved

C

The broken seams

D9/F# Dadd9/F#

Along the way

F

Rusted signs

E

Left just for me

Am

He was guiding me

C/G D9/F#

Love, his own way

F

Now the

Chorus

e|---1---0---1-----|-----------------|---1---0---1-----|-----------------|
B|---------------0-|---0---1---3---10|---------------0-|---0---0---1-3-1-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Man of the Hour Is Taking His final bow As the

e|---1---0---1-----|-----------------|---1---0---1-----|-----------------|
B|---------------0-|---0---1---3---10|---------------0-|---0---1---3-----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Curtain comes down I feel That this is just G'dbye for

C G C G

e|-----------------|-3-3---0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-1-1---3---1-3-0-|-----------3-----|-1-1---3---3-1-3-|-------3---------|
G|-0-0---0-------0-|-----------0-----|-0-0---0-------0-|-----------0-----|
D|-----------------|-------------0---|-----------------|-------------0---|
A|-3---3---3-------|---------------0-|-3---3---3-------|---------------0-|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|

Now

C G Am G

e|-----------------|-3-3---0---------|-----------------|-----------0-----|
B|-1-1---3---1-3-0-|-----------3-----|-1-1---0---1---3-|-------3-----3---|
G|-0-0---0-------0-|-----------0---0-|-2-2-----------0-|---------------0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3-------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2-------|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|

Am G

-|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-1-1-------------|-----------------|
-|-2-----2---------|-0---------------|
-|-----------2-----|-0---------------|
-|-0---0---0-------|-2---------------|
-|-----------------|-3---------------|

C - x32010

G - 320033

Am - x02210

F - 133211

E - 022100

D9/F# - 200230

Dadd9/F# - 200210

C/G - 3X2010

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