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Tahitian Moon

Porno for Pyros
Bass Tab
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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

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-5-7-------------5-5-----5-6-----|
A|----------5-5-6-6-7-7-----7-7---------| REPEAT 6x
E|--------------------------------------| Bass solo first 4 times, guitar chords start 5th repeat

Verse

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-5-7-------------5-5-----5-6-----|
A|----------5-5-6-6-7-7-----7-7---------| REPEAT 4x
E|--------------------------------------|

My boat's capsized, it's gonna sink to the bottom

I can see the lights on the shore getting farther away

Chorus

A C G D

G|-------------------------------------7--|
D|-----7--7~---------5--5-------5---------|
A|-0-----------3--3-----------5-----5-----| REPEAT 2x
E|-------------------------3--------------|

I don't know if I'll make it home tonight

But I know I can swim under the Tahitian moon

Verse

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-5-7-------------5-5-----5-6-----|
A|----------5-5-6-6-7-7-----7-7---------| REPEAT 4x
E|--------------------------------------|

I came out here tonight to look for my friend

I don't know if I'll ever get to see him again

Chorus

A C G D

G|-------------------------------------7--|
D|-----7--7~---------5--5-------5---------|
A|-0-----------3--3-----------5-----5-----| REPEAT 6x
E|-------------------------3--------------|

I don't know if I'll make it home tonight

But I know I can swim under the Tahitian moon

One last time under the Tahitian moon

Bridge

A C G

G|---------------------------------|
D|------------5--------------------|
A|-0---0-2-3-----3-4-5-------------| REPEAT 4x
E|----------------------3----------|

The sea is a very easy place to disappear

Drift away, fall asleep or make your peace

Verse

G|--------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-5-7-------------5-5-----5-6-----|
A|----------5-5-6-6-7-7-----7-7---------| REPEAT 4x
E|--------------------------------------|

I came out here tonight to look for my friend

I don't know if I'll ever get to see him again

Outro

A C G D

G|-------------------------------------7--|
D|-----7--7~---------5--5-------5---------|
A|-0-----------3--3-----------5-----5-----| REPEAT 6x
E|-------------------------3--------------|

I don't know if I'll make it home tonight

But I know I can swim under the Tahitian moon

I can swim under the Tahitian moon

I can swim under the Tahitian moon

I can swim under the Tahitian moon

I can swim

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