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My Iron Lung

Radiohead
Tab
★4.8(111)

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

Intro

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3p0-----0-------1----------------3p0-----0--------1--------4---|
G|---0-------0---0---0---0-2-b3r2-0---0-------0---0----2---2----5---5-|
D|---------3-------1------------------------3--------1--------4-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------*-|
B|-----3p0-----0-------1-3-3b4r3-1-------3p0-----0-------1------------*-|
G|---0-------0---0---0-----------------0-------0---0---0---0-2-b3r2-0-*-|
D|---------3-------1-------------------------3-------1----------------*-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------*-|
E|-3---------------------------------3--------------------------------*-|

Verse

G C G C

Faith, you`re driving me away, you do it every day,

You don`t mean it but it hurts like hell.

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

My brain, says I`m receiving pain, a lack of oxygen

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-3----1------4-----------3-3---1------4-|
G|--------4-4----0------5-----------4-4---0------5-|
D|--------5-3----1------4-----------5-3---1------4-|
A|--------5-5----0------3-----------5-5---0------3-|
E|----------------------3------------------------3-|

From my life support, my iron lung

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------3---------4---4---4---4---|
G|-------4---------------5-------------O---0---------7---7---7---7-|
D|-----5---5-----------5---5---------O-------0---------------------|
A|---5-------5-------6-------6-------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3---3-----------3---3-------------------------------|

/w pitch shifter set +1 octave

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3p0-----0-------1----------------3p0-----0-------1-3-b4r3-1---|
G|---0-------0---0---0---0-2-b3r2-0---0-------0---0---0--------------|
D|---------3-------1------------------------3-------1----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--------------------------------3--------------------------------|

Verse

/w pitch shifter set +1 octave

We`re too young to fall asleep, too cynical to speak

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------8---4-3--------------8---4--3---|
G|---------------------------0---------------------0-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

We are losing it can`t you tell?

e|------------------------------------------------*-|
B|-----------------8-4-3----3-------------4--4--4-*-|
G|------------------------------------------7--7--*-|
D|------------------------------------------------*-|
A|------------------------------------------------*-|
E|------------------------------------------------*-|

G G

We scratch our eternal itch, our twentieth century bitch,

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3-3----1------4-----------3-3---1------4-|
G|-----------4-4----0------5-----------4-4---0------5-|
D|-----------5-3----1------4-----------5-3---1------4-|
A|-----------5-5----0------3-----------5-5---0------3-|
E|-------------------------3------------------------3-|

We are grateful for our iron lung

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

/w pitch shifter set +1 octave

e|-------------------------------------------------*-|
B|-----3-0-----0-------1---------------3-0-----0---*-|
G|---0-------0---0---0---0-2b3r2-0---0-------0---0-*-|
D|---------3-------1-----------------------3-------*-|
A|-------------------------------------------------*-|
E|-3-------------------------------3---------------*-|

Chorus

w/Distortion

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--9-8-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-|
A|-10-9-8-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-----3b-------3b----------------------|
G|-----3b-------3b---------3---3-3-3----|
D|------------------------------------2-|
A|-----------------x-3-3--------------2-|
E|-3-3----x-3-3-----------------------0-|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|---3b-------3b------------------------|
G|---3b-------3b------------------------|
D|------------------9-8-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-| (x2)
A|-----------------10-9-8-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
E|-3----x-3-3---------------------------|

/w pitch shifter set +1 octave

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3p0-----0-------1---------------3p0-----0-------1-------4---|
G|---0-------0---0---0---0-2b3r2-0---0-------0---0---2---2---5-----|
D|---------3-------1-----------------------3-------1-------4-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------3-------------------------------|

Verse

G Cm G Cm

Suck, suck your teenage thumb, toilet trained and dumb,

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------3------------------------3--------------------|
G|-------------------5----4---------------------5---4----------|
D|-----------5----------------------5--------------------5-----|
A|------3-----------------------3--------------------------5---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------3-|

When the power runs out we`ll just hum

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------4-3-4-3-----4-3---|
G|---------4--------------4----------------------0-------0-|
D|-----------5--------------5------------------------------|
A|-------------5--------------5----------------------------|
E|---------------3-----------------------------------------|

Verse

G G

This, this is our new song, just like the last one

A total waste of time, my iron lung

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------3-|
G|-------4---------------5-------------0---|
D|-----5---5-----------5---5---------0-----|
A|---5-------5-------6-------6-------------|
E|-3-----------3---3-----------3---3-------|

Chorus

w/Distortion

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--9-8-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-|
A|-10-9-8-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-----3b-------3b----------------------|
G|-----3b-------3b---------3---3-3-3----|
D|------------------------------------2-|
A|-----------------x-3-3--------------2-|
E|-3-3----x-3-3-----------------------0-|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|---3b-------3b------------------------|
G|---3b-------3b------------------------|
D|------------------9-8-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-| (x2)
A|-----------------10-9-8-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
E|-3----x-3-3---------------------------|

Solo

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5p3-----------5p3----------5p3-5-5b7-5b7-5b7-3----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------2-|
A|-x-x-x---------x-x-x---------x-x-x------------------------2-|
E|-x-x-x--3------x-x-x--3------x-x-x--3---------------------0-|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---5p3----------5b7-----------------------|
D|----------------------9-8-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-|
A|-------x-x-x---------10-9-8-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
E|-3-----x-x-x--3---------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----------6b8------------6b8-----------6b8-6-6-6---|
G|----------6b8------------6b8-----------6b8-6-6-6---|
D|-------------------------------------------------2-|
A|-x-x-x----------x-x-x---------x-x-x--------------2-|
E|-x-x-x--3-------x-x-x--3------x-x-x--3-----------0-|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|---6b8----------6b8-----------------------|
G|---6b8----------6b8-----------------------|
D|----------------------9-8-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-|
A|-------x-x-x---------10-9-8-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
E|-3-----x-x-x--3---------------------------|

Bridge

Bb C* Db C*

And if you`re frightened, you can be frightened, you can be that`s ok

Bb C* Db Dbm6 Cm6

And if you`re frightened, you can be frightened, you can be that`s ok

Solo

e|-------6---------------6-8-12b14-8-8-6------------------------6-|
B|-6-7-8---6-7-8---6-7-8-----------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------8------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------6---------------6-8-12b14-8-8-6------------------------|
B|-6-7-8---6-7-8---6-7-8-----------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------8----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

w/Distortion

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--9-8-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-|
A|-10-9-8-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-----3b-------3b----------------------|
G|-----3b-------3b---------3---3-3-3----|
D|------------------------------------2-|
A|-----------------x-3-3--------------2-|
E|-3-3----x-3-3-----------------------0-|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|---3b-------3b------------------------|
G|---3b-------3b------------------------|
D|------------------9-8-7-6-5-5-5-4-4-4-|
A|-----------------10-9-8-7-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
E|-3----x-3-3---------------------------|

************************************

| p Pull-off

| b Bend

| r Release

| x Dead note

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