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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.

Song

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Dropped D tuning.

These tabs are pretty accurate. The music is all there, but I haven't arranged it. That's up to you.

Intro

E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G------14--------------7----7-|
D----12--------12----5----5---|
A--14--------10----7----------|
D----------12-----------------|

Play two times

E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G------14--------------7----7-----7-|
D----12--------12----5----5-----4---|
A--14--------10----7----------------|
D----------12-----------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------0--|
G--14---x-14---h12141211--x-11--11--0--x-0--|
D-------x-------0---------x-0---0---14-x-14-|
A--14---x-14--------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|

Verse

E------------------------- ------------------|
B------------------------- ------------------|
G--7--6----12--11----7--6- --7--6---5--4-----|
D--7--7----12--12----7--7- ---------5--5-----|
A------------------------- ------------------|
D--7--7----12--12----7--7- --7--7---5--5-----|

"Hey you slaves..."

E------------------|
B------------------|
G--12--11----7--6--|
D--12--12----7--7--|
A------------------|
D--12--12----7--7--|

Play this throughout the verses. The notes are all harminics (the

number indicates the fret that the harmonic is played on). It is the

same rythym as the chords.

E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------5-----------------------|
D--5----------4----5----------5----|
A-----4---------------4----------4-|
D----------------------------------|
E--12----------------------|
B-----12-------------------|
G------------5-------------|
D---------------4----5-----|
A-----------------------4--|
D--------------------------|

Pre chorus

E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G------7--------------------|
D----5------------h454------|
A--5---------0-5-0----------|
D--------0--------------3-0-|

"Here ....." Play six times

E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G-----2---------------------|
D--0----0---------h454------|
A-----------0-3-0-----------|
D----------------------3-0--|

Chorus

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

"Switch is on......"

Play three times

Outro

E---------------------------------- ----------|
B---------------------------------- -------0--|
G--14---x-14--h12141211--x--11--11- ---0-x-0--|
D-------x------0---------x--0---0-- --14-x14--|
A--14---x-14----------------------- ----------|
D---------------------------------- ----------|

Play three times

E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--7--6----12--11----7--6----5--4----5--4--2-|
D--7--7----12--12----7--7----5--5----5--5--0-|
A------------------------------------------0-|
D--7--7----12--12----7--7----5--5----5--5--0-|

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