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Work That We Do

Sublime
Tab
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Song

Sublime - Work that We Do

Standard Tuning

Tabbed by J.Burleigh

Studio version from Robbin the Hood CD

This is really one of those tabs you just jam out to, not actually learn bit by bit. It's difficult

hearing Brads guitar over the mixing anyway, so I know it isn't perfect but so far it beats anything

else online.

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS THE STUDIO VERSION please do not downvote because you're trying to play along with a live

version! Corrections always welcome XD

Intro:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5~~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5~~-----1-3-3-1-3-1--------1-3-3-1-3-1-------1-3-3-1-3-1-------1-3-3-1-3-1-|
E|--3~~---3----------- 333333-3------------3--3-3------------3--3-3------------|
e|----------------------------------------------6----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------6-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------3~~~-3------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------3~~~5~~-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

...so long long ago, and I bet you ..seen it alllll the lies won't get you

(just kinda jam along between the 5th & 3rd frets of top 4 strings. Bend strings or

use the whammy when necessary) kinda like this:

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----------3--5--5-3--5-3--|
D|-3/5~~-5--5----------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

I've got four-teen miles to go

I've got rhythm common sense I've got the soul

But I won't wanna come around our love

So Whyhyhyhyhyhy

If you are rich I'm gonna hang you on the wall and Ima find you.

And when I find you I'm gonna get your lovin' arms to-day

So ohh...

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4

e|--------10----10------10----10-|-----10--------------10-------10--------10-|
B|--------11----11------11----11-|-----11--------------11-------11--------11-|
G|--------12----12------12----12-|-----12--------------12-------12--------12-|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

We fight to get we fight to get our weary arms to bed

keep playing that chord throughout the lyrics:

Real love's something I still hope

People make their own places to go

And now and 94 we're gonna lie some more

in 1994 we're gonna die some more

Is it ever gonna be the last show?

It is gon-na be the last straw

Boss too proud to make the cards that we draw

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5b^^v5--3---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------3-5---3--1--3/5-3-1---------------------------------3----1--|
E|--------------------------------1-3----1----3-----3-1----3---3-----------|

...wo-men dont mind, I got ample time. They don't wonder why that they do.

Let the bass play for a second then slowly bend up the 5th fret on the G string.

...wait for drums to kick back in...

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------3---|
D|---------------------8-----5---------------3/5-5--|
A|-10-10-10-10-10--8-10--10----3-1--------1-5-------|
E|---------------------------------3-1-2-3----------|

...repeat that a few times then play this really fast(listen to the CD for tempo)

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

...heavy load..ohh we are two...

End playing with bass like in the intro

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

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