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Hellbound

The Breeders
Tab

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Song

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

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by kim deal(The Breeders)

transcribed by Edmond Hum <rlp@interlog.com>

<defind chords>

B Ebm A

 e----7-----6-----5--------------------------------------|
 b----7-----7-----5--------------------------------------|
 g----8-----8-----6--------------------------------------|
 d----9-----8-----7--------------------------------------|
 a----9-----6-----7--------------------------------------|
 e----7-----------5--------------------------------------|

---start---

<bass part>

 e-------------------------------------------------------|
 b-------------------------------------------------------|
 g-------------------------------------------------------|
 d-------------------------------------------------------|
 a------------6------------------------------------------|
 e----7-7-7-----5----[ 11x ] ----------------------------|

B

it lives, in folds of red and steamy air

it lives in misery

<lead guitar part>

 e----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
 b----0-0-3-3-5-5-7-7------------------------------------|
 g-------------------------------------------------------|
 d-------------------------------------------------------|
 a-------------------------------------------------------|
 e-------------------------------------------------------|
 e----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
 b----0-0-3-0-0-3-0-- [7x] ------0-0-5-5-7-7-9-9-9-------|
 g-------------------------------------------------------|
 d-------------------------------------------------------|

a-----------------------[ feel free to improvise this]--|

 e-------------------------------------------------------|

well hellbound, hellbound, hellbound, hellbound

 e-------------------------------------------------------|
 b---------6s7s6-----------------------------------------|
 g----4----------6---------------------------------------|
 d--------------------- [ 2x ] --------------------------|
 a-------------------------------------------------------|
 e-------------------------------------------------------|

E

oh, the fallen

falling down

down de-down de-down

B Ebm A - [8x]

it lives, despite the knives internal

it lives marry me

 ?:F7 

?

 e----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
 b----0-0-3-3-5-5-7-7------------------------------------|
 g-------------------------------------------------------|
 d-------------------------------------------------------|
 a-------------------------------------------------------|
 e-------------------------------------------------------|
 e----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
 b----0-0-3-0-0-3-0-- [7x] ------0-0-5-5-7-7-9-9-9-------|
 g-------------------------------------------------------|
 d-------------------------------------------------------|

a-----------------------[ feel free to improvise this]--|

 e-------------------------------------------------------|

well hellbound, hellbound, hellbound, hellbound

 e-------------------------------------------------------|
 b---------6s7s6-----------------------------------------|
 g----4----------6---------------------------------------|
 d--------------------- [ 2x ] --------------------------|
 a-------------------------------------------------------|
 e-------------------------------------------------------|

E

oh, the fallen

falling down

down de-down de-down

down de-down de-down

down de-down de-down

<bass part>

 e----------------------------------6---5----------------|
 b----------------------------------7---5----------------|
 g----------------------------------8---6----------------|
 d----------------------------------8---7----------------|
 a------------6---------------------6---7----------------|
 e----7-7-7-----5--[2x]-----7-7-7-------5----------------|

B Ebm A - [5x]

it lives in misery

 e----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
 b----0-0-3-3-5-5-7-7------------------------------------|
 g-------------------------------------------------------|
 d-------------------------------------------------------|
 a-------------------------------------------------------|
 e-------------------------------------------------------|
 e----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0--0--0---|
 b----0-0-3-0-0-3-0--[7x]--0-0-5-5-7-7-9-9---15-18-15-9---|
 g--------------------------------------------------------|etc...]
 d--------------------------------------------------------|

a-----------------------[ feel free to improvise this]---|

 e--------------------------------------------------------|

 ?:F7 

?well hellbound, hellbound, hellbound, hellbound

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