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Song
REPTILE - THE CHURCH
====================
Lyrics - Steve Kilbey
Music - The Church
Transcribed - Phil Grant 1994
Update: lyrics corrected to match live perfomance @ https://youtu.be/x6Mx5xKOMAk
NOTATION
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(3) sustained note
/....\
2 bend note, hold then release
0h2 hammer on
14\
\ slide
GUITAR 1 RIFF A
e|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|| B|----11-10-11----|----11-10-11----|----11-10-11---|----11-10-11---|| G|-12----------10-|-10-------------|---------------|--------------.|| D|----------------|----------------|-13---------13-|-13-----------.|| A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|| E|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------||
GUITAR 2
(with RIFF A by GUITAR 1)
e|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| B|--/...........\-|----------------|---------------|---------------| G|-2--------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| D|----------------|----------------|-5-------------|---------------| A|----------------|----------------|---------------|-----5~--------| E|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
1. Too dan-ger-ous to keep
2.3. (see additional lyrics)
e|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| B|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| G|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| A|-5--------------|-----5--3-------|---------------|---------------| E|----------------|-----------5~---|--3------------|-(3)-----------|
Too fee-ble to let go
e|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| B|---/...........\|------------/---|---------------|----------/----| G|-14-------------|----------14----|-12------------|-(12)----7-----| D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| E|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
And you want to bite the hand
e|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| B|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| G|-(7)------------|-(7)-----7--5---|---------------|---------------| D|----------------|--------------8-|--5------------|-(5)-----------| A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| E|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
Shoulda stopped this long ago
e|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| B|---/...........\|---------15-----|---------------|---------------| G|-14-------------|------------12--|-(12)----------|-(12)----------| D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| E|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
BOTH GUITARS
(CHORUS)
Go now, you've been set free Another month or so you'll be gorging on me
/........\
e|------10--------|-------10-------|------10-------|---------10----------| B|----8----8------|-----8--------8-|----8----8-----|---------------------| G|-10----------10-|-(10)------10---|-10---------10-|-(10)----------------| D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------| A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------| E|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------|
With your laughing smile
/........\
e|------10--------|-------10-------|------10-------|---------10----------| B|----8----8------|-----8--------8-|----8----8-----|---------------------| G|-10----------10-|-(10)------10---|-10---------10-|-(10)----------------| D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------| A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------| E|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------|
I see you slither away with your skin and your tail
e|-----------------10--------|------------------10-------| B|------------8---------8----|---------8---------------8-| G|-----10-----------------10-|-(10)---------10-----------| D|---------------------------|---------------------------| A|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
your flickering tounge and your rattling scales
/........\
e|-----------------10----------|------------10----------| B|-------------8--------8------|------------------------| G|------10------------------10-|-(10)-------------------| D|-----------------------------|------------------------| A|-----------------------------|------------------------| E|-----------------------------|------------------------|
Like a real reptile________________
/........\
e|------10--------|-------10-------|------10-------|---------10----------| B|----8----8------|-----8--------8-|----8----8-----|---------------------| G|-10----------10-|-(10)------10---|-10---------10-|-(10)----------------| D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------| A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------| E|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------|
SOLO
e|----------------------|----------------|--------------|--/-0---------------| B|-0----------/---------|--/------/------|------/-----0-|-3------/\----------| G|-0--0-0-0--2----2---0-|-2---0--2--0----|-0---2--------|-------2--2-0-------| D|----------------------|--------------0-|--------------|----------------0h2-| A|----------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------------| E|----------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------------| e|----------------------|--/---------------|------/----------|---------------| B|-0-------12---/-----0-|-3---0-0----------|-----2/----------|---------------| G|-0-12-14----14--14\---|---------2/\--0---|-0---2-----------|-2--0--------0-| D|-------------------\--|----------------0-|-----------------|--------2------| A|----------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------| E|----------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
OUTRO (repeat to fade)
e|----10----10-------|----8----8--8----8|-10------10----|-10----10-------| B|-11----11----13-11-|-10---10------10--|---11-13----13-|----13------13--| G|-------------------|------------------|---12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12---12-.| D|-------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------.| A|-------------------|------------------|---------------|----------------| E|-------------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
LYRICS
1.
Too dangerous to keep
Too feeble to let go
And you want to bite the hand
Shoulda stopped this long ago
First chorus
Go now, you've been set free
Another month or so you'll be poisoning me
With your lovely smile
I see you slither away with your skin and your tail
Your flickering tounge and your rattling scales
Like a real reptile
2.
Had you coiled around my arm
How could you ever know
How I loved your diamond eyes
But that was long ago
Second chorus
Go now, you've been set free
Another month or so you'll be poisoning me
With your laughing smile
I see you slither away with your skin and your tail
Your flickering tounge and your rattling scales
Like a real reptile
Solo
3.
And I should have believed Eve
She said we had to grow
She was the apple of my eye
It wasn't long ago
First chorus
Second chorus
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Tabs for "Reptile" by The Church
transcribed by Enrique Zamudio
Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
zamudioe@risc.uia.mx
Use a delay time of about 350 milliseconds for the first part.
There are two guitars in the song. The first one goes with the delay,
while the second one has a light distortion.
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12---15--14--15---------15--14--15-----15--14--15--------15--14--15--| D|-------------------15--15-------------13------------13--13-------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--
B|--
G|--
D|--
A|--
E|--
Chorus (with a light distorsion):
e|---------10-----------10---------------10-----------10>11--10--| B|------8-----8------8---------8------8-----8------8-------------| G|--10-----------10---------10----10-----------10----------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------9--7---| D|--5----7>8--7----5--8--7--5-----5--5----5----7>8--7--5---------| A|-----------------------------7---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|--9--7-------------------------------------------------------| D|---------7----5--7>8--7----5--8--7--5-----5--5----5--7>8--7--| A|---------------------------------------7---------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
(Let ring, there's a strong feedback here)
e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|--5--8--7--5-----5--5---------------------------------------| A|--------------7---------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------|
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