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Song

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PUSH - The Cure

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Tabbed by: Peter → villas.musicman@me.com

Tone: Chorus (or mild delay) and Overdrive with Treble Boost

Tuning: Standard

Note: Two guitar parts merged into one combination

Strum pattern:

V ^ V ^ ^ V

__________ ____

| | | | | | |

* * * * * * *

\/

Listen to song for rhythm:

e|-10-10-10-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0-0--10----10-8-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------0-----0-0--11-11-11-9-9-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0--0--0-0-0--11--11--11-9-9-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------0---0---0-0-0-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-10-10-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0-0--10----10-8-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------0-----0-0--11-12-14-14-12-11------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0--0--0-0---0--0--11-11---11-11-9-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------0--0----0--0-0-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-10-10-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0-0--10----10-8-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------0-----0-0--11-11-11-9-9-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0--0--0-0-0--11--11--11-9-9-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------0---0---0-0-0-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-10-10-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0-0--10----10-8-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------0-----0-0--11-12-14-14-12-11------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0--0--0-0---0--0--11-11---11-11-9-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------0--0----0--0-0-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G D/F# Em7 G D/F# Em7 D Dsus2 D D Dsus2 D

V ^ V ^ ^ V V ^ V ^ ^ V V ^ V ^ ^ V V ^ V ^ ^ V

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

A Asus2 A A Asus2 A

V ^ V ^ ^ V V ^ V ^ ^ V

e|-0-0-0--0-0--0---0-0-0--0-0--0-----------------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2--0-0--2---2-2-2--0-0--2-----------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--2-2--2---2-2-2--2-2--2---14-14-12-12-11---11-----14-14-12-12-11---11-|
D|-2-2-2--2-2--2---2-2-2--2-2--2------------------12----------------------12---|
A|-0-0-0--0-0--2---0-0-0--0-0--0-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-0-0-0--0-0--0---0-0-0--0-0--0-----------------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2--0-0--2---2-2-2--0-0--2-----------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--2-2--2---2-2-2--2-2--2---14-14-12-12-11---11-----14-14-12-12-11---11-|
D|-2-2-2--2-2--2---2-2-2--2-2--2------------------12----------------------12---|
A|-0-0-0--0-0--2---0-0-0--0-0--0-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D Dsus2 D D Dsus2 D

V ^ V ^ ^ V V ^ V ^ ^ V

e|-2-2-2--0-0--2----2-2-2--0-0--2----------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3--3-3--3----3-3-3--3-3--3----------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--2-2--2----2-2-2--2-2--2----------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0--0----0-0-0--0-0--0----11-11-9-9------11-11-9-9------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------12-------------12---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-2-2-2--0-0--2----2-2-2--0-0--2----------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3--3-3--3----3-3-3--3-3--3----------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--2-2--2----2-2-2--2-2--2----------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0--0----0-0-0--0-0--0----11-11-9-9------11-11-9-9------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------12-------------12---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-2-2-2--0-0--2----2-2-2--0-0--2----------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3--3-3--3----3-3-3--3-3--3----------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--2-2--2----2-2-2--2-2--2----11-11-9-9-11-----11-11-9-9-11-------------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0--0----0-0-0--0-0--0----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-10-10-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0-0--10----10-8-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------0-----0-0--11-11-11-9-9-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0--0--0-0-0--11--11--11-9-9-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------0---0---0-0-0-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-10-10-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0-0--10----10-8-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------0-----0-0--11-12-14-14-12-11------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0--0--0-0---0--0--11-11---11-11-9-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------0--0----0--0-0-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-10-10-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0-0--10----10-8-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------0-----0-0--11-11-11-9-9-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0--0--0-0-0--11--11--11-9-9-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------0---0---0-0-0-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-10-10-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0-0--10----10-8-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------0-----0-0--11-12-14-14-12-11------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0--0--0-0---0--0--11-11---11-11-9-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------0--0----0--0-0-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G D/F# Em7

Go go go!

G D/F# Em7

Go go go!

D Dsus2 D ... D Dsus2 D

Push him away

G D/F# Em7

No no no!

G D/F# Em7

No no no!

D Dsus2 D ... D Dsus2 D

Don't let him stay...

A Asus2

He gets inside to stare at her

A Asus2

The seeping mouth The mouth that knows

D Dsus2 D D Dsus2 D

The se-cret you Al-ways you

A Asus2

A smile to hide the fear away

A Asus2

Oh! smear this man across the walls

D Dsus2 D

Like strawberries n cream

D Dsus2 D

It's the only way It's the only way to be

D Dsus2 D D Dsus2 D A Asus2 A A Asus2 A

V ^ V ^ ^ V V ^ V ^ ^ V V ^ V ^ ^ V V ^ V ^ ^ V

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

D Dsus2 D D Dsus2 D

V ^ V ^ ^ V V ^ V ^ ^ V

e|-2-2-2--0-0--2----2-2-2--0-0--2----------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3--3-3--3----3-3-3--3-3--3----------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--2-2--2----2-2-2--2-2--2----------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0--0----0-0-0--0-0--0----11-11-9-9------11-11-9-9------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------12-------------12---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D Dsus2 D

Exactly the same clean room

D Dsus2 D

Exactly the same clean bed

D Dsus2 D

But I've stayed away too long this time

D Dsus2 D

And I've got too big to fit this time...

e|-10-10-10-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0-0--10----10-8-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------0-----0-0--11-11-11-9-9-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0--0--0-0-0--11--11--11-9-9-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------0---0---0-0-0-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-10-10-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0-0--10----10-8-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------0-----0-0--11-12-14-14-12-11------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0--0--0-0---0--0--11-11---11-11-9-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------0--0----0--0-0-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-10-10-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0-0--10----10-8-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------0-----0-0--11-11-11-9-9-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0--0--0-0-0--11--11--11-9-9-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------0---0---0-0-0-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-10-10-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0-0--10----10-8-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------0-----0-0--11-12-14-14-12-11------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0--0--0-0---0--0------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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