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Song
The Drowning Man by The Cure
Bass tabs by IncurableNikki
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The asterisk (*) means to repeat the note. Enjoy!
G-|19*******18******\15**************/|19*******18******\15***************\|
D-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| A-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| E-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-|12*******11******8***************|12*******11******8***************|
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G-|7*******6*******----------------|7*******6*******----------------| D-|----------------8***************|----------------8***************| A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D-|5*******4*******----------------|5*******4*******----------------| A-|----------------6***************|----------------6***************| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
(she stands 12 feet…)
G-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5*******4*******\1**************/|5*******4******\1***************|
E-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
(one by one her senses die)
G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A-|---------------2/6**************\|---------------2/6***************| E-|3*******2******------------------|3*******2******------------------|
(leave her)
G-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5*******4*******\1**************/|5*******4******\1***************|
E-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A-|---------------2/6**************\|---------------2/6***************| E-|3*******2******------------------|3*******2******------------------|
(starting at the violent sound)
G-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5*******4*******\1**************/|5*******4******\1***************|
E-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
(drowns her at its ease)
G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A-|---------------2/6**************\|---------------2/6***************| E-|3*******2******------------------|3*******2******------------------| G-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5*******4*******\1**************/|5*******4******\1***************|
E-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A-|---------------2/6**************\|---------------2/6***************| E-|3*******2******------------------|3*******2******------------------|
I would have left the world all bleeding
G-|19*******18******\15**************/|19*******18******\15***************\|
D-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| A-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| E-|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Everything was true…
G-|12*******11******8***************|12*******11******8***************|
D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Words all left me…
G-|7*******6*******----------------|7*******6*******----------------| D-|----------------8***************|----------------8**************\| A-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Dreaming like the drowning man…
G-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D-|5*******4*******----------------|5*******4*******----------------| A-|----------------6***************|----------------6***************| E-|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-|5*******4*******\1**************/|5*******4******\1***************|
E-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A-|---------------2/6**************\|---------------2/6***************| E-|3*******2******------------------|3*******2******------------------| G-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D-|------------------------88--88-8-|---------------------------------| A-|---------------2/6******--66--6-6|---------------2/6**************\| E-|3*******2*******------------------|3*******2*****------------------| G-|---------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------| A-|---------------2/6***************| E-|3*******2******------------------|
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