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Outsmarted

The Hives
Tab
★4.4(7)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

The Hives - Outsmarted

Tabbed by - Richard Pugh

Great song, not too hard.

Key:

^ = Bend up, not a half step.

x = Muted strings

\ = Slide down

"-"s are used just to keep the tab organised, they do not represent anything other

than timing.

Intro:

e|--------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------|

d|1010101010101010101010101010109-|

a|1010101010101010101010101010109-|

E|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-|

Outsmarted..........

1st, 2nd and 3rd time do this,

4th time don't play anything after the first set of lines.

|--------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|---------8---------------8^-----------------------|--------------|
|---------8^--------------8^-----------------------|--------------|
|10---x-x------9-10---x-x--------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-9-|
|10---x-x------9-10---x-x--------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-9-|
|8----x-x------7-8----x-x--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-7-|

4th time:"I used to be the kid who...

Verse:

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------1010101010101010----------------1010101010101010|

|1010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010|

|10101010101010108-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010108-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------|

always got caught...

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|

...with intellectual s**t... You used to be the kid who...

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------1010101010101010----------------10101010101010--|

|101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010109-|

|10101010101010108-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010108-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-|

|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------7-|

Waited in line...

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------8---------------8^-------------------------------------|
|---------8^--------------8^-------------------------------------|
|10---x-x------9-10---x-x--------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-|
|10---x-x------9-10---x-x--------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-|
|8----x-x------7-8----x-x--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-|

No suspicion no clue...

Chorus:

1st, 2nd and 3rd time do this,

4th time don't play anything after the first set of lines.

|--------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|---------8---------------8^-----------------------|--------------|
|---------8^--------------8^-----------------------|--------------|
|10---x-x------9-10---x-x--------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-9-|
|10---x-x------9-10---x-x--------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-9-|
|8----x-x------7-8----x-x--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-7-|

VERSE

CHORUS

Middle 8:

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------10----------------------10--------10-------------|
|10-let ring----------------------10----------------------10--------10-------9-109-|
|10-let ring----------------------8-----------------------8---------8--------9-109-|
|8--let ring-----------------------------------------------------------------7-8-7-|

You're outsmarted YEAH That's what i said YEAH Yeah YEAH Only

throwin' back what you've been putting in my face

CHORUS

On the 4th time let the end note ring and then play:

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|10-slide up the neck while playing-then play-10-a few times before ending on-10\|

|10-slide up the neck while playing-then play-10-a few times before ending on-10\|

|8--slide up the neck while playing-then Play-8--a few times before ending on-8-\|

Great song, please rate the tab.

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