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Over the Eggshells

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Tab

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

Song

Song: Over the Eggshells

Artist: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Album: Pay Attention

This is a really cool song by the BossToneS. Its in order, so the further your scroll down the page the

you get into the song (duh). email me with any questions to bosstoner737@hotmail.com

INTRO/RIFF (4x)

last time

{---}

E|-------------------------------------|
B|-----6-6-8-8-----6-6-5-5-6-6-5-5-8b--|
G|-7-7---------5-5---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

VERSE (3x)

play this after the last time

Palm Muted {-----}

E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5----5--7-|
A|3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5----5--7-|
E|1-1-1-1-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3----3--5-|

CHORUS

E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|3333--8888--7777--5555--3333--8888--5555--5555-|
A|3333--8888--7777--5555--3333--8888--5555--5555-|
E|1111--6666--5555--3333--1111--6666--3333--3333-|

after the chorus play the verse, then do the chorus again. after that do this....

GUITAR BREAK

this part is right after the 2nd time the chorus comes around

{----------------4x---------------------------------------------------| WITH WAH-WAH

E|-------5-------6-----------------------------------------------555555-|
B|-6p5p3---6p5p3----------------------------10p8p6-10p8p6-10p8p6--------|
G|--------------(3)--2-2-------3-3--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------2-2-------3-3--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------0-0-0-----1-1-0------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-1-------3-1--------------------------------|

after that the guitar comes in with the horns and dicky sings the chorus, but with a different guitar

Its all played on the B string. here it is..

B|-10-8-10-8-10-8-10h11p10- play that 3 times then...
B|-10-8-10-8-11b~

After that play the chorus twice, then play:

OUTRO (3x)

E|-------------------------|
B|-----6-6-8-8-----6-6-5-5-|
G|-7-7---------5-5---------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

then:

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-2-2-------3-3-|
D|-2-2-------3-3-|
A|-0-0-0-----1-1-|
E|-------3-1-----|

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