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Villains

The Verve Pipe
Bass Tab

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Song

Attached is the Bass Tab for the song "Villains" by The Verve Pipe.

-jesse

SONG: Villains

ARTIST: The Verve Pipe

ALBUM: Villains

AUTHOR: Brian Vander Ark

PUBLISHER: © 1996 Sid Flips Music (ASCAP)

TUNING: E A D G

Verse 2: (another villain on the cover)

G|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------0-----------------|
E|--0--------0--------|--0--------0-----------------0--------|

Chorus 1: (see how they twist and shout)

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------4----7-----------------------------------|
A|--5--------------4------------------------------|
E|------------------------------0--------0--------|

Verse 3 (and as I’m searching for the story)

G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------5-6-7------------------|
A|-------5-6-7---------5-6-7----0------------------5-6-7----|
E|--0-------------0---------------------------0-------------|

Verse 4: (to pick it up I’m bending over)

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------5-6-7--5-6-7-5----------------------|
A|------5-6-7--------5-6-7----0-------------------------5-6-7--7-7-7--|
E|--0------------0----------------------------------0-----------------|

Chorus 2: (see how they twist and shout)

G|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------4----7-------------------------------------4----7-----------
A|-5--------------4------------5-6-7--7-7-7---5--------------4------
E|-------------------------0----------------------------------------
  -------------------------------------------|
  -------------------------------------------|
  -------5-6-7---------5-6-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
  --0-------------0--------------------------|

Verse 5: (I straighten up to look her over)

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------5-6-7--5-6-7-5----------------------|
A|------5-6-7--------5-6-7----0-------------------------5-6-7--5-5-5--|
E|--0------------0----------------------------------0-----------------|

Verse 6: (another villain on the cover)

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-6-7--5-6-7-5------------------------|
A|------5-6-7-------5-6-7---0------------------7-5------5-6-7--7-7-7--|
E|--0-----------0-----------------------------------0-----------------|

Chorus 3: (see how they twist and shout)

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------4----7-------------------------------------4----7-----------|
A|-5--------------4------------5-6-7--7-7-7---5--------------4------|
E|-------------------------0----------------------------------------|

Solo:

G|--------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------5--7--
A|------5-6-7-------5-6-7-------8-9-10-------5-6-7--------
E|--0-----------0-----------0------------0----------------

-------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------

  ------8-9-10--8-9-10-8-----------5-6-7--8-9-10-8-------
  --0--------------------10-8--0-------------------10-8--
  -------------------------------|
  -------------------------------|
  ------5-6-7--8-9-10-8----------|
  --0-------------------10-8--0--|

Outro: (see how they twist and shout!!)

G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7----------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Transcribed by: Jesse Miller <mije9801@stcloudstate.edu>

This is my own work. Rip me off and you will die.

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