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Out of Control

U2
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Bass2

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Song

Song Title: Out of Control

Artist/Band: U2

Album: Boy

Tab by JC Rea(jcrp_21@hotmail.com)

Symbols:

/=slide-up

P.M.=Palm Mute

Tuning: 1/2 step down.

INTRO:

A|-P.M.-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|--->This is for bass, but it sounds

good if you play it with a guitar.

These beats are palm muted.

INTRO RIFF:

eb|----5--5--|----5--5--|-5-5--------|-5-5-------12--|
Bb|-3--5--7--|-3--5--7--|-5-5-----5--|-5-5----12-----|
Gb|-2-----7--|-2-----7--|-------4----|---------------|
Db|-0--------|-0--------|------------|---------------|
Ab|----------|----------|------------|---------------|
Eb|----------|----------|------------|---------------|
eb|----5--5--|----5--5--5----5---|-5-5----0----12--|-5---5----5--|
Bb|-3--5--7--|-3--5--7----7----7-|-5-5--0---12-----|-5---5----5--|
Gb|-2-----7--|-2-----7-----------|-----------------|---4---4-----|
Db|-0--------|-0-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
Ab|----------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|
Eb|----------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|

CHORDS:

- DMAj=xx0230

- AMaj=x0222x

- GMaj=355433

- F#m= 244222

- Em= 022000

1st VERSE:

DMaj

"Monday morning

Eighteen years of dawning

AMaj

I say how long

You say how long

DMaj

It was one dull morning

Woke the world with bawling

AMaj

I was so sad (so sad)

It was so bad

GMaj AMaj

I was of a feeling it was out of control

GMaj AMaj

I had the opinion it was out of control

"Oh...way oh way oh way.....oh way oh..."

eb|-3----5---3--------------|--5----7----5--|
Bb|-3----5---3--------------|--5----7----5--|
Gb|-4----5---4--------------|--5----7----5--|
Db|-------------------------|---------------|
Ab|-------------------------|---------------|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------|

2nd VERSE(same chords and rythm):

"Boys and Girls

Go to the school and girls

They make children

Not like this one

I was of a feeling it was out of control

I had the opinion it was out of control

Oh...way oh way oh way.....oh way oh..."

And then:

eb|----5--5--|----5--5--|-5-5--------|-5-5-------12--|
Bb|-3--5--7--|-3--5--7--|-5-5-----5--|-5-5----12-----|
Gb|-2-----7--|-2-----7--|-------4----|---------------|
Db|-0--------|-0--------|------------|---------------|
Ab|----------|----------|------------|---------------|
Eb|----------|----------|------------|---------------|
eb|----5--5--|----5--5--5---|-5-5----0----12--|-5---5----5--|
Bb|-3--5--7--|-3--5--7----7-|-5-5--0---12-----|-5---5----5--|
Gb|-2-----7--|-2-----7------|-----------------|---4---4-----|
Db|-0--------|-0------------|-----------------|-------------|
Ab|----------|--------------|-----------------|-------------|
Eb|----------|--------------|-----------------|-------------|

SOLO:

eb|-12-12-12-12---12-12-12---12/14---14-14---14-14--|
Bb|-10-10-10-10---10-10-10---10/12---12-12---12-12--|
eb|-12-12-12-12-12-12---12-12-12---12/14---14-14---14-14--|
Bb|-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10---10/12---12-12---12-12--|
eb|------------------10--12--19--|---------------10---10--10-10--10-10--10--|
Bb|-10/12--10/12--10-------------|-10/12--10/12--10---10--10-10--10-10--10--|
eb|-12-12-12-12---12-12-12---12/14---14-14---14-14--|
Bb|-10-10-10-10---10-10-10---10/12---12-12---12-12--|
eb|-12-12-12-12-12-12---12-12-12---12/14---14-14---14-14--|
Bb|-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10---10/12---12-12---12-12--|
eb|------------------10--12-----|
Bb|-10/12--10/12--10--------10--|
eb|-10-10-10---10-10-10---10-10-10---10-10-10---10-10-10--|
Bb|-10-12-12---10-12-12---10-12-12---10-12-12---10-12-12--|

"I was of a feeling it was out of control

I had the opinion it was out of control"

<QUIET PART>

THREE GUITARS DURING THIS PART:

GUITAR 1--PALM MUTES: GUITAR 2: GUITAR 3:

 1.Ab|-7-7-7---5-5-5---------7-7-7---5-5-------|            eb|-12--|
   Eb|----------------7-7-7---------------7-7--|            Bb|-10--|
                                                            Gb|--9--|
 2.Ab|-7-7-7---5-5-5---------------------------|            eb|-19--|
   Eb|----------------5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--|            Bb|-17--|
                                                            Gb|-16--|
 3.Ab|-9-9-9---7-7-7---5-5-5---9-9-9---7-7---5-5--|         eb|-12--|
   Eb|--------------------------------------------|         Bb|-10--|
                                                            Gb|--9--|
 4.Ab|-9-9-9--10-10-10--12-12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12-|     eb|-19--|
   Eb|------------------------------------------------|     Bb|-17--|
                                                            Gb|-16--|
 5.Ab|-14-14-14--12-12-12--10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7--9-9-|      eb|-12--|
   Eb|-----------------------------------------------|      Bb|-10--|
                                                            Gb|--9--|
 6.Ab|-10-10-10---9-9-9---5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--|        eb|-19--|
   Eb|---------------------------------------------|        Bb|-17--|
                                                            Gb|-16--|
 7.Ab|-7-7-7---5-5-----------------------------|            eb|-12--|     eb|-10-------|
   Eb|----------------7-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--|            Bb|-10--|     Bb|-----10---|
                                                            Gb|--9--|     Gb|--------9-|
 8.Ab|-7-7-7---5-5-5---------------------------|            eb|-19--|     eb|--------19|
   Eb|----------------5-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--|            Bb|-17--|     Bb|----------|
                                                            Gb|-16--|     Gb|-----19---|
                                                                          Db|-19-------|
 9.Ab|-7-7-7---5-5-5---9-9-9---5-5-5---7-7-7-7--|           eb|-12--|     eb|-14-------|
   Eb|------------------------------------------|           Bb|-10--|     Bb|----10----|
                                                            Gb|--9--|
10.Ab|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--|     eb|-19--|
   Eb|------------------------------------------------|     Bb|-17--|
                                                            Gb|-16--|
11.Ab|-5-5-5---7--5-5---7--5-5---7--5-5---9--5--7--5--|     eb|-12--|
   Eb|------------------------------------------------|     Bb|-10--|
                                                            Gb|--9--|
12.Ab|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--|     eb|-19--|
   Eb|------------------------------------------------|     Bb|-17--|
                                                            Gb|-16--|
eb|-3---2---0--3-2-3--0--3-2-0--|
Bb|-3---3-----------------------|
Gb|-4---2-----------------------|
Db|-5---0-----------------------|
Ab|-5---x-----------------------|
Eb|-3---x-----------------------|

3rd VERSE(The same as the other ones):

"I fought fate

There's blood on the garden gate

The man said childhood

It's in his childhood

One day I'll die

The choice will not be mine

Will it be too late

You can't fight it

I was of a feeling it was out of control

I had the opinion it was out of control

Oh...way oh way oh way.....oh way oh..."

Final riff:

eb|----5--5--|
Bb|-3--5--7--|
Gb|-2-----7--|
Db|-0--------|
Ab|----------|
Eb|----------|  (X4)

. . . END

Comments:jcrp_21@hotmail.com

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