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Making Plans for Nigel

XTC
Bass Tab
★4.8(7)

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

Intro

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1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + + 1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------2/7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7\|-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.0-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.2.| (x2)
E|-3.3.3.3.3.3.3.------------------|---------------------------------|

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[Verse 1] "We´re only making ..."

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A|---------------2/7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7\|-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.0-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.2.| (x4)
E|-3.3.3.3.3.3.3.------------------|---------------------------------|

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[Chorus 1] "And if young Nigel ..."

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E|-5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.|-3.3.3.3.3.3.3.3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1-|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7.7.7.7.7-5-----7.7.7.7.7-5-----|-5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.|
E|-------------7-5-------------7-5-|---------------------------------|

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Solo

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A|---------------2/7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7\|-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.0-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.2.|
E|-3.3.3.3.3.3.3.------------------|---------------------------------|

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[Verse 2] "We´re only making ..."

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------2/7.7.7.7.7.7.7\--|-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.2.2.2.2---2.2.2.2.|
E|-3.3.3.3.3.3.3.------------------|---------------------------------|

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A|---------------2/7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7\|-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.0-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.2.| (x3)
E|-3.3.3.3.3.3.3.------------------|---------------------------------|

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[Chorus 2] "And if young Nigel ..."

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.|-3.3.3.3.3.3.3.3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1-|

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7.7.7.7.7-7.5---7.7.7.7.7-5-----|-5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.|
E|---------------7-------------7-5-|---------------------------------|

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[Bridge] "Nigel is not outspoken ..."

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A|-7.7.7.7.7-7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7-7.7\--|-----------------3.3.3.3.3.3.3.3.|
E|---------------------------------|-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.----------------|

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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------7.7.7.7.7-5-----| (x2)
E|-3.3.3.3.3.3.3.3.3.3.3.3.3.3.3.3.|-1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.------------7-5-|

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G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3.3.3.3.3.3.3.0-3.3.3.3.3.3.3/-\|

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[Verse 3] "We´re only making ..."

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------2/7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7\|-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.0-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.2.| (x4)
E|-3.3.3.3.3.3.3.------------------|---------------------------------|

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[Chorus 3] "And if young Nigel ..."

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A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.|-3.3.3.3.3.3.3.3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1-|

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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-7.7.7.7.7-5-----7.7.7.7.7-5-----|-5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.5.|
E|-------------7-5-------------7-5-|---------------------------------|

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Solo

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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------2/7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7\|-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.0-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.2.| (x2)
E|-3.3.3.3.3.3.3.------------------|---------------------------------|

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Outro

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A|---------------2/7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7\|-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.0-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.2.| (x5)
E|-3.3.3.3.3.3.3.------------------|---------------------------------|

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A|---------------2/7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7\|-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.0-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.--|
E|-3.3.3.3.3.3.3.------------------|---------------------------------|

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Rest 2 measures and keep going

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A|---------------2/7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7\|-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.0-2.2.2.2.2.2.2.2.| (x4) and fade
E|-3.3.3.3.3.3.3.------------------|---------------------------------|

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