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Album:Communiqué

Year:1979

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tabbed by Trulte 
Opening lick (+verses) : play the following chords 
  
 
 Em  D   C   D C 
 ------------------- 
-8---7---5---7-5--- 
-9---7---5---7-5--- 
-9---7---5---7-5--- 
------------------- 
------------------- 
 
 
Lead guitar: 
----------- 
 
|---|---------------------------------------| 
|---|-8---10-8-7-7(8)-7-------7~~~7(9)------| 
|---|---------------------9--------------10-| 
|---|---------------------------------------| 
|---|---------------------------------------| 
|---|---------------------------------------| 
 
Em               D                  C          D 
He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes 
             C 
He takes the shine off his shoes 
Em             D                  C        D 
He says it's a shame, you know it may be a game 
         C 
Ah but I won't play to lose     -----------8-7------------------- 
                                ---------------10-8-------------- 
                                -9---7/9-------------------7-9-7- 
                                ------------------------10------- 
                                --------------------------------- 
                                --------------------------------- 
 
He's burning the grass, he takes up a glass 
 
He swallows it neat     --------------------------------- 
                        --------------------------------- 
                        -9(10)~~~9---7(9)7-7(9)7-7(9)~~~- 
                        --------------------------------- 
                        --------------------------------- 
                        --------------------------------- 
 
He crosses the floor, he opens the door 
 
He takes a sniff at the street 
 
 
CHORUS 
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 C D   C D                 C D   C D   D G   D 
---------------------------------------------10--- 
-5-7---5-7---8-8-7---------5-7---5-7---7-8---10--- 
-5-7---5-7---------9-7-9---5-7---5-7---7-7---11--- 
-5-7---5-7-----------------5-7---5-7---7-9---12--- 
-------------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------- 
 
But he climbs on his horse, you know he feels no remorse 
 
He just kicks it alive  ------------------------------------------ 
                        ------------------------------------------ 
                        --------------------7(9)------7------7(9)- 
                        ------10---7^10^7----------10---10-7------ 
                        -7/10------------------------------------- 
                        ------------------------------------------ 
 
His motor is fine, He takes it over the line 
 
Until he's ready to dive        ---------------------- 
                                ----------------6-5--- 
                                -------5---7-5------5- 
                                ---5-7---7-----7------ 
                                -7-------------------- 
                                ---------------------- 
 
SOLO : 
 
------------------------------------------15-12---------- 
--------12-15-12-15(17)---12-15-12-15(17)-------13(15)--- 
-14(16)-------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------- 
 
-----------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12---17-17-15- 
----12-13-15-12^13^12----12------------------------------------------- 
-14-------------------14----14-12------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------14---------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
-12^15^12--------------17-19-17-------------------------------------------- 
------------15-------17---------20---17^20^17---10^20^17------17-20-20(22)- 
-------------------17--------------------------------------19-------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
                                     C D   C D                C D   C D   D G   D 
-----------------------------------------------8--------------------------------- 
-20(22)-20-17-20-17------17---19(20)-19--------------10(12)~~~------------------- 
----------------------19--------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes 
-15--------------17------------15---14--------------- 
----------------------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------------------- 
----------------------------------------------------- 
 
He takes the shine off his shoes 
------------------------------------------------------------ 
-13------------------------------------------------------12- 
------------------------------------------12-14-12-14-12---- 
----------------------------------7/10/12------------------- 
------------------------------------------------------------ 
------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
He says it's a shame            you know it may be a game 
-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------14-12-11-----------------------------11(12)~~~- 
------------------------------14------------------------------------ 
-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Ah but I won't play it to lose 
------------------------------------------------------ 
------------------------------------------------------ 
---------------------------------------12------------- 
--------------------------------12(14)----14-14-14-14- 
------------------------------------------------------ 
------------------------------------------------------ 
 
He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes 
-------------------------------------------------------- 
-----------------------------------------------------12- 
-12--------------14------------------------------------- 
------------------------------------14------------------ 
-------------------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------------- 
 
He takes the shine off his shoes 
------------------------------------------------------------------- 
------------------------------------------------------------------- 
------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------14-12(14)---14-14-14-14-12---- 
----------------------------------15----------------------------15- 
------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
-------------------------------------------------- 
-----------------15-13---------------------------- 
----12-----------------14---12-14-12-14-12-14(16)- 
-14----14-12---14--------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------- 
-------------------------------------------------- 
 
He's too fast to stop,     he takes it over the top 
---------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------- 
-14(16)-14-12-14-12---11---------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------- 
---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
He makes a line in the news... 
 
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--------5/7-------------------5/7----------- 
--------5/7-------------------5/7----------- 
-------------------------------------------- 
 
G / Bm / C / Bm / Am / C  for the verse 
 
and C- D / C- D / Em9  (x2) for the chorus... 
 
 
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