Script For A Jesters Tear bass

Script For A Jesters Tear

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Marillion - Script For A Jesters Tear (bass)
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Tabbed by Mike C ([email protected])

Tab Explanation
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s       Slide
h       Hammer-on
p       Pull-off
T       Tap
B       Bend the note to the fret after the B
R       Release back to the originally bent note
A.H.    Artificial Harmonic
m       Palm Muted
//      Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible)

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Intro (Piano Only)
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So here I am once more in the playground of the broken hearts 
One more experience, one more entry in a diary, self-penned 
Yet another emotional suicide overdosed on sentiment and pride 
Too late to say I love you, too late to re-stage the play 
Abandoning the relics in my playground of yesterday 

Section 2
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G|---|---------|------------|----------|-----------|
D|---|----4-7--|------------|----------|-----------|
A|---|-5-------|------2---4-|-5--------|------2--4-|
E|-5-|---------|-2--5-------|-----2-5--|-2--5------|
I'm losing on the swings, I'm losing on the roundabouts 
I'm losing on the swings, I'm losing on the roundabouts 
  
G|-7-7--7-7------------------------------|
D|-----------7-7--7-7--4-4--4-4----------|
A|-------------------------------2--0----|
E|-------------------------------------2-|
Too much, too soon, too far to go, too late to play, the game is over 

 |---------x2---------|
G|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
D|----4-7-------------|----4-7---------|----4-7-------------| x2
A|-5----------0-2-0-2-|-5----------0-2-|-5----------0-2-0-2-|
E|---------2----------|---------2------|---------2----------|
The game is over 

G|-----------------------|
D|----7-------------7----|
A|-5---------2---5-------|
E|-------2-------------2-|

Section 3
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G|-------|-------|
D|-------|-------|
A|-2~--2-|-------|
E|-------|-3~--3-|

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------| x5
A|-2--2--2--2--2-0----------------0-|
E|-----------------3--2--3--2--3----|
So here I am once more in the playground of the broken heart 
I'm losing on the swings, losing on the roundabouts, the game is over, over

Gtr. Solo 1
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G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2-0-1-2--0-1-2-5-4-2-0---------------0-|
E|---------------------------3--2--3--2--3---|

Section 3
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G|-------|-----------------|
D|-------|-----------------|
A|-2~--2-|---------------0-|
E|-------|-3--2--3--2--3---|

G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------| x3
A|-2--2--2--2--2-0----------------0-|
E|-----------------3--2--3--2--3----|
Yet another emotional suicide overdosed on sentiment and pride 
I'm losing on the swings, losing on the roundabouts, the game is over 

Guitar Solo 2
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G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2-0-1-2--0-1-2-5-4-2-0---------------0-|
E|---------------------------3--2--3--2--3---|

Section 3
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G|-------|-----------------|----------------------------------|---|
D|-------|-----------------|----------------------------------|---|
A|-2~--2-|---------------0-|-2--2--2--2--2-5------------------|---|
E|-------|-3--2--3--2--3---|-----------------3--2--3--2--3--5-|-0~|
Too late to say I love you, too late to re-stage the play 
The game is over 

Section 3
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G|--------|------|------|--------|
D|--------|-2-4--|-0-2--|-2------| x 6
A|------2-|------|------|---2----|
E|-0------|------|------|-----0--|
I act the role in classic style of a martyr carved with twisted smile 
To bleed the lyric for this song to write the rites to right my wrongs 
An epitaph to a broken dream to exorcise this silent scream 

G|---|---|---|----------|---|---|---|---|
D|---|---|---|--------0-|---|---|---|---|
A|-0-|---|---|----0h2---|-0-|---|---|---|
E|---|-3-|-1-|-3--------|---|-3-|-1-|-3-|
A scream that's borne from sorrow

G|-----|--|-----|--|
D|-2-2-|--|-----|--| x 4
A|-----|--|-----|--|
E|-----|--|-0-0-|--|
 
G|-----|-------|-------|-----|
D|-----|-------|-----2-|-----| x 4
A|-----|-----2-|-0h2---|-----|
E|-0-0-|-2s3---|-------|-0-0-|
I never did write that love song, the words just never seemed to flow 
Now sad in reflection did I gaze through perfection 
And examine the shadows on the other side of the morning

G|------|------|------|----------|------|------|------|------|
D|------|------|------|--------0-|------|------|------|------|
A|------|------|------|----0h2---|-0-0--|------|------|------|
E|-0-0--|-3-3--|-1-1--|-3--------|------|-3-3--|-1-1--|-3-3--|
And examine the shadows on the other side of mourning 
Promised wedding now a wake

Section 4
=========
G|--------|----------------|-----------------|----6-4---------|
D|--------|-----4----------|-------2-2-2-----|---------6--4---|
A|-0~-0---|-------4--------|---------------0-|-2~-----------6-|
E|------4-|-2~------2--2h4-|-0~--0-------4---|----------------|

Outro
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G|----------|----------|---------------|----------|
D|------6---|----------|---------------|----------|
A|----6-----|----------|---------------|-2~---2-0-|
E|-4~-----4-|-5~-0-5-4-|-2~-0-2-2--4-5-|----2-----|

G|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|
D|------6---|------7--------|-------------|----------|
A|----6-----|--------7------|-------------|-2~---2-0-|
E|-4~-----4-|-5~-5-----5--4-|-2~-0-2--4-5-|----2-----|
The fool escaped from paradise will look over his shoulder and cry 
Sit and chew on daffodils and struggle to answer why? 

G|---------|------------|-----------------|---------|
D|------6~-|------------|------4----------|---------|
A|----6----|------------|--------4--------|-2~--2-0-|
E|-4~------|-5~-0-5-5-4-|-2~-2-----2--4-5-|---------|
As you grow up and leave the playground 
Where you kissed your prince and found your frog 
Remember the jester that showed you tears, the script for tears 

G|---------|-------|-------------|--------------|
D|------6~-|-------|-------------|----6-4-------|
A|----6----|-------|-------------|-2~-----6-4---|
E|-4~------|-5~--4-|-2~-0-2--4-5-|------------7-|

G|----------|----------|-------------|--------------|
D|------6---|----------|-------------|--------------|
A|----6-----|----------|-------------|-2~-2-4-6-4-2-|
E|-4~-----4-|-5~-0-5-4-|-2~-0-2--4-5-|--------------|
So I'll hold our peace forever when you wear your bridal gown 
In the silence of my shame the mute that sang the sirens' song 

G|--------------|-------------|------------|--------|
D|---6--6-------|-------------|------------|--------|
A|--------6-----|-------------|-5-4----4-0-|-2~-2-0-|
E|-4--------4-7-|-5~-0-5~-4-5-|-----2~-----|--------|
Has gone solo in the game, I've gone solo in the game 
But the game is over 

G|-------------|-----------|-------------|--------|
D|-----6-------|-----------|-------------|--------|
A|-------6-----|-----------|-------------|-2~-2-0-|
E|-4-------4-7-|-5~-0-5--4-|-2~-0-2--4-5-|--------|

G|----------|---------------|-------------|---------|
D|------6---|------7--------|-------------|---------|
A|----6-----|--------7------|-------------|-2~--2-0-|
E|-4~-----4-|-5~-5-----5--4-|-2~-0-2--4-5-|---------|
Can you still say you love me 

G|-------------|-------------|------------|--------------|
D|-----6-------|-------------|------------|--------------|
A|-------6-----|-------------|-5-4--------|-2~-2-4-6-4-2-|
E|-4-------4-7-|-5~-0-5~-4-5-|-----2~-4-5-|--------------|
Do you love me just as deep

G|-------------|-----------|----------------|--------|
D|-----6-------|-----------|----------------|--------|
A|-------6-----|-----------|----------------|-2~-2-0-|
E|-4-------4-7-|-5~-0-5--4-|-2~--0-2-2--4-5-|--------|
Can you still say you love me just as deep

G|-----------|-----------|---------------|--------|
D|------6-6~-|-----------|---------------|--------|
A|----6------|-----------|---------------|-2~-2-0-|
E|-4~--------|-5~-0-5--4-|-2~-0-2-2--4-5-|--------|
Just as deep

x

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