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Script For A Jesters Tear

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Marillion - Script For A Jesters Tear
=====================================

Tabbed by Mike C ([email protected])

Tab Explanation
===============

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)

Gtr. 1 - Clean Electric
Gtr. 2 - Distorted Electric
Gtr. 3 - Slightly Distorted Electric
Gtr. 4 - Distorted Electric
Gtr. 5 - Acoustic Guitar
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Intro (Piano Only)
=====
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
=========
  Gtr. 1
e|-5--7-5-(7)-----5--------| *** (7) played 3rd time only ***
B|-7--7-5-----7-8----7-----|
G|-7----6-----6------7-7-9-|
D|------------7------9-----|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
I'm losing on the swings, I'm losing on the roundabouts 
I'm losing on the swings, I'm losing on the roundabouts 
Too much, too soon, too far to go, too late to play, the game is over

***hit chords in time with with drums***
e|-5-xxx-5-x-5-xxx-7-7-xx-| X8
B|-7-xxx-5-x-7-xxx-7-7-xx-| 
G|-7-xxx-6-x-6-xxx-7-7-xx-| Gtr. 1
D|-7-xxx-7-x-7-xxx-----xx-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
The game is over

Wierd Time Bit
==============
e|----------------------|
B|-7--5--7--7---7--5--7-|
G|-7--6--6--7---7--6--6-| Gtr. 1
D|-7--7--7--9---7--7--7-|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

Section 3
=========
e|-s19-17----------------------------17-|
B|--------19-17-19-17-19-17-19-17-19----|
G|--------------------------------------| Gtr. 4
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 |
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------| Gtr. 3
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-2~-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------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 

Guitar Solo
===========
e|----------------------------------|
B|-3--2--3--2--3-2--3--2--3--2--3-5-|
G|-4--4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4--4--4-4-| Gtr. 3
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Gtr. 2

   |--x5--|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14-15-------14-15----14-15----15-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19r17p15----15-|
G|-------16--x-------16-------16----------------------------------16----|
D|----------x-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |-----x4-----|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17b19r17p15----15---------15-15----15-15----15-15----15----15----|
G|-------------16----16--s16-------16-------16-------16----16----16-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------17-------17-------------------17----17s19~-19-19-19-19-19s0-|
B|-17b19----17b19----17b19-17b19-17b19----17-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

  |----x5----|             |--hold----|
e|-17b19r17-------------17-------------------17-----------------|
B|----------15-17-17b19----17b19-19-19-17b19----17b19r17-15-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------16~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|


Section 3 (again)
=========
e|-s19-17----------------------------17-|
B|--------19-17-19-17-19-17-19-17-19----|
G|--------------------------------------| Gtr. 4
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 |
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------| Gtr. 3
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-2~-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------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
=============
e|-----------------------------------------------------10--12-10-12------|
B|-12----12----12----12----12-12----------------------x------------------|
G|-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16----14b16----14b16r14------x---------------12~-|
D|----------------------------------12----------12~-x--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------10p7--------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------10p710p7-----------------------------|
G|-12h14-14-14b16-14b16-14b16~---------------9p7h9p7---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------9p7h9p7-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------9p7p5-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------9-7-5-|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------17----|
B|-----------------------------------------17-17--15-17-17-15-17b19-r-17-|
G|----------------11-14-11-14s16-16-16~-16-------------------------------|
D|--------9-12s14--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5s9-12----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------17-17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19r17----15b17~-|
B|-17----17-17--15-17b19-------------------------------17--------|
G|----16---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Section 3 (again)
=========
e|-s19-17----------------------------17-|-17b19r17-|
B|--------19-17-19-17-19-17-19-17-19----|----------|
G|--------------------------------------|----------| Gtr. 4
D|--------------------------------------|----------|
A|--------------------------------------|----------|
E|--------------------------------------|----------|
 |
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------| Gtr. 3
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-2~-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------3~----------------|
 |
e|----|
B|----|
G|-4~-| Gtr. 2 (First time only)
D|----|
A|----|
E|----|
Too late to say I love you, too late to re-stage the play 
The game is over

Section 4 (All Gtr. 5)
=========
e|-------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----|
B|-----5---5-------3---3-------3---3-------2---2---|
G|---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4-| x 6
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0-----------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 

                                       |---1st time--|---2nd time--|
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|
B|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0---|---0---0-----|-----0---0---|
G|---2-------2---0-------0---2-------0-|-----0---0---|---0-------0-|
D|-------------------------------------|-----------0-|-------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------3-----------1-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
An epitaph to a broken dream to exorcise this silent scream 

e|-------2-----------2-----------0-----------0-----|
B|-----5---5-------3---3-------3---3-------2---2---|
G|---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4-| x 8
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
A scream that's borne from sorrow 

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 
                                       |---1st time--|---2nd time--|
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|
B|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0---|-------0-----|-----0---0---|
G|---2-------2---0-------0---2-------0-|-----0---0---|---0-------0-|
D|-------------------------------------|---0-------0-|-------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------3-----------1-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
And examine the shadows on the other side of mourning 
Promised wedding now a wake 

Section 5
=========
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-2~-------4~-| Gtr. 3 (Once)
D|-2~-4~-2~-4~-|
A|-0~-4~-2~-2~-|
E|----2~-0~----|

Outro
=====
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|----------4~-| Gtr. 3 (Repeat til end)
D|-6~-7~-4~-4~-|
A|-6~-7~-4~-2~-|
E|-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? 
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 

e|----11-------------------12-----------------------|
B|---x---12-9~------12b14~----14r12-----------------|
G|--x----------9b11-----------------11-11-9-11~-s13-| Gtr. 2
D|-x------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-------12-14b16-14-12-11--------------------|
B|-12-14-------------------12-----------------|
G|----------------------------11-9-8----------|
D|-----------------------------------9-s11-9~-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

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 
Has gone solo in the game, I've gone solo in the game 
But the game is over

e|----11--------------------------------------12~-11~-|
B|---x---12-9~-9-12-12b14~-14r12--------12-14---------|
G|--x----------------------------11~-13---------------|
D|-x--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
Can you still say you love me

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-11-13s14-13~-|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

Can you still say you love me
Just as deep

e|------------|
B|------------|
G|-9-8--------|
D|-----9~b11~-|
A|------------|
E|------------|
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