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Automatic Stop

F# D#m A#m G#m C#
Chords: 

Guitar 1: Albert 
       F#   D#m   A#m   G#m   C# 
E||----9----11----9-----7-----9-----| 
B||----11---11----11----9-----9-----| 
G||----11-- 11----10----7-----10----| 
D||---------------------------------| 
A||---------------------------------| 
E||---------------------------------| 

Guitar 2: Nick 
       F#   D#m   A#m   G#m   C# 
E||----6----6-----6-----4-----9-----| 
B||----7----7-----6-----4-----6-----| 
G||----6----8-----6-----4-----6-----| 
D||----8----8-----8-----6-----6-----| 
A||---------------------------------| 
E||---------------------------------| 


Intro (x2) - Guitar 1 

       F#              D#m 
E||----9--9----9--9----11-11---11-11-|----9--9----9--9----11-11---11-11-| 
B||----11-11---11-11---11-11---11-11-|----11-11---11-11---11-11---11-11-| 
G||----11-11---11-11---11-11---11-11-|----11-11---11-11---11-11---11-11-| 
D||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
A||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
E||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 


Intro (x2) - Guitar 2 
                                          
       F#          D#m            F#          D#m 
E||----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-| 
B||----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-| 
G||----6-6---6-6---8-8---8-8-|----6-6---6-6---8-8---8-8-| 
D||----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-| 
A||--------------------------|--------------------------| 
E||--------------------------|--------------------------| 



Verse - Guitar 2 (Guitar 1 - same chords transposed * see chords above *) 
   
       F#                         D#m                        F# 
E||----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-| 
B||----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-| 
G||----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-| 
D||----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-| 
A||--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
E||--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| 

    A#m                        F#                         D#m 
----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-| 
----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-| 
----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-| 
----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-| 
--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| 

    F#                         A#m                        G#m 
----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-| 
----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-| 
----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-| 
----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-| 
--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| 

    G#m                        A#m                        A#m                     
----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-| 
----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-| 
----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-| 
----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-| 
--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| 

    G#m                        A#m                        C# 
----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9-| 
----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-| 
----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-| 
----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|----8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8-|----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-| 
--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| 

    C#                       
----9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9-| 
----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-| 
----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-| 
----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-| 
--------------------------| 
--------------------------| 


Break 1 - Guitar 1 (* Guitar 2 Chords played with verse rhythm - slightly 
different progression) 
                                                                                
      F#                                 D#m 
E||----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 
B||----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 
G||----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 
D||----------------------------------|--10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8---------| 
A||--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--------------------------------9-9-9-9-| 
E||----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 
   
  F#                                  A#m 
----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 
----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 
----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 
----------------------------------|--8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10---------| 
--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--------------------------------8-8-8-8-| 
----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 
                                          
  F#                                 D#m 
----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 
----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 
----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 
----------------------------------|--10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8---------| 
--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--------------------------------9-9-9-9-| 
----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 

  F#                                 F# 
----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| 
----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 

* These two bars replace the two bars above the second time Guitar 1 plays this break. 
* Guitar 2 chord also changes for last bar 

     F#                                  A#m 
*E||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
*B||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
*G||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
*D||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
*A||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|----------------------------------| 
*E||----------------------------------|--9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| 


Break 2 (x2) - Guitar 1 (* Guitar 2 chords played with verse rhythm - different progression)  

    F#                                   A#m 
E||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
B||--11-----9-----11-----9-----11------|--9------------9------------9------| 
G||------11----11-----11----11-----11--|-----10-11--10----10-11--10----10--| 
D||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
A||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
E||------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 

  D#m                          D#m                            F# 
----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
--7----6----7----6----7-----|--7----6----7----6----7-------|--9----------9------------------| 
-----8----8----8----8----8--|-----8----8----8----8----8/10-|-----8-11--8----8-11--8-10--11--| 
----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------| 
----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------| 

 F#                             D#m                             D# 
----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
-9----------9----------9*---|--9----------9-----------9-----|--9----------9----------9--------| 
----8-11--8----8-11--8------|-----8-11--8----8-11--8-----8--|-----8-11--8----8-11--8----10/11-| 
----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
----------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
                         * very slight bend 

Song Structure: 
-Intro (x2) 
-Verse 
-Break 1 
-Break 2 (x2) 
-Break 3 (Played the same as Intro - x2) 
-Break 1 
-Verse 
-Break 2 (x2) 

There are easier ways to play Break 2 but I was getting the best tone from my 
guitar when I played it in this position. This is also how Albert appeared to  
be playing this when I saw them in Chicago.
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