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Take The Reins

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Intro: For the intro, you hit the first chord and let it ring, hit itagain and let it ring, then slide to the next chord without actuallystrumming them.I don't know if it's exact but it sounds good when you play along to the song. 
e|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|--5---5-/--7-/--8-/--10-| 
D|--5---5-/--7-/--8-/--10-| 
A|--3---3-/--5-/--6-/--8--| 
E|------------------------| 
 
or you can play these chords, which is more like the real way to play it... 
 
 
e|-----|--------------------| 
B|-----|--------------------| 
G|--5~-|--5~----------------| 
D|--5~-|--5~--8~--7~--6--5--| 
A|--3~-|--3~--8~--7~--6--5--| 
E|-----|------6~--5~--4--3--| 
 
 
Riff 1 
This one is repeated throughout different parts of the song. For the introit's played twice. Awesome riff. I tabbed it all in third postition, it's easierfor me to play like that. 
e|-------------------------|------------------------| 
B|-------------------------|------------------------| 
G|-------------------------|------------------------| 
D|-----555-333-------------|-----555-333------------| 
A|--33---------666-555-30--|-------------666-555-33-| 
E|-------------------------|--66--------------------| 
 
Riff 1 (continued) 
 
e|--------------------|-------------------| 
B|--------------------|-------------------| 
G|--------------------|-------------------| 
D|-----555-333--------|-----555-333-666-5-| 
A|-*00---------666-33-|--66---------------| 
E|--55----------------|-------------------| 
 {*you can play open A, instead of the 5 on the E string} 
 
The first riff finishes in the following chord, then it goes intothe verse. I don't know how many times each chord is hit, but you can listento the song and hit it however many times you please. 
 
Riff 2 
        "18, you think you're free to be what you wanna be." 
e|----|------------------------------| 
B|----|------------------------------| 
G|--5-|--5-5--555-888--888-777--777--| 
D|--5-|--5-5--555-888--888-777--777--| 
A|--3-|--3-3--333-666--666-555--555--| 
E|----|------------------------------| 
 
(Riff 2 Continued) 
e|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|--5555555-8888888-| 
D|--5555555-8888888-| 
A|--3333333-6666666-| 
E|------------------| 
 
After the second riff you repeat the first riff throughout the "woooahh's"a couple of times.then you play the second riff twice and follow it with this. 
 
Riff 3 
e|----------|-------------------| 
B|----------|-------------------| 
G|--5-8-----|-5--------8--7--5--| 
D|--5-8-8-8-|-5--6--8--8--7--5--| 
A|--3-6-8-8-|-3--6--8--6--5--3--| 
E|------6-6-|----4--6-----------| 
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
Strum each chord many times using up and down picking 
 
Play Riff 2 once again then Riff 3 again then the Inro riff then Riff 3a couple of times and just finish it with this: 
 
"Don't give your life away!!" 
e|----------------| 
B|----------------| 
G|--5--6--------5-| 
D|--5--6--8--8--5-| 
A|--3--6--8--8--3-| 
E|--------6--6----| 
 
 

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