head - My Iron Lung
* Album: The Bends
* Guitar tab by Wiktor Banck
*Note: I've seen many "my iron lung" tabs and all sounds so wrong. so i decided to
tab it myself.
Key:
^= bend
/= slide down
X= pick scrapes (note: to do the pick weird noise right at the end, rub
the plectrum on the up and down on the string (not top to bottom) rapidly
with distort on).
This is the main riff, but take note that everytime it's played after every
verse or chorus, there's a slight variation of it.
E
B
G
D
A
E
/w pitch shifter
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------3-0-----0-------1-----------|
----0-------0---0---0---0-2^-2-0--|
----------3-------1---------------|
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--3-------------------------------|
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------3-0-----0-------1---/-----4-|
----0-------0---0---2---1/----5---|
----------3-------1-----/---4-----|
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--3-------------------------------|
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------3-0-----0-------1-3^-3-1---|
----0-------0---0---0------------|
----------3-------1--------------|
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--3------------------------------|
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------3-0-----0-------1-----------|
----0-------0---0---0---0-2^--2-0-|
----------3-------1---------------|
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--3-------------------------------|
Faith, your driving me away
You do it everyday
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---------0---------------1-------------3------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-|
-------0---------------0------------0-------------------------|
-----0---------------0------------0---------------------------|
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-3---------------3--------------3-----------------------------|
You don't mean it but it hurts__ like hell
---------3--3--------------3-------|
---------3--3--1-----------4-------|
---------4--4--0-----------5-------|
---------5--5--0-----------5-------|
---------5--5--------------3-------|
---------3--3----------------------|
My brain says i'm receiving pain
A lack of oxygen
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---------0---------------1-------------3------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-|
-------0---------------0------------0-------------------------|
-----0---------------0------------0---------------------------|
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-3---------------3--------------3-----------------------------|
From my life support my i_____ron lung____
*Play main riff*
-----------------------3--------|
----------------------------4-3-|
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We're too young to fall a sleep
----------3------------|
--------------4--3-----|
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Too cynical to speak
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-----------------4--3------------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-|
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We are losing it Can't you tell?
G(only 1st time) G
----------3--3-------3---------------|
----------3--3--1----4---------------|
----------4--4--0----5---------------|
----------5--5--0----5---------------|
----------5--5-------3---------------|
----------3--3-----------------------|
We scratch our eternal itch
A 20th century bitch
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---------0---------------1-------------3------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-|
-------0---------------0------------0-------------------------|
-----0---------------0------------0---------------------------|
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-3---------------3--------------3-----------------------------|
We are grateful for our i____ ron lung
*Play Main riff*
---x--x--x--x------x--x--x----------------------|
---x--x--x--x------x--x--x----------------------|
---7--9--10-9------7--9--10---------------------|
---8--10-11-10-----8--10-11---------------------|
---8--10-11-10-----8--10-11---------------------|
---6--8--9--8------6--8--9----------------------|
Chorus:
------3--------33------3x3xxx3---0000-------------------------|
------3--------33------3x3xxx3---0000-------------------------|
------3--------33--55--3x3xxx3---0000-------------------------|
--55--3--55xx--33--55--3x3xxx3---2222-------------------------|
--55-----55xx------33------------2222-------------------------|
--33-----33xx--------------------0000-------------------------|
THE HEADSHRINKERS, THEY WANT EVERYTHING, MY UN___CLE BILL
---x--x--x--x------x--x--x----------------------|
---x--x--x--x------x--x--x----------------------|
---7--9--10-9------7--9--10---------------------|
---8--10-11-10-----8--10-11---------------------|
---8--10-11-10-----8--10-11---------------------|
---6--8--9--8------6--8--9----------------------|
MY BELISHA BEACON
*Repeat chorus*
*Play main riff*
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----------------------3--------------|
-------------------------5----4------|
----------------5--------------------|
---------3---------------------------|
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Suck, Suck your teenage thumb
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----------------------3------|
-------------------------5---|
----------------5------------|
---------3-------------------|
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Toilet trained and
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-4-------------------5------------|
------5----------------5----------|
--------5-----------------3-------|
----------3--------------------3--|
dumb When the power runs out
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-3-----------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-|
---4-------------------------|
-----5-----------------------|
-------5---------------------|
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We'll just hum
G(only 1st time) G
----------3--3----------3------------|
----------3--3--1-------4------------|
----------4--4--0-------5------------|
----------5--5--0-------5------------|
----------5--5----------3------------|
----------3--3-----------------------|
This This is our new song
G G
----------3--3--------------3------------|
----------3--3-----1--------4------------|
----------4--4-----0--------5------------|
----------5--5-----0--------5------------|
----------5--5--------------3------------|
----------3--3---------------------------|
Just like the last one
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---------0---------------1-------------3------4-3-4-3-4-3-4-3-|
-------0---------------0------------0-------------------------|
-----0---------------0------------0---------------------------|
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-3---------------3--------------3-----------------------------|
A total w.a.s.t.e of time my i_____iron
---x--x--x--x------x--x--x----------------------|
---x--x--x--x------x--x--x----------------------|
---7--9--10-9------7--9--10---------------------|
---8--10-11-10-----8--10-11---------------------|
---8--10-11-10-----8--10-11---------------------|
---6--8--9--8------6--8--9----------------------|
lu______ng
*Play Chorus twice*
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*Outro*
Bb C
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