B= bend rb= release bend = slide down /= slide up p= pull-off
H= hammer-on ~~= vibrato x= mute .= mute note or chord
Ps= pick scrape down
(main rhythm)
(guitar one)
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|--------------------------------------2------------------------------------|
D |-|-----------------------2--------------0------------------------------------|
A |-|--------------------2--------------2-----3--2--0-------------------2-------|
E |-|--12--0---0--3--4--------0--3--4-----------------3--2--0---0--3b-----3~~--|
| |
(guitar two) |
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|-----------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7-----|
D |-|-----------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7-----|
A |-|-----------------------------------------------------------5--5--5--5-----|
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(guitar one)
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|--------------------------------2------------------------------------------|
D |-|------------------2-------------0------------------------------------------|
A |-|---------------2-------------2-----3--2--0-------------------2-------------|
E |-|--0---0--3--4--------0--3-4-----------------3--2--0---0--3b-----3~~--------|
| |
(guitar two) |
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
G |-|------------------1--------------2----------------1----7--7--7--7---------|
D |-|--2---------------2--------------0----------------2----7--7--7--7---------|
A |-|--2---------2-----2--------2----------------2-----2----5--5--5--5---------|
E |-|--0---------0--3-----------0--3-------------0--3--0------------------------|
(verse)
1."you ask me, babe, 'can you work tonight?'."
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|--------------------------------2------------------------------------------|
D |-|------------------2-------------0------------------------------------------|
A |-|---------------2-------------2-----3--2--0-----------------------2---------|
E |-|--0---0--3--4--------0--3-4-----------------3--2--0-------0--3b-----3~~----|
| |
(guitar two) |
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
G |-|------------------1--------------2----------------1------------------------|
D |-|--2---------------2--------------0----------------2------------------------|
A |-|--2---------------2--------2----------------2-----2-------------2----------|
E |-|--0---------0--3--0--------0--3-------------0--3--0-------------0--3~~-----|
"i've been up, babe, since broad daylight."
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|--------------------------------2--------------------------------------2---|
D |-|------------------2-------------0--------------------------------------2---|
A |-|---------------2-------------2-----3--2--0-----------------------2-----0---|
E |-|--0---0--3--4--------0--3-4-----------------3--2--0-------0--3b-----3------|
| |
(guitar two) |
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
G |-|------------------1--------------2----------------1--------------------2---|
D |-|--2---------------2--------------0----------------2--------------------2---|
A |-|--2---------------2--------2----------------2-----2--------------2-----0---|
E |-|--0---------0--3--0--------0--3-------------0--3--0-------0--3b-----3------|
"i just can't believe that you're selling me. you never sold me before."
E |-|-----------------------------------------x---------------------------------|
B |-|------------------------------------------x--------------------------------|
G |-|---------------------5---------------------x-------------------------------|
D |-|---------------------5----------------------5------------------------------|
A |-|---------------------3-----------------------5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
E |-|-----------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
"i just can't become your lousy whore."(go to verse two)
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|------------5-----2------------------5--------------4----------------------|
D |-|------------5--5--2------------------5--------------4-------4--4--4--4----|
A |-|--5--7--5---3--5--0------------------3--------------2-------2--2--2--2----|
E |-|--3--3--3------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
(guitar two) |
e-|-----------------|
b-|--2--2--2--2-----|
g-|--2--2--2--2-----|
d-|--2--2--2--2-----|
a-|-----------------|
e-|-----------------|
(verse)
2."ah, yeah, i'm stacked nice. they really like my style."
(notes in parentheses are overdubbed.)
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|-----------------------------------2---------------------------------------|
D |-|---------------------2-------------0-(5)(4)(2)-----------------------------|
A |-|------------------2-------------2-----3--2--0--(5)(4)----------------2-----|
E |-|-----0---0--3--4--------0--3--4-----------------3--2--0-------0--3b-----3~~|
| |
(guitar two) |
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|------------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
D |-|-----------------.---------------.--0--------------------------------------|
A |-|--.-----.--.--.--2--2---.--.--.--2-----3--2--0--------2-------------2------|
E |-|--0-----0--3--4-----0---0--3--4-----------------3--2--0-------0--3-----3~~-|
"fifty bucks, babe, can't even buy my smile."
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|-----------------------------------2-------------------------------------2-|
D |-|---------------------2-------------0-(5)(4)(2)---------------------------2-|
A |-|------------------2-------------2-----3--2--0--(5)(4)--------------2-----0-|
E |-|-----0---0--3--4--------0--3--4-----------------3--2--0-----0--3b-----3----|
| |
(guitar two) |
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|------------------------------------2-----------------------------------2--|
D |-|-----------------.---------------.--0-----------------------------------2--|
A |-|--.-----.--.--.--2--2---.--.--.--2-----3--2--0--------2-----------2-----0--|
E |-|--0-----0--3--4-----0---0--3--4-----------------3--2--0-----0--3-----3-----|
"i just can't believe that you're selling me. you never sold me before."
E |-|-----------------------------------------x---------------------------------|
B |-|------------------------------------------x--------------------------------|
G |-|---------------------5---------------------x-------------------------------|
D |-|---------------------5----------------------5--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.------|
A |-|---------------------3-----------------------5-5--5--5--5--5--5--7--5--5---|
E |-|-----------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
"i just can't become your lousy whore."
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|------------5-----2------------------5--------------4----------------------|
D |-|------------5--5--2------------------5--------------4-------4--4--4--4--4--|
A |-|--5--7--5---3--5--0------------------3--------------2-------2--2--2--2--2--|
E |-|--3--3--3------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
"i find i come around just to lay this money on you,
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|-------------2--2--2--2-----4----4--4---4----4/-7--7-----7----7----7/9--9--|
D |-|--4--4--4---2--2--2--2-----4----4--4---4----4/-7--7-----7----7----7/9--9--|
A |-|--2--2--2---0--0--0--0-----2----2--2---2----2/-5--5-----5----5----5/7--7--|
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
(guitar two) |
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|-----------------------4-5-------------------------------------------------|
G |-|-------------2-2---2---4-5------------------------------.--.--.--.---------|
D |-|-------------2-2-4-2-2------4-4-6-4-------2--4/7--7--9--7--7--7--7---------|
A |-|-------------0-0-0-0--------2-2-2-2--2/4----------5--5--5--5--5--5---------|
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E |-|---------3b-----------------------------------------------------------0--0-|
"babe. i'm sick of streets, tricks, and dicks and i'm,
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|--9--9--9--9--9--------------------------------------------------------2--|
D |-|--9--9--9--9--9-----------6--4--------------------------4--4--2--------2--|
A |-|--7--7--7--7--7-----------------7--6--4--------------------------4-----0--|
E |-|------------------------------------------7--2-----------------------------|
| |
(guitar two) |
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------5-----------------------------------------------------|
G |-|---------------------6-------------6---6--------------------------------2--|
D |-|---------------------6-------------6---6-----4--------------------------2--|
A |-|-----4----------4/---4-------------4---4--x--4--------------------------0--|
E |-|--------2/4--7----------------------------2--2-----------------------------|
"i'm really sick of you. oh-oh i've never been sold before."
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|-------------4----4--------------------------------------------------------|
D |-|-------------4----4--2-----------------------------------------------------|
A |-|-------0-----2----2--2-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-|---------------------0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------------|
| |
(guitar two) |
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|-------------4----4------------------------------2-------------------------|
D |-|-------------4----4---------.-----.-----.--------2----------5--------------|
A |-|-------------2----2--2---.--2--.--2--.--2--.-----0----------5--------------|
E |-|---------------------0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------------3--------------|
"and i'll never be had again. whoa-oa i've
= strike note while bent
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|----rb----------x-12---------------------------12----12-x-12---12---12|
G |-|----rb-p12------x-12---------------------------12----12-x-12---12---12|
D |-|----------------14---------14------------------------14---------14---x----|
A |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
(guitar two) |
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|---------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|
D |-|--------------2-------2----------7---------7-------.--------2-----2--------|
A |-|--.---2---.---2---.---2--.--2----5---------7-------2--.--.--2--.--2--.--.--|
E |-|--0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0--------------5-------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
"never been sold before. and i'll never be had a-
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|-------------------------x-12----12----x-12----12--------------------------|
G |-|-------------------------x-12----12----x-12----12--------------------------|
D |-|------------------------------14----14------14-----14----------------------|
A |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
(guitar two) |
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-|--2----------5------------------------------------------9--------7----5----|
A |-|--0----------5-----------.---2---4---2---.---2---4--2---9--------7----5----|
E |-|-------------3-----------0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---7--------5----3----|
(solo)
"-gain!"
E |-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B |-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G |-|--3b--0--2b--2b--------2b--2b-|-0--2--0----0--2b--2b---2p0-----3b--0-------|
D |-|-----------------0--2---------|---------2-------------------2--------------|
A |-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E |-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E |-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B |-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G |-|-------0--0h2p0-------0--0h2p0----|-----------------0--3b--2p0-----0-------|
D |-|--0h2------------0h2------------2-|--------------2--------------2-----2--0-|
A |-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E |-|----------------------------------|-0--2b~~---0----------------------------|
E |-|----------------------3-----3h5-|----------7--10p7------7--7/12------------|
B |-|--------------3--3h5-----5------|-8--8h10-----------10---------------------|
G |-|------0--2/4--------------------|------------------------------------------|
D |-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A |-|--2-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E |-|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
(let top note ring)
E |-|------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------------|
B |-|-15b------15b------15b------15b------15b------15b------15b------15p12------|
G |-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------14b-|
D |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-|--------------------------------------------|----------------------12------|
B |-|--12--15p12-------12--15p12-------12--15p12-|------------------12------15--|
G |-|-------------14b-------------14b------------|---------12--14b--------------|
D |-|--------------------------------------------|--12h14-----------------------|
A |-|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E |-|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E |-|--------------------------|-15b-rb--12h15p12------12-----------------------|
B |-|--12--15b--15--12--15--12-|-------------------15------15--12--15b--15p12---|
G |-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D |-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A |-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E |-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
"i just can't believe that you're selling me. you
E |-|----------------12--15b----------------------------------------------------|
B |-|-------12--15b-------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|--14b----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
(guitar two)
E |-|----------------------------------------------------------------x----------|
B |-|-----------------------------------------------------------------x---------|
G |-|--------------------2----------------5----------------------------x--------|
D |-|--------------------2----------------5-----------------------------x--.--.-|
A |-|--------------------0----------------3------------------------------x-5--5-|
E |-|----------------------------------------------------------------------3--3-|
"never sold me before. i just can't become you're little whore."
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|-----------------------5-----x-2--------------------5---------------4------|
D |-|-.-.-.-.-.-------------5--5--x-2--------------------5---------------4------|
A |-|-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5---3--5--x-0--------------------3---------------2------|
E |-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------3------------------------------------------------|
"no, no, no, no..."
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|--------2--2--2--2---------------------------------------------------------|
G |-|--------2--2--2--2---------------------------------------------------------|
D |-|--------2--2--2--2---------------------------------------------------------|
A |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-|--ps----------------------------------------------------------------------|
)the rest of the song is just the "i've never been sold before..." part with
a few small variations. the fill that stands out the most is transcribed
below)
"...and i'll never be had a-..."
E |-|-----3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-|-----3----------------------------/3--3--3---------------------------------|
G |-|--x-------------------------------/4--4--4--(4)2--0--2p0------------------|
D |-|-----------------------------------------------------------2---------------|
A |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
