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E---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------
A-12/-----------------------------------
E-----3-5-------------------------------
E-----10---------10--------5--------5---
B---8----8-----8----8----3---3----3---3-
G-7----------7---------2--------2-------
D---------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------
| | A |
| I'm r | eady, ready for the laughing gas |
| | G | D | A |
| I'm r | eady, | ready for what's next | |
| Ready to duck, ready to dive |
| Ready to say I'm glad to be alive |
| | G | D | A |
| I'm r | eady, | I'm ready for the pus | h |
| In the cool of the night, the warmth of the breeze |
| | G | D | A |
| I'll be | crawling around | on my ha | nds and knees |
| | Gadd9 | D | A |
| She's just down the lin | e ... Zoo | Stat | ion |
| | Gadd9 | D | A |
| Got to make it on time | ... Zoo S | tatio | n |
| I'm ready, I'm ready for the gridlock |
| I'm ready to take it to the street |
| Ready for the shuffle, ready for the deal |
| Ready to let go of the steering wheel |
| I'm ready, ready for the crush |
| She's just down the line ... Zoo Station |
| Got to make it on time ... Zoo Station |
| Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright |
| It's alright...it's alright...it's alright...it's alright |
| Hey baby...hey baby...hey baby...hey baby |
| it's alright, it's alright |
| | D/A | A |
| T | ime is a train, makes the f | uture the past |
| | G | D |
| Leaves you st | anding in the st | ation |
| | A |
| Your fa | ce pressed up against the glass |
| I'm just down the line from your love...Zoo Station |
| Under the sign of your love...Zoo Station |
| I'm gonna be there...Zoo Station |
| Tracing the line...Zoo Station |
| I'm gonna make it on time...make it on time...Zoo Station |
| Just two stops down the line...Zoo Station |
| Just a stops down the line...Zoo Station |
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11---------
D-11---9--7---11---9--7----------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Transcribed by Richard Zangoli. |
| I transcribed this song from the Live in Sydney video but most versions |
| don't differ much at all. This should be used with the transcription to this |
| song already on the U2 Guitar Archive(mainly to show where the chord changes |
E--------------------------
B-------------------------
G------------------------
D----------------------------
A----------------------------
E--17s/-------3----5---------
| Slide the note on the 17th fret all the way up the fretboard to the 3rd |
| fret. However, while sliding it up the string, keep on picking it (quite |
| quickly) with both up and down strokes and then play the 3rd and 5th fret |
| notes. After playing this a couple of times play this- |
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------etc.
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--17s/----3---5-----5--5---5---5---5---5--------17s/-------3--5----5---5---5--
| Now for the nice riff that Edge plays (here and during the chorus). Form |
| (X X 12 9 10 12) and (X X 11 9 10 12). This will give you and idea of how to |
E-------------------12-------------------12--------------------12-------------
B-------10-----------------10-------------------10-------------------10-----10
G-------------9----------------------------------------------------------9----
D-12------------------------------12--------------------12--------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------12------------------12-------------------12---------------
B--------10---------------10-------------------10-----------------10--------10
G----------------9--------------------------------------------------------9--
D11------------------------------11-------------------11----------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Play this riff a few times. I think Edge varies it a bit but that's the |
| For the verses there isn't much guitar (mainly bass) but it sounds good to |
| muted power chords (of A G and D, which are the verse chords). That is, A |
| G(355xxx) and D(10 12 12 X X X). Alternatively, you could play just the last |
| chords instead (on the big E string). Look to the other transcription for |
| Also, listen for Edge playing the intro riff(the slide from the 17th fret) |
| during the verses every now and then. |
| Just before Bono starts singing "It's alright, it's alright..." there is a |
| synthesiser playing this- |
E---17--17--17--17--17--17--17---15--15--15--15--15--15s/--
B---17--17--17--17--17--17--17---15--15--15--15--15--15s/-- X2
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
| Then Edge plays and A power chord a few times (it sounds good if you play |
| a wah-wah or something similar) - |
E-----------------------------------------------
B--10--10--10--10--10--10--x--x--10--10--10--10--
G--9----9---9---9---9---9--x--x---9---9---9---9- etc...
D--7----7---7---7---7---7--x--x---7---7---7---7--
A-----------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------
| Then the only other bit is the outro and it goes something like this- |
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------10----10----8--7--8-----10--10--10--10-----8--7--8---etc..
G----------------9-----9----9--9--9------9---9---9---9-----9--9--9---
D----11--9---7---7--7--7-----------------7---7---7---7------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
| That should have all the guitar parts. Expect some more tabs from me during |