Absolutely Barking Stars Maria McKee
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ABSOLUTELY BARKING STARS - Maria McKee
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: October 25, 2005
Written by: Maria McKee
CD: "Life Is Sweet" (1996, Geffen Records)
Notes:
-Tuning: Standard
-for the single line lead during the Chorus, slide from each note to the
next (listen to recording to hear how this part is played)
-for the Intro, chord forms are shown, but not strum pattern (the G and
Dm aren't just single downstrokes)
INTRO:
[G] [D] [Dsus4] [D] [Dsus2] [Dm] [C] [(G)]
E -3----------|-2---2--2h3--2--0-----0--|-5----------|-0-----------|----| B -0----------|-3---3--3----3--3--3--3--|-6----------|-1-----------|----| G -0----------|-2---2--2----2--2--2--2--|-7----------|-0-----------|----| D -0----------|-0-----------------------|-7----------|-2-----------|----| A -2----------|-------------------------|-5----------|-3---3\2--0--|----| E -3----------|-------------------------|------------|-------------|-3--|
1ST VERSE:
H[G]er apron strings are trailing o[D]ut like sparks[D] [Dsus4] [D] [Dsus2]
E -2--2h3--2--0-----| B -3--3----3--3--3--| G -2--2----2--2--2--|
[Dm]Her comet tail is wh[C]ipping, slicing up the dark
G ----------------0--| D ---0------0-0h2----| A -------------------|
I[G]'m her twin, I live [D]in the other h[D]al[Dsus4]f[D] [Dsus2]
E -2--2h3--2--0-----| B -3--3----3--3--3--| G -2--2----2--2--2--|
[Dm]I'm tearing at the s[C]eam but it never comes apart
G ----------------0--| D ---0------0-0h2----| A -------------------|
[Cm]And we've a chain to k[G]eep alive
[Dm]And it's all this noise that m[Am]akes us thrive
[Cm]I've tried to trap her in my head
[Gm]But she knows where the l[Eb]ight comes in
[Eb]
E ---|------------------------| B ---|------------------------| G ---|------------------------| D ---|------------------------| A -5-|-6-5-6-5-6-5-6/8-8/(10)-| E ---|------------------------|
And those rays live to make her spin
CHORUS:
[G] [D] [Em] [D] [A]
E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| B ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| G ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| D ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| A -10~----9---7---|-9---7---5---6---|-7~------5~-----|-4~-----------4--| E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
And she's wound up Shooting burning Tearing up
off, out, the midnight
[C] [G] [D]
E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| B ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| G ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| D ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| A -3~-------------|-3~----2~----0---|-10~----9---7---|-5---4---5---6---| E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
heart, whoa whoa Stayed alive, stayed alive so far
[Em] [D] [A] [C] [G]
E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|----| B ----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|----| G ----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|----| D -5------4-------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|----| A -7------5-------|-7~--------------|-3~-------------|-3~---2~---0--|----| E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|-3--|
It's alright, we know what we are Absolutely barking stars
G D Dm C (1 measure each)
2ND VERSE:
T[G]he bitch is quick, I've tr[D]ied to trip her up[D] [Dsus4] [D] [Dsus2]
E -2--2h3--2--0-----| B -3--3----3--3--3--| G -2--2----2--2--2--|
[Dm]She is full of tricks and bl[C]ends so sticky in my blood
B[G]ut she can f[D]ly
And [Dm]I can only run from everyth[C]ing and after her
[Cm]I'm wired and tired and f[G]ull of holes
[Dm]And she plays Pandora w[Am]ith my soul
[Cm]I'll never let her go --[Gm] it's so quiet here without her
[Eb]
E ---|------------------------| B ---|------------------------| G ---|------------------------| D ---|------------------------| A -5-|-6-5-6-5-6-5-6/8-8/(10)-| E ---|------------------------|
I don't wanna feel myself
Play CHORUS
GUITAR SOLO: (each staff is 1 measure)
[Am] [Em]
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------| B -12^(13)--(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-------11^(12)--(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-------| G -----------------------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------14-14------------------------------14-14-| A -----------------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[D]
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------------------------------| G -12^(14)--(14)-(14)--(14)r12----12--12^(14)--(14)-(14)r12--------------| D -----------------------------14---------------------------12-----------| A -----------------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat 1st 2 measures
[Am] [Em]
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |13^(15)-(15)-(15)-(15)-(15)-(15)-(15)-----12^(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------14-14--------------------------14-14| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[D]
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------| B -----------------------------------------------------------------------| G -12^(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)r12----------| D --------------------------------------------------------------14-------| A -----------------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Eb]
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-15^(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[F]
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------| B -17^(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)r17-17^(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)r17-/19-19^s| G -----------------------------------------------------------------------| D -----------------------------------------------------------------------| A -----------------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS:
[G] [D] [Em] [D] [A]
E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| B ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| G ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| D ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| A -10~----9---7---|-9---7---5---6---|-7~------5~-----|-4~-----------4--| E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
And she's wound up Shooting burning Tearing up
off, out, the midnight
[C] [G] [D]
E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| B ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| G ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| D ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| A -3~-------------|-3~----2~----0---|-10~----9---7---|-5---4---5---6---| E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
heart, whoa whoa Stayed alive, stayed alive so far
[Em] [D] [A] [C]
E ----------------|-----------------|----------------| B ----------------|-----------------|----------------| G ----------------|-----------------|----------------| D -5------4-------|-----------------|----------------| A -7------5-------|-7~--------------|-3~-------------| E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|
It's alright, we know what we are
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^...bend /...slide up
r...release bend \...slide down
h...hammer on ~...vibrato
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