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Sound System  Operation Ivy

Sound System by Operation Ivy
All the other tab I've seen for this song is totally
wrong, so I'm here to fix that :) By Matt D.
E-mail - Poorkid123@aol.com
Intro
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [D]  
 
 E|-0---2-----------------|
 B|-2---3---2---3---------|
 G|-2---2---2---2---2---2-|
 D|---------2---0---2---0-|
 A|-----------------0---0-|
 E|-----------------------|

[E]  
 
 E|---7---12-12-12-12-12-12--------------------------|
 B|---9---12-12-12-12-12-12--------------------------|
 G|---9---------------------14b15-15-15b14h12--------|
 D|---9---------------------------------------14-----|
 A|--------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
Ska rhythm! Down-stokes are muted, and up-strokes
are played. If you don't know how to play Ska rhythm
right, then it's really hard to make this song sound
right, sorry.
[A] [A] [G] [G] [D] [D] [D] [D]  
 
 E|X--5--X--5--X--3--X--3--|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|
 B|X--5--X--5--X--3--X--3--|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|
 G|X--6--X--6--X--4--X--4--|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|
 D|X--7--X--7--X--5--X--5--|X--4--X--4--X--4--X--4--|
 A|------------------------|------------------------|
 E|------------------------|------------------------|

Sound Systems gonna bring me back up yah
[A] [A] [G] [G] [D] [D] [D] [D]  
 
 E|X--5--X--5--X--3--X--2--|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|
 B|X--5--X--5--X--3--X--3--|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|
 G|X--6--X--6--X--4--X--4--|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|
 D|X--7--X--7--X--5--X--5--|X--4--X--4--X--4--X--4--|
 A|------------------------|------------------------|
 E|------------------------|------------------------|

One thing that I can depend on
Repeat Chorus
Verse
More Ska!
[A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A]  
 
 E|X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--|X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--|
 B|X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--|X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--|
 G|X--6--X--6--X--6--X--6--|X--6--X--6--X--6--X--6--|
 D|X--7--X--7--X--7--X--7--|X--7--X--7--X--7--X--7--|
 A|------------------------|------------------------|
 E|------------------------|------------------------|

Try to describe it to the limit of my ability
[G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [G]  
 
 E|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|
 B|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|
 G|X--4--X--4--X--4--X--4--|X--4--X--4--X--4--X--4--|
 D|X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--|X--5--X--5--X--5--X--5--|
 A|------------------------|------------------------|
 E|------------------------|------------------------|

It's there for a second then it's given up what...
[D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D]  
 
 E|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|
 B|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|
 G|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|
 D|X--4--X--4--X--4--X--4--|X--4--X--4--X--4--X--4--|
 A|------------------------|------------------------|
 E|------------------------|------------------------|

Contained in music somehow more than just sound,
[D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D]  
 
 E|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|
 B|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|X--3--X--3--X--3--X--3--|
 G|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|X--2--X--2--X--2--X--2--|
 D|X--4--X--4--X--4--X--4--|X--4--X--4--X--4--X--4--|
 A|------------------------|------------------------|
 E|------------------------|------------------------|

This inspiration coming and twisting things around
Repeat
NOTE ON VERSE! : During the last part of the verse
when J says "twisting things around," the background
plays this
 
 E|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
 B|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
 G|------------------------|
 D|------------------------|
 A|------------------------|
 E|------------------------|

Pre-Bridge
No Guitar during the "Hup hup hup hup, picked it up,
picked it up, picked it up, picked it uuuuuuupppppp"
part, but then...
[A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A]  
 
 E|--0---------0-0---------|--0---------0-0---------|
 B|--2---------2-2---------|--2---------2-2---------|
 G|--2---------2-2---------|--2---------2-2---------|
 D|--2---------2-2---------|--2---------2-2---------|
 A|--0---------0-0---------|--0---------0-0---------|
 E|------------------------|------------------------|

Sound! System! Sound! System!
Bridge
Regular chords this time, let A ring until you play
[D]  
[A] [D]  
 
 E|--0---------------------|--------------------2---|
 B|--2---------------------|--------------------3---|
 G|--2---------------------|--------------------2---|
 D|--2---------------------|--------------------0---|
 A|--0---------------------|------------------------|
 E|------------------------|------------------------|

Wake up turn my box on, bust the shade let the sun in
[A] [D]  
 
 E|--0---------------------|--------------------2---|
 B|--2---------------------|--------------------3---|
 G|--2---------------------|--------------------2---|
 D|--2---------------------|--------------------0---|
 A|--0---------------------|------------------------|
 E|------------------------|------------------------|

Times getting tougher 'bout time to start runnin'
[A] [D]  
 
 E|--0---------------------|--------------------2---|
 B|--2---------------------|--------------------3---|
 G|--2---------------------|--------------------2---|
 D|--2---------------------|--------------------0---|
 A|--0---------------------|------------------------|
 E|------------------------|------------------------|

Box in my hand, music by my side
[A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D]  
 
 E|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
 B|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
 G|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
 D|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
 A|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|------------------------|
 E|------------------------|------------------------|

Skankin' to the rhythm of the music by my side!
In Between Last 2 choruses
This part is near the end of the song in between 2
choruses
[A] [A] [A]  
 
 E|--0----------0----------|--0---------------------|
 B|--2----------2----------|--2---------------------|
 G|--2----------2----------|--2---------------------|
 D|--2----------2----------|--2---------------------|
 A|--0----------0----------|--0---------------------|
 E|------------------------|------------------------|

Yehhhhh
Then at the end
[A] [A] [A] [A] [A] [A]  
 
 E|--0---------0-0---------|--0---------0-0---------|
 B|--2---------2-2---------|--2---------2-2---------|
 G|--2---------2-2---------|--2---------2-2---------|
 D|--2---------2-2---------|--2---------2-2---------|
 A|--0---------0-0---------|--0---------0-0---------|
 E|------------------------|------------------------|

(Sound) (System) (Sound) (System)
Sound! System! Sound! System!
Ends On A

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