Bruce Springsteen – Murder Incorporated (Guitar Tab)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: [email protected] (Antti M Kauppinen) Subject: TAB: Murder Inc (Springsteen) To celebrate the official release of this gem, here's my old transcription: -------------------- Murder Inc. Transcribed by Antti Kauppinen by Bruce Springsteen from 'Murder Inc.-The Lost Masterpiece' -------------------- INTRO (Em) (D) (G) (A)

e-0------0-0-0-0-(0)------0-0-0-0--|I
B-12----10-8-108-(8)-----10-8-108--|I
G(9)----(7)---(0)I-------(7)-------|I
D.-----(piano arr.for guitar)------|I
A----------------I-----------------|I
E----------------I-----------------|I

Main riff (0:12) (guitar 1) Em D G A 4x (drums,bass & organ enter 3rd time)

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(Guitar 2 plays full chords) VERSE 1 (w/riff) (0:29) Em D G A Em D G A Bobby's got a gun that he keeps beneath his pillow (oh yeah) Em D G A Em D G A Out on the street your chances are zero (oh yeah) CHORUS (0:46) Em D Take a look around you (come on now) G A It ain't too complicated you're messin' with (w/riff) Em D G A Em D G A Murder______ incorporated_____ VERSE 2 (1:03) Em D G A Em D G A Now you check over your shoulder everywhere that you go (oh yeah) Em D G A Em D G A Walking down the street there's eyes in every shadow (oh yeah) CHORUS 2 (1:20) Em D You better take a look around you (come on now) G A That equipment you got's so outdated you can't compete with Em D G A Em D G A Murder Incorporated everywhere you look now Em D G A Em D G A Murder Incorporated oh! SAX SOLO (1:46) arranged for guitar (very daring)

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(12)-10-*--------I------7(8)----7-I----------------I-------10/1210-8-|I
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GUITAR SOLO (2:03) (not very precise, check the record for phrasing)
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 Em    D          G     A          Em    D          G     A
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 1212121212121212I1212120---0-----I--12------------I-----------------|I
 1212121212121212I12121215--1514--I-----15-14141414(1515151515)-14---|I
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BRIDGE (2:19) Bm D So you keep a little secret down deep inside your dresser drawer Bm D For dealing with the heat you're feeling out on the killing floor Bm D No matter where you step you feel you're never out of danger C B7 So the comfort that you keep's a gold-plated-snub-nose-thirty-two VERSE 3 (2:35) Em D G A Em D G A I hear that you, you got a job downtown, man that leaves your head cold (woah) Em D G A Em D G A Everywhere you look now life ain't got no soul (oh yeah) CHORUS 3 (2:55) Em D G A That apartment you live in feels like it's just a place to hide Em D G A When you're walking down the street you won't meet no one eye to eye Em D G A Now the cops reported you as just another homicide G B I could tell that you were just frustrated from livin with N.C Murder Incorporated Em D G A Em D G A Murder Incorporated Em D G A Em D G A Murder Incorporated everywhere you look now Em D G A Em D G A Murder Incorporated (repeat until fade) ----------------------------------------------------------- 'Murder Inc.'was recorded in the BitUSA sessions 1982-1984 and was originally planned to be the title track of the album in making. However, it still remains officially unreleased. Luckily bootleg versions circulate widely among fans :-) Comments welcome, Antti Kauppinen [email protected] ************* NOTE: I know that the song is now released on the Greatest Hits, but the cursor keys don't work...