Oingo Boingo – Imposter (Bass Tab)

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Lots of alternating between 4/4 and 7/8 in this song, so be careful of your timing.
[Intro]
G|---5--3--2----2---------------------5--3--2-----2-----------------|
D|-----------------5--4------------------------------5--4-----------|
A|-------------------------5--7--3-------------0--------------5--7--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------2---------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------2-------2-------2-----3-3-|-----2-------2-------2-----3-3--|
A|--3-3---3-1-1---1-0-0---0-------|-3-3---3-1-1---1-0-0---0--------| x2
E|--------------------------3-----|-------------------------3------|

[Verse 1] Palm Muted
 "You never lived in the streets..."
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-|------------------3-0-5--|
A|--3--x-3-1--x-1-0--x-0-----|-3--x-3-1--x-1-0---------|
E|-----------------------3---|-------------------------|

 "You failed as an artist..."
G|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-|------------------3-0-5--3h5--|
A|--3--x-3-1--x-1-0--x-0-----|-3--x-3-1--x-1-0--------------|
E|-----------------------3---|------------------------------|

[Chorus]
 "The top of what?! You don't believe what you write..." 
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------4--------|
D|--3-3-3-3-----------------------|-3-3-3-3--------------------------|
A|----------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|---------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5---2-2-2--|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

[Verse 2] Palm Muted
 "Can't get used to the fact..."
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-|------------------3-0-5--|
A|--3--x-3-1--x-1-0--x-0-----|-3--x-3-1--x-1-0---------|
E|-----------------------3---|-------------------------|

 "You'd cut off your nose! If you think..."
G|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-|------------------3-0-5--3h5--|
A|--3--x-3-1--x-1-0--x-0-----|-3--x-3-1--x-1-0--------------|
E|-----------------------3---|------------------------------|

[Chorus]
 "Oh ain't that tough. You don't believe what you write..." 
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------4------|
D|--3-3-3-3-----------------------|-3-3-3-3------------------------|
A|----------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|---------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5---2-2--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 "If you don't believe what you write..."
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------4--------|
D|--3-3-3-3-----------------------|-3-3-3-3--------------------------|
A|----------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|---------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5---2-2-2--|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

G|------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-----2----x-|----2-----2-----3-0-5--3h5--|
A|--3-----1-----0---------|-3-----1-----0--------------|
E|--------------------3---|----------------------------|

[Verse 3] Palm Muted
 "You take the credit while others do all the work..."
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-|------------------3-0-5--|
A|--3--3-3-1--1-1-0--0-0-----|-3--3-3-1--1-1-0---------|
E|-----------------------3---|-------------------------|

 "But we all know! You moved in..."
G|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-|------------------3-0-5--3h5--|
A|--3--3-3-1--1-1-0--0-0-----|-3--3-3-1--1-1-0--------------|
E|-----------------------3---|------------------------------|

[Chorus]
 "You like to play God! You don't believe what you write..."
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------4------|
D|--3-3-3-3-----------------------|-3-3-3-3------------------------|
A|----------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|---------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5---2-2--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 "If you don't believe what you write..."
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------4--------|
D|--3-3-3-3-----------------------|-3-3-3-3--------------------------|
A|----------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|---------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5---2-2-2--|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

[Solo] Palm Muted
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------2-------2-------2-----3-3-|-----2-------2-------2-----3-3--|
A|--3-3---3-1-1---1-0-0---0-------|-3-3---3-1-1---1-0-0---0--------| x3
E|--------------------------3-----|-------------------------3------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|------2-------2-------2-----3-3-|-----2-------2-------2----|
A|--3-3---3-1-1---1-0-0---0-------|-3-3---3-1-1---1-0-0---0--|
E|--------------------------3-----|--------------------------|

[Intro]
G|---5--3--2----2---------------------5--3--2-----2-----------------|
D|-----------------5--4------------------------------5--4-----------|
A|-------------------------5--7--3-------------0--------------5--7--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------2---------|

[Verse 4] Palm Muted
 "You're just a critic, we know why you drink so much..."
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-|------------------3-0-5--|
A|--3--3-3-1--1-1-0--0-0-----|-3--3-3-1--1-1-0---------|
E|-----------------------3---|-------------------------|

 "The streets that you never knew..."
G|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-|------------------3-0-5--3h5--|
A|--3--3-3-1--1-1-0--0-0-----|-3--3-3-1--1-1-0--------------|
E|-----------------------3---|------------------------------|

[Chorus]
 "Where it belongs! You don't believe what you write..."
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------4------|
D|--3-3-3-3-----------------------|-3-3-3-3------------------------|
A|----------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|---------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5---2-2--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 "No one believes what you write..."
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------4------|
D|--3-3-3-3-----------------------|-3-3-3-3------------------------|
A|----------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|---------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5---2-2--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 "You don't believe what you write. You don't, don't, don't, believe what you write!"
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------4--------|
D|--3-3-3-3-----------------------|-3-3-3-3--------------------------|
A|----------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-|---------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5---2-2-2--|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

[Outro]
G|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----2-----2-----2---x--|----2-----2-----3-0-5--|
A|--3-----1-----0---------|-3-----1-----0---------|
E|--------------------3---|-----------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----10-9-8--10-8-7--10-8---10----10-9-8--10-8-7--10-8----8h10------|
A|-------------------------8----------------------------10-----------|
E|--8--------------------------8-8------------------------------8\---|
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