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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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| \ Slide down
| PM Palm mute
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