Old 97's – Timebomb (Guitar Tab)

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Too Far Too Care All of the other tabs were either lacking severely or just confusing, so I made this. The recording is tuned a whole step down. This is presented in standard, but it's the same concert pitch as on the record. Chords: C (x32010) Am (x02210) F (x3321x) D7 (xx0212)

Intro riff:
E|----------------------------|
B|---------------------5------|
G|--5-555-7-5-5-5---55---7-5--|
D|----------------7-----------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------| x3

1st ending:
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------6p5-----6p5-----6p5-----6-8--|
G|-5-555-7-5-5-5-----7p5-----7p5-----7p5------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

2nd ending:
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------6p5-----6p5-----6p5-----6p5------|
G|--5-555-7-5-5-5-----7p5-----7p5-----7p5-----7p5--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Solo:
E|-----------------------------------------------5------|
B|--------------6-5---10-8-------------------------8-5--|
G|--5-555-7-5-5-----7--------5-555-7-5-5-----5-7--------|
D|---------------------------------------5h7------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5------------------6p5-----6p5-----6p5-----6-8--|
G|--5-555-7-5-5-5---55---7-5--5-555-7-5-5-----7p5-----7p5-----7p5------|
D|----------------7----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro riff:
                   * ritard starts here on 4th time
E|--8-888-10-8-8-8----8-8-12-10-8--|
B|-----------------10--------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------| x4

(Intro riff 1st ending) C Am F x4 C I've got a timebomb Am F In my mind, mom C I hear it ticking Am F But I don't know why C I call the police Am F But they don't like me C I hear 'em whispering Am F When I walk by (Refrain) C F Am D7 Oh, oh, oh, ooh C I've got a landmine Am F In my bloodline C I'm not immune to gettin' Am F Blown apart C She's like a claymore Am F That's what she's there for C She's waitin' 'round here to get Am F Blown apart (Chorus) C F Am Ooh, ooh... havin' her on my brain's like gettin' D7 Hit by a train C F C She's gonna kill me, oh Celeste! Am F Oh Cele-e-e-este! C F C Oh Celeste! Am F Oh Cele-e-e-este! C F Am D7 Oh Celeste (Intro riff 2nd ending) C Am F x4 C I've got a timebomb Am F In my mind, mom C It's goin' off Am F But I don't know when C I need a doctor Am F Ah, to extract her C I got a feelin' she'd get Am F Right back in again (Refrain) C F Am D7 Oh, oh, oh, ooh C I got a timebomb Am F In my mind, mom C I got it badly Am F For a stick-legged girl C She's gonna kill me Am F And I don't mean softly C I got it badly Am F For a stick-legged girl (Chorus) C F Am Ooh, ooh... havin' her on my brain's like gettin' D7 Hit by a train C F C She's gonna kill me, oh Celeste! Am F Oh Cele-e-e-este! C F C Oh Celeste! Am F Oh Cele-e-e-este! C F Am D7 Oh Celeste C F Am D7 Oh Celeste (Solo) C Am F x4 (Outro riff) C Am F x4 End on C.