The 1975 – Robbers (Guitar Acoustic)

Capo 2 • Video Lesson
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If you've seen the acoustic version robbers, you'd see that Matty plays some chords that resemble power chords. I'm not sure what they are called exactly. (Please comment below so I can improve this tab, thanks!) This is my first tab so be as harsh as you want :P (These are not the exact names, please correct me) *MUTE* STRINGS G, B, (high) e. * = One strum If you are trying to learn this, try playing along to the acoustic version it will help! [Chords]
E:
e|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| 
B|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
G|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--x-|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--x-|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--x-|----|----|
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| <- Mute this string when you're playing this chord

B:
e|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| 
B|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
G|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--x-|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--x-|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| <- Mute this string when you're playing this chord
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--x-|----|----|

C#:
e|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
B|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
G|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--x-|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--x-|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----| <- Mute this string when you're playing this chord
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--x-|

A:
e|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
B|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
G|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--x-|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--x-|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
In the acoustic version, Matty plays this sort of transition chord after C
Am:
e|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
B|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
G|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--x-|----|----|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--x-|----|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|
CAPO ON 2ND FRET *PALM MUTED THROUGH OUT THE WHOLE SONG EXCEPT WHEN PLAYING THE "Am" TRANSITION CHORD.* [Verse 1]
 E         B                     C#       A  Am
She had a face straight out a magazine

 E         B                      C#      A  Am
God only knows but you'll never leave her

 E       B                     C#         A  Am
Her balaclava is starting to chafe

          E                  B             C#      A
When she gets his gun he's begging, "Babe stay, stay, stay, stay, stay."
[Chorus]
              E         B
I'll give him one more time

               C#        A
We'll give you one more fight

      E         B
Said one more line

 C#                 A                 
There'll be a riot, cause I know you
[Verse 2]
 E           B                        C# A  Am
Now if you never shoot, you'll never know

 E           B                      C#    A  Am
And if you never eat, you'll never grow

 E           B                   C#       A  Am
You've got a pretty kinda dirty face

                 E                      B                  C#    A
And when you're leaving your home she's begging you, "Stay, stay, stay, stay, stay."
[Chorus]
              E         B
I'll give you one more time

               C#        A
We'll give you one more fight

      E        B     
Just said one more line

 C#                 A                 
There'll be a riot, will I know you?
[Verse 3]
C#
Well, now that you've got your gun

B
It's much harder now the police have come

C#
Now shoot him if it's what you're worth

                                  E *
And if you just take off your mask

                                  B
To find out that everything's gone wrong, wrong, wrong.
[Outro]
E                B
Now everybody's dead

   C#                       A
And they're driving past my old school

    E                B
And he's got his gun, he's got his suit on

C              A
She says, 'Babe, you look so cool'

            E                 B
You look so cool, you look so cool, cool, cool, cool

            C#                A                            
You look so cool, you look so cool, you look so cool, cool, cool, cool, cool
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