The Beach Boys – You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone (Bass Tab)

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[Verse 1 (bass enters at 0:08)]
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[Chorus 1] ("I need some soil...")
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("Relief, I cried...")
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[Verse 2]
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[Chorus 2] ("I need a call...")
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("Please realise I'm not half alive...")
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[Instrumental break]
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[Bridge] ("She don't know...")
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[Verse 3]
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[Chorus 3] ("I need your strength...")
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("Relief, I cried...")
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[Outro] ("She don't know...")
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(play until fade-out) ************************************ | ~ Vibrato ************************************