XTC – Crowded Room (Bass Tab)

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XTC - "Crowded Room" (Album Version) - Track 4 from "Go 2," 1978. This is a simple song on bass guitar. ======== [Intro:] ========

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(finish with playing this part 1x:)

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========== [Verse 1:] ==========

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"Across a crowded room, I first set eyes on you. My-" ================================ [Verse 1, part 2 - 0:25 to 0:31] ================================ [1x:]

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"- vision was impaired, Obstructed out of view," =========== [Chorus 1:] =========== 0:32 - 0:46: [1x:]

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"By those faces in a crowded room." [2x:]

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"them bodies in a crowded room. their breathing in a crowded room." [1x:]

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"and they're pushing me out - They're pushing me out - They're pushing me out -" [Post-Chorus 1, 0:46 - 0:58:] [3x:]

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"Oh, down the fire escape! Down the fire escape - Way down the fire escape -" [1x:]

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"Down the fire escape! (Uh-)" ========== [Verse 2:] ========== 0:58 - 1:17: [1x:]

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"........................................................... In-" [1x:]

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"the crowded room, I won't touch too much." [1x:]

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"I felt the punch of a punch, The language was enough... To send me" =========== [Chorus 2:] =========== [1:17 - 1:20, 1x:]

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"running from the crowded room." [1:20 - 1:26, 2x:]

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"the bodies in a crowded room. their breathing in a crowded room." [1:26 - 1:31, 1x:]

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"and they're pushing me out - They're pushing me out - They're pushing me out -" ================ [Post-Chorus 2:] ================ [1:31 - 1:44, 4x:]

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"Oh, down the fire escape! Down the fire escape - Down the fire escape - Down the fire escape!" ====================================================== [Interlude, Guitar and Piano Solo - same as choruses:] ====================================================== [1:44 - 1:53, 3x:]

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[1:53 - 1:56, 1x:]

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===================== [Verse 3, Post-solo:] ===================== [1:56 - 2:02, 1x:]

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In- [2:02 - 2:14, 2x:]

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"the crowded room, I won't touch too much. I felt the punch of a punch, The language was enough... To send me" =========== [Chorus 3:] =========== 2:14 - 2:32: [5x:]

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"running from the crowded room. the bodies in a crowded room. their breathing in a crowded room. those are faces in a crowded room. The bodies in a crowded room." ============= [Chorus End:] ============= 2:30 to 2:35: [1x:]

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"Their breathing in a crowded rooooooooooooooooom. GO!" ====== [End:] ====== 2:35 to 2:52:

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======= Legend: ======= * --- Mute the string. () -- Brackets surround a ghost note - that is, a note that may or may not be played. \ = Slide down. ======= Lyrics: ======= "Across a crowded room, I first set eyes on you. My vision was impaired, Obstructed out of view. By those faces in a crowded room. them bodies in a crowded room. their breathing in a crowded room. and they're pushing me out - They're pushing me out - They're pushing me out - Oh, down the fire escape! Down the fire escape - Down the fire escape - Down the fire escape! In the crowded room, I won't touch too much. I felt the punch of a punch, The language was enough... To send me running from the crowded room. the bodies in a crowded room. their breathing in a crowded room. and they're pushing me out - They're pushing me out - They're pushing me out - Oh, down the fire escape! Down the fire escape - Down the fire escape - Down the fire escape! In the crowded room, I won't touch too much. I felt the punch of a punch, The language was enough... To send me running from the crowded room. the bodies in a crowded room. their breathing in a crowded room. those are faces in a crowded room. The bodies in a crowded room. Their breathing in a crowded rooooooom. GO!" ====== [End.] ====== - Gargoyle2500