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Forbidden Lovers Tabs

(ver. 1)
Be Bop Deluxe
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More major-key riffage, this time from the Modern Music album.


Tuning:EADGBe

| x mute note
|(079900) chord shape
| ~ vibrato/sustain
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| D/A chord/bass note(or chord inversion)
| b bend
| r release bend
|(9)optional/alternative note



Intro: choppy muted rhythms, with drums.

*| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|*

e|-x-------x-------x---x---x------|-x-x-x-x-x---x-------x---x------|
B|-x-------x-------x---x---x------|-x-x-x-x-x---x-------x---x------|
G|-x-------x-------x---x---x------|-x-x-x-x-x---x-------x---x------|
D|-x-------x-------x---x---x------|-x-x-x-x-x---x-------x---x------|
A|-x-------x-------x---x---x------|-x-x-x-x-x---x-------x---x------|
E|-x-------x-------x---x---x------|-x-x-x-x-x---x-------x---x------|


...For a few bars,and then: 


___E_(079900)______________________________________________________

e|-12~~~---12~~~---------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
B|-15b17---15b17---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------14b16---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


___E_(079900)______________________________________________________

e|-12~~~---12~~~-------12---------|--------------------------------|
B|-15b17---15b17---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------14b16------14^r14--p12------14-p12-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------14----------14-p12---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------14\----|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



Riff 1:


___E___________G#______A_______Bb___B______________________________

e|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-1------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-2-----------6-------7-------8--|-9-----------9~~~~~~~-----------|
A|-2-----------6-------7-------8--|-9------------------------------|
E|-0-----------4-------5-------6--|-7---10--h11--------------------|


___F#_(xx4322)_____________________________________________________

e|-----2---2-------2---2-------2----2-------2---2------------------|
B|-2~~~2---2---2~~~2---2---2~~~2----2---2~~~2---2------------------|
G|-4b6~~-------4b6~~-------4b6~~--------4b6~~-------4b6r4p2--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------4------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Repeat riff 1.

Verse:


___E________________________________B______________________________
             " For  -   bid  - den  lovers..."
e|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-9------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-9------------------------------|-9-----------------------------\|
A|-7------------------------------|-9-----------------------------\|
E|-0------------------------------|-7-----------------------------\|


___G#__________________________A________G#______A_______B__________
         "..We     hid    our  hearts   be   -  neath   the..."
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|\6---------------------------7--|-----6-------7-------9----------|
A|\6---------------------------7--|-----6-------7-------9----------|
E|\4---------------------------5--|-----4-------5-------7----------|

___E________________________________B______________________________
"..stars...            ...under the covers..." 
e|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-9------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-9------------------------------|-9------------------------------|
A|-7------------------------------|-9------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------|-7------------------------------|

___G#__________________________A________G#______A_______B__________
                 " in midnight rooms    and     shi  - ning..." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-6---------------------------7--|-----6-------7-------9----------|
A|-6---------------------------7--|-----6-------7-------9----------|
E|-4---------------------------5--|-----4-------5-------7----------|


___G#_______________________________C#m_________C#5_____B_______G#_
"..cars...              ...I gladly came..." 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
G|-5------------------------------|-6------------------------------|
D|-6------------------------------|-6-----------11------9-------6--|
A|-6------------------------------|-4-----------11------9-------6--|
E|-4------------------------------|-------------9-------7-------4--|


___A________________________________E___________C#5_____B_______G#_
                  "...to taste your pain..."
e|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-9------------------------------|
D|-7------------------------------|-9-----------11------9-------6--|
A|-7------------------------------|-7-----------11------9-------6--|
E|-5------------------------------|-0-----------9-------7-------4--|


___A________________________________E_______________B______________
                  "...a  love  in - sane   on   a   crazy..."
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-9------------------------------|
D|-7------------------------------|-9---------------9--------------|
A|-7------------------------------|-7---------------9--------------|
E|-5------------------------------|-----------------7--------------|


___E_______________B________________E______________________________
 " night, such  a  craz   -   y     night..."
e|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
G|-9------------------------------|-1------------------------------|
D|-9---------------9--------------|-2------------------------------|
A|-7---------------9--------------|-2------------------------------|
E|-----------------7--------------|-0------------------------------|


___B!______B___E___B___E__________
 " Ah! "
e|--------------------------------|
B|---------5--p4---5--p4----------|
G|---------4---4---4---4----------|
D|/9-------6--p4---6--p4----------|
A|/9------------------------------|
E|/7------------------------------|


Repeat verse section until: 


"...when you sell your...


___E_______________B________________E______________________________
...soul       to a love     so      bold "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-9------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-9---------------9--------------|-2------------------------------|
A|-7---------------9--------------|-2------------------------------|
E|-----------------7--------------|-0--------------------------2-4-|



Chorus:


___A_______________________________________________________________
            " Oh  will you     be              my    secret...   
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-2-------x---x---x---2---x---2--|-2-------x---x---x---2---x----2-|
G|-2-------x---x---x---2---x---2--|-2-------x---x---x---2---x----2-|
D|-2-------x---x---x---2---x---2--|-2-------x---x---x---2---x----2-|
A|-0-------x---x---x---0---x---0--|-0-------x---x---x---0---x----0-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



___D/A______________________________D/A_________E/A____E/A________
...lover..."
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3-------x---x---x---3---x---3--|-3-------x---5---x---5----------|
G|-2-------x---x---x---2---x---2--|-2-------x---4---x---4----------|
D|-4-------x---x---x---4---x---4--|-4-------x---6---x---6----------|
A|-0-------x---x---x---0---x---0--|-0-------x---0---x---0----------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
( Lead guitar )
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------12b14r12~|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------11-p9----------|
D|------------------------------------------9--p7------------------|
A|----------------------------------9--p7--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



___A_______________________________________________________________
            " my    tragic     ro - mance       in       the..."
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-2-------x---x---x---2---x---2--|-2-------x---x---x---2---x----2-|
G|-2-------x---x---x---2---x---2--|-2-------x---x---x---2---x----2-|
D|-2-------x---x---x---2---x---2--|-2-------x---x---x---2---x----2-|
A|-0-------x---x---x---0---x---0--|-0-------x---x---x---0---x----0-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
( Lead guitar )
e|(12)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



___D/A______________________________D/A_________E/A____E/A________
...rain..."
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3-------x---x---x---3---x---3--|-3-------x---5---x---5----------|
G|-2-------x---x---x---2---x---2--|-2-------x---4---x---4----------|
D|-4-------x---x---x---4---x---4--|-4-------x---6---x---6----------|
A|-0-------x---x---x---0---x---0--|-0-------x---0---x---0----------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
( Lead guitar )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-14--12--10h12p10---------------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------11-p9----------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------11-p9--|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



___A_______________________________________________________________
            " and  we  will    sail          the earth to - "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-2-------x---x---x---2---x---2--|-2-------x---x---x---2---x----2-|
G|-2-------x---x---x---2---x---2--|-2-------x---x---x---2---x----2-|
D|-2-------x---x---x---2---x---2--|-2-------x---x---x---2---x----2-|
A|-0-------x---x---x---0---x---0--|-0-------x---x---x---0---x----0-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
( Lead guitar )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



___D/A______________________________D/A_________E/A____E/A________
" - gether..."
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3-------x---x---x---3---x---3--|-3-------x---5---x---5----------|
G|-2-------x---x---x---2---x---2--|-2-------x---4---x---4----------|
D|-4-------x---x---x---4---x---4--|-4-------x---6---x---6----------|
A|-0-------x---x---x---0---x---0--|-0-------x---0---x---0----------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
( Lead guitar )
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------12b14r12~|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------11-p9----------|
D|------------------------------------------9--p7------------------|
A|----------------------------------9--p7--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



___A_______________________________________________________________
           "...for you can     help me      claim       my..."
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-2-------x---x---x---2---x---2--|-2-------x---x---x---2---x----2-|
G|-2-------x---x---x---2---x---2--|-2-------x---x---x---2---x----2-|
D|-2-------x---x---x---2---x---2--|-2-------x---x---x---2---x----2-|
A|-0-------x---x---x---0---x---0--|-0-------x---x---x---0---x----0-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
( Lead guitar )
e|(12)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



___D_______________________________________________________________
"..Fame..."
e|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------|-4-----2------------------------|
D|-0------------------------------|------------4----2--------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------4----2---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



___F#______E_______D________________D______________________________
                                  " wake up in a strange bed..."
e|-----------------2--------------|-2------------------------------|
B|-----------------3--------------|-3------------------------------|
G|-----------------2--------------|-2------------------------------|
D|-----------------0--------------|-0------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-2-------0----------------------|--------------------------------|



___F#______E_______D________________D______________________________
                                  " pearly white and proud red..."
e|-----------------2--------------|-2------------------------------|
B|-----------------3--------------|-3------------------------------|
G|-----------------2--------------|-2------------------------------|
D|-----------------0--------------|-0------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-2-------0----------------------|--------------------------------|



___F#______E_______D________________D______________________________
                                  " photograph my wild head..."
e|-----------------2--------------|-2------------------------------|
B|-----------------3--------------|-3------------------------------|
G|-----------------2--------------|-2------------------------------|
D|-----------------0--------------|-0------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-2-------0----------------------|--------------------------------|



___G___________G___________A_______________________________________
"..shoot me    to    the   stars..."
e|--------------------------------|---------x---x-------x---x------|
B|-0-----------0-----------2------|---------x---x-------x---x------|
G|-0-----------0-----------2------|---------x---x-------x---x------|
D|-0-----------0-----------2------|---------x---x-------x---x------|
A|-x-----------x-----------0------|---------x---x-------x---x------|
E|-3----(2)----3------------------|---------x---x-------x---x------|



___G___________G___________A______
"  shoot me    to       the     stars..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|-0-----------0-----------2------|
G|-0-----------0-----------2------|
D|-0-----------0-----------2------|
A|-x-----------x-----------0------|
E|-3----(2)----3------------------|



Repeat all music from " riff 1 " inc. chorus.     


Ending: " shoot me to the..."

( play at about half speed now... )


___E_______________________________________________________________
"...Stars..."
e|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|
B|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|
G|-1-------1---1---1-------1---1--|-1-------1---1---1-------1---1--|
D|-2-------2---2---2-------2---2--|-2-------2---2---2-------2---2--|
A|-2-------2---2---2-------2---2--|-2-------2---2---2-------2---2--|
E|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|


___Cmaj7___________________________________________________________

e|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|
B|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|
G|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|-0-------0---0---0-------0---0--|
D|-2-------2---2---2-------2---2--|-2-------2---2---2-------2---2--|
A|-3-------3---3---3-------3---3--|-3-------3---3---3-------3---3--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


___F_______________________________________________________________
( continue with same strumming pattern as above... )
e|-1------------------------------|-1------------------------------|
B|-1------------------------------|-1------------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
D|-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
A|-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
E|-1------------------------------|-1------------------------------|


___Bb______________________________________________________________

e|-6------------------------------|-6------------------------------|
B|-6------------------------------|-6------------------------------|
G|-7------------------------------|-7------------------------------|
D|-8------------------------------|-8------------------------------|
A|-8------------------------------|-8------------------------------|
E|-6------------------------------|-6------------------------------|


___Abm_____________________________________________________________

e|-4------------------------------|-4------------------------------|
B|-4------------------------------|-4------------------------------|
G|-4------------------------------|-4------------------------------|
D|-6------------------------------|-6------------------------------|
A|-6------------------------------|-6------------------------------|
E|-4------------------------------|-4------------------------------|


___E_______________________________________________________________

e|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
B|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
G|-1------------------------------|-1------------------------------|
D|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
A|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|


___Bm______________________________________________________________

e|-7------------------------------|-7------------------------------|
B|-7------------------------------|-7------------------------------|
G|-7------------------------------|-7------------------------------|
D|-9------------------------------|-9------------------------------|
A|-9------------------------------|-9------------------------------|
E|-7------------------------------|-7------------------------------|


___G_______________________________________________________________

e|-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
G|-4------------------------------|-4------------------------------|
D|-5------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
A|-5------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------|


___C_______________________________________________________________

e|-8------------------------------|-8------------------------------|
B|-8------------------------------|-8------------------------------|
G|-9------------------------------|-9------------------------------|
D|-10-----------------------------|-10-----------------------------|
A|-10-----------------------------|-10-----------------------------|
E|-8------------------------------|-8------------------------------|


___F#______________________________________________________________

e|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
B|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
G|-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
D|-4------------------------------|-4------------------------------|
A|-4------------------------------|-4------------------------------|
E|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|



( Resolves to B5 chord, segues into  Down On Terminal Street... )

Lyrics:

Forbidden lovers
We hid our hearts beneath the stars
Under the covers
In midnight rooms and shining cars

I gladly came
To taste your pain
A love insane on a crazy night
Such a crazy night...

Forbidden lovers
A secret message on the 'phone
Heaven's above us
And Hell's below, so I am told

Beware the shame
Or play the game
It's all the same when you sell your soul
To a love so bold...

Oh, will you be my secret lover
My tragic romance in the rain
And we will sail the earth together
For you can help me claim my fame...

Wake up in a strange bed...
Pearly white and proud red...
Photograph my wild head
Shoot me to the stars...
Shoot me to the stars...

Forbidden lovers
We dance in silence through the void
There are no others
For only darkness knows the joys

At your command
An all night stand
A pleasure grand and a deep delight
And a deep delight...

Forbidden lovers
We cruise the highways of desire
Our presence hovers
Above your head and climbing higher

We touched the sky
With wings so wide
An angel tide on a demon shore
On a demon shore...

Oh, will you be my secret lover
My tragic romance in the rain
And we will sail the earth together
For you can help me claim my fame...

Wake up in a strange bed...
Pearly white and proud red...
Photograph my wild head
Shoot me to the stars...
Shoot me to the stars...


Words and music by Bill Nelson.

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