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Possession Tabs

(ver. 1)
Be Bop Deluxe
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here and I’ll get back to you.


parts require very fast strumming.


Tuning: EADGBe

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note


Intro: ( Riff one... )


___C___________D_______________A____B___________E_______________B__
( electric guitar )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------7------------------|-------------9-------9----------|
D|-10----------7---------------7--|-9-----------9-------9-------9--|
A|-10----------5---------------7--|-9-----------7-------7-------9--|
E|-8---------------------------5--|-7---------------------------7--|


___C___________D_______________A____B___________E_______________B__

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------7------------------|-------------9-------9----------|
D|-10----------7---------------7--|-9-----------9-------9-------9--|
A|-10----------5---------------7--|-9-----------7-------7-------9--|
E|-8---------------------------5--|-7---------------------------7--|

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

Repeat until:


___C___________D_______________A____B___________E___________B_____

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------7------------------|-------------9------------------|
D|-10----------7---------------7--|-9-----------9-----------9------|
A|-10----------5---------------7--|-9-----------7-----------9------|
E|-8---------------------------5--|-7-----------------------7------|


Verse: 

___C________________________________D___________________________B__
" There's such a     beautiful      mess up in  my      room "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-7-----------7-------7----------|
D|-10----------10------10---------|-7-----------7-------7-------9--|
A|-10----------10------10---------|-5-----------5-------5-------9--|
E|-8-----------8-------8----------|-----------------------------7--|

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


___C________________________________D___________E_______________B__
" My thoughts  are  tangled in the legs    of   chairs "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-7-----------9------------------|
D|-10----------10------10---------|-7-----------9---------------9--|
A|-10----------10------10---------|-5-----------7---------------9--|
E|-8-----------8-------8----------|-----------------------------7--|


___C________________________________D______________________________
     " I like to think that it's my token of genius, but then again... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-7-----------7-------7----------|
D|-10----------10------10---------|-7-----------7-------7----------|
A|-10----------10------10---------|-5-----------5-------5----------|
E|-8-----------8-------8----------|--------------------------------|


___B________________________________A______________________________
                                       " ...perhaps I just don't... " 
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|-7------------------------------|
A|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|-7------------------------------|
E|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-5------------------------------|



( Riff two... )


___E_______________B________________D_______________A___G#__A______
 " care... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------9-9-9-9----------------|-7-------7-7-7-7----------------|
D|---------9-9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9|-7-------7-7-7-7-7---6---7------|
A|---------7-7-7-7-9-------9-9-9-9|-5-------5-5-5-5-7---6---7------|
E|-0---------------7-------7-7-7-7|-----------------5---4---5------|

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


___E_______________B________________D_______________A___G#__A______

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------9-9-9-9----------------|-7-------7-7-7-7----------------|
D|---------9-9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9|-7-------7-7-7-7-7---6---7------|
A|---------7-7-7-7-9-------9-9-9-9|-5-------5-5-5-5-7---6---7------|
E|-0---------------7-------7-7-7-7|-----------------5---4---5------|



Repeat verse section inc. riff two, then...

Chorus:


___G#__________A_______B____________G#__________A_______B__________
 " pos    -    ses  -  ion,         pos    -    ses  -  sion "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-6-----------7-------9----------|-6-----------7-------9----------|
A|-6-----------7-------9----------|-6-----------7-------9----------|
E|-4-----------5-------7----------|-4-----------5-------7----------|


___A___________B_______C____________D______________________________
 " pay    -    ing     the          price "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-7------------------------------|
D|-7-----------9-------10---------|-7------------------------------|
A|-7-----------9-------10---------|-5------------------------------|
E|-5-----------7-------8----------|--------------------------------|


___G#__________A_______B____________G#__________A_______B__________
 " pos    -    ses  -  ion,         pos    -    ses  -  sion "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-6-----------7-------9----------|-6-----------7-------9----------|
A|-6-----------7-------9----------|-6-----------7-------9----------|
E|-4-----------5-------7----------|-4-----------5-------7----------|


___A___________B_______C____________Eb_____________________________
 " run         for     my           life "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-8---8---8---8---8--------------|
D|-7-----------9-------10---------|-8---8---8---8---8--------------|
A|-7-----------9-------10---------|-6---6---6---6---6--------------|
E|-5-----------7-------8----------|--------------------------------|

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



Ending: 


___E_______________B________________D_______________A___G#__A______

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------9-9-9-9----------------|-7-------7-7-7-7----------------|
D|---------9-9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9|-7-------7-7-7-7-7---6---7------|
A|---------7-7-7-7-9-------9-9-9-9|-5-------5-5-5-5-7---6---7------|
E|-0---------------7-------7-7-7-7|-----------------5---4---5------|


___E!______________________________________________________________ 

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




Lyrics:

There's such a beautiful mess up in my room, 
My thoughts are tangled in the legs of chairs,
I like to think that it's my token of genius,
But then again...
Maybe I just don't care...

I'm going crazy with the speed of living,
I'm leaving parts of me all over the place...
I think I've found a piece that looks like my heart,
But then again...
Maybe it's just my face...

Possession, possession, 
Paying the price...
Possession, possession, 
Run for my life...

I charge my dreams up with the cheapest batteries,
The light goes out and everything looks dim,
I stumble 'round, pretending that I'm dancing,
Doing fine...
Until the truth breaks in...

Cameras are thieves, they always take my picture,
A tape recorder stole my voice today...
I think machines and clocks have secret motives,
But then again...
Maybe they're made that way...

Possession, possession, 
Paying the price...
Possession, possession, 
Run for my life...

I paint my shirt with a all the latest outrages,
Just like I did so many years before,
It drives me to the brink of pink disaster,
But I don't mind...
That's what possession's for...

Possession, possession, 
Paying the price...
Possession, possession, 
Run for my life...



Words & Music by Bill Nelson
            
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