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Reflecting Pool Tabs

(ver. 1)
Bob Mould
REFLECTING POOL (Bob Mould)


Riff A:

e:-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|
G:-11-11-11-11--11-8--8---4-4--4-4-4-4-|
D:-------------------------------------|
A:-9--9--9--9---9--6--6---2-2--2-2-2-2-|
E:-------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

   B                                     Ab        F#      E
e:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B:-0----0--0----0--0----0----0----0----|-------------------------------------|
G:-4----4--4----4--4----4----4----4----|-8-8-8-8---6---6---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
D:-4----4--4----4--4----4----4----4----|-6-6-6-6---4---4---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
A:-2----2--2----2--2----2----2----2----|-6-6-6-6---4---4---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
E:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  I stumble through this godforsaken
  Uncertain of the path I'm taking
  But along the way,                             I make a smile

   B                                     Ab           F#        E
e:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B:-0----0--0----0--0----0----0----0----|-------------------------------------|
G:-4----4--4----4--4----4----4----4----|-11-11-11-11--11-8--8---4-4--4-4-4-4-|
D:-4----4--4----4--4----4----4----4----|-------------------------------------|
A:-2----2--2----2--2----2----2----2----|-9--9--9--9---9--6--6---2-2--2-2-2-2-|
E:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
   I hope where I end up might be   worthwhile

   Ab           F#        E
e:-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------| Played
G:-11-11-11-11--11-8--8---4-4--4-4-4-4-| three
D:-------------------------------------| times
A:-9--9--9--9---9--6--6---2-2--2-2-2-2-|
E:-------------------------------------|

   A(palm-muted)       F#      A
e:-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|
G:---------------------6-6-6---9-------|
D:-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---4-4-4---7-------|
A:-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---4-4-4---7-------|
E:-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-------------------|

Verse 2:

   B                                     Ab           F#        E
e:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B:-0----0--0----0--0----0----0----0----|-------------------------------------|
G:-4----4--4----4--4----4----4----4----|-11-11-11-11--11-8--8---4-4--4-4-4-4-|
D:-4----4--4----4--4----4----4----4----|-------------------------------------|
A:-2----2--2----2--2----2----2----2----|-9--9--9--9---9--6--6---2-2--2-2-2-2-|
E:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
   I'm holding in the breath of anger
   Inside this old refrigerator
   Well those days are gone,                  there's more ahead
   So concentrate on what's in store instead

   Ab           F#        E
e:-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------| Played
G:-11-11-11-11--11-8--8---4-4--4-4-4-4-| three
D:-------------------------------------| times
A:-9--9--9--9---9--6--6---2-2--2-2-2-2-|
E:-------------------------------------|

   F#            E       B       A       E
e:---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------4-p-2p0---0-----|
G:-6---6-6---6---4---4-------------------4---4-------------4-----|
D:-4---4-4---4---2---2---9---9---7---7---2---2-------------------|
A:-4---4-4---4---2---2---9---9---7---7---2---2-------------------|
E:-----------------------7---7---5---5---0---0-------------------|
   A memory, a  dream, or another crazy scheme

   F#            E             B       A       E
e:---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
G:-6---6-6---6---4---4-4---4-------------------4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
D:-4---4-4---4---2---2-2---2---9---9---7---7---2-----------------|
A:-4---4-4---4---2---2-2---2---9---9---7---7---2-----------------|
E:-----------------------------7---7---5---5---0-----------------|
 Then I find out what I want is something inbetween

   B                         E
e:-------------------------|-------------------------|
B:---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|
G:---3-----3-----3-----3---|---4-----4-----4-----4---|
D:-4-----4-----4-----4-----|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|
A:-------------------------|-------------------------|
E:-------------------------|-------------------------|
    Waking and re    -      peating my rou -

   B                         C
e:-------------------------|-------------------------|
B:---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|
G:---3-----3-----3-----3---|---4-----4-----4-----4---|
D:-4-----4-----4-----4-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|
A:-------------------------|-------------------------|
E:-------------------------|-------------------------|
  -tines                               Walking

   E                         C#m7
e:-------------------------|-------------------------|
B:---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|
G:---4-----4-----4-----4---|---4-----4-----4-----4---|
D:-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|
A:-------------------------|-4-----4-----4-----4-----|
E:-------------------------|-------------------------|
  circles, talk in           circles  to  meeeeeeeeeee....


Solo (each Ab F# E bar has Riff A played over):

   B                                     Ab        F#      E
e:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G:-4----4--6----8----9--8----6----4----|-8-8-8-8---6---6---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
D:-4-----------------------------------|-6-6-6-6---4---4---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
A:-2----2--4----6----7--6----4----2----|-6-6-6-6---4---4---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
E:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

   B                                     Ab        F#      E
e:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G:-4-/-6--/--8--/--9--\--8--\--6-\-4---|-8-8-8-8---6---6---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
D:-------------------------------------|-6-6-6-6---4---4---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
A:-2-/-4--/--6--/--7--\--6--\--4-\-2---|-6-6-6-6---4---4---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
E:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

   B                                     Ab        F#      E
e:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G:-4--8----11---9--8----4--------------|-8-8-8-8---6---6---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
D:-------------------------------------|-6-6-6-6---4---4---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
A:-2--6----9----7--6----2--------------|-6-6-6-6---4---4---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
E:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

   B                                     Ab        F#      E
e:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G:-4--8----11---9--8----6----4---------|-8-8-8-8---6---6---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
D:-------------------------------------|-6-6-6-6---4---4---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
A:-2--6----9----7--6----4----2---------|-6-6-6-6---4---4---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|
E:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


e:-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------| Played
G:-11-11-11-11--11-8--8---4-4--4-4-4-4-| three
D:-------------------------------------| times
A:-9--9--9--9---9--6--6---2-2--2-2-2-2-|
E:-------------------------------------|

   F#            E       B       A       E
e:---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------4-p-2p0---0-----|
G:-6---6-6---6---4---4-------------------4---4-------------4-----|
D:-4---4-4---4---2---2---9---9---7---7---2---2-------------------|
A:-4---4-4---4---2---2---9---9---7---7---2---2-------------------|
E:-----------------------7---7---5---5---0---0-------------------|
   Words that tumble effortlessly from the lips of fools

   F#            E             B       A       E
e:---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
G:-6---6-6---6---4---4-4---4-------------------4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|
D:-4---4-4---4---2---2-2---2---9---9---7---7---2-----------------|
A:-4---4-4---4---2---2-2---2---9---9---7---7---2-----------------|
E:-----------------------------7---7---5---5---0-----------------|
   Only cloud up what I see in my  re-flecting pool

   B                         E
e:-------------------------|-------------------------|
B:---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|
G:---3-----3-----3-----3---|---4-----4-----4-----4---|
D:-4-----4-----4-----4-----|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|
A:-------------------------|-------------------------|
E:-------------------------|-------------------------|
    Jumping  headfirst      into     symmetry

   B                         C
e:-------------------------|-------------------------|
B:---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|
G:---3-----3-----3-----3---|---4-----4-----4-----4---|
D:-4-----4-----4-----4-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|
A:-------------------------|-------------------------|
E:-------------------------|-------------------------|
                                            I am split-
   E                         C#m7
e:-------------------------|-------------------------|
B:---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|
G:---4-----4-----4-----4---|---4-----4-----4-----4---|
D:-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----2-----2-----|
A:-------------------------|-4-----4-----4-----4-----|
E:-------------------------|-------------------------|
  -  ting at the             seams, hold meeeeeee.....

   B                                     Ab           F#        E
e:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B:-0----0--0----0--0----0----0----0----|-------------------------------------|
G:-4----4--4----4--4----4----4----4----|-11-11-11-11--11-8--8---4-4--4-4-4-4-|
D:-4----4--4----4--4----4----4----4----|-------------------------------------|
A:-2----2--2----2--2----2----2----2----|-9--9--9--9---9--6--6---2-2--2-2-2-2-|
E:-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
                     In my reflecting    pool
                 I look in my reflecting pool
              This sole reflection is my own
    The pool is still until the pebble's thrown

    Ab           F#        E
e:-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------| Played
G:-11-11-11-11--11-8--8---4-4--4-4-4-4-| three
D:-------------------------------------| times
A:-9--9--9--9---9--6--6---2-2--2-2-2-2-|
E:-------------------------------------|

   B(hold)
e:---------------------------------------|
B:-0-------------------------------------|
G:-4-------------------------------------|
D:-4-------------------------------------|
A:-2-------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|
            
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