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La Vie Boheme Tabs

(ver. 1)
Rent
After piano intro

To loving tension, no pension, to more than one dimension
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|   x4
D|------6---------------------6----|
A|---------3-4---6----6-4--3-------|
E|--4----4----------4-------4------|
PM.................................

To riding your bike midday past the three-piece
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------8--------------------------|   
D|----------5-6---8----8-6--5------|
A|--6----6-----------6-------6-5---|
E|---------------------------------|

Suits, to fruits, to no absolutes
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------| 
G|------6---------------------6----|
D|---------3-4---6----6-4--3-------|
A|--4----4----------4-------4------|
E|---------------------------------|

To absolutes, to choice, to the village voice
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|   
D|------6---------------------6----|
A|---------3-4---6----6-4--3-------|
E|--4----4----------4-------4------|

To any passing fad
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------8--------9-8---------------|   
D|----------5-6--------------------|
A|--6----6-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

To being an us for once instead of a them
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--9-----6--6------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
G|--9-----6--6------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|--7-----4--4------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|---------------------------------|

La vie boheme
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|   
D|------6--------------------------|
A|---------3-4---6----6-4--3-------|
E|--4----4----------4-------4------|

Hey mister, she's my sister
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-3-----3-------------------------|
D|-3--3--3---3----3---3------------|
A|-1--3--1---3----3---3------------|
E|----1------1----1---1------------|

So thats five miso soup                                          salad  three soy burger
E|---------------------------------|                            E|------------------------------------|    
B|---------------------------------|                            B|-13-13-11-11-9-9-7-7-4--4-2---2-2---|
G|---9--5--------------------------|                            G|----------------------------4-----4-|
D|--10--6--------------------------|  x8   in the background    D|------------------------------------|  
A|--10--6--------------------------|                            A|------------------------------------|
E|-8---4---------------------------|                            E|------------------------------------|

Ew. It tastes the same. If you close your eyes.
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---9--5--------------------------|
D|--10--6--------------------------| 
A|--10--6--------------------------|
E|-8---4---------------------------|

And 13 orders of fries, is that it here?
E|---------------------------------|                         E|---------------------------------|         
B|---------------------------------|                         B|-13-13-11-11-9-9-7-7-4-4-2--2-2--|
G|---9--5--------------------------|                         G|--------------------------4----4-|
D|--10--6--------------------------|  x4 in the background   D|---------------------------------|  
A|--10--6--------------------------|                         A|---------------------------------|
E|-8---4---------------------------|                         E|---------------------------------|

Wine and beer
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-10-10-8-------------------------|
D|-10-10-8-------------------------|  
A|-8--8--6-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

To hand-crafted beers made in local breweries
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|   
D|------6---------------------6----| x5
A|---------3-4---6----6-4--3-------|
E|--4----4----------4-------4------|

Creation, vacation, mucho masturbation
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|   
D|------6--------------------------|
A|---------3-4---6-----------------|
E|--4----4-------------------------|

Compassion, to fashion, to passion
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|   x2
D|------6---------------------6----|
A|---------3-4---6----6-4--3-------|
E|--4----4----------4-------4------|

Ginsberg, Dylan, Cunningham, and Cage
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------8--------------------------|   
D|----------5-6---8----8-6--5------|
A|--6----6-----------6-------6-5---|
E|---------------------------------|

Lenny Bruce, Langston Huges, to the
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------| 
G|------6---------------------6----|
D|---------3-4---6----6-4--3-------|
A|--4----4----------4-------4------|
E|---------------------------------|

Stage, to Uta, to Buddha, Pablo Neruda
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|   
D|------6---------------------6----|
A|---------3-4---6----6-4--3-------|
E|--4----4----------4-------4------|

Too
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------8--------9-8---------------|   
D|----------5-6--------------------|
A|--6----6-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Why Dorothy and Toto went over the rainbow
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--9-----6--6------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|--9-----6--6------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|--7-----4--4------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|------------------------------------|

La vie boheme
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|   
D|------6---------------------6----|
A|---------3-4---6----6-4--3-------|
E|--4----4----------4-------4------|

Sisters? We're close
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-3-----3-----------3-------------|
D|-3--3--3-----------3-------------|
A|-1--3--1-----------1-------------|
E|----1----------------------------|

Bisexuals, trisexuals, homosapiens
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|  x4 
D|------6---------------------6----|  
A|---------3-4---6----6-4--3-------|
E|--4----4----------4-------4------|

To apathy, to entropy, to empathy, ecstacy
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------8--------------------------|   
D|----------5-6---8----8-6--5------|
A|--6----6-----------6-------6-5---|
E|---------------------------------|

Vaclav Havel, the Sex Pistols, 8BC
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------| 
G|------6---------------------6----|
D|---------3-4---6----6-4--3-------|
A|--4----4----------4-------4------|
E|---------------------------------|

To no shame, never playing the Fame Game
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| 
D|------6---------------------6----|  
A|---------3-4---6----6-4--3-------|
E|--4----4----------4-------4------|

To marijuana
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------8--------9-8---------------|   
D|----------5-6--------------------|
A|--6----6-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

To sodomy, it's between God and me
E|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
G|--9--9-9----6-6--6-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|--9--9-9----6-6--6-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|--7--7-7----4-4--4-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

La vie boheme
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| 
D|------6---------------------6----|  
A|---------3-4---6----6-4--3-------|
E|--4----4----------4-------4------|

In honor of the death of Bohemia island
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| 
D|------7---------------------7----|  x5
A|---------4-5---7----7-5--4-------|
E|--5----5----------5-------5------|

And Mark Cohen will preview his documentary
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| 
D|------8---------------------8----|  x2
A|---------5-6---8----8-6--5-------|
E|--6----6----------6-------6------|

And Mimi Marquez, clad only in bubble wrap
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| 
D|------9---------------------9----|  x2
A|---------6-7---9----9-7--6-------|
E|--7----7----------7-------7------|

And Roger will attempt to write a bittersweet, evocative song
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|------13--------13-12--------12\----|
G|-------------------------------|------------9-12---------9-12-------| 
D|-----10---------------------10-|----------10-----------10-----------|  
A|---------7-8--10---10-8-7------|------------------------------------|
E|-8-----8---------8---------8---|-----------------------------------|

Angel Dumott Schunard will model the latest fall fashions
E|-------|-----------------------------------|
B|-------|-----------------------------------|
G|-------|-----------------------------------| 
D|-------|----12--------------------------12-|  x2
A|-------|--------9-10--12----12-10--9-------|
E|-9-8-9-|10----10----------10---------10----|

And Collins will recount his exploits as anarchist
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----13-------------------------13-| x4
A|--------10-11-13---13-11-10-------|
E|-11---11---------11---------11----|

Excuse me, did I do something wrong?
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|
G|--------------------------|---9-9-9--7-7--9-9-9-7------|
D|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|---9-9-9--7-7--9-9-9-7------|  
A|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|---7-7-7--5-5--7-7-7-5----5-|
E|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|----------------------5-7---|

I get invited, then ignored all night long
E|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9--7-7--------|------------------------------6--6-6-6--6-6--6--6-6-6--6-6---|
D|-9-9-9--7-7-6-6--7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6--6-6-6--6-6--6--6-6-6--6-6---|  
A|-7-7-7--5-5-6-6--7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4--4-4-4--4-4--4--4-4-4--4-4---|
E|------------4-4--5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|

Life's too short, babe, time is flying
E|------------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----6--|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-9-6--|  
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-4--|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------5-7----|

I should tell you I've got baggage too
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-6---------6---------------------|
D|-6----4----6---------------------|  
A|-4----4----4---------------------|
E|------2--------------------------|

AZT break... You? Me. You? Mimi
E|----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-11~--------11-11~----|-11-------------11-9---|
G|----10~----------10~--|--10--8-12-10----------|
D|---------10--------10-|----10-------10--------|  
A|----------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|

Outro (might not be 100% accurate)
E|---------------------------------|      |---------------------------------|
B|-----8----------9-------9--------|      |-6-------------------------------|
G|-10-8-8-10-8-----9-11-9--9-11-9--|      |--5------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|  or  |---6-5-6--3----------------------| 
A|---------------------------------|      |---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|      |---------------------------------|            
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