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Buyin My Way Tabs

(ver. 1)
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This is my first tab. Good song for it, since it's super-simple.
Even the "solo" isn't much of a solo, but it's a very catchy tune.

Becky Black doesn't always play the main riff exactly as shown -
she's sloppy with it, making a lot of little mistakes,
semi-deliberately one would assume.  The song would be repetitive
and lose a lot of its charm if played too spot-on, so feel free to
struggle through it if you're a beginner like me, or add embellishment
as you go if you're any good.

The basic structure of the song is traditional Em Blues, so I give
the chords as Em, Am, Bm... but there aren't any chords the way it's
played on the album - all you have are E, A and D being played on the
open low strings, so if you want to harmonize with the song, you have
a lot of other options. To be clear, the bassline is as follows (with four beats per bar):

E E E E A A E E D A E E

h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = tremolo

Main Riff
Em
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Intro: Main Riff x 8

Verse:

Main Riff x 4

Repeat 2x:
Am
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Main Riff x 2

Once (high notes played quietly):
Bm			A
----10---10---10---10---12---12---12---12----|
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----0----0----0----0-------------------------|
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Main Riff x2

Em
Buyin' my way to Heaven, one box at a time
Am			              Em
Buyin' my way to Heaven, one box at a time
Bm			 Am   			     Em
Won't give him a dollar, no, I won't give him a dime

(Same progression again)

Em
God, he loves a sinner - gives him something to do
Am			       			Em
God, he loves a sinner - gives him something to do
Bm                              Am                      Em
All I am is leftovers from the things I've gone through

Break/Solo:

Main Riff x 2

----12---10---12--12-12-10---12---15--15-15-12---10---12--12-12-3h4--3h4--3h4p0-----|
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Main Riff x 4

(Same progression as the other verses)

Em
Buyin' my way to Heaven, one box at a time
Am			              Em
Buyin' my way to Heaven, one box at a time
Bm			    Am   		     Em
When I get to Heaven, lord, I'm gonna get what's mine

Outro:

----12---10---12---12-12-12~~~~-|
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