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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pump It Up - Elvis Costello ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Markik Email: sgt.mark3@gmail.com Standard, of course. Quick tab. It's also my first *real* tab. Here's hoping I don't -bleep- it up too bad, eh? Some intro stuff. I advise not hewing too close to what he does. Have fun with it, make something up. E|-----------------------------------|-----------9b^~~9r----9------|-----------9---9b^---| B|--------------------9b^~~~~9r------|-----------7b^~~7r----7------|-----------10--10b^--| G|--------------------9b^~~~~9r------|-----------6b^~~6r----6------|---------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------| E|---x--------------------------------------| B|---x--------------------------------------| G|---x--------------------------------------| D|---x----------4--4---6--6---7--7---8--8---| A|---x----------4--4---6--6---7--7---8--8---| E|---x----------2--2---4--4---5--5---6--6---| ...aaaand the main riff. There are two ways of doing it (or probably a billion). E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-9----9----9---8---7---9--------| A|-9----9----9---8---7---9--------| E|-7----7----7---6---5---7--------|x4 or: E|-2----2----2---2---2---2--------| B|-0----0----0---0---0---0--------| G|-2----2----2---2---2---2--------| D|-1----1----1---1---1---1--------| A|-2----2----2---1---0---2--------| E|--------------------------------|x4 And here's the verse riff, which you can play two ways, too. e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-----9--9-------------| D|-----9--9-------7/9---| A|-----7--7-------7/9---| E|----------------5/7---| or: e|-----0--0-------0-0---| B|-----0--0-------0-0---| G|-----1--1-------1-1---| D|-----2--2-------2-2---| A|-----2--2-------0h2---| E|-----0--0-------0-0---| You could also do a hammer-on from D to E on the fourth string (0h2 on D string), personal preference dictates.
EI've been on tenterhoE/Aoks, Eending in dirty E/Alooks, EList'ning to the MuE/Azak, Ethinking 'bout this 'n' E/Athat. EShe said, "That's tE/Ahat. EI don't wanna chitter E/Achat." ETurn it down a little E/Abit or Eturn it down E/Aflat.
E (strum in time) E7 Pump it up when you don't really need it. E (keep strummin') E7 Pump it up until you can feel it. B7 B7/Bb B7/A B x4
EDown in the pleasure E/Acenter, Ehell-bent or heaven-E/Asent, EListen to the propaE/Aganda, Elisten to the latest E/Aslander. EThere's nothing under-E/Ahand Ethat she wouldn't underE/Astand.
EPump it up until you can E7feel it. EPump it up when you don't really E7need it.
B7 B7/Bb B7/A B x4 [two bar rest] B7 B7/Bb B7/A B x2
EShe's been a bad E/Agirl. SEhe's like a chemE/Aical. EThough you try to E/Astop it, Eshe's like a narE/Acotic. EYou wanna tortureE/A her. YEou wanna talk toE/A her. EAll the things you bought forE/A her, Eputting up your temp'raE/Ature.
EPump it up until you can E7feel it. EPump it up when you don't really E7need it.
B7 B7/Bb B7/A B x2
EOut in the fashion E/Ashow, dEown in the bargainE/A bin, EYou put your passion E/Aout Eunder the pressure E/Apin. EFall into submissE/Aion, Ehit and run transE/Amission. ENo use wishing E/Anow for Eany other E/Asin.
EPump it up until you can E7feel it. EPump it up when you don't really E7need it.
B7 B7/Bb B7/A B x4
EPump it up until you can E7feel it. EPump it up when you don't really E7need it.
B7 B7/Bb B7/A B x4
EPump it up until you can E7feel it. EPump it up when you don't really E7need it.
B7 B7/Bb B7/A B And here's the end. Repeat as many times as you don't really need it, I guess. End on E.