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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # Marillion - Three Minute Boy ============================ Tabbed by Mike C (smilock@hotmail.com) Tab Explanation =============== s Slide h Hammer-on p Pull-off T Tap B Bend the note to the fret after the B R Release back to the originally bent note A.H. Artificial Harmonic m Palm Muted // Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible) Here's a quality track from Radiation. There's 3 guitars as described below. I haven't bothered to do the lead guitar in the outro but I might on a later date due to the randomness of it! Have fun playing! Gtr. 1 - Acoustic Guitar Gtr. 2 - Slightly Distorted Electric Guitar Gtr. 3 - Distorted Electric Guitar ============================== B Em7 D/F# G Am C9 D F Bb Dm E/G# Gm Ab e|----3---2---3--0--3--2--1--1---1--0----3--4-| B|-4--3---3---3--1--3--3--1--3---3--0----3--4-| G|-4--0---2---0--2--0--2--2--3---2--1----3--5-| D|-4--2---0---0--2--2--0--3--3---0--0----5--6-| A|-2--2---x---2--0--3-----3--1------2----5--6-| E|----0---2---3-----------1---------4----3--4-| Verse 1 ======= Here today Gone this afternoon Another tune we almost remember What's the story Sex and drugs again Business as usual The clock's already ticking La la la la Verse 2 (Gtr. 1 strums up to Interlude) =======
When Bhe was Em7young D/F#Staring Gat the TV He watched the Amfun C9happenin' to other Dpeople BNow they Em7scream As D/F#they run Gafter him Like a Amdream Like C9Elvis and the DBeatles
Chorus ======
A Amthree minute song is all he Gwrote He Fonly did it for a joke They Bbplayed him on the radio From DmTokyo to GTimbukE/G#tu A Amthree minute boy, ain't that sGomethin' They Fnamed their children after him The Bbgood times rolled beneath his feet He Dmskipped along the Gone-way E/G#street
Verse 3 =======
She's a Bpretty Em7girl She D/F#don't know Ghow it started She made a Ammovie He C9almost remembDered She Bmeasured Em7up They D/F#moved inGto a basement "We're so in Amlove!" They C9giggled to the Dnation
AmLa la la la GLa la la la CLa la la la DLa
Chorus ======
AmThree minute millionaire they saGid The Fnumbers rattled round his head They Bbspun him three times round the globe She Dmwaited patientGly at E/G#home And Amall the pretty girls wanted Ghim In Fplaces that he'd never been BbToo much love will do you in ForDmgive Forgive GForgive E/G#Forgive
Interlude (Gtr. 2) ========= |--hold--| e|-----------------------3-|---------------------| B|---7-5-----------7-5---5-|---7-5-----------7-5-| G|-4-7-5---------4-7-5---5-|-4-7-5---------4-7-5-| D|-5-7-5---------5-7-5---5-|-5-7-5---------5-7-5-| A|-5-5-3-2-3-2-0-5-5-3-2-3-|-5-5-3-2-3-2-0-5-5-3-| E|-3-------------3---------|-3-------------3-----| C Gm Bb Ab C Gm Bb F e|-------------|-------------| B|-------------|-------------| G|-5~----------|-5~----3~-5~-| (Gtr. 1 plays associated chords) D|-5~-5~-8~-6~-|-5~-5~-3~-3~-| (Chord progression repeated until end of song) A|-3~-5~-8~-6~-|-3~-5~-1~-3~-| E|----3~-6~-4~-|----3~-------| Guitar Solo (Gtr. 3) =========== e|-----------------------------8---------------------11------------| B|---------------8---------------11b13~13r11p8---------------------| G|---------------8-----8-10b12-----------------10b12----12r10-8----| D|------------10---10~------------------------------------------10-| A|-----6s8-10------------------------------------------------------| E|-6s8-------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------11-13b15r13p11-13-11-| B|--------------------------------11----11s13----------------------| G|-8b9---------8b9--------8s10-12----12----------------------------| D|-----10p8--------10-10~------------------------------------------| A|----------10-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-13-13b15-15-15-15r13-11----11----------------------------------8-| B|-------------------------13-14b16r14p11------------8--------------| G|----------------------------------------12~------8-8----8-10b12---| D|--------------------------------------------8s10-----10-----------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------8-8-8-8~----------------18--------| B|--------------------8-11----------------16-18b20----18b20~-| G|-10b12-8-10-8~----8---------------10s17--------------------| D|---------------10------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| Outro ===== e|-------------|-------------| B|-------------|-------------| G|-5~----------|-5~----3~-5~-| (Gtr. 1 plays associated chords) D|-5~-5~-8~-6~-|-5~-5~-3~-3~-| A|-3~-5~-8~-6~-|-3~-5~-1~-3~-| E|----3~-6~-4~-|----3~-------| Three minute kid is here again Surrounded by three minute friends He found someone to understand To shock the world and hold his hand No religion, no restraint No direction, no complaints No future and no way out No time now to think about it All the money's gone He don't know what he spent it on Girlfriends gone off with the Jag Gone back to her mum and dad He's curled up on the studio floor He just can't do it anymore The flashgun went off without warning He'll read about it tomorrow morning She's goin' out with someone new In this week at number two Three minute boy ain't that somethin'