The Playboy Mansion - (Song 9 on POP Album) ******************* Music by U2 Lyrics by Bono and The Edge Transcribed by Brandon Leniart <leniarbk@jmu.edu>

Additions - Notes - Correction/Changes by Woj <wrepath@hotmail.com>

Oct.1, 2001

Guitar 1 - High Gain Lead Amp with Envelope shaper

I think there may be a wah

(Bass8 Mid0 Treb-4 - bridge p/u - vol at half)

intro, 1------------------------------------| 2------------------------------------| 3----------9-------------------------| 4---9h11-------11---9-------9----11--| 5-----------------------11-----------| 6------------------------------------| 1-------------------------------------| 2-------------------------------------| 3-----------9-------------------------| 4---9h11---------11--9------9--11--11-| 5-----------------------11------------| 6-------------------------------------|

change up - Start Riff 1 starts
1-----------------------------------------------------| 2-----------------------------------------------------| 3---------9-------------------------------------------| 4---9h11-----11--9-------9-h-11-p-9-------------------| 5--------------------11--------------11--------9------| 6-------------------------------------------------12--|

1------------------------------| 2------------------------------| 3------------------------------| 4------------------------------| 5---9h11--9--------9----11-----| 6-------------12-----------12--|

Volume up after note is hit - bend up and down rythmically
/ 1--------------------------------| 2--------------------------------| 3--------------------------------| 4--------------------------------| 5--------------------------------| 6--12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|

Guitar 2 - Clean light and fast - bridge p/u - vol at half

Riff 1

- play chord on 2nd and 4th beat 1-----------------| 2------9-------9--| 3------9-------9--| 4------9-------9--| 5-----------------| 6-----------------| (intro played with this riff, same riff during slide part)

Stop riff 1
If ^ECoke is a mystery, Michael Jackson...history

Guitar 1
1------------------------------| 2---9/10--9--------------------| 3------------11--9-------------| 4-----------------------11-----| 5------------------------------| 6------------------------------|

If ^Abeauty is truth 1-----------------------| 2-----------------------| 3---8h9---8-------------| 4------------11--9------| 5-----------------------| 6-----------------------|

And ^Esurgery...the fountain of youth ^C#mWhat am I to ^F#mdo' 1---------------------------------------------------| 2---------------------------------------------------| 3---8--h9-9----8--8-h9-8----8-8h9-8---8--8h9-8--8---| 4---------------------------------------------------| 5---------------------------------------------------| 6---------------------------------------------------| Have I got the ^C#mgifts to get me ^Athrough The gates of that ^Emansion

Guitar 3 - Clean & slow - both p/u's - neck full vol
Riff 2:
Played w/Riff 1
1------------------| 2---7\5-------3/5--| 3------------------| X2 4---7\6-------4/6--| 5------------------| 6------------------|

Guitar 4 - Acoustic rhythm
^EIf OJ is more than a drink 1-----------------------| 2-----------------------| 3-----------------------| 4-----------------------| 5---11--9-------9-------| 6----------12-----------|

And a Big Mac bigger than you think 1-----------------------------------------| 2----------------10-9---------------------| 3-----------------------11----11------9---| 4-----------------------------------------| 5---11--9---------------------------------| 6----------12-----------------------------|

If ^Aperfume is an obsession 1---------------------------| 2---------------------------| 3---9-----8-----------------| 4-----------11--11----9-----| 5---------------------------| 6---------------------------|

And ^Etalk shows...confession 1---------------------------------------| 2---------------------------------------| 3----------------9----------------------| 4--11-----9h11-------11---9-------9h11--| 5-----------------------------11--------| 6---------------------------------------|

^C#mWhat have we got to ^F#mlose' 1-------------------------------------| 2-------------------------------------| 3-----------9-------------------------| 4---9h11---------11--9------9--11--11-| 5-----------------------11------------| 6-------------------------------------| ^C#mAnother push and maybe we'll be ^Athrough 1-------------------------------------| 2-------------------------------------| 3-------------------------------------| 4---9h11----9-------------------------| 5----------------11--9----------------| 6----------------------------12-------|

The gates of that ^Emansion 1---------------------------| 2---7\5-------3/5-----------|

w/Riff 1

3---------------------| X2 4---7\6-------4/6-----------| 5---------------------------| 6---------------------------|

Riff 1 keeps going

I never bought a lotto ticket, I never parked in anyone's space The banks they're like cathedrals, I guess casinos took their place

Start Riff 2 - Keeps going
Love ^Acome on down, don't wake her she'll come ^Earound Chance is a kind of religion Where you're damned for plain hard luck I never did see that movie, never did read that book

Love ^Acome on down, let my numbers come ^Earound Stop Riff 1 & 2
^C#mDon't know if I can ^F#mhold on

^C#mDon't know if I'm ^Athat strong ^C#mDon't know if I can ^F#mwait that long

^C#mTill the colours come flashing and the ^Alights go on Then will there ^Ebe

Start Riff 2 & 1

no time for sorrow' 1-----------------------------------| 2-----------------------------------| 3-----------------------------------| 4-----------------------------------| 5----11-------9---------------9-----| 6--------------------12-------------|

Then will there be no time for shame' 1-----------------------------------| 2-----------------------------------| 3-----------------------------------| 4-----------------------------------| 5----11-------9---------------9-----| 6--------------------12-------------|

Though I ^Acan't say why, I know I've ^Egot to believe 1---------------------------------------------------------| 2---------------------------------------------------------| 3---------------------------------------------------------| 4----11-------9-------11------9---------------------------| 5-------------------------------------11------9-----------| 6---------------------------------------------------12----| Stop Riff 1 & 2
We'll go ^C#mdriving in that ^F#mpool 1-----------------------------------| 2-----------------------------------| 3---9--8----------------------------| 4--------11---9---11--11------------| 5-----------------------------------| 6-----------------------------------|

It's who you ^C#mknow that gets you ^Athrough 1------------------------------------------------------| 2------------------------------------------------------| 3---9--8-----------------------------------------------| 4--------11-----9-------11-----9h11---9----------------| 5-----------------------------------------11-----------| 6------------------------------------------------12----|.. The gates of the ^Epl

Start Riff 1 & 2

ayboy mansion....a donation the playbay mansion... Then will there be no time of sorrow' Then will there be no time for shame' Then will there be no tome of sorrow' Then will there be no time for shame'