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Possession - Be Bop Deluxe
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Tabbed by: axe victim
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From the 'Drastic Plastic' sessions, a power chord riff rocker. Some
parts require very fast strumming.
Tuning: EADGBe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
Intro: ( Riff one... )
___C___________D_______________A____B___________E_______________B__
( electric guitar )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------7------------------|-------------9-------9----------|
D|-10----------7---------------7--|-9-----------9-------9-------9--|
A|-10----------5---------------7--|-9-----------7-------7-------9--|
E|-8---------------------------5--|-7---------------------------7--|
___C___________D_______________A____B___________E_______________B__
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------7------------------|-------------9-------9----------|
D|-10----------7---------------7--|-9-----------9-------9-------9--|
A|-10----------5---------------7--|-9-----------7-------7-------9--|
E|-8---------------------------5--|-7---------------------------7--|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
Repeat until:
___C___________D_______________A____B___________E___________B_____
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------7------------------|-------------9------------------|
D|-10----------7---------------7--|-9-----------9-----------9------|
A|-10----------5---------------7--|-9-----------7-----------9------|
E|-8---------------------------5--|-7-----------------------7------|
Verse:
___C________________________________D___________________________B__
" There's such a beautiful mess up in my room "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-7-----------7-------7----------|
D|-10----------10------10---------|-7-----------7-------7-------9--|
A|-10----------10------10---------|-5-----------5-------5-------9--|
E|-8-----------8-------8----------|-----------------------------7--|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
___C________________________________D___________E_______________B__
" My thoughts are tangled in the legs of chairs "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-7-----------9------------------|
D|-10----------10------10---------|-7-----------9---------------9--|
A|-10----------10------10---------|-5-----------7---------------9--|
E|-8-----------8-------8----------|-----------------------------7--|
___C________________________________D______________________________
" I like to think that it's my token of genius, but then again... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-7-----------7-------7----------|
D|-10----------10------10---------|-7-----------7-------7----------|
A|-10----------10------10---------|-5-----------5-------5----------|
E|-8-----------8-------8----------|--------------------------------|
___B________________________________A______________________________
" ...perhaps I just don't... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|-7------------------------------|
A|-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--|-7------------------------------|
E|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|-5------------------------------|
( Riff two... )
___E_______________B________________D_______________A___G#__A______
" care... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------9-9-9-9----------------|-7-------7-7-7-7----------------|
D|---------9-9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9|-7-------7-7-7-7-7---6---7------|
A|---------7-7-7-7-9-------9-9-9-9|-5-------5-5-5-5-7---6---7------|
E|-0---------------7-------7-7-7-7|-----------------5---4---5------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/be_bop_deluxe/possession_tab.html ]
___E_______________B________________D_______________A___G#__A______
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------9-9-9-9----------------|-7-------7-7-7-7----------------|
D|---------9-9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9|-7-------7-7-7-7-7---6---7------|
A|---------7-7-7-7-9-------9-9-9-9|-5-------5-5-5-5-7---6---7------|
E|-0---------------7-------7-7-7-7|-----------------5---4---5------|
Repeat verse section inc. riff two, then...
Chorus:
___G#__________A_______B____________G#__________A_______B__________
" pos - ses - ion, pos - ses - sion "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-6-----------7-------9----------|-6-----------7-------9----------|
A|-6-----------7-------9----------|-6-----------7-------9----------|
E|-4-----------5-------7----------|-4-----------5-------7----------|
___A___________B_______C____________D______________________________
" pay - ing the price "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-7------------------------------|
D|-7-----------9-------10---------|-7------------------------------|
A|-7-----------9-------10---------|-5------------------------------|
E|-5-----------7-------8----------|--------------------------------|
___G#__________A_______B____________G#__________A_______B__________
" pos - ses - ion, pos - ses - sion "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-6-----------7-------9----------|-6-----------7-------9----------|
A|-6-----------7-------9----------|-6-----------7-------9----------|
E|-4-----------5-------7----------|-4-----------5-------7----------|
___A___________B_______C____________Eb_____________________________
" run for my life "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-8---8---8---8---8--------------|
D|-7-----------9-------10---------|-8---8---8---8---8--------------|
A|-7-----------9-------10---------|-6---6---6---6---6--------------|
E|-5-----------7-------8----------|--------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
Ending:
___E_______________B________________D_______________A___G#__A______
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------9-9-9-9----------------|-7-------7-7-7-7----------------|
D|---------9-9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9|-7-------7-7-7-7-7---6---7------|
A|---------7-7-7-7-9-------9-9-9-9|-5-------5-5-5-5-7---6---7------|
E|-0---------------7-------7-7-7-7|-----------------5---4---5------|
___E!______________________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-9------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-9------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-7------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Lyrics:
There's such a beautiful mess up in my room,
My thoughts are tangled in the legs of chairs,
I like to think that it's my token of genius,
But then again...
Maybe I just don't care...
I'm going crazy with the speed of living,
I'm leaving parts of me all over the place...
I think I've found a piece that looks like my heart,
But then again...
Maybe it's just my face...
Possession, possession,
Paying the price...
Possession, possession,
Run for my life...
I charge my dreams up with the cheapest batteries,
The light goes out and everything looks dim,
I stumble 'round, pretending that I'm dancing,
Doing fine...
Until the truth breaks in...
Cameras are thieves, they always take my picture,
A tape recorder stole my voice today...
I think machines and clocks have secret motives,
But then again...
Maybe they're made that way...
Possession, possession,
Paying the price...
Possession, possession,
Run for my life...
I paint my shirt with a all the latest outrages,
Just like I did so many years before,
It drives me to the brink of pink disaster,
But I don't mind...
That's what possession's for...
Possession, possession,
Paying the price...
Possession, possession,
Run for my life...
Words & Music by Bill Nelson
