From: Marc Stephen Webster
Bass tab for Middleman by Terrorvision
Intro
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------3-3-3-3-6-6-5-5-----------------3-3-3-2--------|
A|-11-/-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-----------------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5----------3-2-1-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------3-3--3--------------------------|
A|-0-0--0-3-3--3-5-5--5--------0-0--0-3-3--3-5-5--5-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------0-0-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------3-3--3----------------------------|
A|-0-0--0-3-3--3-5-5--5--------0-0--0-3-3--3-2-0------0-2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------3-0------|
Play through twice for fist verse, once for others.
Chorus
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3--3--------------------3--3----------------------------------|
A|-3--3-5--5---------------3--3-5--5----------2---3-3--3-5--5--------------|
E|----------------4-4-3-3-----------------4-4---3-------------1--1-4-4-3-3-|
Then:
G|-------------------------|
D|-----------3-3-3-2-------|
A|-3--3-5--5---------3-2-1-|
E|-------------------------| Into verse again
Or:
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-|
A|-3--3-5--5-----------------|
E|---------------------------| Into next bit....
But now we're in this thing together.....
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G|-------------------------------------------------7----7---7-|
D|----------5----------------------7-----7-7----------7---7---|
A|-3--3-5\7---7--2--2-2----------5---5-------5--5-------------|
E|----------------------3--3-3-3------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5----------------------7-7---7-7---------|
A|-3--3-5\7---7--2--2-2-0--0-0-5-5-----5--5--5-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
The rest is easy to work out:
Similar to verse riff (You left me all alone...)
C C C C D D D D F F F F then either 4 4 3 3
or 4 4 6 6 on E string (Outro bit)
Then finally:
G|----------------------|
D|-3-3-3----3-3-3-2-----|
A|------------------3---|
E|----------------------|
NOTATION USED: / slide (pick second note)
\ slide (don't pick second note)
LYRICS:
VERSE: You know I cpuldn't be me, if it wasn't for you
I feel like shit and look like plastic, but I'll get through.
You know it's plain to see what's going to do
As long as it don't get too drastic, then we can't lose
CHORUS: Don't blame the middleman, come to me
I'll tell you what I can, all you need
Cut out the middleman, wait and see yeah
VERSE: It was you that told me, the aliens had landed
And it was you that told me, the end had just begun
(CHORUS)
'NEXT BIT': But now we're in this thing together
You can't escape I've got you trapped deep inside
You said you'd stay with me forever
Where are you now when I need you as my alibi?
You left me all alone, in my hour of need
I've tried to explain the situation, but they don't believe me.
(CHORUS)
Come to me...all you need...wait and see yeah
(CHORUS)
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