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Mystery Song Guitar Tablature
Tabbed by marcus lubboc
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HENCE THAT THE TONE 'H' = 'B' IN U.S. AND OTHER COUNTRIES THAT DOESN'T USE
'H'!!

To play the rhythm guitar to make it sound like 
Rick plays it, I would prefer to tune the guitar like this:

(From the thickest string to the thinnest)
G-G-D-G-H(B)-D and put a capo on the 2nd fret.  The number
I set for frets will be 0=2, 1=3, 2=4 etc...  This means
that a 0 will be an open string play with the capo on the
2nd fret, 1 will be the 3rd fret if you didn't have the capo etc...

I'll show you here:

               7.    6.    5.    4.    3.    2.    1. <= fret no. WITHOUT capo on
       -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--#--|-----| G <- THICKEST string!! 
       -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--#--|-----| G
       -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--#--|-----| D
       -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--#--|-----| G
       -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--#--|-----| H(B)
       -----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--#--|-----| D <- THINNEST string!!
         6.    5.    4.    3.    2.    1.  (capo       <= fret no. WITH capo on  
                                            here)        (these numbers are in 
                                                          these tabs!)

Intro:
  Rick's live guitar opening:  REMEMBER CAPO ON THE 2ND FRET!
  NB!  Have you retuned your guitar like mentioned above??

D|----------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------
G|-12-10-7--12-10-7-7--10-9-5--10-9-7-5-5-
D|----------------------------------------  <----- repeat
G|-12-10-7--12-10-7-7--10-9-5--10-9-7-5-5-
G|--0--0-0---0--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-
             

                        The Mystery Song
                        ( Parfitt - Young )

                        I see that look on your face
                        I see that look on your face
                        I see that look on your face

                        A
                        The boys know what you´re giving

                        You give the boys such a lot of fun

                        And by the way that you make a living
 
                        You´ve got the boys all on the run
                        D
                        S.T´s showing, you really got me going

                        Maybe you can give me a price
                        A
                        I wanna try it, yeh I wanna buy it

                        Tell me would you treat me nice
                        Em
                        Oh my legs are shaking
                        G
                        Oh my heart is breaking
                        D                       A
                        I´m just feeling like a boy
                        Em
                        Now I just can´t slow down
                        G
                        Gotta get in go down
                        D                           A   
                        Have my share of pride and joy

                        A-A-D-D-A-A-D-D-C-C-D-D-A
 
                        A
                        Now I´ve got your name and number

                        I like to look upon your face

                        And now you know that I wanna take you

                        Give me the time you can name the place
                        D 
                        Call me honey, you can take my money

                        Maybe we can make a deal
                        A
                        I really mean it, gotta get between it
                     
                        Do you know the way I feel
                        Em
                        Oh I´m feeling kinda
                        G
                        Like I´ve gotta find
                        D                        A
                        A way to make you understand
                        Em
                        Oh I know you´re lying
                        G
                        And your love I´m buying
                        D                      A  
                        Oh I´m feeling like a man


                    Solo: A-A-D-D-A-A-D-D-A-A-D-D-A-A-D-D-E-E
                          A-A-D-D-A-A-D-D-C-C-D-D-A 

                        A
                        The boys know what you´re giving

                        You give the boys such a lot of fun

                        And by the way that you make a living
 
                        You´ve got the boys all on the run
                        D 
                        S.T´s showing, really got them going

                        You can even say the price
                        A
                        They´ll wanna try it, even wanna buy it

                        If you really treat them nice
                        Em
                        But I´d rather take you
                        G
                        Show that I can make you
                        D                        A
                        Good enough for just one man
                        Em
                        Oh I´m feeling kinda
                         G
                        Like I´ve gotta find
                         D                       A
                        A way to make you understand
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