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Stretch Out and Wait Guitar Tablature
this one sounds rather nice on an accoustic guitar and, as there is no 
instrument break, particularly suitable as a solo. the song is in 6/8 
time, and each dash of each bar denotes 1/4 note, except the first and 
last dash of each bar, which are used 'cos it looks nicer. the tab more 
or less indicates the chord positions, so you should strum through the 
song as you sing along. ..oh, and you don't need to capo! wow! ;) 
  
E [-x------] 
B [-x------] 
G [-x------] 
D [-x------] 
A [-x------] 
E [-x------] 
  
    percussion intro: just strum along and simulate. 
  
E [-0---/-7------|-4-----0------|-4-----7------|-7-5-5-5/7----] 
B [-0---/-7------|-5-5-0-2------|-4-----4------|-5-5-5-5/7----] 
G [-1---/-8------|-6-6-0-2------|-4-----4------|-6-6-6-6/8----] 
D [-2---/-9------|-6-6-0-2------|-6-----6------|-5-5-7-7/9----] 
A [-2---/-9------|-4-----0------|-6-----6------|-7-7-7-7/9----] 
E [-0---/-7------|--------------|-4-----4------|-5-5-5-5/7----] 
  
    on the high rise estate 
    what's at the back of your mind? 
    on a three-day debate 
    on the high rise estate 
    what's at the back of your mind? 
    two icy-cold hands conducting the way 
    it's the eskimo blood in my veins 
    amid the concrete and clay 
    and general decay 
    nature must still find a way 
    so ignore all the codes of the day 
    let your juvenile impulses sway 
    this way and that way and 
    this way and that way 
    god, how sex implores you 
  
E [-3-----------|--------------] 
B [-5-----------|--------------] 
G [-5-----------|--------------] 
D [-5-----------|--------------] 
A [-3-----------|--------------] 
E [-------------|--------------] 
  
    to let yourself loose yourself 
  
E [-4-----4------|-4-----7------|-4-----4------|-7-5-5-5/7----] 
B [-5---5-5------|-5-----7------|-5---5-5------|-5-5-5-5/7----] 
G [-6---4-6------|-6-----8------|-6---4-6------|-6-6-6-6/8----] 
D [-6---6-6------|-6-----9------|-6---6-6------|-5-5-7-7/9----] 
A [-4---4-7------|-4-----9------|-4---4-7------|-7-7-7-7/9----] 
E [--------------|-------7------|--------------|-5-5-5-5/7----] 
  
    stretch out and wait 
    stretch out and wait 
    let your puny body lie down, let down 
  
E [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-4------------] 
B [-0------------|-2------------|-5------------|-5------------] 
G [-2------------|-4------------|-6------------|-6------------] 
D [-2------------|-4------------|-6------------|-6------------] 
A [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-7------------] 
E [--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------] 
  
    as we lie you say 
    as we lie you say 
    stretch out and 
  
E [-4-----4------|-4-----7------|-4-----4------|-7-5-5-5/7----] 
B [-5---5-5------|-5-----7------|-5---5-5------|-5-5-5-5/7----] 
G [-6---4-6------|-6-----8------|-6---4-6------|-6-6-6-6/8----] 
D [-6---6-6------|-6-----9------|-6---6-6------|-5-5-7-7/9----] 
A [-4---4-7------|-4-----9------|-4---4-7------|-7-7-7-7/9----] 
E [--------------|-------7------|--------------|-5-5-5-5/7----] 
  
    stretch out and wait 
    stretch out and wait 
    let your puny body lie down, lie down 
  
E [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-2------------] 
B [-0------------|-2------------|-5------------|-2------------] 
G [-2------------|-4------------|-6------------|-3------------] 
D [-2------------|-4------------|-6------------|-4------------] 
A [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-4------------] 
E [--------------|--------------|--------------|-2------------] 
  
    as we lie you say: 
    will the world end in the night time? 
    (i really don't know) 
    or will the world end in the day time? 
    (i really don't know) 
    and is there any point in ever having children? 
  
E [-0------------|-2------------|-2------------|-0-----2------] 
B [-2------------|-2------------|-2------------|-0-----2------] 
G [-2------------|-4------------|-3------------|-2-----4------] 
D [-0------------|-4------------|-4------------|-2-----4------] 
A [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-0-----2------] 
E [--------------|--------------|-2------------|--------------] 
  
    no, i don't know 
    what i do know is we're here and it's now, so 
  
E [-0---/-7------|-4-----0------|-4-----7------|-7-5-5-5/7----] 
B [-0---/-7------|-5-5-0-2------|-4-----4------|-5-5-5-5/7----] 
G [-1---/-8------|-6-6-0-2------|-4-----4------|-6-6-6-6/8----] 
D [-2---/-9------|-6-6-0-2------|-6-----6------|-5-5-7-7/9----] 
A [-2---/-9------|-4-----0------|-6-----6------|-7-7-7-7/9----] 
E [-0---/-7------|--------------|-4-----4------|-5-5-5-5/7----] 
  
    stretch out and wait 
    stretch out and wait 
    there's no debate, no debate, no debate 
    how can you consciously contemplate 
    when there's no debate, no debate 
    stretch out and wait 
  
  
E [-0---/-7------|-4-----0------] 
B [-0---/-7------|-5-5-0-2------] 
G [-1---/-8------|-6-6-0-2------] 
D [-2---/-9------|-6-6-0-2------] 
A [-2---/-9------|-4-----0------] 
E [-0---/-7------|--------------] 
  
    stretch out and wait 
    stretch out and wait 
    wait, wait, wait, etc. 
  
E [-4------------|-2------------|-0------------] 
B [-5------------|-2---------0--|-2------------] 
G [-6------------|-3---------0--|-2------------] 
D [-6------------|-4---------0--|-2------------] 
A [-4------------|-4---------0--|-0------------] 
E [--------------|-2------------|--------------]
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