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Muse Tab
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Name
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Exo-Politics
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Length
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03:53
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Tuning
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Standard
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Tempo
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124bpm
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Timing
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4/4
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Guitar
The bends during the verses and intro of this song can also be played as slides or just individual notes or hammer-ons and pull-offs - it's up to you.
The lyrics are below - not in exactly the right place but close enough so you should be able to hear where each note is played.
INTRO [0:03]
e|-x-x-x-|
B|-x-x-x-|
G|-x-x-x-|
D|-x-x-x-|
A|-x-x-x-|
E|-x-x-x-|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|
VERSE 1 [0:12]
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|
Open the skies over me...
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3-5-3-2-|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-------------|
I am waiting.. patiently...
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-5-8-|
I wait for a sign...
VERSE 2 [0:35]
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|
As conspiracies unwind...
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3-5-3-2-|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-------------|
Will you slam shut or free your mind
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-5-8-10-|
Or stay hypnotised...
BRIDGE [0:58]
e|--------------------------0/16-|
B|----------------0/15-0/16------|
G|-----------0/15----------------|
D|------0/15---------------------|
A|-0/15--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
CHORUS 1 [1:02]
e|---------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6---6---6-6-6-6-6---6---6-|
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
When the zetas fill the skies
e|---------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-5---5---5-|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10---10---10-|
G|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--x-8--x-8--|
E|-----------------------|
Will our leaders...
e|-----------------------x-|
B|-----------------------x-|
G|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-x-|
D|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-x-|
A|-13-13-13-13-x-13-x-13-x-|
E|-----------------------x-|
...tell us why?
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5-4-1-0-1-4-|
E|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6---6---6-6-6-6-6---6---6-|
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
Fully loaded... satellites...
e|---------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6---6---6-5-5-5-5---5---5-|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-5-x-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
...
e|-----------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10---10---10-|
G|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--x-8--x-8--|
E|-----------------------|
Will conquer nothing...
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-|
D|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-|
A|-13-13-13-13-x-13-x-13-|
E|-----------------------|
...but our minds
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5-3-5-3-5-3-|
E|---------------------------|
VERSE 3 [1:33]
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|
And I'm waiting patiently...
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3b4r3---|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-----------5-|
And I'll wait for the sign...
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-1-0-|
SOLO [1:49]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-12-------------------------------------|
D|----------15-14-15-------15-14----------------|
A|-------------------15-12-------15-12-12b13r12-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-12-------------------------------------|
D|----------15-14-15-------15-14----------------|
A|-------------------15-12-------15-12-10/12/13-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------13----------------------------|
G|-15-15-14-15----15-14-14b15r14-------------|
D|-------------------------------15-14/11-11-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-12-14-14b15r14-12-10-9-10-10b11r10-9-10-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------13----------------------------|
G|-15-15-14-15----15-14-14b15r14-------------|
D|-------------------------------15-14/11-11-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|-------------10----8-----6----5---|
G|-15-15-15----12b14-10b12-8b10-7b9-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
VERSE 4 [2:12]
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|
Carried through the centuries...
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3-5-3-2-|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-------------|
Secrets locked up... And loaded on my back...
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-5-8-10-|
And it weighs me down...
BRIDGE [2:37]
e|--------------------------0/16-|
B|----------------0/15-0/16------|
G|-----------0/15----------------|
D|------0/15---------------------|
A|-0/15--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
CHORUS 2 [2:40]
e|---------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6---6---6-6-6-6-6---6---6-|
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
When the zetas fill the skies...
e|---------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-5---5---5-|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10---10---10-|
G|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--x-8--x-8--|
E|-----------------------|
It's just our leaders...
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-|
D|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-|
A|-13-13-13-13-x-13-x-13-|
E|-----------------------|
...in disguise
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5-4-1-0-1-4-|
E|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6---6---6-6-6-6-6---6---6-|
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
Fully loaded satellites...
e|---------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6---6---6-5-5-5-5---5---5-|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
...
e|-----------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10---10---10-|
G|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--x-8--x-8--|
E|-----------------------|
Will conquer nothing...
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-|
D|-15-15-15-15-x-15-x-15-|
A|-13-13-13-13-x-13-x-13-|
E|-----------------------|
...but our minds
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5-3-5-3-5-3-|
E|---------------------------|
VERSE 5 [3:10] (*2)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|
I'm waiting patiently...
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3b4r3---|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-----------5-|
And I'll wait for the sign...
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-1-0-|
(yeah)*
*Only in first
OUTRO [3:43]
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|
e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|----|
A|-5\-|
E|----|
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