.= mute note or chord below x= mute Guitar one (Notes in parentheses are carried) E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--2--2--2------------(2)---------------------------------------------------| G-|--2--2--2------------(2)---------------------------------------------------| D-|--2--2--2------------(2)-----------7-----5------------2--------------------| A-|--0--0--0------------(0)--------------7-----5------------3--5--------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------3-----------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--5--5--5------------(5)---------------------------------------------------| G-|--6--6--6------------(6)---------------------------------------------------| D-|--7--7--7------------(7)---------------------------------------------------| A-|--7--7--7------------(7)---------------------------------------------------| E-|--------5------------(5)---------------------------------------------------| Guitar one (See note at bottom of staff) E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------2--------------------------------------------| G-|--|----------------------|----2-----------------------------------2--2--2--| D-|--|----------------------|----2-----------------------------2--2--2--2--2--| A-|--|------------3--2--0---|----0--------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--| E-|--|3--2--1--0-----------0|-------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|--------------------------0-0-0--------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------2-2-2-----------------------------2--2--2--------| G-|--------------------------2-2-2--------------------------2--2--2--2--------| D-|--------------------------2-2-2-----------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| A-|--------------------------0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Note= The Guitar one part in brackets sounds like it was played with an octave divider or something similar, especially the last four notes. What I have tabbed out is similar to live versions of the song that I have heard. "I'_________________m top prime cut meat, Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-----------------------------------------------------2---------------------| G-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------| D-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------| A-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|--------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------| B-|--------2--2--2--2--------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------| G-|--------2--2--2--2-----------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------| D-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------| A-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "I'm you're choice. I wanna be elected. I'm Yankee Guitar one E-|--------------------------3------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------3---------------------------------2--------------| G-|---------------2--2--2----0---------------1--2--------------2--------------| D-|---2--2--2--2--2--2--2----0---------------2--2---2----------2--------------| A-|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0----2---------------2---------4-------0--------------| E-|--------------------------3-----------------------------0------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|----------------------3-3-3------------------------------------------------| B-|----------------------3-3-3----------------------------------2-------------| G-|----------------------0-0-0------------------2---------------2-------------| D-|----------------------0-0-0----------------------2-----------2-------------| A-|----------------------2-2-2-------------------------4--------0-------------| E-|----------------------3-3-3---------------0-------------0------------------| "Doodle Dandy in a gold Rolls Royce. I wanna be Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------3-----------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------3-----------------------| G-|-----------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------0-----------------------| D-|-----------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---0--0-----------------------| A-|-----------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--2-----------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------3-----------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------3-----------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-----------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-----------------------| D-|-----------------------------------------------0-0-0-----------------------| A-|--------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----2-2-2-----------------------| E-|-----------------------------------------------3-3-3-----------------------| "elected. Kids want a saviour and don't need a fake." Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------3-----| B-|--------------------2------------------------------------------------3-----| G-|---1--2-------------2-----------------2--2---2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----0-----| D-|---2--2---2---------2-----------------2--2---2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----0-----| A-|-------------4------0---------------------------------------------0--2-----| E-|----------------0-------------------------------------------------0--3-----| | | |Guitar two | E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-----| B-|--------------------2---------------------------2--2--2--2-------3-3-3-----| G-|------2-------------2---------------------------2--2--2--2-------0-0-0-----| D-|----------2---------2---------------------------2--2--2--2-------0-0-0-----| A-|-------------4------0---------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------2-2-2-----| E-|---0------------0------------------------------------------------3-3-3-----| "I wanna be elected. We're all gonna rock to the rules that I make." Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------2----------2-------------------------------| G-|--------------1--2--------------2----------2-------------------------------| D-|--------------2--2----2---------2---------------------------------2-2-2-2--| A-|--------------2----------4------0---------------------0-----------0-0-0-0--| E-|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------2---------------------------------2-2-2-2--| G-|--------------1--2--------------2---------------------------------2-2-2-2--| D-|--------------2--2----2---------x---------------------------------2-2-2-2--| A-|--------------2----------4----------------0-----------0--------------------| E-|-----------------------------0---------------------------------------------| "I wanna be elected." Guitar one E-|------3--------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|------3--------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|------0-----------------1--2-----------------------------------------------| D-|------0-----------------2--2----2------------------------------------------| A-|----0-2----------------------------4---------------------------------------| E-|----0-3--------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|--3-3-3--------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--3-3-3--------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--0-0-0-----------------1--2-----------------------------------------------| D-|--0-0-0-----------------2--2----2------------------------------------------| A-|--2-2-2----------------------------4---------------------------------------| E-|--3-3-3--------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus 1."Electe____________________________________d. Electe____________ 2."Electe____________________________________d. Electe____________ Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------8------------------------------------------------| G-|-------------5---3--------8-----------7--------5-5-5---------------5---3---| D-|-----3-------5---3--------8---6-------8---5----5-5-5---------------5---3---| A-|-----3-------3---1--------6---6-------8---5----3-3-3----3-3-3------3---1---| E-|---0-1------------------------4-------6---3-------------1-1-1--------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|-1-1-1-------8----6-----------4-------6---3------------------------8---6---| B-|-1-1-1-------8----6-------8---4-------6---3-----5-5-5---10-10-10---8---6---| G-|-2-2-2-------9----7-------8---5-------7---4-----5-5-5---10-10-10---9---7---| D-|-3-3-3--------------------8---------------------5-5-5---10-10-10-----------| A-|-3-3-3----------------------------------------------3----------------------| E-|-1-1-1---------------------------------------------------------------------| "Ah____________, yeah. Respecte___________________hey, hey, "__________________d. Halleluja__________________________________ Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--8--------------------------------------------------------8---------------| G-|--8----------------------5-5-5----------------5---3--------8---------------| D-|--8---6--------8----5----5-5-5----------------5---3--------8---6-----------| A-|--6---6--------8----5----3-3-3----3-3-3-------3---1--------6---6-----------| E-|------4--------6----3-------------1-1-1------------------------4-----------| | | |Guitar two | E-|------4--------6----3-------------------------8---6------------4-----------| B-|--8---4--------6----3----5-5-5----10-10-10----8---6--------8---4-----------| G-|--8---5--------7----4----5-5-5----10-10-10----9---7--------8---5-----------| D-|--8----------------------5-5-5----10-10-10---10------------8---------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "hey, yeah. Electe______________________________________________ "_____h. I wanna be selecte_____________d by the people of the Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------------8---4-------6----------------| G-|------------5-5-5----------------5---3--------8---5-------7----------------| D-|--8----5----5-5-5----3-3-3-------5---3--------8---6-------8----5-----------| A-|--8----5----3-3-3----3-3-3-------3---1--------6---6-------8----5-----------| E-|--6----3-------------1-1-1------------------------4-------6----3-----------| | | |Guitar two | E-|--6----3-------------------------8---6------------4-------6----3-----------| B-|--6----3----5-5-5----10-10-10----8---6--------8---4-------6----3-----------| G-|--7----4----5-5-5----10-10-10----9---7--------8---5-------7----4-----------| D-|--8----5----5-5-5----10-10-10---10---8--------8---6-------8----5-----------| A-|----------------------8--8--8----------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "_____..." Voice over (Hit A chord behind this as necessary) "(US of A)!" "Flash! Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America and all ships Guitar one "at sea. The candidate is taking the country by storm!" E-|-----------------| B-|--------------2--| G-|--9-9-9-------2--| Note: After Chorus two go to Lead break. D-|--9-9-9-------2--| A-|--7-7-7-----0-0--| E-|--0-0-0-----0----| | | |Guitar two | E-|-----------------| B-|--9-9-9---5-5-5--| G-|--9-9-9---6-6-6--| D-|--9-9-9---7-7-7--| A-|--7-7-7---7-7-7--| E-|--0-0-0---5-5-5--| "I never lied to you, I always been cool. I wanna be elected!" Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--2--------------------.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.----------------------2----| D-|--2--------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----5--------------2--2----| A-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----5--------------2-------| E-|----------------------------------------------------3----------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------------------------------------------------------------------2----| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------2--5----------| E-|----------------------------------------------------3--3--3--------0-------| " I've got to get the vote and I told you about school. I Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--------------2----------------------(2)-----------------------------------| G-|--------------2----------------------(2)-----------------------------------| D-|--2-----------2----------------------(2)-------------------------5---------| A-|-----4--------0----------------------(0)-------------------------5---------| E-|---------0-------------------------------------------------------3---------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--------------2-----------------------2--2--2------------------------------| D-|--2-----------2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---------------| A-|-----4--------0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------| E-|---------0-------------------------------------------------------3--3------| "wanna be elected!" (Go to Chorus two) Guitar one E-|-----------------------------------------| B-|-----------------------------------------| G-|-------------1--2------------------------| D-|-------------2--2--2---------------------| A-|----------------------4------------------| E-|-----------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|-----------------------------------------| B-|-----------------------------------------| G-|----------------2------------------------| D-|-------------------2---------------------| A-|-------2--5-----------4------------------| E-|----3--------0---------------------------| Lead break (After Chorus two) Lead guitar E-|---------------------------------------------------10-----9-----7----------| B-|----------------------------------------------------------------------10---| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two (Notes in parentheses are repeated as necessary) | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--(.)----------------------| D-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--(2)----------------------| A-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--(0)----------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lead guitar E-|---7---9-----------|------10----9----7-----------7---8---------(8)---------| B-|-------------------|----------------------10-------------------------------| G-|-----------9-------|-------------------------------------------------------| D-|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| A-|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| E-|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| B-|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| D-|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| A-|--(.)--------------|-----(.)---------------------(.)-----------------------| E-|--(3)--------------|-----(2)---------------------(1)-----------------------| Lead guitar E-|---10-----9----7-----------7----9-------------|-----10-----8-----7---------| B-|--------------------10------------------------|-----------------------10---| G-|------------------------------------9---------|----------------------------| D-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------| A-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------| E-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------| G-|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------| D-|--------------------------(.)-----------------|----(.)---------------------| A-|---.----------------------(0)-----------------|----(3)---------------------| E-|--(0)-----------------------------------------|----------------------------| "We're gonna win this one, take the country by storm." Lead guitar E-|--10---8----12--10--8------------------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------12--10---------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar one | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|-----------------------------2---------------------------------------------| G-|-----------------------------2------------------.--.--.------2-----2-------| D-|-----------------------------2------------------2--2--2---2--2--2--2-------| A-|-----------------------------0------------------0--0--0---0--0--0--0-------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-----------------------------2---------------------------------------------| D-|--(.)-------9---9---9---9----2---------------------------------------------| A-|--(2)-------7---7---7---7----0---------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "We're gonna be elected! You and me together, young and Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------2-----------2-------------------------------------| A-|--5----------------------2--2--------2--------------------2-----2--2-------| D-|--5----------2---5----2--------4-----0--------------------0-----0--0-------| E-|--3----3--3-----------0-----------0----------------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-------------------------2-------------------------------------------------| D-|----------------------------2--------2-------------------------------------| A-|-------------2---5-------------4-----0-------------------------------------| E-|-------3--3-----------0-----------0----------------------------------------| "strong. We're gonna be elected! E- Guitar one E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------------------------------2----------------------------------------| D-|--2--------5----------------------2--2-------------------------------------| A-|--0--------5----------2--5--------------4----------------------------------| E-|-----------3----3--3-----------0------------0------------------------------| | | |Guitar two | E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|-----------------------------------2---------------------------------------| D-|--------------------------------------2-----2------------------------------| A-|----------------------2--5---------------4---------------------------------| E-|----------------3--3-----------0-------------------------------------------| "lecte______________________________d! Electe____________ Guitars one and two (Third guitar plays Chorus rhythm of Guitar one here) E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|--6--5--3---------------------------------------------6--5--3--------------| G-|-----------5---3--2--------------------------------------------5---3--2----| D-|---------------------5--3-------------------------2------------------------| A-|----------------------------6--5--3--1------2--3---------------------------| E-|-----------------------------------------3---------------------------------| "________________d! E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-|--5--3------------------------2--------------------------------------------| A-|---------6--5--3--1-----2--3-----------------------------------------------| E-|---------------------3-----------------------------------------------------|

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