Alone Again In The Lap Of Luxury

Marillion

s Slide h Hammer-on p Pull-off T Tap B Bend the note to the fret after the R Release back to the originally bent note A.H. Artificial Harmonic m Palm Muted // Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible) There's 3 guitar's in this track. Guitar 1 is a distorted electric used to play the intro part and a few others. Guitar 2 is a clean electric which is used throughout the whole track and guitar 3 is a slightly distorted electric to play the solo. Gtr. 1 - Slightly Distorted Electric Gtr. 2 - Clean Electric Gtr. 3 - Distorted Electric Gtr. 4 - Acoustic Guitar Gtr. 5 - Distorted Electric ============================== Intro (Gtr. 1) ===== e|-3p0---------3p0---------3p0---------------------| B|-----3p0---------3p0---------3p0-----------------| G|---------2p0---------2p0---------2p0-------------| D|-------------------------------------2p0---------| A|-----------------------------------------2p0-----| E|---------------------------------------------3p0-| ***Gtr. 1 first time then Gtr. 2 second time*** e|------0---------------3-2h3p2---|------0---------------------| B|----3---3--------3------------3-|----3---3--------3----3-----| G|----------2~---0----------------|----------2~---0--------0---| D|-------------4------------------|-------------4--------------| A|-------------------3~-----------|-------------------3~-------| E|-0~-----------------------------|-0~-----------------------3-| verse 1 ======= Gtr. 2 e|------0---------------3-2h3p2---|------0---------------------| B|----3---3--------3------------3-|----3---3--------3----3-----| G|----------2~---0----------------|----------2~---0--------0---| D|-------------4------------------|-------------4--------------| A|-------------------3~-----------|-------------------3~-------| E|-0~-----------------------------|-0~-----------------------3-| See those people there? They look after me This is a photograph of who I might be Man in a uniform, bride on his arm Mum always was a fool for money and charm Bridge ====== Gtr. 2 e|-----0~-0~--------2~-2~-3-------0~----------0--------0~----------0-2~-| B|----1~----1~-----3~-------2----1~--1-0----3---3~----1~--1-0----3------| G|---0~-------0~--2~------------0~-------0~----------0~-------0~--------| D|--2~-----------0~------------2~-------------------2~------------------| A|-3~-------------------------3~-------------------3~-------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| He's been talkin' in his sleep again Sayin' he's sorry, callin' my name Sayin' how he's so ashamed Chorus ====== e|------0-------3~-2~-0~-| B|----3---3--------------| G|----------0------------| D|------------2----------| A|-0~--------------------| E|-----------------------| Alone again in the lap of luxury Alone again in the lap of luxury Break (as verse 1) ===== verse 2 (as before with Gtr. 2 fill) ======= Gtr. 3 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|-9~~-9s7s5s4~-| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| Since it happened I had nothin' to say It used to bother them but now it's okay Mother cleans his dreadful house every day Scrubbing at the stains that won't go away Bridge (as before but Gtr. 4) ====== They sent me away to the school in the park They said it would be good for me I still hear the other kids cry in the dark Chorus (as before) ====== Alone again in the lap of luxury Alone again in the lap of luxury Is there no escape from the lap of luxury Guitar Solo (Gtr. 3) =========== e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------10-10p7------------10p7h10b12r10------------7-10p7-| G|---6s7-9b11-----------6s7-9b11-----------------6s7-9b11--------| D|-9------------------9------------------------9-----------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| * fade in Guitar 5 12th Fret string e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------10-10p7------------10p7h10b12r10-| G|---6s7-9-9p7s6-------6s7-9b11---------*-6s7-9b11---------------| D|-9-------------9-7-9------------------9------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|------------7-10p7-------------------| G|---6s7-9b11----------6s7-9-9-7s6-----| D|-9-----------------9-------------7s9-| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| Break (as before) ===== verse 3 (as before) ======= I don't remember the last time I cried I don't remember much except lies See the little girl spirallin' down This is a photograph of who she is now Bridge ====== 8x 8x 8x 8x P.M--------| e|-------------------------------| B|----------------5~----7~----7~-| G|---------------5~----7~----7~--| D|-5--7--5--7---5~----7~----7~---| A|-3--5--3--5--3~----5~----5~----| E|-------------------------------| "One day this will all be yours" he said Tidy your room and straight to bed Tidy up those thoughts in your head Chorus (as before with gtr. 1 part) ====== Alone again in the lap of luxury Gtr. 1 e|-----------------| B|----------5-5-5~-| G|-6-6-6~---7-7-7~-| D|-7-7-7~---7-7-7~-| A|-7-7-7~---5-5-5~-| E|-5-5-5~----------| Outro ===== e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------7-10-10p7------------7-10-7h10p7-7h10p7------------7-10-7-| G|---6s7-9s11-------------6s7-9s11----------------------6s7-9s11--------| D|-9--------------------9-----------------------------9-----------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------7-10-10p7------------7-10-7h10p7-| G|---6s7-9-7h9p7---------6s7-9s11-------------6s7-9s11-------------| D|-9-------------9-7---9--------------------9----------------------| A|-------------------9---------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|------------7-10-7------------7------10-------| G|---6s7-9s11----------6s7-9s11---9b11----9b11~-| D|-9-----------------9--------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|

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