Passion rules the game

Scorpions

Intro: Distortion: e ----------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------- D ---7-7----------3-3-------5-5------------------7--7-7 fig 1 A ---7-7----------3-3-------5-5------------------7--7-7 E ---5-5----------1-1-------3-3------------------5--5-5 Clean arpegio: e------------------------------------------------------ B------------0------------0----------0-----------1--1-1 G--------2----2--------2----------0----0---------2--2-2 D------2--2-----2-----2--2------0--0----0--------2--2-2 A------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------------ Intro solo: grad. release e -------------------------------------------------- B -15^(17)-15^(17)-13-------------------------------with delay effect fig 2 G --------------------14-12-/-0--14-14^(16)-14^(16)- D -----------------------12-/-0--------------------- A -------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------- e ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- D -7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3----5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5- fig 3 A -7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7---3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3----5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5- E -5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5---1-1----1-1-1-1-1-1----3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3- p.m ............ ............ ........... ........... e --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------------------------------------------- G -7-7----------------------------------------------7--7----5----------------fig 4 D -7-7----------------------------------------------7--7----5-------------5-- A -5-5----3-2---0-----3-2---0--3-2--0-----3-2--0----5--5----3-------------5-- E ------------3-----------3--------3----------3---------------------------3-- e --------------------------- B --1-0--1--0-1--------1-0--1 fig 5- G --2-2--2--2-2--------2-2--2 D --------------------------- A --------------------------- E --------------------------- p.m........................ first solo: fig 6 e -----------------------------15 ~ -------15 ~----12p10-12p10-10/12\10-8-10/12 ~ ------ B ----------------------15/17 ~ -----15/17----------------------------------------------- G --5-7-9-12-14-14 ~ ---14/16 ~ -----14/16----------------------------------------------- D --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e -17\15-12-15/17~-------------------17-19-20-22-22^(24)----20-19-17-17-15------------------- B ------------------------------17-18 -------------------17----------------13-15^(17)^15-13-15 G -----------------------17-15 ~ ------------------------------------------------------------ D ------------------17-15-------------------------------------------------------------------- A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fig 7 ---------------------------------------------¦------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------¦------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------¦------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------¦------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------¦------------------------------------ --5--3--5~---3--1--3~---3--1--3~---5--3--5~--¦-----5--3--5~---3--1--3~---3--1--3~- fig 8 ¦----------------------------------------¦----------------------------------------¦ ¦----------------------------------------¦----------------------------------------¦ ¦----------------------------------------¦----------------------------------------¦ ¦--7-7-----3-3-----5-5------7---7---7----¦--7-7-----3-3-----5-5------7---7---7----¦ ¦--7-7-----3-3-----5-5------7---7---7----¦--5-5-----1-1-----3-3------7---7---7----¦ ¦--5-5-----1-1-----3-3------5---5---5----¦--5-5-----1-1-----3-3------5---5---5----¦ p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Notation: / : slide ^ : bend 10^(12) : 10 bend to 12 ~ : vibrate p.m. : palm mute *play rhythm fig 1 then combine it with the intro solo fig 2 stranded in this town my machine slows down to take me where the night begins fig 1 I?m playing everywhere Loving here and there I always take the chance to win Drove a million miles --------------------------------------------- Gambling rules my life I only stop to start again I reach out through the air fig 1 fig 2 Good look is everywhere Can almost touch it with my hands --------------------------------------------------- Just a little luck tonight Will do and dreams come true Just a little luck tonight fig 4 I can?t stop the wheel That turns the ball of steel --------------------------------------------- When passion rules the game fig 1 and fig 5 (repat fig 5) I ain?t got no control, when my heart?s in flames ----------------------------------------------------------- I?m a stranger in the town Life takes me up and down I?ll break the score untill I?m free fig 1 and fig 3 Can?t stop to roll the dice And in the morning light A girl like you is all I need ------------------------------------------------------------ Don?t you need some love tonight I do, yes I do Don?t you need some love tonight fig 4 How can we stand the heat When love is all I need --------------------------------------------------------------- When passion rules the game I ain?t got no control, when my heart?s in flames fig 1 and fig 5 (repeat fig 5) --------------------------------------------------------------- *play solo fig 6 w/fig 7, fig 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Don?t you need some love tonight I do, yes I do Don?t you need some love tonight fig 4 How can we stand the heat When love is all I need ---------------------------------------------------------------- When passion rules the game I ain?t got no control, when my heart?s in flames fig 1 and fig 5 (repeat) ---------------------------------------------------------------- the second solo comes up play rythm fig 8 with the solo and then fig 5 passion rules the game... A very funny song and easy to play enjoy it

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