Riff 1 E|--------------------------|-- B|--------------------------|-- G|--------------------------|-- D|--5-(5)---5--3--4--5-(5)--|-- A|--------------------------|-- E|--------------------------|-- Riff 2 E|------------------------------------|-- B|------------------------------------|-- G|------------------------------------|-- D|--5--5--5--5--5---------------------|-- A|---------------------5--5--5--5--5--|-- E|------------------------------------|-- Riff 3 E|------------------------|-- B|------------------------|-- G|--------5-----------3~--|-- D|-----7-----7-----5------|-- A|--5-----------3---------|-- E|------------------------|-- Riff 4 E|-----7------------|-----7------------|----------------|-----7------------|-- B|--9---------------|--9---------------|-----7--7~------|--9---------------|-- G|--------7--9--9~--|--------7--9--9~--|--9---------9~--|--------7--9--9~--|-- D|------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|-- A|------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|-- E|------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|-- Intro: the bass plays riff 1, guitar plays riff 2. (riff 1 x2, riff 1 and 2 together x2, riff 3, riff 1 and 2 together x3, riff 3, riff 1 and 2 together, riff 4) Riff 1 and 2 x2 Riff 1 and 2 And all I see is little dots Riff 1 and 2 Some are smeared and some are spots Riff 3 Feels like a murder but that's alright Riff 1 and 2 Riff 1 and 2 Somebody said there's too much light Riff 1 and 2 Pull down the shade and it's alright Riff 3 It'll be over in a minute or two. Riff 1 and 2 Riff 4 I'm charged up...don't put me down Don't feel like talking...don't mess around I feel mean...I feel o.k. I'm charged up...electricity Riff 1 and 2 The boys are making a big mess Riff 1 and 2 This makes the girls all start to laugh Riff 3 I don't know what they're talking about Riff 1 and 2 Riff 1 and 2 The boys are worried, the girls are shocked Riff 1 and 2 They pick the sound and let it drop Riff 3 Nobody knows what they're talking about Riff 1 and 2 Riff 4 I'm charged up...I'm kinda wooden I'm barely moving...I study motion I study myself...I fooled myself I'm charged up...it's pretty intense. Riff 4 I'm charged up...don't put me down Don't feel like talking...don't mess around I feel mean...I feel o.k. I'm charged up...electricity...That's what I call it Riff 1 and 2 x8 (after every other play on the high E--13~--) Outro: Guitar 1: E|-----------------------|------------------|----------10~--\---10p9-|-- B|----------8------9b10--|------------------|------------------------|-- G|--10---------7~--------|--10------10--7~--|--10--------------------|-- D|------9~---------------|------9~----------|------9~----------------|-- A|-----------------------|------------------|------------------------|-- E|-----------------------|------------------|------------------------|-- E|----------10----------------------10--|----------7--------9b10--|-- B|-------------------------------9------|-------------------------|-- G|--10----------7~----10-----10---------|--10---------7~----------|-- D|------9~----------------9-------------|------9~-----------------|-- A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|-- E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|-- Guitar 2: Strumming and variations

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