tabbed by Dave Coleman and Mick Sabell [email protected] Legend b = Bend ~ = Vibrato pm = Palm Mute on chords with * underneath pf = Play Fast x = Rake <<<< = Pick Scrape INTRO: Am A G5 D5 D5 D#5 C5 e -|---------3-0---------------------------------|- B -|--1-1-1------1----2--------------------------|- G -|--2-2-2--------2--2------7-7-7-7b--7-x-8-----|- (Repeat) D -|--2-2-2-----------2-x-5--7-7-7-7b--7-x-8--10-|- A -|--0-0-0-----------0-x-5--5-5-5-----5-x-6--10-|- E -|--------------------x-3--------------------8-|- pf pf Verse1: A5 e -|------------------------------------------|- B -|------------------------------------------|- G -|------------------------------------------|- then play Fill 1 first time D -|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|- Fill 2 second time A -|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|- E -|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|- pm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * So here I come to save the day A regular Joe now on parade Fill 1: A5 D -|-------------7--|- A -|-7b9r7p5---5-7--|- then play Verse1 E -|---------5---5--|- Fill 2: F5 D -|-------------3--|- A -|-2b4r2p0-----3--|- then onto verse2 E -|---------2-0-1--|- Verse2: F5 -|------------------------------------------------------|- -|------------------------------------------------------|- -|------------------------------------------------------|- -|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|- -|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|- -|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|- pm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (THEY SAY) It's the only way (BUT THEY) F5 G5 A5 -|------------------------------------------------------|- -|------------------------------------------------------|- -|------------------------------------------------------|- Back to Verse1 first time -|--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|- -|--3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|- Second time to Chorus -|--1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|- pm * * * * * * * * * * * They only want it when it's there When it's there CHORUS: (play x 4) C5 -|--------------------------------------|- -|--------------------------------------|- -|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|- -|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|- -|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|- -|--------------------------------------|- We're not going on a holiday F5 G5 -|-------------------------------------------|- -|-------------------------------------------|- -|-------------------------------------------|- -|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|- -|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|- -|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|- We do a lot of work but we don't get paid (Back to INTRO, play x 1) (Back to VERSE, play x 2) (Final time to OUTRO) BRIDGE (solo): C5 -|-------------------------|- -|-------------------------|- -|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|- play -|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|- x 4 -|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|- -|-------------------------|- pm * * * * * * * * -|--------------------------------------|- -|--------------------------------------|- -|------0-2-0---------------------------|- -|-5~~--------3-2-0----3p2-0------------|- -|-------------------3-------3---0-2-5--|- -|-----------------------------3--------|- -|-----------------------------------------|- -|-8~~--8-10-8-----------------------------|- -|-------------10-9-7----10p9-7-5--------7-|- -|--------------------10----------5-7-10---|- -|-----------------------------------------|- -|-----------------------------------------|- A5 G5 D5 D#5 C5 -|------------------------------------------------|- -|------------------------------------------------|- -|------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-8-8-5---|- Play twice -|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-8-8-5---|- -|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-6-6-3---|- -|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-3-3--------------------------|- pm * * * * * * * * -|-------------------------------------|- -|--2-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--------|- -|--2-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--------|- Back to Chorus -|--2-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--------|- -|-------------------------------------|- -|-------------------------------------|- harm. -------------------------| <<<< OUTRO: C5 Am A -|--------3---1---0-------0-----------------------|- -|--------------------3---1-----------------2-2-2-|- -|--5---------------------2-(let ring)------2-2-2-|- -|--5--5------------------2-----------------2-2-2-|- -|--3---------------------0-----------------0-0-0-|- -|------------------------------------------------|- LYRICS: {verse 1} So here I come to save the day A regular joe now on parade They say, it's the only way But they, they only want it when it's there So here I come to save the day The future's here, and the past is yesterday They say, it's the only way They say, they only want it when it's there When it's there {chorus} We're not going on a holiday We do a lot of work but we don't get paid Stand up, don't walk away Take your pride and swallow, swallow Take your pride and swallow, swallow {verse 2} Life's full of much unwanted waste Crime pays and the junkies walk away But for, husband and the good son They speak, ill at ease but they dare not run They dare not run {repeat chorus} {bridge} {repeat chorus} Take your pride and swallow, swallow Take your pride and swallow, swallow Take your pride and swallow, swallow Take your pride and swallow, swallow Take your pride and go

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