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                   ABSOLUTELY BARKING STARS - Maria McKee
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: October 25, 2005

Written by: Maria McKee
CD: "Life Is Sweet"     (1996, Geffen Records)

Notes:

-Tuning: Standard
-for the single line lead during the Chorus, slide from each note to the
 next (listen to recording to hear how this part is played)
-for the Intro, chord forms are shown, but not strum pattern (the G and
 Dm aren't just single downstrokes)


INTRO:


    G            D     Dsus4 D  Dsus2      Dm           C            (G)

 E -3----------|-2---2--2h3--2--0-----0--|-5----------|-0-----------|----|
 B -0----------|-3---3--3----3--3--3--3--|-6----------|-1-----------|----|
 G -0----------|-2---2--2----2--2--2--2--|-7----------|-0-----------|----|
 D -0----------|-0-----------------------|-7----------|-2-----------|----|
 A -2----------|-------------------------|-5----------|-3---3\2--0--|----|
 E -3----------|-------------------------|------------|-------------|-3--|



1ST VERSE:

 G                              D               D Dsus4 D  Dsus2
Her apron strings are trailing out like sparks
                                             E -2--2h3--2--0-----|
                                             B -3--3----3--3--3--|
                                             G -2--2----2--2--2--|
Dm                  C
Her comet tail is whipping, slicing up the dark
                                G ----------------0--|
                                D ---0------0-0h2----|
                                A -------------------|

 G                   D             D Dsus4 D  Dsus2
I'm her twin, I live in the other half
                                E -2--2h3--2--0-----|
                                B -3--3----3--3--3--|
                                G -2--2----2--2--2--|
Dm                  C
I'm tearing at the seam but it never comes apart
                                  G ----------------0--|
                                  D ---0------0-0h2----|
                                  A -------------------|
Cm                    G
And we've a chain to keep alive
Dm                            Am
And it's all this noise that makes us thrive
Cm
I've tried to trap her in my head
Gm                       Eb
But she knows where the light comes in

   Eb
 E ---|------------------------|
 B ---|------------------------|
 G ---|------------------------|
 D ---|------------------------|
 A -5-|-6-5-6-5-6-5-6/8-8/(10)-|
 E ---|------------------------|
         And those rays live to make her spin


CHORUS:


    G                D                Em       D        A
 E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 B ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 G ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 D ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 A -10~----9---7---|-9---7---5---6---|-7~------5~-----|-4~-----------4--|
 E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
          And she's wound up         Shooting  burning  Tearing up
                                       off,     out,         the midnight


    C                                  G                D
 E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 B ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 G ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 D ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 A -3~-------------|-3~----2~----0---|-10~----9---7---|-5---4---5---6---|
 E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
    heart,           whoa whoa         Stayed alive, stayed alive so far


   Em      D         A                 C                               G
 E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|----|
 B ----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|----|
 G ----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|----|
 D -5------4-------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|----|
 A -7------5-------|-7~--------------|-3~-------------|-3~---2~---0--|----|
 E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------|-3--|
   It's alright,     we know what we  are         Absolutely barking stars



G    D    Dm    C        (1 measure each)



2ND VERSE:

 G                         D                   D Dsus4 D  Dsus2
The bitch is quick, I've tried to trip her up
                                            E -2--2h3--2--0-----|
                                            B -3--3----3--3--3--|
                                            G -2--2----2--2--2--|
Dm                          C
She is full of tricks and blends so sticky in my blood
 G           D
But she can fly
    Dm                         C
And I can only run from everything and after her
Cm                       G
I'm wired and tired and full of holes
Dm                     Am
And she plays Pandora with my soul
Cm                      Gm
I'll never let her go -- it's so quiet here without her

   Eb
 E ---|------------------------|
 B ---|------------------------|
 G ---|------------------------|
 D ---|------------------------|
 A -5-|-6-5-6-5-6-5-6/8-8/(10)-|
 E ---|------------------------|
         I don't wanna feel myself



Play CHORUS



GUITAR SOLO:   (each staff is 1 measure)


    Am                                 Em
 E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B -12^(13)--(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-------11^(12)--(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-------|
 G -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D ------------------------------14-14------------------------------14-14-|
 A -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|


    D
 E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G -12^(14)--(14)-(14)--(14)r12----12--12^(14)--(14)-(14)r12--------------|
 D -----------------------------14---------------------------12-----------|
 A -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat 1st 2 measures


 Am                                        Em
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|13^(15)-(15)-(15)-(15)-(15)-(15)-(15)-----12^(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------14-14--------------------------14-14|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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    D
 E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G -12^(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)r12----------|
 D --------------------------------------------------------------14-------|
 A -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Eb
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15^(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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    F
 E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B -17^(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)r17-17^(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)r17-/19-19^s|
 G -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E -----------------------------------------------------------------------|



CHORUS:


    G                D                Em       D        A
 E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 B ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 G ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 D ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 A -10~----9---7---|-9---7---5---6---|-7~------5~-----|-4~-----------4--|
 E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
          And she's wound up         Shooting  burning  Tearing up
                                       off,     out,         the midnight


    C                                  G                D
 E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 B ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 G ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 D ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 A -3~-------------|-3~----2~----0---|-10~----9---7---|-5---4---5---6---|
 E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
    heart,           whoa whoa         Stayed alive, stayed alive so far


   Em      D         A                 C
 E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|
 B ----------------|-----------------|----------------|
 G ----------------|-----------------|----------------|
 D -5------4-------|-----------------|----------------|
 A -7------5-------|-7~--------------|-3~-------------|
 E ----------------|-----------------|----------------|
   It's alright,     we know what we  are


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^...bend                         /...slide up
r...release bend                 \...slide down
h...hammer on                    ~...vibrato

(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)