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Election Day

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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This is a first song from the Arcadia -  side project of Duran Duran members - 
Simon le Bonn, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor. It's pretty simple and classical for 
new-wawe style :)
Before playing it in bass, you should put tune down on 1 step: DGDF 
Intro tab (actually it plays on keyboards, but I adapted it for guitar):
E|------------------|------------------|------5-----------|
B|------------10-10-|-13--p-12-------6-|-8--p-------------|
G|------------10-10-|-14--p-12-----7---|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|             
(In intro and in couplets bass plays always D)
Coplet 1:
DWild kind of look to the dCay
AOpening eyes impCale neon flickers
DShe moon she turning awaCy
The Acity's her slave but he's Ccheating his mistress
D  C
She's Amoody and gray
She's Gmean and she's so restless (so restless)
Couplet 2:
DAll over you as they sCay
ARumours or rivals yell Cat the strike force
DHi guys, by the waCy
AAre you aware you're bCeing illegal
D  C
It's Amaking your saviour behCaviour look evil
Chorus:
   BmMaximum Gbig surprise
Your sBmmile is something newE  
End of the chorus:
DI pull my shirt off and prCay
AWe're sacred and bound 
To Csuffer the heatwave
DPull off my shirt and prCay
We're Acoming up on Cre-election day
Couplet 3:
SDtretching my luck down the wCay
To Ayour invitation stCretching my body
DUse your intuitive plaCy
A'cause maybe we have more pClay time than money
Chorus:
   BmMaximum Gbig surprise
She Bmknows something newE  
End of the chorus:
DI pull my shirt off and prCay
I'm Asaving myself
To Csuffer the heatwave
DPull off my shirt and prCay
We're Acoming up on Cre-election day
Insrumental "talking" part:
   BmBy roads and backwaysG  
A lAover's chance downwindG  
Cut open murmurs and sounds
Becalm hands on the skin
Carry further oh...
Entangled strands all sing
Saving some time to slip away
We could die oh...
End of "talking" part:
  DShouldn't be aCsking
  AWild.C....D..and schemingC  
Could be my Aelection day C  
Chorus:
   BmMaximum Gbig surprise
Your Bmsmile is something newE  
Couplet 4:
DI pull my shirt off and prCay
We're Asacred and bound 
To Csuffer the heatwave
DPull off my shirt and prCay
We're Acoming up on Cre-election day
(plays till the end):
D  C  A
CRe-election day

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Election Day

by Arcadia

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This is a first song from the Arcadia - side project of Duran Duran members -

Simon le Bonn, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor. It's pretty simple and classical for

new-wawe style :)

Before playing it in bass, you should put tune down on 1 step: DGDF

Intro tab (actually it plays on keyboards, but I adapted it for guitar):

E|------------------|------------------|------5-----------|

B|------------10-10-|-13--p-12-------6-|-8--p-------------|

G|------------10-10-|-14--p-12-----7---|------------------|

D|------------------|------------------|------------------|

A|------------------|------------------|------------------|

E|------------------|------------------|------------------|

(In intro and in couplets bass plays always D)

Coplet 1:

D C

Wild kind of look to the day

A C

Opening eyes impale neon flickers

D C

She moon she turning away

A C

The city's her slave but he's cheating his mistress

D C

She's moody and gray

She's mean and she's so restless (so restless)

Couplet 2:

D C

All over you as they say

A C

Rumours or rivals yell at the strike force

D C

Hi guys, by the way

A C

Are you aware you're being illegal

D C

A C

It's making your saviour behaviour look evil

Chorus:

Bm G

Maximum big surprise

Bm E

Your smile is something new

End of the chorus:

D C

I pull my shirt off and pray

We're sacred and bound

To suffer the heatwave

D C

Pull off my shirt and pray

A C

We're coming up on re-election day

Couplet 3:

D C

Stretching my luck down the way

A C

To your invitation stretching my body

D C

Use your intuitive play

A C

'cause maybe we have more play time than money

Chorus:

Bm G

Maximum big surprise

Bm E

She knows something new

End of the chorus:

D C

I pull my shirt off and pray

I'm saving myself

To suffer the heatwave

D C

Pull off my shirt and pray

A C

We're coming up on re-election day

Insrumental "talking" part:

Bm G

By roads and backways

A G

A lover's chance downwind

Cut open murmurs and sounds

Becalm hands on the skin

Carry further oh...

Entangled strands all sing

Saving some time to slip away

We could die oh...

End of "talking" part:

D C

Shouldn't be asking

A C D C

Wild.......and scheming

A C

Could be my election day

Chorus:

Bm G

Maximum big surprise

Bm E

Your smile is something new

Couplet 4:

D C

I pull my shirt off and pray

We're sacred and bound

To suffer the heatwave

D C

Pull off my shirt and pray

A C

We're coming up on re-election day

(plays till the end):

D C A

Re-election day

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