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Rapture

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 Emsounds best for this played as a barred  Amon the 7th fret. That way, you can add the D for the
 Em7on the 10th fret on the E string.  These are the chords for the rhythm guitar.
between this tab and the single version of the song!
[Intro]
 EmX8        F     A      C       G  Em  
[Verse]
EmToe to toe
Dancing very close
Barely breathing
Almost comatose
Wall to wall
People hypnotised
FAnd they're stepAping ClighEmtly
FHang Aeach Cnight Gin EmRapture
Em    Em7
[Verse]
             Em   Em7(repeat each line) 
Back to back
Sacroiliac
Spineless movement
And a wild attack
Face to face
Sadly solitude
FAnd it's fingAer CpoppiEmng
FTwenty-four Ahour CshopGping in EmRapture
[Sax Solo] 
Em
[Rap Part]
EmFab Five Freddie told me everybody's fly
DJ's spinning I said my, my 
Flash is fast, Flash is cool
Francois sais pas, Flashe no deux
And you don't stop, sure shot
Go out to the parking lot
And you get in your car and you drive real far
{From here you play one bar of  Emthen one bar of Em7)
EmAnd you drive all nEm7ight and then you see a Emlight
And it comes right down and lands on the ground
And out Em7comes a man from EmMars
And you try to run but he's got a gun
And he sEm7hoots you dead and he eats your heEmad
And then you're in the man from Mars
You go oEm7ut at night, eatin' carsEm  
You eat Cadillacs, Lincolns too
Em7Mercuries and SubaEmrus
And you don't stop, you keep on Em7eatin' cars
Then, when Emthere's no more cars
You go out at night and eat Em7up bars where the people Emmeet
Face to face, dance cheek to cheek
Em7One to one, man to man
EmDance toe to toe
Don't move too slow, 'cause the Em7man from Mars
Is through with Emcars, he's eatin' bars
Yeah, wall to wall, Em7door to door, hall to hallEm  
He's gonna eat 'em all
Rapture, be Em7pure
Take a tour, Emthrough the sewer
Don't strain your brain, Em7paint a train
You'll be singEmin' in the rain
I said don't stop, do Em7punk rock
[Sax Solo #2]
       Em     Em7X16
[More Rap]
EmWell now you see what you wanna be
Just have your pEm7arty on TVEm  
'Cause the man from Mars won't eat up bars when the Em7TV's onEm  
EmAnd now he's gone back up to space
Where he won't have a hassle with the human race
And you hip-hop, and you don't stop
Just blast off, sure shot
'Cause the man from Mars stopped eatin' cars and eatin' bars
And now he only eats guitars, get up!
[Guitar Solo] 
  EmX10     A     C     D   EX3        A     C     D     G  Em  
 Emto fade-out

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Rapture

by Blondie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Em Am

sounds best for this played as a barred on the 7th fret. That way, you can add the D for the

Em7

on the 10th fret on the E string. These are the chords for the rhythm guitar.

between this tab and the single version of the song!

[Intro]

Em F A C G Em

[Verse]

Toe to toe

Dancing very close

Barely breathing

Almost comatose

Wall to wall

People hypnotised

F A C Em

And they're stepping lightly

F A C G Em

Hang each night in Rapture

Em Em7

[Verse]

Em Em7

(repeat each line)

Back to back

Sacroiliac

Spineless movement

And a wild attack

Face to face

Sadly solitude

F A C Em

And it's finger popping

F A C G Em

Twenty-four hour shopping in Rapture

[Sax Solo]

[Rap Part]

Fab Five Freddie told me everybody's fly

DJ's spinning I said my, my

Flash is fast, Flash is cool

Francois sais pas, Flashe no deux

And you don't stop, sure shot

Go out to the parking lot

And you get in your car and you drive real far

Em Em7

{From here you play one bar of then one bar of )

Em Em7 Em

And you drive all night and then you see a light

And it comes right down and lands on the ground

Em7 Em

And out comes a man from Mars

And you try to run but he's got a gun

Em7 Em

And he shoots you dead and he eats your head

And then you're in the man from Mars

Em7 Em

You go out at night, eatin' cars

You eat Cadillacs, Lincolns too

Em7 Em

Mercuries and Subarus

Em7

And you don't stop, you keep on eatin' cars

Then, when there's no more cars

Em7 Em

You go out at night and eat up bars where the people meet

Face to face, dance cheek to cheek

Em7

One to one, man to man

Dance toe to toe

Em7

Don't move too slow, 'cause the man from Mars

Is through with cars, he's eatin' bars

Em7 Em

Yeah, wall to wall, door to door, hall to hall

He's gonna eat 'em all

Em7

Rapture, be pure

Take a tour, through the sewer

Em7

Don't strain your brain, paint a train

You'll be singin' in the rain

Em7

I said don't stop, do punk rock

[Sax Solo #2]

Em Em7

X16

[More Rap]

Well now you see what you wanna be

Em7 Em

Just have your party on TV

Em7 Em

'Cause the man from Mars won't eat up bars when the TV's on

And now he's gone back up to space

Where he won't have a hassle with the human race

And you hip-hop, and you don't stop

Just blast off, sure shot

'Cause the man from Mars stopped eatin' cars and eatin' bars

And now he only eats guitars, get up!

[Guitar Solo]

Em A C D E A C D G Em

X10 X3

to fade-out

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