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Repo Man

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Repo Man
Iggy Pop
Standard Tuning
(X) is a ghost note, use the left hand to dampen the string while releasing the chord
RIFF1
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF1a
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B---7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF2 RIFF3 RIFF4
E-------|----------------------|---------------------|
B-------|----------------------|---------------------|
G-------|----------------------|---------------------|
D--10-9-|----------------------|7-7-7-8-10-7-7-7-8-10|
A-------|-7-7-7-8-10-7-7-7-8-10|---------------------|
E-------|----------------------|---------------------|
RIFF3* RIFF4*
E----------------------|----------------------|
B----------------------|----------------------|
G----------------------|----------------------|
D----------------------|----------------------|
A----------------------|-0-0-0-1-3-0-0-0-1-3--|
E-0-0-0-1-3-0-0-0-1-3--|----------------------|
*Second Guitar
[Intro]
B5   B5  B5(X) B5(X) B5(X) B5(X) x4
RIFF1 x2 RIFF1a x2 RIFF2 RIFF3
[Verse]
E5 ( RIFF3 )
I was riding on a concrete slab,
E5 ( RIFF3 )
down a river of useless flab
A5 ( RIFF4 )
it was such a bootiful day
E5 ( RIFF3 )
I heard a witch-doctor say,
[Chorus]
B"I'll F#turn Byou CintGo Ca DtoadsC#tool"
E5 ( RIFF3 )
Now I'm looking for the joke with a microscope
[Verse]
E5 ( RIFF3 )
my muscle's twitching on your words
E5 ( RIFF3 )
you want to speak you lose your nerves
A5 ( RIFF4 )
infinity throws you a curve
E5 ( RIFF3 )
some cruel trick you don't deserve
[Chorus]
Bas lifF#e goeBs by CyoGu Cin Da blC#ur
E5 ( RIFF3 )
Leaves you murmuring a dirty word
D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   E5   E5x4
F5   E5   F5   E5   F5   E5   E5x2 - Riff 3
[Verse]
E5 ( RIFF3 )
page out of a comic book
E5 ( RIFF3 )
a chicken hanging on a hook
A5 ( RIFF4 )
a river ain't a babbling brook
E5 ( RIFF3 )
a servant ain't a T.V.cook
[Chorus]
BpalminF#g my Bhand Cat GyCouDr fakC#e face
E5 ( RIFF3 )
a suicidal certain look
[Verse]
E5 ( RIFF3 )
a microphone a blues guitar
E5 ( RIFF3 )
people feeling near and far
A5 ( RIFF4 )
stupidity a mental scar
E5 ( RIFF3 )
oh cruelty oh cruelty
[Chorus]
BI'm feF#eling Bno CiGnsCpiDratioC#n
E5 ( RIFF3 )
an alcoholic at the bar
E5 ( RIFF3 )
every ounce just goes to far
[Lead]
D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   D5   E5   E5x4
F5   E5   F5   E5   F5   E5   E5x2
RIFF 1x2 RIFF2 RIFF3
F5   E5   F5   E5   F5   E5   E5x2
RIFF1ax2 RIFF2 RIFF3
[Verse]
E5 ( RIFF3 )
I was pissing on the desert sands,
E5 ( RIFF3 )
when the desert whispered to me,
A5 ( RIFF4 )
"damn! isn't this a shame?
E5 ( RIFF3 )
things will never be the same..."
[Chorus]
BI run F#this Bgas Cand GoCasDis C#  
E5 ( RIFF3 )
now I'm looking for the joke with a microscope
[Verse]
E5 ( RIFF3 )
I was a teenage dinosaur,
E5 ( RIFF3 )
stoned and obsolete
A5 ( RIFF4 )
I didn't get fucked and I didn't get kissed
E5 ( RIFF3 )
I got so fucking pissed
[Chorus]
Busing F#my haBnd fCor Gan CaDshtraC#y
E5 ( RIFF3 )
now I'll tell you who I am
[Outro]
E5 ( RIFF3 )
I'm the repo-man
E5 ( RIFF3 )
and I'm looking for the joke
E5 ( RIFF3 )
looking for the joke
E5 ( RIFF3 )
I'm looking for the joke with a microscope... Repeat
D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 E5 E5
F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 E5
D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 E5 E5
F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 E5
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