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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#
artist:  Chavez
album:   Ride the Fader
song:    The Guard Attacks
I think you have to rip a hole in your amp and kick it a few times to get
the right "Chavez" tone .. it's that typical Matador records thing.
intro riff:
(gtr 1, somewhat muted)
e ---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D ---4---4-2--4-2--4---4-2---------|--4---4-2--4-2--4---4-2--0--0--|
A ---0---0-0--0-0--0---0-0--3-2-0--|--0---0-0--0-0--0---0-0--------|
E ---------------------------------|-------------------------3--3--|
(gtr 2, tremelo picked)
D -----2/9=================================================--------|
verse:
(gtr 1 riff continues)
G (strum once, let ring)
Filing through the gates the doorman takes your chinese star
GHiding in the stacks the guard attacks and nails you hard
GChattering in these excited states
Your uncertian age gives me
chorus:
        Em7 (gtr 1 rides Em7 through the chorus)
.. the shakes
Sell me the taGste in the cEm7ase
That my hC/Geart can only kiAll me
Make this go fGast
                     D      G (gtr 1 riff)
I want it now .. I want it now
chorus:
.. excited sEm7tates
Sell me the taGste in the cEm7ase
That my hC/Geart can only kiAll me
Make this go fGast
I want it now .. there's damage to report
bridge:
e ---7----------------8----------------------|
B ---8----------------8----------------------|
G ---7----------------7----------------------|
D ---0----------------0----------------------|
     Hiding in the stacks the guard attacks
     Hiding in the stacks the guard attacks
(gtr 1 riff)
end on E/G:  (3x0000) let feedback
c1996 Fist of Tarver, All Time Lo

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The Guard Attacks

by Chavez

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Em7

C/G

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

artist: Chavez

album: Ride the Fader

song: The Guard Attacks

I think you have to rip a hole in your amp and kick it a few times to get

the right "Chavez" tone .. it's that typical Matador records thing.

intro riff:

(gtr 1, somewhat muted)

e ---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

B ---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

G ---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

D ---4---4-2--4-2--4---4-2---------|--4---4-2--4-2--4---4-2--0--0--|

A ---0---0-0--0-0--0---0-0--3-2-0--|--0---0-0--0-0--0---0-0--------|

E ---------------------------------|-------------------------3--3--|

(gtr 2, tremelo picked)

D -----2/9=================================================--------|

verse:

(gtr 1 riff continues)

G (strum once, let ring)

Filing through the gates the doorman takes your chinese star

Hiding in the stacks the guard attacks and nails you hard

Chattering in these excited states

Your uncertian age gives me

chorus:

Em7 (gtr 1 rides Em7 through the chorus)

.. the shakes

G Em7

Sell me the taste in the case

C/G A

That my heart can only kill me

Make this go fast

D G (gtr 1 riff)

I want it now .. I want it now

chorus:

Em7

.. excited states

G Em7

Sell me the taste in the case

C/G A

That my heart can only kill me

Make this go fast

I want it now .. there's damage to report

bridge:

e ---7----------------8----------------------|

B ---8----------------8----------------------|

G ---7----------------7----------------------|

D ---0----------------0----------------------|

Hiding in the stacks the guard attacks

(gtr 1 riff)

end on E/G: (3x0000) let feedback

c1996 Fist of Tarver, All Time Lo

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