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Tabbed :    Jefferson Humber (Jordan Humber for the riff & fine polish)
Tuning :    EADGBe
Notes  :    Technically Em's should be played instead of Emaj, but I think Emaj sounds
Riff
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There's a shift in the bass note at the beginning of each line, so it could be tabbed as;
e -------------------------
B -------------------------
G -4---4-------------------
D -4---4-----4---4---------
A -2-0-2-----4---4---------
E -----------2-0-2---------
Verse 1
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BmI got a tiger in the tank
F#7I got money in the bank
EAnd I’ve got just myself to thank yeah
GNot what you’d F#7call a crime
BmI got aces in the hole
F#7I got the colours on my pole
EBut there’s an echo in my soul yeah
GRings louder F#7all the time
GCos I hit the runway
DWith such momentum I can’t F#7stop
Verse 2
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BmI’m never dirty in the fight
F#7I never step into the light
EI’m never anything but right yeah
GCos I’m never F#7anything
BmYou thought to meet me more than most
F#7But I was really just a ghost
EAnd we were never even close no
GTill we were F#7enemies
GI hit the runway
DWith such momentum I can’t F#7stop
Chorus
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BmA big problem to avoid
DA big problem to address
ENow that we’ve all
GGone out to F#7regress again
BmA big problem to avoid
DA big problem to resolve
ENow to regress, so Gnow to F#7evolve again 
Solo
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Bm, F#7, E, G, F#7,Bm, G, Bm, G, Bm, G, E, G, F#7  
Repeat Chorus, end on Bm.

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Big Problem

by The Bluetones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#7

Tabbed : Jefferson Humber (Jordan Humber for the riff & fine polish)

Tuning : EADGBe

Notes : Technically Em's should be played instead of Emaj, but I think Emaj sounds

Riff

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There's a shift in the bass note at the beginning of each line, so it could be tabbed as;

e -------------------------

B -------------------------

G -4---4-------------------

D -4---4-----4---4---------

A -2-0-2-----4---4---------

E -----------2-0-2---------

Verse 1

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I got a tiger in the tank

F#7

I got money in the bank

And I’ve got just myself to thank yeah

G F#7

Not what you’d call a crime

I got aces in the hole

F#7

I got the colours on my pole

But there’s an echo in my soul yeah

G F#7

Rings louder all the time

Cos I hit the runway

D F#7

With such momentum I can’t stop

Verse 2

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I’m never dirty in the fight

F#7

I never step into the light

I’m never anything but right yeah

G F#7

Cos I’m never anything

You thought to meet me more than most

F#7

But I was really just a ghost

And we were never even close no

G F#7

Till we were enemies

I hit the runway

D F#7

With such momentum I can’t stop

Chorus

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A big problem to avoid

A big problem to address

Now that we’ve all

G F#7

Gone out to regress again

A big problem to avoid

A big problem to resolve

E G F#7

Now to regress, so now to evolve again

Solo

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Bm F#7 E G F#7 Bm G Bm G Bm G E G F#7

, , , , ,, , , , , , , ,

Repeat Chorus, end on Bm.

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