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Oasis-Cigarettes and Alcohol - sr - 0

[Intro - No drums - BPM 120] 
E5                                                           F#         A5
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-|
D---------------2-2--------------    ---------------2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-2-2-|
A-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-------- X2 -2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-3-2-0--    -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-----|
 
            E5 (strum like first part of intro)
E----------PART 2-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--10-9-10-9--------|
G-2-2-2-2---9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--9--9-9--9--------|
D-2-2-2-2---9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--11-9-11-9--------|
A-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------3-2-0----------------------------|
 
OVER A5 ON RIFF AND IN VERSES PLAY:
 
E-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
B-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-|
G-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|

[Vamp over E5 with full drums]

[VERSE 1:]
Is it  [E5] my imagination
Or have I  [F#7sus4] finally found [A5]  something worth living  [E5] for? (2nd part of intro riff)
I was  [E5] looking for some action
But  [F#7sus4] all I found was  [A5] cigarettes and alcoho [E5] l  (2nd part of intro riff again)
  
[Bridge] 
[A5]    You could wait for a  [E5] lifetime,
[A5]    To spend your days in the  [E5] sunshine,
[A5]    You might as well do the  [E5] white-line,
Cause when it  [Dsus2] comes on top:..........  [A(offbeat)]           
  
[Chorus - Dsus2 and A on offbeats]
You gotta make it  [E5] happen, [Dsus2]      
You gotta  [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2]      
You gotta  [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2]      
You gotta  [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2]         [A]    
  
[Solo line over chords - DROP THIS WITH TELEFONICS]
Cadd9           B7         E5
E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G-11b12rb--9----6b7rb-4s1--1--1
 
[DRUMS STOP - INTRO RIFF AGAIN]
[E5] [E5] [E5] [E5] (bass drum starts)
[E5] [E5] [F#] [A5]

[Drums back in - Vamp - Status quo chug]
[E5] 
 
[Verse]
Is it  [E5] worth the aggravashuuun
To  [F#7add11] find yourself a job when there's  [A5] nothing worth working  [E5] for,
It's a  [E5] crazy situashuuun
But  [F#7sus4] all i need are  [A5] cigarettes and alcoho [E5] l,
 
[Bridge] 
[A5] You could wait for a  [E5] lifetime,
[A5] To spend your days in the  [E5] sunshine,
[A5] You might as well do the  [E5] white-line,
Cause when it  [Dsus2] comes on top:..........  [A(offbeat)]           
 
[Chorus - Dsus2 and A on offbeats]
You gotta make it  [E5] happen, [Dsus2]      
You gotta  [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2]      
You gotta  [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2]      
You gotta  [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2]         [A]   
 
[INSTRUMENTAL:] [E5]  [Dsus2]  [A]  x4
 
[E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta  [A] make it!
[E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta  [A] fake it!
[E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta  [A] make it!
[E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta  [A] fake it!
  
[GUITAR SOLO] [E5]xxx xxx[Dsus2]  xxx[A] xxxx - until the end of time
E5                  Dsus2        A            E5                 Dsus2
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-14b16-14b16--12--12--12---0------------0-0--14b16-14b16--14r12---7-7--7r6-|
D----------------14------14-0--12--12-14-0-0--------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
    E5                 Dsus2            A      E5                 Dsus2
E-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-0-12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---14b16-14b16--14-12--12--12--12-----12-14--14b16-14b16--14-12---7-7---7r6-|
D---------------------14------14--12h14--------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Do variations of above line two more times then:
 
E---------|
B-12------|
G-14b16---| X a lot- do this loads to end
D---------|
A---------|
E---------|

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Bob Dylan-All along the watchtower

[Verse]
Cm  Bb   Ab    Bb
 
Cm           Bb              Ab         Bb    Cm         Bb           Ab   Bb
 "There must be some kind of way out of here,"  said the joker to the thief,
Cm        Bb          Ab    Bb Cm        Bb       Ab    Bb
 "There's too much confusion,    I can't get no relief.
Cm       Bb        Ab       Bb    Cm       Bb     Ab     Bb
 Businessmen, they drink my wine,  plowmen dig my earth,
Cm          Bb    Ab       Bb  Cm      Bb          Ab      Bb
  None will level on the line   nobody offered his word."
 
[Instrumental]
e|-6-6-8--8--8-----6-6-4-4-4----|
B|-6-6-8--8--8-----6-6-4-4-4----|
G|-7-7-8--8--8-----7-7-5-5-5----|
D|-8-8-10-10-10----8-8-6-6-6----|    x4
A|-8-8-10-10-10----8-8-6-6-6----|
E|-6-6-8--8--8-----6-6-4-4-4----|
 
[Verse 2]
Cm           Bb              Ab         Bb    Cm         Bb           Ab   Bb
"No reason to get excited," the thief, he kindly spoke,
Cm        Bb          Ab    Bb Cm        Bb       Ab    Bb
"There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke.
Cm       Bb        Ab       Bb    Cm       Bb     Ab     Bb
But you and I, we've been through that, and this is not our fate,
Cm        Bb    Ab       Bb   Cm          Bb           Ab      Bb
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late."
 
[Instrumental]
e|-6-6-8--8--8-----6-6-4-4-4----|
B|-6-6-8--8--8-----6-6-4-4-4----|
G|-7-7-8--8--8-----7-7-5-5-5----|
D|-8-8-10-10-10----8-8-6-6-6----|    x4
A|-8-8-10-10-10----8-8-6-6-6----|
E|-6-6-8--8--8-----6-6-4-4-4----|
 
[Verse 3]
Cm           Bb              Ab         Bb    Cm         Bb           Ab   Bb
All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
Cm        Bb          Ab    Bb Cm        Bb       Ab    Bb
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.
Cm      Bb          Ab     Bb  Cm       Bb     Ab     Bb
Outside in the cold distance    a wildcat did growl,
Cm         Bb          Ab    Bb      Cm           Bb         Ab      Bb
Two riders were approaching, and the wind began to howl. Yeah, Yeah.
 
[Chords used]
   Ab  Bb  Cm
e|-4---6---8--|
B|-4---6---8--|
G|-5---7---8--|
D|-6---8---10-|
A|-6---8---10-|
E|-4---6---8--|

"There must be some way out of here," 
said the joker to the thief, 
"There's too much confusion, 
I can't get no relief. 

Businessmen, they drink my wine, 
plowmen dig my earth, 
None of them along the line 
know what any of it is worth." 

"No reason to get excited," 
the thief, he kindly spoke, 
"There are many here among us 
who feel that life is but a joke. 

But you and I, we've been through that, 
and this is not our fate, 
So let us not talk falsely now, the hour is getting late." 

All along the watchtower, 
princes kept the view 
While all the women came and went, 
barefoot servants, too. 
Outside in the distance 
a wildcat did growl, 
Two riders were approaching, 
the wind began to howl. 

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