Exo-Politics (tablature)

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Name Exo-Politics
Length 03:53
Tuning Standard
Tempo 124bpm
Timing 4/4

Guitar

The bends during the verses and intro of this song can also be played as slides or just individual notes or hammer-ons and pull-offs - it's up to you. 
The lyrics are below - not in exactly the right place but close enough so you should be able to hear where each note is played. 

INTRO [0:03]

e|-x-x-x-|
B|-x-x-x-|
G|-x-x-x-|
D|-x-x-x-|
A|-x-x-x-|
E|-x-x-x-|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|



VERSE 1 [0:12]

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|
Open skies over me...

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3-5-3-2-|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-------------|
I am waiting... patiently...

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-5-8-|
I'll wait for the sign...



VERSE 2 [0:35]

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|
As conspiracies unwind...

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3-5-3-2-|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-------------|
Will you slam shut or free your mind...

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-5-8-10-|
Or stay hypnotised...



BRIDGE [0:58]

e|--------------------------0/16-|
B|----------------0/15-0/16------|
G|-----------0/15----------------|
D|------0/15---------------------|
A|-0/15--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|



CHORUS 1 [1:02]

e|---------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6---6---6-6-6-6-6---6---6-|
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
When the zetas fill the skies

e|---------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-5---5---5-|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10---10---10-|
G|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--x-8--x-8--|
E|-----------------------|
Will our leaders...

e|-6-6-6-6---6---6---|
B|-6-6-6-6---6---6---|
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-x-|
D|-8-8-8-8-x-8-x-8-x-|
A|-8-8-8-8-x-8-x-8-x-|
E|-6-6-6-6---6---6---|
...tell us why?

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5-4-------4-|
E|-------------------6-5-6---|

e|---------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6---6---6-6-6-6-6---6---6-|
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
Fully loaded... satellites...

e|---------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6---6---6-5-5-5-5---5---5-|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-5-x-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
...

e|-----------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10---10---10-|
G|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--x-8--x-8--|
E|-----------------------|
Will conquer nothing...

e|-6-6-6-6---6---6---|
B|-6-6-6-6---6---6---|
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-x-|
D|-8-8-8-8-x-8-x-8-x-|
A|-8-8-8-8-x-8-x-8-x-|
E|-6-6-6-6---6---6---|
...but our minds

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5-3-5-3-5-0-|
E|---------------------------|



CHORUS 2 [1:33]

Strum each chord eight times, with the exception of the last two (a Dmin shape, and a variant with a finger removed - Dm7), which are strummed four times each. Listen to the song to get the timing of each chord.

e|---------1--------1----1---|
B|------3--1----2---3----1---|
G|------3--2----2---2----2---|
D|------3--3----2---0----0---|
A|------1--3----0------------|
E|---------1-----------------|
And I'm waiting patiently...

e|------------1--------------|
B|-------3----1-------2------|
G|-------3----2-------2------|
D|-------3----3-------2------|
A|-------1----3-------0------|
E|------------1--------------|

And I'll wait for the sign...

SOLO [1:49]

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-12-------------------------------------|
D|----------15-14-15-------15-14----------------|
A|-------------------15-12-------15-12-12b13r12-|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-12-------------------------------------|
D|----------15-14-15-------15-14----------------|
A|-------------------15-12-------15-12-10/12/13-|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------13----------------------------|
G|-15-15-14-15----15-14-14b15r14-12----------|
D|----------------------------------15-14/11-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-12-14-14b15r14-12-10-9-10-10b11r10-9-10-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------13----------------------------|
G|-15-15-14-15----15-14-14b15r14-12----------|
D|----------------------------------15-14/11-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|-------------10----8-----6----5---|
G|-15-15-15----12b14-10b12-8b10-7b9-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|



VERSE 4 [2:12]

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|
Carried through the centuries...

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-3-5-3-2-|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-------------|
Secrets locked up... And loaded on my back...

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-5-6-8-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5b6r5-3-5-8-10-|
And it weighs me down...



BRIDGE [2:37]

e|--------------------------0/16-|
B|----------------0/15-0/16------|
G|-----------0/15----------------|
D|------0/15---------------------|
A|-0/15--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|



CHORUS 3 [2:40]

e|---------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6---6---6-6-6-6-6---6---6-|
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
When the zetas fill the skies...

e|---------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-5---5---5-|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10---10---10-|
G|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--x-8--x-8--|
E|-----------------------|
It's just our leaders...

e|-6-6-6-6---6---6---|
B|-6-6-6-6---6---6---|
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-x-|
D|-8-8-8-8-x-8-x-8-x-|
A|-8-8-8-8-x-8-x-8-x-|
E|-6-6-6-6---6---6---|
...in disguise

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5-4-------4-|
E|-------------------6-5-6---|

e|---------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6---6---6-6-6-6-6---6---6-|
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
Fully loaded satellites...

e|---------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6---6---6-5-5-5-5---5---5-|
G|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
...

e|-----------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10---10---10-|
G|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--x-8--x-8--|
E|-----------------------|
Will conquer nothing...

e|-6-6-6-6---6---6---|
B|-6-6-6-6---6---6---|
G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-x-7-x-|
D|-8-8-8-8-x-8-x-8-x-|
A|-8-8-8-8-x-8-x-8-x-|
E|-6-6-6-6---6---6---|
...but our minds

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-8-5-5-3-5-3-5-0-|
E|---------------------------|



CHORUS 4 [3:10] (*2)

e|---------1--------1----1---|
B|------3--1----2---3----1---|
G|------3--2----2---2----2---|
D|------3--3----2---0----0---|
A|------1--3----0------------|
E|---------1-----------------|
And I'm waiting patiently...

e|------------1--------------|
B|-------3----1-------2------|
G|-------3----2-------2------|
D|-------3----3-------2------|
A|-------1----3-------0------|
E|------------1--------------|

And I'll wait for the sign...

OUTRO [3:43]

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-3-5-7-8-8-7b8r7---| (*2)
E|-----------------------8-|

e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|----|
A|-5\-|
E|----|


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