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Superman Guitar Tablature
Aritst : Goldfinger
Song : Superman
Tabbed By : Chris Mealy / The Iron Sheep
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Note : Rhythm is excluded, and I know there's a few minute things missing.
Legend : (12) = Natural Harmonic        / = slide up 
	     = slide down  	       x = Pick Scrape
	  'Em = Arpeggiate an Em chord	

Intro (0:01):

   D    A    Em   Bm   Em   F#m   G
E--5----5----7----/7----7----9----10---12-12-9-9-10-10-9-9----|
B--7----5----8----/7----8---10----12-------------------------*|
G--7----6----9----/7----9---11----12--------------------------|
D--7----7----9----/9----9---11----12--------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------*|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

2nd guitar enters 2nd time playing these changes Palm Muted and Distorted
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G--7---------9---------9----11----12---------
D--7----7----9----9----9----11----12----7----
A--5----7----7----9----7-----9----10----7----
E-------5---------7---------------------5----
   D5   A5   E5   B5   E5   F#5   G5    A5 


Verse 1 (0:21):

D         A         Em           Bm            Em  
So here I am, doing everything I can.  Holding on to what I
 
F#m            G           A 
am, pretending I'm a superman.

D             A     Em               Bm
I'm trying to keep  the ground on my feet.  

   'G               'D           A
It seems the world's falling down around me.

D                  A     Bm               F#m
The nights are all long, I'm singing this song

   G                D                 A
to try and make the answers more than maybe.


Chorus (0:50):

        G5 D5  A5           F#5  Db5 B5      G5   
And I'm so con-fused, about what to do, sometimes I wanna 

A5              D5          A5
throw it all away.


Verse 2 (1:00):
No Guitar, Bass Only until (*)

D         A         E              B      E                     
So here I am, growing older all the time. looking older  
 
F#             G                    A     
all the time, feeling younger in my mind.

*D         A         Em            Bm            Em   
And here I am, doing everything I can.  Holding on to what I
 
F#m             G           A 
am, pretending I'm a superman.


[Play Intro(No Lyrics)(1:20)]


Verse 3 (1:31):

(Bass Fill/No Guitar until (*))
I'm trying to sleep. I lost count of sheep.

                                        *'D  
My mind is racing faster every minute.  What could

     'A    'Em                 'Bm     'G  
I do more? Yeah I'm really not sure. I know I'm 

        'D            'A
running circles but I can't quit.


Chorus (1:50):
x      G5 D5 A5         F#5  Db5 B5
And I'm so confused about what to do.  

    G5              A5		   D5         A5
Sometimes I want to throw it all away.


Bridge Chords:          Bridge Fill:

    Am  Esus2  Bm
e---5---7------7----    e--(12)----------
B---5---7------7----	B------(12)------	
G---5---9------7----	G----------(12)--
D---7---9------9----	D----------------
A---7---7------9----	A----------------
E---5----------7----	E----------------


Bridge (1:57):

Am                        Bm                 
Controlling everything in sight, I'm feeling weak I don't

     Esus2              		        Am             Bm 
feel right. You're telling me I have to change, telling me

          Esus2                         Am         Bm
to act my age. But if all that I can do is just sit and

           Esus2                                Am 
watch time go, then I'll have to say goodbye. Life's too 

Bm                Esus2                     	[Bridge Fill]
short to watch it fly, so watch it flyyyyyyyyyy.


Verse 4(2) (2:24):
D         A       Em                Bm        Em                       
So here I am, growing older all the time. looking older  
 
F#m            G                    A     
all the time, feeling younger in my mind.

D         A         Em           Bm             Em   
And here I am, doing everything I can.  Holding on to what I
 
F#m            G           A 
am, pretending I'm a superman.



Solo (2:44):
e----------5------------------------------7-5---------|
B------5-7---5--------5-----------------------7-7-5--*|
G----7---------7~-4-7---7-4------4-7-4/7--------7-6---|
D---------------------------7~-5----------------------|
A--5-------------------------------------------------*|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

  I couldn't really hear the second part of the solo because of the horns, but 
if you just play it a second time it sounds just fine.
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