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Eighteen Guitar Tablature
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Transcribed by Nate from Sacred In Nothing
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   Rhythm figure one (There are many variations of this.)
   Guitar one
E-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------|-------------------3-------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------|--------0-------2----------------------------|
D-|--2--2-----------------------|-----2-------0-------------------------------|
A-|--2--2--------------------0--|--3------------------------------------------|
E-|--0--0---0--0--0---2--3------|---------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------|------------------7---7--7-------------------|
G-|-----------------------------|--------5---------7---7--7-------------------|
D-|--2--2---2--2----------------|-----5-------5/7--7---7--7--x--0-------------|
A-|--2--2--------------------0--|--3----------3/5--5---5--5-------------------|
E-|--0--0---------0---2--3------|---------------------------------------------|



  Guitar one plays the same chords as Guitar two, except A5 instead of Am
   Guitar three
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--15b--<15>-----------------15b--<15>---------------rb---------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |Rhythm figure two                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B-|--1---1---1--1----1---1--|----------5--5--5---5---5--4---------------------|
G-|--2---2---2--2----2---2--|--4----4--4--4--4---4---4--4--4--4---------------|
D-|--2---2---2--2----2---2--|--4----4----------------------4--4---------------|
A-|--0---0---0--0----0---0--|--2----2----------------------2--2---------------|
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|



   Guitar three
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--15b--<15>--------------------------15b-rb--------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B-|--------5--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--|--5/7---7--------7--7--7--7--7--0--0----|
G-|--4/5---5--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--|--5/7---7--------7--7--7--7--7--------0-|
D-|--4/5---5--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--|--5/7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----------|
A-|--2/3---3--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--|--3/5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------|
E-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|



   Guitar three
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------12--14--14b--14b--14b--14b-rb---12---------------|
D-|------------------12--14--------------------------------------14-----------|
A-|----------12--14-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--12--15-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|------------------------------------------------3----3---------------------|
B-|---------0-----0--0--0---0----------------------3----3--------3----3--0--0-|
G-|---------0---------------0----------------------0----0--------2----2-------|
D-|--2------2--------------------------------------2---------0---0----0-------|
A-|--2------2--------------------------------------3---------0----------------|
E-|--0------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|


     "Lines form on my face and hands.                  Lines form from the
   Rhythm figure three
E-|--0--------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
B-|--0--3--0--------------------------------3--0-----3--0---------------------|
G-|--0---------0------------0------------2-----------------0------------------|
D-|----------------------2------------0---------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------3------------3------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


    "ups and downs.                       I'm in the middle without any plans."
E-|------------------------------|--------------0------------------------2--3-|
B-|-----------------------3--0---|-----------1-----1-----1------------3-------|
G-|--------0-----------2---------|--------0-----------0------------2----------|
D-|-----2-----------0------------|-----2------------------------0-------------|
A-|--3-----------3---------------|--3-----------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

             
                                                      Chorus w/Rhythm fig. one
                      I'm a boy and I'm a man.        I'm  eighteen...
E-|--2--0-------0----------------------------------------2--------------------|
B-|--------3-------3--0-------------------------------3-----------------------|
G-|----------------------0----------------0--------2--------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------2--------0-----------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------3--------3--------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


    W/Rhythm figure two                                          W/Fill one
   "I've gotta get out of this place. I'll go running in outer space again."

   Fill one
E-|----------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------|
G-|--14b--<14>rb--12--14b--<14>rb--12--14--|
D-|----------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------|



(Go to second verse and chorus here.)



   Solo  (W/Rhythm figure two)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--14b--14b--14b--14b-rb--12--------------12-------12--14p12--14p12--14p12--|
D-|-----------------------------14--12--14-------14---------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|--------------12-------12---12---12---15b---15--12-------------------------|
B-|----------------------------15b--15b----------------15--12-----------------|
G-|--14p12--14b------14b---------------------------------------14--14b--------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   W/Rhythm figure three
   "Woh,  Lines form  on my    face and my hands.                 
   Guitar two
E-|----------------------0--0-------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------3-----0-----3--3-----------3--0-------3---x--0-------------------|
G-|-------0-----0--3--0--0--0--0--0----------------2--------------------------|
D-|----------------------------2--2----------------0-----------2--------------|
A-|----------------------------3--3----------------------------2--------------|
E-|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|


    "Lines form on the    left and right.                     I'm in the
   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------14b--14--12-------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------14---------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|---------------------------------0-------------------------0---------------|
B-|--0-----3--3--3------------------1----------3--2-----------1---------------|
G-|-----0-----0--0------------------0-------2--2--2--x--0--0--0---------------|
D-|-----------------------2--------------------0--0--------2------------------|
A-|-----------------0--2--3--------------------0--0--------3------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


    "middle, the middle of life.              I'm a boy and        I'm a man.
   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------14b-------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |Guitar two                                                                 |
E-|--0--0------------------------------|--0---0-----0--0--0-------------------|
B-|--1--1-----1---------3--------3--3--|--0---0--0-----3--3---------1------1--|
G-|--0--0--0--0---------2--------2--2--|--0------------0--0---------0------0--|
D-|--2--2---------0-----0--------0--0--|--2-------------------------2------2--|
A-|--3--3---------0--------------------|--2-------------------0--2--3------3--|
E-|------------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------|


    "I'm eighteen and I..."  (Finish with Rhythm figure one.) 
   Guitar two                                                                 
E-|------------------------|
B-|---------3--3--3--3-----|
G-|---------2--2--2--2-----|
D-|---------0--0--0--0-----|
A-|------0--0--0--0--0-----|
E-|------------------------|

                                                (Another guitar comes in and )
                                                (plays power chord version of)
                                                (Rhythm figure one.          )
    "...Yes, I like it!                    Woh, I like it, love it, like it,
   Guitar one
E-|----------------------12---<12>---12---------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------15b--<15>---15b-----------------------------rb-------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
                 W/Fill two
    "love it!    Eighteen, eighteen,       eighteen, eighteen          and I 
   Guitar one
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------14p12--14b--rb--b--rb--b--rb--b--14b-------14bb--<14>rb--12---------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------14--12-|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Fill two
E-|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
B-|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
G-|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0---5---5--5---7--7--7--7--|
D-|--2----2--2--2--2--2--2---5---5--5---7--7--7--7--|
A-|--2----2--2--2--2--2--2---3---3--3---5--5--5--5--|
E-|--0----0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|


    "like it!    
E-|--0----0---------------------2-----------0---------------------------------|
B-|--0----0---------1-----------3-----------0---------------------------------|
G-|--0----0---------0-----------2-----------0---------------------------------|
D-|--2----2---------2-----------0-----------2---------------------------------|
A-|--2----2---------3-----------------------2---------------------------------|
E-|--0----0---------------------------------0---------------------------------|
  |                                                                           |
  |                                                                           |
E-|--0---0----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
B-|--0---0----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
G-|--0---0----------5----------7------------0---------------------------------|
D-|--2---2----------5----------7------------2---------------------------------|
A-|--2---2----------3----------5------------2---------------------------------|
E-|--0---0----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
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