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[Intro]
                                    N.C.
  (drum fill)         Gtr.1 (dbld)   (E5)  Rhy.Fig. 1         Repeat 2 times
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------X--X---|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------X--X---|--5----X-5-----------5-----------|
E|--------------------------X--X---|--0----X-0-----------0--------0--|
 
                                    Lead Intro.Fig. 1
                                    Gtr. 2 w/Rhy.Fig. 1 (2 times)
                  end Rhy.Fig. 1    w/dist. and talk box
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|----------7v---------7h9v--------|
D|---------------------------------|--9v-----------------------------|
A|--5----X-5--------------------5--|---------------------------------|
E|--0----X-0-----------0----5h7----|---------------------------------|
 
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--7v------7h9v----------5v-------|--5h7v------5b-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------7v------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
End Lead Intro.Fig. 1
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|----------7------------------5---|
E|-----------------0-----5h7-------|(x2)
 
 
 
[Verse 1,2]
 
1. I'm                    the  man                in  the  box.
2. I'm                    the  dog                who   gets     beat.
 
   N.C.  (E5)
   Rhy.Fig. 2
   Gtrs. 1 and 2
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--5----X---5-----------5---------|--5----X---5----------5----------|
E|--0----X---0-----------0------0--|--0----X---0----------0-------0--|
    PM   .   .           .      .     .    .   .          .       .
 
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--5----X---5-----------5---------|--5----X---5------------------5--|
E|--0----X---0-----------0------0--|--0----X---0---------0---5h7-----|
 PM .    .   .           .      .     .    .   .         .
 
 Buried                       in                              my   shit.
 Shove                     my  nose                           in   shit.
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--5----X---5-----------5---------|--5----X---5----------5----------|
E|--0----X---0-----------0------0--|--0----X---0----------0-------0--|
    PM   .   .           .      .     .    .   .          .       .
 
 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--5----X---5-----------5---------|--5-------5------5t7-------------|
E|--0----X---0-----------0------0--|------0-------------------0---0--|
 PM .    .   .           .      .
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
   Won't                            you
 
    G5     G6  G5      G6  G5                G6  G5          G6  G5
    Rhy.Fig. 3
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--5---5---7---5---5---7---5---5--|--5---5---7---5---5---5---7---5--|
E|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
 PM .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
 
    come                             and                         save
          G6  G5      G6  G5                G6  G5          G6
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--5---5---7---5---5---7---5---5--|--5---5---7---5---5---5---7------|
E|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---0--|
 PM .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .     .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
 
    me,                                                          save
    N.C. (E5)
    Gtrs. 1 and 2
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--5-----------5-----------5v-----|--5-----X---5--------5-----------|
E|--0---0---0-------------------0--|--0-----X---0--------0--------0--|
 PM .   .   .              PM   .     .     .   .        .        .
 
            me.
                                    w/Fill 1 1st time
                   End Rhy.Fig. 3   Play Fill 2 2nd time
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--5-----X---5--------5-----------|--5t7------5---------------------|
E|--5-----X---5--------5--------0--|------------------7---6---5---3--|
 PM .     .   .        .        .
 
 
[Fill 1]
 
  Gtr. 3
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--15t17----15----12--------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------15--14--12--|--15fv---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
[Fill 2]
 
 Gtrs. 1 and 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|--14B-(14)--14B-(14)--12----------|
G|--14f-(14)--14f-(14)--12----------|
D|------------------------- 14--12--|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
  Feed                                                my      eyes,
 
    E5                          G                                 D
e|------------------------------3--|------------------------------2--|
B|------------------------------3--|------------------------------3--|
G|------------------------------0--|------------------------------2--|
D|--2---------------------------0--|------------------------------0--|
A|--2---------------------------2--|---------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------3--|---------------------------------|
 
                               can   you   sew   them   shut?
 
                                A
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|------------------------------2--|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2--|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2--|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------0--|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------0----3v---|
 
  Jesus                                                        Christ,
 
    E5                          G                                 D
e|------------------------------3--|------------------------------2--|
B|------------------------------3--|------------------------------3--|
G|------------------------------0--|------------------------------2--|
D|--2---------------------------0--|------------------------------0--|
A|--2---------------------------2--|---------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------3--|---------------------------------|
 
                               deny       your        maker.
 
                                A
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|------------------------------2--|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2--|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2--|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------0--|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------0----3v---|
 
  He                                                    who     tries
 
    E5                          G                                 D
e|------------------------------3--|------------------------------2--|
B|------------------------------3--|------------------------------3--|
G|------------------------------0--|------------------------------2--|
D|--2---------------------------0--|------------------------------0--|
A|--2---------------------------2--|---------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------3--|---------------------------------|
 
                             will              be     wasted.
 
                                A
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|------------------------------2--|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2--|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2--|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------0--|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------0----3v---|
 
  Feed                                              my        eyes.
 
    E5                          G                                 D
e|------------------------------3--|------------------------------2--|
B|------------------------------3--|------------------------------3--|
G|------------------------------0--|------------------------------2--|
D|--2---------------------------0--|------------------------------0--|
A|--2---------------------------2--|---------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------3--|---------------------------------|
 
                             Now,   you've    sewn   them    shut.
 
                                A
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|------------------------------2--|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2--|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2--|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------0--|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------0----3----|
                                                         PM.    .
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
 
   N.C.  (E5)
   Gtr. 3 (w/dist and wah pedal)
   w/Rhy.Fig.2
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--5t7----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 (grad. close pedal)                (grad. open pedal)
 
                                                                 hold bend..
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------10f-|
G|--------7h9---9F--------9--7-----|---------------------------------|
D|--7h9-------------------------9--|--8---7---5---7-----7f--(7v)-----|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 ...keep holding bend................................
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 (gradually open wah pedal)
 
 ..hold bend...........
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|--10B--10--10--10--10--10f--(10)p8-------|
G|-------------------------------------9v--|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-----------------------------------------12--15--15F--|
B|-------12--12h15p12-12h15p12--15fv--15f---------------|
G|--14f-------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
 
                                    G5             G6  G5     G6  G5
                             hold bend...
e|-------15--12--------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------12h14v-------14f--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
Gtr. 3 w/Rhy.Fig. 3                            G6  G5     G6  G5
   keep holding bend
  G5             G6  G5     G6  G5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------15v--------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------(14v)-------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 |                                                                   |
 |            G6  G5        G6   G5                                  |
 |.................(feedback)....................................... |
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------15----------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                  pitch: D
 
  Gtr. 4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--15--------15v------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--14--------14v------------------|---------X------X--X--14B--14--12------|
D|-----------------14--------------|--12h14--X--14--X--X--------------14v--|
A|------X--X-----------------X--X--|---------------------------------------|
E|------X--X-----------------X--X--|---------------------------------------|
 |                                                                         |
 |                                                                         |
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|----------12---------------------|----------------------15v--------------|
G|--------------15--14--12--12fv---|----12f----12---9----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 
 Gtr. 4                               slide down
e|--12--15--15--15f--(15)p12--------------|
B|----------------------------15v-----15--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|  
 
                 slide up
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--12---------------X---------12--|--------------------------------------|
G|--12--------(12)---X---------12--|----------------------------------2f--|
D|--12--------(12)---X---12----12--|--X-----------------------------------|
A|------X--X-----------------------|--X--------7v---X--X--X--X--5h7-------|
E|------X--X-----------------------|--X--3h5------------------------------|
 
 E5
 Gtrs. 1 and 2
 w/Fill 3             D.S. % al Coda
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------5---2-------2------|
A|---------------5----------|
E|-----------------------3--|  
 
 
[Coda]
 
       N.C.  (E5)
       Gtr. 2 w/Rhy.Fig. 1 (2 times)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------7v-------7h9v---------|---------------------------------|
D|---9v----------------------------|---7v-------7h9v---------5v------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---5h7v--------5b----------------|
A|------------------------7v-------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
 
[Ending 1]
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------7--------------------5----|
E|----------------0----5h7---------|
 
 
[Ending 2]
 
e|---------14--14-----12--12--12---|
B|---------14--14-----12--12--12---|
G|---------14--14-----12--12--12---|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
 
[Fill 3]
 
 Gtr. 3
             hold bend.....
e|----------------0----------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------2f----------2f--(2)p0-----|
D|------------------------------2--|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
 
 
************************************
 
| s   slight bend
| X   fret-hand muting
| v   vibrato
| t   trill
| h   hammer on
| b   bend 1/4 step
| B   bend 1/2 step
| f   bend full step
| F   bend 1 1/2 step
| PM  pick-hand muting
| p   pull off
| .   palm mute
 
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why does it matter? i read the tabs and play them.. i dont care if michael jackson tabbed it, or where he got it from.. as long as its correct, it should be posted
maybe he came up with it himself becuz he didnt know it wuz from guitar world
Just cause he can't do his own tabs . . . you don't have 2 make fun of him.