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                Lost In The Neon World - Be Bop Deluxe
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Tabbed by: axe victim
Email: See my 'Ultimate Guitar' profile.

Part 4 of the 'Modern Music' suite (from the Modern Music album)
Love playing this one, and that country picking part at the
beginning.


Tuning: EADGBe

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| x  mute note
| G/B chord/bass note
|(x07655) chord shape


Intro: fast country style picking.


Riff 1:

___G__________________________________C_____G/B___Am7_________

E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3------|
B|-----0-----0---------------------|-------------------1-1-1-1------|
G|---0-----0-------0-----0---------|-----0-----0-------2-2-2-2------|
D|-4-----5-------0-----0-----------|---2-----0---------2-2-2-2------|
A|-------------4-----5-------0-2---|-3-----2-----0-----0-0-0-0------|
E|-------------------------3-----3-|--------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


...play riff 1 three times then:


___G_________________________________C_____G/B___Am____G____________

E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----0-----0---------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---0-----0-------0-----0---------|-----0-----0-----2---------0---0-|
D|-4-----5-------0-----0-----------|---2-----0-----2-------0---0---0-|
A|-------------4-----5-------0-2---|-3-----2-----0-------0-----x---x-|
E|-------------------------3-----3-|-------------------3-----1---2--|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

___G__________________________________________________
                                                          " This... "
E|-----3-3---3-3-------3-3---0-0---|-----3-3---3-3-3-3--------------|
B|-----3-3---3-3-------3-3---0-0---|-----3-3---3-3-3-3--------------|
G|-----0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0---|-----0-0---0-0-0-0--------------|
D|-----0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0---|-----0-0---0-0-0-0--------------|
A|-------x---x-x---------x---x-x---|-------x---x-x-x-x--------------|
E|-2h3---3---3-3---2h3---3---3-3---|-2h3---3---3-3-3-3--------------|


Verse:


E|---Ca| dd9-----------G6/B--------------A7sus4----------D--------------
" jet age life is  getting worse   I feel I'm half a universe... "
E|-0---0-0-----0---0---0-0-----0---|-0---0-0----0----2---2-2-----2--|
B|-3---3-3-----3---3---3-3-----3---|-3---3-3----3----3---3-3-----3--|
G|-0---0-0-----0---0---0-0-----0---|-0---0-0----0----2---2-2-----2--|
D|-2---2-2-----2---0---0-0-----0---|-2---2-2----2----0---0-0-----0--|
A|-3---3-3-----3---2---2-2-----2---|-0---0-0----0-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


___G_________________________________C___________G__________________
" away... "
E|---------------------------------|---------------------3-3-3-3----|
B|-----0-----0---------------------|---------------------3-3-3-3----|
G|---0-----0-------0-----0---------|-----0---------------0-0-0-0----|
D|-4-----5-------0-----0-----------|---2-------0---------0-0-0-0----|
A|-------------4-----5-------0-2---|-3-------0-----------x-x-x-x----|
E|-------------------------3-----3-|-------2-----3-------3-3-3-3----|


E|---Ca| dd9-----------G6/B--------------A7sus4----------D--------------
" I left my home some time ago   to fight the creatures of the... "
E|-0---0-0-----0---0---0-0-----0---|-0---0-0----0----2---2-2-----2--|
B|-3---3-3-----3---3---3-3-----3---|-3---3-3----3----3---3-3-----3--|
G|-0---0-0-----0---0---0-0-----0---|-0---0-0----0----2---2-2-----2--|
D|-2---2-2-----2---0---0-0-----0---|-2---2-2----2----0---0-0-----0--|
A|-3---3-3-----3---2---2-2-----2---|-0---0-0----0-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


___G________________________________C____________G____________
" USA... "
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3------|
B|-----0-----0---------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3------|
G|---0-----0-------0-----0---------|-----0-------------0-0-0-0------|
D|-4-----5-------0-----0-----------|---2-------0-------0-0-0-0------|
A|-------------4-----5-------0-2---|-3-------0---------x-x-x-x------|
E|-------------------------3-----3-|-------2-----3-----3-3-3-3------|


___D_________________________________A_( x07655 )___________________
" You tell me that this neon world is free... "
E|-2-----2-2-----2---2---2-2-------|-----5-----7-----8------9\------|
B|-3-----3-3-----3---3---3-3-------|--------------------------------|
G|-2-----2-2-----2---2---2-2-------|-5/6---6/7---7/8----8/9--\------|
D|-0-----0-0-----0---0---0-0-------|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------0---|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


___D_________________________________Cadd9__________________________
" You say this is the place I ought to be..."
E|-2-----2-2-----2---2---2-2-------|-0------------------------------|
B|-3-----3-3-----3---3---3-3-------|-3------------------------------|
G|-2-----2-2-----2---2---2-2-------|-0------------------------------|
D|-0-----0-0-----0---0---0-0-------|-2------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


E|---Ca| dd9-----------G/B---------------A7sus4----------D--------------
" The time has come for me to go,you say its fast but it's feeling slow... "
E|-------3---3-----------3---3-----|-------3---3-----------2---2----|
B|-------3---3-----------3---3-----|-------3---3-----------3---3----|
G|-------0---0-----------0---0-----|-------0---0---------2-2---2----|
D|-----2---------------0-----------|-----2-----------0-----0---0----|
A|-3---------------2---------------|-0------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


___G________________________________C______________G________________
" today... "                                             ...neon world! "
E|---------------------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3------|
B|-----0-----0---------------------|-------------------3-3-3-3------|
G|---0-----0-------0-----0---------|-----0-------------0-0-0-0------|
D|-4-----5-------0-----0-----------|---2-------0-------0-0-0-0------|
A|-------------4-----5-------0-2---|-3-------0---------x-x-x-x------|
E|-------------------------3-----3-|-------2-----3-----3-3-3-3------|





Segue into 'Dance Of The Uncle Sam Humanoids'





words and music by Bill Nelson.



| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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