Killing an Arab The Cure
Article: 1644 of alt.guitar.tab<br/> Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab<br/> Path: nevada.edu!uunet!wupost!darwin.sura.net!cs.ucf.edu!schnitzi<br/> Subject: TAB: The Cure, "Killing an Arab"<br/> Message-ID: <br/> Sender: news@cs.ucf.edu (News system)<br/> Organization: University of Central Florida<br/> Distribution: alt<br/> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 02:13:51 GMT<br/> Lines: 90<br/> <br/> By request.....<br/> <br/> The song: Killing an Arab<br/> The group: The Cure<br/> <br/> [Disclaimer: This song is based on the book 'The Stranger'<br/> by Albert Camus and is not meant to express anti-Arab sentiments.<br/> The Cure has issued statements stating that they resent its<br/> use as such.]<br/> <br/> Intro:<br/> <br/> -7/8\7-5-7----7-8/11-8-7/8\7-5-7-----------------------------<br/> -------------------------------------------------------------<br/> -------------------------------------------------------------<br/> -------------------------------------------------------------<br/> -----------------------------------------5-------4-------3---<br/> -------------------------------------7-7---7\6-6---6\5-5-----<br/> <br/> <br/> -------------------------------------------------------------<br/> -------------------------------------------------------------<br/> -------------------------------------------------------------<br/> -------------------------------------------------------------<br/> -------2-------1-------0-------------------------------------<br/> -5\4-4---4\3-3---3\2-2---2\1-1-4-1---------------------------<br/> <br/> Bass part starts [note: I don't particularly agree with this<br/> bass line but it's what is in the book. Opinions, anyone?]:<br/> <br/> -------------------------------------------------------------<br/> -------------------------------------------------------------<br/> -------------------------------------------------------------<br/> -------------------------------------------------------------<br/> -------------------------------------------------------------<br/> -0----0-0--0--0--0-1-1-------0----0-0--0--0--0-1-1----------- etc.<br/> <br/> At the same time, the guitar:<br/> <br/> -6-7-6-3-6-3-2-3-2-0-2-0---0---------------------------------<br/> -------------------------4---4-1-4-1-0-1-0---0---------------<br/> -------------------------------------------2---2-0-2-0---0---<br/> -------------------------------------------------------4---4-<br/> -------------------------------------------------------------<br/> -------------------------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> ---------------------------------------0---0-2-0-2-3-2-3-6-3-<br/> ---------------------------1---1-4-1-4---4-------------------<br/> ---------------2-0-2-4-2-4---4-------------------------------<br/> -2-1-2-4-5-4-5-----------------------------------------------<br/> -------------------------------------------------------------<br/> -------------------------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> -6-3-7--<br/> --------<br/> --------<br/> --------<br/> --------<br/> --------<br/> <br/> Lyrics start:<br/> <br/> Standing on the beach with a gun in my hand<br/> Staring at the sea, staring at the sand<br/> Staring down the barrel at the Arab on the ground<br/> See his open mouth but I hear no sound <br/> <br/> Chorus:<br/> I'm alive [Bass part moves up to the A string]<br/> I'm dead <br/> I am the Stranger [Bass moves back down to low E string]<br/> Killing an Arab<br/> <br/> I can turn and walk away or I can fire the gun<br/> Staring at the sky, staring at the sun<br/> Whichever I choose it amounts to the same<br/> Absolutely nothing<br/> (Repeat chorus)<br/> <br/> Feel the steel butt jump Smooth in my hand<br/> Staring at the sea, staring at the sand<br/> Staring at myself reflected in the eyes<br/> Of the dead man on the beach<br/> (Repeat chorus)<br/> <br/> -------<br/> Mark Schnitzius<br/> schnitzi@eola.cs.ucf.edu<br/> Univ. of Central Florida<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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