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Frank Black & the Catholics
Song: Bullet
Album: Dog in the Sand
Tabbed by: Derek (proverbialcereal@msn.com)

(strumming while deadening strings with left hand)

Frank says something like: 
i like that... excellent how you do that scott.
Like what's his name there, drummer of fifteen toms there

[INTRO]

C#m* (8x)  B  F#

C#m* (2x)  B  F#  C#m* 

[VERSE 1]
C#m*                       
 Excuse me now I've got a call
 I'll take this call from Valhalla
 Please tell my friends from outer space
 You are my son you'll take my place
B           F#          C#m*   C#m*
 And if the revolution comes
B              F#            C#m   C#m
 I've got some good friends there

[CHORUS]
F#                   E              G#
 Take my place after all you are my son
C#m                     (G#) (G) F#
 You take the moon i'll take the sun
                       E          G#
 And by the way if the Revolution comes
C#m                    G#   G   F#
 Please take my rifles take my guns
                                C#m*   C#m*   
 A single bullet loaded in each one

[VERSE 2]
C#
 If you don't like my melody
 I'll sing it in a major key
 I'll sing it very happily
            B           F#      C#
 Yeah but if everybody is all aboard
       B           F#              C#m
 Let's take it back to that minor chord

[VERSE 3]
C#m
 You are my son you'll take my place
 Please tell my friends from outer space
 I'll take this call from Valhalla
 Excuse me now I've got a call
B           F#           C#m
 I got some good friends there
B           F#   C#m
 Revolution comes

[CHORUS 2]
F#               E              G#
 A single bullet loaded in each one
C#m                            G#   G  F#
 please take my rifles, please take my guns
                       E          G#
 and by the way if the revolution comes
C#m             G#   G  F#
 take my rifles take my guns
                                       C#m
 you take my place because you are my son

[VERSE 4]
C#m
 Excuse me now I'll take the sun
 I'll take my place in Valhalla 
B           F#         C#m  
 and if the revolution comes
B               F#
 Please take my guns

[OUTRO] 3x

E-------0--0---------0--0---------0--0----------0--0----
B-------5--5---------5--5---------5--5----------5--5----
G-------6--6---------6--6---------6--6----------6--6----
D-------6--6---------6--6---------6--6----------6--6----
A--4------------0---------------------------------------
E----------------------------4-------------0------------
  

_______________________________________________________________
 *C#m  (you can play the bass notes along with the chord)
E-----------------------------------------
B--------5--5--------5--5---------5--5----
G--------6--6--------6--6---------6--6----
D--------6--6--------6--6---------6--6----
A---4----4--4--------x--x---------x--x----
E----------------0------------4-----------
    C#           E            G#     

it's cool how frank switches the order of lines in the song.
like in verse one, lines 1-2-3-4
are reversed in verse three. (4-3-2-1)
it's the same thing with the chorus
the rhyme sequence is neat too.





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