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Marillion - The Last Straw
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Tabbed by Mike Cannon (smilock@hotmail.com)

Tab Explanation
===============

s	Slide
h	Hammer-on
p	Pull-off
T	Tap
B	Bend the note to the fret after the B
R	Release back to the originally bent note
A.H.	Artificial Harmonic
m	Palm Muted
//	Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible)


The last track on the last Fish album is made up of 3 guitars. Gtr. 1 is a
clean electric with a bit of echo/delay. Gtr 2 is for the solo and outro solo
and gtr 3 to keep the rythym behind. Fig. 1 consists of 2 endings. The ending
to play is indicated next to the "w/Fig. 1" information.

Gtr. 1 - Clean Electric
Gtr. 2 - Distorted Electric
Gtr. 3 - Slightly Distorted Electric
==============================

Fig. 1 (Gtr. 1)
======
							    End 1 End 2
e|---0------------------------------0-----------------0-2~-|-0-2-|-3-2-|
B|---1-3-1h3p1-----0-1--------------1-3-1h3p1-----0-1---3~-|-----|-----|
G|---2---------2-------0-2~-2p0-0---2---------2---------2~-|-----|-----|
D|---2-----------2------------------2-----------2-------0~-|-----|-----|
A|-0------------------------------0------------------------|-----|-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|

Intro (w/Fig. 1 (End 1))
=====

Verse 1 (w/Fig. 1 (End 1))
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Hotel hobbies padding dawns hollow corridors 
A typewriter cackles out a stream of memories 
Drying out a conscience, evicting a nightmare 
Opening the doors for the dreams to come home 

Bridge
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   |----x4-----|
e|-----6~----5~----5~----5~-|
B|----8~----6~----6~----6~--|
G|---8~----5~----5~----5~---| (Gtr. 1)
D|--8~----7~----7~----7~----|
A|-6~-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|
We live out lives in private shells 
Ignore our senses and fool ourselves 
To thinking that out there there's someone else cares 
Someone to answer all our prayers

Verse 2 (w/Fig. 1 (End 2))
=======
Are we too far gone, are we so irresponsible 
Have we lost our balls, or do we just not care 
We're terminal cases that keep talking medicine 
Pretending the end isn't quite that near 
We make futile gestures, act to the cameras 
With our made up faces and PR smiles 
And when the angel comes down, down to deliver us 
We'll find out that after all, we're only men of straw 

Bridge
======
   |-------x4--------|
e|-----6~----5~-5--------5~----5~-|
B|----8~----6~----6-----6~----6~--|
G|---8~----5~-------5--5~----5~---| (Gtr. 1)
D|--8~----7~----------7~----7~----|
A|-6~-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
But everything is still the same 
Passing the time passing the blame 
We carry on in the same old way 
We'll find out we left it too late one day to say what we meant to say 

Interlude
=========
e|---------------6~-|
B|-------4-3h4p3----|
G|-----5------------| (Gtr. 1)
D|---5--------------|
A|-3----------------|
E|------------------|
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the water
Those problems seem to arise the ones you never really thought of 
The feeling you get is similar to something like drowning 
Out of your mind, you're out of your depth, you should have taken soundings
Clutching at straws, we're clutching at straws

Guitar Solo (Gtr. 2)
===========
						  \3...../
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16b18~---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------15-13-15-15b17~-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------6---8s10-8~-8-6-------6~----s13-|
A|------------------------8---8-------------8-6-8-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

		   A.H		                         |--x8--|	
e|-----------------------------15b16~-16-15b16-18-18b20~-16p13----|
B|-16-13-16~-16p13-16b18r16------------------------------------13-|
G|--------------------------13------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-16p13---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------16b18r16------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------13-13~----13h15p13~s1---3-1-3s5-5~------10~s1~-|
D|-----------------------15-------------3------------4s10--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------16-18-18b20~-|
B|-----------------------16-18--------------|
G|-3-1-3s5-3~-5~-3s1------------------------|
D|-------------------3~/--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Outro
=====
e|---3~-----------4---3~-3---------|
B|---4~---3-----------4~---4---6~--|
G|-5-5~-3---3-5-5---5-5~-----5-----|
D|-5-5~-3-----6-----5-5~-----------| (Gtr. 3)
A|-3----1-----6-----3--------------|
E|------------4--------------------|
 |
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5~---3~----------5~---8~----10~-| (Gtr. 2)
D|-5~---3~----6~----5~---8~----10~-|
A|-3~---1~----6~----3~---6~----8~--|
E|------------4~-------------------|
And if you ever come across us don't give us your sympathy 
You can buy us a drink and just shake our hands 
And you'll recognise by the reflection in our eyes
That deep down inside we're all one and the same 
We're clutching at straws 
We're still drowning Clutching at straws

Interlude
=========

Outro Solo (Gtr. 3)
==========

	\1/		         A.H
e|----------11-(10)b11r10--------(13)b15r13---------------8-|
B|-11-13~-----------------11-13~----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------8----8-10~b12---|
D|--------------------------------------------10------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-8----8-------------------------------------------------|
G|------10---8----8--------------------------x---x-----------|
D|-------------10---10~----------------------x-x-x-10~-10s8~-|
A|----------------------8b10r8-6-8~-6b8r6------x-------------|
E|----------------------------------------8~-----------------|

e|-------------------------------15-18-18~b20~-18b20-18b20-|
B|-------11~-13~-16s18b20~-18b20---------------------------|
G|-10s12---------------------------------------------------| ...fade out...
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

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