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Original Prankster Guitar Tablature
CHORDS:
   -------
        EADGBE          EADGBE
   A5  (x02xxx)    E5  (x79xxx)
   C5  (x35xxx)    G5  (35xxxx)
   D5  (x57xxx)    G2  (xx57xx)
   Eb5 (x68xxx)    G#5 (xx68xx)
   
   
   
   Whenever there's a *** under the tab it means play that part
   palm-muted.
   
   INTRO:
   ------
   Here it goes:
   E|-------------------------------------------------------------
   B|-------------------------------------------------------------
   G|-------------------------------------------------------------
   D|-----------------------------7-------------------------------
   A|--0-0-3-0-0----------0-0-3-0---0-3-0----------0-0-3-0-0---5--
   E|-------------------------------------------------------------
   
   E-----------------------------------------------------------
   B-----------------------------------------------------------
   G-----------------------------------------------------------
   D----------7----------------------------7-------------------
   A--0-0-3-0---0-0-5--5--3-5--3---0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3--
   E-----------------------------------------------------------
   
   E-----------------------------------------------------------
   B-----------------------------------------------------------
   G-----------------------------------------------------------
   D----------7----------------------------7-------------------
   A--0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3---0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3--
   E-----------------------------------------------------------
                            You can do it!
   E-------------------|
   B-------------------|
   G-------------------|
   D----------7--------|
   A--0-0-3-0---0-6-5--|
   E-------------------|
   
   
   
   Here's how you play the tab for the VERSES:
   (you should play this very slightly palm-muted)
   
   E|-----------------------------------------------------------
   B|-----------------------------------------------------------
   G|-----------------------------------------------------------
   D|----------7----------------------------7-------------------
   A|--0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3---0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3--
   E|-----------------------------------------------------------
   
   E------------------------------------------------------------|
   B------------------------------------------------------------|
   G------------------------------------------------------------|
   D----------7-----------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
   A--0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
   E-------------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|
                                      ***********
   
   VERSE 1: [Play tab above twice]
   --------
   Until the break of dawn
   Life, life, and I quote by the letter
   Time, time, Prozac can make it better
   Noise, noise, any kind will do
   Can you feel it slip away, well it's all on you
   Crime, crime, rockin' like Janet Reno
   Time, time, 18 and life in Chino
   Freud, Freud all along it's true
   Well you see the common day catches up to you yeah
   
   
   Here's the tab for the PRE-CHORUS:
   
   E|-------------------------------------------------------
   B|-------------------------------------------------------
   G|-------------------------------------------------------
   D|--2---5--9--8-7--7--5-7--5---2---5--9--8-7--7--5-7--5--
   A|--0---3--7--6-5--5--3-5--3---0---3--7--6-5--5--3-5--3--
   E|-------------------------------------------------------
   
   E-------------------------------------------------------------|
   B-------------------------------------------------------------|
   G-------------------------------------------------------------|
   D--2---5--9--8-7--7--5-7--5------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
   A--0---3--7--6-5--5--3-5--3---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
   E-----------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
                                    ***************************
   
   PRE-CHORUS: [play with tab above]
   -----------
   Knock down the walls
   It's alive in you
   Knock down the place
   You alone it's true
   Knock down the walls
   It's alive in you
   You're gonna keep your head up through it all
   
   
   CHORUS:
   -------
               A5             D5      G2
   You're gonna bust out ohh (Original Prankster)
   A5               D5      G2
   Break out yeah (Original yeah)
   A5             D5      G2
   Bust out ohh (Original Prankster)
                G2   D5   G2   D5
   You'll never stop now, stop now
   G2                   G#5 [start tab below]
   That's what the main men say
   
   
   E|-----------------------------------------------------------
   B|-----------------------------------------------------------
   G|-----------------------------------------------------------
   D|----------7----------------------------7-------------------
   A|--0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3---0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3--
   E|-----------------------------------------------------------
                                                          You can do it!
   
   E------------------------------------------------|
   B------------------------------------------------|
   G------------------------------------------------|
   D----------7----------------------------7--------|
   A--0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3---0-0-3-0---0-6-5--|
   E------------------------------------------------|
   
   
   
   VERSE 2: [play like VERSE 1]
   --------
   You know it smells like ***, god***
   Tag team, the double header
   Son of Sam, fire always makes it better
   Navigate with style and aplumb
   Cos wherever you're at that's the chip used on
   Lies, lies says he's down at the Bahamas
   Tries, tries all you little hoochy mamas
   No way, none of this is true
   When you see it coming down when the joke's on you
   
   
   PRE-CHORUS: [play like first PRE-CHORUS]
   -----------
   Knock down the walls
   It's alive in you
   Knock down the place
   You alone it's true
   Knock down the walls
   It's alive in you
   You're gonna keep your head up through it all
   
   
   CHORUS: [play like first CHORUS]
   -------
   You're gonna bust out ohh (Original Prankster)
   Break out yeah (Original yeah)
   Bust out ohh (Original Prankster)
   You'll never stop now, stop now
   That's what the main men say
   
   E|-------------------------------------------------------------
   B|-------------------------------------------------------------
   G|-------------------------------------------------------------
   D|-----------------------------7-------------------------------
   A|--0-0-3-0-0----------0-0-3-0---0-3-0----------0-0-3-0-0---5--
   E|-------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Hey!
   
   E------------------------------|
   B------------------------------|
   G------------------------------|
   D----------7-------------------|
   A--0-0-3-0---0-0-5--5--3-5--3--|
   E------------------------------|
   
   
   
   In VERSE 3 you play it a little differently than the
   other verses. You play this 7 times:
   
   E|------------------------------|
   B|------------------------------|
   G|------------------------------|  [play it kinda quietly and a bit
   D|----------7-------------------|   palm-muted]
   A|--0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3--|
   E|------------------------------|
   
   and then this once:
   
   E|----------------------------|
   B|----------------------------|   = slide down, you don't have to
   G|----------------9-------9-|      slide to any exact fret, just
   D|----------------9-------9-|      slide down a bit.
   A|--5--5-5-5-5-5--7-------7-|
   E|--3--3-3-3-3-3--------------|
          *******
   
   VERSE 3: [play with tab above]
   --------
   Time, time, so cool to see ya
   Nein, nein, don't wanna be ya
   Dime, dime, so cool to see ya
   Nein, nein, don't wanna be ya
   Crime, crime, fine sensamilla 
   Crime, crime, fine sensamilla 
   Crime, crime, fine sensamilla 
   You'll see the common day catching up to you
   
   
   PRE-CHORUS: [play like first PRE-CHORUS]
   -----------
   Knock down the walls
   It's alive in you
   Knock down the place
   You alone it's true
   Knock down the walls
   It's alive in you
   You're gonna keep your head up through it all
   
   
   CHORUS: 
   -------
                A5             D5      G2
   You're gonna bust out ohh (Original Prankster)
   A5               D5      G2
   Break out yeah (Original yeah)
   A5             D5      G2
   Bust out ohh (Original Prankster)
                G2   D5   G2   D5
   You'll never stop now, stop now
   G2   D5   G2   D5
   Stop now, stop now
   G2                   G#5 A5
   That's what the main men sayCHORDS:
   -------
        EADGBE          EADGBE
   A5  (x02xxx)    E5  (x79xxx)
   C5  (x35xxx)    G5  (35xxxx)
   D5  (x57xxx)    G2  (xx57xx)
   Eb5 (x68xxx)    G#5 (xx68xx)
   
   
   
   Whenever there's a *** under the tab it means play that part
   palm-muted.
   
   INTRO:
   ------
   Here it goes:
   E|-------------------------------------------------------------
   B|-------------------------------------------------------------
   G|-------------------------------------------------------------
   D|-----------------------------7-------------------------------
   A|--0-0-3-0-0----------0-0-3-0---0-3-0----------0-0-3-0-0---5--
   E|-------------------------------------------------------------
   
   E-----------------------------------------------------------
   B-----------------------------------------------------------
   G-----------------------------------------------------------
   D----------7----------------------------7-------------------
   A--0-0-3-0---0-0-5--5--3-5--3---0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3--
   E-----------------------------------------------------------
   
   E-----------------------------------------------------------
   B-----------------------------------------------------------
   G-----------------------------------------------------------
   D----------7----------------------------7-------------------
   A--0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3---0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3--
   E-----------------------------------------------------------
                            You can do it!
   E-------------------|
   B-------------------|
   G-------------------|
   D----------7--------|
   A--0-0-3-0---0-6-5--|
   E-------------------|
   
   
   
   Here's how you play the tab for the VERSES:
   (you should play this very slightly palm-muted)
   
   E|-----------------------------------------------------------
   B|-----------------------------------------------------------
   G|-----------------------------------------------------------
   D|----------7----------------------------7-------------------
   A|--0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3---0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3--
   E|-----------------------------------------------------------
   
   E------------------------------------------------------------|
   B------------------------------------------------------------|
   G------------------------------------------------------------|
   D----------7-----------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
   A--0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
   E-------------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3---------------|
                                      ***********
   
   VERSE 1: [Play tab above twice]
   --------
   Until the break of dawn
   Life, life, and I quote by the letter
   Time, time, Prozac can make it better
   Noise, noise, any kind will do
   Can you feel it slip away, well it's all on you
   Crime, crime, rockin' like Janet Reno
   Time, time, 18 and life in Chino
   Freud, Freud all along it's true
   Well you see the common day catches up to you yeah
   
   
   Here's the tab for the PRE-CHORUS:
   
   E|-------------------------------------------------------
   B|-------------------------------------------------------
   G|-------------------------------------------------------
   D|--2---5--9--8-7--7--5-7--5---2---5--9--8-7--7--5-7--5--
   A|--0---3--7--6-5--5--3-5--3---0---3--7--6-5--5--3-5--3--
   E|-------------------------------------------------------
   
   E-------------------------------------------------------------|
   B-------------------------------------------------------------|
   G-------------------------------------------------------------|
   D--2---5--9--8-7--7--5-7--5------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
   A--0---3--7--6-5--5--3-5--3---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
   E-----------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
                                    ***************************
   
   PRE-CHORUS: [play with tab above]
   -----------
   Knock down the walls
   It's alive in you
   Knock down the place
   You alone it's true
   Knock down the walls
   It's alive in you
   You're gonna keep your head up through it all
   
   
   CHORUS:
   -------
               A5             D5      G2
   You're gonna bust out ohh (Original Prankster)
   A5               D5      G2
   Break out yeah (Original yeah)
   A5             D5      G2
   Bust out ohh (Original Prankster)
                G2   D5   G2   D5
   You'll never stop now, stop now
   G2                   G#5 [start tab below]
   That's what the main men say
   
   
   E|-----------------------------------------------------------
   B|-----------------------------------------------------------
   G|-----------------------------------------------------------
   D|----------7----------------------------7-------------------
   A|--0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3---0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3--
   E|-----------------------------------------------------------
                                                          You can do it!
   
   E------------------------------------------------|
   B------------------------------------------------|
   G------------------------------------------------|
   D----------7----------------------------7--------|
   A--0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3---0-0-3-0---0-6-5--|
   E------------------------------------------------|
   
   
   
   VERSE 2: [play like VERSE 1]
   --------
   You know it smells like ***, god***
   Tag team, the double header
   Son of Sam, fire always makes it better
   Navigate with style and aplumb
   Cos wherever you're at that's the chip used on
   Lies, lies says he's down at the Bahamas
   Tries, tries all you little hoochy mamas
   No way, none of this is true
   When you see it coming down when the joke's on you
   
   
   PRE-CHORUS: [play like first PRE-CHORUS]
   -----------
   Knock down the walls
   It's alive in you
   Knock down the place
   You alone it's true
   Knock down the walls
   It's alive in you
   You're gonna keep your head up through it all
   
   
   CHORUS: [play like first CHORUS]
   -------
   You're gonna bust out ohh (Original Prankster)
   Break out yeah (Original yeah)
   Bust out ohh (Original Prankster)
   You'll never stop now, stop now
   That's what the main men say
   
   E|-------------------------------------------------------------
   B|-------------------------------------------------------------
   G|-------------------------------------------------------------
   D|-----------------------------7-------------------------------
   A|--0-0-3-0-0----------0-0-3-0---0-3-0----------0-0-3-0-0---5--
   E|-------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Hey!
   
   E------------------------------|
   B------------------------------|
   G------------------------------|
   D----------7-------------------|
   A--0-0-3-0---0-0-5--5--3-5--3--|
   E------------------------------|
   
   
   
   In VERSE 3 you play it a little differently than the
   other verses. You play this 7 times:
   
   E|------------------------------|
   B|------------------------------|
   G|------------------------------|  [play it kinda quietly and a bit
   D|----------7-------------------|   palm-muted]
   A|--0-0-3-0---0-6-5--5--3-5--3--|
   E|------------------------------|
   
   and then this once:
   
   E|----------------------------|
   B|----------------------------|   = slide down, you don't have to
   G|----------------9-------9-|      slide to any exact fret, just
   D|----------------9-------9-|      slide down a bit.
   A|--5--5-5-5-5-5--7-------7-|
   E|--3--3-3-3-3-3--------------|
          *******
   
   VERSE 3: [play with tab above]
   --------
   Time, time, so cool to see ya
   Nein, nein, don't wanna be ya
   Dime, dime, so cool to see ya
   Nein, nein, don't wanna be ya
   Crime, crime, fine sensamilla 
   Crime, crime, fine sensamilla 
   Crime, crime, fine sensamilla 
   You'll see the common day catching up to you
   
   
   PRE-CHORUS: [play like first PRE-CHORUS]
   -----------
   Knock down the walls
   It's alive in you
   Knock down the place
   You alone it's true
   Knock down the walls
   It's alive in you
   You're gonna keep your head up through it all
   
   
   CHORUS: 
   -------
                A5             D5      G2
   You're gonna bust out ohh (Original Prankster)
   A5               D5      G2
   Break out yeah (Original yeah)
   A5             D5      G2
   Bust out ohh (Original Prankster)
                G2   D5   G2   D5
   You'll never stop now, stop now
   G2   D5   G2   D5
   Stop now, stop now
   G2                   G#5 A5
   That's what the main men say
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