Mad Mad Sister

Girlschool

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                           MAD MAD B STER - Girlschool
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Date: June 14, 2005
(This tab is the transcriber's own work.)

Written by:  McAuliffe/Johnson
Album:  "21st Anniversary: Not That Innocent"   (2002, Communique)
Tuning: Standard


Notes:

^...bend  (s=semi-tone, w=whole tone)
h...hammer on
r...release bend
p...pulloff
<>..pinch harmonic
/...slide up
\...slide down
~...vibrato


Figure 1

E|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|--4---5~--------------|
D|--------------6--7----|----------------------|
A|-------7--------------|----------------------|
E|----5-----5-----------|----------------------|

Intro:

Play Figure 1 3x


Chords:  F  /  Am
Play Figure 1 4x during this chord progression

1st Verse:

F
Mad mad sister's coming out to play
                                   Am
Mad mad sister, what did you do today?

(Play Figure 1 2x)

F
Mad mad sister's coming out to play
                                      Am
Mad mad sister, you're gonna show the way

(Play Figure 1 2x)

Chorus:

F
It shouldn't hurt
G
But it does
Am
Who'll catch you when you fall?
F
You made me
G
I made you
Am
Out of nothing at all


F / E                             F
Who's gonna catch you when you fall?

    E                     F
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-----------1--2--4/7~---|
D|---9\2--2---------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|


 E                                F
Who's gonna catch you when you fall?

    E
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--5^wr(5)--5-4--5-|-4---------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|---7-6-7-6-------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------7-----|-----------------|
E|------------------|-------------7-8-|-5~--------------|


Play Figure 1 2x
(Rhythm guitar plays Am)


2nd Verse:

F
Mad mad sister's coming out to play
                                    Am
Mad mad sister, you're gonna fade away

(Play Figure 1 2x)

F
I should have known, read the signs
                                    Am
But that was another place, another time

(Play Figure 1 2x)


Repeat CHORUS


F / E                             F / E
Who's gonna catch you when you fall?
F / E                             F / E
Who's gonna catch you when you fall?


Guitar solo:


     Am          Bb     Am                Bb
(4 meas.)
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---2----3/6~----7----7^wr(7)^wr(7)^w-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


       Am                     Bb    Am               F
(4 meas.)
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----7^sr(7)--<5>--5---------------------------------|
G|--7-------------------7-6-7\6------------------------|
D|------------------------------7----------------------|
A|----------------------------------7--5-4-5-4---------|
E|---------------------------------------------5-5-----|


 E                         F        E                  F
(4 meas.)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------8--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-|
D|-2-2-2-2/6-6-6-6/7--7/9--9/10-----9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--10-10-10-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


     E                         F
(2 meas.)
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------10--9--10-9-10-12---------------|
G|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9---9---9---------------------------|
D|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


      E
(2 meas.)
E|---12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------------------|
B|---12-12-12-12-12-12--10--------15^w--15^w--15^w~----|
G|---9--9--9--9--9--9------11^w------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


      Am
(4 meas.)
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---(15^w~)-----------------|-15^wr(15)^wr(15)^w-| etc----|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
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Fig. 1                                                    |
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--------------------4--5~--|-------------------4--5~---|
D|-------------6--7----------|------------6--7-----------|
A|------7--------------------|-----7---------------------|
E|---5-----5-----------------|--5-----5------------------|

3rd Verse:

F
Mad mad sister's coming out to play
                                   Am
Mad mad sister, what did you do today?

(Play Figure 1 2x)

F
All your life's spent telling lies
                                Am
Is that madness I see in your eyes?

(Play Figure 1 2x)


Repeat CHORUS


F / E                               F
Who's gonna catch you when you fall?

    E                      F
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------1-1-2--4/7~--------------|
D|--2/6\--0h2---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|


 E                                F
Who's gonna catch you when you fall?

             E                      F
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--1-2-4--<5>^w--4h5p4-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------0-5-0-3--2-0--|
E|--------------------------------------|


E / F  (3x)

E  /  Am


E|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|--4---5~--------------|
D|--------------6--7----|----------------------|
A|-------7--------------|----------------------|
E|----5-----5-----------|----------------------|