E|E|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Symbols:
  /     - Slide up
  \     - Slide down
  p     - Pull-off
  h     - Hammer-on
  ~     - vibrato
E|E|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||

I think there is also a distored guitar playing the rhythm
chords low in the mix. Just play the chords above the tablature.


Intro / Verse Figure:
   F               Dmi             A                  Bb        C
E|--------5------|--------5------|--------5-------|------6--------8---|
B|----6-----6--6-|----6-----6--6-|----5------5--5-|--------6--------8-|
G|-5---5-----5---|-7----7-----7--|-6----6-----6---|-6/7-------7/9-----|
D|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
A|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|----------------|-------------------|


                        (play twice)

Verse 1:
E|------------------------------------------|
now let me tell you a story about my youth
when i was a boy scout
ringing the bell at a mature lady's door
known to be generous
it was love at first sight, her eyes were shining so bright
she smiled at me and asked: "what's your cause?"
i'm collecting dough, for the sunday show

Chorus:
E|E|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
   Dmi            A
E|-5------------|-5-------------| (Strum these, and let ring
B|-6------------|-5-------------| for 1 whole measure - alternate)
G|-7------------|-6-------------|
D|--------------|---------------|
A|--------------|---------------|
E|--------------|---------------|
i had the time of my life
it made me a man
and made me realize
the meaning of love

  A
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-7\----------|
A|-7\----------|
E|-5\----------|

(Play intro / verse figure twice)

Verse 2:
E|E|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
i will never forget, the pretty babe i met
when i was at high school
i was carrying her books every day after class
we were always together
the moment had come, for me to meet her mom
she smiled at me and asked: "what's your name?"
i could see it was her, it all began to blur

(Play chorus)


Solo (2 gtrs. arr. for 1):
E|E|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
There seems to be a second guiat low in the mix (in addition to
the rhythm guitar), so I've made the best facsimilie of the solo.

E|----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-/13--13-13-13-13---13--11--|-10-10-10h11-10-10h11-10\-|
G|----------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|

E|----------------------------|--------------------13----15--13------|
B|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5/-11--11-11-|-11/13-13-13-13~-13----13---------13\-|
G|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------|---------------6--------8---|
B|-10--10-10-11-10~(10)\-|---5---6-5-------6--------8-|
G|-----------------------|-6---6-----6/7------7/9-----|
D|-----------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|

E|--------6-5---------------|--------------------------------|
B|---6--------6---5---6--5--|-----10----11-10------5---6--5\-|
G|-7---7--------6---6-----6-|-/11----11-------11-6---6-------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------|

E|--------6-5---------------|--------------------------------------|
B|---6--------6---5---6-5---|----10----10-10--10-10h11--10-8-8-10--|
G|-7---7--------6---6-----6-|-11----11-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|

(Play intro / verse figure twice)

Verse 3:
E|E|E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
we all lived together for a long, long time
me, my babe and her mother
they left the house one day, i never saw them again
don't know the reason
rumours say that aliens took them away
i look into the sky and think: "did they die?"
i can always hope, though i'll never know