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I Am The Law

Anthrax

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Band: Anthrax
Song: I am the Law
Album: Among the living
Transcriber: Robert Johnstone
Standard Tuning

A song inspired by the Judge Dredd movie
Listen to the song for timing and rhythm

E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------| Repeat 4 times
D--5-5---9---7---5-5-----------|
A--5-5---9---7---5-5-----------|
E--3-3---7---5---3-3-----------|
        *                  * *

E------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------------------------|Repeat 4 times
D----5-5-5-5----5r-------|
A----5-5-5-5----5r-------|
E----3-3-3-3----3r-------|
        * *  * *

E------------------------- --------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5--------5-5-5-5-5---6s5-----------|
A---5-5-5-5-5---5-5--------5-5-5-5-5---6s5-----------|
E---3-3-3-3-3---3-3--------3-3-3-3-3---4s3-----------|
      *  * *  * *

E------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------------------------|Repeat 5 times
D----5-5-5-5----5r-------|
A----5-5-5-5----5r-------|
E----3-3-3-3----3r-------|
        * *  * *

15 Years in the academy...
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5---------|
A---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5---------|
E---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3---------|
               * *  * *  * * *  *

They call him Judge his last name is Dredd
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B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5---------|
A---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5---------|
E---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3---------|
               * *  * *  * * *  *

Judge Dredd's the man, he is the law
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B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5---------|
A---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5---------|
E---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3---------|
               * *  * *  * * *  *

E------------------------- --------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5--------5-5-5-5-5---6s5-----------|
A---5-5-5-5-5---5-5--------5-5-5-5-5---6s5-----------|
E---3-3-3-3-3---3-3--------3-3-3-3-3---4s3-----------|
      *  * *  * *
With gun and bike he rules the streets
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5---------|
A---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5---------|
E---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3---------|
               * *  * *  * * *  *

E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5---------|
A---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5---------|
E---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3---------|
               * *  * *  * * *  *
Apocalypse war...
E------------------------- --------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5--------5-5-5-5-5---6s5-----------|
A---5-5-5-5-5---5-5--------5-5-5-5-5---6s5-----------|
E---3-3-3-3-3---3-3--------3-3-3-3-3---4s3-----------|
      *  * *  * *

Respect badge fear the gun his sentence may be death because I am the law!
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------| Repeat 4 times
D--5-5---9---7---5-5-----------|
A--5-5---9---7---5-5-----------|
E--3-3---7---5---3-3-----------|
        *                  * *
The court of law is a battle to him...
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B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5---------|
A---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5---------|
E---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3---------|
               * *  * *  * * *  *
He's the executioner...
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5---------|
A---5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5---------|
E---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3---------|
               * *  * *  * * *  *

Respect badge fear the gun his sentence may be death because I am the law!
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------| Repeat 4 times
D--5-5---9---7---5-5-----------|
A--5-5---9---7---5-5-----------|
E--3-3---7---5---3-3-----------|
        *                  * *

THRASH PART

E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---7-6-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-6-5-----------|
A---7-6-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-6-5-----------|
E---5-4-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5-4-3-----------|
                    * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  *
Die the ultimate sin...
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------7-6-5-----|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----7-6-5---------|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-4-3---------|
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
     * *  * *  * *  * *  * * *

E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------7-6-5-----|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----7-6-5---------|
A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-4-3---------|
E--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
     * *  * *  * *  * *  * * *

Respect badge fear the gun his sentence may be death because I am the law!
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------| Repeat 4 times
D--5-5---9---7---5-5-----------|
A--5-5---9---7---5-5-----------|
E--3-3---7---5---3-3-----------|
        *                  * *

Keys:
*-palm mute
r-let it ring
s-slide

An excellent song off Anthrax's best album!
Check out the live version of this song on the "I Am the Man" single its pretty cool as 
as others live and a cover of Sabbath bloody Sabbath

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I Am The Law

Anthrax