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Tin Soldier

Stiff Little Fingers

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Song: 'Tin Soldier' Artist: Stiff Little Fingers Guitarists: Jake Burns/Henry Cluney Album: 'Nobody's Heroes' Year: 1980 Label: Chrysalis Ok this took quite a while so please rate it! ___________________________________________________________________________ INTRO: e--0~--| B--0~--| G--1~--| D--2~--| A--2~--| E--0~--| Ring this chord then it's bass for the next few bars until the lead guitar comes in with: e--------------------------| B--------------------------| G--------------------------| D--9-9/11-11\9-9XXXXXXXXXX-| X4 A--9-9/11-11\9-9XXXXXXXXXX-| E--7-7/9--9-\7-7XXXXXXXXXX-| Then on to this (it is still the intro): e--0~----------------0~-------------2~------------0~-| B--0~----------------2~-------------3~------------2~-| G--1~----------------2~-------------2~------------2~-| D--2~----------------2~-------------0~------------2~-| A--2~----------------0~---------------------------0~-| E--0~------------------------------------------------| He joined up to get a job and show he wasn't scared e--0~------------------------0~-----------2~-----------------0~-| B--0~------------------------2~-----------3~-----------------2~-| G--1~------------------------2~-----------2~-----------------2~-| D--2~------------------------2~-----------0~-----------------2~-| A--2~------------------------0~------------------------------0~-| E--0~-----------------------------------------------------------| Swapped boyscout hat for army cap he thought he'd be prepared e--2~----------------2~--------0~-----------------0~-| B--2~----------------4~--------2~-----------------0~-| G--2~----------------4~--------2~-----------------1~-| D--4~----------------4~--------2------------------2~-| A--4~----------------2~--------0------------------2~-| E--2~---------------------------------------------0~-| At the age of seventeen he was forced to choose e--2~--------------------2~------------0~---------------------------------| B--2~--------------------4~------------2~----------------4XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-| G--2~--------------------4~------------2~----------------4XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-| D--4~--------------------4~------------2-----------------4XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-| A--4~--------------------2~------------0-----------------2XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-| E--2~---------------------------------------------------------------------| Now at the age of twenty-one he's in catch twenty-two ___________________________________________________________________________ LINK: e----------------------| B----------------------| G----9~---9~---9~---9~-| D----9~---9~---9~---9~-| A----7~---7~---7~---7~-| E--0~---0~---0~---0~---| ___________________________________________________________________________ VERSES: e--------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------------| G--9-XXXXXX--------------------------------7-XXXXXX------------------| D--9-XXXXXX------------7-XXXXXX------------7-XXXXXX--------7-XXXXXX--| A--7-XXXXXX------------7-XXXXXX------------5-XXXXXX--------7-XXXXXX--| E----------------------5-XXXXXX----------------------------5-XXXXXX--| 1. He joined up for just three years it seemed a small amount 2. He joined up 'cos dad knew best - to do right by his son e-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G------9-XXXXXX---------------------------------7-XXXXXX------------------| D------9-XXXXXX------------7-XXXXXX-------------7-XXXXXX--------7-XXX7X7--| A------7-XXXXXX------------7-XXXXXX-------------5-XXXXXX--------7-XXX7X7--| E--------------------------5-XXXXXX-----------------------------5-XXX5X5--| 1(cont). But they didn't tell him that the first two didn't count. 2(cont). Now he hates and counts the dates that mark time on square one ___________________________________________________________________________ PRE - CHORUS: e----------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------| G-------------------4~---4~---2~-----2~--------------| D--4~--4~-----------4~---4~---2~-----2~-------2---2~-| A--4~--4~-----------2~---2~---0~-----0~-------2~--2~-| E--2~--2~-------------------------------------0~--0~-| 1. At the age of seventeen how was he to know? 2. At the age of seventeen he did as he was told e--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------4~---4~-----------2XXXXXXX---------4X4X4X4X---| D--------4~--4~--------------4~---4~-----------2XXXXXXX---------4X4X4X4X---| A--------4~--4~--------------2~---2~-----------0XXXXXXX---------2X2X2X2X---| E--------2~--2~------------------------------------------------------------| 1(cont). that at the age of twenty one he'd still have one to go- 2(cont). now at the age of twenty one tin still won't turn to gold- ____________________________________________________________________________ CHORUS: e--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G--9-9-9-9-----------------------------7-7-7-7------------------9-9-9-9----| D--9-9-9-9---------------7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7------------------9-9-9-9----| A--7-7-7-7---------------7-7-7-7-------5-5-5-5------------------7-7-7-7----| E------------------------5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------| Tin soldier! He signed away his name Tin soldier! No chance for cash or fame e--------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------------| G--9-9-9-9-----------------------------7-7-7-7------------9-9-9-9----| D--9-9-9-9------------7-7-7-7----------7-7-7-7------------9-9-9-9----| A--7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7----------5-5-5-5------------7-7-7-7----| E---------------------5-5-5-5----------------------------------------| Tin soldier! Now he knows the truth Tin soldier! Signed away his youth ____________________________________________________________________________ BRIDGE: ok so up until now there's only been one guitar until the bridge: Guitar 1 plays this chord palm muted literllay over and over: e----| B----| G--9-| D--9-| This does this continually until the solo. A--7-| Throughout the singing and everything. E----| While guitar 2 does this 4 times before dropping out: e-----------| B-----------| G-----------| D-----------| A--7h9------| E------7h9--| ___________________________________________________________________________ SOLO: Guitar 1: e---------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------| G--12br~-12h14-14h15-14-12-14-15-15/17-15-14-15-14-12-----| D-----------------------------------------------------14~-| X2 A---------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: e---------------------------------------------------------| B--12br~-12h14-14h15-14-12-14-15-15/17-15-14-15-14-12-10~-| G---------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------| X2 A---------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------| on the third time they go: Guitar 1: e-------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------| G--12br~-12h14-14h15-14-12-14-15-15/17-15-14-15-14-15-15/17~--| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: e-----------------------------------------------------17bh----| B--12br~-12h14-14h15-14-12-14-15-15/17-15-14-15-14-15---------| G-------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------| ____________________________________________________________________________ FINAL CHORUS: e---------------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------------- G--9~----------------------------------------7~---------------------9~- D--9~---------------------7~-----------------7~---------------------9~- A--7~---------------------7~-----------------5~---------------------7~- E-------------------------5~------------------------------------------- Tin soldiers! You go and join the queue Tin soldiers! Do what they want you to! e---------------------------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------------------------- G--9~----------------------------------------7~---------------------9~- D--9~---------------------7~-----------------7~---------------------9~- A--7~---------------------7~-----------------5~---------------------7~- E-------------------------5~------------------------------------------- Tin soldiers! They take away your name Tin soldiers! They treat you all the same! ____________________________________________________________________________ OUTRO: e------------------------------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------------------------------- G--9~--7~--9~-----9~--7~--9~-----9~------7~-------9~----9~------7~-----9~- D--9~--7~--9~-----9~--7~--9~-----9~------7~-------9~----9~------7~-----9~- A--7~--5~--7~-----7~--5~--7~-----7~------5~-------7~----7~------5~-----7~- E------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign away your life! Sign away your life! Then... Guitar 1 does this 12 times: e----------------------| B--9---7-7-7-7-7-7/-9~-| G--9---7-7-7-7-7-7/-9~-| D--7~--5-5-5-5-5-5/-7~-| A----------------------| E----------------------| Guitar 2 comes in on the fifth with this: e------------------------------- B------------------------------- G--13~--13b(14)-(14)-(14)r13---- D---------------------------14~- X4 A------------------------------- E------------------------------- Then it keeps bending this note at its own free will for the last 4 times: e--12-| b-----| G-----| D-----| A-----| E-----| Now both finish on an E chord!! ___________________________________________________________________________ IT'S OVER!! Now please rate it!! Cheers!!
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