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Song: The Impression That I get
Band: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Tabbed By: Brendan Cooney (spamman@seacoast.com)
Date: 4/8/97

Okay, here's my try at this song.  I'm tuned a half step down so
maybe you should be too.  Here we go...

Intro
=====

   1  2  3  4

|--5--8--5--6---|
|--6--8--6--6---|
|--5-----5------|  x4
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|

You really have to listen to the song and have that upstroke,
downstroke style going for ya.


Verse
=====
 
Have you ever been close to tragedy, or close close to those who have?

Have you ever felt the pain so powerful, so heavy you collapse?


Pre-Chorus
==========

|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|   "No... well - AHHH!"
|--5--|--8--|
|--5--|--8--| <- Play set twice
|--3--|--6--|


Chorus   (remember, I didn't include the strumming)
======   

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-10------------------------------------------------------|
|-10--------------------10---------------------------7----|
|--8--------------------10---------------------------7----|
|------------------------8---------------------------5----|
  Never had to knock on wood, but I know someone who has

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------8-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------8-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------6-------------------------------|
   Which makes me wonder if I could, it makes me wonder if I

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10---------------------------------------------------------|
|--10--------------------10---------------------------7-------|
|---8--------------------10---------------------------7-------|
|-------------------------8---------------------------5-------|
   Never had to knock on wood, and I'm glad I haven't yet, 


|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------8---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------8---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------6---------------------------------------|
   Because I'm sure it isn't good - that's the impression that I get
  

Post-Chorus - (Play Intro) x4
=============================

 Verse 2 (Chords are the same as before) x4
==========================================

Have you ever had the urge to go up so high, 

You need a strength most don't possess?

Or has it ever come down to do or die,

You've got to rise above the rest?


Pre-Chorus (Same as the first one) x2
=====================================

Chorus (Same as before)
=======================

Pre-Chorus (Same chords as the first w/ no words) x3
====================================================


Bridge (Like the verse, only different)
=======================================

Chords:

|-5--8--5-----6--5--5--8--|
|-6--8--6--6--6--6--6--8--|
|-5-----5--5-----5--5-----| Repeat x2 w/ these lyrics:
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|   I'm not a coward,
|-------------------------|   I've just never been tested.
                              I'd like to think that if I was, 
                              I would pass.
                              Look at the test and (can't make words out)
                              Might be a coward,
                              I'm afraid what I might find out

Chorus (Same as before)
=======================

Intro (Same as before) x4
=========================

Trumpet & Horn Selection Solo
=============================

Organ outro w/ Chorus lyrics
============================

Little guitar riff at the EXACT end
===================================

|-------------------|
|-----------6-------|
|---5h7-5h7---------|
|-------------------| h = hammer
|-------------------|
|-------------------|


Well, I'm sure that that is right.  Only thing is, the 2nd verse
Isn't like ska style, its this little riff to quiet to make out,
But the song will wound the same if you either 

1) cut the guitar out
2) play the same as Verse 1

So either way - whatever you do - this will sound right :)

:Brendan:

"Yeah, I was raised in a cricket hating society"
-Billy Corgan

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