Headstones - CUT ME UP Tab

Artist : Headstones
Song : CUT ME UP

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Headstones - Cut Me Up
     Album - Smile and Wave
     Transcribed by: S. Soderling
          Tabbed by: I. Langley

Intro
   B5         C#5           A5          E5
E|-----------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------  2X
G|-----------------------------------------------  On the 2nd time through the last
D|-9-x-9-9-9--11-x-11-11-11--7-x-7-7-7--2-x-2-2-2  chord (E5) is replaced with a
A|-9-x-9-9-9--11-x-11-11-11--7-x-7-7-7--2-x-2-2-2  pick scrape.
E|-7-x-7-7-7--9--x-9--9--9---5-x-5-5-5--0-x-0-0-0

  B5          C#5            A5         E5
E|-----------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------  2X
G|-----------------------------------------------  Each chord is played 8 times very
D|-9----------11-------------7----------2--------  fast with the same chord
A|-9----------11-------------7----------2--------  progression.
E|-7----------9--------------5----------0--------

Verse
  " You cut me up, you cut me down ... " 
  B5          C#5            A5         E5
E|-----------------------------------------------  2X
B|-----------------------------------------------  Each chord is played 8 times very
G|-----------------------------------------------  fast but they are all palm muted.
D|-9----------11-------------7----------2--------  With the same chord progression.
A|-9----------11-------------7----------2--------  You get the same sound if you
E|-7----------9--------------5----------0--------  play only the top 2 strings.
   pm         pm             pm         pm
  
  " I'm not a mess, I'm not the freak ... "
  B5          C#5            A5         E5
E|-----------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------  Play this once.
G|-----------------------------------------------  Each chord 8 times.
D|-9----------11-------------7----------2--------  No palm mute.                 
A|-9----------11-------------7----------2--------                          
E|-7----------9--------------5----------0--------                          
                                                                           
  " I am right here, I am complete ... "
  B5          C#5            A5         F#5                                
E|-----------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------  Play this once same as above.   
G|--------------------------------------11-------  Each chord 8 times, but   
D|-9----------11-------------7----------11-------  the chord progression is changed.
A|-9----------11-------------7----------9--------  The last chord (previously E5)
E|-7----------9--------------5----------x--------  is now F#5

Chorus
  " And no more wasted time ... "
  E5          C#5            E5         C#5
E|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------
G|-9-x-9-9-9-----------------9-x-9-9-9---------------
D|-9-x-9-9-9--11-x-11-11-11--9-x-9-9-9--11-x-11-11-11
A|-7-x-7-7-7--11-x-11-11-11--7-x-7-7-7--11-x-11-11-11
E|-x-x-x-x-x--9--x-9--9--9---x-x-x-x-x--9--x-9--9--9-

  


 " You got something to prove ... "
   B5             F#5 E5 B5              F#5 E5
E|--------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--4-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--4-2-
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--4-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--4-2-
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-0-

  " I've got nothing to prove ... "
   B5             F#5 E5       E
E|--------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------1--------------
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--4-2 Hold --2 Hold---------
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--4-2 Chord--2 Chord--------
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-0--------0--------------

Repeat Verse

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Intro (First Part)

Interlude
  " And I wanna give you something ... "
   A5    G#5   C#5    F#5   A5    G#5   F#5
E|--------------------------------------------  Play all chords 8 times fast.
B|--------------------------------------------  Palm muted. On the chords
G|--------------------------------------11----  indicated with *'s accent
D|-7-----6-----11-----4-----7-----6-----11----  the first strum. Do not palm mute
A|-7-----6-----11-----4-----7-----6-----9-----  the last chord in the progression
E|-5-----4-----9------2-----5-----4-----x-----  (F#5)play it 16 times fast.
   pm    pm    pm*    pm    pm*   pm

Repeat Chorus

That's it! I hope this is somewhat helpful.
Questions or Comments to ilangley@shaw.ca
05/26/02