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IT'S A FREE WORLD BABY  (2 Versions...File Last Modified:  8/8/96)

tabbed by: SKOT WEIDMAN, MIKE BEHRENS, and ADAM BUBOLZ

RIFF A:
(this is played by a string arrangement)
*               `
e|---7---7---7---7---5---|
B|---7---7---7---7---5---|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
q   q   q   q   w

RIFF B:
(electric guitar clean)

e|---7---------------|
B|--------7----------|
G|-------------7-----|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
\____________/
3

RIFF C:
(electric guitar clean)

DD Piano Chord 

e|-------2---------------2------------|
B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----|
G|-2---2-------2---2---2-------2------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

GG Piano Chord 

e|-------3---------------3------------|
B|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3----|
G|-4---4-------4---4---4-------4------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
s s s e   s s s s s s e   s s s

RIFF D:
(played by bass or strings when noted)

G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|---0-----0-2-----2-3-----3-0--|
h.    e h.    e h.    e h.

INTRO: (RIFF A, RIFF B, RIFF A)

VERSE
I was hungry when I said
I never got to sleep
You go ahead
You can get whatever you want

*             `
There's a feeling in my belly
It's the new tomorrow scene

*           `
It's an interesting job
It's the fireworks

CHORUS
(RIFF C)
I don't need it (I don't need it)
I hit my head (he hit his head)
I can't feel anything
Em (RIFF D, bass)
You gave too much away
GG Piano Chord 

You came to say
Em (RIFF D, bass)
It's a free world baby
GG Piano Chord 

And you gave too much away

*                `    (RIFF B)
get whatever you want
*                `    (RIFF B)
get whatever you want

Me, I'm tired of this candy
My teeth ache my head
Boys in bed, girls in bed
All now go to sleep

*            `
Sleep, sweet dreams
Wake to a new today tomorrow

CHORUS
It's a free world baby

*                `
get whatever you want
*                `
get whatever you want

Boys in bed, girls in bed
All now go to sleep
Sleep, sweet dreams
Wake to a new today tomorrow

*            `
Sleep, sweet dreams
*                   `
Wake to a new today tomorrow

CHORUS
It's a free world baby

(RIFF D by strings twice)

It's a free world baby

(RIFF A)(RIFF B)

(RIFF A)

*                     `   (RIFF B)
Boys in bed, girls in bed
*             `
All now go to sleep
*            `      (RIFF B)
Sleep, sweet dreams
*                   `
Wake to a new today tomorrow

*            `      (RIFF B)
Sleep, sweet dreams
*                   `
Wake to a new today tomorrow

(RIFF A)(RIFF B)

(RIFF A)

(RIFF A)(RIFF B)

(FADE)

----

it's a free world baby

lick:
e7-
b--7-
g----7-

(lick)
i was hungry when i said
i never got to sleep
you go ahead
you can get whatever you want
there's a feeling in my belly
it's the new tommorow scene
it's an interesting job
it's the fireworks

chorus:
DD Piano Chord 

i don't need it ( i don't need it)
GG Piano Chord 

i hit my head (he hit his head)
DD Piano Chord 

i can't feel anything
G                                                        Em | Em/f# | Em/g
you gave too much away
GG Piano Chord 

you came to say
EmEm Piano Chord 
                                           GG Piano Chord 

it's a free world baby
EmEm Piano Chord 

and you gave too much away

(do lick a few times while "get whatever you want" is said two or three times)

me, i'm tired of this candy
my teeth ache my head
boys in bed, girls in bed
all now go to sleep
sleep, sweet dreams
wake to a new today tommorow

chorus

(then repeat second verse and chorus; on chorus, do Em - G - Em  - G thing 3x)