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The presidents of the USA
Tabbed By Dave Wachala 009Dave@collegeclub.com
Standard tuning
Intro:
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-9-----9----9----9----9----9----9----7-----9p7-9p7--7--
-9-----11p9-11p9-9----11p9-11p9-9----7-----9p7-9p7--7--
-7-----7----7----7----7----7----7----5-----5---5----5--
Chorus:
F#5 E5 B5 F#5
I will survive, In my mach 5,In my mach 5 I will survive,
Yaaa a yaaa
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-4-------2----2--2-------------
-4-------2----0--0--0h2-2-2-0--
-2-------0-------------------0-
Then the last one of the chorus just slide up to a "A"
instead of that riff
Verse:
I bring the hammer down. A tiny crushing sound
And I'm in the yard Smashing match box cars
An itty bitty crash And my machine is trash
But I'm blastin' past
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-7/9--9---7-9------------------------7/9--9--2-2-
-5/7--7---5-7------------------------5/7--7--0-0-
Ab5 Play intro 2 times(acoustic)
With chickey on the dash, chickey on the gas... go chickey
Chorus
Verse 2:
(Same verse riff)
The firecracker blow
An urge overload
The wild plastic fire
Smoke from the tire
Layin' a little patch
Without a single scratch
Between the hammer and the rock I
Ab
Can see a bright blue mach 5, it's my mach 5
This part has a semi-dirty guitar sound and here is the riff:
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-4-4---4---4-4-4---4---2-2---2---2-/-9-9----9----9-
-4-6p4-6p4-4-4-6p4-6p4-2-4p2-4p2-2-/-9-11p9-11p9-9-
-2-2---2---2-2-2---2---0-0---0---0-/-7-7----7----7-
Oh my goodness...
It's the most beautiful
Little thing I've ever seen in my life
It's blue on the outside
And all creamy on the inside... yeah
I can't bring myself to smash it
So I take it for a ride on a
F#5
Sunny summer Sunday afternoon
E5
And I'm riding with the top down
Riding with the top down
B55
Riding with the top down
Ab5
Hell I blew the top right off my car!
Then play the intro 4 times with some wierd effect
Outro:
Chorus 2 times
Then he starts singing "I want to go!"
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I-----------PLAY TWICE------------I-----------------I
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I-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I--2----3----4----I
I-4-4-2-4-4-4-2-4-9-9-7-9-9-9-7-9-I--2----3----4----I
I-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-I--0----1----2----I
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I-1-0-2B-1-0----0--------------I
I------------1h2-1-------------I
I------------------2-1---------I
I----------------------5b-b-b-bI
How to play Mach 5
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F#5. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.