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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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TRAGIC COMIC - Extreme
Lyrics and Music - Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone

Timing - each crotchet (Quarter note) represented by a |
       - semiquavers represented like | e & a (representing 4 semi-quavers
- 16th notes)
g - grace note
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
(b) - bend up (eg (1/2b) - bend up a half tone)
r - release bend
: - bar line (lyrics only)
| + a OR & + a- semiquaver (16ths) triplet
p - pull off
p.m. - mute strings
^^^ - vibrato

Intro:-
Bass Guitar

  |   & a  / | & | & | & | &   | e &   | & | e &   | & \
G---------|------------------|--------------------------|
D---------|o-----------2/5---|-------------------------o|(Won't continue with
A-7\--0-0-|o---2/5-3---------|---------2-0---0-3---2---o| &'s unless they're
E---------|--3-------------0-|-0-0-4-----------------3--| really needed!!)
           \                                           /

Guitar

(Rhythm Figure 1)...
  / |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |   \  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
E|--1-1-x-0---0-x-0-|---0-x-0---0-0-0--|-1-1-x-0---0-x-0-|---0-x-0---0-0-0-|
B|--0-0-x-1---1-x-3-|---3-x-1---1-1-0--|-0-0-x-1---1-x-3-|---3-x-1---1-1-1-|
G|o-0-0-x-0---0-x-1-|---1-x-2---2-2-0-o|-0-0-x-0---0-x-1-|---1-x-2---2-2-2-|
D|o-0-0-x-2---2-x-0-|---0-x-2---2-2-0-o|-0-0-x-2---2-x-0-|---0-x-2---2-2-2-|
A|--2-2-x-3---3-x-2-|---2-x-0---0-0-0--|-2-2-x-3---3-x-2-|---2-x-0---0-0-0-|
E|--3-3-x---------0-|---0-x------------|-3-3-x---------0-|---0-x-----------|
  \                                   /

  | | |   |     |   |   |   |
|-1-1-1-1-x-1-|---1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1-1-1-x-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-x-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-x-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-| (end Rhythm Figure 1)
|-3-3-3-3-x-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-x-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-|

  |   |   |   |     |   | |   |
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-2-|---2-2-2-2-x---|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-3-|---3-3-3-3-x---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|---2-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-x-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---|-------------0-|
|-------------3---|---------------|
  p.m......|

(Rhythm Figure 2)...
  | e & a g |   | | e & a | e & a g |  g |   | e & a | e & a g |   |  | e & a
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----x-x-----------x-x-2-|----x-x-------4/6\--x-x-2-|-----x-x-----------x-x-2-|
|-----x-x-----5-----x-x-2-|----x-x-----5-----7-x-x-2-|-----x-x-----5-----x-x-2-|
|-----x-x-5/7---7\0-x-x-0-|----x-x-5/7---------x-x-0-|-----x-x-5/7---7\0-x-x-0-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|


  | e & a      |   g |   | e & a
        (1/2b) r
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|----------------------2-x-x-2---|
|----------------------2-x-x-2---| (end Rhythm Figure 2)
|-----2--------2-0-5/7-0-x-x-0---|
|--------------------------------|
                     1 Flow  ers,

w/Rhythm Figure 2 (x2)
 / <- (repeat back to here)
| | & | &    : | | | & |  &     : | &    |  &     |  &  | &   : | | | & | &
    :
 \
1   I   sent,        were found     dead on their ar riv  al.         The words,
2   we  dine,        I    for       get  to push  in your seat.       I   wear

| | | & | &    : | | | &   | &   : | &      |    &  |   &   | &      : | |
| & | &    :
1     I   said,        in    sert    ed     foot in my  mouth ful.
 So  when
2     the wine,        spill ing     hearts all  o  ver my    sleeve.
 A   stich

w/Rhythm Figure 1 (First 3 bars only)
| | | & | &     : | | | & | &   : | &   |     &  |     &   |  &    :
1     we  dance,        my  lead    it  ain't so grace ful.   Is
2     in  time,         pro pos     ing down  on my    knees. Split

Rhythm Fill 1 ....................|
  | &    |   &     |     &    | &
|---------------------------------|
|---3----3---0-----0------------0-|
|---0----0---0-----0-----2----2-0-|
|------------------------2----2-0-|
|---3----3---2-----2-----0----0---|
|-------------------------------3-|
    n't  so, not   ain't so.
    ting be  tween the   seams.

Chorus:
w/Rhythm Figure 1
|   & | & | &  | & : | &  | & | &  | & :
I'm a   hap less       rom  an  tic,

|  & | & | & | &  : | & | & | & | & :
St t   tut ter ing    p   po  et.

|    &  | & | & | &   : | & | &  | &   |      &  :
Just call me  a   trag    ic  com  ic, 'cause I'm

| | | | : | | |  &    |    &  :
      In      In love with you

Rhythm Figure 3...
  |   |   |   |     | & | e & a | e & a | &
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-3-|---3-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-| (end Rhythm Figure 3)
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---|-------------------------|
|-------------3---|-------------------------|
  p.m......|
            Ahh.

                  ------------------------------------------------------
                  | 1.                       w/Rhythm Figure 2 (First 2
bars only)
  |   |   |   |     | & |     & + a | & | &   | | | |   | | | & | &   \
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-|---2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-x---|---------|----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-3-|---3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-x---|---------|----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-|---2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-x-2-|---------|---------------o|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-x-2-|---------|---------------o|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2---|-----------------------0-|---------|----------------|
|-------------3---|-------------------------|---------|----------------|
  p.m......|                                                          /
            Ahh.                                              And when

-------------------
| 2.
  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   | e & a   |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|---2-x-0---0-x-2-|---2-x-2---2-2---x-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---3-x-1---1-x-3-|---3-x-0---0-0---x-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-|
|---2-x-0---0-x-2-|---2-x-2---2-2---x-x-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-----1-|
|---0-x-2---2-x-0-|---0-x-1---1-1---x-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-----2-|
|-------3---3-x---|---------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-----2-|
|-----------------|---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----0-|

Bridge:
  | & |  & | & | &   | & |   &  | & | &   | & |  & | & | & | & | g & |& | e & a
|-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-|-4-4-4---4----4-4-4-|-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-|---------------0-0-|
|-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-|-5-5-5---5----5-5-5-|-3-3-3--3---3-3-3-|-2-2-x---------0-0-|
|-1-1-1--1---1-1-1-|-6-6-6---6----6-6-6-|-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-|-2-2-x-----4-4-1-1-|
|-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-|-6-6-6---6----6-6-6-|-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-|-2-2-x-----4-4-2-2-|
|-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-|-4-4-4---4----4-4-4-|------------------|-0-0-x-2/4-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-|--------------------|------------------|---------------0-0-|
      No bod y           can know the         trou ble I've    seen.

  | & |  & | &    |      &        | & |   &  | & | &   | & | & | & |   &
|-0-0-0--0---0----0------0---|----4-4-4---4----4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2----2--2---2----|
|-0-0-0--0---0----0------0---|----5-5-5---5----5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3----3--3---3----|
|-1-1-1--1---1----1------1---|----6-6-6---6----6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2----2--2---2----|
|-2-2-2--2---2----2------2---|----6-6-6---6----6-6-6-|-0-0-0-0----0--0---0----|
|-2-2-2--2---2----2------2---|----4-4-4---4----4-4-4-|------------------------|
|-0-0-0--0---0----0------0---|-----------------------|------------------------|
      No bod y               |        can know the   |      the trou ble
  I've        |
                             |                       |               the
trou ble I've    |
  | & |  & | &  g |    e & a :  g | & |   &  | & | & :  g | &   |    &   |
  &  | e & a  :
                             |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|
              |
              (1b) r     |    (1b)     |    (1/2b)              |
|------------------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
|----------11--------9---|-11----------|-13------------13------\11-11--9-11-|
|------------------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------|------------------------------------|

  | & | g &   |  &   | e & a    |    |    |   |        |    |       |   |
|-0-0-x------------------0-0-|--0--0-0--0---0-0-0-|----4--4-4----4----4-4-4---|
|-2-2-x------------------0-0-|--0--0-0--0---0-0-0-|----5--5-5----5----5-5-6---|
|-2-2-x----------4-4-----1-1-|--1--1-1--1---1-1-1-|----6--6-6----6----6-6-6---|
|-2-2-x----------4-4-----2-2-|--2--2-2--2---2-2-2-|----6--6-6----6----6-6-6---|
|-0-0-x-2/4------2-2-----2-2-|--2--2-2--2---2-2-2-|----4--4-4----4----4-4-4---|
|------------------------0-0-|--0--0-0--0---0-0-0-|---------------------------|
  seen.                            |        No bod y     |         can
know the     |
  seen.                            |                     |
         |
                                   |                     |
         |
  | & | e & a | +  a &  a |  e & a : g |  & |  & | & | & :    |  & | g  &
| & | & a :
                                   |                     |    (1b) r          |
|----------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|-9-------x-x-9-11-9----9----------|------9----9-----9---|-13--------11p9-x-x-|
|-------------9-11-9----9----------|------9----9-----9---|--------------------|
|--------------------11---11-9\7---|-9/11----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------9-|---------------------|--------------------|

  |  &  |  & | & |  &  |  &  |  & | & |   &   |   &    |    & | &   |   &
|----4--4--4---4-x-----|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|----6--6--6---6-x--7--|--7--7--7-7-7-x---9---|---9------9----9-9-9---9---9-|
|----6--6--6---6-x--7--|--7--7--7-7-7-x---9---|---9------9----9-9-9---9---9-|
|----6--6--6---6-x--7--|--7--7--7-7-7-x---9---|---9------9----9-9-9---9---9-|
|----4--4--4---4-x--5--|--5--5--5-5-5-x---7---|---7------7----7-7-7---7---7-|
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
              trou ble I             |          get  in  to          |
    when I'm with      |
                                     |                               |
                       |
                                     |               ^^^^^^          |
         ^^^^          |
  g  |  &  g  |    & | & |   g  &    : | & a  g |    & | & | g  &    | | &
a  g |    & | & a | e & :
              (1b) hold bend  (1b) | r     (1b)    (1b)| r    (1b)             |
|---------------------------12-----|--p10-----------14-|--p12------------------|
|----------16------16--------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------13-------------------------|-----10------------|------11--9-\--------9-|
|-13/15----------------------------|-----------12-x----|-----------------9h11--|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|-------------9h11------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
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