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Give Peace a Chance (Fingerstyle) - Helmut Bickel       mp3
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  Artist: Plastic Ono Band
 Tutorial & Tab: Helmut Bickel
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Capo 2nd Fret - 4/4 Time
One, Two, Three, Four!

Intro: (Suggested Picking Pattern)
----------------------------------

   C
      _   _   _       _   _   _       _   _   _
   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-1-------1-----|---------1-----|---------1-----|
G|-0---0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|
D|---2-------2---|---2-------2---|---2-------2---|
A|-3-------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|
E|-------3-------|-------3-------|-------3-------|


Verse 1:
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C
Everybody's talking about
C                  C
Bag-ism, Shag-ism, Drag-ism,
     C
Mad-ism, Rag-ism, Tag-ism
C                  C
This-ism, that-ism, ism ism ism
C
Hare, Hare Krishna


Chorus: (times 2)
------

   C             G
      _   _           _           _
   | | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | |
e|-0-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|-1---3---1---|-3-----3---|-----------|
G|-------------|-0---------|-0-----0---|
D|---2-------2-|---0-----0-|---0-----0-|
A|-3-----3-----|-----------|-----------|
E|-------------|-3---3-----|-3---3-----|
  All we are saying is

   G
      _           _   _
   | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|-----------|-1---0-------|
B|-----------|-0-------3---|
G|-----0---0-|-------------|
D|---0-----0-|---0-------0-|
A|-----------|-------------|
E|-3-----3---|-3-----3-----|
              give peace a

   C
      _   _   _       _   _   _       _   _   _
   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-1-------1-----|---------1-----|---------1-----|
G|-0---0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|
D|---2-------2---|---2-------2---|---2-------2---|
A|-3-------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|
E|-------3-------|-------3-------|-------3-------|
 chance


Verse 2:
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Everybody's talking about
Minister, Sinister, Banisters 
And Canisters
Bishops, Fishops, Rabbis, and 
Pop Eyes, Bye bye, Bye byes


Chorus: (times 2)
------

   C             G
      _   _           _           _
   | | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | |
e|-0-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|-1---3---1---|-3-----3---|-----------|
G|-------------|-0---------|-0-----0---|
D|---2-------2-|---0-----0-|---0-----0-|
A|-3-----3-----|-----------|-----------|
E|-------------|-3---3-----|-3---3-----|
  All we are saying is

   G
      _           _   _
   | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|-----------|-1---0-------|
B|-----------|-0-------3---|
G|-----0---0-|-------------|
D|---0-----0-|---0-------0-|
A|-----------|-------------|
E|-3-----3---|-3-----3-----|
              give peace a

   C
      _   _   _       _   _   _       _   _   _
   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-1-------1-----|---------1-----|---------1-----|
G|-0---0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|
D|---2-------2---|---2-------2---|---2-------2---|
A|-3-------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|
E|-------3-------|-------3-------|-------3-------|
 chance


Verse 3:
-------

Everybody's talking about
Revolution, Evolution, Masturbation,
Flagellation, Regulation
Integrations, mediations, United Nations,
congratulations

Chorus: (times 2)
------

   C             G
      _   _           _           _
   | | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | |
e|-0-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|-1---3---1---|-3-----3---|-----------|
G|-------------|-0---------|-0-----0---|
D|---2-------2-|---0-----0-|---0-----0-|
A|-3-----3-----|-----------|-----------|
E|-------------|-3---3-----|-3---3-----|
  All we are saying is

   G
      _           _   _
   | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|-----------|-1---0-------|
B|-----------|-0-------3---|
G|-----0---0-|-------------|
D|---0-----0-|---0-------0-|
A|-----------|-------------|
E|-3-----3---|-3-----3-----|
              give peace a

   C
      _   _   _       _   _   _       _   _   _
   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-1-------1-----|---------1-----|---------1-----|
G|-0---0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|
D|---2-------2---|---2-------2---|---2-------2---|
A|-3-------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|
E|-------3-------|-------3-------|-------3-------|
 chance


Verse 4:
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Everybody's talking about
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer, Allen Ginsberg,
Hare Krishna Hare Hare Krishna


Chorus: (times 4)
------

   C             G
      _   _           _           _
   | | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | |
e|-0-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|-1---3---1---|-3-----3---|-----------|
G|-------------|-0---------|-0-----0---|
D|---2-------2-|---0-----0-|---0-----0-|
A|-3-----3-----|-----------|-----------|
E|-------------|-3---3-----|-3---3-----|
  All we are saying is

   G
      _           _   _
   | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|-----------|-1---0-------|
B|-----------|-0-------3---|
G|-----0---0-|-------------|
D|---0-----0-|---0-------0-|
A|-----------|-------------|
E|-3-----3---|-3-----3-----|
              give peace a

   C
      _   _   _       _   _   _       _   _   _
   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-1-------1-----|---------1-----|---------1-----|
G|-0---0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|
D|---2-------2---|---2-------2---|---2-------2---|
A|-3-------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|
E|-------3-------|-------3-------|-------3-------|
 chance


Outro:
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       _ _               _   _ _
   |  | | |   |   |   | | | | | |   |
e|----------|-------|-------5-3-1-|-0-----|
B|----5-3-1-|-3-----|-------6-5-3-|-1-----|
G|----------|-----0-|-----0-------|-------|
D|----------|-------|-------------|-------|
A|----------|-------|-------------|-------|
E|----------|-------|-------------|-------|
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