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Polyethylene Tabs

(ver. 2)
Radiohead
 This tab is actually from another site and it is the only one i can find
which I think is correct. I have redone this tab so it looks better and is
 easier to follow with lyrics. The main thanks should be to Ciaran Mc Hale
                    who actually figured out the Tab.


Radiohead - Polyethylene
Standerd Tuning (E-A-D-G-B-e)

                                    PART 1:

  "go"

Randomly pluck the strings from these chords
e|-2------------0------3-----------2----0--------------------2--------------|
B|-3------------2------3-----------3----0--------------------2--------------|
G|-4------------2------0-----------2----0--------------------2--------------|
D|-4------------2------0-----------0----2--------------------4--------------|
A|-2------------0------2----------------2--------------------4--------------|
E|-2-------------------3----------------0--------------------2--------------|

   Bm           A      G           D    Em                   F#m
  "tears of joy now scare our-selves of all that you want to be"

   Bm          A     G               D    Em                   F#m
  "just got paid and now you're going,    how inside you please"

                 Bm     A         G            D    Em                   F#m
  "if i get scared      I'll just call you"

            Bm                A          G     D    Em               
  "and I'll miss your glow as I unsettle.   oh, and I'll always feel,"

         F#m            F#m <----------------------------------\
  "I will always be"                                             |
      strike this chord once dont randomly pluck the strings---/


                                  PART 2:

  "right, one, two, three, four"

 MAIN RIFF:
e|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-------------------3p2-2-3p2-2-|-------------------3p2-2-3p2-2-|
G|-2-0---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-----3-2-0---------2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----3-2-0---------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-----------3-2-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------3-2-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------3-------------|-----------------3-------------|
           ^Riff 1^                           ^Riff 1^
e|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-------------------3p2-2-3p2-2-|-------------------3p2-2-3p2-2-|
G|-2-0---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-----3-2-0-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----3-2-0---------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-----------3-2-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------3-2-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------3-------------|
           ^Riff 2^                           ^Riff 1^

 VERSE 1:                                                    Dsus4   Dsus4
   Am        Em        F        C        Bb        Am         pD      pD
e|-0---------0---------1--------0--------1---------0---------3p2-2---3p2-2-|
B|-1---------0---------1--------1--------3---------1---------3-3-3---3-3-3-|
G|-2---------0---------2--------0--------3---------2---------2-2-2---2-2-2-|
D|-2---------2---------3--------2--------3---------2---------0-0-0---0-0-0-|
A|-0---------2---------3--------3--------1---------0-----------------------|
E|-----------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
      "so    sell your suit and tie  and come and  live with me
       leu-  kemia     schizo-  phrenia  poly-     ethylene"

                                                                         Asus4   Asus4
   B B B                       G    D    Em    F     C      pA A A  pA
e|-2-2-2-0-----3---2---0---2---3----2----0-----1-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
B|-4-4-4-----------------------3----3----0-----1-----1-----3p2-2-2-3p2-2---|
G|-4-4-4-----------------------0----2----0-----2-----0-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
D|-4-4-4-----------------------0----0----2-----3-----2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A|-2-2-2-----------------------2---------2-----3-----3-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E|-2-2-2-----------------------3---------0-----1---------------------------|
       "there i-  is  no   sig-nifi cant risk  to    your  health
        she   us- ed  to   be  beau ti   ful   once  as    well"

DO THE MAIN RIFF NOW

VERSE 2:
its the same as verse one with different lyrics so match the chords and notes with these words

Am           Em   F      C      Bb   Am         Dsus4pD  Dsus4pD
    "plastic bag, middle class, poly-ethylene"

Am      Em     F        C       Bb       Am               Dsus4pD  Dsus4pD
    "de-caffei-nate, un-leaded, keep all surfaces clean"

B B B 0 3  2   0     2   G    D     Em   F    C    Asus4pA  Asus4pA
    "   if you don't bel-ieve this, sell your soul"

B B B 0 3  2   0     2   G  D  Em  F  C   Asus4pA  Asus4pA
    "   if you don't get in-to it, no one will"

DO THE MAIN RIFF NOW

SOLO:
  the main riff is done under this

e|-5-5-5-5-5--5-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------6-5-3-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------5-4-5-7-7p6---7-7p6---6-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-10b-10b-10b-9-|
D|----------------------------------7-------7-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------8-6-8-10-8-10-12-10-|
G|-7-6-7--6-2/6-9-9-9-9-9-9-10b-10b-10b-9-9-10-9-10-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13b-13b-13b-12-10h12p10-9------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

OUTRO:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-0---------------------------------2-0------------3-2----------|
D|-----3-2-0-------2-3p2---3p2-3p2---------3-2-0----------2--------|
A|-----------3-2-3-------------------------------3-0---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

lyrics: This is actually what he trying to mumble

go

tears of joy now scare ourselves of all that you want to be
just got paid and now you're going, how inside you please
if i get scared I'll just call you and I'll miss your glow as I unsettle
oh, and I'll always feel, I will always be

right, one, two, three, four

so sell your suit and tie and come and live with me
leukemia schizophrenia polyethylene
there is no significant risk to your health
she used to be beautiful once as well

plastic bag, middle class, polyethylene
decaffeinate, unleaded, keep all surfaces clean
if you don't believe this, sell your soul
if you don't get into it, no one will
            
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