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Life O'Riley by Nofx
Life O'Riley
/\=slide up down
b=bend
h=hammer on
p=pull off
p.m.=palm mute
~~~=Tremolo(wiggle yer fingers)
First of all you play this ska thingie 7 times
e|-4-4-4-4-4-0-22-2-0--
B|-4-4-4-4-4-0-22-2-0--
G|---------------------
D|---------------------
A|---------------------
E|---------------------
then you play this simpleton thing once(just for reference)
e|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
B|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
G|----------------
D|----------------
A|----------------
E|----------------
then you play the ska thingie 7 times and end on the first chord. Now we play this riff while the first solo is being played, this riff is in drop-D tuning and loud distortion.
p.m.-- p.m.-- p.m. p.m.
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------7--------
A|-54-2--6-----7---2222---2--5--0---2222---2---5---5-------7
E|-54-2--6--7--7---2222---2--5--0---2222---2-----------7---7
now the kick ass solo which is played over the last riff. just bend the crap out of all the bends.
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|-15---15------------------15b---15p13p12------------------
G|-14b--14b--14~~~-12h14h15----------------15p13p12---------
D|----------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
e|----------------------------------------------------------
b|-------------------------------------------12-------------
G|-------------------------------------12h14-------12-------
D|-15p14p12----------17-14~~~\----12h14---------14----14~~~\
A|----------15p14p12------------14--------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
then we play the ska thingie 9 times then the simpleton thing once then the ska thing 7 more times ending on the first chord. Now another riff played while the last
god-like solo plays. still in drop-D and loud distortion.
p.m.-- p.m.-- p.m. p.m.
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------
D|------9--7---------------------------------------7--------
A|-54-2-7--5-5/12---2222---2--5--0---2222---2--5---5------7-
E|-54-2------5/12---2222---2--5--0---2222---2---------7---7-
Now the last solo which is played over the last riff I showed you. And remember: bend the poop out of all these bends too.
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|-20--20----------------------19b--20p18p17----------------
G|-19b-19b-19\17-19~~~17h19h20---------------20p18p17-------
D|----------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|-18p16p15------------------------------------------------
D|----------18p16p15-20~~~---------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|-doublepickthisstuff - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -------
G|-16-16-19-16-18-16-16-16-19-16-18-16-16-16-19-16-18--19b\-
D|----------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
I sit in my easy chair
I've got so much time to spare
cause I know in my future days
I'll have my lion's share
There's nothing I like better
Than getting something for nothing
Then some will tell you that you can't get nothing for free
Obviously they've not met me!
You can have your cake and eat it too
And there's lots of free lunch for you
If you think you're getting cheated then you don't have a clue
You don't know where you are, or what to do
I live the lifestyle they speak of so highly
I live the life...the life of riley
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version 2
You hear bass for the intro for about 10 seconds until guitar comes in
When you play ska you do upstrokes only. So do that during the verse
Intro (4 times)
e|--4--4--4--4--4------------2---0-----|
B|--5--5--5--5--5--------0-2---2-------|
G|--4--4--4--4--4----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
verse 1 (play 8 times)
e|--4--4--4--4--4------------2---0-----|
B|--5--5--5--5--5--------0-2---2-------|
G|--4--4--4--4--4----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------9----7-------------------9---------------------9------7--|
D|-----------9----7----7--------------9----5----------------9--7---7--|
A|-----------7----5----7--------------7----3--5-------------7--5---5--|
E|--3-2-0--------------5---0-0-0-0------------3----0-0-0-0------------|
Play 4 times
e|--4--4--4--4--4------------2---0-----|
B|--5--5--5--5--5--------0-2---2-------|
G|--4--4--4--4--4----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Verse 2 (Play 8 times)
e|--4--4--4--4--4------------2---0-----|
B|--5--5--5--5--5--------0-2---2-------|
G|--4--4--4--4--4----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Chorus
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------9----7-------------------9---------------------9------7--|
D|-----------9----7----7--------------9----5----------------9--7---7--|
A|-----------7----5----7--------------7----3--5-------------7--5---5--|
E|--3-2-0--------------5---0-0-0-0------------3----0-0-0-0------------|
outro (Play 4 times)
e|--4--4--4--4--4------------2---0-----|
B|--5--5--5--5--5--------0-2---2-------|
G|--4--4--4--4--4----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
I sit in my easy chair
I've got so much time to spare
cause I know in my future days
I'll have my lion's share
There's nothing I like better
Than getting something for nothing
Then some will tell you that you can't get nothing for free
Obviously they've not met me!
You can have your cake and eat it too
And there's lots of free lunch for you
If you think you're getting cheated then you don't have a clue
You don't know where you are, or what to do
I live the lifestyle they speak of so highly
I live the life...the life of riley
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