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Megadeth Use The Man Guitar Tab

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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 19:34:07 +0000
From: pavel
Subject: re:"Use the Man" by MEGADETH

"Use the Man" by "MEGADETH"
by Pavel Doujnikov (last thingy by Christopher Heer!)
"pavel@emirates.net.ae"
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Here are the basic chords for this song. I can't be bothered to type out
the rhythm 4 the whole thing but you can get it if you email me!
Anyway here it is!
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Intro and Verse (acoustic)

Chords: E,G,F#,F
E------0----3----2----1-
B------0----3----2----1-
G------1----4----3----2-
D------2----5----4----3-
A------2----5----4----3-
E------0----3----2----1-
-------E----G----F#---F-
Play the above chords with the correct rhythm!

Chorus
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D---2-2-2-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3---------------------------------------
A---2-2-2-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3---------------------------------------
E---0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1---------------------------------------

Brige (cryptic writings on the wall..) goes Like This
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D--4-4-4-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-5-5----------------------------------------
A--4-4-4-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-5-5----------------------------------------
E--2-2-2-5-5-5-4-4-4-3-3-3----------------------------------------

Solo Rhythm
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D--2---3---4---3--------------------------------------------------
A--2---5---4---3--------------------------------------------------
E--0---3---2---1--------------------------------------------------

Last Chorus
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D--2--5--7--------------------------------------------------------
A--2--5--7------3-3232532-something like that!--------------------
E--0--3--5--------------------------------------------------------

Outro Riff (from Megadeth, Canada by Christopher Heer!)
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-2~~25p2-4p2-2---2-5p2-4p2-2---2-5p2-4p2-2-----------------------
A--------------5~~-----------4~~------------3~~-2323532-----------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------

Here are the lyrics!

(There is a brief into song by "Searchers" called "Needles and Pins")

Verse 1

I heard somebody fixed today
There was no last goodbyes to say
His will to live ran out
I heard somebody turned to dust

Looking back at what he left
A list of plans and photographs
Songs that never will be sung
These are the things he won't get done (the things he won't get done)

Chorus

I've seen the man use the needle, seen the needle use the man
I've seen them crawl from the cradle to the gutter on their hands
They fight a war but its fatal, it's so hard to understand
I've seen the man use the needle, seen the needle use the man

Verse 2

Just one shot to say goodbye
One last taste of morn and cry
Score and shoots, the lights go dim
Just one shot to do him in

He hangs his head and wonders why
Why the monkey only lies
But pay the pauper he did choose
He hung his head inside the noose

I've seen the man use the needle, seen the needle use the man
I've seen them crawl from the cradle to the coffin on their hands
They fight a war but its fatal, it's so hard to understand
I've seen the man use the needle, seen the needle in his hand man

Cryptic Writings on the wall, the beginnig of the end
I've seen my self use the needle, seen the needle in my hand

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Jonathan
Rhythm Player
#1 by Jonathan Matuszyk at Oct 30, 1988 at 6:03 AM EST
Obviously time in rehab made Dave reflect on his life and enable him to see his addiction in a new light. One thing I love about Dave is that he is brutally honest. I don't think Dave wanted to OD, the lyrics "one last shot" refer to the junkies eternal line one last shot and I will get help...I always thought that the line was morphine only lies, monkey sounds a bit strange?
 
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Adam
Average
#2 by Adam Favro at Dec 21, 2003 at 4:07 AM EST
In an old magazine Dave talked about the song. He and a friend were going over a box of belongings of some other guy ("list of plans and photographs") who wanted to check into rehab the following day but decided to shoot heroin one last time, and ended up OD'ing. I remember Dave saying that even though the song isn't about himself when he sings "I've seen the needle on my own hand".. well he has.
 
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christian
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#3 by christian parnell at Aug 17, 2006 at 11:49 AM EST
The first time that I heard this song live at Nottingham Rock City, the album had only been released 2 days before, Dave spoke about this song - it's not about him, but about a guy who could have been him. There but for the grace of God etc...
 
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Gary
Wanna Be
#4 by Gary Rossington at Dec 23, 2006 at 2:04 AM EST
I think it's about Dave, but I think he's jsut telling it how it is, being a addict, ain't no fun, do everything to get that one fix, and that one fix could be the fatal one.