Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - The Longest Time Tab

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Standard guitar tuning: E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


...= palm mute

Intro, Part I:

  e                       
  B                       
  G  7  7  7  7  7        
  D  7  7  7  7  7        
  A  5  5  5  5  5        
  E                       
.......................
     Repeat as
Necessary for intro,
Part II, (which is also the verse):

  e                                                                      
  B                                                                      
  G  7  7  7              7  7  7    7  7  7                             
  D  7  7  7    5  5  5   7  7  7    7  7  7    2  2  2     7  7  7      
  A  5  5  5    5  5  5   5  5  5    5  5  5    2  2  2     7  7  7      
  E             3  3  3                         0  0  0     5  5  5      

Alternate between different palm muting techniques for each verse
Pre-chorus

  e                                                                           
  B                                                                           
  G           4  4                7  7                                  7  7  
  D  4  4     4  4      7  7      7  7      5  5      2  2     7  7     7  7  
  A  4  4     2  2      7  7      5  5      5  5      2  2     7  7     5  5  
  E  2  2               5  5                3  3      0  0     5  5           

Chorus

  e                                  
  B                                  
  G    7                             
  D    7     7      4     5     7    
  A    5     7      4     5     7    
  E          5      2     3     5    

Figure out the timing on your own. One strum for the chorus' in the middle and strum regularly for the 2 different times at the end.

Interlude

  e                                                                          
  B                                                                          
  G          4  4     6  6     7  7                 4  4                     
  D 7  7     4  4     6  6     7  7        4  4     4  4     2  2       7  7 
  A 7  7     2  2     4  4     5  5        4  4     2  2     2  2       7  7 
  E 5  5                                   2  2              0  0       5  5 

End on:

  e   5  
  B   8  
  G   7  
  D   7  
  A   5  
  E   5  

Order:
Intro (Part I and II)
Prechorus
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus X2
Verse (PM)
Pre-chorus
Interlude
Pre-chorus
Verse X4

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