Three Minutes to Live

The following is Ian Hazon's interpretation of the song.

Ian says: "Please don't moan if it's crap, just tell me what's wrong."

figure 1

e  x   x   x   x   x

B  x   x   x   x   8

G  7   6   7   6   x

D  6   6   6   6   6

A  7   7   7   7   7

E  0   0   0   0   0   
The first chord shown in this tab is a variation of E7. Later in the song

I will write E7, and this variation should be used.


(figure 1 as intro)

(figure 1)                           (Am7)        (G I think)(Am7)     (not sure)      (figure 1)

You're just talking, I'm not hearing anything you say, my brain is not small it's just far away...

(same as above)

I'm not listening, I'm just wishing you were not here, shooting all your ammunition in my ear...

    (B)                        (C)                    (C#)       (figure 1)

Hey baby, don't you want to believe, you've got three minutes to live...

(figure 1)                      (Am7)        (G I think)(Am7)     (not sure)      (figure 1)

I'm not giving, I'm just taking everything's so well, Since I threw my penny in the wishing well

(same as above)

I'm not worried, I'll just wear these Emperor's new clothes Until I bruise my ass on the bridge of your nose

    (B)                        (C)              (C#)       (figure 1)

Hey baby don't you want to believe you've got 3 minutes to live

           (B)                        (C)             (C#)         (Am7)

I said hey baby don't you want to be free, you've got 3 minutes to live

(E7)        (A base E)            (B* base E) (A base E)

don't you wanna hear the sound of real tears falling

(E7)        (A base E)            (B base E)  (A base E)

don't you wanna hear the sound of true love calling

(E7)        (A base E)    (B* base E)(A base E)

you back to life        a real heart beating

(E7)          (A base E)   (B)                 (C)           (C#)     (figure 1)

you know true love      is riiiight and nothing else is gonna keep me alive

(figure 1)                       (Am7)         (G I think)(Am7)         (not sure)      (figure 1)

I'm not crazy, I'm just waving, what's it gonna be? My heart is pumping money and not melody

(same as above)

You're just talking I'm not hearing anything you say, my brain is not small, it's just far away

    (B)                        (C)              (C#)       (figure 1)

Hey baby don't you want to believe you've got 3 minutes to live

           (B)                        (C)             (C#)         (Am7)

I said hey baby don't you want to be free you've got 3 minutes to live

(Am7 sort of thing, you play what you want)

Hey baby don't you want to believe



The quiet middle section is played as explained below:


   (E7)   (A base E) (B* base E) (A base E)
e  0      0          0           0

B  0      0          0           0

G  7      6          7           6

D  6      7          6           7

A  7      7          5           7

E  0      0          0           0



   (E7)   (A base E) (B base E) (A base E)
e  0      0          0          0

B  0      0          0          0

G  7      6          7          6

D  6      7          6          7

A  7      7          5          7

E  0      0          0          0

Please note that B* only means I don't know what it's called!!

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