Fake Tales Of San Francisco - Arctic Monkeys
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tabbed by Leolib
Email: leolibertine@gmail.com

Tuning standard


[Drum Intro]


[Intro] (x2)

Guitar 1 with this funky riff
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------4----------------|
D|-----0-----0-2p0-----0-----0-2p0-----0-----0-2p0-----0-2---2-0------------|
A|--2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-------------2---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2, played with up strokes (i think)
e|---7---7----5------7---7----5------7---7----5------7---7----5-------------|
B|---7---7----5------7---7----5------7---7----5------7---7----5-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse] (x4)

Guitar 1
Fake Tales....
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------4----------------|
D|-----0-----0-2p0-----0-----0-2p0-----0-----0-2p0-----0-2---2-0------------|
A|--2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-------------2---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse] (x4)

Guitar 2
e|---7---7----5------7---7----5------7---7----5------7---7----5-------------|
B|---7---7----5------7---7----5------7---7----5------7---7----5-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus] (x4)

Guitars stop and bass plays riff on last 'kick me out'

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------0-2--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------0-2------|


[Verse] (x4)

Both Guitars

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------4----------------|
D|-----0-----0-2p0-----0-----0-2p0-----0-----0-2p0-----0-2---2-0------------|
A|--2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-------------2---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus 2]

(played as before)

Bridge using power chords
Guitar 1 (x4)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------------------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|


Guitar 2 (x4)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-|


[Outro]

Guitar 1

e|---7---7----5------7---7----5------7---7----5------7---7----5-------------|
B|---7---7----5------7---7----5------7---7----5------7---7----5-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then both guitars

e|---7---7----5------7---7----5------7---7----5------7---7----5-----7---|
B|---7---7----5------7---7----5------7---7----5------7---7----5-----7---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fantastic song by a fantastic band
love to the arctic army

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| p Pull-off

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This is a lead guitar tab.

Standard Tuning.


[Intro] x1

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7------|
A|-----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5---5-7-9---7-5--|
E|---7---7--------7---7--------7---7-------7--------------|


[Verse] x4

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7------|
A|-----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5---5-7-9---7-5--|
E|---7---7--------7---7--------7---7-------7--------------|

Guitars dont play chorus


[Verse 2] x4

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7------|
A|-----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5---5-7-9---7-5--|
E|---7---7--------7---7--------7---7-------7--------------|

Guitars dont play the 2nd chorus

Then the bridge, which is power chords


[Bridge] x2

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9999999999999999----------------|
D|9999999999999999555555555555555599999999999999999999999999------|
A|9999999999999999555555555555555577777777777777779999999999-----7|
E|77777777777777773333333333333333----------------7777777777-7-10-|

2nd part of bridge x2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9999999999999999----------------|
D|9999999999999999555555555555555599999999999999999999999999999999|
A|9999999999999999555555555555555577777777777777779999999999999999|
E|77777777777777773333333333333333----------------7777777777777777|


[Outro]

e|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
B|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|


e|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-7\--|E
B|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-7\--|N
G|-------------------------------------------------------|D
D|-------------------------------------------------------|E
A|-------------------------------------------------------|N
E|-------------------------------------------------------|D



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| \ Slide down

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
There are two guitar parts. One can be played by either a normal guitar or a bass.
Guitar 1/Bass (JAMIE) first.

Main riff (Verse):
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7------|
A|-----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5---5-7-9---7-5--|
E|---7---7--------7---7--------7---7-------7--------------|

Chorus riff:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|------0-2---------0-2----------0-2----------0-2---------|
E|--0-2---------0-2----------0-2----------0-2-------------|

Bridge:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|9999999999999999555555555555555522222222222222229999999999-7-8-9|
E|7777777777777777333333333333333300000000000000007777777777------|

GUITAR 2 (ALEX)

Verse Riff
e|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
B|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------7-8-9|
E|7777777777777777333333333333333300000000000000007777777777------|

Play nothing during chorus or play along with the other guitar.

So here is the song as a whole:

(drum fill)

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7------|
A|-----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5---5-7-9---7-5--|
E|---7---7--------7---7--------7---7-------7--------------|

e|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
B|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Fake Tales of San Francisco echo through the room
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7------|
A|-----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5---5-7-9---7-5--|
E|---7---7--------7---7--------7---7-------7--------------|

e|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
B|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

More point to a wedding disco without a bride or groom
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7------|
A|-----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5---5-7-9---7-5--|
E|---7---7--------7---7--------7---7-------7--------------|

e|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
B|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

There's a super cool band yeah with their trilbies and their glasses of white wine
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7------|
A|-----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5---5-7-9---7-5--|
E|---7---7--------7---7--------7---7-------7--------------|

e|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
B|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

And all the weekend rock stars in the toilets practicing their lines
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7------|
A|-----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5---5-7-9---7-5--|
E|---7---7--------7---7--------7---7-------7--------------|

e|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
B|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

I don't want to hear you (Kick me out, kick me out)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0-2---------|
E|----------------------------------------0-2-------------|
I don't want to hear you no (Kick me out, kick me out)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0-2---------|
E|----------------------------------------0-2-------------|
I don't want to hear you no (Kick me out, kick me out)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0-2---------|
E|----------------------------------------0-2-------------|
I don't want to hear you I don't want to hear you
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0-2---------|
E|----------------------------------------0-2-------------|

Fake Tales of San Francisco echo through the air
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7------|
A|-----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5---5-7-9---7-5--|
E|---7---7--------7---7--------7---7-------7--------------|

e|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
B|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

And there's a few bored faces in the back all wishing they weren't there
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7------|
A|-----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5---5-7-9---7-5--|
E|---7---7--------7---7--------7---7-------7--------------|

e|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
B|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

And as the microphone squeaks a young girl's telephone beeps
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7------|
A|-----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5---5-7-9---7-5--|
E|---7---7--------7---7--------7---7-------7--------------|

e|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
B|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Yeah she's dashing for the exit oh, she's running to the streets outside
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7------|
A|-----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5---5-7-9---7-5--|
E|---7---7--------7---7--------7---7-------7--------------|

e|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
B|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

"Oh you've saved me," she screams down the line "The band were fucking wank and I'm not
having a nice time"
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7------|
A|-----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5----5---5-7-5---5-7-9---7-5--|
E|---7---7--------7---7--------7---7-------7--------------|

e|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
B|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

I don't want to hear you (Kick me out, kick me out)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0-2---------|
E|----------------------------------------0-2-------------|
I don't want to hear you no (Kick me out, kick me out)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0-2---------|
E|----------------------------------------0-2-------------|
Yeah but his bird thinks it's amazing, though so all that's left
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0-2---------|
E|----------------------------------------0-2-------------|
Is the proof that love's not only blind but deaf
(play nothing during line)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------7-8-9|
E|7777777777777777333333333333333300000000000000007777777777------|

He talks of San Francisco, he's from - Hunter's Bar I don't quite know the distance but
I'm - sure that's far Yeah, I'm sure that's pretty far - (lines indicate bars)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|9999999999999999555555555555555522222222222222229999999999-7-8-9|
E|7777777777777777333333333333333300000000000000007777777777------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------7-8-9|
E|7777777777777777333333333333333300000000000000007777777777------|

Yeah, I'd love to tell you all -my problem You're not from New York City, you're -from
Rotherham So get off the bandwagon, and -put down the handbook
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|9999999999999999555555555555555522222222222222229999999999-7-8-9|
E|7777777777777777333333333333333300000000000000007777777777------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------7-8-9|
E|7777777777777777333333333333333300000000000000007777777777------|

Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook [x4]

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|9999999999999999555555555555555522222222222222229999999999-7-8-9|
E|7777777777777777333333333333333300000000000000007777777777------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------7-8-9|
E|7777777777777777333333333333333300000000000000007777777777------|

OUTRO
e|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
B|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

THEN GUITAR 1/BASS COMES IN
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5------------5------------5------------5-------------|
E|-7----7------7-----7-------7----7-------7----7----------|

e|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5---7/-|
B|---7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5-----7--7---5---7/-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Song info
Fake Tales Of San Francisco
Arctic Monkeys
2001
  • Rock

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