Prisoner Of Society - The Living End
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
-The Living End-
Prisoner Of Society
Tabbed by Anonymous J.Hendo
Prime_inertia@hotmail.com
This is the best I could do - sorry

~=vibrado
ect=keep playing/strumming as needed
^=bend
p=pull off
h=hammer on
p.m=palm mute



Intro#1:

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g-9-9---------------------2-0-2------2-|
d-9-9---6-6---7-7---8-8---2-0-2-(x4)-2-|
a-7-7---6-6---7-7---8-8--------------0-|
e-----0-4-4-0-5-5-0-6-6-0--------------|



Intro#2:

A C D E
e---------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------|
g-----------2-2--2---5-5--5---7-7--7---9-9--9-|
d-----------2-2--2---5-5--5---7-7--7---9-9--9-|
a-----------0-0--0---3-3--3---5-5--5---7-7--7-|
e-pickslide-----------------------------------|

A C D E
e------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------|
g--2-2--2---5-5--5---7-7--7---9-9--9-|
d--2-2--2---5-5--5---7-7--7---9-9--9-|
a--0-0--0---3-3--3---5-5--5---7-7--7-|
e------------------------------------|


Verse:

A
e-------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------|
g-2-2---------2-2---------2-2--2------|
d-2-2---------2-2---------2-2--2-(x2)-|
a-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0------|
e-------------------------------------|
/ p.m \ / p.m \

C D
e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g-5-5----------------7-7---------------|
d-5-5----------------7-7---------------|
a-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e--------------------------------------|
/ palm muted \ / palm muted \

A
e--------------------------------|
b--------------------------------|
g-2-2---------2-2---------2-2--2-|
d-2-2---------2-2---------2-2--2-|
a-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|
e--------------------------------|
/ p.m \ / p.m \

Repeat once again from the start of verse.


Chorus:

A C
e----------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------|
g-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
d-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
a-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
e----------------------------------------------|

F G A
e------------------------3--------------------|
b------------------------3--------------------|
g------------------------0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
d-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2ect--|
a-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
e-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3--------------------|

D Bb
e-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------|
b-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------|
g-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
d-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
a---------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
e----------------------------------------------------|

F A
e-------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
d-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
a-0-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
e---3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3---------------|

Intro#1 (x2)

Verse


Bridge/Pre Solo:

A A# A
e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g-2-2-3-3-2-2-----------------------|
d-2-2-3-3-2-2-------0-2p0------(x2)-|
a-0-0-1-1-0-0-0h2h4-------3p0-------|
e-----------------------------------|

D D# D
e-2-2-----2-2-----------------|
b-3-3-4-4-3-3-----------------|
g-2-2-3-3-2-2-------0-2p0-----|
d-0-0-1-1-0-0-0h2h4-------3p0-|
a-----------------------------|
e-----------------------------|

A A# A
e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g-2-2-3-3-2-2------------------|
d-2-2-3-3-2-2-------0-2p0------|
a-0-0-1-1-0-0-0h2h4-------3p0--|
e------------------------------|


E F
e--------------------------------|
b-5-5-6-6------------------------|
g-4-4-5-5--4^-4^-4^-4^-2p0-2-0-0-|
d-2-2-3-3------------------------|
a--------------------------------|
e--------------------------------|



Solo:

e------------------5-5-6-6-5-5-4-4-5-5-6-6-7-7-8-|
b---5-7^7^7-7-5----5-5-6-6-5-5-4-4-5-5-6-6-7-7-8-|
g-7-5-7^7^7-7-5----5-5-6-6-5-5-4-4-5-5-6-6-7-7-8-|
d-7-------------7--------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------|
b------------10--------------------10----------|
g----12p10---10h11p10-----12p10----10h11p10----|
d-15------12----------12--------12----------12-|
a----------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------|
b----------10-------------------|
g-12p10----10h11p10----12p10----|
d-------12----------12-------12-|
a-------------------------------|
e-------------------------------|

e-------------------------------|
b-10----------------------------|
g-11----------------------------|
d----12-12-12-12-------9h10p9---|
a----------------10p12----------|
e-------------------------------|

e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g------------9h10p9----9-10-12-|
d----9-10-12--------12---------|
a-12---------------------------|
e------------------------------|

e-------------------12-15-14-12-----------------|
b----------12-13-15-------------15-14-13-12-----|
g-9-11s14-----------------------------------14s-|
d-----------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------|


e-----------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------|
g-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12|
d-----------------------------------------------|
a-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10|
e-----------------------------------------------|


e----------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------|
g-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
d----------------------------------------------|
a-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
e----------------------------------------------|


e------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------|
g-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17|
d------------------------------------------------|
a-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
e------------------------------------------------|


e--------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
b------------------------------------|
g-19-19-19-19--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
d------------------------------------|
a-17-17-17-17------------------------|
e------------------------------------|


e-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
b-------------------------------------------|
g-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
d-------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------|

E
e-17-17-17-17----------------------------|
b----------------------------------------|
g-14-14-14-14--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
d--------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
a--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-pickslide-|
e------------------------------pickslide-|

Verse (different strumming is used
play verse chords as much as needed)
(also leave out the last A chords)

Fill:

e-------------5--5--5---------------------|
b--5-------5--5--5--5--5------------------|
g-----7^9--5-----------5--7^9^7p5---------|
d---------------------------------7-7-----|
a-------------------------------------3-0-|
e-----------------------------------------|



Chorus (different strumming is used)
play chorus chrods as much as needed)


Outro:

E E
e---------:---------------|
b---------:---------------|
g-9-----9-:---------------|
d-9-----9-:-2-2-2---2-2-2-|(repeat last
a-7-----7-:-2-2-2---2-2-2-| section as needed)
e---------:-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-|
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Note:this is for the album version not the EP version

E F F5 F(VIII) G G5 A
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE E A D G B E EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x7999x 133211 133xxx x 8 10 10 10 x 355433 355xxx 001110

A5 A(V) Bb Bb(VI) C C5 C(VIII)
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE E A D G B E
x011xx 577655 x1333x 688766 x3555x x355xxx 8 10 10 9 10 10

D D5 E5 E(type 2)
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x5777x x577xx x977xx 07999x

INTRO- Rhy Fig 1.
E||----------------------------------------------||-------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------------||-------------------------|
G||.--7---------------------------------2--0--2-.||-------------2--0--2--0--|
D||---7-------6--------7--------8-------2--0--2--||-----8-------2--0--2--0--|
A||.--9-------6--------7--------8-------0--0--0-.||-----8-------------------|
E||-----0--0--4--0--0--5--0--0--6--0--0----------||--0--6--0--0-------------|

A5
E|------|----|----|--------|
B|------|----|----|--------|
G|-2----|----|----|--------|
D|-2----|----|----|--------|
A|-0----|----|----|--------|
E|------|----|----|--X\X\--|
(pick slide)


E|------------------------------------------|
B|--2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-------------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------X\X\-----|
(pick slide)
Well we dont ....

1st Verse
Rhy Fig 2
A5
p.m.--------| p.m.--------| p.m.-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
D|--2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
A|--0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
need no one to tell us what to do. Oh,yes we're

p.m.------| p.m.-------| p.m.---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
on our own and there's noth-ing you can do. So we dont

C5 D5
p.m.-----------------------| p.m.------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--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\---|
D|--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\---|
A|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5\---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
need no one like you to tell us what to

A5 End Rhy Fig 2 Rhy Fill 1 End Rhy Fill 1
p.m.-------| p.m.-------| p.m.----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------2--------------------------------|
D|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------2---2-2-2-2----------------------|
A|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------0---0-0-0-0-0-----3p2p0----------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------3p2p0---|
do!
Verse 2
Play Rhy Fig 2
with Rhy Fill 1 at end

Pre Chorus
A(V)
Coz I'm a brat, and I know everything And
C(VIII)
I talk back, cause I'm not listening to
F G A
Anything you say

Chorus
D
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-|
D|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-|
A|--0--0--2--4--0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
And if you count to three,you'll see its no em-
Bb
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----1--1--1--0--------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3--1--------|
-ergency Youll see Im not the e-

F
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
B|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
-nemy, just a prisoner of


E|-----------------------------------|
B|------------9--9--------9----------|
G|------------9--9--------9----------|
D|--9--9--10--9--9--10--9--9--10--9--|
A|--7--7--8---7--7--8---7--7--8---7--|
E|-----------------------------------|
soci- e ty

Verse 3
Pre Chorus
Chorus
Interlude

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--2--0--3--3--0--2--2--2--2------------------------|
D|--2--2--0--3--3--0--2--2--2--2----------0--2p0--------|
A|--0--0-----0--0-----0--0--0--0---0h2h3----------3p0---|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3-----------2--------------------------------|
G|--2--2--0--3-----3--0--2-----2--2--------------------------|
D|--2--2--0--3--------0--2--------2--2---------0--2p0--------|
A|--0--0-----0-----------0--------0--0--0h2h3----------3p0---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------0-----------2----------------------------|
B|--3--3--3--4-----4-----------3-------------------------|
G|--2--2--2--3--------3--2--------2---------0--2p0-------|
D|--0--0--0--0--------0--0--------0--0h2h3----------3p0--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3-----------2--------------------------------|
G|--2--2--0--3-----3--0--2-----2--2--------------------------|
D|--2--2--0--3--------0--2--------2--2---------0--2p0--------|
A|--0--0-----0-----------0--------0--0--0h2h3----------3p0---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----0------0----------|
B|--------0------0-------|
G|--------1------2-------|
D|--2--------3------0----|
A|--2--------3------0----|
E|--0--------0-----------|

SOLO
hold------| hold------| hold----| hold-----------------------|
E|-------0--0-------0--0---------0--0-------0--0------------------|
B|-------0--0-------0--0---------0--0-------0--0------------------|
G|--2b4--------2b4----------2b4--------2b4--------2p0--2--0--0----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----5--5-------------------------------------------|
B|-----5--5-------------------5b5.5-------------------|
G|-----------7b8----7b8p5--7--5b5.5-------------------|
D|--7--------7b9----7b9p5--7---------7p5--7~~~~~~~~-7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10----------11---------10---------9---------11----------12----------13--|
G|------9----------10----------9----------8---------9----------10----------11------|
D|--11---------12----------11---------10--------11---------12----------13----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------14---------------10-----------------------10-------------------|
G|------12--------12p10------10h11p10------12p10------10h11p10------12p10--|
D|--14----------15-------12------------12---------12------------12---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------10-----------------------10---------------------------------|
G|------10h11p10------12p10------11---------------------------------|
D|--12------------12---------12------12--12--12--12---------9h10p9--|
A|---------------------------------------------------10p12----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------12--15--14--12--|
B|--------------------------------------------------12--13--15------------------|
G|-----------------9h10p9------9--10--12--9--11/14------------------------------|
D|------9--10--12----------12---------------------------------------------------|
A|--12--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------|
B|--15--14--13--12-------|
G|------------------14\--|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/--10-10-10-10-10-10-10/-12-12-12-12-12-12-12/--14-14-14-14-14-14-14/-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-/-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/--12-12-12-12-12-12-12/-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14/--15-15-15-15-15-15-15/--17-17-17-17-17-17-17/--19-19-19-19-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12/--13-13-13-13-13-13-13/--15-15-15-15-15-15-15/--17-17-17-17-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12/--13-13-13-13-13-13-13/--15-15-15-15-15-15-15/-17-17-17-17--|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9/---10-10-10-10-10-10-10/--12-12-12-12-12-12-12/-14-14-14-14--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E(type2)
E|-------------------------|
B|--9--9--9--9--9--9-------|
G|--9--9--9--9--9--9-------|
D|--9--9--9--9--9--9-------|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7-------|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--x\x--|
pick slide
Well we dont

Verse 4
Rhy Fig 3.
A5
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--2--2--2--2---2---2---2---2--2--2--2---2----|
D|--2--2--2--2---2---2---2---2--2--2--2---2----|
A|--0--0--0--0---0---0---0---0--0--0--0---0----|
E|---------------------------------------------|
need noone to tell us what to do.Oh yes we're
A5
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--2----2---2---2-----2---2---2---2---2--2---2--2--|
D|--2--2----2---2---2-----2---2---2---2---2--2---2--2--|
A|--0--0----0---0---0-----0---0---0---0---0--0---0--0--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
on our own and theres nothing you can do so we dont
C5 D5 A5 End Rhy Fig 3
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--5--5----5---7--7--7--x--x--x--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|--5--5--5----5---7--7--7--x--x--x--------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A|--3--3--3----3---5--5--5--x--x--x--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
need no one like you, to tell us what to do! We dont re-

Verse 5
with Rhy Fig 3
on "do!" at the end of Verse 5 play

E|--5----------5--5--5--------------------------|
B|--5-------5--5--5--5--5-----------------------|
G|-----7b9--5-----------5--7b9b7p5--------------|
D|----------------------------------7--7--------|
A|----------------------------------------3--0--|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Pre Chorus play with palm mutes
Play chorus
on "socieeieieiety"
play
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|--9--9--9--10--9--|
D|--9--9--9--10--9--|
A|--7--7--7--8---7--|
E|------------------|

over and over before ending on E
Song info
Prisoner Of Society
The Living End
2001
  • Rock
  • Punk
  • Rockabilly
  • Ska
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