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ok, there are two main riffs, the chorus riff, and the verse riff.
listen to the song to work out where they go.
the song starts halfway through the chorus riff, so i’ll put that down as the intro.
i also included the changes made by myself and metallica.
i’ll write this down the way i play it. i think the original is just the 
basic notes(the same as the chords).
the verse riff2 and chorus riff2 are played at the end of the guitar solo.

INTRO
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

VERSE RIFF
G|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5/7---|-----------------|-----------------|

G|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

CHORUS RIFF
G|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

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

VERSE RIFF 2
G|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5/7---|-----------------|-----------------|

G|--------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-8-10-10-10-10-10-10|-10-10-10-10-10-8-8--------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|--------------------|-------------------10------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|----------------------10/3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

CHORUS RIFF 2
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-16|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|-15/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture rob Wanna Be	#1 by rob martin at Feb 4, 2006 at 2:32 PM EST
	the archives for Thin Lizzy aint complete yet!! also, the chorus is after the section of this song where he robs the good Captain, its like verse, chorus, verse, chorus. It does not lead on straight to the 2nd verse, jsut to stress my point here.

No Picture Jimmy Wanna Be	#2 by Jimmy Rogers at Apr 29, 2006 at 4:43 PM EST
	wow this version seems like it sucks i don't think i'm gonna even bother downloading it but metallcia's is an awesome drinkin song thats why i love it

No Picture andrew Average	#3 by andrew klupp at Jul 4, 2006 at 12:58 AM EST
	you WHAT?? Thin Lizzy's version kicks metallica's version's ass!

No Picture Callum Average	#4 by Callum Baker at Aug 25, 2006 at 4:14 PM EST
	Thanks Captain Feral! Best analysis on here. But saying screw England? That's a bit harsh. :( And sandonhelm, I disagree. It takes the piss that Metalica did a version of this! I hate it. Thin Lizzy's version rocks.

No Picture Laura Average	#5 by Laura at Nov 3, 2006 at 3:11 PM EST
	There's also a version of this song by Belle & Sebastian that's just come out which gasp I prefer to both of these other ones! I guess I'm just more of a fan of the acoustic sound and Stuart Murdoch's vocals. It's somehow much sadder and more beautiful when they do it, which I think works really well with the lyrics and the overwhelming feeling of the song. I don't know. Probably no-one else would agree...

No Picture skate rat steve Lead Player	#6 by skate rat steve at Jan 16, 2007 at 11:34 PM EST
	the archives for Thin Lizzy aint complete yet!! also, the chorus is after the section of this song where he robs the good Captain, its like verse, chorus, verse, chorus. It does not lead on straight to the 2nd verse, jsut to stress my point here.

No Picture The Great South Lead Player	#7 by The Great Southern Trendkill at Mar 18, 2007 at 10:19 AM EST
	Always assumed Molly/Jenny was a hooker.

No Picture Brandon Average	#8 by Brandon Dunzer at Mar 22, 2007 at 1:12 AM EST
	Probably my favorite song in the entire world, Metallica did an incredible cover of it also

No Picture Sam Wanna Be	#9 by Sam Gilleland at Aug 30, 2007 at 3:17 AM EST
	This song is soo fucking overrated, I love thin lizzy, honest ido, but this song is ther whorst song..it's so lame..no action

No Picture chris Rhythm Player	#10 by chris benoit at Sep 12, 2007 at 10:30 PM EST
	oh, and for the record LARS ULRICH CAN SUCK MY FAT DICK!! He is nothing but a sawed off little corporate tool!!!!!