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Standard Tuning
Riff 1:
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------| (2x)
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1--0-0----1-1--0-0----1-1--0-0----1-1--0-0--|
Riff 2: (00:38)
G|------------|
D|------------| (4x)
A|--------5~--|
E|-0-0-0------|
Riff 3:
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------| (8x)
A|-------------6/--|
E|-7--0--8--0------|
Pre-Chorus:
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------| (8x)
A|-------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
(01:17)
G|-------------|
D|-------------| (4x)
A|-------------|
E|-0--0--0--0--|
G|-7--10-7-8-7--7-7-7-8-7--|
D|-------------------------| (4x)
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
(01:35) Then:
G|-------------|-----|------|
D|-------------|(8x)-|------|
A|-------------|-----|--5~--|
E|-0--0--0--0--|-----|------|
Transition
G|------------------|
D|------------------| (4x)
A|------------------|
E|-7-6-7-0--7-6-7-0-|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------| (8x)
A|-------------------5-|
E|-7-6-7-0--7-6-7-0----|
Outro
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Tyler Average |
#1 by Tyler Kinsherf at Jan 7, 1972 at 7:10 PM EST |
| calm down jay... | |
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santiago Rhythm Player |
#2 by santiago carvajal at Sep 24, 1972 at 2:40 PM EST |
| The car crash is depicted with more clarity in the music than in the lyrics. This would make a great music video if done right. My favorite part in the song is right when it enters into "the machine fell apart" The part right before it is like diving off a cliff and then it slows and the vocals come back in and it's like plunging into a river. wow. | |
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Evan Wanna Be |
#3 by Evan Deges at Oct 11, 1972 at 2:24 AM EST |
| it IS about a porn star. and just because they sing about it, doesn't necessarily mean they saw porns with her in it. they may have read about it, or heard about it on the news or something. geez, give 'em a break! | |
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Alex Wanna Be |
#4 by Alex Zweck at Jul 18, 1973 at 1:48 AM EST |
| i had to figure out what this song meant, and then when i saw zao on their last tour before they broke up, i got a shirt with a girls face on it, and guns, and im guessing that the shirt is modeled after this song, but thats just a guess | |
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Kezza Wanna Be |
#5 by Kezza at Apr 9, 1974 at 4:56 AM EST |
| i had to figure out what this song meant, and then when i saw zao on their last tour before they broke up, i got a shirt with a girls face on it, and guns, and im guessing that the shirt is modeled after this song, but thats just a guess | |
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Tim Wanna Be |
#6 by Tim at Feb 21, 1975 at 10:30 AM EST |
| I was at their show last week and Dan took time to explain what this song was about, so this is straight from the horse's mouth. It is in fact about a porn star who got in a car wreck and could not live with the way she looked in the mirror after the accident and scared her face, she decided to put a gun in her mouth and pull the trigger. For all of you out there who think this some how endorses pornography, did you read the lyrics? Does it sound like her lifestyle and occupation were good things? Clearly this is NEGATIVE commentary on pornography, and Dan also said at the show it is a criticism of MTV and others that preach to us how to look. And yes, Zao is a Christian band. Big deal. | |
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Sari Average |
#7 by Sari W at Jul 22, 1978 at 8:27 AM EST |
| it IS about a porn star. and just because they sing about it, doesn't necessarily mean they saw porns with her in it. they may have read about it, or heard about it on the news or something. geez, give 'em a break! | |
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Kevin Average |
#8 by Kevin Barker at Jan 27, 1984 at 3:44 PM EST |
| This was the very first zao song I ever heard, and I love it! It makes me so mad when people ridicule them because of the meaning though. I know plenty of good Christians who view porn, but I don't think less of them. | |
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Em Average |
#9 by Em at Feb 22, 1989 at 5:36 PM EST |
| You know they are a Christian band right? I'm not too sure if you have the song meaning right...do you have the interview or does anyone have it? Post it, I want to read it. | |
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andrew/JESUS Lead Player |
#10 by andrew/JESUS roman at Sep 30, 1989 at 5:01 PM EST |
| you know what i love about dan's lyrics (and what i try to emulate when i write my own stuff" is that he arranges the words in such a way that they have a set meaning, but they're still open to other people's interpretations. | |
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Lily Wanna Be |
#11 by Lily at Apr 20, 1992 at 11:00 AM EST |
| OH BY THE WAY MY BROTHERS BEST FRIENDS SISTER IS MARRIED TO THE GUITARIST | |
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Davy Average |
#12 by Davy at Dec 25, 1992 at 11:04 PM EST |
| I think it's awesome they wrote a song about that, and how they refer to her as a machine..hmhmhmhm | |
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xKGx Average |
#13 by xKGx at Feb 7, 1993 at 12:08 AM EST |
| you know what i love about dan's lyrics (and what i try to emulate when i write my own stuff" is that he arranges the words in such a way that they have a set meaning, but they're still open to other people's interpretations. | |
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Howwhywyz Howwh Professional Badass |
#14 by Howwhywyz Howwhyam at Jul 9, 1994 at 6:49 PM EST |
| The car crash is depicted with more clarity in the music than in the lyrics. This would make a great music video if done right. My favorite part in the song is right when it enters into "the machine fell apart" The part right before it is like diving off a cliff and then it slows and the vocals come back in and it's like plunging into a river. wow. | |
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Adam Wanna Be |
#15 by Adam Spinelli at Sep 5, 1997 at 2:18 PM EST |
| wow... you are on a roll... looks like you've been reading the same interviews i have *wink* | |
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Bill Wanna Be |
#16 by Bill Rossi at Jun 10, 1998 at 1:42 AM EST |
| Where can i find the interviews? | |
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Adam Wanna Be |
#17 by Adam Martinez at Nov 3, 1998 at 9:52 AM EST |
| ALLRIGHT!! Zao is from my town! The REAL Zao! The original members all knew my brother! He knows for a fact that this song is about a girl that he knew was in a crash and they couldn't use the Jaws of Life to save her so she died underneath the car in a pool of her own blood!! | |
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pharaoh shane Rhythm Player |
#18 by pharaoh shane at Jan 1, 1999 at 3:46 PM EST |
| AND IM MARRIED TO DAN | |
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Average |
#19 by KitCat at Jan 31, 2001 at 3:36 AM EST |
| Yes, everybody knows that they are a band, and that they are christians. Just because they're a Christian band doesn't mean they preach in every song. That would just be annoying. Are you saying christians don't view porn? God knows I do | |
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ChilDog Wanna Be |
#20 by ChilDog Unknown at Jul 29, 2002 at 10:03 AM EST |
| umm, you guys are both wrong. Yes, they are a christian band, no, this song doesn't mean they're into porn, although it is possible that members of the band struggle with that area of sin, a lot of guys do. AnimalsCage, I'd like to point out that they're not IN THE CHRISTIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY anymore because when they came out with Liberate, stupid people like you were pharisees and said that they weren't "christian enough" because of their image. Straighten out, buddy. They were singing about the things that the world does to people, and how being a porn star left her empty and unfulfilled "look inside the broken shell to see the broken heart" that's the real point here. Don't act like just because they're christian they're going to sing happy things or sponsor a "prayer of jabez" compilation cd | |
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dustin Average |
#21 by dustin mount at Dec 27, 2005 at 5:30 PM EST |
| "Are you saying christians don't view porn? God knows I do" Christians don't view porn, if they are about obeying God. If you said in a church "I watch porn" People wouldn't shock about it only because you do so, but if you claim to be a Christian. Self-righteousness is burning bridges. | |
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Fat Man Goz Lead Player |
#22 by Fat Man Goz at Jul 4, 2007 at 1:21 AM EST |
| great hard song... the meaning pretty awsome 2. they sing about things that normal pepole dont sing about, it's really great! this is truely one of there (many) best. | |
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