Tuning: E A D G B E

The Saw Doctors - Villains _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Tabbed by: Hazy_Jane Tuning: Standard (EADGBe) Chords used: A5=577xxx D5=x577xx E5=x799xx (Each chord letter means hold that chord for four beats) Intro: (Fig.1)

^A51 2 3 4 |^D51 2 3 4 | | e---------------------2---3--2-----|3---2-------------------------------| | B----------------------------------|------3~~~~~~~~~~~~--------1b-------| X2 | G----------------------------------|------------------------------------| | D----------------------------------|------------------------------------| | A----------------------------------|------------------------------------| | E----------------------------------|------------------------------------| |

Verse 1:

^A5statue stares, traffic stopped a ^D5victim's asking for the road to knock there's a ^A5crowd of boys at Sugar's store like ^D5yesterday, and the day before at the ^A5pass-machine beside the bank it says '^D5minks are kinky,' draw some tank but don't ^A5look around when you hear your name cos they ^D5call it and they look away and the ^A5shades are steamed and driving slowly ^D5wondering which way to go while the ^A5slash-hook merchants stand and wait to ^D5pay respects at the graveyard gates here, ^E5buy a line, support the Stars ^D5

Chorus:

can you ^A5tell me who the villains are?---| | D5 |X3| (whispered)tell me who the villains are_| | can ^E5anyone ^E5tell me who the villains are?

Fig.1 Verse 2:

^A5high times are up for grabs ^D5plastic pouches, grams and tabs come ^A5up the flat man, skin one up ^D5world class, tóm enough ^A5well byes, story? truth the ^D5bittersweet of mis-spent youth will ^A5one day fade away ^D5blacks and whites all turn to greys ^A5justice waits up the dublin road ^D5between the alley and the old-folks home in ^A5innocence personified the ^D5guilty all wear suits and ties and ^E5some are driving fancy cars

chorus: (as before) Fig.1 (1st time only) Verse 3:

^A5mé-féiners at the door ^D5politics, you know the score ^A5mawlya-mungers shake my hand tacet D5(one beat) saying "Sorry for your troubles, sham," and ^A5(softly)plámás stalks the last few pound ^D5leave it with me now, that's sound ^A5liars compare their lies ^D5frauds play broads with sly-head eyes there's ^A5liars, fairy-tales and lies ^D5everyone's been telling lies the ^A5band up playing on the stage ^D5teenage songs in middle-age while the ^E5young lads burn their bass guitars^E5 and the ^E5big-boys lick their credit cards^E5 it's the ^E5grace of god that they got this far ^E5

Chorus fig.1X2

Can ^E5anyone ^E5tell me who the villains Can ^D5anyone ^D5tell me who the villains Can ^E5anyone ^E5tell me who the villains

fig.1 A5 till fade. Well there it is, shams. There's a couple of little fills and the solo that I didn't work out but I reckon this is ok.