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The White Stripes - Blue Orchid This is the first Blue Orchid tab mxtabs so please rate, thanks! Estimated Release date for the single [Blue Orchid] May 30th Standard Tuning Tab Definitions: G5: 3 5 5 x x x F5: 1 3 3 x x x Bb5: x 1 3 3 x x C5: x 3 5 5 x x D5: x 5 7 7 x x F5*: x 8 10 10 x x G5*: x 10 12 12 x x e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------3--------------------3---5---7---10--12-----------3-----------3------------3---5-| D|-5----3--5--3---3-----5----3--5--3---5---7---10--12-5---3--5--3---3---3-5-3-5----3--5--3---5-| A|-5----3--5--1---3-----5----3--5--1---3---5---8---10-5---3--5--1---3---3-5-1-5----3--5--1---3-| E|-3----1--3------1-----3----1--3---------------------3---1--3------1---1-3---3----1--3--------| e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-7---10---7-10-12--| D|-7---10---7-10-12--| A|-5---8----5-8--10--| E|-------------------| VERSE 1:

^G5 You got ^F5a ^G5re Bb5>-F5> ac - tion ^G5 You got ^F5a ^G5re Bb5>-C5> ac <^D5i>-<^F5*/i> ^G5*tion, did-n't you? ^G5 You took ^F5a ^G5white ^Bb5or F5>-^F5 ch^G5id ^Bb5 ^G5 You took ^F5a ^G5white ^Bb5or C5>-^D5 chid, ^F5*turn^G5*ed it blue

VERSE 2: Somethin' better than nothin' Somethin' better than nothin' is givin' up We all need to do somethin' Try (to) keep the truth from showin' up G5 CHORUS: (A combination of the chords presented and lead notes below)

^D5Ho-^C5w ^Bb5dare ^G5you? ^D5 ^C5 ^Bb5 ^G5 ^D5How ^C5old ^Bb5are ^G5you ^F5now, ^F5an F5>-G5i> y - way? ^D5Ho-^C5w ^Bb5dare ^G5you? ^D5 ^C5 ^Bb5 ^G5 (8~)
^D5How ^C5old ^Bb5are ^G5you ^F5now, ^F5an F5>-G5i> y (8~)
- way?

e|------------------------------------------------- B|------------------------------------------------- G|-7p5--------7p5-------7p5------------------------ D|-----8b---------8b-5------8b--------------------- A|--------8--------------------8--8--8--8-10------- E|------------------------------------------------- e|------------------------------------------------- B|------------------------------------------------- G|-7p5--------7p5-------7p5------------------------ D|-----8b---------8b-5------8b--------------------- A|--------8--------------------8--8--8--8-10------- E|------------------------------------------------- How dare you? How old are you now, an-y-way? INTRO VERSE 3: You were given a flower But I guess there was just no pleasin' you Your lip tastes sour But you think that it's just me teasin' you VERSE 1 CHORUS:

^D5Get ^C5be-^Bb5hind ^G5me ^D5 ^C5 ^Bb5 ^G5 ^D5Get ^C5be-^Bb5hind ^G5me ^F5now, ^F5an F5>-G5i> y - way ^D5Get ^C5be-^Bb5hind ^G5me ^D5 ^C5 ^Bb5 ^G5 ^D5Get ^C5be-^Bb5hind ^G5me ^F5now, ^F5an F5>-G5i> y - way

e|--------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------- G|-7p5--------7p5-----------7p5---------------------- D|-----8b---------8b-5~---------8b------------------- A|--------8------------------------8--8--8--8-8-10~-- E|--------------------------------------------------- e|------------------------------------------------------- B|------------------------------------------------------- G|-7-p-5----------7p5------------7-p-5------------------- D|-------8b-----------8b-5~------------8b---------------- A|------------8-----------------------------8--8----8-10- E|------------------------------------------------------- Get behind me Get behind me now, any - way INTRO Hoo Hoo VERSE 1 And that's it! Pretty cool return by the Stripes. Quite different to their other material but they pulled it off very well. Thanks to Patrick Ferris of www.brokenbricks.com benmgs

White Stripes - Blue orchid