----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEMOLITION BOYS - Girlschool ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: K.McAuliffe/K.Johnson CD: "Demolition" (1980, Bronze Records/Re-issue: 2004,Sanctuary Records) Guitarists: L-Kelly Johnson, R-Kim McAuliffe Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: May 23, 2005 (Fully revised: April 6, 2006) Corrections to main riff by: Jason (July 4, 2005) INTRO: Figure 1 - (A5) E ---------------------|---------------------| B ---------------------|---------------------| G ---------------------|---------------------| D -5h7--7----5h7--7----|-5h7--7-7-----7-7-7--| 10x A -0----0----0----0----|-0----0-0-----0-0-0--| E ---------------------|---------------------| You can (10th time) 1ST VERSE: A5 C5 E ---------------------|---------------------| B ---------------------|---------------------| G ---------------------|---------------------| D --7------------------|---------10----------| 3x A --7------------------|---------10----------| E --5------------------|---------8-----------| tell by the look in their eyes, The feeling(?) comes as no surprise, A- -nother place about to die G5 D5 G5 D5 G5 E ---------------------|---------------------| B ---------------------|---------------------| G ---------7-----------|----7----------------| D -5-------7------5----|----7------5---------| A -5-------5------5----|----5------5---------| E -3--------------3----|-----------3---------| Gonna make way for a new high rise A5 E ---------------------|---------------------| B ---------------------|---------------------| G----------------------|---------------------| D -5h7--7----5h7--7----|-5h7--7-7-----7-7-7--| 2x A -0----0----0----0----|-0----0-0-----0-0-0--| E----------------------|---------------------| 2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse) The people came from all around To watch them tear the buildings down The band played hard, it played so loud The roof came crashing to the ground A5 E ---------------------|---------------------| B ---------------------|---------------------| G ---------------------|---------------------| D -5h7--7----5h7--7----|-5h7--7-7-----7-7-7--| 2x A -0----0----0----0----|-0----0-0-----0-0-0--| E ---------------------|---------------------| PRE-CHORUS: E5 For miles around they heard the sound C5 And came to see the show D5 And they all know CHORUS: A5 E ---------------------|---------------------| B ---------------------|---------------------| G ---------------------|---------------------| D -5h7--7----5h7--7----|-5h7--7-7-----7-7-7--| 4x A -0----0----0----0----|-0----0-0-----0-0-0--| E ---------------------|---------------------| Demolition 3RD VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse) The boys played on for hours and hours Driven by the P.A. towers Walls came crumblin' to the ground No survivors to be found A5 E ---------------------|---------------------| B ---------------------|---------------------| G ---------------------|---------------------| D -5h7--7----5h7--7----|-5h7--7-7-----7-7-7--| 2x A -0----0----0----0----|-0----0-0-----0-0-0--| E ---------------------|---------------------| Play PRE-CHORUS Play CHORUS BRIDGE: C5 A5 Things used to be different for me C5 Until I heard the noise D5 Demolition boys D5 Demolition boys A5 E ---------------------|---------------------| B ---------------------|---------------------| G ---------------------|---------------------| D -5h7--7----5h7--7----|-5h7--7-7-----7-7-7--| 4x A -0----0----0----0----|-0----0-0-----0-0-0--| E ---------------------|---------------------| Figure 1 is played along with the first 8 measures of the guitar solo. GUITAR SOLO: A5 E ---------------|--------------|------------------------|----------------| B -7^(8)--7^(8)--|-7^(8)--7^(8)-|-7^(8)------------------|----------------| G -7^(9)--7^(9)--|-7^(9)--7^(9)-|-7^(9)[hb-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9]r7p5---5-----| D ---------------|--------------|------------------------|--------7----7--| A ---------------|--------------|------------------------|----------------| E ---------------|--------------|------------------------|----------------| A5 E ----------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| B ----------------------|-----5-8~------|-8-----8-----8---|-10p8---8--10--| G ---------5----5h7p5---|-x-7---------9-|-----9-----9-----|------9--------| D -5h7p5------7-------7-|---------------|-----------------|---------------| A -------7--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| E ----------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------| A5 E ----------------------|----------------------------| B -13^w--13^w-----13^w--|-13^(15)r13p10--------13-15-| G ----------------------|---------------12--14-------| D ----------------------|----------------------------| A ----------------------|----------------------------| E ----------------------|----------------------------| A5 E -------------15-----------|------------------------| B -15^w--15^w-----15^w---15-|-15^(17)r15p13----------| G --------------------------|---------------14-12--9-| D --------------------------|------------------------| A --------------------------|------------------------| E --------------------------|------------------------| A5 E -----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------| B -8-------8-------|-8---8--8^w---8^w|=-8-7h8p7-5----7--5-|---------------| G ---9-7-9---9-7-9-|---9-------------|-------------7------|-7^q--5--------| D -----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------7-----| A -----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------| E -----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------| B5 E ----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| B ----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------8-| G -7-----7-----7--|---7-----9---7-7=|=------------7---7-|-7h9p7---7-9^w---| D -7---9-7---9-7--|-9-7---9-9---7-7=|=-9--7h9p7---7-----|-------9---------| A -----9-----9----|-9-----9---------|--9--------9-------|-----------------| E ----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| D5 E|-------------------|--------------|------------------------|------------| B|-10----12----13----|--------------|------------------------|------------| G|-12^w--14^w--15^w--|-17^w--17^w---|-17^w-17^w-17^w--17--14-|-17^(21)----| D|-------------------|--------------|------------------------|------------| A|-------------------|--------------|------------------------|------------| E|-------------------|--------------|------------------------|------------| Gt|1 (gradual bend)| | | Gt|2 | E|-------------------|--------------|------------------------|------------| B|-------------------|--------------|------------------------|------------| G|-7-----------------|--------------|------------------------|-7-5--------| D|-7-----------------|--------------|------------------------|-7-5---7-5--| A|-5-----------------|--------------|------------------------|-5-3---7-5--| E|-------------------|--------------|------------------------|-------5-3--| A5 E|-----5-5------5-5------5-|-5------5-5------5-5-5---| B|-----5-5------5-5------5-|-5------5-5------5-5-5---| G|-7^w------7^w------7^w---|----7^w------7^w---------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| 4x A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| Gt|1 | | | Gt|2 | E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-7-----------------------| A|-7-----------------------| E|-5-----------------------| CHORUS: A5 E ---------------------|---------------------| B ---------------------|---------------------| G ---------------------|---------------------| D -5h7--7----5h7--7----|-5h7--7-7-----7-7-7--| 8x A -0----0----0----0----|-0----0-0-----0-0-0--| E ---------------------|---------------------| Demolition A5 G5 E ---------------------| B ---------------------| G ---------------------| D -7--5----------------| A -7--5----------------| E -5--3----------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -4/4 time - bar lines do indicate timing -key of A -- guitar solo is in A pentatonic minor ^...bend (w=whole tone,s=semi) hb..hold bend h...hammer on p...pull off r...release bend x...muted note (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.) 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