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  Where the Streets Have No Name (Live version) by U2
  
  Bass Tab
  From the Please Single
  
  Tune down 1/2 step
  
  The chorus and the closing vary from the album version, the verses are basically
  
  the same.
  
  Intro (with organ)
  
  G----------------------------------------------------------
  D------------5----5--------------5----5---------------5----
  A--5----5--------------5----5--------------2---------------
  E-----------------------------------------------5----------
  
  G-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  D--12----------------------------------------------------------------
  A-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---
  E---------------------------------------------------------------------5-
  
  G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  A--5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-510-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10
  E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  G---------------------------------------------------------
  D---------------------------------------------------------
  A--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10
  E--------------------------------------------------------
  
  G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  A--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-1412-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12
  E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  G----------------------------------------------------------------------
  D----------------------------------------------------------------------
  A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-315-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-
  E----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
                                                               I want to
  
  1st Verse
  
  G----------------------------------------------------------------------
  D----------------------------------------------------------------------
  A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
  E----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
     run....     I want to hide.....   I want to tear down the walls that
  
  
  
  G----------------------------------------------------------------------
  D----------------------------------------------------------------------
  A--5-5-5-510-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-1014-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-
  E----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
     hold me tonight...             I wanna break through...     
  
  G----------------------------------------------------------------------
  D----------------------------------------------------------------------
  A--14-14-14-1412-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-123-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
  E----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
        into   a new flame.........             where the streets have   
  
  G--------------------------------------------------
  D--------------------------------------------------
  A--3-3-3-3-3-315-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-
  E--------------------------------------------------
  
     no   name....                         I want to
  
  2nd Verse
  
  G----------------------------------------------------------------------
  D----------------------------------------------------------------------
  A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
  E----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
     feel.... Sunlight on my face.... Yeah I see the dust clouds dissappear
  
  G------------------------------------------------------------------------
  D------------------------------------------------------------------------
  A--5-5-5-5-510-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-1014-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-
  E------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
     without a trace                  I wanna take shelter        from the     
  
  G----------------------------------------------------------------------
  D----------------------------------------------------------------------
  A--14-14-14-1412-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-123-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
  E----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
     sugar?sweet rain                      where the streets have   
  
  G---------------------------------------------------------
  D---------------------------------------------------------
  A--3-3-3-3-3-315-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--
  E---------------------------------------------------------
  
     no   name....               where the streets have no  
  
  Chorus
  
  G--14-----12-----11--------11-----12-------14-----12-----11--------11-----12-
  D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  E----------------------------------------------------------------------------    
  
     name...              where the streets have no name...   we're building and
  
  G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  E--10---12---10---9--10--12--10--9--10---12---10---9--10--12--10--9-7-7-7-7-
  
     burning down love            burning down love...  and when I go there
  
  G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  A------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
  E--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------
  
               I go there with you....          It's all I can do...
  
  G------------------------------------------------------------------
  D------------------------------------------------------------------
  A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-517-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-
  E------------------------------------------------------------------
  
                                                        The city's a 
  
  
  3rd Verse
  
  G----------------------------------------------------------------------
  D----------------------------------------------------------------------
  A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
  E----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
     flood, and our love turns to rust.....   we beaten and blown by the wind
  
  G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  A--5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-1014-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-
  E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
     trampled in  dust                I'll show you a place.....         high
  
  G----------------------------------------------------------
  D----------------------------------------------------------
  A--14-14-14-1412-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-123-3-3-3-
  E----------------------------------------------------------
  
     on a desert plain                     where the streets   
  
  G--------------------------------------------------
  D--------------------------------------------------
  A--3-3-3-3-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----
  E--------------------------------------------------
  
        have  no   name....where the streets have no
  
  Chorus
  
  G--14-----12-----11--------11-----12-------14-----12-----11--------11-----12-
  D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  E----------------------------------------------------------------------------    
  
     name...              where the streets have no name...   we're building and
  
  G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  E--10---12---10---9--10--12--10--9--10---12---10---9--10--12--10--9-7-7-7-7-
  
     burning down love            burning down love...  and when I go there
  
  G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  A------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
  E--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------
  
               I go there with you....          It's all I can do...
  
  
  Closing    ^     ^     ^     ^     ^     ^     ^     ^     ^     ^
  
  G------------------------------------------------------------------
  D------------------------------------------------------------------
  A--5-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5-
  E------------------------------------------------------------------
  
             (synthesizer arranged for bass, heard throughout closing)
  
  G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------
  E--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
  
     woooa  wooah  woooah  oh ah woooh  woooa  woooah 
  
  G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  A--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------
  E--------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
  
     woooa  wooah  woooah  oh ah woooh  woooa  woooah          where the streets have no
  
  G--14-----12-----11--------11-----12-------14-----12-----11--------11-----12-
  D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  E----------------------------------------------------------------------------    
  
     name...              where the streets have no name...   we're building and
  
  
  G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  E--10---12---10---9--10--12--10--9--10---12---10---9--10--12--10--9-7-7-7-7-
  
     burning down love            burning down love...  and when I go there
  
  
  G------------------------------------------------------------
  D------------------------------------------------------------
  A------------------------------------------------------------
  E--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
               I go there with you....          It's all I can 
  
  
  G----------------------------------------------------------
  D------------5----5--------------5----5---------------5----
  A--5----5--------------5----5--------------2---------------
  E-----------------------------------------------5----------
  
     do...
  
  End (when will there be no time for sorrow, no time for shame...)
  G-----------------------------------------------------------------
  D-----------------------------------------------------------------
  A--------3--5-3-5--------3--5-3-5--------3--5-3-5--------3--5-3-5-
  E--3--5------------3--5------------3--5------------3--5-----------
   (guitar)**bass**(guitar)**bass**(guitar)**bass**(guitar)**bass**
  
   for ending, bass actually only plays the notes on the A string, the
   notes on the E string is the guitar part.
  
     ^     ^     ^     ^     ^     ^     ^     ^     ^     ^     ^
  
  G---------------------------------------------------------------
  D---------------------------------------------------------------
  A--5-0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5-0-3-5
  E---------------------------------------------------------------
     when will there be, when will, when will there be no time.....
  
  
  tabbed by Rick Kohler   a.k.a. Zman 
  
  (zman82@hotmail.com)

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