Artist :The Offspring
Song :The Meaning of Life (Track 2 on Ixnay on the Hombre)
Tabbed by :Tom Penrose (ToMaRSE) [t.penrose@mailbox.uq.edu.au]
Tabbed for :The Australian/American Offspring Home Page at
	    http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/8173/

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* - repeat about 3 or 4 times
x - right hand mute
/ or \ - slide
: - let ring
!~ - Strum really hard, half muting with left hand

Intro: Play once
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|-7X--10-7-5-10X--10-7-10-12X--12/13\12-10-7*--10-5-|
|-7X--10-7-3-10X--10-7-10-12X--12/13\12-10-7*--10-5-|
|-5X---8-5-3--8X---8-5--8-10X--10/11\10--8-5*---8-3-|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
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|-7*-10-7-5-10*-10-7-10-12*-12/13\12-10------------10-5-|
|-7*-10-7-3-10*-10-7-10-12*-12/13\12-10--3:----2:--10-5-|
|-5*--8-5-3--8*--8-5--8-10*-10/11\10--8-------------8-3-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Then play this pre-verse bit 4 times:
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-7-7:----5-|
|-7-7:----5-|
|-5-5:----3-|
|-----------|
Then end on this, no feedback during verse 
-just bass, drums & vocals:
|------|
|------|
|-7-7X-|
|-7-7X-|
|-5-5X-|
|------|

Pre-Chorus:
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-7X--7--7-7X--7--7-9-10X--10--10-10X--10--10-|
|-7X--7--7-7X--7--7-9-10X--10--10-10X--10--10-|
|-5X--5--5-5X--5--5-7--8X---8---8--8X---8---8-|
|---------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------5*-|
|-10X--10--10-10X--10--10-8X--8--8-8-7--7-5*-|
|-10X--10--10-10X--10--10-8X--8--8-8-7--7-3*-|
|--8X---8---8--8X---8---8-6X--6--6-6-5--5----|

Chorus:
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|-7*-7*---------------10*-10*----7*-7*----------------------------|
|-7*-7*-8*-8*-10*-10*-10*-10*-10-7*-7*-8*-8*-10*-10*-7*-7-7-10-10-|
|-5*-5*-8*-8*-10*-10*--8*--8*-10-5*-5*-8*-8*-10*-10*-7*-7-7-10-10-|
|-------6*-6*--8*--8*----------8-------6*-6*--8*--8*-5*-5-5--8--8-|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7*-7*---------------10*-10*------------------------7/10!~-\7/10!~\7/10!~\-|
|-7*-7*-8*-8*-10*-10*-10*-10*-10-8*-8*-8*-8*-10*-10*-7/10!~-\7/10!~\7/10!~\-|
|-5*-5*-8*-8*-10*-10*--8*--8*-10-6*-8*-8*-8*-10*-10*-5/-8!~-\7/-8!~\5/-8!~\-|
|-------6*-6*--8*--8*----------8-6*-6*-6*-6*-10*--8*------------------------|

Pre-Verse: 
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|---------------------------------------------------|
|-7*--10-7-5-10*--10-7-10-12*--12/13\12-10-7*--10-5-|
|-7*--10-7-3-10*--10-7-10-12*--12/13\12-10-7*--10-5-|
|-5*---8-5-3--8*---8-5--8-10*--10/11\10--8-5*---8-3-|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7*-10-7-5-10*-10-7-10-12*-12/13\12-10------------10-5-|
|-7*-10-7-3-10*-10-7-10-12*-12/13\12-10--3:----2:--10-5-|
|-5*--8-5-3--8*--8-5--8-10*-10/11\10--8-------------8-3-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|------|
|------|
|-7-7X-|
|-7-7X-|
|-5-5X-|
|------|

After this play Pre-Chorus again, then Chorus, and then this riff:
|---------------------------|
|-10X-11-11-11-13X-10-10-10-|
|-10X-11-11-11-13X-10-10-10-|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------| <PLAY THIS 3 TIMES>
then:
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-3:--3-5!~---5!~---5!~-|
|-3:--3-5!~-5-5!~-5-5!~-|
|-1:--1-3!~-5-3!~-5-3!~-|
|-----------3-----3-----|
Repeat the Chorus, and then play this:
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|---------------------------------------------------|
|-7*--10-7-5-10*--10-7-10-12*--12/13\12-10-7*--10-5-|
|-7*--10-7-3-10*--10-7-10-12*--12/13\12-10-7*--10-5-|
|-5*---8-5-3--8*---8-5--8-10*--10/11\10--8-5*---8-3-|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7*-10-7-5-10*-10-7-10-12*-12/13\12-10------------10-5-|
|-7*-10-7-3-10*-10-7-10-12*-12/13\12-10--3:----2:--10-5-|
|-5*--8-5-3--8*--8-5--8-10*-10/11\10--8-------------8-3-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Then play this 4 times:
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-7-7:----5-|
|-7-7:----5-|
|-5-5:----3-|
|-----------|
Then end on this: 
|----|
|----|
|-7X-|
|-7X-|
|-5X-|
|----|
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