Despite being a long song, it only consists of 2 riffs. These cover the guitar for the entire piece. Riff 1 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------9--3--3--v5--------------------------------------| A|----------5-----5--7---------------------------------------------------| E|--3--5h7-----7---------------------------------------------------------| 'If you ain't gonna get it on, take your dead ass home' Occasionally, this riff is moved up a couple of frets. Riff 2 e|------------------------------------------- ---------------| B|------------------------------------------- ---------------| G|----------14--v17--12/14\12--10--v12------- x3 --10--10-------| D|--15--17----------------------------------- ----------v12--| A|------------------------------------------- ---------------| E|------------------------------------------- ---------------| 'There once was a man from Peru' etc.
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