This borders on pop but i still like this song a good deal. You can really see Josh
Homme liked the Kinks in this song. This tab is in C tuning, but it's actually in E
Intro (Distortion)
G sharp
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cont.
G F sharp
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cont.
G
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|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
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Verse
E C C sharp A G A G
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-9-11-9--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--11-11-11-9-11-9--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------9--9--9--7-9--7--| 4x
(play verse riff over verse, of course)
E C C sharp A G A G
It's the Cruelest Joke to Play
I'm So High I'm Running in Place
Only a Line We Seperate So
Chorus
E I Keep on Playing Our Favorite-
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|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
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G
-Song I Turn it Up While You're-
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|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D
-Gone It's All I've Got When You're in My-
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|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
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D sharp
Head And Your in My Head So I Need It
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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Verse II
E C C sharp A G A G
You're the Only Thing I've Got
I Can't Seem to Get Enough
Lead
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We Collide for One Embrace So
E G
I Keep on Playin' Our Favorite Song
D
I Turn it Up While You're Gone
D sharp
It's All I Got When You're in My Head
And You're In My Head So I Need It 2x
Lead
I Keep On Playin' Our Favorite Song
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I Turn it Up While You're Gone
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It's All I Got When You're in My Head
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And You're In My Head So I Need It
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Solo Type Thing:
Rhythm
B G E D
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-6-6-6-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-6-6-6-9--9--9--9--9-9---|
|-------------7-7-7-4-4-4-------------------|
Lead
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|-5---5-5-5-5-6-6-6-8-8-8-9---9-9-9-9-|
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|-5---5-5-5-5-6-6-6-8-8-8-9---9-9-9-9h11p9/8-9-|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/q/queens_of_the_stone_age/in_my_head_tab_ver_3.html ]
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Return to Verse with No Lyrics 2x
Breakdown
Rhythm (palm mute)
G sharp G
Hurry Up----------------- I -
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
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F sharp G
Wait For------------------------ever-------------------
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chorus
E G
I Keep on Playin' Our Favorite Song
D
I Turn it Up While You're Gone
D sharp
It's All I Got When You're in My Head
And You're In My Head So I Need It 2x
Lead
I Keep On Playin' Our Favorite Song
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I Turn it Up While You're Gone
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It's All I Got When You're in My Head
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And You're In My Head So I Need It
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Second Solo Type Thing
Chorus Rhythm
Lead
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|-15-15-15-16-16-16-18-18-18-16-16-16-15h16-15/13-|
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|-13h15-15-15-15-15-15p13h15--15--------16-15-13-|
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|-13h15-15-15-15-15-15p13h15--15--------------15-|
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|-15-15-13-15/16-15-16/18-16-18/20-16-15-16-15-13~~~-|
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Chorus
E G
I Keep on Playin' Our Favorite Song
D
I Turn it Up While You're Gone
D sharp
It's All I Got When You're in My Head
And You're In My Head So I Need It 1x
Lead
I Keep On Playin' Our Favorite Song
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I Turn it Up While You're Gone
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It's All I Got When You're in My Head
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And You're In My Head So I Need It
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E Dsh
I Need It
D
I Need It
D sharp
I Need It Now
well that's it. it's a cool song, dig it?
