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From: AnthonyDeF@aol.com
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 15:44:01 -0500

Artist: Presidents of the United States of America
Album: Presidents of the United States of America
Song: Kick out the Jams
Transcribed by: Anthony DeFrancesco
TAB

it starts out with a bass, but it sounds good with 1 guitar and a bass
since they only use the top three strings, i'll only write them out.

DROP D TUNING

FIGURE 1
GUITAR 1 X4

DI----0-0-3-5//7\\5-----I
AI----0-0-3-5//7\\5-----I
DI----0-0-3-5//7\\5-----I

GUITAR 2
PICK SLIDE STARTING ON 3 1/2 TIME THROUGH END OF 4 

GUITARS 1&2 X8
FIGURE 1 PLAYED REGULAR

GUITARS 1&2 X8
FIGURE 1 PICK HAND MUTED THROUGH VERSE

"WELL I'VE BEEN ELECTED TO ROCK YOUR ASSES TILL MIDNIGHT,
WELL THIS IS MY TERM AND I'VE JAMMED UP THE BIRD AND IT'S ALRIGHT"

GUITARS 1&2 X1
FIGURE 2

DI---5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8---I
AI---5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8---I
DI---5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8---I

THIS IS PLAYED THROUGH:
"I SOLOMELY SWEAR TO UP HOLD THE CONSTITUTION,
GOT A ROCK AND ROLL PROBLEM, BUT I GOT A SOLUTION"

GUITARS 1&2 X1
FIGURE 3

DI---0-0-3-7------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------I
AI---0-0-3-7-----3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-8---8---8---8--8---8---8---8--8---8------
I
DI---0-0-3-7-----5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----I

THIS IS PLAYED THROUGH:
"JUST LET ME BE WHO I AM,
AND LET ME KICK OUT THE JAMS,
YA LET ME KICK OUT THE JAMS."

BOTH GUITARS PAUSE THROUGH:
"I DONE KICKED 'EM OUT!"

SAME PARTS THROUGH THE SECOND VERSE AND SAME NUMBER OF TIMES

VERSE 2:
"WELL I'VE BELL SELECTED TO ORBIT THE PLANET IN A ROCKET (IN A ROCKET),
I'M GOING TO MARS, I GOT A MESSAGE FOR THE POODLE IN YOUR POCKET (IN YOUR
POCKET),
WELL MISSION CONTROL, CALL IN SUPER NOVA,
THE HOT LINE'S HOCKIN YOU CAN COME ON OVER,
AND LET US BE WHO WE AM,
AND LET US KICK OUT THE JAMS,
YA, KICK OUT THE JAMS."

BOTH GUITARS PAUSE THROUGH:
"WE DONE KICKED 'EM"

BUT ON "OUT!!" BOTH GIUTARS PLAY

DI---3p0-------I
AI---3p0-------I
DI---3p0-------I

THAT'S IT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, E-MAIL ME AT ANTHONYDEF@AOL.COM.