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Aerosmith

Critical Mass

(Tyler, Hamilton, Douglas)

4:53
arriving in boats, black hooded coats
tormentors climbed into my room
i crawled under my bed, covered my head
but they're flushin' me out with a broom
the leader, she's small, pinned my ass to the wall
for my seeds or she'd be losin' her past
time after time, she'd be readin' my mind
but she never got the feelin' to last
celebrate, celebrate, celebraid it
this is the critical mass
so far so good, I heard the other say
so good so far, they're takin' me away
I drink to you, your mind, her ass
we'll take a drink and break the glass
celebrate, celebrate, celebreak it
this is the critical mass
now the tallest of two, with a brush full of blue
paints surrealist scenes on the wall
so I tell her for fun, that it's really well done
but she just ain't listenin' at all
she points to my heart, tellin' me if I'm smart
I'll practice and phase
out and admit, when the shoe doesn't fit
and I went screaming out down the hall
need it
need your love
just then I heard a poundin' on the door
we're all here, sang the voice of twenty more
I drink to you alas, we'll take a drink and break the glass
celebrate, celebrate, celebreak it
we are the critical mass
time and space, is takin' me away
time erase, don't know the time of day



Critical Mass
(Tyler/Hamilton/Douglas)

Many of the guitar parts in this song are backwards. I haven't
transcribed those because I haven't the slightest idea how. I have
transcribed (most of)the regular guitar parts though. Have fun with them
and write me with any comments,questions, corrections and additions.

The chords during the verse just sound like G and A

G A

E---3---5--|
B---3---5--|
G---4---6--|
D---5---7--|
A---5---7--|
E---3---5--|

G
arriving in boats, black hooded coats
G
tormentors climbed into my room
G
i crawled under my bed, covered my head
G
but they're flushin' me out with a broom
G
the leader, she's small, pinned my ass to the wall
G
for my seeds or she'd be losin' her past
A
time after time, she'd be readin' my mind
A
but she never got the feelin' to last
G
celebrate, celebrate, celebraid it
G
this is the critical mass

so far so good, I heard the other say
so good so far, they're takin' me away
I drink to you, your mind, her ass
we'll take a drink and break the glass

celebrate, celebrate, celebreak it
this is the critical mass

The first interlude and the second interlude are very similar guitar-wise.
This is the second interlude:

interlude(w/harmonica)
E------------|------------|-----------|------------|
B------------|-------10-9-|-----------|-------10-10|
G------------|-9p7--------|-----------|-9p7--------|
D--9p7---7-9-|-----9------|-9p7---7-9-|-----9------|
A------9-----|------------|-----9-----|------------|
E------------|------------|-----------|------------|

E------------|------------|-----------------------|
B------------|-------10p9-|-----------------------|
G------------|-9p7--------|-------7-9---9--11-12\-|
D--9p7---7-9-|-----9------|-9p7---7-9---7--11-12\-|
A------9-----|------------|----(9)5-7---7--9--10\-|
E------------|------------|-----------------------|


G(verse chords same as above)
now the tallest of two, with a brush full of blue
paints surrealist scenes on the wall(fill)
fill 1(w/distortion)-
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D---3------------------------|
A------5---------------------|
E---------3--6b-r--3--6b-----|

so I tell her for fun, that it's really well done
but she just ain't listenin' at all
she points to my heart, tellin' me if I'm smart
I'll practice and phase
out and admit, when the shoe doesn't fit
and I went screaming out down the hall

need it
need your love

just then I heard a poundin' on the door
we're all here, sang the voice of twenty more
I drink to you alas, we'll take a drink and break the glass

celebrate, celebrate, celebreak it
we are the critical mass(interlude w/harmonica)


time and space, is takin' me away
time erase, don't know the time of day

outro(slight variations)-
E------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------17b-----------------------|
G------17-17p15-------------15b--r------17-17p15-|
D--17-----------17-17---------------17-----------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------|
B---------17b----------------|
G--------------15b-15--------|
D--17-17---------------17----|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|

continue with similar, fade out

fade in with guitar part(maybe backwards) that sounds similar to this:
E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G---------0--------0--------0-----0-----------0-|
D------------------------------------------0----|
A------2--------2--------2--------------2-------|
E---3--------3--------3--------3-----3----------|

fade out with backwards guitar and sound effects

All lyrics gratefully taken from Nicole's Aerosmith Tribute Page(http://www.hooked.net/users/noelh/aero.HTML)
Aerosmith fans who haven't been there are missing out.

Guitar transcription by Bryson Meunier

Symbols used in transcription:
p = pull-off
b = bend
r = release
\ = slide
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