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Holy Water Guitar Tablature
Holy Water
Tuning (low to high): BADGBE
Same tuning as Rusty Cage or Searching With My Good Eye Closed. 
Based on the Cherry Lane book. 

Key:
    r - release
    b - bend
    / - slide up
     - slide down

1X Rhy.Fig 1:/distortion/: 

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B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------7--------------------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------7--------------------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-----------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B--0----------------------------------------3-----5-----5b6-----------5------------3-------------------- 

                                                                                             end of Rhy.Fig 1  
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G---------7--------------------7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------7--------------------7----------------------------------------------------7-----9------------------------- 
A-----------------------0------------------------------------------------------------7-----9------------7h9p7p9---- 
B--0----------------------------------------------0------3------5-----10----12------------------------------------- 

2X Rhy.Fig 1 : 
  Holy water on the brain and I'm losing sleep 
  Holy Bible on the night stand next to me 

1X Rhy Fig 2: 
As I'm Raped  by  an  other monkey circus freak 
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B---0-------------------------------------------------0-3-5--- 

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D----------7---------7--9--7--9--7--9-----9--7------------- 
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B---0-------------------------------------------------------- 

try'n' to take my indignance away from me 
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                                                                                            end of Rhy Fig 2 
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D----------7--------------------8----------------------------------------------------7------9---------------- 
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B---0--------------------3------7------------------0-----3------5-----10----12------------------------------ 

1X Rhy Fig 3: Randomly 
     Yeah                                              Yeah                                     Holy 
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G---4----------4--4-----4---------4--4--4--4--4--4-----4----------4--------4---------4--4--4--4--4--4---- 
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    Water's                           rusting          me 
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B---8----------8--8-----8---------8--8--8--8p10--0-----3--------3--------------------------------------- 

     Yeah                                              Yeah                                     Holy 
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B---3----------3--5-----3---------3--3--3--5--3--5-----3----------3--------3---------3--3--3--5--3--5---- 
G---4----------4--4-----4---------4--4--4--4--4--4-----4----------4--------4---------4--4--4--4--4--4---- 
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A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B------------------------------------------------------------------------0------------------------------- 

    water's                         rusting          me                                 It's rusting 
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A---5--------5--0-----5---------5--5--5--7--5--7-----5---------5--0-----5---------5--5--5--7--5--5---- 
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

        me                                                                        end of Rhy Fig 3 
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B---3-----------------------------------------------------2----------2-------------------------------- 

Guitar Solo with 1X Rhy Fig 1 

2X Rhy Fig 1: 
  Bloody murder is the best I've heard  her scream 
  Holy devil in theflesh some might believe 

1X Rhy Fig 2: 
   And they take thine majesty seriously 
   'Cause it's the big lies more likely to be believed   believed. 

1X Rhy Fig 3: 
     Yeah,   Holy water's rusting me 
      yeah,   Holy water's rusting me. 
      It's rusting me, rusting me. 

1X Rhy Fig 4 
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B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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A------------------------------4--p--5----------------------------------------------4--p--5----------------- 
B---0-----0---------------------------------6-----3------------0----------------------------------6----3---- 

1X Rhy Fig 4: 
    *** the water if it's life you want to drink 

1X Rhy Fig 4A: 
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D-----------------3--p--4----------------------------------------------3--p--4----------------------------- 
A------------------------------4--p--5----------------------------------------------4--p--5------------5--- 
B---0-----0---------------------------------6-----0-----3------3---------------------------------6-----3--- 

1/2X Rhy Fig 4 

1X Rhy Fig 2: 
  As You're Raped  by  an  other monkey circus freak 
  'Cause it's the big lies more likely to be believed   believed. 

1X Rhy Fig 3: 
     Yeah,   Holy water's rusting me 
      yeah,   Holy water's rusting me. 
      It's rusting me, rusting me.


7X Riff A:(vocal ad lib):
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B--0----------0-----------------------------0--------0-------------------


1X Riff B:
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B--0----------0-----------------------------0----------------------------
Transcribed by Andrew Shepherd ([email protected]).
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