Slice Of Life

 #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# 
 #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# 
 #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# 
  
 Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 13:38:56 -0700 
 From: Winston Campbell  
  
   
 Subject: TAB: slice of life by Bauhaus 
  
 SLICE OF LIFE 
    (words & music by Bauhaus) 
  
 This is from the album "BURNING FROM THE INSIDE" 
  
 The finger-picking patterns for each chord is the following: 
  
  
    E6                                   Gdim6 
  
 E ------0-----0-----0-----0-----0---||----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|| 
 B ----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----||------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|| 
 G --1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-||--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|| 
 D ----------------------------------||----------------------------------|| 
 A ----------------------------------||----------------------------------|| 
 E -(0)------------------------------||-(3)------------------------------|| 
  
  
     G                                   G*  (occurs after first chorus) 
  
 E ----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----||----0-----2-----2-----3-----2-----|| 
 B ------0-----0-----0-----0-----0---||------0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|| 
 G --4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-||--4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-|| 
 D ----------------------------------||----------------------------------|| 
 A ----------------------------------||----------------------------------|| 
 E -(3)------------------------------||-(3)------------------------------|| 
  
  
 These chords occur in the verses.  The chorus just plays straight chords. 
 Here is the complete song: 
  
  
 Intro:  E6   Gdim6   E6   Gdim6   (a couple of times) 
  
     E6                             Gdim6 
 Her gaze hit the side of mine so I opened it out 
      E6                         Gdim6 
 To destroy what you thought was difference 
      E6 
 So I lied to you once again 
      Gdim6 
 So I painted over you once again 
      E6 
 So I die before you once again 
            Gdim6 
 What's the difference? 
  
 E6   Gdim6   E6   Gdim6 
  
      E6 
 Come clearly where the flavour is 
      Gdim6 
 Seen here in black and white 
        E6 
 You've got two seconds, baby boy 
    Gdim6 
 In burning light white light 
            E6          G   E6   G 
 What's the difference? 
  
 Em 
 Clear up what you are 
 G 
 Burn out these eyes 
 F# 
 Rip up this place and scream 
  
           Em           G   F# 
 I am your slice of life 
           Em           G   F# 
 I am your slice of life 
           Em           G   F# 
 I am your slice of life 
           Em           G   F# 
 I am your slice of life (life) 
  
  
 Slight interlude: G/E   G*   (<-- play the G riff with an E bass note, then a G bass note) 
  
 Shivering under lamposts, shivering under glass 
 You're standing on charisma again 
 God knows it cannot last 
 What's the difference? 
  
 Ice inside your body 
 Blood inside your soul 
 Yet still twelve faces stand around 
 Hugging your skinny bones 
 What's the difference? 
  
    Em 
 So clear up what you are 
 G 
 Burn out these eyes 
 F#                    F 
 Rip up this place and scream 
  
 I am your slice of life 
 I am your slice of life 
 I am your slice of life 
 I am your slice of life 
  
  
 (continue with the Em G F# chord progression to the end of the song) 
  
 And the car opened him up to so much more 
 And the money is brighter with a wider smile 
 And the problem expands inside your head 
 I am your slice of life 
 I am your slice of life 
 I am your slice of life 
 I am your slice of life