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This song is really awesome to play on guitar, that's the best way to experience the true sound of this song.  This song can also be found on the new album "Crush" tab book.

e--------8---------8---------8--------------------
b---------8---------8---------8---------5s-6s-8---
g--5-5-5-----5-5-5-----5-5-5-----5-5-5------------(repeat this riff twice)
d-------------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------

Then the band enters...
e-----------------------
b-----------------------
g-----------------------(repeat this riff once)
d--5--5~~--5--10--12~~--
a--3--3~~--3--8---10~~--
e-----------------------

Then guitar plays this riff...
e---------------------------------------
b------5~~------5~~---------------------
g--5-7------5-7------5-7-5~~4-4-4-5-7~~-
d---------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------

The chord progression throughout the verses is quite simple...

You're dressed up, for a big date, like Halloween day, but it was 4th of July...
e----------------------------------1--------------------3----------------------
b--1-------------------------------1--------------------3----------------------
g--0--(strum)----------------------2--------------------0----------------------
d--2-------------------------------3--------------------0----------------------
a--3----------------------------------------------------2----------------------
e-------------------------------------------------------3----------------------

   C                               F                    G

During the second part of verses, guitar plays this riff...
e------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------
g-------5~-------5~---------5--------------
d--2-3--5~--2-3--5~----3-5--7----5-5-5-7-5-
a--------------------------------5-5-5-7-5-
e------------------------------------------

After verse...
e-------------------------------------
b--7-7-7-7/--10-10-10-10--7-7-7-7--7~-
g--7-7-7-7/--10-10-10-10--7-7-7-7--7~-
d--7-7-7-7/--10-10-10-10--7-7-7-7--7~-
a-------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------

(Chorus)
You and me, we're invincible...together
e--8----8----8----8----8----8----8-
b---8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8--
g----------------------------------
d--5--5~~--5--------10------12-----
a--3--3~~--3---------8------10-----
e----------------------------------

Dressed up just like Ziggy, but he couldn't play guitar...
e-----------------------------------------------
b--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5----5~-
g--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5----5~-
d--7--7--7--7----6--6--6--6----5--5--5--5----4~-
a-----------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------

Captain Crash, and the Beauty Queen from Mars...
e----------------------------
b----------------------------
g----------------------------
d--10~~------------------12~~-
a---8~~------------------10~~-
e----------------------------

e--12-----12-----12-----12--13----13----------------------------------------
b----13-----13-----13-----13--13----13-12-----13-12-------------------------
g------12------------12---------12-------12--------12----(--10-13-12-10/5)--
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Drunk all over, as you can get, gettin' high off love, and cigarettes...

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------3-2~~----5---5---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-
a-----2/3---2/3--3-------7---6---7-5-3--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-------------
e--5~~----4-----3------------------------------------------------------------

e--------------
b--------------
g--------------
d--5-5-5-5-5-5-
a--------------
e--------------

Then continue playing chorus and the high riff till fade...

Well, that does it! Don't worry, I'll be back.  If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me at bonjovi@isp.com.