National Acrobat

Riff 1 - 2 Bars - Intro repeat 4 times 
e|--------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------2----------------| 
D|----------------------3--2----------------5------2-3-2--| 
A|3h5--5.-5---5-3-5-3-5------3-5-5-5-5-3------3-----------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------5--------| 
 
Riff 2 - 2 Bars 
D F C G 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|7---7--7----------5---5--5----------| 
D|7---7--7-3---3--3-5---5--5-5---5--5-| 
A|5---5--5-3---3--3-3---3--3-5---5--5-| 
E|---------1---1--1----------3---3--3-| + riff 1 
 
I am the world that hides the universal secret of all time 
Destruction of the empty spaces is my one and only crime 
 
Riff 3 - 2 Bars 
Bb ? F G 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|1--1-1---2--2-2---------------------| 
D|3--3-3---3--3-3---3--3-3---5--5-5---| 
A|3--3-3---0--0-0---3--3-3---5--5-5---| 
E|---------1--1-1---1--1-1---3--3-3---| + riff 1 
 
I‘ve lived a thousand times, I found out what it means to be believed 
The thoughts and images, the unborn child that never was conceived. 
 
Verse 2 
When little worlds collide I‘m trapped inside my embryonic cell 
And flashing memories are casting into he never ending well 
The name that scorns the face, the child that never sees the cause of man 
The deathly darkness that belies the fate of those who never ran 
 
Riff 4 - 2 Bars 
e|-------------------------------------------------5----| 
B|----------------------------------6⁄---x-x-x-x---6----| 
G|----------------------------------5⁄---x-x-x-x---5----| 
D|-----------------3----------------4⁄---x-x-x-x--------| 
A|3h5.-r-r-3h5-3h5---5-3---3h5.-r-5-5⁄---x-x-x-x-5------| 
E|-----------------------5----------------------------5-| 
ran |try pull off to open strings on electric 
 
Repeat Riff 4 for the rest of the lyrics and solo 
 
Lyric 
You‘ve got to believe me. I‘m talking to you 
Well I know it‘s hard for you to know the reason why 
And I know you‘ll understand more when it‘s time to die 
Don‘t believe the life you have will be the only one 
You have to let your body sleep to let your soul live on 
 
I want you to listen. I‘m trying to get through 
Love has given life to you and now it‘s your concern 
Unseen eyes of inner life will make your soul return 
Still I look but not to touch, the seeds of life are sown 
The curtain of the future falls, the secret stays unknown 
 
Solo 
 
Just remember love is life and hate is living death 
Treat your life for what it‘s worth and live for every breath 
Looking back I‘ve lived and learned, but now I‘m wondering 
Here I wait and only guess what this next life will bring. Ha Ha 
 
Riff 5 - 1 Bar 
e|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|------------------------| 
A|3/5--5-3--3-------------| 
E|------------5⁄3--3-1--1-| X 3 
 
Riff 6 - 1 Bar 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
 
 
Riff 7 - 2 Bars 
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|------4-------------4-7-4--------4-------------| 
D|4-5-7----7--7-4-5-7--------4-5-7---7--5-4------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| X 2 
 
Riff 8- 2 Bars As above but start at 9th fret 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------9---------------9-12-9⁄--------9--------------| 
D|9-10-12----12---9-10-12--------9-10-12---9--10-9------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Then Riff 7 
 
Riff 9 
use 4th finger for 7, 
1st finger for 5 then 3(stretch) 
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|--------------5-----3---5-3---| 
A|7---7-7-7-7-7-3-----1---3-1---| 
E|5---5-5-5-3-0-----------------| X 4 
 
Riff 10 - 1st 2 bars 
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|----7-7-----5-7-----5-7---7-7p5----| 
A|----------7-------7------------7---| 
E|5----------------------------------| 
 
2nd 2 bars 
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|--------------9b--p7p5--9b--p7p5---| 
D|----7-7-----5---------7---------7p5| 
A|----------7------------------------| 
E|5----------------------------------| 
 
Repeat riff 10 X 2 
 
Riff 11 - 1 bar 
e|----------------| 
B|----------------| 
G|----------------| 
D|777775777775----| 
A|------------650-| 
E|----------------| X 8 
 
Riff 10 
e|----------------| 
B|----------------| 
G|----------------| 
D|5---4---5---4---| 
A|3---2---3---2---| 
E|----------------| X 4 
 
Then strum 1/16 speed and slide up the neck 
For 2 bars and finish on an A