Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mini Epic guitar tab

“Mini Epic” by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Chords & guitar part by John Frusciante

Tabbed by Dan Bogosian (UtBDan)

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NOTE: There are 2 bootlegs of this song with different lyrics. (AK screws up at the

one with Bushisms at the beginning.) Thus, I took lyrics from the video, or the better

bootleg.

INTRO:

C Am7/E G C

e-----0------0------3----0----|

B-----1------1----0-3-------1-|

G---0------0----0~~~~~--------|

D--------2~~~~~----------2----|

A-3~~~~~---------------3~~~~~-|

E-----------------------------|

Dm C Am7

e-----1------0------0--|

B-----3------1------1--|

G---2---------------0--|

D-0~~~~~---2------2----|

A--------3~~~~~-0~~~~~-|

E----------------------|

VERSE

C Am7/E G C

All over Shanghai market

Dm C

Put up the, holding wood

Am7

All the way

C Am7/E G C

No one is quite so different

Dm C

People who, Understood

Am7

Enemy

C Am7/E G C

The king and queen were sleeping

Dm C

Industry, Ecstasy

Am7

Sympathy

Am7

Sympathy

VERSE 2:

Am C/E

e-0--00-00-00-0---5--55-55-55-5--|

B-1--11-11-11-1---5--55-55-55-5--|

G-2--22-22-22-2---5--55-55-55-5--|

D-2--22-22-22-2---5--55-55-55-5--|

A-0--00-00-00-0---7--77-77-77-7--|

E--------------------------------|

E E D E G

e-X--XX-XX-XX-X--X--X--X--X---12--12-12-|

B-9--99-99-99-9--9--7--9--8---12--12-12-|

G-9--99-99-99-9--9--7--9--7---12--12-12-|

D-9--99-99-99-9--9--7--9--9-------------|

A-7--77-77-77-7--7--5--7--10------------|

E---------------------------------------|

(every other verse)

Am/E Am/E Gm/D Am/E G

e-5--55-55-55-5-----5----3----5----X----|

B-5--55-55-55-5-----5----3----5----8----|

G-5--55-55-55-5-----5----3----5----7----|

D-7--77-77-77-7-----7----5----7----9----|

A-7--77-77-77-7-----7----5----7----10---|

E---------------------------------------|

Am

I walk the road today

C/E

Across the valley and I won’t stay

E

I will miss this

E D E G

Land and this promise

Am

I’m streaming next to you

C/E

I won’t believe it, Is it really true?

E

When they say you should

E D E G

Kill for your country

Am/E Gm/D Am/E G

...Kill for your country

Am

I’ve got three kids to feed

C/E

Fine woman and a need to speak

E

Far away from this

E D E G

Land and its promise

Am

I want to talk to you

C/E

I need a peace that I wish I knew

E

Time to leave and go

E D E G

Kill for my country

Am/E Gm/D Am/E G

...Kill for your country

BRIDGE & VERSE 3:

C5

e-------------------------------------------------|

B-------------------------------------------------|

G-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-|

D-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-|

A-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-33-|

E-------------------------------------------------|

C5 A5 C5 E5

e--------------|

B--------------|

G-5-5--2--5--9-|

D-5-5--2--5--9-|

A-3-3--0--3--7-|

E--------------|

C5

Hold me down now, hold your fire

C5

Not now folk that we inspire

C5

Turn around and hold your fire

C5 A5 C5 E5

C5

Shake ‘em all off, Make-belief

C5

Control the line, just let me be

C5

We’re all just make-believe

C5 A5 C5 E5

C5

Hold a child, meet the man

C5

Bring ‘em all on to the grave

C5

Barbershop and a close shave

C5 A5 C5 E5

C5

Seen the goons, now, seen my chances

C5

Running, from our enemy still

C5

We are soldiers, we ain’t dying yet

C5

VERSE 4:

C5 A5 C5

e----------------|

B----------------|

G-5-55-55--2-2-5-|

D-5-55-55--2-2-5-|

A-3-33-33--0-0-3-|

E----------------|

A5

e----------------|

B----------------|

G-2-2-22--2-2-22-|

D-2-2-22--2-2-22-|

A-0-0-00--0-0-00-|

E----------------|

VERSE 4 ENDING:

A5 G5 A5 C5

e--------------|

B--------------|

G-2-2-----2--5-|

D-2-2--5--2--5-|

A-0-0--5--0--3-|

E------3-------|

A5

e----------------|

B----------------|

G-2-2-22--2-2-22-|

D-2-2-22--2-2-22-|

A-0-0-00--0-0-00-|

E----------------|

C5 A5 C5

-Run ‘em down, run ‘em down

A5

Hold your fire, Hold your fire

C5 A5 C5

-Run ‘em down, run ‘em down

A5

Hold your fire, Hold your fire

A5 G5 A5 C5 A5

This is my message to you

A5 G5 A5 C5 A5

This is a tale of the tomb

C5 A5 C5

-Run ‘em down, run ‘em down

A5

Hold your fire, Hold your fire

C5 A5 C5

-Run ‘em down, Run ‘em down

A5

Hold your fire, Hold your fire

A5 G5 A5 C5 A5

Why can’t we make it alone

A5 G5 A5 C5 A5

Shake off the smooch on the phone

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