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Rush - Cut To The Chase guitar tab

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From: Luis Arturo Loyo Delgado

Organization: Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Queretaro

Subject: Cut To The Chase Tab by Rush

To: jamesb@post-office.nevada.edu

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Hi James:

Pleas put this in the archives. Thanks.

Here's my attempt to transcribe "Cut to the Chase" by Rush. It might not be

perfect, since I'm doing this with an acoustic (that means no solo included).

Any comments or suggestions welcome.

CUT TO THE CHASE

Rush - from the album "Counterparts"

Transcribed by Luis Loyo (lloyo@vmtecqr2.qro.itesm.mx)

Intro Verse

|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|

|--0---0---0----0----|---0---0---0-----0----|---0---0---0-----0--|

|------------------*-|----------------------|--------------------|

|2---2---2--2-2----*-|-2---2---2---2-2------|-2---2---2---2-2----|

|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|

|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|

Repeat twice

It is the fire that lights itself But it

|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|

|---3---3---3-----3--|---3---3---3-----3----|--------------------|

|--------------------|----------------------|---2---2---2-----2--|

|-5---5---5---5-5----|-5---5---5---5-5------|--------------------|

|--------------------|----------------------|-0---0---0---0-0----|

|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|

burns with a restless flame The arrow on a moving target

|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|

|--------------------|---0---0---0-----0----|---0---0---0-----0--|

|---2---2---2-----2--|----------------------|--------------------|

|--------------------|-2---2---2---2-2------|-2---2---2---2-2----|

|-0---0---0---0-0----|----------------------|--------------------|

|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|

the archer must be sure of his aim It is the

(Repeat verse figure)

engine that drives itself

but it chooses the uphill climb

a bearing on magnetic north

growing farther away all the time

Bridge

|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|

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

|--------------------|---2---2---2------2---|--------------------|

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

|--------------------|-0---0---0---0-0------|--------------------|

|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|

Can't stop - moving Can't stop - moving

Chorus

(Figure 1)

|-------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

|---0---0---0-----0-|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------4-4|

|-2---2---2---2-2---|-5/7-7-7-7--5-5/7-7-7-7--5-5-|-5/7-7-7-7--5-5/7-7-7-7--4-4|

|-------------------|-5/7-7-7-7--5-5/7-7-7-7--5-5-|-5/7-7-7-7--5-5/7-7-7-7--2-2|

|-------------------|-3/5-5-5-5--3-3/5-5-5-5--3-3-|-3/5-5-5-5--3-3/5-5-5-5-----|

Can't stop!

(Figure 2)

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-4/6-6-6-6--4-4/6-6-6-6--4-4-|-4/6-6-6-6--4-4/6-6-6-6------|

|-4/6-6-6-6--4-4/6-6-6-6--4-4-|-4/6-6-6-6--4-4/6-6-6-6--2-2-|

|-2/4-4-4-4--2-2/4-4-4-4--2-2-|-2/4-4-4-4--2-2/4-4-4-4--2-2-|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------0-0-|

You may be

(Figure 3)

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-2/4-4-4-4--2-2/4-4-4-4--2-2-|-2/4-4-4-4--2-2/4-4-4-4--2-2-|

|-2/4-4-4-4--2-2/4-4-4-4--2-2-|-2/4-4-4-4--2-2/4-4-4-4--2-2-|

|-0/2-2-2-2--0-0/2-2-2-2--0-0-|-0/2-2-2-2--0-0/2-2-2-2--0-0-|

right, it's all a waste of time I

*In the chorus, repeat the figures 1,2 and 3 as follows*

(Fig. 2)

guess that's just a chance I'm prepared to take

(Fig. 1)

a danger I'm prepared to face, cut to the

(Fig. 2)

chase, just the

(Fig. 1)

danger I'm prepared to face, cut to the

(Fig. 2)

chase

*Play Intro and repeat verse figure with this lyrics*

It is the rocket that ignites itself

and launches its way to the stars

a driver on a busy freeway

racing the oblivious cars

It's the motor of the western world

spinning off to every extreme

pure as a lover's desire

evil as a murderer's dream

* Play bridge figure *

Can't stop - moving

Can't stop - moving

Cant stop!

(Fig. 2)

... You may be

(Fig. 3)

right, It's all a waste of time

(Fig. 2)

I guess that's just a chance I'm prepared to take

(Fig. 1)

A danger I'm prepared to face, cut to the

(Fig. 2)

chase, just the

(Fig. 1)

danger I'm prepared to face, cut to the

(Fig. 2)

chase

*Pre-solo : play intro once*

*Solo : play verse figure once and bridge figure*

Verse 2 (or whatever you call it)

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----5------7----------------|

|-7---------------------------|-----5------7----------------|

|-7---------------------------|-----3------5----------------|

|-5---------------------------|-----------------------------|

Yong enough not to care too much about the way things

|--------------------|--------------------|

|--------------------|--------------------|

|---------------5----|---------------5----|

|-----7---7-5-7---7--|-----7---7-5-7---7--|

|--------------------|--------------------|

|-5-5---5------------|-5-5---5------------|

used to be I'm

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|----5-----7-7-7--------------|

|-7---------------------------|----5-----7-7-7--------------|

|-7---------------------------|----3-----5-5-5--------------|

|-5---------------------------|-----------------------------|

young enough to remember the future the past has no

|--------------------|--------------------|

|--------------------|--------------------|

|---------------5----|---------------5----|

|-----7---7-5-7---7--|-----7---7-5-7---7--|

|--------------------|--------------------|

|-5-5---5------------|-5-5---5------------|

claim on me I'm

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-2---------------------------|----5-5-5-7------------------|

|-2---------------------------|----5-5-5-7-------------7\---|

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

old enough not to care to much about what you

|--------------------|--------------------|

|--------------------|--------------------|

|--------------------|--------------------|

|-----2---2-0-2-5-2--|-----2---2-0-2-5-2--|

|--------------------|--------------------|

|-0-0---0------------|-0-0---0------------|

think of me but I'm

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-2---------------------------|----5-5-5-7------------------|

|-2---------------------------|----5-5-5-7-------------7\---|

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

young enogh to remember the future and the way things

|--------------------|--------------------|

|--------------------|--------------------|

|--------------------|--------------------|

|-----2---2-0-2-5-2--|-----2---2-0-2-5-2--|

|--------------------|--------------------|

|-0-0---0------------|-0-0---0------------|

ought to be

Cut - Cut - Cut!

Cut to the

(Fig. 2)

chase, you may be

(Fig. 3)

right, it's all a waste of time

(Fig. 2)

I guess that's just a chance I'm prepared to take

(Fig. 1)

a danger I'm prepared to face, cut to the

(Fig. 2)

chase, what kind of

(Fig. 1)

difference can one person make, cut to the

(Fig. 2)

chase, you may be

(Fig. 3)

right, it's all a waste of time

(Fig. 2)

I guess that's just a chance I'm prepared to take

(Fig. 1)

a danger I'm prepared to face, cut to the

(Fig. 2)

chase, what kind of

(Fig. 1)

difference can one person make, cut to the

(Fig. 2)

chase

*For the ending, just keep the B5 chord and play 4 triplets and one last

chord*

Please mail me if you use this. I might post something else in the future.

Enjoy!!!

--Luis Loyo.

lloyo@vmtecqr2.qro.itesm.mx

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