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From wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com Thu May  8 14:17:08 1997
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 15:15:38 +0100
From: wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com
To: Olga Guitar Tab <guitar@olga.net>
Subject: Tab DIO The last in line




THE LAST IN LINE
Written by Ronnie James Dio.
Performed by DIO.
Taken from the album THE LAST IN LINE.

Transcribed by Oskar "The Seventh Son" Wigren.
E-mail me at wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com

Riff 1:
E--------0--0----------0---------------------|
B--1--3-------1--3-------3----1-----3-----1--|
G--------------------------0----2-----2------|
D---------------------------------2-----2----|
A--0--2--3--------------------0-----------0--|
E----------------3---------------------------|

E--------0--0-------0----3----|
B--1--3-------1--3-------3----|
G------------------------0----|
D------------------------0----|
A--0--2--3---------------2----|
E----------------3-------3----|

E------------0--0----------0---------------------|
B--1----3---------1--3-------3----1-----3-----1--|
G------------------------------0----2-----2------|
D-------------------------------------2-----2----|
A--0----2----3--------------------0-----------0--|
E--------------------3---------------------------|

E--------0--0-------0----------------------|
B--1--3-------1--3-----3----1----0----1----|
G---------------------------2----2----2----|
D---------------------------3--------------|
A--0--2--3------------------3--------------|
E----------------3-------------------------|

We're a ship without a storm The cold without the warm
E--------0--0----------0---------------------|
B--1--3-------1--3-------3----1-----3-----1--|
G--------------------------0----2-----2------|
D---------------------------------2-----2----|
A--0--2--3--------------------0-----------0--|
E----------------3---------------------------|

Light inside the darkness that it needs, yeah
E--------0--0-------0----3----|
B--1--3-------1--3-------3----|
G------------------------0----|
D------------------------0----|
A--0--2--3---------------2----|
E----------------3-------3----|

We're a laugh without a tear The hope without the fear
E--------0--0----------0---------------------|
B--1--3-------1--3-------3----1-----3-----1--|
G--------------------------0----2-----2------|
D---------------------------------2-----2----|
A--0--2--3--------------------0-----------0--|
E----------------3---------------------------|

   We   are   coming...
E---------------------|
B--5----3-------------|
G-------------5--4----|
D---------------------|
A--3----------0-------|
E-------3--------3----|

Riff 2:
...home
E-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-----------8----8--8--7--|-----------6----6--6--5--|
G--2--2--2--7----7--7--7--|--2--2--2--5----5--5--5--|
D--2--2--2--7----7--7--7--|--2--2--2--5----5--5--5--|
A--0--0--0--0-------------|--0--0--0--0-------------|
E-------------------------|-------------------------|

Riff 3:
E---------------------------|---------------------------|
B-------------8----8--8--7--|-------------6----6--6--5--|
G--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--7--7--|--2-2-2-2-2--5----5--5--5--|
D--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--7--7--|--2-2-2-2-2--5----5--5--5--|
A--0-0-0-0-0--0-------------|--0-0-0-0-0--0-------------|
E---------------------------|---------------------------|

E---------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-------------8----8--8--7--|-------------------------------|
G--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--7--7--|--2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
D--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--7--7--|--2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
A--0-0-0-0-0--0-------------|--0-0-0-0-0----5------5-3-2----|
E---------------------------|-----------------3----------3--|

Verse:
We're off to the witch We may never never never come home
E--------------------------|----------------------------|
B--------------------------|----------------------------|
G--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
D--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
A--0--0------------0--0----|--0--0--------------0--0----|
E--------------------------|----------------------------|

But the magic that we'll feel Is worth a lifetime
E-------------------------------|-----------------------|
B-------------------------------|-----------------------|
G-------------------------------|--2--------------------|
D--5------5------5------5-------|--2--------------------|
A--5------5------5------5-------|--0--------------------|
E--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|-----------------------|

We're all born upon the cross The throw before the toss
E--------------------------|----------------------------|
B--------------------------|----------------------------|
G--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
D--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
A--0--0------------0--0----|--0--0--------------0--0----|
E--------------------------|----------------------------|

You can release yourself But the only way is down
E-------------------------------|-----------------------|
B-------------------------------|-----------------------|
G-------------------------------|--2--------------------|
D--5------5------5------5-------|--2--------------------|
A--5------5------5------5-------|--0--------------------|
E--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|-----------------------|

We don't come alone We are fire we are stone
E--------------------------|----------------------------|
B--------------------------|----------------------------|
G--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
D--2--2------------2--2----|--2--2--------------2--2----|
A--0--0------------0--0----|--0--0--------------0--0----|
E--------------------------|----------------------------|

We're the hand that writes Then quickly moves away
E-------------------------------|-----------------------|
B-------------------------------|-----------------------|
G-------------------------------|--2--------------------|
D--5------5------5------5-------|--2--------------------|
A--5------5------5------5-------|--0-----------5-3-2----|
E--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|--------------------3--|

Chorus:
         We'll know for the first time
E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2----|--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2-0--|
E--1--1--1--1--1--1--------3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1-----------|

         If we're evil or divine         We're the last in...
E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A--5-----5-----5-----5-3-2-0--|--5-----5-----5--------------|
E--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------|--3--3--3--3--3--------------|

Riff 4:
...line
E-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-----------8----7--------|-----------6----5--------|
G--2--2--2--7----7--------|--2--2--2--5----5--------|
D--2--2--2--7----7--------|--2--2--2--5----5--------|
A--0--0--0--0-------------|--0--0--0--0-------------|
E-------------------------|-------------------------|

Riff 5:
E---------------------------|---------------------------|
B-------------8----7--------|-------------6----5--------|
G--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--------|--2-2-2-2-2--5----5--------|
D--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--------|--2-2-2-2-2--5----5--------|
A--0-0-0-0-0--0-------------|--0-0-0-0-0--0-------------|
E---------------------------|---------------------------|

On the second time of riff 5:
E---------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-------------8----7--------|-------------------------------|
G--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--------|--2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
D--2-2-2-2-2--7----7--------|--2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
A--0-0-0-0-0--0-------------|--0-0-0-0-0----5------5-3-2----|
E---------------------------|-----------------3----------3--|

Solo-riff 1:
E--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|--2--2------------2--2--------------|
D--3--3--------------3--3--------------|--2--2--------5---2--2--------------|
A--3--3-----5-3-2----3--3-----5-3-2----|--0--0--------5---0--0-----5-3-2----|
E--1--1-----------3--1--1-----------3--|--------------3------------------3--|

Solo-riff 2:
E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2----|--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2----|
E--1--1--1--1--1--1--------3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--------3--|

E--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B--------------------------|-----------------------------|
G--------------------------|-----------------------------|
D--2-----2-----2-----------|--2-----2-----2--------------|
A--0--0--0--0--0--0--5--5--|--0--0--0--0--0--0--5-3-2----|
E--------------------3--3--|--------------------------3--|

E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2----|--3-----3-----3-----5-3-2-0--|
E--1--1--1--1--1--1--------3--|--1--1--1--1--1--1-----------|

E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A--5-----5-----5-----5-3-2-0--|--5-----5-----5--------------|
E--3--3--3--3--3--3-----------|--3--3--3--3--3--------------|

Songstructure:
Riff 1
Riff 2 (2 times)
Riff 3 (2 times)
Verse
Chorus
Riff 4
Riff 5
Verse
Chorus
Riff 5 (2 times)
Solo-riff 1 (2 times)
Solo-riff 2
Riff 4 (2 times)
Verse
Chorus
Riff 4 (4 times)
Riff 5 (Fade out)

Lyrics:

We're a ship without a storm
The cold without the warm
Light inside the darkness that it needs, yeah

We're a laugh without a tear
The hope without the fear
We are coming - home

We're off to the witch
We may never never never come home
But the magic that we'll feel
Is worth a lifetime

We're all born upon the cross
The throw before the toss
You can release yourself
But the only way is down

We don't come alone
We are fire we are stone
We're the hand that writes
Then quickly moves away

We'll know for the first time
If we're evil or divine
We're the last in line
We're the last in line

Two eyes from the east
It's the angel or the beast
And the answer lies between 
The good and bad

We search for the truth
We could die upon the tooth
But the thrill of just the chase
Is worth the pain

We'll know for the first time
If we're evil or divine
We're the last in line
We're the last in line

We're off to the witch
We may never never never come home
But the magic that we'll feel
Is worth a lifetime

We're all born upon the cross
The throw before the toss
You can release yourself
But the only way you go is down

We'll know for the first time
If we're evil or divine
We're the last in line
We're the last in line


OSKAR WIGREN 1997-03-07