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Plastic Fantastic Lover Tab

by Jefferson Airplane


Great proto-punk song by Jefferson Airplane, originally on SURRREALISTIC PILLOW (1967) 
later a spectacular live version on BLESS ITS POINTED LITTLE HEAD (1968). The only other 
on the internet is extremely inaccurate, and I'm sure this tab is perfect.

Intro and verse riff: C#m
      v^v^vv
e|----4x4x44--|
B|----5x5x55--|
G|----6x6x66--|
D|----6x6x66--|
A|----4x4x44--|
E|-00---------|
   ..

Jorma’s riff:
E|-------------12---|--------------12|-15b(17)bd-----12---|
B|-14b(15)-------12-|-15b------------|-----------------12-|
G|-14b(16)----------|------------14--|--------------------|
D|------------------|----------------|--------------------|
A|------------------|----------------|--------------------|
e|------------------|----------------|--------------------|

E|-------------------------------|------|
B|-------------------------------|------|
G|-14~~-14~~-14b(16)--(16)bd-p12-|------|
D|-------------------------------|-14~~-|
A|-------------------------------|------|
e|-------------------------------|------|

Verse:
C#m
Her neon mouth with the blinking soft smile

C#m
Is nothing but an electric sign

C#m
You could say she has an individual style

C#m
She’s part of a colorful time


Chorus:

Am                  D
Super-sealed lady, chrome-color clothes

Em                  D
You wear 'cause you have no other

Am            D
But I suppose no one knows

B
You're my plastic fantastic lover

Repeat Intro

Verse 2:

C#m
Your rattlin' cough never shuts off

C#m
Is nothin' but a used machine

C#m
Your aluminum finish, slightly diminished

C#m
Is the best I ever have seen


Chorus 2:

Am            D
Cosmetic baby plugged into me

Em             D
And never ever find another

Am             D
And I realize no one's wise

B
To my plastic fantastic lover

Solo:
E|-/12~~----|------12-----12-----12-----12-----12-| < 2 x
B|-/12~~----|-12h14--12h14--12h14--12h14--12h14---|
G|----------|-------------------------------------|
D|----------|-------------------------------------|
A|----------|-------------------------------------|
E|----------|-------------------------------------|

E|-/12~~----|-------12----12-----12-----12-----12-|-------12-------------|
B|-/12~~----|-12h14--12h14--12h14--12h14--12h14---|-12h14----------12~~\-|
G|----------|-------------------------------------|----------------------|
D|----------|-------------------------------------|----------------------|
A|----------|-------------------------------------|----------------------|
E|----------|-------------------------------------|----------------------|

E|----------------------------|--------12--------------------------|
B|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|----14b(16)-14b(16)-14b(16)-|-14b(16)---14b(16)-14b(16)bd-12-----|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------------14~~-|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------|


E|------------------|----------------|-----|
B|------------------|------3p0-------|-----|
G|----------------0-|--2/4------2-0--|-----|
D|-14~~-14\5~~--2---|----------------|-2---|
A|------------------|----------------|-----|
E|------------------|----------------|-----|

Verse 3:

C#m
The electrical dust is starting to rust

C#m
Her trapezoid thermometer taste

C#m
All the red tape is mechanical rape

C#m
Of the TV program waste


Chorus 3:

Am                D
Data control and IBM

Em                   D
Science is mankind's brother

Am               D
But all I see is drainin' me

B
On my plastic fantastic lover

Outro:
E|-/12~~----|------12-----12-----12-----12-----12-| < 2 x
B|-/12~~----|-12h14--12h14--12h14--12h14--12h14---|
G|----------|-------------------------------------|
D|----------|-------------------------------------|
A|----------|-------------------------------------|
E|----------|-------------------------------------|

E|--12-12-12-|
B|--12-12-12-|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|