Love Bites - Def Leppard
Version 3 of 5
- Love Bites (Chords) (v1)Rating: 4.82 / 5.00
- Love Bites (Chords) (v2)Rating: 4.67 / 5.00
- Love Bites (Tabs) (v1)Rating: 4.61 / 5.00
- Love Bites (Tabs) (v2)Rating: 4.87 / 5.00
- Love Bites (Tabs) (v3)Rating: 4.57 / 5.00
Tuning: F, E A D G B E
Def Leppard - Love Bites
Standard Tuning
tabbed by jjhand
[Intro]
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For Verse 1 - Repeat Intro 2x with these lyrics:
"When you make love do you look in the mirror? Who do you think of? does he look like me?
"Do you tell lies and say that it's forever? Do you think twice or just touch 'n' see?
[Verse Break]
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[Verse 2]
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Lyrics:
"When you're alone, do you let go?
Are you wild 'n' willin' or is it just for show? Ooh c'mon"
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[Chorus]
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[PreVerse]
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[Verse 2]
Continue playing PreVerse 2x to these lyrics:
"When I'm with you are you somewhere else?
Am I gettin' thru or do you please yourself?"
"When you wake up will you walk out?
It can't be love if you throw it about."
[Prechorus 2]
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[Chorus 2]
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[Chorus 2 Ending]
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[Last Prechorus]
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[Chorus Variation]
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[Ending]
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It's what I
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need"
Rest of ending is Bass and Keyboard
Note: In the original music video it appears that Phil Collen and Steve Clark
are playing in standard. Its possible that the recorded track was sped up a
semitone in studio to put it in the key of F instead of E. Live versions have
been in different lower keys.
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| () extra parts or ghost notes
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
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