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Newsboys
 Lost the Plot
 (c)1996 Star Song Communications
 Transcribed by Jay Mallison 
 Parts and chords added by Matt Atlas 
 Intro 1st part:  
 E:-----------------  
 B:-------0-----0---  
 G:-----9------9----  
 D:-----------------  
 A:---7-------0-----  
 E:-0-------12------
 Intro 2nd part:  
 Em G C  2x
 Verse:
 Em                G C
 When you come back again. Would you 
 Em                        G  C  
 bring me something from the fridge.
 Pre-Chorus:
 D      E       D  
 Sigh lets be blunt. 
       E       D    
 I'm a little distracted.
 E           D
 What do you want.
 Chorus:
 Em                  G
 Headaches and bad faith are
 Em              G
 all that I've got first I 
 Em                  G
 misplaced the ending then 
 C           Em
 I lost the plot.
 Verse
 Pre-Chorus
 Chorus 2x
 Interlude:
 Bm Am A7 Em7  6x
 Bridge: note: Play around with the chords on this part
 Em                          G     G*                         
 When I saw you for the first time you were hanging with a theif
 Em                        G    G*
 And I knew my hands were dirty and I dropped my gaze.
 Pseudo Bridge:
 Em               G   C    Ca
 When you come back again. We'll be ready for ya.
 Em                G   C     Ca
 When you com'in back again? We'll be waiting for ya.
 Pre-Chorus
 Chorus
 CHORDS:
   C  Em G  D  E  Bm Am Bm? A7 Em7
 ------------------------------------
 E|0  0  3  3  0  1  0   3  3  0
 B|1  0  0  2  0  3  1   3  2  0
 G|0  0  0  3  1  3  2   0  2  0
 D|2  2  0  0  2  3  2   2  2  0
 A|3  2  2  0  2  1  0   3  0  2
 E|3  0  3  X  0  X  X   0  X  0
 
 Ca stands for an alternative way of playing the C chord.  The G* chord has
 another name, but i dont know it, so i called it G*.  
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 LOST THE PLOT - Newsboys-Intro tab: (X4);Chords: Em  G  C (X2)(damped)   
 
     
  Em                G C              Em                      G   C       
 When You come back again,would You bring me something from the fridge?
          Em                 G   C         Em          G        C    
 Heard a rumour that the end is near,but I just got comfortable here.
  D*     C#m*      D*        C#m*        D*       C#m*        D*      
 Sigh.  Let's be blunt.I'm a little distracted.  What do You want?
  Em                G         Em             G                      
 Headaches and bad faith, are all that I've got.  
          Em              G           C         Em           
 First I misplaced the ending, then I lost the plot...  (pause)
 Em                  G     C              Em                 G     C
 Out among the free-range sheep while the big birds sharpen their claws
        Em                     G    C              Em              G   C
 For a time we stuck with the Shepherd(b*)but You wouldn't play Santa Claus
      D*    C#m*      D*           C#m*      D*        C#m*         D*
 (k*)Sigh.  Let's be blunt.We're a little distracted.  What do You want?
 Em             G       Em        G
 Once we could follow, now we can not.
           Em           G                C       Em
 You would not fit our image, so we (d*)lost the plot.     
 Em             G                  Em        G
 Once we could hear You, now our senses are shot.
          Em          G                   C        Em     C        Em
 We've forgotten our first love. We have lost the plot...lost the plot.
 (d**, b**, k**)Solo(with dist.):Riff A(X4);Riff B(X2),Riff A;Riff B
 Em      D               G                    ?  
 When I saw You for the first time You were hanging with a thief,
 Em      D                 G              ?      
 and I knew my hands were dirty, and I dropped my gaze.
 Em        D             G               ?               Em       
 Then You said I was forgiven,and You welcomed me with laughter.
        D         G               ?            
 I was happy ever after. I was counting the days
  Em              G    C                        
 when You'd come back again. We'll be waiting for you. (keyboard Chords)
  Em              G    C
 When You comin' back again? We'll be ready for You.
  Em            G     C                              Em       G     C
 Maybe we'll wake up when...maybe we'll wake up when You come back again.
  D*    C#m*      D*            C#m*      D*        C#m*         D*
 Lies.  Let's be blunt. We're a little unfaithful.  What do You want?
  Em              G                       Em      G
 Are You still listening? 'Cause we're obviously not.
            Em             G               C        Em
 We have forgotten our first love.We have lost the plot.
 Em                  G            Em          G
 why are You still calling? You forgave; we forgot.
              Em          G                 C        G
 We're such experts at stalling that we've lost the plot.
  C        Em     C       Em      C       Em 
 lost the plot...lost the plot...lost the plot.(d**, b**, sustain/pause)
  Em              G  C                Em                      G    C
 When You come back again, would You bring me something from the fridge?
           Em                 G  C          Em              G    C
 Heard a rumour that the end is near,but I just got comfortable here.
 
 
 
 
 LOST THE PLOT - Newsboys
 
 Intro tab: (X4)
 ------0-------0-----
 --------0-------0---
 ------------2-------
 ----2---------------
 ----------0---------
 --0-----------------
 
 
 SOLO:
 E--(RIFF A)-----------------------------------------------------
 B----------------------------------------------0------0---0---0-
 G--11--11-----0------0---0---0------0---0------0------0---0---0-
 D--0---0------10-----10--10--10-----11--11-----0------0---0---0-
 A-------------0------0---0---0------0---0------10-----10--10--10
 E--------------------------------------------------------------  
                                                                                                                                                                               
 E--(RIFF B)------------------------------------------------------
 B----------------------------------------------------------------
 G----------------------------------------------------------------
 D---/7--7---/9-----9--9------/12--12--------11-----11--11--------
 A----0--0----0-----0--0-------0---0---------0------0---0---------
 E----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Solo order: 
 Riff A(X4)    (d*, b*, k* 3rd time)
 Riff B(X2)
 Riff A
 Riff B
 
   D*    C#m*     d*        d**        k*           k**
 xxx775 xxx999 drums-in  drums-out keyboard-in keyboard-out 
   b*       b**
 bass-in  bass-out
 
 
 Chords:
          C   Em    G    D    E   Bm Am    ?   D* C#m*  A7     
 --------------------------------------------------------------
 E      0    0      3    3    0     1    0     3     5    9        3
 B      1    0       0    2    0     3    1     3     7    9       2
 G      0    0      0    3    1     3    2     0     7    9       2
 D      2    2      0    0    2     3    2     2     x    x      2
 A      3    2      2    0    2     1    0     3     x    x       0
 E      3    0      3    X    0     X    X     0     x    x     X    
  
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 ------------------------------------------------------------
 | Lost the Plot                                            |
 | by: Newsboys                                             |
 | CD: Take Me to Your Leader                               |
 | lyrics: Steve Taylor & Peter Furler                      |
 | music: Peter Furler                                      |
 | transcribed by: mred@mailhost.net (Josh Prins)           |
 | solo, band additions added by: jclgreat@juno.com         |
 | (Jed Carson)                                             | 
 | copyright: (C) 1996 Dawn Treader Music (SESAC)/Warner    |
 |                     Alliance Music/Soylent Tunes (ASCAP) |
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 
 D*      C#m*    d*        d**        k*           k**
 xxx775  xxx999  drums in  drums out  keyboard in  keyboard out
 
 b*       b**       
 bass in  bass out  (guitar is in throughout song)
 
 
 Intro tab:
 
 ------0-------0-----
 --------0-------0---
 ------------2-------
 ----2---------------
 ----------0---------
 --0-----------------
 
 repeat INTRO TAB 3x
 
 Vamp:  Em  G  C
 
 repeat VAMP
 
 Verse:
  Em                G C                        
 When You come back again
             Em                      G   C      
 would You bring me something from the fridge?
          Em                 G   C             
 Heard a rumour that the end is near,
        Em          G        C                 
 but I just got comfortable here.
 
 (I usually don't dampen any of the strings on the next part)
 
  D*     C#m*      D*                        
 Sigh.  Let's be blunt.             
       C#m*        D*       C#m*        D*          
 I'm a little distracted.  What do You want?
 
       
 Chorus:
  Em                G                         
 Headaches and bad faith
     Em                G                      
 are all that I've got.
          Em              G                   
 First I misplaced the ending,
         C         Em                         
 then I lost the plot.
 
 Verse:
 Out among the free-range sheep
 while the big birds sharpen their claws
 For a time we stuck with the Shepherd (b*)
 but You wouldn't play Santa Claus.
 
 (k*)Sigh.  Let's be blunt.
 We're a little distracted.  What do You want?
 
 Chorus:
 Once we could follow,
 now we can not.
 You would not fit our image,      
 so we (d*)lost the plot.
 
 Once we could hear You,
 now our senses are shot.
 We've forgotten our first love.
 We have lost the plot.(d**, b**, k**)
 
 Solo: (with dist.)
 
 Riff A
                                              pm_________________         
           
 E---------------------------------------------------------------
 B----------------------------------------------0------0---0---0-
 G--11--11-----0------0---0---0------0---0------0------0---0---0-
 D--0---0------10-----10--10--10-----11--11-----0------0---0---0-
 A-------------0------0---0---0------0---0------10-----10--10--10
 E--------------------------------------------------------------          
                                                   
                                                                 
 Riff B                                                                   
                                                      
 E----------------------------------------------------------------
 B----------------------------------------------------------------
 G----------------------------------------------------------------
 D---/7--7---/9-----9--9------/12--12--------11-----11--11--------
 A----0--0----0-----0--0-------0---0---------0------0---0---------
 E----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Solo order:
 Riff A-4x (d*, b*, k* 3rd time) 
 Riff B-2x
 Riff A
 Riff B
 
 Bridge:
 Em      D               G                     
 When I saw You for the first time
           Bm                                
 You were hanging with a thief,
 Em      D                 G                   
 and I knew my hands were dirty,
         Bm                                  
 and I dropped my gaze.
 Em        D             G                     
 Then You said I was forgiven,
          Bm               Em                  
 and You welcomed me with laughter.
        D         G                          
 I was happy ever after.
        Bm                                   
 I was counting the days
 
 Verse:
 when You'd come back again.
 We'll be waiting for you.
 When You comin' back again?
 We'll be ready for You.
 Maybe we'll wake up when...
 maybe we'll wake up when
 You come back again.
 
 Lies.  Let's be blunt.
 We're a little unfaithful.  What do You want?
 
 Chorus:
 Are You still listening?
 'Cause we're obviously not.
 We have forgotten our first love.
 We have lost the plot.
 
 And why are You still calling?
 You forgave; we forgot.
 We're such experts at stalling
 that we've lost the plot.
 lost the plot...
 lost the plot...
 lost the plot...(d**, b**)
 
 Verse:
 When You come back again
 would You bring me something from the fridge?
 Heard a rumour that the end is near,
 but I just got comfortable here.
 
 ****
 Will somebody arrange the keyboard parts for guitar, and will 
 somebody tab the bassline?-thanks, jed