National acrobat

4/4 Time
Notation    h = hammer on
            p = pull-off
            b = bend
            \ = slide down
            / = slide  up
            . = staccato, don't let 
ring
            r = rest
            x = mute notes


Riff 1 - 2 Bars - Intro repeat 4 times

e|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|----------------------3--2-----
A|3h5--5.-5---5-3-5-3-5------3-5-
E|-------------------------------

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


Riff 2 - 2 Bars
  D        F        C        G
e|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|7---7--7----------5---5--5-----
D|7---7--7-3---3--3-5---5--5-5---
A|5---5--5-3---3--3-3---3--3-5---
E|---------1---1--1----------3---

e|-----|               
B|-----|               
G|-----|               
D|5--5-|               
A|5--5-|               
E|3--3-|    +   riff 1 

I am the world that hides the 
universal secret of all time
Destruction of the empty spaces is 
my one and only crime

Riff 3 - 2 Bars
   Bb      ?        F        G
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|1--1-1---2--2-2-----------------
D|3--3-3---3--3-3---3--3-3---5--5-
A|3--3-3---0--0-0---3--3-3---5--5-
E|---------1--1-1---1--1-1---3--3-

e|----|               
B|----|               
G|----|               
D|5---|               
A|5---|               
E|3---|    +   riff 1 

I've lived a thousand times, I found
 out what it means to be believed
The thoughts and images, the unborn 
child that never was conceived.

Verse 2
When little worlds collide I'm 
trapped inside my embryonic cell
And flashing memories are casting 
into he never ending well
The name that scorns the face, the 
child that never sees the cause of 
man
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The deathly darkness that belies the
 fate of those who never ran

Riff 4 - 2 Bars

e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|-----------------3--------------
A|3h5.-r-r-3h5-3h5---5-3---3h5.-r-
E|-----------------------5--------

e|-----------------5----| 
B|--6\---x-x-x-x---6----| 
G|--5\---x-x-x-x---5----| 
D|--4\---x-x-x-x--------| 
A|5-5\---x-x-x-x-5------| 
E|--------------------5-| 

  ran              |try pull off to 
open strings on electric

Repeat Riff 4 for the rest of the 
lyrics and solo

Lyric
You've got to believe me. I'm 
talking to you
Well I know it's hard for you to 
know the reason why
And I know you'll understand more 
when it's time to die
Don't believe the life you have will
 be the only one
You have to let your body sleep to 
let your soul live on

I want you to listen. I'm trying to 
get through
Love has given life to you and now 
it's your concern
Unseen eyes of inner life will make 
your soul return
Still I look but not to touch, the 
seeds of life are sown
The curtain of the future falls, the
 secret stays unknown

Solo

Just remember love is life and hate 
is living death
Treat your life for what it's worth 
and live for every breath
Looking back I've lived and learned,
 but now I'm wondering
Here I wait and only guess what this
 next life will bring. Ha Ha

Riff 5 - 1 Bar

e|------------------------|     
B|------------------------|     
G|------------------------|     
D|------------------------|     
A|3/5--5-3--3-------------|     
E|------------5\3--3-1--1-| X 3 


Riff 6 - 1 Bar

e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-


Riff 7 - 2 Bars 

e|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|------4-------------4-7-4------
D|4-5-7----7--7-4-5-7--------4-5-
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

e|----------------|     
B|----------------|     
G|--4-------------|     
D|7---7--5-4------|     
A|----------------|     
E|----------------| X 2 


Riff 8- 2 Bars As above but start at 9th fret

e|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|--------9---------------9-12-9\
D|9-10-12----12---9-10-12--------
A|-------------------------------
E|-------------------------------

e|-----------------------|  
B|-----------------------|  
G|--------9--------------|  
D|9-10-12---9--10-9------|  
A|-----------------------|  
E|-----------------------|  

Then Riff 7

Riff 9
use 4th finger for 7,
    1st finger for 5 then 3(stretch)

e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|--------------5-----3---5-3---| 
A|7---7-7-7-7-7-3-----1---3-1---| 
E|5---5-5-5-3-0-----------------| 

e|    
B|    
G|    
D|    
A|    
E|X 4 


Riff 10 - 1st 2 bars

e|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|----7-7-----5-7-----5-7---7-7p5
A|----------7-------7------------
E|5------------------------------

e|----| 
B|----| 
G|----| 
D|----| 
A|7---| 
E|----| 


2nd 2 bars

e|----------------------------
B|----------------------------
G|--------------9b--p7p5--9b--
D|----7-7-----5---------7-----
A|----------7-----------------
E|5---------------------------

e|-------| 
B|-------| 
G|p7p5---| 
D|----7p5| 
A|-------| 
E|-------| 

Repeat riff 10 X 2

Riff 11 - 1 bar

e|----------------|     
B|----------------|     
G|----------------|     
D|777775777775----|     
A|------------650-|     
E|----------------| X 8 


Riff 10

e|----------------|      
B|----------------|      
G|----------------|      
D|5---4---5---4---|      
A|3---2---3---2---|      
E|----------------| X 4  

Then strum 1/16 speed and slide up 
the neck
For 2 bars and finish on an A