Song: 		I wanna be somebody (live)
Performer:	W.A.S.P.
Album: 		"W.A.S.P."(1984) and "Double live assassins"(1998)
Tab written by: Martin Karlsson (gibson_sg61@hotmail.com). 
Comments, questions but most important, corrections are welcomed

Tune down ½ step (one fret)

Another rock anthem by these guys. This is pure adrenalin.
And Blackie, well, what can I say. HELL YEAH!!!

 Live intro
 Fig 1
   A
e:---------|------------|
B:---------|------------|
G:-22222---|------------|
D:-22222---|---///////--|
A:-00000---|--///////---|
E:---------|-///////----|
	     pick slide
 Verse
 Fig 2
     A						      D
e:--------------------------------------------------|--------|
B:--------------------------------------------------|--------|
G:-0h2----------------------------------------------|--------|
D:-0h2----------------------------------------------|-12-//--|
A:-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-12-//--|
E:--------------------------------------------------|-10-//--|
        P.M........................................
  3x------------------------------------------------|

 Pre-chorus
 Fig 3
   F   A     F	 G    A	   F   G    D
e:---------|-------------|-------------|
B:---------|-------------|-------------|
G:-----2---|----------2--|----------7--|
D:-3---2---|-3---5-5--2--|-3---5-5--7--|
A:-3---0---|-3---5-5--0--|-3---5-5--5--|
E:-1-------|-1---3-3-----|-1---3-3-----|

 Chorus						Bridge
 Fig 4						Fig 5		   End
   A			       F    D		 A   G   D    A     E
e:--------------------------------------------||------------|-----|-----|
B:--------------------------------------------||------------|-----|-----|
G:-----------------------------10---7---------||-2-------7--|-2---|-9---|
D:-7-------------7-------------10---7---------||-2---5---7--|-2---|-9---|
A:-7-------------7-------------8----5---------||-0---5---5--|-0---|-7---|
E:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------7-5-3--||-----3------|-----|-0---|
   4x-----------------------------------------|

 Bass riff after solo
 Fig 6  
G:------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|
E:-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

 Solo guitar during the "confession" (live) 
 Fig 7
e:-----------8-7-------8-7----------|
B:-10---8-10----8-10-------10-8-10--|
G:----------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------|

 End of song
 Fig 8
   A    G    F   E  C   D   A
e:--------------------|---|-----------|
B:--------------------|---|-----------|
G:-14---12---10--9--5-|-7-|-2---2-----|
D:-14---12---10--9--5-|-7-|-2---2-----|
A:-12---10---8---7--3-|-5-|-0---0-----|
E:--------------------|---|-----------|
  3x----------------------| 4th time, skip the D chord
live 8x-------------------|

Riff like this:
Intro:
Fig 1
Fig 2 2x
Verse 1:
Fig 2 2x 
Pre-chorus:
Fig 3 
Chorus:
Fig 4
Fig 2
Verse 2:
Fig 2 2x
Pre-chorus:
Fig 3
Chorus:
Fig 4
Bridge:
Fig 5
Solo:
Fig 4
Confession
Fig 6 x times
Fig 7 2x
Fig 4 
End of song:
Fig 8

Lyrics:

You say you don't wanna run and hide
A face that no-one knows
And everyone ya meet, you're gonna show
You're nobody's slave, nobody's chains are holdin' you

You hold your fist up high,
And rule the zoo
Oh, you just got to be
Up high where the whole world's watchin me
Cause I, I got the guts to be somebody......to cry out

I wanna be somebody,
Be somebody soon
I wanna be somebody
Be somebody too

You say you don't wanna starve
Or take the table crumbs that fall
You don't wanna beg or plead at all
You don't want no nine to five
Your fingers to the bone
You don't want the rock piles' bloody stones

Oh, you just got to be
Up high where the whole world's watchin me
Cause I, I got the guts to be somebody.....to cry out

I wanna be somebody,
Be somebody soon
I wanna be somebody
Be somebody too

I want shiny cars and dirty money
Lotsa rock and roll
I will live in fame and die in flames
I'm never gettin' old

I wanna be somebody,
Be somebody soon
I wanna be somebody
Be somebody too
I'm gonna be somebody