Got the Time Lyrics

As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1990 Album PERSISTANCE OF TIME)
Words and Music by Joe Jackson
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Fast Rock Q=264
Gtr I
W Q Q H Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
x o / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II
PM----|
Wx7 Q Q H Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|------------|----------------||-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8--|
|------------|----------------||-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8--|
|------------|----/x/--13\----||-6--6----------|---------4--4s6--|
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM----|
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6---|
|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6---|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|---------4--4p0-|
Q E E +E E Q E Q E Q Q W +W
1st Verse
+W +H. Q H Q Q W
PM--------------------------|
W W Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
PM--------------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H +Q Q
W W W
PM--------------------------| PM-----------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
$
$$
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
PM----|
Q Q H Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-8----------|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|
|-6----------|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|
|------------|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|
PM----| PM----|
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E
|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|
To Dbl. Coda
E E E E Q E E Q E E +E E Q E Q E Q Q
|---------4--4p0-|-4--0-4-(4)-0-4--|-0-4--0-4--4--|
PM----| PM----|
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E
|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|
PM----|
E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6---|
|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6---|
|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|---------4--4p0-|
To Coda
&
Q E E +E E Q E Q E Q Q W +W
2nd Verse
+W +H. Q H Q Q W
PM--------------------------|
W W Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
PM--------------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H +Q Q
W W W
D.S. al Coda
PM--------------------------| PM-----------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
&
Gtr I
o / / / o / / / o / / / o / / /
Gtr II
||o-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-|
||o-----------------|---------------------|
o / / / o / / / o / / / o / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q E Q E Q Q
o / / / o / / / o / / / o / / / / o / / o / o / o / /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q E Q E Q Q
|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-|-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-|-4----4-(4)---4--|---4----4--4--o||
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------o||
W +W +W +W +W +W
W +W +W +W +W +W
+W +W +W +W +W +W
+W +W +W +W +W +W
Gtrs I, II
Wx4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x
|------------||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
|------------||o----8-----8--|----8-----8--|----8-----8--|----8-----8--o||
Q E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q E E
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
+Q E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q Q Q
&&
PM----|
E Q E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|---6----6--6--|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|
|---6----6--6--|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|
|-0-4--0-4--4--|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|
PM----| PM----|
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6---|
|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6---|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|---------4--4p0-|
PM----|
Q E E +E E Q E Q E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|
|-6----6-(6)---6--|---6----6--6--|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|
|-4--0-4-(4)-0-4--|-0-4--0-4--4--|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|
PM----| PM----|
Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E
|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-6--6s8-|-8--8--6-6-6-6-|
|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6--6S8-|-8--8--4-4-4-4-|
|-6--6----------|---------4--4s6-|-6--6----------|
Q Q H W W
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
n
- artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths