Chord/Tab song: Tura Lu

"Tura' Lu" by The Bollox
Tabbed by Matt Benecke

The Bollox is the Irish Punk side project of Jason Devore from Authority Zero.

Scope out the band's websites:

http://thebolloxmusic.com/
http://www.myspace.com/thebolloxmusic
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bollox

Intro (0:00 - 0:27)

Guitar 1 (Acoustic) Plays Riff 1 1x then plays Riff 2a 2x

Guitar 2 (Electric) Plays Riff 2 2x

Riff 1 (0:00 - 0:13)

e|-----------------------0h2-2-2p0-0-------------------------------------|
B|-----0-0--0-2h3-3-3--3--------------2p0-0-2p0-0-----0-0--0-2h3-3-3--3--|
G|-0h2--------------------------------------------2h4--------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-0h2-2-2p0-0-5p0-0-2p0-0-----------------------0h2-2-2p0-0-------------|
B|-----------------------------0-0--0-2h3-3-3--3-------------2p0-0-2p0-0-|
G|-------------------------2h4-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------2--2-2--2-2--2-2----|
B|-----0-0--0-2h3-3-3--3---------------------|
G|-2h4---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

ALTERNATE VOICING FOR RIFF 1

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0h2-4-4--4-6h7-7-7--7-9s11-11-11p9-9--6p4-4-6p4-4-2h4-4-4--4-6h7-7-7-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-9s11-11-11p9-9-14p9-9-11p9-9---2h4-4-4--4-6h7-7-7--7-9s11-11-11p9--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6p4-4-6p4-4--2h4-4-4--4-6h7-7-7--7-11--11-11--11-11--11-11---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Vocals: "Ah one, two, three, four!"

Riff 2 (0:14 - 0:27)

[B5]v v ^ v ^ v ^ [F#5]v v ^ v ^ v ^ [B5]v v ^ v ^ v ^ [F#5]v v ^ v ^ v

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--4--4-4--4-4-4--------------------4--4--4-4--4-4-4----------------------|
D|-4--4--4-4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4--4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4------|
A|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2--4--4--4-4--4-4-4--2--2--2-2--2-2-2--4--4-4-4--4--4------|
E|-------------------2--2--2-2--2-2-2--------------------2--2-2-2--2--2------|

Riff 2a (0:14 - 0:27)

[Bm]v V ^ v ^ v [F#]^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ [Bm]v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ [F#]v ^ v ^ v

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

. . . . . . . . .

[Bm]v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ [F#]v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ [Bm]v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ [F#]v v ^ v v v

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

. . .

(. . . Triplet Feel)


Verse 1 (0:27 - 0:54)

Guitars 1 & 2 Play Riff 3 (below) 4x

Riff 3 (All chords are palm-muted)

[B5]v v ^ v ^ v ^ [F#5]v v ^ v ^ v ^ [B5]v v ^ v ^ v ^ [F#5]v v ^ v ^ v ^

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4------------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------|
D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4----|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--4--4-4-4-4-4-4--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--4--4-4-4-4-4-4----|
E|-----------------2--2-2-2-2-2-2------------------2--2-2-2-2-2-2----|

NOTE: Riff 3 differs from Riff 2 in the tempo of the chord strikes, represented
by a change in chords' spacing, and in the fact that the chords are muted.

Verse 1 Lyrics

There's a man in a world of pain
Can you hear it in the air
And the words he breathes?
Just a man nothing more, nothing less
But nonetheless lived his life with every drop he bleeds

But let me take you on a journey
Times of torment, times of pain
Where the history it rolls the clocks they never change.
He's lived his life the best he knows
Which always goes to show
You and I were not one and the same (No way!)


Chorus 1 (0:54 - 1:08)

Guitar 2 (Electric) Plays Riff 4 2x

Guitar 1 (Acoustic) Plays Riff 4a 2x

Riff 4

[B5]v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ [D5]v ^ v ^ [A5]v ^ v ^ [B5]v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ [F#5]v v ^ v ^ v

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4--4-4-4--4-4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------2--2-2-2--2-2-|

Riff 4a

[Bm]v v ^ v v ^ [D]v ^ v ^ [A]v ^ v ^ [Bm]v v ^ v v [F#]v v ^ v ^ V

e|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2--2--|
B|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3--3--2--2-2-2-2--2--|
G|-4--4-4-4--4-4-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2--4--4-4-4--4--3--3-3-3-3--3--|
D|-4--4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4--|
A|-2--2-2-2--2-2-------0-0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2--2--4--4-4-4-4--4--|
E|---------------------0-----------------------2--2-2-2-2--2--|

Note: Riff 4 follows the bass rhythm whereas Riff 4a follows the vocal rhythm

Chorus 1 Lyrics

Tura' lu, Tura' lu, Tura' lu ra lu ra lu.
Tura' lu, Tura' lu ra li
Tura' li, Tura' li, Tura' li la li la li
Tura' li, Tura' li li li


Verse 2 (1:08 - 1:35)

Guitar 2 (Electric) Plays Riff 3 4x

Guitar 1 (Acoustic) Plays Riff 3a 2x then Riff 3 2x

Riff 3a

Let even-beat chords ring out (listen to song for timing)

[F#] [Bm] [Bm] [F#] [F#] [Bm] [Bm] [F#]

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

Verse 2 Lyrics

Marching through this world
As the embers float around his weary head
Something's got to give cause every man has got to live
So wipe your head before you drop and give

Let me take you on a journey
Times of torment, times of pain
Where the history it rolls
The clocks they never change
He's lived his life the best he knows
Which always goes to show
You and I were not one and the same (No way!)


Chorus 2 (1:35 - 1:49)

Guitar 2 (Electric) Plays Riff 4 2x

Guitar 1 (Acoustic) Plays Riff 4a 2x

Riff 4

[B5]v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ [D5]v ^ v ^ [A5]v ^ v ^ [B5]v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ [F#5]v v ^ v ^ v

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4--4-4-4--4-4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------2--2-2-2--2-2-|

Riff 4a

[Bm]v v ^ v v ^ [D]v ^ v ^ [A]v ^ v ^ [Bm]v v ^ v v [F#]v v ^ v ^ V

e|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2--2--|
B|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3--3--2--2-2-2-2--2--|
G|-4--4-4-4--4-4-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2--4--4-4-4--4--3--3-3-3-3--3--|
D|-4--4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4--|
A|-2--2-2-2--2-2-------0-0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2--2--4--4-4-4-4--4--|
E|---------------------0-----------------------2--2-2-2-2--2--|

Note: Riff 4 follows the bass rhythm whereas Riff 4a follows the vocal rhythm

Chorus 2 Lyrics

Tura' lu, Tura' lu, Tura' lu ra lu ra lu.
Tura' lu, Tura' lu ra li
Tura' li, Tura' li, Tura' li la li la li
Tura' li, Tura' li li li


Solo (1:50 - 2:16)

Guitar 2 (Electric) Plays Riff 4 4x

Guitar 1 (Acoustic) Plays Riff 1 2x then Solo Riff (Below)

Solo Riff

e|-5h7-7-7--7-7s9-9-9-9p0-0-5p0-0-2p0-0-2p0-0--| 3x
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-5h7-7-7--7-7s9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------| 1x
B|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Note: It sounds like there is an additional guitar playing an
F# octave at the ninth fret of the a string on top of this chord. To get the
full sound with one guitar I'd recommend playing the following chord at the
end of the solo: x x x 11 7 9


Bridge (2:17 - 2:41)

Guitar 1 (Electric) Plays Bridge Riff 4x (See note for last play through)

Guitar 2 (Acoustic) Plays Bridge Riffa 4x (See note for last play through)

Bridge Riff

[D5]v v ^ v ^ v ^ [A5]v v ^ v ^ v ^ [B5]v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--|
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

[B5]v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------|

Bridge Riffa

[D]v v ^ v ^ v ^ [A]v v ^ v ^ v ^ [Bm]v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v

e|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--|
B|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--|
G|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--|
D|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--|
A|-----------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

[Bm]v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v

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

NOTE: On fourth play through end on the first B5/Bm chord

Bridge lyrics

Carry on your way!
Carry on your way!
Carry on your way!
Carry on your way!


Acapella Interlude (2:41 - 3:07)

There's a man in a world of pain
Can you hear it in the air
And the words he sings?
He's just a man nothing more, nothing less
But nonetheless lives this life with every drop he bleeds


Chorus 3 (3:07 - 3:34)

Guitar 2 (Electric) Plays Riff 4 2x

Guitar 1 (Acoustic) Plays Riff 4a 2x

Riff 4

[B5]v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ [D5]v ^ v ^ [A5]v ^ v ^ [B5]v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ [F#5]v v ^ v ^ v

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4--4-4-4--4-4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------2--2-2-2--2-2-|

Riff 4a

[Bm]v v ^ v v ^ [D]v ^ v ^ [A]v ^ v ^ [Bm]v v ^ v v [F#]v v ^ v ^ V

e|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2--2--|
B|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3--3--2--2-2-2-2--2--|
G|-4--4-4-4--4-4-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2--4--4-4-4--4--3--3-3-3-3--3--|
D|-4--4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4--|
A|-2--2-2-2--2-2-------0-0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2--2--4--4-4-4-4--4--|
E|---------------------0-----------------------2--2-2-2-2--2--|

Note: Riff 4 follows the bass rhythm whereas Riff 4a follows the vocal rhythm

Chorus 3 Lyrics

Tura' lu, Tura' lu, Tura' lu ra lu ra lu.
Tura' lu, Tura' lu ra li
Tura' li, Tura' li, Tura' li la li la li
Tura' li, Tura' li li li

Tura' lu, Tura' lu, Tura' lu ra lu ra lu.
Tura' lu, Tura' lu ra li
Tura' li, Tura' li, Tura' li la li la li
Tura' li, Tura' li li li


Outro (3:35 - 3:41)

Guitar 2 (Electric) Plays Outro Riff 1x

Guitar 1 (Acoustic) Plays Outro Riffa 1x


Outro Riff

[B5]v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v [F#5]^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v [B5]^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-----------------------4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4----|
D|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2----|
E|-------------------------2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-----------------------|

v [F#5]^ v ^ v ^ v ^

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-4------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
A|-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
E|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|

Outro Riffa

[Bm]v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v [F#]^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v [Bm]^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^

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

v [F#]^ v ^ v ^ v ^

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

Tab Legend

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| v Downstroke
| ^ Upstroke


Tura' Lu Lyrics

There's a man in a world of pain
Can you hear it in the air
And the words he breathes?
Just a man nothing more, nothing less
But nonetheless lived his life with every drop he bleeds

Let me take you on a journey
Times of torment, times of pain
Where the history it rolls
The clocks they never change
He's lived his life the best he knows
Which always goes to show
You and I were not one and the same (No way!)

Tura' lu, Tura' lu, Tura' lu ra lu ra lu.
Tura' lu, Tura' lu ra li
Tura' li, Tura' li, Tura' li la li la li
Tura' li, Tura' li li li

Marching through this world
As the embers float around his weary head
Something's got to give cause every man has got to live
So wipe your head before you drop and give

Let me take you on a journey
Times of torment, times of pain
Where the history it rolls
The clocks they never change
He's lived his life the best he knows
Which always goes to show
You and I were not one and the same (No way!)

Tura' lu, Tura' lu, Tura' lu ra lu ra lu.
Tura' lu, Tura' lu ra li
Tura' li, Tura' li, Tura' li la li la li
Tura' li, Tura' li li li

Carry on your way
Carry on your way
Carry on your way
Carry on your way

There's a man in a world of pain
Can you hear it in the air
And the words he sings?
He's just a man nothing more, nothing less
But nonetheless lives this life with every drop he bleeds

Tura' lu, Tura' lu, Tura' lu ra lu ra lu.
Tura' lu, Tura' lu ra li
Tura' li, Tura' li, Tura' li la li la li
Tura' li, Tura' li li li

Tura' lu, Tura' lu, Tura' lu ra lu ra lu.
Tura' lu, Tura' lu ra li
Tura' li, Tura' li, Tura' li la li la li
Tura' li, Tura' li li li