NOTATION 
======== 
    (3)     sustained note 
 
     /....\ 
    2       bend note, hold then release 
 
    0h2     hammer on 
 
    14\ 
       \    slide 
 
 
GUITAR 1 RIFF A 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|| 
|----11-10-11----|----11-10-11----|----11-10-11---|----11-10-11---|| 
|-12----------10-|-10-------------|---------------|--------------.|| 
|----------------|----------------|-13---------13-|-13-----------.|| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|| 
 
 
GUITAR 2 
(with RIFF A by GUITAR 1) 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
|--/...........\-|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
|-2--------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
|----------------|----------------|-5-------------|---------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|-----5~--------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
 
                                    1. Too  dan-ger-ous  to  keep 
                                    2.3. (see additional lyrics) 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
|-5--------------|-----5--3-------|---------------|---------------| 
|----------------|-----------5~---|--3------------|-(3)-----------| 
 
                                       Too  fee-ble  to  let  go 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
|---/...........\|------------/---|---------------|----------/----| 
|-14-------------|----------14----|-12------------|-(12)----7-----| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
 
                                       And you want to bite the hand 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
|-(7)------------|-(7)-----7--5---|---------------|---------------| 
|----------------|--------------8-|--5------------|-(5)-----------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
 
                                        Shoulda stopped this long ago 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
|---/...........\|---------15-----|---------------|---------------| 
|-14-------------|------------12--|-(12)----------|-(12)----------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| 
 
 
BOTH GUITARS 
(CHORUS) 
  Go now, you've been set free  Another month or so you'll be poisoning me 
                                                              /........\ 
|------10--------|-------10-------|------10-------|---------10----------| 
|----8----8------|-----8--------8-|----8----8-----|---------------------| 
|-10----------10-|-(10)------10---|-10---------10-|-(10)----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------| 
 
With       your       lovely         smile 
                                                              /........\ 
|------10--------|-------10-------|------10-------|---------10----------| 
|----8----8------|-----8--------8-|----8----8-----|---------------------| 
|-10----------10-|-(10)------10---|-10---------10-|-(10)----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------| 
 
I see you slither away with your skin and your tail 
|-----------------10--------|------------------10-------| 
|------------8---------8----|---------8---------------8-| 
|-----10-----------------10-|-(10)---------10-----------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
 
your flickering tounge and your rattling scales 
                                             /........\ 
|-----------------10----------|------------10----------| 
|-------------8--------8------|------------------------| 
|------10------------------10-|-(10)-------------------| 
|-----------------------------|------------------------| 
|-----------------------------|------------------------| 
|-----------------------------|------------------------| 
 
Like   a   real         reptile________________ 
                                                              /........\ 
|------10--------|-------10-------|------10-------|---------10----------| 
|----8----8------|-----8--------8-|----8----8-----|---------------------| 
|-10----------10-|-(10)------10---|-10---------10-|-(10)----------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------| 
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------| 
 
SOLO 
|----------------------|----------------|--------------|--/-0---------------| 
|-0----------/---------|--/------/------|------/-----0-|-3------/\----------| 
|-0--0-0-0--2----2---0-|-2---0--2--0----|-0---2--------|-------2--2-0-------| 
|----------------------|--------------0-|--------------|----------------0h2-| 
|----------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------------| 
|----------------------|----------------|--------------|--------------------| 
 
|----------------------|--/---------------|------/----------|---------------| 
|-0-------12---/-----0-|-3---0-0----------|-----2/----------|---------------| 
|-0-12-14----14--14\---|---------2/\--0---|-0---2-----------|-2--0--------0-| 
|-------------------\--|----------------0-|-----------------|--------2------| 
|----------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------| 
|----------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------| 
 
 
OUTRO (repeat to fade) 
|----10----10-------|----8----8--8----8|-10------10----|-10----10-------| 
|-11----11----13-11-|-10---10------10--|---11-13----13-|----13------13--| 
|-------------------|------------------|---12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12---12-.| 
|-------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------.| 
|-------------------|------------------|---------------|----------------| 
|-------------------|------------------|---------------|----------------| 
 
 
LYRICS 
1. 
    Too dangerous to keep 
    Too feeble to let go 
    And you want to bite the hand 
    Shoulda stopped this long ago 
 
Chours 
    Go now, you've been set free 
    Another month or so you'll be poisoning me 
    With your lovely smile 
    I see you slither away with your skin and your tail 
    Your flickering tounge and your rattling scales 
    Like a real reptile 
 
2. 
    Had you coiled around my arm 
    How could you ever know 
    How I loved your diamond eyes 
    But that was long ago 
 
Chorus 
 
Solo 
 
3. 
    And I should have believed Eve 
    She said we had to blow 
    She was the apple of my eye 
    It wasn't long ago 
 
Chorus 
 
 
--  
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 1995 01:22:39 -0600 
From: Enrique Zamudio  
Message-Id: <[email protected]> 
 
Tabs for "Reptile" by The Church 
transcribed by Enrique Zamudio 
Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico 
[email protected] 
 
Use a delay time of about 350 milliseconds for the first part. 
 
There are two guitars in the song. The first one goes with the delay, 
while the second one has a light distortion. 
 
Guitar 1 
 
!-----------------------------------------------------------------------! 
!-----------------------------------------------------------------------! 
!--12---15--14--15---------15--14--15-----15--14--15--------15--14--15--! 
!-------------------15--15-------------13------------13--13-------------! 
!-----------------------------------------------------------------------! 
!-----------------------------------------------------------------------! 
 
Guitar 2 
 
!-- 
!-- 
!-- 
!-- 
!-- 
!-- 
 
Chorus (with a light distorsion): 
 
!---------10-----------10---------------10-----------10>11--10--! 
!------8-----8------8---------8------8-----8------8-------------! 
!--10-----------10---------10----10-----------10----------------! 
!---------------------------------------------------------------! 
!---------------------------------------------------------------! 
!---------------------------------------------------------------! 
 
!---------------------------------------------------------------! 
!---------------------------------------------------------------! 
!--------------------------------------------------------9--7---! 
!--5----7>8--7----5--8--7--5-----5--5----5----7>8--7--5---------! 
!-----------------------------7---------------------------------! 
!---------------------------------------------------------------! 
 
!-------------------------------------------------------------! 
!-------------------------------------------------------------! 
!--9--7-------------------------------------------------------! 
!---------7----5--7>8--7----5--8--7--5-----5--5----5--7>8--7--! 
!---------------------------------------7---------------------! 
!-------------------------------------------------------------! 
 
                     (Let ring, there's a strong feedback here) 
 
!------------------------------------------------------------! 
!------------------------------------------------------------! 
!------------------------------------------------------------! 
!--5--8--7--5-----5--5---------------------------------------! 
!--------------7---------------------------------------------! 
!------------------------------------------------------------!