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Guitar Tab for Toxicity by System of a Down

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Toxicity - System of a Down

Found on:
Graspop Metal Meeting 1996-2015(2015-05-15)
101 Indie Anthems(2012-03-30)
System of a Down: 5 Album Bundle(2011)
Antyradio, Volume 3(2008)
Kill Rock'N'Roll: Greatest Hits(2008)
The Metal Museum, Volume 10: Nu Metal(2006)
Live in Paris Bercy 2005(2005-06-01)
Toxic Avengers(2002-08-12)
Aerials(2002-07-23)
Pledge of Allegiance Tour(2002-03-26)
Toxicity(2002-03-11)
Hold Up in Antwerpen(2002)
KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Concert(2002)
One Night In France(2002)
Promo Only: Modern Rock Radio, January 2002(2001-12)
Toxicity(2001)
Live at Souls Benefit 2004
Live 2005
2005-11-09: ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA, USA
2005-06-12: Download Festival: Donington, UK
Live In Armenia
2011-10-02: Cidade do Rock, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Psycho System
Sony Music Radio Sampler, January 2002
2005-01-25: Triple J: Live at the Wireless: Sydney, Australia
The Essential
Greatest Hits
40 Greatest Metal Songs
System of a Down
"Toxicity"
Dropped D Tuning


I have seen several different ways to play this but this IS the correct way...
I have the book if you want to argue. Well it is rather lengthy, straight through, 
no crap. Be patient with the verse and intro...they can be boring to sit there and learn



Intro

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Verse

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   Eating seeds...
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Chorus

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  Somewhere...
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 Disorder...
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Interlude
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Outro
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  when I became the sun...
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