Date: Sat, May 10 1997
From: Peter Ferragine (iginition@yesic.com)
Group: Offspring
Album: Ignition
Released: 1992 epitaph records
Track: 4 
Title: take it like a man

pm - palm mute (play with pm until the line above stops, then release pm)
/ \ - slide
: - let ring


intro

|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-5-10----|
|-5--5-5-5-5-3--8-10-|
|------------------8-|
|--------------------|

main riff

|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-5-10----|
|-7--7-7-7-7-5-10-10-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-3--8-10-|
|------------------8-|

verse

pm_______________________|     pm_______________________|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---12-12-12--9-9-9-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---12-12-12--9-9-9-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---10-10-10--7-7-7-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

chorus

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-7-8-7-5-7-7-6-5--5-5-7-8-7-5-7-/12-12-12-12--5-5-7-8-7-5-7-12:--11:--|
|-5-5-7-8-7-5-7-5-4-3--5-5-7-8-7-5-7-/10-10-10-10--5-5-7-8-7-5-7-12:--11:--|
|-3-3-5-6-5-3-5--------3-3-5-6-5-3-5---------------3-3-5-6-5-3-5-10:---9:--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

riff - played with some palm-mute, you have to sound it out

|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5---8---|
|-------------8---8-|
|-------------------|

bridge

|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-7--7-8-7---7-8-7--|
|-7--7-8-7---7-8-7--|
|-5--5-6-5---5-6-5--|
|-------------------|

second bridge 

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--7--7--7-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-6-5-4-3-4--7-6-5-4-3-4-|
|-7--7--7--7-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-6-5-4-3-4--7-6-5-4-3-4-|
|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-4-3-2-1-2--5-4-3-2-1-2-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-7--7--7--7-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-6-5-4-3-4-5-8-7-|
|-7--7--7--7-7-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-6-5-4-3-4-5-8-7-|
|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-4-3-2-1-2-3-6-5-|
|------------------------------------------------|

lyrics

when you won't go along, some will feel like you can't find your way
heaven knows, heaven knows, i've seen it all before
now don't get me wrong, i've seen many a life gone astray
when someone goes, all your bows
won't make it any better so let it go
shut up and take it like a man, you need us to get a life
for your own good we'll take you by the hand cause you need a little more
maybe no one will say it,maybe no one's aware it goes on
all i know, all i know, it's like going off the deep end
could you make a decision? could you think for yourself and go on?
everyone knows, everyone knows you gotta fit into the mainstream
so save your woes
close your eyes, look away now, make believe while you can
so you'd best go along, don't let on if you can't find your way
many more, many more do it for you 
because heaven knows, heaven knows it's like playing with fire
your life's a throw