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Headlights by Cat Power
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This is a tab for the version of the song that appears on her 1993 debut single. It
differs from the version on 'Dear Sir' quite a bit, both with the music and the lyrics,
so I
figure a separate tab is necessary. The only trick here is to be able to stretch your
index finger down a half step while maintaining the barre. You can also mute the low E
string by slightly pressing the top of your index finger against it.
Tabbed by: Scott H.
"x" = mute string
Tuning: Standard
Main Riff:
e|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|
B|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----|
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----|
A|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|
E|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
Play Main Riff x 4 for Intro (0:00 - 0:20), then play this once:
e|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----8--8--8---8-8-8-8-8-------|
B|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----8--8--8---8-8-8-8-8-------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---11-11-11---0-0-0-0-0-------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---11-11-11---0-0-0-0-0-------|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----8--8--8---8-8-8-8-8-------|
E|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x---x-x-x-x-x-------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cat_power/headlights_tab.html ]
--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
(0:21 - 0:30)
Then resume Main Riff for the rest of the song
Lyrics:
Last thing I remember
Somebody was laughing in my ear
Last thing I remember
The sun was coming up
Last thing I remember...
Last thing I remember...
Hey, the headlights are getting too close to me
Hey, the headlights are cutting me
Hey, I can't even see
Somewhere above me I can see
Blackbirds singing
Or are they weeping?
Somewhere above me I can hear
My friend weeping
My friend screaming over me
Lifting her arms up to the sky
God, why?
God, why?
Somewhere above me I can hear
Blackbirds singing
Or are they weeping?
Get up around eight
Get up around eight
Let's make some coffee and get real stoned
Hey, let's play a record or two
A record or two
A record or two
Hey, the headlights are getting too close to me
Hey, the headlights are cutting me
And I can't see
Somewhere above me I can see
Flowers that are hung around her home
They're dried up
They're lying above me
Sun's going down again
Birds are whispering again
They're saying I'm okay
They're saying I'm quite alright
They're saying I'm okay
I'm alone
It's cold as hell
It's cold as hell
It's cold as hell
