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ON THE SLY - Metric
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Tuning: Standard
Hey this was requested so I thought I would give it a go even though I don't know the
very well. These are just basic chords for singing along, the real guitar parts are a bit
my skill to figure out! Any suggestions/comments appreciated!
F Em F Em
F C G6
Wipe it up you're capable of putting back a few
when you have to
F C G6
Memorize the history of your body like a virgin;
F C G6
Ladies night, 80's night; the kids get high and eat TV,
F C G6
So do we. For Halloween I want to be Lenny Bruce
F
I want them to hate me
C
I want them to hate me
G6
I want them to hate me
Em G6
So you can love me on the sly
F C G6
My old flame broke the 12 bar blues
just to prove he could
F C G6
He pays the airline DJs now
He is everywhere
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/metric/on_the_sly_crd_ver_3.html ]
F
I want him to hate me
C
I want him to hate me
G6
I want him to hate me
Em G6
So you can love me on the sly.
F
I want him to hate me
C
I want him to hate me
G6 Em G6
I don't feel so far away from you lately, love me on the sly
(here when you alternate Em/G6, play the G6 just once and keep strumming the Em... play
with the song and it will make sense)
F C Em G6 Em G6 Em G6
F C Em G6 Em G6 Em G6
F C
F C G6
Fill me in on horrible, how much is there, where else can I live?
F C G6 Em
The dirty sugar factory on the water(on the water) should smell sweet
F
{I want them to hate me
C
I want them to hate me
G6 Em G6
I don't feel so far away from you lately, love me on the sly } x3
F C Em G6 Em G6 Em G6
F C Em G6 Em G6 Em G6
F C
F
