"Arizona" — Pedro the Lion
One of my favorites off of "Achilles' Heel", further proving that David Bazan is, in
a genius. I couldn't find this one anywhere, so I decided to learn it by ear and help out
else who might be looking for it too. I'm preeeeetty sure that this is completely
But, one can never be sure. Enjoy.
Capo III (Or play it without the capo, just use barre chords and adjust accordingly...
like the capo for ease of playing)
Intro:
F5 Bb5 F5 Bb5 F Bb5
Am G C F
arizona curled up with california
Am G Dm G
then she tried to hide the whole thing from new mexico
Am G C F
who knew before he saw them making out in yuma
Fm C G (G6)
that she had been loving someone new
F5 D5 E7
but california not california how could you
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/pedro_the_lion/arizona_crd.html ]
Bridge:
F Fm C Am F Fm C
F Fm Am A7 Dm Fm C
Bb
the bully loved her cactus
Am
the underdog her pine
Dm G E7
but she would only love one at a time
Am G C F
new mexico had always hated california
Am G Dm G (G6)
and though he knew that arizona wore the pants
Am G C F
he got loaded then he started throwing punches
Fm C G E7 F G
the poor injun never had a chance
C E7 Am
scissors cut paper
F C G (G6)
paper covers rock
C E7 Am
rock crushes scissors
F G F Fm C
scissors fall apart
