'Standard E tuning
'Whenever Pete plays a G chord in this song, it is in a 12-bar-blues sort of
feel... please see my tab below to see how to play this. The chords used in this
song are also listed below.
U = Up Strum D= Down Strum
D D D D U U D D D D D D D U U D D D
e|--3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3--|--3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3--|
B|--3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3--|--3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3--|
G|--0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0--|--0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0--|
D|--0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2--|--0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2--|
A|--0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0--|--0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0--|
E|--3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3--|--3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3--|
Chords E A G D B E - (see above)
A/C#- X 4 2 2 2 0
C - 3 3 2 0 1 0
D - X X 0 2 3 2
Am - X 0 2 2 1 0
Em - 0 2 2 0 0 0
Intro:
G ( 2 bars)
G A/C# C
I live on a chain and you share the same last name,
G A/C#
as a joke,I sent a bottle of whiskey, as you choked,
C
You said it made you feel dirty,
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D Am
And I was waiting over here for life to begin,
Em
I was looking for the new thing,
C A/C#
And you were THE sunshine heading my front-line,
C G
I was alone, you were just around the corner from me.
G
Time alone is good, I spend my days in the city,
A/C# C
Dirty neighborhood, you know you’ll never convince me,
G
So I sold the town away, I couldn’t wait to forget you,
A/C# C
I was killed in half a day, I hadn’t time to regret you,
D Am
And I was waiting over here for life to begin,
Em
I was looking for the new thing,
C A/C#
And you were THE sunshine heading my front-line,
C G
I was alone, you were just around the corner from me.
G A/C# C
I, I’m still on the chain, and you, had the same last name,
G
As a joke I sent a bottle of whiskey
A/C# C
As you choked you said it made you feel dirty...
D Am
Waiting over here, for life to begin,
Em
Still looking for the new thing,
C A/C#
And you were the sunshine heading my front-line,
G G
I was alone, you were just around the corner from me
(play 12-bar-G for two or three bars to fade)
If you have any questions/ corrections please feel free to email me at Joshansell1992@hotmail.com.
Cheers.
Josh
