xBlister in the Sun
ARTIST: Violent Femmes
ALBUM: Violent Femmes
YEAR: 1983
tabbed by : pp1pete
TUNING: Standard
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
III G III C
When I'm out walking
G C
I strut my stuff
G C G -xx--xx-
And I'm so strung out
G C
I'm high as a kite
G C G C G -xx--xx-
I just might stop to check you out
[Chorus]
Em
Let me go on like a
C
Blister in the sun
Em
Let me go on
C D
Big hands, I know you're the one
[Verse 2]
G C
Body and beats,
G C
I stain my sheets
G C G -xx--xx-
I don't even know why
G C
My girlfriend,
G C G C G -xx--xx-
She's at the end, She is starting to cry
[Chorus]
Em
Let me go on like a
C
Blister in the sun
Em
Let me go on
C D
Big hands, I know you're the one (D|--0-3-4--0-3-4-)
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
(1/2 WHISPER [use palm muted base with muted chords)
G C
When I'm out walking
G C
I strut my stuff
G C G
And I'm so strung out
G C
I'm high as a kite
G C G C G
I just might stop to check you out
[Verse 4]
(1/2 WHISPER [use palm muted base with muted chords)
G C
When I'm out walking
G C
I strut my stuff
G C G
And I'm so strung out
G C
I'm high as a kite
G C G C G
I just might stop to check you out
[Verse 5]
(1/2 WHISPER [use palm muted base with muted chords)
G C
Body and beats,
G C
I stain my sheets
G C G
I don't even know why
G C
My girlfriend,
G C G C G
She's at the end, She is starting to cry
[Verse 6]
(1/2 WHISPER [use palm muted base with muted chords)
G C
When I'm out walking
G C
I strut my stuff
G C G
And I'm so strung out
G C
I'm high as a kite
G C G C G
I just might stop to check you out
[Chorus]
Em
Let me go on like a
C
Blister in the sun
Em
Let me go on
C D
Big hands, I know you're the one
[Outro]
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| x Dead note
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