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Nine Lives by Stray Cats
Nine Lives
fp= indicates where Brian tucks his pick
and finger picks the chord/notes.
the bottom strings are played with the
middle and ring while the upper string
is plucked with the thumb
Starts in the key of Cm
(walking bass intro) :17 Cm(volume swell)
e|--------------------3---3\----------x----x------|
B|--------------------4---4\----------x----x------|
G|--------------------5---5\----------x----x------|
D|--------------------5---5\----------x----x------|
A|--------------------3---3\----------x----x------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
:22 Cm (hold that chord,while doing the hammer-on thing)
e|-3-------------------------3\----|
B|-4---3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4-------4\----|
G|-5-------------------------5\----|
D|-5-------------------------5\----|
A|-3-------------------------3\----|
E|---------------------------------|
Just vocals, base and drums for the next 40 seconds or so.
:56 "first time that it happened.............."
Cm7 Cm Cm
e|-6----3----|---3------------3----|
B|-4----4----|---4------------4----|
G|-5----5----|---5------------5----|
D|-5----5----|---5------------5----|
A|-3----3----|---3------------3----|
E|-----------|---------------------|
"She loved me "It was a long "Numbers 8 and 7"
then she left me" long time ago"
Cm G7 G7#5 Cm7 G7
***fp**
e|--3\------------|---3~----------------3\--|-------3~--|
B|--4\------------|---3~---4-4-4-4------4\--|-------3~--|
G|--5\------------|---4~---4-4-4-4------5\--|-------4~--|
D|--5\------------|---3~---3-3-3-3------5\--|-------3~--|
A|--3\------------|---5~----------------3\--|-------5~--|
E|----------------|---3~--------------------|-------3~--|
"They flew by "Don't stick around
like the wind" for me baby, I'm coming back again"
F7 *fp* Cm Cm7 Cm
e|-1----------|--3\-----------------6----3------|
B|-1----1/4---|--4\-----------------4----4------|
G|-2----2/5---|--5\-----------------5----5------|
D|-1----------|--5\-----------------5----5------|
A|-3----------|--3\-----------------3----3------|
E|-1----------|---------------------------------|
" I got nine lives baby, I just keep comin back"
Cm
e|-3--3-----------------------------3-----------------------|
B|-4--4--------------------3--4--6----4--3h4p3--------------|
G|-5--5-----------------5----------------------5------------|
D|-5--5------------------------------------------5----------|
A|-3--3---------------------------------------------6--5-3--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
" I got nine lives baby, I just keep comin back"
Cm G7 G7#5 Cm
***fp***
e|-3------------------------------3--------------------------3\-----|
B|-4------------------------------3----------------4-4-4-4---4\-----|
G|-5------------------------------4----------------4-4-4-4---5\-----|
D|-5------------------------------3----------------3-3-3-3---5\-----|
A|-3------------------------------5--------------------------3\-----|
E|--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
"I got nine lives I nearly "Each and every time I really
lost them all..." had a ball. I got nine lives baby"
Cm G7 F7 Cm
e|-3---------------3----------|---1-----------------3---------|
B|-4---------------3----------|---1----1/4----------4---------|
G|-5---------------4----------|---2----2/5----------5---------|
D|-5---------------3----------|---1-----------------5---------|
A|-3---------------5----------|---3-----------------3---------|
E|-----------------3----------|---1---------------------------|
"I just keep comin back...
Cm
e|-6---|
B|-4---|
G|-5---|
D|-5---|
A|-3---|
E|-----|
SOLO:
*****************fp********************************************
e|-8----8------8---8-----8----------8------------------------------|
B|-8----8------8---8-----8----------8------------------------------|
G|-10^--10^p8--10--8-----10^-8------10^-8--------------------------|
D|--------------------10--------10---------10p8-10~----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------3p0-3~---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------3----------------------------------------|
B|------3-4-6---4--3h4p3-------------------------------|
G|-3/5-------------------5-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------5---------------|
A|-------------------------------5-6-8---6--5h6p5------|
E|-----------------------------8------------------8----|
If you have a vibrato bar,
depress after each strum
e|--------------------4--3h4p3------------|------------8~-----------8\----|
B|---------------1p0------------6-4-3-----|------------8~---8~------8\----|
G|-----------1p0----------------------5-4-|------8~----8~---8~------8\----|
D|-------2-3------------------------------|-10~--10~--10~--10~-----10\----|
A|---2-5----------------------------------|-10~--10~-------10~-----10\----|
E|-3--------------------------------------|-8-~--8~---------8~------8\----|
e|-------4-------------------------------|
B|-5-6-8---6-----------------------------|
G|-----------5---------------------7-8---|
D|-------------6-5--3/4--6-7--8/10-------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
(key change)
G#7 C#m
e|-8---8---8------8--8----------------8---8----------|--4---4--|
B|-8---8---8------8--8----------------8---8----------|--4---5--|
G|-----10^-10^p8--10-8-----10^-8------10^-8----------|--5---6--|
D|----------------------10--------10---------10p8-10-|--4---6--|
A|---------------------------------------------------|--6---4--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|--4------|
"I had fun with number "She took all of my
six but baby....." money honey..........buried me alive
C#m Cm G#7 G#7#5 C#m
***fb**
e|-4----------4~---------|--4\---------------------4-----4-4-4-4---4----|
B|-5----------5~---------|--5\---------------------4-----5-5-5-5---5----|
G|-6----------6~---------|--6\---------------------5-----5-5-5-5---6----|
D|-6----------6~---------|--6\---------------------4---------------6----|
A|-4----------4~---------|--4\---------------------6---------------4----|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------4--------------------|
"4 and 3 got "watch out for "that one almost
better" number 2" killed me...."
G#7 F#7 C#m C#m A7 Dm
(key change)
e|-4~---|-------2-------------|---4-------------|-4----5--5------|
B|-4~---|-------2-----2\5-----|---5-------------|-5----5--6------|
G|-5~---|-------3-----3\6-----|---6-------------|-6----6--7------|
D|-4~---|-------2-------------|---6-------------|-6----5--7------|
A|-6~---|-------4-------------|---4-------------|-4----7--5------|
E|-4~---|-------2-------------|-----------------|------5---------|
"I just got 1 "For just one last "gotta drive
life left!! chance baby" this lesson home!"
Dm Dm A7 A7#5
e|-555555~---|----5\---------------|---5---------5-5-5-5-5----|
B|-666666~---|----6\---------------|---5---------6-6-6-6-6----|
G|-777777~---|----7\---------------|---6---------6-6-6-6-6----|
D|-777777~---|----7\--X8-----------|---5---------5-5-5-5-5----|
A|-555555~---|----5\---------------|---7----------------------|
E|-----------|---------------------|---5---------5-5-5-5-5----|
"No more whiskey!...no more wine!....No more women.......it's time
Dm Dm G7
e|-5-5-5------------------5-5-5--------------3-3-3-|-------------------|
B|-6-6-6------------------6-6-6--------------3-3-3-|--3--6--9---12~----|
G|-7-7-7------------------7-7-7--------------4-4-4-|--4--7--10--13~----|
D|-7-7-7------------------7-7-7--------------3-3-3-|-------------------|
A|-5-5-5------------------5-5-5--------------5-5-5-|-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------3-3-3-|-------------------|
"kitten.............smitten............I'm a fooooool......Agaaaaain!!"
Dm A7 Dm Aaug9
e|-5------------------------5---------------------5------------7----|
B|-6------------------------5---------------------6------------6----|
G|-7------------------------6---------------------7------------6----|
D|-7------------------------5---------------------7------------5----|
A|-5------------------------7---------------------5-----------------|
E|--------------------------5----------------------------------5----|
(I give myself a C- for attempting to tab this line he kills us with.
My ears aren't that great let alone my finger speed)
e|-----5---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-8---8--6p5---6p5--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7-----7---5-3-5-3--7p5----5----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------8-----8p7p5---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------4/5-----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------6-5-3--5-|
Eaug9
e|---------------------------------------8-10p8-7--|-12------------|
B|--------------------------------6\7-8------------|-11------------|
G|-----------7-7p5--4---4---5\6-7------------------|-11------------|
D|-----5\6-7----------7----------------------------|-10-------7\---|
A|-4\5---------------------------------------------|---------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-10------------|
Well I got nine lives baby I just keep comin' back
I got nine lives baby I just keep comin' back oh yeah
I got nine lives and nearly lost them all
But each and every time I really had a ball
I got nine lives baby I just keep comin' back
First time that it happened well how was I to know
She loved me then she left me it was a long long time ago
Numbers eight and seven well they flew by like the wind
Don't stick around for me babe I'm coming back again
I got nine lives baby I just keep comin' back
I got nine lives baby I just keep comin' back
I got nine lives and nearly lost them all
But each and every time I really had a ball
I got nine lives baby I just keep comin' back
I had fun with number six. But baby I got stuck on five
She took all of my money honey and she buried me alive
Four and three got better oh watch out for number two
That one almost killed me now don't you think it can't happen to you
I got just one live left I'm gonna live it all. I'm gonna live it all
But just one last chance baby I gotta drive this last one home
No more whiskey, no more wine, no more women this time
There goes a kitten I'm smitten
I'm a fool again
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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