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Sixteen Blue by Replacements
Sixteen Blue
Intro:
G D Am B--5-3-12-10-8--
G D Em B-5-8-12-10-8--
G
Drive yourself right up the wall
No one hears and no one calls
F C
It's a boring state
F C G
It's a useless wait, I know
G
Brag about things you don't understand
A girl and a woman, a boy and a man
F C
Everything is sexually vague
F C
Now you're wondering to yourself
G
If you might be gay
D
Your age is the hardest age
G
Everything drags and drags
D Am
One day, baby, maybe help you through
G D Am
Sixteen blue
G D Em
Sixteen blue
G
Drive your ma to the bank
Tell your pa you got a date
F C F C G
But you're lying, now you're lying on your back
G
Try to figure out, they wonder what next you'll pull
You don't understand anything sexual
F C
I don't understand
F C G
Tell my friends I'm doing fine
D
Your age is the hardest age
G
Everything drags and drags
D
You're looking funny
Am
You ain't laughing, are you?
G D Am
Sixteen blue
G D Em
Sixteen blue
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version 2
Intro:
G D Am G D G
______________________________
Verse 1:
G
Drive yourself right up the wall
G
No one hears and no one calls
C
It's a boring state
Cm G
It's a useless wait, I know
G
Brag about things you don't understand
G
Girl and a woman, a boy and a man
C
Everything's sexually vague
Cm
Now you're wondering to yourself
G
If you might be gay
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Chorus 1:
D
Your age is the hardest age
G
Everything drags and drags
D Am
One day, baby, maybe help you through
G D Am G D G
G D Am G D G
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Verse 2:
G
Drive your ma to the bank
G
Tell your pa you got a date
C
But you're lying
Cm G
Now you're lying on your back
G
Try to figure out, they wonder what next you will
G
You don't understand anything sexual
C Cm
I don't understand
G
Tell my friends I'm doing fine
__________________________________
Chorus 2:
D
Your age is the hardest age
G
Everything drags and drags
D Am
You're looking funny, you ain't laughing are you?
G D Am G D G
Sixteen blue Sixteen blue
G D Am G D G
Sixteen blue
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Instrumental (same as verse):
G
G
C
Cm G
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Chorus 3 & Outro:
D
Your age is the hardest age
G
Everything drags and drags
D Am
You're looking funny, you ain't laughing are you?
G D Am G D G
Sixteen blue Sixteen blue
G D Am G D G
Sixteen blue Sixteen blue
G D Am G D G
Sixteen blue Sixteen blue
G D Am G D G
(You're mine - if you want to)
G D Am G D G
G D Am G D G
G D Am G D G
G D Am G D G
G D Am G D G
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version 3
Also, since most of this song is just picking chords, I think it might make it easier if
knew the chords you're picking, so I'll put them here and above whatever you're playing:
G: 320033
D: --0323
Am: -02210
E7: 022---
C: -32010
Legend:
~ = let ring
h = hammer on
p = pull off
Like most of the songs I tab out, this is far easier than the tab makes it look... enjoy
Intro:
G D Am G D E7
e| -3-2-0~------7h5-5-3~--3-2---------5-7-3~----------|
B| -3-3-1~--5-3-----------3-3-----3-5-----------------|
G| -0-2-2~----------------0-2-------------------------|
D| -0-0-2~----------------0-0-2~----------------------|
A| -2---------------------2---2~----------------------|
E| -3---------------------3---0~----------------------|
Verse:
G C G
e| ----3~----------0~--0~----0~-------3~--------3~--3~-33--|
B| -----3~---------1~---1~----1~-------3~-----------3~-33--|
G| ------0~---(x4)-0~----0~----0~-------0~-----0~---0~-00--|
D| --0~---0~-------2~-----2~----2~--0~--------0~-----------|
A| -2~-----2~------3~-----3~--------2~----2~-2~------------|
E| 3~-------------------------------3~---------------------|
Chorus:
D G D G
e| -2~-2~---2~-----------3~--3~---------2~-2~--2~--------3~-3333~-33~-|
B| -3~--3~---3~-----------3~--3~--------3~--3~--3~-------3~-3333~-33~-|
G| -2~--------2~--(x2)---------0~--(x2)-2~-------2~-(x2)-0~-0000~-00~-|
D| -0~---0~----0~-----------------------0~---0~---0~-----0~-0000~-00~-|
A| --------------------2~--------------------------------2~-2222~-22~-|
E| --------------------3~--3~---3~-----------------------3~-3333~-33~-|
ORDER:
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Intro, end on G chord (acoustic only)
PART of Solo:
e| ------------------------------------------------|
B| ------------------------------------------------|
G| ------------------------------------------------| (X2)
D| ---2p0-2------------(Don't know from here)------|
A| --2---------------------------------------------|
E| -3----------------------------------------------|
Electric Version Outro Riff:
e| -12~-(hold for a really long time, until)--12-10-5~-|
B| ----------------------------------------------------|
G| ----------------------------------------------------|
D| ----------------------------------------------------|
A| ----------------------------------------------------|
E| ----------------------------------------------------|
e| -5-7-5--10-7-5~------5-5---12-10-5~----------------|
B| ----------------(x3)-------------------------------| (repeat until end)
G| ---------------------------------------------------|
D| ---------------------------------------------------|
A| ---------------------------------------------------|
E| ---------------------------------------------------|
Hut..yeah..c'mon
Drive yourself right up the wall
No one hears and no one calls
It's a boring state
It's a useless wait, I know
Brag about things you don't understand
A girl and a woman, a boy and a man
Everything is sexually vague [an awkward phase?]
Now you're wondering to yourself
If you might be gay
Your age is the hardest age
Everything drags and drags
One day, baby, maybe help you through
Sixteen blue
Sixteen blue
Drive your ma to the bank
Tell your pa you got a date
You're lying, now you're lying on your back
Try to figure out, they wonder what next you'll pull
You don't understand anything sexual
I don't understand
Tell my friends I'm doing fine
Your age is the hardest age
Everything drags and drags
You're looking funny
You ain't laughing, are you?
Sixteen blue
Sixteen blue
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version 4
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
This is the solo in the end of the song
It sounds okay to me, but I'm unsure if it should be played exclusively on the B and e strings
(Hold for a long time,
with feedback)
| E E Q. | | Q Q |
E|----------------------------|-----------|----------------|
B|-----------------15b17------|-----------|--------17pbr15-|
G|--14-16-14------------------|-----------|----------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------|----------------|
A|----------------------------|-----------|----------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------|----------------|
| Q E E Q E E | Q E E Q E E
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------15------------|--------------15------------|
G|--16----14-16-------16-14 --|--------16-14-------16-14---|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Q E E Q E E | Q E E E. E. E
E|----------------------------|-------------------15-------14---------------|
B|--------------15------------|-------------------------------------15------|
G|--------16-14-------16-14---|-------16----14------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Q E E Q E E | Q E E Q E E
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------15------------|--------------15------------|
G|--14----16-14-------16-14---|--------16-14-------16-14---|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Q E E Q E E | Q E E Q Q
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------15------------|--------------15------------|
G|--16----14-16-------16-14 --|--------16-14-------16------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Q. S S Q. E | Q E Q. E
E|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--15---------12h15h12------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------14------|--------16-14-------16------|
D|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Hut..yeah..c'mon
Drive yourself right up the wall
No one hears and no one calls
It's a boring state
It's a useless wait, I know
Brag about things you don't understand
A girl and a woman, a boy and a man
Everything is sexually vague [an awkward phase?]
Now you're wondering to yourself
If you might be gay
Your age is the hardest age
Everything drags and drags
One day, baby, maybe help you through
Sixteen blue
Sixteen blue
Drive your ma to the bank
Tell your pa you got a date
You're lying, now you're lying on your back
Try to figure out, they wonder what next you'll pull
You don't understand anything sexual
I don't understand
Tell my friends I'm doing fine
Your age is the hardest age
Everything drags and drags
You're looking funny
You ain't laughing, are you?
Sixteen blue
Sixteen blue
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