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Carpetbaggers by Jenny Lewis feat. Elvis Costello
Carpetbaggers
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:2nd fret
G C D
They come to town when the war is over
G C D
Dirty boots in the middle of the night
G C D
Trolling the bars, hitting on the soldiers
G D G
Boys give it up without a fight
G G C D
They say, “Hey, boy, how about your place?
G C D
I know you really want to take me home”
G C D
Drop the bags off on the bedroom floor
G D G
They make love with the lights on, saying
C G
“I’m a carpetbagger, baby
C G
I’m coming to your town
C
I’m going to treat you kind (woo-hoo)
G
I’m going to rob you blind (woo-hoo)
D
I’ll smile all the time
G C D
Whoa, yeah
G C D
Whoa, yeah
G C D
Whoa, yeah
G D G
G C D
Sally could have had any one of the boys
G C D
But she couldn’t love no one she could not control
G C D
Friend of mine and her got married
G D G
I don’t hear too much from them anymore
G C D
Last I heard, he had a rope around his neck
G C D
Dragging around the grocery store
G C D
Carrying her bags and pushing down the aisles
G D G
Saying, “I ain’t got no home in this world anymore”
C G
“I’m a carpetbagger, baby
C G
I’m coming to your town
C
I’m going to treat you kind (woo-hoo)
G
I’m going to rob you blind (woo-hoo)
D
I’ll smile all the time
G C D
Whoa, yeah
G C D
Whoa, yeah
G C D
Whoa, yeah
G D G
G C D
They come to town when the party’s over
G C D
Books been written and truths been tried
G C D
They’ll take it all if the door’s left open
G D G
Steal the nose right from under your eyes
C G
Singing, “I’m a carpetbagger, baby
C G
I’m coming to your town
C
I’m going to treat you kind (woo-hoo)
G
I’m going to rob you blind (woo-hoo)
D
I’ll smile all the time
G C D
Whoa, yeah
G C D
Whoa, yeah
G C D
Whoa, yeah
G D G
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
h = hammer on
b = bend (half tone)
(n) = hold notes from previous bar
[Intro]
Asus2 A Asus2 D E
e|-0-|(0)--0-0-----0---|-2-2-2-0-----0-0-|
B|-0-|h2---2-0h2---0---|-3-3-3-0-----0-0h|
G|-2-|(2)--2-2-----2---|-2-2-2-0h1---1-2-| x2 (eighth note pickup
D|-2-|(2)--2-2-----2---|-0-0-0-0h2---2-2-| first time only)
A|-0-|(0)--0-0-----0---|-------0h2---2-0-|
E|---|-----------------|-------0-----0---|
(Riff 1)
A D E
e|-----0------------|-----------------|
B|---------2b-2-0---|-------------0---|
G|----------------2-|-----2---1-------|
D|-2----------------|-4---------------|
A|-0----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|
(Riff 2)
A
e|-----0------------|-----------------|
B|---------2b-2-0---|-----------------|
G|----------------2-|-----------------|
D|-2----------------|-2---------------|
A|-0----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
A D E
They come to town when the war is over
A E A
Dirty boots in the middle of the night
A D E
Trolling the bars, hitting on the soldiers
A E A
Boys give it up without a fight
A A D E
They say, “Hey, boy, how about your place?
A E A
I know you really want to take me home”
A D E
Drop the bags off on the bedroom floor
A E A
They make love with the lights on, saying
[Chorus]
D A
“I’m a carpetbagger, baby
D A
I’m coming to your town
E
I’m going to treat you kind
E
I’m going to rob you blind
E
I’ll smile all the time
A D E (Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
A D E (Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
A D E (Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
A (Riff 2)
Whoa, yeah
[Verse 2]
A D E
Sally could have had any one of the boys
A E A
But she couldn’t love no one she could not control
A D E
Friend of mine and her got married
A E A
I don’t hear too much from them anymore
A D E
Last I heard, he had a rope around his neck
A E A
Dragging around the grocery store
A D E
Carrying her bags and pushing down the aisles
A E A
Saying, “I ain’t got no home in this world anymore”
[Chorus]
D A
“I’m a carpetbagger, baby
D A
I’m coming to your town
E
I’m going to treat you kind
E
I’m going to rob you blind
E
I’ll smile all the time
A D E (Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
A D E (Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
A D E (Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
A (Riff 2)
Whoa, yeah
[Verse 3]
A D E
They come to town when the party’s over
A E A
Books been written and truths been tried
A D E
They’ll take it all if the door’s left open
A E A
Steal the nose right from under your eyes
[Chorus]
D A
Singing, “I’m a carpetbagger, baby
D A
I’m coming to your town
E
I’m going to treat you kind
E
I’m going to rob you blind
E
I’ll smile all the time
A D E (Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
A D E (Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
A D E (Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
*
Whoa, yeah
* A E A
e|-----0------------|-----------------|
B|---------2b-2-0---|-----------------|
G|----------------2-|-----1--s2-------|
D|-2----------------|-2---------------|
A|-0----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|
s = legato slide, or you could bend up a half tone from 1 to 2
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