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Blister In The Sun by Violent Femmes
Blister In The Sun
^ = up-stroke
* = harmonic
Intro:
e|-----------|-----------|-------------|
B|-----------|-----------|-------------|
G|-----------|-----------|-------------|
D|-----------|-----------|-------------|
A|----2--3-2-|---2---3-2-|----2--3-2---|
E|-3---3-----|-3---3-----|-3---3-----3-|
Verse: (optional last part)
e|-----------|-----------|----------------| |----------------|
B|-0-3--5-3--|-0-3-3-5-3-|-0-3--5-3p-1-0--| |--0-3--5--3--0--|
G|-0-4--5-4--|-0-4-4-5-4-|-0-4--5-4p-2-0--|x2 |--0-4--5--4--0--|
D|-----------|-----------|----------------| |----------------|
A|-----------|-----------|----------------| |----------------|
E|-----------|-----------|----------------| |----------------|
Verse: (strumming)
e|--3---3-3-3-----3---3-3--3-----3---3-3-3-----3----|
B|--3---3-3-3--0--3---3-3--3--0--3---3-3-3---0-3----|
G|--0---0-0-0--0--0---0-0--0--0--0---0-0-0---0-0----|x2
D|--0---0-0-2--0--0---0-0--2--0--0---0-0-2---0-0----|
A|--2---2-2-3--0--2---2-2--3--0--2---2-2-3---0-2----|
E|--3---3-3-------3---3-3--------3---3-3-------3----|
Chorus:
e|-0---0-0---0-0-0--------0---0-0---0-0-0------|
B|-0---0-0---0-0-0--------1---1-1---1-1-1------|
G|-0---0-0---0-0-0--------0---0-0---0-0-0------|
D|-2---2-2---2-2-2-(x2)---2---2-2---2-2-2-(x2)-|
A|-2---2-2---2-2-2--------3---3-3---3-3-3------|
E|-0---0-0---0-0-0--------x---x-x---x-x-x------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
e|-0---0-0---0-0-0--------0---0-0---0-0-0--|
B|-0---0-0---0-0-0--------1---1-1---1-1-1--|
G|-0---0-0---0-0-0--------0---0-0---0-0-0--|
D|-2---2-2---2-2-2-(x2)---2---2-2---2-2-2--|
A|-2---2-2---2-2-2--------3---3-3---3-3-3--|
E|-0---0-0---0-0-0--------x---x-x---x-x-x--|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
e|-2---2-2---2-2-2----2---2-2---2-2-2-|
B|-3---3-3---3-3-3----3---3-3---3-3-3-|
G|-2---2-2---2-2-2----2---2-2---2-2-2-|
D|-0---0-0---0-0-0----0---0-0---0-0-0-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Guitar: (before quiet vocals)
e|----33-3-3--3-3-3-3---33-3333---|
B|----00-1-0--0-0-1-0---00-1000---|
G|--0-00-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-00-0000---|
D|--0-00-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-00-0000---|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|--3-3-3-33-3-33-3-3-3-3333---|
B|--0-0-0-00-0-00-0-0-0-0000---|
G|--0-0-0-00-0-00-0-0-0-0000---|
D|--0-0-0-00-0-00-0-0-0-0000---|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|-----------|-----------|---------------|---------|
B|-----------|-----------|---------------|---------|
G|-----------|-----------|---------------|---12*~--|
D|-----------|-----------|---------------|---12*~--|
A|----2--3-2-|---2---3-2-|----2--3-2-0---|---------|
E|-3---3-----|-3---3-----|-3---3-------3-|---------|
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version 2
intro e)------------------------------- (optional) ------
b)------------------------------- ------
g)------------------------------- xx--xx
d)------------------------------- xx--xx
a)---2p0-3-2---2-2-3-2---2p0-3-2- xx--xx
E)--3--------3---------3---------3 (drum part)xx--xx
G C Em
e)-3------0-------0---
b)-0------1-------0---
g)-0------0-------0---
d)-0------2-------2---
a)-2------3-------2---
E)-3--------------0---
I dont wanna type out the lyics but the order is:
G G C C G Em C Em G Em C C Em G (F)
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version 3
Intro:
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-----2--3--2--|----2--23--2--|-----2--3--2--|--------------|
E|--3-----------|-3------------|--3----------3|--------------|
Verse 1:
G C G C G C G
When I'm a walkin' I strut my stuff, then I'm so strung out.
G C G C G C G
I'm high as a kite, I just might stop to check you out.
Chorus:
Em C
Let me go on, like a blister in the sun.
Em C D
Let me go on, big hands I know your the one.
Verse 2:
G C G C G C G
Body beats, I stain my sheets. I don't even know why.
G C G C G C G
My girlfriend she at the end, she is starting to cry.
Chorus
Repeat Verses
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version 4
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------| 4 times
|----------------------------------------| (Figure A)
|---2---3-2-----2---3-2-----2---3-2-0----|
|-3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------| Chorus
|---0^2----0^2-0^2-----------------------0^2----0^2-0^2--| (Figure B)
|-------------------3-2-0--2-3-3-2-0---------------------|
|-0------0---------------------------3--0-----0----------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|---------0--2^0-------------| and then back to Figure A...
|-3-2-3-4--------3--5-3-2-0--|
|----------------------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------| Bass riff before guitar harmonics...
|-4^2^0-3^2------|
|-----------3^2--|
|----------------|
Another song I know the bass line for off the same album
(that is, ignoring the bass solo which I never got all the
way through, and so fake) is "Please Do Not Go":
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---------0------------------------------------|
|-------0---3-2-0-----------0---2^0------------| Main Verse bass line
|-----2-------------3-2-3-4---------3--5^3-2-0-|
|-3-3------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|--5-3-2-0----------0---------| Basic Chorus bass
|-----------3-2-3-4---3-2-0---|
|-----------------------------|
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version 5
-------|----------|---------
-------|----------|---------
-------|----------|---------
-------|----------|---------
-2-3-2-|--3-2_3-2-|--2-3-2--
3------|-3--------|-3------3
and the drum beat for one measure then repeat
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