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FLIP YOUR WIG - Bob Mould
Verse Chords:
  G320033    G/F#2X0033    Csus2X32033  Csus2/  BX20033    DX0032X
Chorus Chords:
  B5X2440X  B5/  AX044XX    D5X5770X
Verse Riff
e:G------3--3----G/F#-----3--3----Csus23----3--C/B-----D-----------|
B:------3--3---------3--3----3----3---------------3--|
G:------0--0---------0--0----0----0--0----2----2--2--|
D:-0----0--0---------0--0----2-------0----0----0--0--|
A:-2-------------------------3-------2----0----0--0--|
E:-3------------2------------------------------------|
   Wel -come    to      this world that we live   in etc.
Intro: Verse Riff X 4
       G      G/F#   Csus2  Csus/  B  D  
Welcome to this world that we live in
      G     G/F#   Csus2  Csus/ B  D  
Normal people going for a spin
            G    G/F#   Csus2  Csus/  B  D  
And we don't rea - lize
               G      G/F#   Csus2  Csus/  B  D  
That it changes all our lives
    B5  B5/    A              B5  B5/A  
Every day somebody's asking questions
      B5  B5/     A     B5    D5  
Someone wants to know if I know
      B5  B5/        A          B5  B5/    A  
All the answers, or am I just guessing?
B5Guess we'll never D5really know
Sunday section gave us a mention
Grandma's freaking out over the attention
Now my friends abound
They're coming back around
Long distance on the other end
Says I need them for a friend
No matter what I choose
I'm the one they want to use
Solo:
Over Verse and chorus pattern X2
Then this X 8
e:G------3--3----G/F#-----3--3----Csus23----3--C/B-----D-----------|
B:------3--3---------3--3----3----3---------------3--|
G:------0--0---------0--0----0----0--0----2----2--2--|
D:-0----0--0---------0--0----2-------0----0----0--0--|
A:-2-------------------------3-------2----0----0--0--|
E:-3------------2------------------------------------|
   flip         your         wig          you've got to
Then Verse Riff X4 (palm muted G chord over everything apart from D final time)
Then Verse Riff X 8 with the following sung over:
Do we really know?/I don't know
Do we really know?/I don't know
Do we really know?/I don't know
Do we really know?/I don't know
Do we really know?/I don't know
Do we really know?/We thought we knew
Do we really know?/We feel alone
Do we really know?/I'm gonna flip my wig
Hold final G.

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Flip Your Wig

by Hüsker Dü

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Csus2

C/B

Csus

FLIP YOUR WIG - Bob Mould

Verse Chords:

G G/F# Csus2 Csus2 B D

320033 2X0033 X32033 / X20033 X0032X

Chorus Chords:

B5 B5 A D5

X2440X / X044XX X5770X

Verse Riff

G G/F# Csus2 C/B D

e:------3--3---------3--3----3----3------------------|

B:------3--3---------3--3----3----3---------------3--|

G:------0--0---------0--0----0----0--0----2----2--2--|

D:-0----0--0---------0--0----2-------0----0----0--0--|

A:-2-------------------------3-------2----0----0--0--|

E:-3------------2------------------------------------|

Wel -come to this world that we live in etc.

Intro: Verse Riff X 4

G G/F# Csus2 Csus B D

Welcome to this world that we live in

G G/F# Csus2 Csus B D

Normal people going for a spin

G G/F# Csus2 Csus B D

And we don't rea - lize

G G/F# Csus2 Csus B D

That it changes all our lives

B5 B5 A B5 B5 A

/ /

Every day somebody's asking questions

B5 B5 A B5 D5

Someone wants to know if I know

B5 B5 A B5 B5 A

/ /

All the answers, or am I just guessing?

B5 D5

Guess we'll never really know

Sunday section gave us a mention

Grandma's freaking out over the attention

Now my friends abound

They're coming back around

Long distance on the other end

Says I need them for a friend

No matter what I choose

I'm the one they want to use

Solo:

Over Verse and chorus pattern X2

Then this X 8

G G/F# Csus2 C/B D

e:------3--3---------3--3----3----3------------------|

B:------3--3---------3--3----3----3---------------3--|

G:------0--0---------0--0----0----0--0----2----2--2--|

D:-0----0--0---------0--0----2-------0----0----0--0--|

A:-2-------------------------3-------2----0----0--0--|

E:-3------------2------------------------------------|

flip your wig you've got to

Then Verse Riff X4 (palm muted G chord over everything apart from D final time)

Then Verse Riff X 8 with the following sung over:

Do we really know?/I don't know

Do we really know?/We thought we knew

Do we really know?/We feel alone

Do we really know?/I'm gonna flip my wig

Hold final G.

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