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Please Do Not Go
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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
[Chords] EADGBe
G(355433)
C(x3555x)
D(x5777x)
Another song from one of the greatest albums of all times.
I've also pretty much transcribed the bassline. It's at the
bottom of the file.
[Intro]
G C D(x4)
[Verse 1]
GTell your man I'm stuck on this lovely CgirlD
G'Cause to me she mean all the CworldD
GBut then she like another CguyD
GI fall down dead, she never see the Ctears I Dcry
[Chorus]
Said Gplease, please, please do not CgoD
GPlease, please, please do not CgoD
GPlease, please, please do not CgoD
GPlease, please, please do not CgoD G C D
[Bridge]
CHow long can the days go Gon
CWhen my love is so Gstrong
CAnd I know I cannot tell a Glie
CI wanna see him go Dby, bye, bye bye, bye bye bye Gbye
[Verse 2]
GNow I wonder, CI wonder what Dshe would say
GIf I told her, Cif I told her that I Dfelt this way
GYou know it might make her turn, might make her Cturn,
might make her turn Deither way
GSo all I can do is patiently Cpray, pray, DI pray pray pray
[Chorus]
Said Gplease, please, please do not CgoD
GPlease, please, please do not CgoD
GPlease, please, please do not CgoD
GPlease, please, please do not CgoD G C D
[Bass Solo]
G G C D
G G C D
G G C D
G G C D
[Bridge]
CHow long can the days go Gon (oh, whoh, Cwhoh)
When my love is so Gstrong (oh, whoh, Cwhoh)
And I know I cannot tell a Glie(lie lie lie lie)
COh, whoh, whoh, I wanna see him go Dby, bye, bye bye, bye bye bye Gbye
[Verse 3]
GI tell you man, I'm stuck, CI'm stuck, DI'm stuck on this lovely Ggirl
And you know I could travel, CI could travel over Dthe whole Gworld
And you know what she does, she turn around, Cshe turn around she like aDnother guy
GOh what can I do, I fall down dead, Cshe never see the Dtears I cry
[Chorus]
GPlease, please, please do not CgoD
GPlease, please, please do not CgoD
GPlease, please, please do not Cgo, Doh oh
GPlease, please, please do not Cgo, Doh
GPlease, please, please, you hurt me, CsoD
GPlease, please, please, you hurt me, CsoD
GPlease, please, please I got something to CshowD
(fade out)
[B A S S L I N E S]
The [INTRO] is just this:
G|-----------------|
D|-2h3--2----------|
A|--------5---1/2--| Then go straight away into the VERSE-BASSLINE.
E|-----------------|
[OK, here's the [VERSE-BASSLINE]
G|---G----------------------C------------D------------------|
D|-------------5--5-3-2-------------------3p2---2--------|
A|-------1/2-5----------5--3--2--3--0--5------5---0h2----|
E|---3---------------------------------------------------|
and sometimes, like the end of the verse, it goes like this:
G|---G----------------------C------------D-------------|
D|-------------5--5-3-2-----------------------------|
A|-------1/2-5----------5--3--2--3--0--5--3--2--0---|
E|---3----------------------------------------------|
Now the CHORUS-BASSLINE:
G|--G--------------------C------------D---------------|
D|--5----3----2------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5----3--2--3--0--5--3--2--0-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
And finally, the BRIDGE-BASSLINE:
G|--C------------------G-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-----------|
A|--3---2---0------------2-----5-5-----5--2----|
E|--------------3-----3-----3------------------|
|
Play this three times and then this
|
G|--C----------------D---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|--3---2---0-------5-----3-5----5--3--2--0----|
E|--------------3------------------------------|
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| p Pull-off
************************************
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Please Do Not Go
by Violent Femmes
Chords in this song · guitar
G
C
D
[Chords] EADGBe
G
(355433)
C
(x3555x)
D
(x5777x)
Another song from one of the greatest albums of all times.
I've also pretty much transcribed the bassline. It's at the
bottom of the file.
[Intro]
G C D
(x4)
[Verse 1]
G C D
Tell your man I'm stuck on this lovely girl
G C D
'Cause to me she mean all the world
G C D
But then she like another guy
G C D
I fall down dead, she never see the tears I cry
[Chorus]
G C D
Said please, please, please do not go
G C D
Please, please, please do not go
G C D
Please, please, please do not go
G C D G C D
Please, please, please do not go
[Bridge]
C G
How long can the days go on
C G
When my love is so strong
C G
And I know I cannot tell a lie
C D G
I wanna see him go by, bye, bye bye, bye bye bye bye
[Verse 2]
G C D
Now I wonder, I wonder what she would say
G C D
If I told her, if I told her that I felt this way
G C
You know it might make her turn, might make her turn,
D
might make her turn either way
G C D
So all I can do is patiently pray, pray, I pray pray pray
[Chorus]
G C D
Said please, please, please do not go
G C D
Please, please, please do not go
G C D
Please, please, please do not go
G C D G C D
Please, please, please do not go
[Bass Solo]
G G C D
G G C D
G G C D
G G C D
[Bridge]
C G C
How long can the days go on (oh, whoh, whoh)
G C
When my love is so strong (oh, whoh, whoh)
G
And I know I cannot tell a lie(lie lie lie lie)
C D G
Oh, whoh, whoh, I wanna see him go by, bye, bye bye, bye bye bye bye
[Verse 3]
G C D G
I tell you man, I'm stuck, I'm stuck, I'm stuck on this lovely girl
C D G
And you know I could travel, I could travel over the whole world
C D
And you know what she does, she turn around, she turn around she like another guy
G C D
Oh what can I do, I fall down dead, she never see the tears I cry
[Chorus]
G C D
Please, please, please do not go
G C D
Please, please, please do not go
G C D
Please, please, please do not go, oh oh
G C D
Please, please, please do not go, oh
G C D
Please, please, please, you hurt me, so
G C D
Please, please, please, you hurt me, so
G C D
Please, please, please I got something to show
(fade out)
[B A S S L I N E S]
The [INTRO] is just this:
G|-----------------|
D|-2h3--2----------|
A|--------5---1/2--| Then go straight away into the VERSE-BASSLINE.
E|-----------------|
[OK, here's the [VERSE-BASSLINE]
G C D
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------5--5-3-2-------------------3p2---2--------|
A|-------1/2-5----------5--3--2--3--0--5------5---0h2----|
E|---3---------------------------------------------------|
and sometimes, like the end of the verse, it goes like this:
G C D
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------5--5-3-2-----------------------------|
A|-------1/2-5----------5--3--2--3--0--5--3--2--0---|
E|---3----------------------------------------------|
Now the CHORUS-BASSLINE:
G C D
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--5----3----2------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5----3--2--3--0--5--3--2--0-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
And finally, the BRIDGE-BASSLINE:
C G
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-----------|
A|--3---2---0------------2-----5-5-----5--2----|
E|--------------3-----3-----3------------------|
|
Play this three times and then this
|
C D
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|--3---2---0-------5-----3-5----5--3--2--0----|
E|--------------3------------------------------|
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| p Pull-off
************************************
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