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Blue Line Swinger
Yo La Tengo
Electro-O-Pura (1995)
Here are the chords, intro and the basic main riff, once you figure the parts you'll realise how it goes, 
so listen to it. "Blue Line Swinger" is one of many Yo La Tengo masterpieces.
Intro:
 00:32
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----12-/14----17-17-14-----17-14-17/19~-------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 00:43
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----17~--14----17-17-14\12---14-14--12-12-----|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 01:01
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|---10----10/12---12-12/15--15\14--14\12-------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Main riff:
 01:16       01:23
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----12----------12-------------12-------------|
A|--12--14---14-12--14---14-14-12--14-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
repeat until... 
 1:45
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10-12-12-12-10------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 repeat until 2:16------->:
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------12-------------|
A|--10-10-10-12-12-12-10---12-12--14------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
CYou, you won't Amtalk about what we Gsee when the Flights are out
And CI'm willing to Amhold your hand while you're Glost, while you're so Ffull of doubt
Walk for Cmiles, on your Amown loose ends, I'll find you Gthere, I'll find you Fthere
CYou, you walk up Amthin blue lines possiGble with reaFlity
And CI, I see through Amsmall red eyes, glowing Gstill at your uncFertainty
Out of Cdarkness you will Amcome around, I know you Gwill, I know you Fwill
And I'll Cfind you
And I'll Amfind you there
Gpapapapa...
Fpapapapa...
Chords Used:
          EADGBe
C:        032010
Am:       002210
G:        320003
F:        133211
************************************
| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| b   Bend
************************************
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Blue Line Swinger

by Yo La Tengo

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Blue Line Swinger

Yo La Tengo

Electro-O-Pura (1995)

Here are the chords, intro and the basic main riff, once you figure the parts you'll realise how it goes,

so listen to it. "Blue Line Swinger" is one of many Yo La Tengo masterpieces.

Intro:

00:32

e|----------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|

D|----12-/14----17-17-14-----17-14-17/19~-------|

A|----------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------|

00:43

e|----------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|

D|----17~--14----17-17-14\12---14-14--12-12-----|

A|----------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------|

01:01

e|----------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------|

A|---10----10/12---12-12/15--15\14--14\12-------|

E|----------------------------------------------|

Main riff:

01:16 01:23

e|----------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|

D|----12----------12-------------12-------------|

A|--12--14---14-12--14---14-14-12--14-----------|

E|----------------------------------------------|

repeat until...

1:45

e|----------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------|

A|--10-10-10-12-12-12-10------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------|

repeat until 2:16------->:

e|----------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------12-------------|

A|--10-10-10-12-12-12-10---12-12--14------------|

E|----------------------------------------------|

C Am G F

You, you won't talk about what we see when the lights are out

C Am G F

And I'm willing to hold your hand while you're lost, while you're so full of doubt

C Am G F

Walk for miles, on your own loose ends, I'll find you there, I'll find you there

C Am G F

You, you walk up thin blue lines possible with reality

C Am G F

And I, I see through small red eyes, glowing still at your uncertainty

C Am G F

Out of darkness you will come around, I know you will, I know you will

And I'll find you

And I'll find you there

papapapa...

Chords Used:

EADGBe

C: 032010

Am: 002210

G: 320003

F: 133211

************************************

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| b Bend

************************************

by Artylandia.

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