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                              Eels - Checkout Blues
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Album : Blinking Lights and Other Revelations (2005)
Tempo : 68
E-mail: [email protected]
Tabbed by: newg
Capo 2 transpose -2 for easy play
[Verse]
F#I've got C#something
EMaybe i should Btell you
F#I may check C#out At 
Eany given Btime
F#Things won't get C#better
EUntil they get much Bworse
  F#Is the curse C#stronger than me
Eam i stronger than the Bcurse
D A/C# Bm A
[Chorus]
 DEveryone is A/C#scared of me
And Bmi'm scared of me Atoo  
 GNever know D/F#just what i'm gonna Asus4doA  
  F#Heads up, C#kittens
EEverything is Bbad
  F#The sky is C#dark now
But it's the Ebest dark i ever Bhad
[Chorus]
 DHang on to a A/C#little thing
And Bmlet it guide the Away
  GBring it with you D/F#to   Another Asus4dayA  
[Instrumental]
 F#   C#   E   Bx2
D A/C# Bm A
G D/F# Asus4 A
[Verse]
F#I've got C#something
EMaybe i should Btell you
  F#I'm hanging C#on here
And i'm Ereally gonna Btry
[Chorus]
 DThings won't get A/C#better
UnBmtil they get much Aworse
  GAm i stronD/F#ger than the Asus4curse A  
[Outro]
F# C# E B

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Checkout Blues

by Eels

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

D/F#

Asus4

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Eels - Checkout Blues

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Album : Blinking Lights and Other Revelations (2005)

Tempo : 68

E-mail: [email protected]

Tabbed by: newg

Capo 2 transpose -2 for easy play

[Verse]

F# C#

I've got something

E B

Maybe i should tell you

F# C#

I may check out At

E B

any given time

F# C#

Things won't get better

E B

Until they get much worse

F# C#

Is the curse stronger than me

E B

am i stronger than the curse

D A/C# Bm A

[Chorus]

D A/C#

Everyone is scared of me

Bm A

And i'm scared of me too

G D/F# Asus4 A

Never know just what i'm gonna do

F# C#

Heads up, kittens

E B

Everything is bad

F# C#

The sky is dark now

E B

But it's the best dark i ever had

[Chorus]

D A/C#

Hang on to a little thing

Bm A

And let it guide the way

G D/F# Asus4 A

Bring it with you to Another day

[Instrumental]

F# C# E B

D A/C# Bm A

G D/F# Asus4 A

[Verse]

F# C#

I've got something

E B

Maybe i should tell you

F# C#

I'm hanging on here

E B

And i'm really gonna try

[Chorus]

D A/C#

Things won't get better

Bm A

Until they get much worse

G D/F# Asus4 A

Am i stronger than the curse

[Outro]

F# C# E B

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