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WILD VANILLA
album version - LEARN TO SING LIKE A STAR
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chords:
C#5 F#5 E5 G#5F#5* E5*
e-------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------
b-------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------
g-------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------
d---11--- ---4--- ---2--- ---6--- ---16--- ---14---
a---11--- ---4--- ---2--- ---6--- ---16--- ---14---
e---9---- ---2--- ---0--- ---4--- ---14--- ---12---
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intro:
e--C#5------
b--------
g--------
d---11---
a---11---
e---9----
C#5 C#5 F#5 E5
C#5Wild C#5vanilla
F#5Clean dreams, F#5downcast eyes
C#5If you C#5lived here you'd be F#5home now and E5suicidalG#5
G#5That was C#5one striking C#5phone call boy
F#5Your voice at a F#5fever pitch
C#5And here I C#5thought that you'd just,
F#5Full of white noise, E5called to bitchG#5
G#5You messing G#5with my head makes a G#5terrible noiseG#5
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lead 1:
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------11p9------------------------11p9------------------9--------------------
d-11~~~------11-9-9h11-9h11--------------11-9-9-9-9h11-11---11-----------------
a-----------------------------9---7----------------------------11-9------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------------12-9--9-12-
e------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------------
d------------9-----9----9----9-10----10----10-11-11-11-11-11-
a-9/11-11-11---11----11---11------11----11-------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------
C#5 C#5 F#5* F#5*
C#5 C#5 F#5* E5*
G#5____G#5____G#5____G#5___________________________________________________________________
C#5Wild C#5vanilla
F#5Clean eyes and F#5greasy hair
C#5Cross an C#5ocean and you,
F#5Vague and itchy, bE5elong there G#5 G#5
You are C#5whizzing C#5past my ears
F#5A shit-scared F#5domestic god
C#5You make the C#5gypsy in me F#5horny for a E5flower gardenG#5
G#5You messing G#5with my head makes a G#5terrible noiseG#5
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lead 2:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------9p8p6----------------9----------------------
d-11~~~--10----10----9~~-----9----9---------9-9-9-9/11-11---11-------------------
a-----------11----11------11---11------------------------------11-9--------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------------12-9--9-12---
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------11p9-------------------11p9----------------
d------------9-----9----9----9-10----10----10-11-11-11-11------11-9-9-9-9/11--11------11-9-9h11-9h11-
a-9/11-11-11---11----11---11------11----11-----------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-----11p9------------------9--------------------------------------------------------------
d----------11-9-9-9-9h11-11---11----------------------------9----9----9-10----10----10-11--
a-9-7-----------------------------11-9------------9/11-11-11---11---11------11----11-------
e--------------------------------------12-9--12-9------------------------------------------
C#5 C#5 F#5* F#5*
C#5 C#5 F#5* E5*
G#5C#5 G#5C#5 G#5F#5* G#5F#5*
C#5 C#5 F#5* E5*
G#5 G#5 G#5
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Wild Vanilla
by Kristin Hersh
Chords in this song · guitar
C#5
F#5
E5
G#5
WILD VANILLA
album version - LEARN TO SING LIKE A STAR
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chords:
C#5 F#5 E5 G#5
F#5* E5*
e-------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------
b-------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------
g-------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------
d---11--- ---4--- ---2--- ---6--- ---16--- ---14---
a---11--- ---4--- ---2--- ---6--- ---16--- ---14---
e---9---- ---2--- ---0--- ---4--- ---14--- ---12---
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intro:
C#5
e--------
b--------
g--------
d---11---
a---11---
e---9----
C#5 C#5 F#5 E5
C#5 C#5
Wild vanilla
F#5 F#5
Clean dreams, downcast eyes
C#5 C#5 F#5 E5 G#5
If you lived here you'd be home now and suicidal
G#5 C#5 C#5
That was one striking phone call boy
F#5 F#5
Your voice at a fever pitch
C#5 C#5
And here I thought that you'd just,
F#5 E5 G#5
Full of white noise, called to bitch
G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5
You messing with my head makes a terrible noise
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lead 1:
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------11p9------------------------11p9------------------9--------------------
d-11~~~------11-9-9h11-9h11--------------11-9-9-9-9h11-11---11-----------------
a-----------------------------9---7----------------------------11-9------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------------12-9--9-12-
e------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------------
d------------9-----9----9----9-10----10----10-11-11-11-11-11-
a-9/11-11-11---11----11---11------11----11-------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------
C#5 C#5 F#5* F#5*
C#5 C#5 F#5* E5*
G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5
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C#5 C#5
Wild vanilla
F#5 F#5
Clean eyes and greasy hair
C#5 C#5
Cross an ocean and you,
F#5 E5 G#5 G#5
Vague and itchy, belong there
C#5 C#5
You are whizzing past my ears
F#5 F#5
A shit-scared domestic god
C#5 C#5 F#5 E5 G#5
You make the gypsy in me horny for a flower garden
G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5
You messing with my head makes a terrible noise
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lead 2:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------9p8p6----------------9----------------------
d-11~~~--10----10----9~~-----9----9---------9-9-9-9/11-11---11-------------------
a-----------11----11------11---11------------------------------11-9--------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------------12-9--9-12---
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------11p9-------------------11p9----------------
d------------9-----9----9----9-10----10----10-11-11-11-11------11-9-9-9-9/11--11------11-9-9h11-9h11-
a-9/11-11-11---11----11---11------11----11-----------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-----11p9------------------9--------------------------------------------------------------
d----------11-9-9-9-9h11-11---11----------------------------9----9----9-10----10----10-11--
a-9-7-----------------------------11-9------------9/11-11-11---11---11------11----11-------
e--------------------------------------12-9--12-9------------------------------------------
C#5 C#5 F#5* F#5*
C#5 C#5 F#5* E5*
G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5
C#5 C#5 F#5* F#5*
C#5 C#5 F#5* E5*
G#5 G#5 G#5
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