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Summer Babe

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TUNING: STANDARD
TIME SIGNATURE: 4/4
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[INTRO]
D A G
[VERSE]
DIce baby, AI saw your Ggirlfriend and she was
DEating her fingers like they're Ajust another Gmeal
But she Dwaits there Ain the Glevee, washes
DMixin' cocktails with a Aplastic-tipped Gcigar
[INTERLUE]
D A G
[VERSE]
My Deyes stick Ato all Gthe shiny roses
You Dwear on the protein delta strip Ain an abandGoned house
But I will Dwait there, AI'll be Gwaiting forever
I'll Dwait and wait and wait and wait and Await and wait Gand wait...
[VERSE]
DMinerals, Aice Gdeposits daily,
DDropped off Athe first Gshiny robe
DI've got a lot of things AI wGant to sell, but
DNot here, babe! ATokGyo!
[INTERLUE]
D A G
[CHORUS]
Every Dtime I sit around I find I'm AshotG  
Every Dtime I sit around I find I'm AshotG  
Every Dtime I sit around, my friend, every Atime I sit aGround, my friend
Every Dtime, every time, every time, every time, every Atime, every time, Gyou're my...
DSummer AbabeG  
DSummer AbabeG  
DSummer AbabeG  
DSummer AbabeG  

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Summer Babe

by Pavement

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TUNING: STANDARD

TIME SIGNATURE: 4/4

___________________________________________

[INTRO]

D A G

[VERSE]

D A G

Ice baby, I saw your girlfriend and she was

D A G

Eating her fingers like they're just another meal

D A G

But she waits there in the levee, washes

D A G

Mixin' cocktails with a plastic-tipped cigar

[INTERLUE]

D A G

[VERSE]

D A G

My eyes stick to all the shiny roses

D A G

You wear on the protein delta strip in an abandoned house

D A G

But I will wait there, I'll be waiting forever

D A G

I'll wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and wait...

[VERSE]

D A G

Minerals, ice deposits daily,

D A G

Dropped off the first shiny robe

D A G

I've got a lot of things I want to sell, but

D A G

Not here, babe! Tokyo!

[INTERLUE]

D A G

[CHORUS]

D A G

Every time I sit around I find I'm shot

D A G

Every time I sit around I find I'm shot

D A G

Every time I sit around, my friend, every time I sit around, my friend

D A G

Every time, every time, every time, every time, every time, every time, you're my...

D A G

Summer babe

D A G

Summer babe

D A G

Summer babe

D A G

Summer babe

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