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Waxahatchee - Poison
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Album: Ivy Tripp (2015)
Tuning: Standard
Note: It's basically based on Eb, Bb, Ab and Cm.
      But powerchords are played on the recording (hence the Eb5 etc).
Verse:
  Eb5I   Bb5watch you   Ab5anxiousBb5ly
  Eb5You paint it celBb5estial,   Ab5you paint it seBb5rene
Bridge:
What do Eb5you want, what do C5you need?
  Ab5A welcome Bb5mat
You get Eb5lazy, you get C5boring
  Ab5You jump the Bb5track
Chorus:
And your Ab5birthday party tongBb5ue  dripping, you'll 
   Eb5summaC5rize
   Ab5Travel the world Bb5ivy tripping with 
   Eb5no spotC5lightAb5  Bb5  
Verse:
  Eb5I   Bb5fill your   Ab5plastic cBb5up
  Eb5I'm cooling in Bb5peacefulness,   Ab5you dress it Bb5up
Bridge:
What do Eb5I want, what do C5I think
  Ab5Nobody Bb5hears
I take Eb5all the space C5I need
  Ab5And my tears run Bb5clear
Lead1:
e:-10^11-11-11---11-11-11-|-10^11-11-11--...-|
b:-11----11-11---11-11-11-|-11----11-11--...-|
G:------------------------|--------------...-|
Chorus:
           Ab5 (w/Lead1)   Bb5 
While your short-term memory's slipping you'll 
   Eb5improC5vise
   Ab5Travel the world Bb5ivy tripping with 
   Eb5no spotC5light
Outro:
   Ab5oooohooBb5hoooo
Eb5oohooooohohoC5hooooo
   Ab5oooohBb5  
Eb5       C5
Ab5       Bb5
Eb5       C5
Ab5       Bb5
Eb5

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Poison

by Waxahatchee

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Eb5

Bb5

Ab5

Waxahatchee - Poison

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Album: Ivy Tripp (2015)

Tuning: Standard

Note: It's basically based on Eb, Bb, Ab and Cm.

But powerchords are played on the recording (hence the Eb5 etc).

Verse:

Eb5 Bb5 Ab5 Bb5

I watch you anxiously

Eb5 Bb5 Ab5 Bb5

You paint it celestial, you paint it serene

Bridge:

Eb5 C5

What do you want, what do you need?

Ab5 Bb5

A welcome mat

Eb5 C5

You get lazy, you get boring

Ab5 Bb5

You jump the track

Chorus:

Ab5 Bb5

And your birthday party tongue dripping, you'll

Eb5 C5

summarize

Ab5 Bb5

Travel the world ivy tripping with

Eb5 C5 Ab5 Bb5

no spotlight

Verse:

Eb5 Bb5 Ab5 Bb5

I fill your plastic cup

Eb5 Bb5 Ab5 Bb5

I'm cooling in peacefulness, you dress it up

Bridge:

Eb5 C5

What do I want, what do I think

Ab5 Bb5

Nobody hears

Eb5 C5

I take all the space I need

Ab5 Bb5

And my tears run clear

Lead1:

e:-10^11-11-11---11-11-11-|-10^11-11-11--...-|

b:-11----11-11---11-11-11-|-11----11-11--...-|

G:------------------------|--------------...-|

Chorus:

Ab5 (w/Lead1) Bb5

While your short-term memory's slipping you'll

Eb5 C5

improvise

Ab5 Bb5

Travel the world ivy tripping with

Eb5 C5

no spotlight

Outro:

Ab5 Bb5

oooohoohoooo

Eb5 C5

oohooooohohohooooo

Ab5 Bb5

ooooh

Eb5 C5

Ab5 Bb5

Eb5 C5

Ab5 Bb5

Eb5

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