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Lariat

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 23Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
standard tuning
The chords are nowhere near perfect but I figured it was better than nothing
Main Riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-7---7-5-7-------5------------5-5---7-5---5---------------------------|
A|----------------7-5-3---7-5-3-0--7-----7-----7-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
COnly a Amchariot could cFarry it
ADm7cross this voidF  Dm7  F  
CI wouldn’t Amjerry rig or cFandy coat your LDm7atin kissesF  Dm7  F  
GYou’re not what you aren’t
GYou aren’t what you’re not
GYou got what you want/You want what you got
FPeople look great when they Gshave
Don’t they?
CWe lived on AmTennyson and vFenison and The GDm7rateful DeadF  Dm7  F  
CIt was MudhAmoney summer, TForch of Mystics, DDm7ouble BummerF  Dm7  F  
GYou’re not what you aren’t
GYou aren’t what you’re not
GYou got what you want
GYou want what you got
FFeels so great in the sGhade
CA love like Amoxygen, so fFoxy then so tDm7errific nowF  
On a jDm7ape I’m returningF  
CBobby spinnin’ outAm  
I was so messed upF  
You were drunk and Dm7high
Just a ramblin’ Fwreck
Comin’ off the breaks to Dm7see what was shaFking
Main Riff 2x
CWe grew up listAmening to the muDm7sic from the bFest decade everF  Dm7  F  
Talkin’ about the A-D-Ds
CWe grew up listAmening to the muDm7sic from the bFest decade ever
C    Am    F      Am      F      Dm7
C    Am    F      Dm7     F      Dm7
C    Am    F      C

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Lariat

by Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

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Tuning: Standard

standard tuning

The chords are nowhere near perfect but I figured it was better than nothing

Main Riff:

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

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

G|--------5------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|--5-5-7---7-5-7-------5------------5-5---7-5---5---------------------------|

A|----------------7-5-3---7-5-3-0--7-----7-----7-----------------------------|

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

C Am F

Only a chariot could carry it

Dm7 F Dm7 F

Across this void

C Am F Dm7 F Dm7 F

I wouldn’t jerry rig or candy coat your Latin kisses

You’re not what you aren’t

You aren’t what you’re not

You got what you want/You want what you got

F G

People look great when they shave

Don’t they?

C Am F Dm7 F Dm7 F

We lived on Tennyson and venison and The Grateful Dead

C Am F Dm7 F Dm7 F

It was Mudhoney summer, Torch of Mystics, Double Bummer

You’re not what you aren’t

You aren’t what you’re not

You got what you want

You want what you got

F G

Feels so great in the shade

C Am F Dm7 F

A love like oxygen, so foxy then so terrific now

Dm7 F

On a jape I’m returning

C Am

Bobby spinnin’ out

I was so messed up

Dm7

You were drunk and high

Just a ramblin’ wreck

Dm7 F

Comin’ off the breaks to see what was shaking

Main Riff 2x

C Am Dm7 F F Dm7 F

We grew up listening to the music from the best decade ever

Talkin’ about the A-D-Ds

C Am Dm7 F

We grew up listening to the music from the best decade ever

C Am F Am F Dm7

C Am F Dm7 F Dm7

C Am F C

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