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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 4Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Album : Naughty Little Doggy (1995)
Tempo : 98
E-mail: [email protected]
Tabbed by: newg    (http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/newg/)
You can play the normal chord or (for the intro/verse) :
e|--E7--D5--C#m4---A5---|
B|--9--7--5---5---|
G|--9--7--6---6---|
D|------------7---|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
[Intro]
E D C#m A
E D C#m A
[Verse]
I Eslept with Sable when she Dwas 13, her C#mparents were too rich to Ado anything
She Erocked her way aDround L.A, 'Til a C#mNew York doll carried Aher away
[Chorus]
Look aEway      A   B  
Look aEway      A                 B  
[Verse]
Now Ehe was blond and Dshe was dark, they C#mcalled him Thunder 'cause he Ahad the spark
The Edream he dreamed was Dstraight and pure, but the conC#mfusion of life was gonna Aget him for sure
[Chorus]
Look aEway      A   B  
Look aEway      A                 B  
[Verse]
They Eshared their clothes and their Dcowboy boots, 
left them C#mall over the floor while they Adyed their roots
They Elive the dreann and they Dwent non-stop, They C#mdid' ok 'til the Aband broke up
[Chorus]
Look aEway      A   B  
Look aEway A  B  
Look aEway      A   B  
Look aEway      A                                     B  
[Solo]
E
Look aEway
[Verse]
UnEfortunately the Dneedle broke, their C#mrock and roll love like a Abicycle spoke
I Efound her in a back street with her Dlooks half gone, She C#mwas sellin something that AI was on
[Chorus]
Look aEway      A   B  
Look aEwaA  B  
[Verse]
Now EThunder and me Ddid not part friends, What C#mwe did once I wouldn't Ado again
So he Estayed with the pure dream and Dfollowed the moon, 
'Til the C#mdrugs in his body made his Amind a cartoon
[Chorus]
Look aEway      A   B  
Look aEway      A                 B  
[Verse]
So a Efew years later DThunder died broke, C#mSable had a baby Aback at her folks
EMe I went straight and Dserious too, There C#mwasn't much else that AI could do
[Chorus]
I Look Eaway    A            B  
Look aEway      A          B  
[Verse]
So Enow that I'm straight I'm Dsettled too, I C#meat and I slesp and I Awork like you
I Egot lots of feelings but I Dhold them down, That's a C#mway I cope with this Ashitty town
[Chorus]
I Look Eaway    A            B  
Look aEway      A   B  
Look aEway      A      B  
Look aEway      A         B  
[Outro]
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Look Away

by Iggy Pop

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C#m

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Album : Naughty Little Doggy (1995)

Tempo : 98

E-mail: [email protected]

Tabbed by: newg (http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/newg/)

You can play the normal chord or (for the intro/verse) :

E D C#m A

e|--7--5--4---5---|

B|--9--7--5---5---|

G|--9--7--6---6---|

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

A|----------------|

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

[Intro]

E D C#m A

[Verse]

E D C#m A

I slept with Sable when she was 13, her parents were too rich to do anything

E D C#m A

She rocked her way around L.A, 'Til a New York doll carried her away

[Chorus]

E A B

Look away

E A B

Look away

[Verse]

E D C#m A

Now he was blond and she was dark, they called him Thunder 'cause he had the spark

E D C#m A

The dream he dreamed was straight and pure, but the confusion of life was gonna get him for sure

[Chorus]

E A B

Look away

E A B

Look away

[Verse]

E D

They shared their clothes and their cowboy boots,

C#m A

left them all over the floor while they dyed their roots

E D C#m A

They live the dreann and they went non-stop, They did' ok 'til the band broke up

[Chorus]

E A B

Look away

E A B

Look away

E A B

Look away

E A B

Look away

[Solo]

Look away

[Verse]

E D C#m A

Unfortunately the needle broke, their rock and roll love like a bicycle spoke

E D C#m A

I found her in a back street with her looks half gone, She was sellin something that I was on

[Chorus]

E A B

Look away

E A B

Look awa

[Verse]

E D C#m A

Now Thunder and me did not part friends, What we did once I wouldn't do again

E D

So he stayed with the pure dream and followed the moon,

C#m A

'Til the drugs in his body made his mind a cartoon

[Chorus]

E A B

Look away

E A B

Look away

[Verse]

E D C#m A

So a few years later Thunder died broke, Sable had a baby back at her folks

E D C#m A

Me I went straight and serious too, There wasn't much else that I could do

[Chorus]

E A B

I Look away

E A B

Look away

[Verse]

E D C#m A

So now that I'm straight I'm settled too, I eat and I slesp and I work like you

E D C#m A

I got lots of feelings but I hold them down, That's a way I cope with this shitty town

[Chorus]

E A B

I Look away

E A B

Look away

E A B

Look away

E A B

Look away

[Outro]

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