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El Scorcho

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
This is a good song for only 1 guitar. But, if you want a 2nd guitar, have them strum
open chords during the choruses and bridge and you pick the verses and choruses and strum
barred chords during the bridge
During the Verse and Chorus, these chords are picked
e|----A------| |----D------| |----E------|
B|----------| |-----7v---| |----------|
G|-----6v---| |-------7--| |----------|
D|-------7--| |---7------| |----------|
A|---7------| |-5--------| |-7-5------|
E|-5--------| |----------| |-----9-7--|
During Bridge, these chords are strummed
E: A5 E: D5 E: Bm7 E: E7
B: 5 B: 7 B: 7 B: 9
G: 6 G: 7 G: 7 G: 9
D: 7 D: 7 D: 9 D: 9
A: 7 A: 5 A: 9 A: 7
E: 5 E: X E: 7 E: X
[Intro]
A D A D A D A
[Verse 1]
Well, DGoddamn you hAalf-Japanese giDrls
ADo it to me every tiDme
Oh, tAhe redhead said you sDhred the cello
And IA'm jello, bDaby
But yAou won't talk, wDon't look, won't think of me
AI'm the epitome oDf Public Enemy
N.C.
Why you wanna go and do me like that?
Come down on the street and dance with me
[Chorus]
AI'm Da lot lAike you sDo please AHello, DI'm here, AI'm waitinEg
AI tDhink I'd be Agood Dfor you aAnd you'd Dbe good for AmeE  
[Verse 2]
I asked you to Ago to the Green Day Dconcert
You Asaid you never heard of Dthem
How Acool is that??
So DI went to your room and Aread your diarDy:
"Awatching Grunge leg-drop DNew-Jack trough pressAtable..."
and Dthen my heart stopped:
N.C.
"listening to Cio-Cio San
fall in love all over again."
[Chorus]
AI'm Da lot lAike you sDo please AHello, DI'm here, AI'm waitinEg
AI tDhink I'd be Agood Dfor you aAnd you'd Dbe good for AmeE  
[Bridge]
(Chords are strummed at double time[count 1,&,2,&,3,&,4,& for each strum], not finger
like in the verses and chorus)
How Astupid is it? I can't Dtalk about it
I gotta Bmsing about it and make a Erecord of (my heart)
How Astupid is it? won't you Dgimme a minute
just coBmme up to me and sEay "hello" to (my heart)
(Chords are now strummed at regular time [count 1,2,3,4 for each strum])
How sAtupid is it? FDor all I know yBmou want me too
And Emaybe you just don't know wAhat to do
Or mDaybe you're sBmcared to say: "EI'm falling for you"
[Solo]
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------11--9--8h9----13-----9--11h13--|
G|--------------------9--8--------------------------------|
D|----8--10-----6--8-------------------------13-----------|
A|-----------7--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
I wish I could gAet my head out of Dthe sand
'Cuz I Athink we'd make a good Dteam
And you would kAeep my fingernails cDlean
But tAhat's just a stupid dream tDhat I won't realize
'CAuz I can't even lDook in your eyes AWithout shakin', and DI ain't fakin'
AI'll bring home the turkey if Dyou bring home the bacon
[Chorus]
AI'm Da lot lAike you sDo please AHello, DI'm here, AI'm waitinEg
AI tDhink I'd be Agood Dfor you aAnd you'd Dbe good for AmeE  
AI'm Da lot lAike you sDo please AHello, DI'm here, AI'm waitinEg
AI tDhink I'd be Agood Dfor you aAnd you'd Dbe good for AmeE  
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| h Hammer-on
| v Vibrato
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All chords in this song (4)

The story behind the song

"El Scorcho" is a song from Weezer's second album, Pinkerton, released in 1996. The name of the song supposedly came from a packet of hot sauce. The music video features the band playing in an old ballroom in Los Angeles, surrounded by diverse light fixtures flashing in time to the music. The song has a raw, energetic feel, perfect for channeling a sense of unbridled, quirky passion.

AI-written from these sources:El Scorcho — Wikipedia ↗Weezer — Wikipedia ↗

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