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Yo La Tengo - Alyda
President Yo La Tengo (1989)
Standard tuning, no capo
Only play the  Dm7for one stroke. I just move my ring finger (on the 2nd string) off the neck while my pointer
finger is on the first fret of both the 2nd and 1st strings.
[Intro]
C Dm F Dm Dm7 Dm
[Verse 1]
CCame the day Dmyou made your Fmind to DmpuDm7t yoDmu down
CRaised your Dmvoice and found Fit madDme a Dm7strDmonger sound
[Chorus]
DmAlydCa, Dmwhat have you donFe to you
[Verse 2]
CDid confusioDmn make you Fact that seDmlf Dm7assuDmred
CTo take the stDmep that you were Fnot yet rDmeadDm7y foDmr
[Chorus]
DmAlydCa, Dmwhat have you donFe Ato you
[Bridge]
AWhile you whiled away the Ghour
ADo you still the way i kneGw
ADo you dream of something Gbetter
BbOr just sFomething else to CdoDm  F  Dm  Dm7  Dm  
[Verse 3]
CHe said how Dmyou hopped unFtil DmyouDm7r feDmet grew corns
CCheck for sDmome reaction tFhen juDmst Dm7hop Dmsome more
[Outro Chrous]
DmAlyCda, DmAlyCda, DmAlyCda - what have you doFne to yCouDm  F  Dm  Dm7  Dm  
to CyouDm  F  Dm  Dm7  Dm  
to CyouDm  F  Dm  Dm7  Dm  
End on C  
[Chords]
|-C-0----Dm-1----F-1----Dm-1--Dm7-1--Dm-1----A-0----G-3---|
|--1-----3-----1-----3---1---3-----2-----3---|
|--0-----2-----2-----2---2---2-----2-----0---|
|--2-----0-----3-----0---0---0-----2-----0---|
|--3-----------3-------------------0-----2---|
|--3-------------------------------------3---|

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Alyda

by Yo La Tengo

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Yo La Tengo - Alyda

President Yo La Tengo (1989)

Standard tuning, no capo

Dm7

Only play the for one stroke. I just move my ring finger (on the 2nd string) off the neck while my pointer

finger is on the first fret of both the 2nd and 1st strings.

[Intro]

C Dm F Dm Dm7 Dm

[Verse 1]

C Dm F Dm Dm7 Dm

Came the day you made your mind to put you down

C Dm F Dm Dm7 Dm

Raised your voice and found it made a stronger sound

[Chorus]

Dm C Dm F

Alyda, what have you done to you

[Verse 2]

C Dm F Dm Dm7 Dm

Did confusion make you act that self assured

C Dm F Dm Dm7 Dm

To take the step that you were not yet ready for

[Chorus]

Dm C Dm F A

Alyda, what have you done to you

[Bridge]

A G

While you whiled away the hour

A G

Do you still the way i knew

A G

Do you dream of something better

Bb F C Dm F Dm Dm7 Dm

Or just something else to do

[Verse 3]

C Dm F Dm Dm7 Dm

He said how you hopped until your feet grew corns

C Dm F Dm Dm7 Dm

Check for some reaction then just hop some more

[Outro Chrous]

Dm C Dm C Dm C F C Dm F Dm Dm7 Dm

Alyda, Alyda, Alyda - what have you done to you

C Dm F Dm Dm7 Dm

to you

C Dm F Dm Dm7 Dm

to you

End on

[Chords]

C Dm F Dm Dm7 Dm A G

|--0-----1-----1-----1---1---1-----0-----3---|

|--1-----3-----1-----3---1---3-----2-----3---|

|--0-----2-----2-----2---2---2-----2-----0---|

|--2-----0-----3-----0---0---0-----2-----0---|

|--3-----------3-------------------0-----2---|

|--3-------------------------------------3---|

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