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Tommy

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 5Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

The album version is essentially the same, but with the open chords played as power chords.
Open chords are played using the standard fingering. The other chords are played as follows:
    Esus   Asus2*  C#m7   Bsus4  Amaj9sus/G#  
E|--0----0-------0----0-----0---------|
B|--0----0-------0----0-----0---------|
G|--9----9-------6----4-----1---------|
D|--9----9-------6----4-----2---------|
A|--7----0-------4----2-----x---------|
E|--------------------------4---------|
[Intro]
E Asus2 A
E Asus2 A
[Verse 1]
                                          Esus   Asus2*
     The way your smell lingers on my clothes
Creeps up, eats me inside outEsus  
                          Asus2*
I couldn't make you stay
Shoot up in the C#m7trailer
I couldn't make you Bsus4stay here
[Verse 2] 
                                   Esus   Asus2*
     Pebbles fall from under your toes
Jumped up, fucked up alwaysEsus  
                                Asus2*                  
Like you were seeing something
Like you saw something beau - C#m7tiful
Couldn't make you Bsus4stay here
[Chorus 1]
  EDead skin, piercing Asus2light
      Through my eyes, through my Espine
Catch a glimpse of a flicker Asus2and I try
Bsus4And you are not Asus2here in my C#m7bed tonight
You never Asus2will be
You never Bsus4will be, Tommy
E Asus2 A
E Asus2 A
[Bridge]
And Asus2I forgot your eyes
And Amaj9sus/G#I forgot your hair
And Asus2I forgot you Bsus4entirely
The Asus2fall from Diamond Gap
The Amaj9sus/G#ravages of time
EIf you don't jump then I'll be Bsus4fine
[Chorus 2]
                     Esus   Asus2*
     Dead skin, piercing light
Through my eyes, through my Esusspine
                              Asus2*
Catch a glimpse of a flicker and I try
  EDead skin, piercing Asus2light
Through my eyes, through my C#m7spine
Catch a glimpse of a flicker Bsus4and I try
Asus2And you are not Bsus4here in my bed C#m7tonight
You never Asus2will be
You never Amaj9sus/G#will be
You never Asus2will be
You never Amaj9sus/G#will be
[Outro]
And you won't Asus2work in the factory
I'll stop Bsus4stripping
And I won't Asus2leave if you won't leave
If you don't Bsus4leave, TommyE  

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Tommy

by Petal

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus

Asus2

C#m7

Bsus4

Amaj9sus/G#

The album version is essentially the same, but with the open chords played as power chords.

Open chords are played using the standard fingering. The other chords are played as follows:

Esus Asus2 C#m7 Bsus4 Amaj9sus/G#

E|--0----0-------0----0-----0---------|

B|--0----0-------0----0-----0---------|

G|--9----9-------6----4-----1---------|

D|--9----9-------6----4-----2---------|

A|--7----0-------4----2-----x---------|

E|--------------------------4---------|

[Intro]

E Asus2 A

[Verse 1]

Esus Asus2

The way your smell lingers on my clothes

Esus

Creeps up, eats me inside out

Asus2

I couldn't make you stay

C#m7

Shoot up in the trailer

Bsus4

I couldn't make you stay here

[Verse 2]

Esus Asus2

Pebbles fall from under your toes

Esus

Jumped up, fucked up always

Asus2

Like you were seeing something

C#m7

Like you saw something beau - tiful

Bsus4

Couldn't make you stay here

[Chorus 1]

E Asus2

Dead skin, piercing light

Through my eyes, through my spine

Asus2

Catch a glimpse of a flicker and I try

Bsus4 Asus2 C#m7

And you are not here in my bed tonight

Asus2

You never will be

Bsus4

You never will be, Tommy

E Asus2 A

[Bridge]

Asus2

And I forgot your eyes

Amaj9sus/G#

And I forgot your hair

Asus2 Bsus4

And I forgot you entirely

Asus2

The fall from Diamond Gap

Amaj9sus/G#

The ravages of time

E Bsus4

If you don't jump then I'll be fine

[Chorus 2]

Esus Asus2

Dead skin, piercing light

Esus

Through my eyes, through my spine

Asus2

Catch a glimpse of a flicker and I try

E Asus2

Dead skin, piercing light

C#m7

Through my eyes, through my spine

Bsus4

Catch a glimpse of a flicker and I try

Asus2 Bsus4 C#m7

And you are not here in my bed tonight

Asus2

You never will be

Amaj9sus/G#

You never will be

Asus2

You never will be

Amaj9sus/G#

You never will be

[Outro]

Asus2

And you won't work in the factory

Bsus4

I'll stop stripping

Asus2

And I won't leave if you won't leave

Bsus4 E

If you don't leave, Tommy

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