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Sunglasses After Dark
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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
[Intro]
(Feedback and random
trills 0:00 to 0:20) (Guitar and drums enter at 0:21)
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e|--------------------|--0-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|-------0------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|------------0-------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|-----------------0--|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--0-----------------|--------------------|
E---------------------|--------------------|-------0----0----0--|-----0--------0-----|
[Verse 1]
I got somethin' to say to you and you better listen
I'm'a tell ya how to be cool in one easy lesson, go!G A E
Sunglasses after dark!B G A B
AAAAAHHHH! They're so sharp!B G A B
And you'll be cool
And the squares'll drool
e|-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-|-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--10--|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
BIt's real simpleB G A B
Sunglasses after dark!B G A B
AAAAAHHHH! They're so sharp!
[Instrumental]
B A B A B A B A
E D E D E D E D
B A B A B A B A(x2)
E D E D E D E D(x2)
B A B A B A B A(x2)
e|-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-|-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--10--|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
BListen to thisB G A B
Went out last Saturday nightB G A E
Got myself in a knife fightB G A B
Everybody got cut including meB G A B
'Cause not one of us cats could see!
We had on S.A.D.
e|-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-|-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--10--|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
[Verse 4]
BThat's rightB G A B
I was hangin' around on the streetB G A E
When this great big guy ran right into me!B G A B
I could hardly make him out, everything was so dimB G A B
But then I seen what was wrong with him
He was wearin' sunglasses
e|-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-|-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--10--|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
BAfter dark
[Verse 5]
B G A BSunglasses after dark!B G A E
Whooooo! They're so sharp!B G A B
Sunglasses after dark!B G A B
Whooooo! It's so simple!
e|-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-|-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--10--|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
e|-B----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-------0--2----|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------0-------0-----------|---------------------0----0--0---2-----|
Where am I
[Outro]
B G A B
B G A E
B G A B
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Sunglasses After Dark
by The Cramps
Chords in this song · guitar
G
A
E
B
D
[Intro]
(Feedback and random
trills 0:00 to 0:20) (Guitar and drums enter at 0:21)
N.C.
e|--------------------|--0-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|-------0------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|------------0-------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|-----------------0--|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--0-----------------|--------------------|
E---------------------|--------------------|-------0----0----0--|-----0--------0-----|
[Verse 1]
I got somethin' to say to you and you better listen
G A E
I'm'a tell ya how to be cool in one easy lesson, go!
B G A B
Sunglasses after dark!
B G A B
AAAAAHHHH! They're so sharp!
And you'll be cool
And the squares'll drool
e|-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-|-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--10--|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
B B G A B
It's real simple
B G A B
Sunglasses after dark!
AAAAAHHHH! They're so sharp!
[Instrumental]
B A B A B A B A
E D E D E D E D
B A B A B A B A
(x2)
E D E D E D E D
(x2)
B A B A B A B A
(x2)
e|-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-|-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--10--|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
B B G A B
Listen to this
B G A E
Went out last Saturday night
B G A B
Got myself in a knife fight
B G A B
Everybody got cut including me
'Cause not one of us cats could see!
We had on S.A.D.
e|-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-|-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--10--|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
[Verse 4]
B B G A B
That's right
B G A E
I was hangin' around on the street
B G A B
When this great big guy ran right into me!
B G A B
I could hardly make him out, everything was so dim
But then I seen what was wrong with him
He was wearin' sunglasses
e|-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-|-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--10--|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B
After dark
[Verse 5]
B G A B B G A E
Sunglasses after dark!
B G A B
Whooooo! They're so sharp!
B G A B
Sunglasses after dark!
Whooooo! It's so simple!
e|-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-|-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--10--|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B
e|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-------0--2----|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------0-------0-----------|---------------------0----0--0---2-----|
Where am I
[Outro]
B G A B
B G A E
B G A B
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