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AIMEE MANN - BARFLY
album version - CHARMER
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[INTRO]
e|-G-----------Dm----------C------|-G-------|
b|--------6-8-6b(8)r(6)-------|--------|
g|----5/7---------------7p5---|-5------|
d|--------------------------8-|---5----|
a|----------------------------|--------|
e|----------------------------|--------|
[VERSE 1]
GSpent my nights in a sleeping bag smelling Dmkerosene
Thinking Cfog and sand was gonna Amkeep me clean
GFeeding all the bluejays at the Dmwrong address
Where they Cwent instead I could Amonly guess
[CHORUS]
Tell the Gbarfly who Dmruns this town
You A#won't get high
You'll Cjust get down
Tell the Gbarfly it's Dmon his dime
You A#won't get high
So Cdo the time
e|-G----------Dm----------C------|-G------|
b|-------6-8-6b(8)r(6)-------|-------|
g|---5/7---------------7p5---|-------|
d|-------------------------8/|-10----|
a|---------------------------|----10-|
e|---------------------------|-------|
[VERSE 2]
GTook a breath full of iodine and I Dmoverdosed
And the Ctide crept high like a Amwatery ghost
And Gno one needs your kind of a Dmdope sick clown
You can Calways find sitting Amone seat down
[CHORUS]
Tell the Gbarfly who Dmrolls the dice
Your A#numbers up
So Croll it twice
Tell the Gbarfly it's Dmon his dime
You A#won't get high
So Cdo the time
e|-G----------Dm----------C------|-G------|
b|-------6-8-6b(8)r(6)-------|-------|
g|---5/7---------------7p5---|-------|
d|-------------------------8/|-10----|
a|---------------------------|----10-|
e|---------------------------|-------|
[BRIDGE]
Honey, AmI'm not the one who's of Guse to you Dnow
AmI get an hour's sleep at night and GI can't see Dhow
You deserve all the mess that even Amguilt won't allow
[INSTRUMENTAL]
e|----------|-G------------------------------|-Dm-----------------------------------|
b|-13p12-13b|(15)---------------------------|------------------------------------|
g|----------|-----14b(16)~-14b(16)r(14)p12--|-14~---12b(14)r(12)-10-10b(12)r(10)-|
d|----------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
a|----------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|----------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|-A#------------------|-C------------------|
b|------8b(10)r(8)-6-|-8~------8-8--10-8-|
g|-7~----------------|-----7/9-----------|
d|-------------------|-------------------|
a|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-G--------10-------------------15-|-Dm------------------------------|--A#-----------------|--C------------------|
b|-10b(12)----10b(12)~--15b(17)----|(17)r(15)----------------------|-18~--pb(22)r20-18-|-17-17b(18)r(17)----|
g|---------------------------------|--------------17b(19)r(17)-15--|-------------------|-----------------17-|
d|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
a|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
[CHORUS]
Tell the Gbarfly who Dmruns this town
You A#won't get high
You'll Cjust get down
Tell the Gbarfly it's Dmon his dime
You A#won't get high
So Cdo the time
e|-G----------Dm----------C------|-G------|
b|-------6-8-6b(8)r(6)-------|-------|
g|---5/7---------------7p5---|-------|
d|-------------------------8/|-10----|
a|---------------------------|----10-|
e|---------------------------|-------|
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| / Slide Up
| b Bend
| r Return Bend
| pb Pre Bend
|( ) Bend to this pitch
| ~ Vibrato
| p Pull-off
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Barfly
by Aimee Mann
Chords in this song · guitar
G
Dm
C
Am
A#
D
AIMEE MANN - BARFLY
album version - CHARMER
__________________________________
__________________________________
[INTRO]
G Dm C G
e|----------------------------|--------|
b|--------6-8-6b(8)r(6)-------|--------|
g|----5/7---------------7p5---|-5------|
d|--------------------------8-|---5----|
a|----------------------------|--------|
e|----------------------------|--------|
[VERSE 1]
G Dm
Spent my nights in a sleeping bag smelling kerosene
C Am
Thinking fog and sand was gonna keep me clean
G Dm
Feeding all the bluejays at the wrong address
C Am
Where they went instead I could only guess
[CHORUS]
G Dm
Tell the barfly who runs this town
A#
You won't get high
C
You'll just get down
G Dm
Tell the barfly it's on his dime
A#
You won't get high
C
So do the time
G Dm C G
e|---------------------------|-------|
b|-------6-8-6b(8)r(6)-------|-------|
g|---5/7---------------7p5---|-------|
d|-------------------------8/|-10----|
a|---------------------------|----10-|
e|---------------------------|-------|
[VERSE 2]
G Dm
Took a breath full of iodine and I overdosed
C Am
And the tide crept high like a watery ghost
G Dm
And no one needs your kind of a dope sick clown
C Am
You can always find sitting one seat down
[CHORUS]
G Dm
Tell the barfly who rolls the dice
A#
Your numbers up
C
So roll it twice
G Dm
Tell the barfly it's on his dime
A#
You won't get high
C
So do the time
G Dm C G
e|---------------------------|-------|
b|-------6-8-6b(8)r(6)-------|-------|
g|---5/7---------------7p5---|-------|
d|-------------------------8/|-10----|
a|---------------------------|----10-|
e|---------------------------|-------|
[BRIDGE]
Am G D
Honey, I'm not the one who's of use to you now
Am G D
I get an hour's sleep at night and I can't see how
Am
You deserve all the mess that even guilt won't allow
[INSTRUMENTAL]
G Dm
e|----------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
b|-13p12-13b|(15)---------------------------|------------------------------------|
g|----------|-----14b(16)~-14b(16)r(14)p12--|-14~---12b(14)r(12)-10-10b(12)r(10)-|
d|----------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
a|----------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|----------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A# C
e|-------------------|-------------------|
b|------8b(10)r(8)-6-|-8~------8-8--10-8-|
g|-7~----------------|-----7/9-----------|
d|-------------------|-------------------|
a|-------------------|-------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------------|
G Dm A# C
e|---------10-------------------15-|-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
b|-10b(12)----10b(12)~--15b(17)----|(17)r(15)----------------------|-18~--pb(22)r20-18-|-17-17b(18)r(17)----|
g|---------------------------------|--------------17b(19)r(17)-15--|-------------------|-----------------17-|
d|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
a|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
[CHORUS]
G Dm
Tell the barfly who runs this town
A#
You won't get high
C
You'll just get down
G Dm
Tell the barfly it's on his dime
A#
You won't get high
C
So do the time
G Dm C G
e|---------------------------|-------|
b|-------6-8-6b(8)r(6)-------|-------|
g|---5/7---------------7p5---|-------|
d|-------------------------8/|-10----|
a|---------------------------|----10-|
e|---------------------------|-------|
____________________________________________
| / Slide Up
| b Bend
| r Return Bend
| pb Pre Bend
|( ) Bend to this pitch
| ~ Vibrato
| p Pull-off
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