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Gardenia

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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 4Position: 8

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

STRUMMING PATTERN NOTES
* Play fast up and down 16th notes during the intro and chorus
* Upstrokes on the 2 and 4 beats during the verse
[MAIN RIFF]
Repeats just before the choruses and at the end of every fourth bar in the chorus
e|------------|
B|-9----------|
G|------8--11-|
D|---9--------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
[Verse 1]
F#Gardenia
EWhere are you?
F#Black goddess in a shabby raincoat
EWhere are you tonight?
F#Cheap purple baby-doll dress
EA gardenia in your hair
F#Much taller and stronger than me
EA forbidden dream, a dream, a dream
[Chorus]
F#All I wanna do is tell EGardenia what to do tonight
F#All I wanna do is tell EGardenia what to do tonight
[Verse 2]
F#Gardenia
EWhere are you, tonight?
F#The streets were your home
ENow where do you roam?
F#Your hourglass ass
EAnd your powerful back
F#Your slant devil eyes
EAnd the ditch on your spine
Deep ass, deep ass
[Chorus]
F#All I wanna do is tell EGardenia what to do tonight
F#All I wanna do is tell EGardenia what to do tonight
[Bridge]
DWe lay in the darkness
F#Then she turned the Elights on
DI saw a dangerous habit
F#When she turned the Elights on
DThere's always a catch in the darkness when you
F#When you turn the G#lights on
DThere's always a catch Oh well, oh well, oh well, oh well
[Chorus]
F#All I wanna do is tell EGardenia what to do tonight
F#All I wanna do is tell EGardenia what to do tonight
[Verse 3]
F#Alone in the cheapo motel
EBy the highway to hell
F#America's greatest living poet was ogling you all
ENight, You should be wearing the finest gown
F#But here you are now -- Gas, food, lodging,
Epoverty, misery --and gardenia
F#You could be burned at the stake
EFor all your mistakes, mistakes, mistakes
[Chorus]
F#All I wanna do is tell EGardenia what to do tonight
F#All I wanna do is tell EGardenia what to do tonight

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Gardenia

by Iggy Pop

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

STRUMMING PATTERN NOTES

* Play fast up and down 16th notes during the intro and chorus

* Upstrokes on the 2 and 4 beats during the verse

[MAIN RIFF]

Repeats just before the choruses and at the end of every fourth bar in the chorus

e|------------|

B|-9----------|

G|------8--11-|

D|---9--------|

A|------------|

E|------------|

[Verse 1]

Gardenia

Where are you?

Black goddess in a shabby raincoat

Where are you tonight?

Cheap purple baby-doll dress

A gardenia in your hair

Much taller and stronger than me

A forbidden dream, a dream, a dream

[Chorus]

F# E

All I wanna do is tell Gardenia what to do tonight

F# E

All I wanna do is tell Gardenia what to do tonight

[Verse 2]

Gardenia

Where are you, tonight?

The streets were your home

Now where do you roam?

Your hourglass ass

And your powerful back

Your slant devil eyes

And the ditch on your spine

Deep ass, deep ass

[Chorus]

F# E

All I wanna do is tell Gardenia what to do tonight

F# E

All I wanna do is tell Gardenia what to do tonight

[Bridge]

We lay in the darkness

F# E

Then she turned the lights on

I saw a dangerous habit

F# E

When she turned the lights on

There's always a catch in the darkness when you

F# G#

When you turn the lights on

There's always a catch Oh well, oh well, oh well, oh well

[Chorus]

F# E

All I wanna do is tell Gardenia what to do tonight

F# E

All I wanna do is tell Gardenia what to do tonight

[Verse 3]

Alone in the cheapo motel

By the highway to hell

America's greatest living poet was ogling you all

Night, You should be wearing the finest gown

But here you are now -- Gas, food, lodging,

poverty, misery --and gardenia

You could be burned at the stake

For all your mistakes, mistakes, mistakes

[Chorus]

F# E

All I wanna do is tell Gardenia what to do tonight

F# E

All I wanna do is tell Gardenia what to do tonight

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