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Album : Useless Trinkets (2008)
Tempo : 126
E-mail: [email protected]
Tabbed by: newg    (http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/newg/)
Capo 5
[Intro]
D  G  C G
D
[Verse]
  DYour stepmother Ghates my guts,    Cbut i Gdon't really Dcare
  DShe don't like me Gcomin' 'round      CWith my Gshort greasy Dhair
[Chorus]
  FShe would be your Cbest friend
If she Emhad it her Gway
  FShe would take all your Cbest friends
And Emput them Gaway
[Verse]
  DYour stepmother Ghates my guts     CBut i Gdon't give a Ddamn
  DShe thinks i'm some Gkinda' scum       C'cause i Gdon't call her Dma'am
[Chorus]
   FlalalalalalalalalaClala
lalEmalalalalalaGla
  FShe would be your Cbest friend
If she Emhad it her Gway
[Verse]
  DYour stepmother Ghates my guts     CBut i Gwon't give up Dyet
  DI want you so Ggoddamn much      CBut she Gsure is upDsetDsus2  D  Dsus2  D  
[Bridge]
   Dsus2Looking down aDgain i knock
 On the Dsus2door  There she Dis
   Dsus2Looking down on me aDgain
[Outro]
Dsus2 D
Dsus2 D
D

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Stepmother

by Eels

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Dsus2

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Album : Useless Trinkets (2008)

Tempo : 126

E-mail: [email protected]

Tabbed by: newg (http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/newg/)

Capo 5

[Intro]

D G C G

[Verse]

D G C G D

Your stepmother hates my guts, but i don't really care

D G C G D

She don't like me comin' 'round With my short greasy hair

[Chorus]

F C

She would be your best friend

Em G

If she had it her way

F C

She would take all your best friends

Em G

And put them away

[Verse]

D G C G D

Your stepmother hates my guts But i don't give a damn

D G C G D

She thinks i'm some kinda' scum 'cause i don't call her ma'am

[Chorus]

F C

lalalalalalalalalalala

Em G

lalalalalalalala

F C

She would be your best friend

Em G

If she had it her way

[Verse]

D G C G D

Your stepmother hates my guts But i won't give up yet

D G C G D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D

I want you so goddamn much But she sure is upset

[Bridge]

Dsus2 D

Looking down again i knock

Dsus2 D

On the door There she is

Dsus2 D

Looking down on me again

[Outro]

Dsus2 D

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