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Pocket Knife

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Bminor

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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 8Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Album : Uh Huh Her (2004)
Tempo : 148
E-mail: [email protected]
Tabbed by: newg    (http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/newg/)
Hard to transcript here because the tuning is down about around 0.40 semitone.
Plus I think she play with a different tuning than "standard", I say maybe around one step down.
But you can play this with normal tuning, sound good too.
On live's video, the E5 is played Em in alternance with D5 (xx023x)
e|-E5-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------0--2--4---0--------|
D|--0h2---------------2--2--|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
[Intro]
E5 E5 E5 E5
[Verse]
E5Please don't make my E5wedding dressD  Em  D  Em  
E5I'm too young to E5marry yetD  Em  D  Em  
E5Can you see my E5pocket knife?D  Em  D  Em  
N.C                             D     Em   D  Em  
You can't make me be a wife
[Chorus]
B5How the A5world just G5turns & F#5turnsD  Em  D  Em  
B5How does A5anyG5body F#5learn?
[Instrumental]
  D    Emx8
[Verse]
E5Mummy, put your E5needle downD  Em  D  Em  
E5How did you feel E5when you were young?D  Em  D  Em  
E5'cause I feel like I'E5ve just been bornD  Em  D  Em  
N.C                             D     Em   D  Em  
Even though I'm getting on
[Chorus]
B5How the A5world slips G5by so F#5fastD  Em  D  Em  
B5How does A5anyG5body F#5last?
[Instrumental]
  D    Emx8
[Bridge]
As the Dworld Gkeeps Emcoming.....
And the Dbees Gkeep Emhumming....
And DI'll Gkeep Emrunning
[Instrumental]
  D    Emx8
[Verse]
E5Flowers I can E5do withoutD  Em  D  Em  
E5I don't wanna E5be tied downD  Em  D  Em  
E5White material E5will stainD  Em  D  Em  
   N.C                               D     Em   D  Em  
My pocket knife's gotta shiny blade
[Chorus]
B5I'm not A5trying to G5cause a F#5fussD  Em  D  Em  
I B5just wanna A5make my G5own fuck-F#5upsD  Em  D  Em  
B5I'm not A5trying to G5break your F#5heartD  Em  D  Em  
I'm B5just trying A5not to G5fall aF#5part
[Outro]
  D    Emx16
D

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Pocket Knife

by PJ Harvey

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F#5

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Album : Uh Huh Her (2004)

Tempo : 148

E-mail: [email protected]

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

Hard to transcript here because the tuning is down about around 0.40 semitone.

Plus I think she play with a different tuning than "standard", I say maybe around one step down.

But you can play this with normal tuning, sound good too.

On live's video, the E5 is played Em in alternance with D5 (xx023x)

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

B|--------------------------|

G|-------0--2--4---0--------|

D|--0h2---------------2--2--|

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

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

[Intro]

E5 E5 E5 E5

[Verse]

E5 E5 D Em D Em

Please don't make my wedding dress

E5 E5 D Em D Em

I'm too young to marry yet

E5 E5 D Em D Em

Can you see my pocket knife?

D Em D Em

N.C

You can't make me be a wife

[Chorus]

B5 A5 G5 F#5 D Em D Em

How the world just turns & turns

B5 A5 G5 F#5

How does anybody learn?

[Instrumental]

D Em

[Verse]

E5 E5 D Em D Em

Mummy, put your needle down

E5 E5 D Em D Em

How did you feel when you were young?

E5 E5 D Em D Em

'cause I feel like I've just been born

D Em D Em

N.C

Even though I'm getting on

[Chorus]

B5 A5 G5 F#5 D Em D Em

How the world slips by so fast

B5 A5 G5 F#5

How does anybody last?

[Instrumental]

D Em

[Bridge]

D G Em

As the world keeps coming.....

D G Em

And the bees keep humming....

D G Em

And I'll keep running

[Instrumental]

D Em

[Verse]

E5 E5 D Em D Em

Flowers I can do without

E5 E5 D Em D Em

I don't wanna be tied down

E5 E5 D Em D Em

White material will stain

D Em D Em

N.C

My pocket knife's gotta shiny blade

[Chorus]

B5 A5 G5 F#5 D Em D Em

I'm not trying to cause a fuss

B5 A5 G5 F#5 D Em D Em

I just wanna make my own fuck-ups

B5 A5 G5 F#5 D Em D Em

I'm not trying to break your heart

B5 A5 G5 F#5

I'm just trying not to fall apart

[Outro]

D Em

x16

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