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Dminor

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1/11

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Four bar riff for verse:
[C= power chord 3rd fret (or 8th)
 A= open chord (or 5th) ]
C| C|  C|_A|   C|    C|_C|_C|    C|   C#|   
C| C|  C|_C#|   C|    C|_C|_C|    C|   A|   
VERSE:
I'm Just waiting
waiting for the baptist
that sad suck-off left me in damascus
I'm Just waiting
waiting for the baptist
that sad suck-off, that shit  left me nowwwwwwww
Bridge:
BASS:     C       A     C   A    G     C     A          C   A     G     C    A    C   A      GFFF....         
E|---3-----0-----3--------3---0-3----------------3---0--3---------3--------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------5----------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
then cut to (this ascends towards C-chord of verse):
Ab////   A/////   Bb////  B///// 
[Solo over verse progression]
I'm just wasting,   wasting all the black ticks
Queens way's rockers, enough to make your ears twitch
I'm wasting, wasting all the Black tits
??? Some reddish sins, some grey - is it now ???
[repeat bridge riff]
I'm just waiting, waiting for a black jet
That fucker...... Ahhhhhhh..
[out chorus]
That fucker left me now
that suck left me now
that sun left me now ...

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Baptist Blacktick

by Pavement

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Pavement fans: send me your tabs/chords/lyrics that aren't on the net.

Four bar riff for verse:

[C= power chord 3rd fret (or 8th)

A= open chord (or 5th) ]

C C C A C C C C C C#

| | |_| | |_|_| | |

C C C C# C C C C C A

| | |_| | |_|_| | |

VERSE:

I'm Just waiting

waiting for the baptist

that sad suck-off left me in damascus

I'm Just waiting

waiting for the baptist

that sad suck-off, that shit left me nowwwwwwww

Bridge:

C A C A G C A C A G C A C A G

BASS: FFF....

E|---3-----0-----3--------3---0-3----------------3---0--3---------3--------

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

G|--------------------------------5----------------------------------------

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

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

then cut to (this ascends towards C-chord of verse):

Ab A Bb B

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[Solo over verse progression]

I'm just wasting, wasting all the black ticks

Queens way's rockers, enough to make your ears twitch

I'm wasting, wasting all the Black tits

??? Some reddish sins, some grey - is it now ???

[repeat bridge riff]

I'm just waiting, waiting for a black jet

That fucker...... Ahhhhhhh..

[out chorus]

That fucker left me now

that suck left me now

that sun left me now ...

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