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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
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Blame, Etc.
by The Afghan Whigs
from the album Black Love
Intro: A---2---0h2-0h2--0-----0h2-0----------------------|
       E-----------------------------3--2--0--0-2-3-2-0--|   x4
       D5\B5  
VERSE 1:
    D5    B5My lust it ties me up in chains
    A5     B5My skin catches fire at the mention of your name
    D5     B5No matter what I tried 2 do
    A5      B5I could not lose it
    D5      B5Now I know my heart is being used
    A5      B5But what I'm not allowed to have I never could refuse
    D5     B5No matter what I tried 2 do
    A5      B5I stood accused
 INTERLUDE:
       FI..... rCeply..... that I don'Bmt believe
       I'm evAer gonna dFie..... I doCn't
       Do uD?
CHORUS:
       BlamBme, deny, Abetray, diGvideA  
       A liBme, the tAruth, which one shGall I use?A  
      Whatcha gonna do? I knowBm  A  
      Whatcha gonna do? I know, I knGow, I knowA  
(note: 1st guitar solos over the chorus. 2nd sticks to the chords.)
VERSE 2 (same as verse 1):
      Your sanctimony is showing my dear
       The acrimony hangs in the air
       Beware of who u trust in this world
       Beware the lies about 2 unfurl
INTERLUDE (same as above, repeated twice):
       I..... reply..... that I don't believe
       I'm ever gonna die..... I don't
       Do u?
       U..... were blind..... but u are not
       Alone in this as I..... was once
       Like u
CHORUS (same as before): Blame, etc.

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Blame Etc

by The Afghan Whigs

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Blame, Etc.

by The Afghan Whigs

from the album Black Love

Intro: A---2---0h2-0h2--0-----0h2-0----------------------|

E-----------------------------3--2--0--0-2-3-2-0--| x4

D5 B5

VERSE 1:

D5 B5

My lust it ties me up in chains

A5 B5

My skin catches fire at the mention of your name

D5 B5

No matter what I tried 2 do

A5 B5

I could not lose it

D5 B5

Now I know my heart is being used

A5 B5

But what I'm not allowed to have I never could refuse

D5 B5

No matter what I tried 2 do

A5 B5

I stood accused

INTERLUDE:

F C Bm

I..... reply..... that I don't believe

A F C

I'm ever gonna die..... I don't

Do u?

CHORUS:

Bm A G A

Blame, deny, betray, divide

Bm A G A

A lie, the truth, which one shall I use?

Bm A

Whatcha gonna do? I know

G A

Whatcha gonna do? I know, I know, I know

(note: 1st guitar solos over the chorus. 2nd sticks to the chords.)

VERSE 2 (same as verse 1):

Your sanctimony is showing my dear

The acrimony hangs in the air

Beware of who u trust in this world

Beware the lies about 2 unfurl

INTERLUDE (same as above, repeated twice):

I..... reply..... that I don't believe

I'm ever gonna die..... I don't

Do u?

U..... were blind..... but u are not

Alone in this as I..... was once

Like u

CHORUS (same as before): Blame, etc.

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