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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
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Intro:   A   E   A   E  A-E- A   A  D-A-E  
Verse 1:
	                  E  D-A-E  
	Up in New York City
	                      E  D-A-E  
	'Neath the bamboo trees
	                   E  A-E-A  
	She was eating sushi
	AHe was on his knees
	                           E  D-A-E  
	He tried to say he loved her
	                   E  D-A-E  
	But he could not win
	                          E  A-E-A  
	She just fixed her lipstick
	AAnd kept ignoring him - she was...
Chorus:       D            A  E-Esus4-  E  Esus4-E  
	Headed for a crash
	           D              A  E-Esus4-  E  Esus4-E  
	And it even hurt to laugh
	              D            A  E(hold)
	Cause it ended with a bang
	When it alAl cEame AbaEck like a boomerang
	EWhen it all AcaEme AbacEk like a boomerang
Verse 2:
	A-E- A   A  D-A-E  
	She went to a party
	With thieves and debutants
	All talking italics
	And so much nonchalance
	He was on the outside
	Standing in the rain
	He saw her thru a window
	He couldn't stand the pain - he was...
		- chorus -
Verse 3:
	A-E- A   A  D-A-E  
	She went up the staircase
	With a sleazy mideast guest
	Who could not help staring
	Thru her flimsy cocktail dress
	He broke into the bedroom
	They put him on the spot
	He took off his pistol
	They never heard the shots - they were...
		- chorus -
	EWhen it all AcaEme AbacEk like a boomerang
		- solo over ||:  A   E   A   E   E:|| -
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verses, the D and A are one beat each and before playing the E
hit the open D string, hammer on the E (second fret) to play the
open E chord - this sounds harder than it actually is.

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Boomerang

by T-Bone Burnett

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Esus4

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A E A E A E A A D A E

Intro: -- --

Verse 1:

E D A E

Up in New York City

E D A E

'Neath the bamboo trees

E A E A

She was eating sushi

He was on his knees

E D A E

He tried to say he loved her

E D A E

But he could not win

E A E A

She just fixed her lipstick

And kept ignoring him - she was...

D A E Esus4 E Esus4 E

Chorus: -- -

Headed for a crash

D A E Esus4 E Esus4 E

-- -

And it even hurt to laugh

D A E

(hold)

Cause it ended with a bang

A E A E

When it all came back like a boomerang

E A E A E

When it all came back like a boomerang

Verse 2:

A E A A D A E

-- --

She went to a party

With thieves and debutants

All talking italics

And so much nonchalance

He was on the outside

Standing in the rain

He saw her thru a window

He couldn't stand the pain - he was...

- chorus -

Verse 3:

A E A A D A E

-- --

She went up the staircase

With a sleazy mideast guest

Who could not help staring

Thru her flimsy cocktail dress

He broke into the bedroom

They put him on the spot

He took off his pistol

They never heard the shots - they were...

- chorus -

E A E A E

When it all came back like a boomerang

A E A E E

- solo over ||: :|| -

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verses, the D and A are one beat each and before playing the E

hit the open D string, hammer on the E (second fret) to play the

open E chord - this sounds harder than it actually is.

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