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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#
Intro:
E--------|
B--------|
G---12---|
D---12---|
A---10---|
E--------|
    G
Only chords used throughout song:
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------5-------3---|
D--3---5---5---3---|
A--3---3---5---1---|
E--1-------3-------|
(ChForusC):G  Bb  
[F]                      [C]             [G]
Caution is a word that I can't understand.
Riff:
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G--7-5-7-5----------|
D-----------8-5-8-5-|
[F]                      [C]
Caution is a word that I can't understand.
[G]                        [F]           [C]
C  A  U  T  I  O  N,  was a word I could not understand.
[G]                                     [F]          [C]
Walked the dog with a real short leash, turned around saw
                  [G]
the dog walk me.  Stainless steel and painted glass give me
[F]                       [C]           [G]
pulse like a hammer and a mind to match. No relief, no food,
                      [F]                     [C]
no sleep, when you're king for a day you're a whore for a
week. (Riff:) E-----------------|
              B-----------------|
              G-7-5-7-5---------|
              D---------8-5-8-5-|
Then repeat chorus, with this riff:
E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-------7-7-5-----|
D-8-5-8-------8-5-|
Next, play verse again, with the same riff as the last chorus. Play
chorus again after that, with the original riff. Then,
Bridge:
[Bb][C][F]                       [C][Bb][F]
           I didn't get it then.           I think I got it
    [Bb][C][F]                      [C]
now.        Caution my friend, don't step in the water
[Bb]    [F]
'till you know you can swim.
Then repeat chorus, with palm muting after the G, and that's it! Let me

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Caution

by Operation Ivy

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

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

Intro:

E--------|

B--------|

G---12---|

D---12---|

A---10---|

E--------|

Only chords used throughout song:

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

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

G------5-------3---|

D--3---5---5---3---|

A--3---3---5---1---|

E--1-------3-------|

F C G Bb

(Chorus):

F C G

[] [] []

Caution is a word that I can't understand.

Riff:

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

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

G--7-5-7-5----------|

D-----------8-5-8-5-|

F C

[] []

Caution is a word that I can't understand.

G F C

[] [] []

C A U T I O N, was a word I could not understand.

G F C

[] [] []

Walked the dog with a real short leash, turned around saw

[]

the dog walk me. Stainless steel and painted glass give me

F C G

[] [] []

pulse like a hammer and a mind to match. No relief, no food,

F C

[] []

no sleep, when you're king for a day you're a whore for a

week. (Riff:) E-----------------|

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

G-7-5-7-5---------|

D---------8-5-8-5-|

Then repeat chorus, with this riff:

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

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

G-------7-7-5-----|

D-8-5-8-------8-5-|

Next, play verse again, with the same riff as the last chorus. Play

chorus again after that, with the original riff. Then,

Bridge:

Bb C F C Bb F

[][][] [][][]

I didn't get it then. I think I got it

Bb C F C

[][][] []

now. Caution my friend, don't step in the water

Bb F

[] []

'till you know you can swim.

Then repeat chorus, with palm muting after the G, and that's it! Let me

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