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"Jemima Surrender"
The Band
Riff 1
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-3-4-0-3-4-------|
|-3-4-0-3-4-5-----|
|-3-4-0-3-4--3/-0-|
Riff 2
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-0-2-2-3-3-4-4-0-|
Riff 3
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-3-4-0-3-4-------|
|-3-4-0-3-4-5-6-7-|
|-3-4-0-3-4-------|
Intro:
Riff 1 x 2
Riff 2
[verse]
D             (w/riff 3)   E7
 Jemima Surrender,         I'm gonna give it to you,
 GAin't no pretender, gonna A7ride in my canoe.
    D                   G          F   (w/riff 3)
If I were a barker in a girly show, 
 DTell ya Gwhat I'd do, FI'd Dlock the door, Gtear my shirt and A7let my river flow. 
Oh, Goh, Sweet Jemima wont'cha Emcome out tonight?
The ground Gis so warm and the moon A7is so bright!D  
[rpt intro]
Jemima Surrender, that's all you had to do,
I'll bring over my Fender
And I'll play all night for you.
There's a bird on my head
And his mouth won't talk,
You know he laughs just like a goose,
But looks like a hawk
Jemima, you know what I'm try'n to say,
Meet me in the front and we'll fly away.
Solo
D Csus2 G/B A7
D Csus2 G/B A7
FYou can change your  Gname
You can find a new Cwalk
You can change a Elock, its all the same
FYou don't have to give Gout
If you'll only give Cin
You can jump and shout but can't you Asee girl, that I'm bound to win
[riff 2 into verse]
[rpt verse]
Jemima Surrender, I'm gonna give it to you,
Ain't no pretender, gonna see my tattoo;
I hand you my rod and you hand me that line,
That's what you do, now, we ain't doing much fishin'
Or drinkin' any wine.
Sweet Jemima, if I were a king
I'd fix you up with a diamond ring.
[riff 1]
[riff 2] --> D
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[riffs transcribed for bass in standard tuning]
riff 1:
|-------------7--------|
|----------------------|
|-8-9----8-9----8/9----|
|-----10------------10-|
riff 2:
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-7-7-8-8-9-9----------|
|-------------10-------|
riff 3
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-8-9----8-9-5-6-7-----|
|-----10---------------|

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Jemima Surrender

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Csus2

G/B

"Jemima Surrender"

The Band

Riff 1

|-----------------|

|-3-4-0-3-4-------|

|-3-4-0-3-4-5-----|

|-3-4-0-3-4--3/-0-|

Riff 2

|-----------------|

|-0-2-2-3-3-4-4-0-|

Riff 3

|-----------------|

|-3-4-0-3-4-------|

|-3-4-0-3-4-5-6-7-|

|-3-4-0-3-4-------|

Intro:

Riff 1 x 2

Riff 2

[verse]

D (w/riff 3) E7

Jemima Surrender, I'm gonna give it to you,

G A7

Ain't no pretender, gonna ride in my canoe.

D G F (w/riff 3)

If I were a barker in a girly show,

D G F D G A7

Tell ya what I'd do, I'd lock the door, tear my shirt and let my river flow.

G Em

Oh, oh, Sweet Jemima wont'cha come out tonight?

G A7 D

The ground is so warm and the moon is so bright!

[rpt intro]

Jemima Surrender, that's all you had to do,

I'll bring over my Fender

And I'll play all night for you.

There's a bird on my head

And his mouth won't talk,

You know he laughs just like a goose,

But looks like a hawk

Jemima, you know what I'm try'n to say,

Meet me in the front and we'll fly away.

Solo

D Csus2 G/B A7

F G

You can change your name

You can find a new walk

You can change a lock, its all the same

F G

You don't have to give out

If you'll only give in

You can jump and shout but can't you see girl, that I'm bound to win

[riff 2 into verse]

[rpt verse]

Jemima Surrender, I'm gonna give it to you,

Ain't no pretender, gonna see my tattoo;

I hand you my rod and you hand me that line,

That's what you do, now, we ain't doing much fishin'

Or drinkin' any wine.

Sweet Jemima, if I were a king

I'd fix you up with a diamond ring.

[riff 1]

[riff 2] --> D

-------------------

[riffs transcribed for bass in standard tuning]

riff 1:

|-------------7--------|

|----------------------|

|-8-9----8-9----8/9----|

|-----10------------10-|

riff 2:

|----------------------|

|-7-7-8-8-9-9----------|

|-------------10-------|

riff 3

|----------------------|

|-8-9----8-9-5-6-7-----|

|-----10---------------|

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