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"ChopAway.com - The Online Home Of Izzy Stradlin"
                     [ IZZY STRADLIN & THE JU JU HOUNDS ]
                          [ GEFFEN RECORDS - 1992 ]
                             [ CUTTIN' THE RUG ]
INTRO-
    E5 E6  E5  E6   A5   A6  A5  A6
	E|	       |       |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
	B|	       |       |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
	G| 2 0 	       |       |   |   |   |2  2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
	D|     2 0     | 2   2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |2  2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
	A|	   2 0 | 2   2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |0  0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
	E|	       | 0   0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |     |   |   |   |
	 E5-    E6   A5- A6  
	 E5-    E6   A5- 	A6  
	 E5-    E6   A5- A6  
			-------------------------
VERSE1:   E5          E6     A5  A6  
	The TV sets-a-lookin grim
	This time a riot so big
	I'm feelin lucky cos I got the wheels
	Loks like I'm takin a trip
	 E5-    E6   A5- A6  
	 E5-    E6   A5-     A6   C-  A- B  
	 E5-    E6   A5- A6  
			-------------------------
VERSE2:  E5- 		    E6   A5- A6  
	Head to Chicago, So close to home
	To get a little relief
	Don't really need to carry no gun here
	Don't need to fight with no beast
	 E5-    E6   A5- A6  
	 E5-    E6   A5- 	A6  
	 E5-    E6   A5- A6  
	 E5-    E6   A5- A6  
VERSE3:  E5- 	    E6   A5- A6  
	Take a cab, take a bus
	And you can walk if you like
	Don't really matter as long as you go
	Gonna feel it alright, alright said
			-------------------------
	CAnd Dif you wanna stay along,
	Sure is plenty goin on
	EEbvery corner, you see I'm
			-------------------------
CHORUS:  E5-     E6  A5-A6  
	Cuttin The Rug
	Cuttin The Rug
	Cuttin The Rug
	Just Cuttin The Rug
			-------------------------
SOLO:	
	 Db- E  
	 Db- B  
	 Db- E  
	 A- B  
			-------------------------
	I think I see them
[RIFF 1]                        A  D/A  
	E|             |     |       |
	B|             |     |   3   | 
	G|             |   2 | 2     | 2
	D|       2   2 |   2 |     4 | 2 
	A|         0   | 0 0 | 0     | 0
	E| 0 3 0       |
	[RIFF 1]
	Cuttin The Rug
	Cuttin The Rug
	Kid can't dance
	But he's cuttin the rug
	I can almost dance
	I shoulda cut the rug
	Watch Jimmy dance
	I see him cuttin the rug
			-------------------------
		  E   A5- A6  
	Oh
	Uh
	Can't dance
	Cut the rug
			-------------------------
VERSE4:	E5-		   E6   A5- A6  
	So if your born, startin to face
	Cos somethin's gettin ya down
	You get up, & check it on out
	I think you'll see what I found
			-------------------------
	CAnd Dif you wanna stay along
	Sure is plenty goin    on
	On evEbery corner, you see I'm
CHORUS:	  E5-       E6  A5-A6  
	  A cuttin the rug
	Just cuttin the rug
	  Cuttin the rug
	Just cuttin the rug
	I can almost dance
	Shoulda cut the rug
	The kid can't dance
	He's cuttin the rug
	 E- A  
	 E- A  
	 E- A  
	 E- A  
	EYeah, slammin' and jammin' and cuttin the rug again
	E|	 SL.       SL.
	B| 0 0 0 --- 0 0 0 --- 0 0 0
 	G| 4 4 4 --- 3 3 3 --- 2 2 2  0^1
	D|
	A|
	E|
	 E-  A- E  
			-------------------------

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Cuttin The Rug

by Izzy Stradlin

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"ChopAway.com - The Online Home Of Izzy Stradlin"

[ IZZY STRADLIN & THE JU JU HOUNDS ]

[ GEFFEN RECORDS - 1992 ]

[ CUTTIN' THE RUG ]

INTRO-

E5 E6 E5 E6 A5 A6 A5 A6

| | | | | | | | | |

G| 2 0 | | | | |2 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

D| 2 0 | 2 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |2 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |

A| 2 0 | 2 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |0 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

E| | 0 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |

E5 E6 A5 A6

- -

E5 E6 A5 A6

- -

E5 E6 A5 A6

- -

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

E5 E6 A5 A6

VERSE1:

The TV sets-a-lookin grim

This time a riot so big

I'm feelin lucky cos I got the wheels

Loks like I'm takin a trip

E5 E6 A5 A6

- -

E5 E6 A5 A6 C A B

- - - -

E5 E6 A5 A6

- -

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

E5 E6 A5 A6

VERSE2: - -

Head to Chicago, So close to home

To get a little relief

Don't really need to carry no gun here

Don't need to fight with no beast

E5 E6 A5 A6

- -

E5 E6 A5 A6

- -

E5 E6 A5 A6

- -

E5 E6 A5 A6

- -

E5 E6 A5 A6

VERSE3: - -

Take a cab, take a bus

And you can walk if you like

Don't really matter as long as you go

Gonna feel it alright, alright said

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

C D

And if you wanna stay along,

Sure is plenty goin on

Every corner, you see I'm

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

E5 E6 A5 A6

CHORUS: - -

Cuttin The Rug

Just Cuttin The Rug

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

SOLO:

Db E

Db B

Db E

A B

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I think I see them

A D/A

[RIFF 1]

| | | |

| | | 3 |

G| | 2 | 2 | 2

D| 2 2 | 2 | 4 | 2

A| 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0

E| 0 3 0 |

[RIFF 1]

Cuttin The Rug

Kid can't dance

But he's cuttin the rug

I can almost dance

I shoulda cut the rug

Watch Jimmy dance

I see him cuttin the rug

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

E A5 A6

Can't dance

Cut the rug

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

E5 E6 A5 A6

VERSE4: - -

So if your born, startin to face

Cos somethin's gettin ya down

You get up, & check it on out

I think you'll see what I found

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

C D

And if you wanna stay along

Sure is plenty goin on

On every corner, you see I'm

E5 E6 A5 A6

CHORUS: - -

A cuttin the rug

Just cuttin the rug

Cuttin the rug

Just cuttin the rug

I can almost dance

Shoulda cut the rug

The kid can't dance

He's cuttin the rug

E A

Yeah, slammin' and jammin' and cuttin the rug again

E| SL. SL.

B| 0 0 0 --- 0 0 0 --- 0 0 0

G| 4 4 4 --- 3 3 3 --- 2 2 2 0^1

E A E

- -

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