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Garfield

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tune your guitar down about 1/4 step (1/2 fret).
[Intro]
N.C.
Apples, I'm home
N.C.
Gonna grab a f*ck
N.C.
(Maybe play some hockey)
[Verse 1]
My Gmouth is a A7liar (Beware)
My Gfeet are on A7fire (Who cares)
I've Gnever been A7shy-er (I'm not scared)
If Deveryone's bumping Garound
[Verse 2]
A7Because
GKnowers know to know aA7nd
GGoers go to go A7and
GShow-ers show to show A7and
DNo one's gonna ask your Gname
[Verse 2]
A7When you Gfade into fA7orever
GHow can anyone say mayA7be maybe
GHow can anyone say right A7or wrong (I love you)
DAnd then tell you you're GOK
[Bridge]
N.C.
Oh I loved the ground once
N.C.
And I kept my fingers warm
N.C.
Everything was true
N.C.
Everything was true
[Verse 3]
A7When your
GPenis fell apart A7and
GNo one had a heart A7and
GNo one had a chart A7to
DShow you the right Gway
[Verse 4]
A7You
GHad to be a creatuA7re
GWithout specific featuA7res
GThere were no teacA7hers
DTo tell you what to sGay (Rip out your guts)
[Outro]
e--------------------------------------2-|
B-----------2-----------2-----------2--3-|
G-----------0-----------0-----------0--2-|
D-----0---0-------0---0-------0---0----0-|
A---2---2-------2---2-------2---2--------|
E-3-----------3-----------3--------------|
02. My Shadow Tags on Behind
To play with the album version,
tune your guitar down 1/2 step
[Verse 1]
Everything was Cwasted, Gtasted, Cface it kiCd
FYou were never what they wanteGd
I'm a Cbird, I'm a Gtree, I'm a Cfish Coutside.
The Ccity is a Gbreast danglCing from the Csky
Oh my Ffeet go where we show the Glogo
My shadow tags on CbehindG  C  G  C  
[Verse 2]
Oh the Cworld was never Gmeant to be the CBrooklyn CBridge
CArcades and Gsoda and CtulipsC  
CChimneys and Ghouses and Cold thingCs
CComputers and Gloving the Ccold thinCgs
Oh my Ffeet go when we show the Glogo
My shadow tags on CbehindG  C  G  C  
[Solo]
eb-------8-----7-----8----|
Bb---------------------8--|
Gb-7-8-9---9-8---8-9------|
Db------------------------|
Ab------------------------|
Eb------------------------|
eb-------1-----1---1---1-3-|
Bb-------------------------|
Gb-0-1-2---2-2---2---2-----|
Db-------------------------|
Ab-------------------------|
Eb-------------------------|
eb-------8-----7-----8----|
Bb---------------------8--|
Gb-7-8-9---9-8---8-9------|
Db------------------------|
Ab------------------------|
Eb------------------------|
eb-------8-----7-----8----|
Bb---------------------8--|
Gb-7-8-9---9-8---8-9------|
Db------------------------|
Ab------------------------|
Eb------------------------|
eb-------1-----1-----3-----3-|
Bb---------------------------|
Gb-0-1-2---2-2---2-4---4-4---|
Db---------------------------|
Ab---------------------------|
Eb---------------------------|
eb-------8-----7--8---3--8--|
Bb----------------8---3--8--|
Gb-7-8-9---9-8----9---4--9--|
Db----------------10--5--10-|
Ab----------------10--5--10-|
Eb----------------8---3--8--|
[Verse 3]
Oh tiCme is like a Ggreen train Cof commuterCs
FLove is a golden bath of computers
I Cknow that everyGone's got something Cthat they Cdo
But CI don't wanna Gbe obsoleCte to yoCu
Oh I don'Ft want to carry my Gbag on one shoulder for yoCuC  G  C  
[Verse 4]
Oh Cwhy is Gonce nevCer enouCgh?
Why Cdo I have tGo cum sCticky stufCf?
I Cknow that everyoGne's got somethCing that they Cdo
But CI don't wanna Gbe obsoleCte to yoCu
Oh I dFon't want to carry my bGag on one shoulder for yoCu-ooC  G  C  
[Verse 1]
CBartholemew bring me a fork
There's a G7minstrel parade on tv
Let the Clights glow, an excellent reason
To G7stay home toniCght
[Chorus]
COh the old men wave their canes
They have Emyesterday's brains
And their Fworlds stop turning on sundayGs
CThe young lives are clipped
And Emsmudged on the rocks
FDistorted and forgGotten
[Verse 2]
CQuietly she enters the room
But we G7can't talk, we can not be seen
CReturning her new pair of jeans
G7Just to stay home Ctonight
[Chorus]
COh the mirror always shows
There's a Emstranger in my clothes
FStanding on the third raiGl
CLost at sea
Emsearching for me
And we Fdon't know how to Gsail
[Verse 3]
CSo if you go to guitar store
You will G7see me again
CIt's an excellent night to sleep on the floor
If you G7stay home Ctonight
[Chorus]
COh i saw you before
In the Emguitar store
FI was lonely, lazy and Guseless
CAnd Bartholemew moans
To the Emcounterfeit clones
When he Ffeels like he's not a Ghuman
[Intro]
C[Verse 1]
CIn a land made of strings
Where the hG7ills are balls of twine and the doctor knits the sun
Down in a Cbaseball diamond mine
[Verse 2]
CAnd the mozzarella sweaters
Get sG7ewn to the tits where the lump behind the sheet
Is where the Ctumor took a shit
[Chorus]
And I'll be getting Fhead
Under the Crainbow
And I'll be getting Fhead
Under the Crainbow
And I'll be getting Fhead
Under the Craaa-Aminbo-Foh-Gw
[Verse 3]
CWell we came upon a cracker
And we G7all came on this cracker and the last one had to eat it
And she Cdid
[Verse 4]
CBut she threw it up like a whore
And the G7sunshine stabbed right through her like a whore on a skewer
In the Cwind
[Chorus]
And I'll be getting Fhead
Under the Crainbow
And I'll be getting Fhead
Under the Crainbow
And I'll be getting Fhead
Under the Craaa-Aminbo-Foh-Gw
[Verse 5]
CNow the king was reading comics
When he G7stepped into some vomit and he screamed like forty wolves
Being burned aClive
[Verse 6]
CAnd I rode my dolpin Adam
And he G7fed my dolphin stars, he fed my dolphin stars
Like you'd put Cgasoline in cars
[Chorus]
Papa was Fsmart
But mama said I Cwasn't
Now I've got a million Fdollars
But who Cdoesn't?
Gonna go to the Fgraveyard
To get some beggin' Cdone
CGonna dig up Ammegan
FAnd cut oGut my Cson
End of chorus:
e---0-------0----1---3--3-0---0--|
B---1-------1----1---3------3----|
G---0-------2----2---0-----------|
D-----------2--------------------|
A-3---3-2-0----------------------|
E--------------1---3-------------|
tune down 1/2 step
Intro:
G5Em5 C5   D5  G5  
Verse:
G5Heart and soul Baby
Em5
C5Turn the lights on bright
D5You're a rock and roll sG5tar
Chorus:
G5Baby come dance with me
Em5
C5On tv aD5t the tv statiG5on
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Abm: 466444
Dbm: x46654
F#: 244322
Eb: x68886
Oh I Abmstumbled in all wide-eyed
DbmTo the computer show
I F#didn't have a passport
So they Ebturned me into snow
EbThey turned me into snow
AbmFollow you follow you follow you follow you
DbmInto every store
F#Follow you follow you follow you follow you
EbTell me what i'm for
EbTell me what i'm for
Oh I Abmstumbled in all wide-eyed
DbmTo the computer show
I F#didn't have my passport
So they Ebturned me into snow
EbThey turned me into snow
AbmFollow you follow you follow you follow you
DbmInto every store
F#Follow you follow you follow you follow you
EbTell me what i'm for
AbmYou caught my eye against your eye
DbmDeep inside the crowd
You F#hung me from the hooks inside
My Ebasshole and my mouth
EbMy asshole and my mouth
AbmFollow you follow you follow you follow you
DbmInto every store
F#Follow you follow you follow you follow you
EbTell me what i'm for
EbTell me what i'm for
solo (1:44) follows this basic pattern (make sure to throw in a few accidentals):
e-----4-------------------------------|
B---4---4-5-7-5-4-2-------------------|
G-------------------------------------| x2
D-6---------------------4-------------|
A---------------------4---4-6-7-6-4-3-|
E-------------------2-----------------|
I sAbmtumbled in all wide-eyed
DbmTo the computer show
I F#didn't have my passport
So they Ebturned me into snow
EbThey turned me into snow
EbThey turned me into snow
EbTake me home with you
EbTake me home with you
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
tuned about 1/4 step down
Bm: x24432
G: 355433
Basic picking pattern:
e-Bm----2-2---G-------------Bm----2-2---G--------------------|
B-3---3-3-5------------2-3---3-3-5---------------------|
G---4----------4-3-4-3-----4----------4-3-4-3---4-4-4--|
D-----------------------------------------------5-5-5--|
A-2-2-2-2-2--------------2-2-2-2-2---------------------|
E------------3-3-3-3-3--------------3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|
BmFather owned the dating bar so Gmother ran the store
BmWe all lived there together with the Garmy at the door
BmNo one to do my laundry or to tell Gme that they're sure
BmBut there really is no me and there's no Garmy at the door
BmI hustle my way to your bedsiGde
BmI ride on your body like a cGab ride
BmI carry refreshments to the goGod guys
BmI made the good guys some Ghome fries
BmPardon me anyone where Gis the nearest shore
BmWe're all in this together and the Gpolice are at the door
BmSomeone do my laundry or Gsmash through the floor
BmTo the tropical vacation burieGd underneath the store
BmAnd I was your favorite bGullfighter
BmWhose looks were new to your Geyes
BmAnd i fell apart in that bGullfight
BmWhere the dress was the sky to your Gthighs
BmShe said that she had an Ghour
BmHer father he was in the Gshower
BmAnd she took me to her little Gtower
BmAnd she showed me her little Gflower
BmAnd just when i thought it was safe to put Gdown my pen
BmShe said maybe i will let you fall in lGove with me again
BmMaybe i will let you fall for Gloving me again
BmThen she showed me her badge and i Gthink she said then
BmThat i don't have the heart to tell you not Gto come
BmAnd everyone has hands just to Guse someone
BmAnd it makes me feel just like Gold gum
BmTo ride a fake horse into toGwn
BmTo ride a lame horse into toGwn
BmTo ride a dead horse into toGwn
BmTo ride your big f*cking fake f*cking lame f*cking dead horse into towGn
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Am: 577555
G: 355433
F: 133211
intro and verses
e----------0--------------------|
B--------1---1-----0---1-0------|
G------2---------0---0-----2----|
D----2-----------------------2--|
A--0----------------------------|
E--------------3----------------|
AmAnd it don't mean GI don't Flove Gyou
AmWhen i puGt a gun to yFour facGe
AmIt just meGans I wanna gFet rougGh with you
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
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I emailed Adam about this song and he replied with the real chords and that his guitar
probably out of tune for the recording. I'll tab up the chords he told me he played. To
along with the cd, tune your guitar about 1/4 of a step up and substitute the chords this way:
F#(244322) | A(577655)
E(022100) | G(355433)
A(577655) | C(x35553)
Well, timAes are badG  
And alCl the time you're feeling saAd
And peopAle are laugGhing
CTelling you to go awayA  
And your Afeet are truGdgin'
You're Calways acting like a curmudgeAon
Well i Aknow i Gknow
That it's Chard Bbhard Ahard
Well it's Ahard to walk arouGnd
CFeeling like a circus cAlown
Grab a Abig batGon
And Ctwirl it like a magic Awand
'Cause your Gcards are dAealt
And Ceverything is deeply Afelt
Well i Aknow i Gknow
That it's Chard Bbhard Ahard
And the peAople that you lovGe
Are attacCking you from aboAve
And everyoAne that you tGrust
Is just sCelling you a bucket of lAies
Well Ajust belieGve
That it's Call gonna be Aok
Well i Aknow i Gknow
That it's Chard Bbhard Ahard
Solo
1:55
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------10-8-10-8-10-8-8/13-13-13-11-11-10-8-10-8-10-8-13-13-13-11-11-10-----|
G-9/12----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:13
e-/12-10-12-10-12-10-10/15-15-15-13-13-12---12-10-12-10-12-10-10/15-15-15-13-13-12-|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
F: 133211
Am: x02210
Bb: x13331
Gm: 355333
Cm: x35543
Dm: x57765
Eb: x68886
F7: 131211
Fingerpick the intro and verse chords like this-
Intro:
F Am Bb Gm
e-----1Cm---1-----0Dm---0-------Eb---------------------------------------------------6--|
B-------1---------1-------3---3-------3---3--------3---3-----4---4-----6---6---8--|
G---2---------2-------------3-----------3------------3---------5---------7-----8--|
D-----------------------3-----------5------------3---------5---------7---------8--|
A-----------0---------1---------0------------0-1---------3---------5-----------6--|
E-1-------------------------------3--------3-----------------------------------x--|
Bb F Gm Eb Bb
Dme----------F-----1-Bb--1------------6--------------------------------|
B-----3---3-------1-------3---3--8------3---3-----6---6-----------|
G-------3-----2-------------3----8--------3---------7-------------|
D---3-------------------5--------8----3---------7---------0-------|
A-1------------------------------6--1---------5---------3---3--1--|
E-----------1---------3----------x--------------------------------|
FIn a town, Amin a city, Bbin an eyeball, oGmn a rock
BbIn a fence Cmwhere a goat Dmwas alone by hEbimself
BbThere was a Fboy Who Gmwas theEbre
BbA boy who built a Dmsnowman Fout of Bbhimself
FI've been popping out of Amclosets in Bbrobin hood Gmsuits
BbI've been spotted in Cmpictures with DmNavy rEbecruits
BbLook at your Fcostume you Gmknow that it's Ebtrue
BbAny oDmne could Fpop in as Bbyou
FTry to untie your Amlips but they were Bbdouble knottGmed
BbI tried to break into you Cmbrain but all the Dmentrances were Ebrotted
BbIf the moon had Fminute hands it Gmwould have meant a Eblot
Bb   Dm   F   Bb(strum)
But God would have made the moon as a clock.
(strum chords)
BbLook, look, look at me doing this
F7Look, look, look at me doing that
GmLook, look, look at the way that i F7am
Bbbye bye bye to the crazy ones
F7bye bye bye to the crazy ones
Gmbye bye bye to the crazy F7ones
BbLook, look, look at me doing this
F7Look, look, look at me doing that (2x)
GmLook, look, look at the way that i F7am
(one strum per chord for the rest of the song)
BbBut if everybody was the best
F7There would be so few of the rest
GmOh the places where you've never been
F7Oh the world was just a baby then
BbA million ways you learn to cry
F7When the boy's little waves pass you by
GmOh never to be there again
F7Oh the children where so old-fashioned then
BbCoffins decked out on the street
F7Who's the stranger with the purple feet?
GmDon't i remember him from somewhere
F7
BbBut if everyone is coffin-bound
F7Then i'm so scared of being not around
GmI'm so scared to never make a sound
F7I'm so scared of being underground
Can you see meBb  F  Bb  
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Bb 688766 (alt: x13331)
F x8.10.10.10x (alt: 133211)
Cmx35543
Intro:
Bb   F(8x)
Verse:
When I Bbwake up in the Fmorning I Bbsmell your Fsmell
BbGod knows Fthat i'm nBbot doing Fwell
You're my BbClementinFe, my swBbeet sunshFine
A sBbparkling dFiamond iBbn your eFye
Chorus:
CmBleeding heart, Bbmy bleeding heart
CmWon't you cut out my Bbbleeding heart?
CmOver the mountains by the Bbsea and the shore
CmI hope you come knocking Fat my door
(same chord pattern for the rest of the song)
Baby baby let's live in a shoe
And I'll tell you some things that I used to do
You're a broken book, a thievin' crook
You stole my heart with just one look
Bleeding heart, my bleeding heart
Won't you cut out my bleeding heart?
Over the mountains by the sea and the shore
I hope you come knocking at my door
You take my stuff and you make me blue
You've got me so goddamned subdued
And every day i hope and pray
You'll stay with me while the skies are grey
Bleeding heart, my bleeding heart
Won't you cut out my bleeding heart?
Over the mountains by the sea and the shore
I hope you come knocking at my door
(play intro until fade)
All chords in this song (23)

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