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“Meanwhile, Rick James” by Cake
Standard Tuning
Gm (3 x 0 3 3 x)
F  (1 3 3 2 1 1)
A# (x 1 3 3 3 1)
C  (x 3 2 0 1 0)
Dm (x 5 7 7 6 5)
D# (x 6 8 8 8 6)
D#m(x 6 8 8 7 6)
Intro:
Gm       F
Gm       F
GmDisempowered, the scattering flock
FDances in a fever at the castle rock
GmDust-devil cypress and ripening fruit
FAscending quick into the author’s bathroom
A#Fawn, Jo, and Tootsie are out on a wire
CLettuce-toothed junkies all full of desire
FMeanwChile, Rick A#James takes her CnudFe, A#and there’s nothing I can do
FMeanwChile, Rick A#James takes her CnudFe, A#and there’s nothing I can do
          Dm     GmAnd there’s nothing I can Dmsay to youGm  
I’ve got a lot of work to D#do, D#mI guess I’ll leave it up A#to you
GmUninvited, we’ll stay if we want
FSearching through your closets for your grandfather’s gun
GmWe’ll swim in your kidney, kidney shaped pool
FScratching at the bottom for another clue, yeah
A#Fawn, Jo, and Tootsie are out on a wire
CLettuce-toothed junkies all full of desire
FMeanwChile, Rick A#James takes her CnudFe, A#and there’s nothing I can do
FMeanwChile, Rick A#James takes her CnudFe, A#and there’s nothing I can do
     F             C  A#And there’s nothing I can saCy      Fto A#you
FAhhhh           C               A#AhhChhhFh  A#  
And there’s nothing I can Dmdo
GmAnd there’s nothing I can say to Dmyou
I’ve got a lot of work to D#do, D#mI guess Ill leave it up tA#o you
Outro:
Gm     F
Gm     F

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Meanwhile Rick James

by CAKE

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D#m

“Meanwhile, Rick James” by Cake

Standard Tuning

Gm (3 x 0 3 3 x)

F (1 3 3 2 1 1)

A# (x 1 3 3 3 1)

C (x 3 2 0 1 0)

Dm (x 5 7 7 6 5)

D# (x 6 8 8 8 6)

D#m(x 6 8 8 7 6)

Intro:

Gm F

Disempowered, the scattering flock

Dances in a fever at the castle rock

Dust-devil cypress and ripening fruit

Ascending quick into the author’s bathroom

Fawn, Jo, and Tootsie are out on a wire

Lettuce-toothed junkies all full of desire

F C A# C F A#

Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude, and there’s nothing I can do

F C A# C F A#

Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude, and there’s nothing I can do

Dm Gm Dm Gm

And there’s nothing I can say to you

D# D#m A#

I’ve got a lot of work to do, I guess I’ll leave it up to you

Uninvited, we’ll stay if we want

Searching through your closets for your grandfather’s gun

We’ll swim in your kidney, kidney shaped pool

Scratching at the bottom for another clue, yeah

Fawn, Jo, and Tootsie are out on a wire

Lettuce-toothed junkies all full of desire

F C A# C F A#

Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude, and there’s nothing I can do

F C A# C F A#

Meanwhile, Rick James takes her nude, and there’s nothing I can do

F C A# C F A#

And there’s nothing I can say to you

F C A# C F A#

Ahhhh Ahhhhhh

And there’s nothing I can do

Gm Dm

And there’s nothing I can say to you

D# D#m A#

I’ve got a lot of work to do, I guess Ill leave it up to you

Outro:

Gm F

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