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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 12Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|----------------3-|
B|---------------3--|
G|-----1--------4---|
D|---1---1-----5----|
A|--3------3--5-----|
E|4----------3------|
a Ablate april day and it's sCunny outside
aAbnd a red little girl's at Cthe top of a slide
aAbnd an an orange old man at Cthe bottom
                      AbRiff 1
wants to take her for a ride
aAbs she slips and she tumbles the Corange man mumbles
pAbennies crash down from the skCy
aAbnd he tells her he'll take her Caway where it's safe
                     AbRiff 1
and of course it is a lie
she's a Abthird the down and her Cskirts are yanked up
and her Ablittle girl cheeks start to wCrinkle
but her Absmile is wide and her lCegs are spread wider
her hair Abgrowing long and her hCips getting larger
past getAbting brighter
              AbRiff 1
light growing weaker...
she is Abhalfway down now but tChe man is impatient
shakes Abchange in his pocket he Cmight have to wait but she's coming...
Abshe's coming...
Abshe's coming...
Cmwho are you blaming?
Abthey're just playing!
Gthat's a good one...
Cmwho left the playground
a good dAbecade before the Gbell rang?
as she sAbtarts to draw nearer the Cview becomes clearer
the spliAbnters are painful but she Cdoesn't feel it
the peAbnnies were loaded and Cas they exploded
                   AbRiff 1  
she starts to spin out of control...
her eAbyes are now closing her sCleeves are unrolling
up paAbst her head and her Cveins are all showing
not tAbhat she noticed she'Cs thoroughly focused on
oAbne old man who'Cs laughing...
wAbho's laughing...
wAbho's laughing...
Cmdon't worry
AbI've got you
Cmdon't worry
AbI've got you
Cmdon't worry
AbI've got you
Cmdon't worry
AbI've got you
Riff 1
the oCmrangeman gAbot you..G...
a lAbate April day and it's Csunny outside
and Aba red little girl's at tChe top of a slide
and Aban orange old man Cat the bottom
                    AbRiff 1
wants to take her for a ride

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Slide

by The Dresden Dolls

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

Riff 1

e|----------------3-|

B|---------------3--|

G|-----1--------4---|

D|---1---1-----5----|

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

E|4----------3------|

Ab C

a late april day and it's sunny outside

Ab C

and a red little girl's at the top of a slide

Ab C

and an an orange old man at the bottom

Riff 1

wants to take her for a ride

Ab C

as she slips and she tumbles the orange man mumbles

Ab C

pennies crash down from the sky

Ab C

and he tells her he'll take her away where it's safe

Riff 1

and of course it is a lie

Ab C

she's a third the down and her skirts are yanked up

Ab C

and her little girl cheeks start to wrinkle

Ab C

but her smile is wide and her legs are spread wider

Ab C

her hair growing long and her hips getting larger

past getting brighter

Riff 1

light growing weaker...

Ab C

she is halfway down now but the man is impatient

Ab C

shakes change in his pocket he might have to wait but she's coming...

she's coming...

who are you blaming?

they're just playing!

that's a good one...

who left the playground

Ab G

a good decade before the bell rang?

Ab C

as she starts to draw nearer the view becomes clearer

Ab C

the splinters are painful but she doesn't feel it

Ab C

the pennies were loaded and as they exploded

Riff 1

she starts to spin out of control...

Ab C

her eyes are now closing her sleeves are unrolling

Ab C

up past her head and her veins are all showing

Ab C

not that she noticed she's thoroughly focused on

Ab C

one old man who's laughing...

who's laughing...

don't worry

I've got you

don't worry

I've got you

don't worry

I've got you

don't worry

I've got you

Riff 1

Cm Ab G

the orangeman got you.....

Ab C

a late April day and it's sunny outside

Ab C

and a red little girl's at the top of a slide

Ab C

and an orange old man at the bottom

Riff 1

wants to take her for a ride

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