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Carpetbaggers

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 41Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

h = hammer on
b = bend (half tone)
(n) = hold notes from previous bar
[Intro]
eAsus2|-0-|(A0)--0-0----Asus2-0---|-D2-2-2-0-E----0-0-|
B|-0-|h2---2-0h2---0---|-3-3-3-0-----0-0h|
G|-2-|(2)--2-2-----2---|-2-2-2-0h1---1-2-| x2 (eighth note pickup
D|-2-|(2)--2-2-----2---|-0-0-0-0h2---2-2-|      first time only)
A|-0-|(0)--0-0-----0---|-------0h2---2-0-|
E|---|-----------------|-------0-----0---|
(Riff 1)
e|-A----0------------|-D--------E--------|
B|---------2b-2-0---|-------------0---|
G|----------------2-|-----2---1-------|
D|-2----------------|-4---------------|
A|-0----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|
(Riff 2)
e|-A----0------------|-----------------|
B|---------2b-2-0---|-----------------|
G|----------------2-|-----------------|
D|-2----------------|-2---------------|
A|-0----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
AThey come to town when the Dwar is ovEer
ADirty boots in the Emiddle of the Anight
ATrolling the bars, Dhitting on the Esoldiers
ABoys give it up wEithout a Afight
AThey say, “AHey, boy, how Dabout Eyour place?
AI know you really want to Etake me Ahome”
ADrop the bags off on the Dbedroom Efloor
AThey make love with the liEghts Aon, saying
[Chorus]
D“I’m a carpetbagger, Ababy
DI’m coming to your Atown
EI’m going to treat you kind
EI’m going to rob you blind
EI’ll smile all the time
          A    D    E(Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
          A    D    E(Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
          A    D    E(Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
                A(Riff 2)
Whoa, yeah
[Verse 2]
ASally could have had any Done of the Eboys
But she Acouldn’t love no one she could Enot controAl
AFriend of mine and Dher got mEarried
AI don’t hear too much from Ethem anyAmore
ALast I heard, he had a Drope around Ehis neck
ADragging around the Egrocery sAtore
ACarrying her bags and Dpushing down the aEisles
Saying, “I ainA’t got no home in this Eworld anyAmore”
[Chorus]
D“I’m a carpetbagger, Ababy
DI’m coming to your Atown
EI’m going to treat you kind
EI’m going to rob you blind
EI’ll smile all the time
          A    D    E(Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
          A    D    E(Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
          A    D    E(Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
                A(Riff 2)
Whoa, yeah
[Verse 3]
AThey come to town when the Dparty’s ovEer
ABooks been written and Etruths been tAried
AThey’ll take it all if the Ddoor’s left Eopen
ASteal the nose right from uEnder your Aeyes
[Chorus]
DSinging, “I’m a carpeAtbagger, baby
DI’m coming to your Atown
EI’m going to treat you kind
EI’m going to rob you blind
EI’ll smile all the time
          A    D    E(Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
          A    D    E(Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
          A    D    E(Riff 1)
Whoa, yeah
      *
Whoa, yeah
 *                   A         E  A  
e|-----0------------|-----------------|
B|---------2b-2-0---|-----------------|
G|----------------2-|-----1--s2-------|
D|-2----------------|-2---------------|
A|-0----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|
s = legato slide, or you could bend up a half tone from 1 to 2

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Carpetbaggers

by Jenny Lewis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

h = hammer on

b = bend (half tone)

(n) = hold notes from previous bar

[Intro]

Asus2 A Asus2 D E

e|-0-|(0)--0-0-----0---|-2-2-2-0-----0-0-|

B|-0-|h2---2-0h2---0---|-3-3-3-0-----0-0h|

G|-2-|(2)--2-2-----2---|-2-2-2-0h1---1-2-| x2 (eighth note pickup

D|-2-|(2)--2-2-----2---|-0-0-0-0h2---2-2-| first time only)

A|-0-|(0)--0-0-----0---|-------0h2---2-0-|

E|---|-----------------|-------0-----0---|

(Riff 1)

A D E

e|-----0------------|-----------------|

B|---------2b-2-0---|-------------0---|

G|----------------2-|-----2---1-------|

D|-2----------------|-4---------------|

A|-0----------------|-----------------|

E|------------------|-----------------|

(Riff 2)

e|-----0------------|-----------------|

B|---------2b-2-0---|-----------------|

G|----------------2-|-----------------|

D|-2----------------|-2---------------|

A|-0----------------|-----------------|

E|------------------|-----------------|

[Verse 1]

A D E

They come to town when the war is over

A E A

Dirty boots in the middle of the night

A D E

Trolling the bars, hitting on the soldiers

A E A

Boys give it up without a fight

A A D E

They say, “Hey, boy, how about your place?

A E A

I know you really want to take me home”

A D E

Drop the bags off on the bedroom floor

A E A

They make love with the lights on, saying

[Chorus]

D A

“I’m a carpetbagger, baby

D A

I’m coming to your town

I’m going to treat you kind

I’m going to rob you blind

I’ll smile all the time

A D E

(Riff 1)

Whoa, yeah

A D E

(Riff 1)

Whoa, yeah

A D E

(Riff 1)

Whoa, yeah

(Riff 2)

Whoa, yeah

[Verse 2]

A D E

Sally could have had any one of the boys

A E A

But she couldn’t love no one she could not control

A D E

Friend of mine and her got married

A E A

I don’t hear too much from them anymore

A D E

Last I heard, he had a rope around his neck

A E A

Dragging around the grocery store

A D E

Carrying her bags and pushing down the aisles

A E A

Saying, “I ain’t got no home in this world anymore”

[Chorus]

D A

“I’m a carpetbagger, baby

D A

I’m coming to your town

I’m going to treat you kind

I’m going to rob you blind

I’ll smile all the time

A D E

(Riff 1)

Whoa, yeah

A D E

(Riff 1)

Whoa, yeah

A D E

(Riff 1)

Whoa, yeah

(Riff 2)

Whoa, yeah

[Verse 3]

A D E

They come to town when the party’s over

A E A

Books been written and truths been tried

A D E

They’ll take it all if the door’s left open

A E A

Steal the nose right from under your eyes

[Chorus]

D A

Singing, “I’m a carpetbagger, baby

D A

I’m coming to your town

I’m going to treat you kind

I’m going to rob you blind

I’ll smile all the time

A D E

(Riff 1)

Whoa, yeah

A D E

(Riff 1)

Whoa, yeah

A D E

(Riff 1)

Whoa, yeah

A E A

e|-----0------------|-----------------|

B|---------2b-2-0---|-----------------|

G|----------------2-|-----1--s2-------|

D|-2----------------|-2---------------|

A|-0----------------|-----------------|

E|------------------|-----------------|

s = legato slide, or you could bend up a half tone from 1 to 2

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