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The Slim
			       1/3         2/4			       
     A/E      C       B         G           D
||e---O---|---O---|---O---| |---O---|| ||---O---||
||b---O---|---O---|---O---| |---O---|| ||---O---||
||g---4---|---4---|---4---| |---4---|| ||---7---||
||d---2---|---X---|---X---| |---O---|| ||---O---||
||a---O---|--h3---|---2---| |---X---|| ||---5---||
||E---X---|---X---|---X---| |---3---|| ||---X---||
The frets and third times through, the riff goes to the 'G', whilst the 
second and third times, it slides up to the 'D' bit.
An example (using the bass notes to deliniate the changes):
A/E        C       B
	Do you know	Where you're going
       G
Do you know where you've been
A/E       C        B
	Is it simple?	Is it simple
    D
The chances seem so slim
Etcetera...  (pardon, but I can't remember the lyrics.  I apologise for 
any lyrical bollocksings up).  Now, the chorus:
The chords are (yes, dearies, real chords for the chorus!):
    Fmaj7    Em      Emaj    C9     Dsus2
||e---O---|---O---|---O---|---O---|---O---||
||b---1---|---O---|---O---|---3---|---3---||
||g---2---|---O---|---1---|---O---|---2---||
||d---3---|---2---|---2---|---2---|---O---||
||a---3---|---2---|---2---|---3---|---O---||
||E---X---|---O---|---O---|---X---|---X---||
So, here's how it works:
          			      Fmaj7  			Em  Em-H-Emaj  
Iiiiiiiiiii'm  			      Left behind
	       			       Fmaj7  			Em  Em-H-Emaj  
Left behind, left behind	It's a matter of time
				       Fmaj7  			Em  Em-H-Emaj  
Your protection from injection	My projection
 C9     Dsus2
Ejected from the slide		Ejected from the slide

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The Slim

by Bob Mould

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/E

Fmaj7

Emaj

Dsus2

The Slim

1/3 2/4

A/E C B G D

||e---O---|---O---|---O---| |---O---|| ||---O---||

||b---O---|---O---|---O---| |---O---|| ||---O---||

||g---4---|---4---|---4---| |---4---|| ||---7---||

||d---2---|---X---|---X---| |---O---|| ||---O---||

||a---O---|--h3---|---2---| |---X---|| ||---5---||

||E---X---|---X---|---X---| |---3---|| ||---X---||

The frets and third times through, the riff goes to the 'G', whilst the

second and third times, it slides up to the 'D' bit.

An example (using the bass notes to deliniate the changes):

A/E C B

Do you know Where you're going

Do you know where you've been

A/E C B

Is it simple? Is it simple

The chances seem so slim

Etcetera... (pardon, but I can't remember the lyrics. I apologise for

any lyrical bollocksings up). Now, the chorus:

The chords are (yes, dearies, real chords for the chorus!):

Fmaj7 Em Emaj C9 Dsus2

||e---O---|---O---|---O---|---O---|---O---||

||b---1---|---O---|---O---|---3---|---3---||

||g---2---|---O---|---1---|---O---|---2---||

||d---3---|---2---|---2---|---2---|---O---||

||a---3---|---2---|---2---|---3---|---O---||

||E---X---|---O---|---O---|---X---|---X---||

So, here's how it works:

Fmaj7 Em Em H Emaj

Iiiiiiiiiii'm Left behind

Fmaj7 Em Em H Emaj

Left behind, left behind It's a matter of time

Fmaj7 Em Em H Emaj

Your protection from injection My projection

C9 Dsus2

Ejected from the slide Ejected from the slide

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