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Cough Syrup

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Gmajor

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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 16Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro/Verse:
This riff is "Riff A"
e|------------------------0--|
B|----------------------0-0--|
G|----------------------1-0--|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Chorus chords are:
e|--G3---D2---C0--Em-0--|
B|--3---3---1---0--|
G|--0---2---0---0--|
D|--0---0---2---2--|
A|--2-------3---2--|
E|--3-----------0--|
And they go in this order:
GI can't walk so I guDess I'm gonna stay at AhomeE  Em  
They can hDave my legs just lCeave my mail alEmoneE  Em  
Repeat Verse/Chorus (extend/repeat 2nd chorus, playing Riff A where Em is)
Another verse, then this part:
And I Cheard that his brDother was a vEmiking
He'd lGike to solve a prDoblem with a Emgun
etc...... (repeat that part till outro, cello enters towards end)

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Cough Syrup

by Butthole Surfers

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Intro/Verse:

This riff is "Riff A"

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

B|----------------------0-0--|

G|----------------------1-0--|

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

A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

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

Chorus chords are:

G D C Em

e|--3---2---0---0--|

B|--3---3---1---0--|

G|--0---2---0---0--|

D|--0---0---2---2--|

A|--2-------3---2--|

E|--3-----------0--|

And they go in this order:

G D A E Em

I can't walk so I guess I'm gonna stay at home

D C Em E Em

They can have my legs just leave my mail alone

Repeat Verse/Chorus (extend/repeat 2nd chorus, playing Riff A where Em is)

Another verse, then this part:

C D Em

And I heard that his brother was a viking

G D Em

He'd like to solve a problem with a gun

etc...... (repeat that part till outro, cello enters towards end)

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