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                        Pencil Skirt
         Riff 1                         Riff 2
 e|---G3-5-3--0---C----|          e|---G3-5-3---------C----|
 B|------------3-1---|          B|----------3-5-3------|
 G|------------------|          G|-----------------5---|
 D|------------------|          D|---------------------|
 A|------------------|          A|---------------------|
 E|------------------|          E|---------------------|
 Intro:  G   C  (Riff 1)
                             C             A                D       G(Riff 2)
 When you raise your pencil skirt like a veil before my eyes
                        C               A                D           G(Riff 2)
 Like the look upon his face as he's zipping up his flies, oh
        C          A                   D          G(Riff 2)
 But I know that you're engaged to him, oh
 CBut I kAnow you waDnt something to pGlay with baby
 EmI'll be around when he's not in town, oh
 CYeah I'll show you how you're doing it wrong, oh
 EmI really love it when you tell me to stop, oh oh
 DOh it's turning me Gon
                       C                A                        D      G(Riff 2)
 Now you can tell some lies about the good times that you've had
 CBut I've kissed your mother twAice and now I'm workDing on your dGad, oh baby
        Riff 3
 e|---Em-------0-0---|
 B|---3-4-5--0-0---|
 G|----------------|
 D|----------------|
 A|----------------|
 E|----------------|
   Em(Riff 3)x4
 I'll be around when he's not in town, oh
 COh yeah, I'll show you how you're doing it wrong, oh
    Em(Riff 3)x4
 I really love it when you tell me to stop, oh oh
 DOh it's turning me Gon
               SOLO
       C      A      D     G(x2)
      Em
      C
 e|---Em0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-0---3-5-----|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|
      D
 e|---G10-8-7-5--3-3-1-1-0-0------C----|
 B|-------------------------3-3--1---|
 G|----------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|
                       C                A                   D      G(Riff 1)
 If you look under the bed then I can see my house from here
 CSo just lie against the wAall and watch my conscDience disappGear, now baby oh
 EmYeah, I'll be around when he's not in town, oh
 COh yeah, I'll show you how you're doing it wrong, oh
 EmI really love it when you tell me to stop, oh oh
 DOh it's turning me Gon, on, on, yeah
 EmI only come here cause I know it makes you sad
 CI only do it cause I know you know it's bad.
 EmOh don't you know it's ugly and it shouldn't be like that.
 DOh but oh it's turning me Gon, on, on, on, on, on, on.
 C    A    D    G

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Pencil Skirt

by Pulp

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Pencil Skirt

Riff 1 Riff 2

G C G C

e|---3-5-3--0-------| e|---3-5-3-------------|

B|------------3-1---| B|----------3-5-3------|

G|------------------| G|-----------------5---|

D|------------------| D|---------------------|

A|------------------| A|---------------------|

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

Intro: G C (Riff 1)

C A D G

(Riff 2)

When you raise your pencil skirt like a veil before my eyes

C A D G

(Riff 2)

Like the look upon his face as he's zipping up his flies, oh

C A D G

(Riff 2)

But I know that you're engaged to him, oh

C A D G

But I know you want something to play with baby

I'll be around when he's not in town, oh

Yeah I'll show you how you're doing it wrong, oh

I really love it when you tell me to stop, oh oh

D G

Oh it's turning me on

C A D G

(Riff 2)

Now you can tell some lies about the good times that you've had

C A D G

But I've kissed your mother twice and now I'm working on your dad, oh baby

Riff 3

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

B|---3-4-5--0-0---|

G|----------------|

D|----------------|

A|----------------|

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

(Riff 3)x4

I'll be around when he's not in town, oh

Oh yeah, I'll show you how you're doing it wrong, oh

(Riff 3)x4

I really love it when you tell me to stop, oh oh

D G

Oh it's turning me on

SOLO

C A D G

(x2)

e|---0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-0---3-5-----|

B|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------|

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

G C

e|---10-8-7-5--3-3-1-1-0-0----------|

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

G|----------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------|

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

C A D G

(Riff 1)

If you look under the bed then I can see my house from here

C A D G

So just lie against the wall and watch my conscience disappear, now baby oh

Yeah, I'll be around when he's not in town, oh

Oh yeah, I'll show you how you're doing it wrong, oh

I really love it when you tell me to stop, oh oh

D G

Oh it's turning me on, on, on, yeah

I only come here cause I know it makes you sad

I only do it cause I know you know it's bad.

Oh don't you know it's ugly and it shouldn't be like that.

D G

Oh but oh it's turning me on, on, on, on, on, on, on.

C A D G

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