Possum Kingdom Toadies
Possum Kingdom by Toadies<br/>
-------------------------<br/>
<br/>
Pretty cool song to play. Guitar 1 plays the chords while guitar 2 plays ...<br/>
during some of the verses. Palm the strings and and slide down with your hand<br/>
while going wild on the wammy. Listen to song for rhythm.<br/>
<br/>
e ----------------------------------<br/>
B ----------------------------------<br/>
G --9---7---------------------------<br/>
D ----------5s6(whammy bar)---------<br/>
A ----------------------------------<br/>
E ----------------------------------<br/>
<br/>
Chord Progression<br/>
(verse)<br/>
Emajor, A ... Emajor, A, A<br/>
(chorus)<br/>
F#, D, E, A, F#, D, E<br/>
(bridge)<br/>
D, G#, C#<br/>
Song ends on E<br/>
<br/>
For the A on the verse ...<br/>
e ----------------------------------<br/>
B ---3p2----------------------------<br/>
G ---2------------------------------<br/>
D ---2------------------------------<br/>
A ----------------------------------<br/>
E ----------------------------------<br/>
<br/>
(verse 1)<br/>
Make up your mind<br/>
Decide to walk with me<br/>
Around the lake tonite<br/>
Around the lake tonite<br/>
By my side<br/>
<br/>
I'm not gonna lie<br/>
I'll not be a gentle men<br/>
Behind the boat house<br/>
I'll show you my dark secret<br/>
<br/>
I'm not gonna lie<br/>
I want you for mine<br/>
My flesh and blood<br/>
My lover be mine lover yeah<br/>
<br/>
(bridge)<br/>
Don't be afraid<br/>
I didn't mean to scare you<br/>
So help me Jesus<br/>
<br/>
(verse 2)<br/>
I can promise you<br/>
You won't stay as beautiful<br/>
With dark hair<br/>
And soft skin<br/>
Forever<br/>
Forever<br/>
<br/>
Make up your mind<br/>
Make up your mind<br/>
And I'll promise you<br/>
<br/>
I will treat you well<br/>
My sweet angel<br/>
So help me Jesus<br/>
<br/>
(bridge)<br/>
Give it up to me<br/>
Give it up to me<br/>
Do you want to be my angel<br/>
Give it up to me<br/>
Give it up to me<br/>
Do you wanna be my angel<br/>
So help me<br/>
<br/>
(verse 3)<br/>
Be my angel<br/>
Be my angel<br/>
Do you wanna die (4 x's)<br/>
Well I'll promised you<br/>
I will treat you well<br/>
My sweet angel<br/>
So help me Jesus<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
Good luck! Send comments and corrections to ...<br/>
mikepham@engr.csulb.edu<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
Subject: CRD/TAB: 'Possum Kingdom' - Toadies<br/>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 04:30:29 -0600 (CST)<br/>
From: "jeffnmoe" <br/>
<br/>
'Possum Kingdom' by the Toadies<br/>
from the album 'Rubberneck'<br/>
<br/>
The transcriptions that have been posted so far were incorrect,<br/>
so heres my shot at it.<br/>
<br/>
chords (from low E to high E)<br/>
<br/>
A - x02220 D - xx0232<br/>
Asus4 - x02230 E - 022100<br/>
B - x24442 F# - 244322<br/>
C - x32010 G#7 - 464544 <br/>
C# - x46664<br/>
<br/>
during the 'give it up to me' bridge, its easier to use<br/>
barre chords for A (577655) and D (x57775) chords<br/>
<br/>
riff #1 (played intermittently during verses)<br/>
---------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
-----9--7----------------------------9--7----------------------<br/>
-----------6- (whammy bar) ----------------7--6- (whammy bar) -<br/>
--7-------------------------------7----------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
<br/>
riff #2 (played after 2nd chorus)<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
--0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4--5--5-------<br/>
<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
--0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4--5--5--5--5-<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
(intro: E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
make up your mind<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
decide to walk with me<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
around the lake tonight<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
around the lake tonight by my side<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
(play riff #1)<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
by my side<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
i'm not gonna lie<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
i'll not be a gentleman<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
behind the boathouse<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
i'll show you my dark secret<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
(play riff #1)<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
i'm not gonna lie<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
i want you for mine<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
my blushing bride<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
my lover be my lover yeah<br/>
<br/>
F# A E<br/>
don't be afraid<br/>
<br/>
C A<br/>
i didn't mean to scare you<br/>
<br/>
D<br/>
so help me jesus<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
(play riff #1)<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
i can promise you<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
you will stay as beautiful<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
with dark hair<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
and soft skin for<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
ever<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
forever<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
make up your mind<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
make up your mind and i'll promise you<br/>
<br/>
F#m A E<br/>
i will treat you well<br/>
<br/>
C A<br/>
my sweet angel<br/>
<br/>
D E<br/>
so help me je sus<br/>
<br/>
G#7<br/>
hey hey<br/>
<br/>
A G#7 C# F# G#7 C#<br/>
give it up to me give it up to me<br/>
<br/>
D G#7 C# B B<br/>
do you wanna be my angel<br/>
<br/>
(repeat last two lines 2x)<br/>
<br/>
A D E<br/>
so help me<br/>
<br/>
(whammy bar/feedback doodling on open low E string)<br/>
<br/>
(play guitar riff #2 here in unison with bass;<br/>
continue to play riff #2 over 'be my angel' vocal)<br/>
<br/>
be my angel<br/>
<br/>
be my angel<br/>
<br/>
be my angel<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
do you wanna die<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
do you wanna die<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
do you wanna die<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
do you wanna die<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
do you wanna die<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
do you wanna die <br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
do you wanna die<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
do you wanna die well i'll promise you<br/>
<br/>
F#m A E C A<br/>
i will treat you well my sweet angel<br/>
<br/>
D E<br/>
so help me jesus<br/>
<br/>
E E E E<br/>
jesus jesus jesus<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
...questions, comments and corrections to<br/>
jeffnmoe@mcs.com<br/>
<br/>
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Subject: CRD/TAB: 'Possum Kingdom' - Toadies (corrected)<br/>
To: guitar@nevada.edu<br/>
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 09:54:31 -0600 (CST)<br/>
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'Possum Kingdom' by the Toadies<br/>
from the album 'Rubberneck'<br/>
<br/>
Corrected from earlier version (F#m removed).<br/>
<br/>
The transcriptions that have been posted so far were incorrect,<br/>
so heres my shot at it.<br/>
<br/>
chords (from low E to high E)<br/>
<br/>
A - x02220 D - xx0232<br/>
Asus4 - x02230 E - 022100<br/>
B - x24442 F# - 244322<br/>
C - x32010 G#7 - 464544 <br/>
C# - x46664<br/>
<br/>
during the 'give it up to me' bridge, its easier to use<br/>
barre chords for A (577655) and D (x57775) chords<br/>
<br/>
riff #1 (played intermittently during verses)<br/>
---------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
-----9--7----------------------------9--7----------------------<br/>
-----------6- (whammy bar) ----------------7--6- (whammy bar) -<br/>
--7-------------------------------7----------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
<br/>
riff #2 (played after 2nd chorus)<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
--0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4--5--5-------<br/>
<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
---------------------------------------------------<br/>
--0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4--5--5--5--5-<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
(intro: E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
make up your mind<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
decide to walk with me<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
around the lake tonight<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
around the lake tonight by my side<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
(play riff #1)<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
by my side<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
i'm not gonna lie<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
i'll not be a gentleman<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
behind the boathouse<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
i'll show you my dark secret<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
(play riff #1)<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
i'm not gonna lie<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
i want you for mine<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
my blushing bride<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
my lover be my lover yeah<br/>
<br/>
F# A E<br/>
don't be afraid<br/>
<br/>
C A<br/>
i didn't mean to scare you<br/>
<br/>
D<br/>
so help me jesus<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
(play riff #1)<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
i can promise you<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
you will stay as beautiful<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
with dark hair<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
and soft skin for<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
ever<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
forever<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
make up your mind<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
make up your mind and i'll promise you<br/>
<br/>
F# A E<br/>
i will treat you well<br/>
<br/>
C A<br/>
my sweet angel<br/>
<br/>
D E<br/>
so help me je sus<br/>
<br/>
G#7<br/>
hey hey<br/>
<br/>
A G#7 C# F# G#7 C#<br/>
give it up to me give it up to me<br/>
<br/>
D G#7 C# B B<br/>
do you wanna be my angel<br/>
<br/>
(repeat last two lines 2x)<br/>
<br/>
A D E<br/>
so help me<br/>
<br/>
(whammy bar/feedback doodling on open low E string)<br/>
<br/>
(play guitar riff #2 here in unison with bass;<br/>
continue to play riff #2 over 'be my angel' vocal)<br/>
<br/>
be my angel<br/>
<br/>
be my angel<br/>
<br/>
be my angel<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
do you wanna die<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
do you wanna die<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
do you wanna die<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
do you wanna die<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
do you wanna die<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
do you wanna die <br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A<br/>
do you wanna die<br/>
<br/>
E E E A Asus4 A Asus4 A<br/>
do you wanna die well i'll promise you<br/>
<br/>
F# A E C A<br/>
i will treat you well my sweet angel<br/>
<br/>
D E<br/>
so help me jesus<br/>
<br/>
E E E E<br/>
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