Possum Kingdom Toadies
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Status: RO
'Possum Kingdom' by the Toadies
from the album 'Rubberneck'
Corrected from earlier version (F#m removed).
The transcriptions that have been posted so far were incorrect,
so heres my shot at it.
chords (from low E to high E)
A - x02220 D - xx0232
Asus4 - x02230 E - 022100
B - x24442 F# - 244322
C - x32010 G#7 - 464544
C# - x46664
during the 'give it up to me' bridge, its easier to use
barre chords for A (577655) and D (x57775) chords
riff #1 (played intermittently during verses)
--------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- -----9--7----------------------------9--7---------------------- -----------6- (whammy bar) ----------------7--6- (whammy bar) - --7-------------------------------7---------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------
riff #2 (played after 2nd chorus)
--------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4--5--5------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4--5--5--5--5-
(intro: E E E A Asus4 A
[E] [E] [E] [A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] make up[E] your min[E]d[A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] decid[E]e to walk[E] with me[A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] aroun[E]d the l[E]ake tonight[A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] aroun[E]d the l[E]ake tonight[A] [Asus4] by [A]my [Asus4]side[A]
[E] (play[E] riff [E]#1)[A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] [E] [E] [A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] by m[E]y side[E] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] [E] [E] [A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E]i'm not g[E]onna lie[E] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] i'll n[E]ot be a ge[E]ntleman[A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] behi[E]nd the boa[E]thouse[A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] i'll sho[E]w you my[E] dark secre[A]t[Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] (pla[E]y riff[E] #1)[A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] [E] [E] [A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E]i'm not go[E]nna lie[E] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] i want yo[E]u for mi[E]ne[A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] my blus[E]hing br[E]ide[A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] my lo[E]ver be[E] my [A] l[Asus4]over [A]yea[Asus4]h[A]
[F#] don't [A]be afr[E]aid
i didn't [C]mean to scare y[A]ou
so help[D] me jesus
[E] (play[E] riff [E]#1)[A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] [E] [E] [A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] i can pro[E]mise you[E] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] you will sta[E]y as beau[E]tiful[A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] with dark[E] hair[E] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] and soft[E] skin [E] [A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus4]for[A]
[E]ever[E] [E] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] for[E]ever[E] [A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] make up[E] your mi[E]nd[A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] make up[E] your mi[E]nd and i'll[A] p[Asus4]romise [A] y[Asus4]ou[A]
[F#] i will trea[A]t you we[E]ll
my s[C]weet ang[A]el
so help[D] me je s[E]us
[G#7] hey hey
[A] give it [G#7]up to [C#]me [F#] give it [G#7]up to [C#]me
[D] do you w[G#7]anna b[C#]e my [B]ang[B]el
(repeat last two lines 2x)
[A] so help[D] me[E]
(whammy bar/feedback doodling on open low E string)
(play guitar riff #2 here in unison with bass;
continue to play riff #2 over 'be my angel' vocal)
be my angel
be my angel
be my angel
[E] do you w[E]anna die[E] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] do you w[E]anna die[E] [A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] do you w[E]anna die[E] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E] do you w[E]anna die[E] [A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E]do you w[E]anna die[E] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E]do you w[E]anna die[E] [A] [Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E]do you w[E]anna die[E] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[E]do you w[E]anna die[E] w[A]ell [Asus4]i'll [A]pro[Asus4]mise y[A]ou
[F#] i will tre[A]at you we[E]ll my s[C]weet an[A]gel
so hel[D]p me je[E]sus
je[E]sus je[E]sus je[E]sus[E]
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