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Blister In The Sun  Violent Femmes



CHORDS:
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   G  ([EADGBE]320003)
C (x32013)
Em (022000)
D (xx0232)
One of the greatest albums of all time. I think I've got the G and C
chords right but if you know of any better positions for them let me
know. It also sounds good to play them G(320033) and C(x32033)
INTRO:
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RIFF1:
       [G]       [C]      [G]       [C]      [G]     [C]      [G]                                   
   E|------------------------------------------------|
   B|------------------------------------------------|
   G|------------------------------------------------|
   D|------------------------------------------------|
   A|-----2---3-2------2---3-2------2---3-2----------|
   E|--3----3-------3----3-------3----3-----3--------|

Play that twice and then start strumming the chords G C G C
(Actually, in the verses the guitar plays something like this:)
RIFF1B:
       [G]       [C]      [G]       [C]     [G]       [C]      [G]                                  
   E|------------------------------------------------|
   B|-----0---1-0------0---1-0-----0---1-0-----------|
   G|--0----0-------0----0------0----0-----2-0-------|
   D|------------------------------------------------|
   A|------------------------------------------------|
   E|------------------------------------------------|

But when I'm playing this song I usually just strum the chords.
VERSE 1:
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   [G]When I'm a-[C]walking, [G]I strut my [C]stuff
   [G]Then I'm [C]so strung [G]out
   I'm [G]high as a [C]kite, [G]I just [C]might
   [G]stop to [C]check you [G]out
CHORUS:
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   Let me go [Em]wild
   like a [C]blister in the sun
   Let me go [Em]wild
   Big [C]hands I know you're the [D]one
VERSE 2: (play like verse 1)
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Body and beats, I stain my sheets
I don't even know why
My girlfriend, she's at the end
she is starting to cry
CHORUS: (play same as previous chorus)
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Let me go wild
like a blister in the sun
Let me go wild
Big hands I know you're the one
INTERLUDE:
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Just play the verse chord progression and the tab
that you can see at the top of the file marked RIFF1B
   and end on an harmonic at the 12th fret of the G string G|--<12>---|

VERSE: (play same as previous verses)
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When I'm a-walking, I strut my stuff
Then I'm so strung out
I'm high as a kite, I just might
stop to check you out
When I'm a-walking, I strut my stuff
Then I'm so strung out
I'm high as a kite, I just might
stop to check you out
Body and beats, I stain my sheets (you can hardly hear the
I don't even know why guitar here, whisper)
My girlfriend, she's at the end
she is starting to cry
When I'm a-walking, I strut my stuff
Then I'm so strung out
I'm high as a kite, I just might
stop to check you out
CHORUS: (play same as previous choruses)
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Let me go wild
like a blister in the sun
Let me go wild
Big hands I know you're the one
(end with verse chords played twice)
In almost every Femmes song there's a great bassline.
Here's my attempt at transcribing the bassline for this song:
VERSE-BASSLINE:
       [G]       [C]      [G]     [C]        [G]       [C]      [G]                                
   G|--------------------------------------------|
   D|--------------------------------------------|
   A|-----2---3-2------2---3-2------2---3-2-0----|
   E|--3----3-------3----3-------3----3-------3--|

CHORUS-BASSLINE:
      [Em]                       [C]                                                 
   G|------------------------------------------------
   D|------------------------------------------------
   A|-----5h7------5h7-5h7---3--2--0-----3--3-2-0----
   E|-0---------0---------------------3-----------3--

         [Em]                      [C]            [D]                                       
   G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   D---------------------------------------3h4---3h4---4---------------|
   A-----5h7-----5h7-5h7---3--2--3--4--5-------5-----5---5-4-3-2-1-0---|
   E-0--------0------------------------------------------------------4-|

and then right back to the verse bassline.
OK, there you have it.
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