Vernie chords by Blind Melon

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: E

Difficulty: Intermediate

Music and Lyrics by Blind Melon. Chords by Cameron Kisiel.

Intro:
E A
 Oooh...
E A
 Ooooh...
E A
 Ooooooohhh...
D B

Verse 1:
E          A
Is it the way you're speakin'?
E        A
Is it because I'm peakin'?
E              A              D   E
Twistin' your face, thumb in haaand


Chorus:
   A                          F#
But you gotta have your own space to play in
A                F#
  A collection of glass chickens
A              F#                E
  Oh, Vernie, what a garden you have


Verse 2:
  E                   A
Maybe its the snuff under your lip
     E                 A
Or maybe caramel cake covered in Christmas
 E                 A          D    E
Oh, a flower, you are, to my laaaaand

But I


Chorus:
 A            F#
No, I cannot deny the beauty
A                 F#                    A
 If I had a heart, I would want it to be, like Vernie's
 F#                        E
Oh, what a heart that she has

B A E
no lyrics
B A E
eee...

Outro:
   B
Roaming through the cupboard
          A                          E
Jar of pickles never opened since 1983
   B
Peanuts in a pile
      A                                  E
And Elvis down the aisle, singing gallantly...

B A E
                B                  A                 F#m E
I wish I could be, I wish I could be, I wish I could beeeee
                B                 A                     F#m  E
I wish I could be, I wish I could be a little more like Ver-nie
             B
Oh, I wanna be,
         A                     F#m  E
I wanna be, a little more like Ver-nie