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