Headlights tab by Cat Power

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			   Headlights by Cat Power
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This is a tab for the version of the song that appears on her 1993 debut single. It
differs from the version on 'Dear Sir' quite a bit, both with the music and the lyrics,
so I
figure a separate tab is necessary. The only trick here is to be able to stretch your
index finger down a half step while maintaining the barre. You can also mute the low E MajorE
string by slightly pressing the top of your index finger against it.

Tabbed by: Scott H.

"x" = mute string

Tuning: Standard

Main Riff:

e|---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
BB|---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
G+G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
D MajorD|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
A augmentedA|---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
E MajorE|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|

Play Main Riff x 4 for Intro (0:00 - 0:20), then play this once:

e|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----7--7--7---7-7-7-7-7-------|
BB|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----7--7--7---7-7-7-7-7-------|
G+G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10---0-0-0-0-0-------|
D MajorD|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-10---0-0-0-0-0-------|
A augmentedA|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----7--7--7---7-7-7-7-7-------|
E MajorE|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x---x-x-x-x-x-------|

--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
 --8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
 -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
 -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
 --8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|
 --x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|

(0:21 - 0:30)

Then resume Main Riff for the rest of the song

Lyrics:

Last thing I remember
  Somebody was laughing in my ear
  Last thing I remember
  The sun was coming up
  Last thing I remember...
  Last thing I remember...

Hey, the headlights are getting too close to me
  Hey, the headlights are cutting me
  Hey, I can't even see

Somewhere above me I can see
  Blackbirds singing
  Or are they weeping?

Somewhere above me I can hear
  My friend weeping
  My friend screaming over me

Lifting her arms up to the sky
  God, why?
  God, why?
  Somewhere above me I can hear
  Blackbirds singing
  Or are they weeping?

Get up around eight
  Get up around eight
  Let's make some coffee and get real stoned
  Hey, let's play a record or two
  A augmentedA record or two
  A augmentedA record or two

Hey, the headlights are getting too close to me
  Hey, the headlights are cutting me
  And I can't see

Somewhere above me I can see
  Flowers that are hung around her home
  They're dried up
  They're lying above me

Sun's going down again
  Birds are whispering again
  They're saying I'm okay
  They're saying I'm quite alright
  They're saying I'm okay

I'm alone
  It's cold as hell
  It's cold as hell
  It's cold as hell

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