Severed Lips tab by Dinosaur Jr.

~From: cr72438902@aol.com (CR72438902)
~Subject: TAB: Dinosaur Jr.-Severed Lips

   Severed Lips (J. Mascis)
                from Japan import "Quest" and acoustic version from
		the Goodier Session (1992)

This song sounds great on acoustic and is easy to learn.
This is in the key of G.  The bass line walks make this song.

General Chord progression:  Cmaj7, C, G, Em, F, Am, C, D

Intro : 4 measures:  Cmaj7-C, Cmaj7-C, Cmaj7-C-D-C-Cmaj7 walk, G
E---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
B---0--0--1--0--1--0--1--0--
G---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--   X 2
D---2--------2--------2--2--
A---3--------3-----------3--
E---------------------------
  Cmaj7   C Cmj C     C Cmaj7

  (Cmaj7-C-D-C-Cmaj7 walk)
E---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3---------3---------
B---0--0--1--3--1--0--1--0--2--2--2---------2---------
G---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------0---------
D---2-----------------2--2--0---------------0---------
A---3--------------------3--2---------------2--------2
E---------------------------3---------2---3-3--3-2-3--
  Cmaj7   C C/D C     C     G  G  G   G     G

Verse:
   I   wanna      help      you
E---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3---------3---------
B---0--0--1--0--1--0--1--0--2--2--2---------2---------
G---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------0---------
D---2--------2--------2--2--0---------------0---------
A---3--------3-----------3--2---------------2--------2
E---------------------------3---------2---3-3--3-2-3--
  Cmaj7   C Cmj C     C     G  G  G   G     G

** upstroke on Cmaj7, down on Cs; G timing is slightly off beat for bass line.

In transition to chorus, instead of
A--------2
E--3-2-3--
Try:
A---------
E--3-3-2-1
This walks nicely into the Em.

Chorus:
I wont cry if you walk bye........

e-----1-----1--0--0--3--0--0--0--3--0-----------------5----5----5
B-----1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--5--5--7--7-----5----5----5
G-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--5--7--7-----5----5----5
D--2--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--5--7--7-----7--7-7----7
A--2--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--5--5--77-7-77-7-77-7
E--0--1--1--1--------------------------------------55-5-55-5-55-5
  Em  F  F  F* Ami         Ami         C     D     Ami
  Play this part twice during chorus.  On second time throug chords, this
  sounds real nice if you play each succesive chord louder so that the
  tension builds
  to a climax at Ami and then you pause and go back to Cmaj7-C verse.

  This F* chord is not exact, sounds like C/D combo but I am not sure
  what it is so I cheat by holding the F which works in the key.
  Suggestions would be appreciated.

Nice transition that J plays; really impresses your friends!:
The transition includes some real simple eighth note picking
 that goes from C to G and walk down to C/Cmaj7:

B---------------3/5-5-5-5-5-5-3-1-0-1-0
G---0-0------------------------------
D-------2-0--------------------------
            G G

Complete transition to be played after chorus & before return to verse:
E---0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------
B---0--0--1--0--1--0------------3/5-5-5-5-5-3-1-0-1-0
G---0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0------------------------------
D---2--------2----------2-0-0-------------------------
A---3--------3--------------2--2----------------------
E---------------------------3--3----------------------
  Cmaj7   C Cmj C     C     G  G
Lyrics:

Verse 1:
I wanna help you....

Chorus:
I won't cry if you ....

Transition fill.
Verse 2:
Now the ....
I ain't gonna .../* Perhaps the best lines by J
Let the ...
of my d...
I never knew .../* Perhaps the second best line by J?
would be so ...

Chorus:
now I'm reachin' ....

The last time I listend to D jrs first album, I noticed that some
of the lyrics are different on the electric version.

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