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Babydoll by Hole

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From 1991's "Pretty on the Inside". This is my first tab, so please forgive any errors!
There are absolutely ZERO tabs for this song on the internet, so I figured I'd give it a
shot. Not sure how accurate it is, but it's definitely close if not spot-on in certain
parts. The song is played with heavy distortion and involves a few string bends, but it's
mostly just sliding. Fairly easy to play if you can keep up with the pace, listen to the
song to get the timing totally right.

	Note: (b = string bend)

	Intro Riff:

	e|-------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|-5555555---2222222-------------------------------|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5555555---2222222-------------------------------|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|-3333333---0000000-------------------------------|

	e|-------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|-6666666---9---666666---9---666666---9---666666--|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|-6666666---9---666666---9---666666---9---666666--|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|-4444444---7---444444---7---444444---7---444444--|

	e|-------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|-2222222---5---222222---5---222222---5---2222222-|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2222222---5---222222---5---222222---5---2222222-|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|-0000000---3---000000---3---000000---3---0000000-|

	"Here you come, sucking my energy..."

	e|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|--777777---10---777777---10---777777---10---7777777-|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|--777777---10---777777---10---777777---10---7777777-|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|--555555----8---555555----8---555555----8---5555555-|


	"Ba...by...doll"

	e|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|-222222---5---222222---5---222222-----------------|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|-222222---5---222222---5---222222-----------------|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|-000000---0---000000---0---000000-----------------|
	"...drill it in my good hole so that I can see"

	e|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|--4444444---7777777---4444444---7777777-----------|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|--4444444---7777777---4444444---7777777-----------|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|--2222222---5555555---2222222---5555555-----------|


	"Ba...by...doll..."

	e|-----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|--555555---8---555555---8---555555---8---555555---8--|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|--555555---8---555555---8---555555---8---555555---8--|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|--333333---6---333333---6---333333---6---333333---6--|


	"Here she comes, her pants undone, all waste and void"

	e|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|------5b-------5b-------5b--------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|--2---5b---2---5b---2---5b------55555555555555555---|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2---3b---2---3b---2---3b------55555555555555555---|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|--0--------0--------0-----------33333333333333333---|


	"There you go in your Nazi car..."

	e|-----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|--555555---8---555555---8---555555---8---555555---8--|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|--555555---8---555555---8---555555---8---555555---8--|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|--333333---6---333333---6---333333---6---333333---6--|


	"In the dark, her, I destroy.... She's hanging in the blossom tree"

	e|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|-222222---55555555---222222---55555555---222222---|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|-222222---55555555---222222---55555555---222222---|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|-000000---00000000---000000---00000000---000000---|


	"Ba...by...doll"

	e|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|--6666666---9---6666666---9---6666666---9---6666666-|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|--6666666---9---6666666---9---6666666---9---6666666-|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|--4444444---7---4444444---7---4444444---7---4444444-|


	"Babydoll, she's all I feel.... I knife me and I slash my..."

	e|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|------5b-------5b-------5b--------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|--2---5b---2---5b---2---5b------55555555555555555---|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2---3b---2---3b---2---3b------55555555555555555---|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|--0--------0--------0-----------33333333333333333---|


	"Sick inside of me?..."

	e|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|--6666666---9---6666666---9---6666666---9---6666666-|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|--6666666---9---6666666---9---6666666---9---6666666-|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|--4444444---7---4444444---7---4444444---7---4444444-|


	"Drill it in my good hole so that I can see, yeah..."

	e|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|-222222---55555555---222222---55555555---222222---|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|-222222---55555555---222222---55555555---222222---|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|-000000---00000000---000000---00000000---000000---|


	"Here you come, sucking my energy..."

	e|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|--777777---10---777777---10---777777---10---7777777-|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|--777777---10---777777---10---777777---10---7777777-|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|--555555----8---555555----8---555555----8---5555555-|


	"Ba...by...doll"

	e|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|-222222---5---222222---5---222222-----------------|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|-222222---5---222222---5---222222-----------------|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|-000000---0---000000---0---000000-----------------|


	"She stares too long into the sun... I want a cancer..."

	e|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|--4444444---77777777---4444444---77777777---------|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|--4444444---77777777---4444444---77777777---------|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|--2222222---55555555---2222222---55555555---------|


	"You are mine and my energy, 'cause baby you are so much bigger..."

	e|-----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|--5555555---88888888---5555555---88888888------------|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5555555---88888888---5555555---88888888------------|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|--3333333---66666666---3333333---66666666------------|


	"Ba...by...doll"

	e|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|-222222---5---222222---5---222222-----------------|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|-222222---5---222222---5---222222-----------------|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|-000000---0---000000---0---000000-----------------|


	"Little girl, she's on the floor.."

	e|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|------5b-------5b-------5b--------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|--2---5b---2---5b---2---5b------55555555555555555---|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2---3b---2---3b---2---3b------55555555555555555---|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|--0--------0--------0-----------33333333333333333---|


	"Little girl, she's on the ground..."

	e|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|------5b-------5b-------5b--------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|--2---5b---2---5b---2---5b------55555555555555555---|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2---3b---2---3b---2---3b------55555555555555555---|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|--0--------0--------0-----------33333333333333333---|


	"I am, I am, I am not free, she says..."
	(use wah pedal and bend the hell out of the strings)

	e|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------------------|
	Chord diagramD MajorD|--2b---22---2b---22---2b---22---2b---22------2b---|
	Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2b---22---2b---22---2b---22---2b---22------2b---|
	Chord diagramE MajorE|--0----00---0----00---0----00---0----00------0----|


At the very end, when she sings, "Hang on, it's a soul... until the soul comes down",
there is a lot of experimental playing that 	I didn't bother messing with. Basically run

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