Chords with lyrics
Save Me
by the Jesus and Mary Chain
from the album Stoned and Dethroned
chords and lyrics transcribed by John Spencer
The chords for this song are 
BB 
E MajorE 
F#F# E MajorE repeated (each verse
and the chorus start on BB). This main riff is played on top
pretty much throughout.
BB E MajorE F#F# E MajorE
e--12-12----12-------------------------------12-14---
B--------11------12-11-12-14-11-----11-12-11---------
(intro)
BB E MajorE F#F# E MajorE BB E MajorE F#F# E MajorE
BB E MajorE F#F#
unholy
E MajorE BB E MajorE F#F#
I feel sick ...
E MajorE BB E MajorE F#F#
my soul don't wan...
E MajorE BB E MajorE F#F#
I've been living ....
(keep strumming F#F# for a bit and play riff 1 over it)
F#F#
riff 1: B---2-2-2-2-2--4--7--4\2--
(second verse: same chords, but add riffs 2 & 3)
riff 2: B-----0--0-----2-- riff 3: B--4--7--4\2--0------0--
G-----------1----- G------------------1----
D-----------------
A--4--------------
riff 2
Hey lover
riff 2
I've been touched ...
riff 2
I guess I'm ....
riff 3 riff 1
I guess I'm ...
(chorus: same chords strummed twice as often, play part of riff 3)
oh ....
nothing's right ....
I was wrong but ...
B--4--7--4\2--0--
I've been doing ....
(solo)
e--------------------------------------2--------------------
B-2-2-2-2-2---0---0-0---0---0-2b-----4---4-2-0-0---0---0----
G-----------1---1-----1---1----------------------1---1------
D--------------------------------------------------------4--
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------2----------------------
B------0-0---0-0---0---0-2b---4---4p2--4b-0------------
G--1-1-----1-----1---1---------------------------------
D-4-4--------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------4--
E-------------------------------------------4-7---4----
(repeat 1st verse along with these little riffs)
unholy
e--------2-----------
B--2--4-----4--2--0--
I feel sick ...
e--------2-------
B--2--4-----2p0--
my soul don't ....
e--------2-----------
B--2--4-----4--2--0--
I've been living ....
A--------2--5b\4--
E--2--4-----------
oh save me
nothing's right ....
e-----2-------
B--4-----4p2--
I was wrong ....
E MajorE BB E MajorE F#F# BB
e---------------------------------2-------2------------
B----4-4/7--4--2------0-2-0-2--4-------4------4--2--0--
I've been doing it ....
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chords:
BB x2444x
F#F# x4432x
E MajorE x2210x
...let me know of any corrections.
John ([email protected])
