Save Me chords by The Jesus And Mary Chain

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 B E F# E repeated (each verse
and the chorus start on B).  This main riff is played on top
pretty much throughout.

   B             E        F#        E
e--12-12----12-------------------------------12-14---
B--------11------12-11-12-14-11-----11-12-11---------

(intro)
B E F# E B E F# E

  B    E F#
unholy
       E          B     E F#
I feel sick ...
        E             B       E F#
my soul don't wan...
          E           B     E F#
I've been living ....


(keep strumming F# for a bit and play riff 1 over it)
             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             B    E        F#                   B
        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:

  B  x2444x
  F# x4432x
  E  x2210x

...let me know of any corrections.
John (jspencer@newbridge.com)