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Knowing People chords by Matthew Sweet

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Knowing People

Written by Matthew Sweet(EMI Blackwood Music, Inc./Charm Trap Music 1993)
Found on Altered Beast LP (1993)

Transcription arranged by Jason Robinson ([email protected] or [email protected]
	for questions or comments)

This is one of the best tunes on Altered Beast(at least in my opinion).  It
just is powerful and gritty, so if you heard it live, you know that
distortion is heavily used.  Like most of the songs on Altered Beast, this
song uses rhythm guitar and Richard Llyod backing up with the squeals and
lead alongside.  If I ever get the lead part singled out, I'll add on.
But the song's fairly simple...

Standard Tuning

Verse Riff (played four times before first verse)
--palm mute this riff the whole way through
        Chord diagramBB                      N.C.                            Chord diagramE MajorE
6-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3--------9-----------9-\------------------------------------------------------------------------6---6-/-7-\-6-
2----x--9------x---9--\--------------9----7----5------5-/-7---7--------7----x--x--x---------------------
1----x--7---x------7--\-----5-/-7------------------------------------0---------0--0--0---------------------

Intro
Verse Riff 4 times, band enters on third riff

Verse
             Chord diagramBB                 N.C.
Are you .....
              Chord diagramE MajorE
When you start....
      Chord diagramBB                       N.C.
Do you ..
           Chord diagramE MajorE
What it ...
               Chord diagramBB               N.C.
Without a mind ...
        Chord diagramE MajorE
Or a ...
              Chord diagramBB                N.C.
You're an a..
                Chord diagramE MajorE
Filled with ...

---------------------------------------------------
Pre chorus Riff
      Chord diagramE MajorE                 N.C.                   Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramE MajorE   N.C.
6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5---pm~~~~~-------------------------------pm~~~~~~~~----------------------------------
4----9--------9----------------------------------7-/--9----7-/--9------------------------7h8h9---
3----9---x---9-----------------5-/-9-\-5------7-/--9----7-/--9------------5--7-/-9--------------
2----7---7---7--------5-/-7--------------------5-/--7----5-/--7----5--7--------------------------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Pre-chorus
       Chord diagramE MajorE
And you
N.C.                    Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramE MajorE
And the ...
N.C.                       Chord diagramE MajorE
And the ...
N.C.                    Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramE MajorE
Your ...
N.C.
Are pathet...

Chorus
Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramC#C#                     Chord diagramE MajorE
I don't like ...
Chord diagramD MajorD                        Chord diagramC#C#                     Chord diagramE MajorE
I don't like people ...
Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramC#C#                     Chord diagramE MajorE
I don't like ...
Chord diagramD MajorD                        Chord diagramC#C#                     Chord diagramE MajorE
I don't like people ...

Verse
Why should we ...

Pre-chorus
And the fact of ....

Chorus
I don't like knowing ...

Bridge Riff

6------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-----------------------------------~~~~~-------------------------------~~~~~----
3----pm~~~~~~~~~~~----5-----------pm~~~~~~~~~~~---5------------
2----5---7---x---7-----5---7----------------5---7---x---7-----5--7----------------
1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8-----
4------------------------------------^1/2-------------------------------------------x---x----7-----
3----pm~~~~------------5--7/-------\(7)--5h7p5-----5---------------------x---x----7----
2----5--7--x--7-----5--7--------------------------------7-------5--7--x--7----x---x----------
1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5----8--8--8------8--x--x--x---8--8--8--8--8--8-----8--8----x--x--x----------
4----7--7--7------7--x--x--x---7--7--7--9--7--7-----7--7----x--x--x-----------
3----7--7--7------7--x--x--x---7--7--7--7--7--7-----7--7----x--x--x-----------
2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5----8--8--8--8--8-----8----8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--------------8--8--8--8-
4----7--7--7--9--7-----7----7--7--9--7----7--7--9--7--------------7--7--7--7--
3----7--7--7--7--7-----7----7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7--------------7--7--7--7--
2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus
I don't like knowing ...

Outro
Just use the same chords as the chorus ....


Submitted by: Meantabber90

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