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Possum Kingdom Chords by Toadies

Possum Kingdom chords by Toadies

Guitar chords with lyrics

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                            Possum Kingdom
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ARTIST: the Toadies
ALBUM:  Rubberneck
YEAR: 1994

tabbed by : pp1pete
Difference from other tabs
 [chord bridges
 [chord choices
 [correct Lyrics
 [full lyrics and chords
 [correct rubric
 [chord chart


CAPO: 0
TUNING: standard


CHORDS - Verse

       E7              E7              E7          Asus4   A
e||----0--------------------------------------------------------||
B||----0---------------------------------------------3p2---2----||
G||----1---1---x---x-x-1---1---x---x-x-1---1---x-----2-----2----||
D||----0---0---x---x-x-0---0---x---x-x-0---0---x-----2-----2----||
A||----2---2---x---x-x-2---2---x---x-x-2---2---x---0------------||
E||----0---0---x---x-x-0---0---x---x-x-0---0---x----------------||


RIFF - Verse (if you have a second guitar player)

e||----------------------------|--------------------------------||
B||----------------------------|--------------------------------||
G||-------9---7----------------|------9---7---------------------||
D||----------------6__\/\/\/\/-|--------------7---6_~~~~~~///---||
A||--7-------------------------|-7--7---------------------------||
E||----------------------------|--------------------------------||


CHORDS - Chorus

      F#m  A    E7   Ab7         A      D/F#     E7
e||----2---0----------------------------------------------------||
B||----2---2----------------------------3-----------------------||
G||----2---2----1----5-----------2------2------1----------------||
D||----4---2----0----4-----------2------0------0----------------||
A||----4---0----2----3-----------0------0------2----------------||
E||----2---0----0----4------------------3------0----------------||

CHORDS - Bridge

      A   Ab7  Db7   F#m  Ab7  Db7   D   Ab7  Db7       B
e||---5----4---------2----4--------------4-------------------------------------------||
B||---5----4---------2----4----------3---4-------------------------------------------||
G||---6----5----4----2----5----4-----2---5----4---------4----------------------------||
D||---7----4----3----4----4----3-----0---4----3---------4----------------------------||
A||---7----6----4----4----6----4---------6----4---------2----------------------------||
E||---5----4----0----2----4----0---------4----0--------------------------------------||



---INTRO---

E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A Asus4 A


---VERSE1---

E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  Make up your mind

E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A Asus4 A
  Decide to walk with me

E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  Around the lake tonight

E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A Asus4 A
  Around the lake tonight

        E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  By my side,    (RIFF)

E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A Asus4 A
 (RIFF)
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
    By my side (RIFF)

E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A Asus4 A


---PRE CHORUS---

E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  I'm not gonna lie
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A Asus4 A
  I'll not be a gentlemen
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  Behind the boathouse
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A Asus4 A
  I'll show you my dark secret


---INTERLUDE---  Can add base line to chords

E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
(RIFF)
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A Asus4 A
(RIFF)

---PRE CHORUS--- scratch the rests

E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  I'm not gonna lie
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A Asus4 A
  I want you for mine
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  My blushing bride
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A Asus4 A
  My Lover, Be My Lover, Yeah

---CHORUS--- quarter notes

 F#m      A      E7           Ab7            A
    Don't be afraid, I didn't mean to scare you
     D/F#      E7
  So help me Jesus


E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
 (RIFF)
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A Asus4 A
 (RIFF)

---VERSE2---

E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
   I can promise you
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A Asus4 A
  you'll stay as beautiful
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  With dark hair,
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A Asus4 A
  and soft skin
      E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A     (add base back to chords)
  Forever,
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A Asus4 A
  Forever,


---PRE CHORUS--- (keep base in chords)

E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  Make up your mind
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  Make up your mind

  And I'll promise you


---CHORUS---

 F#m      A      E7           Ab7            A
    Don't be afraid, I didn't mean to scare you
     D/F#      E7    E7  Ab
  So help me Jesus



---BRIDGE---

      A   Ab7  Db7   F#m  Ab7  Db7   D   Ab7  Db7       B
e||---5----4---------2----4--------------4-------------------------------------------||
B||---5----4---------2----4----------3---4-------------------------------------------||
G||---6----5----4----2----5----4-----2---5----4---------4----------------------------||
D||---7----4----3----4----4----3-----0---4----3---------4----------------------------||
A||---7----6----4----4----6----4---------6----4---------2----------------------------||
E||---5----4----0----2----4----0---------4----0--------------------------------------||


       (hey, ah)



  A       Ab      Db7
  Give it up to me
  F#      Ab    Db7
  Give it up to me
Dm           Ab
  Do you want to be
  Db7 B
  My  angel?


  A       Ab       Db7
  Give it up to me
  F#      Ab    Db7
  Give it up to me
Dm           Ab
  Do you want to  be
  Db7 B
  My  angel?

  A       Ab       Db7
  Give it up to me
  F#      Ab    Db7
  Give it up to me
Dm           Ab
  Do you want to  be
  Db7 B
  My  angel?

  A       D5
  So help me!


---INSTRUMENTAL---


       E7             E7              E7          A   A
e||----0----------------------------------------------0-------------------||
B||----0------------------------------------------2---2-------------------||
G||----1---1----------1---1----------1---1--------2---2-------------------||
D||----0---0----------0---0----------0---0--------2---2-------------------||
A||----2---2----------2---2----------2---2------------0-------------------||
E||----0---0---3--4---0---0---3---4--0---0--3--4------0-------------------||


E||-0-0-3-4-0-0-3-4-|-0-0-3-4-5-5---------------------------------||

E||-0-0-3-4-0-0-3-4-|-0-0-3-4-5-5-5-5-----------------------------||[x1}

(sing over bass line x3)

E||-0-0-3-4-0-0-3-4-|-0-0-3-4-5-5---------------------------------||
        Be my angel
E||-0-0-3-4-0-0-3-4-|-0-0-3-4-5-5-5-5-----------------------------||[x3}



---VERSE5--- no rests

E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  Do you wanna die?
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  Do you wanna die?
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  Do you wanna die?
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  Do you wanna die?


---VERSE6--- add bass

E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  Do you wanna die?
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  Do you wanna die?
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  Do you wanna die?
E7  E7   E7               Asus4 A
  Well I promise you

---CHORUS---


 F#m      A      E7           Ab7            A
    Don't be afraid, I didn't mean to scare you
     D/F#      E7
  So help me Jesus

 F#m      A      E7           Ab7            A
    Don't be afraid, I didn't mean to scare you
     D/F#      E7
  So help me Jesus


  Jesus

  Jesus

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