Blister In The Sun Chords by Violent Femmes

Blister In The Sun chords by Violent Femmes (Ver. 2)

Guitar chords with lyrics

ARTIST: Violent Femmes
ALBUM:  Violent Femmes
YEAR: 1983

tabbed by : pp1pete
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 [full, correct lyrics and chords
 [correct rubric
 [intro, instrumental, and ending
 ["whisper" indications
 [full song

CAPO: 0
TUNING: Standard

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---INTRO---


      G     C       G     C       G    C      G
 e||-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
 B||-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
 G||-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
 D||-------------|--------------|---------------|-xx--xx--|
 A||----2---3-2--|----2---3-2---|---2---3-2-0---|-xx--xx--|
 E||--3---3------|--3---3-------|-3---3-------3-|---------|  x2

      G     C       G     C       G    C      G
 e||-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
 B||--0-3-0-5-3--|--0-3-0-5-3---|-0-3-0-5-3-1-0-|---------|
 G||--0-4-0-5-4--|--0-4-0-5-4---|-0-4-0-5-4-2-0-|-xx--xx--|
 D||-------------|--------------|---------------|-xx--xx--|
 A||-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
 E||-------------|--------------|---------------|---------| x2


---VERSE 1---
 G            C
 When I'm out walking
   G         C
 I strut my stuff
 G       C         G     -xx--xx-
 And I'm so strung out

   G         C
 I'm high as a kite
 G      C     G       C         G     -xx--xx-
 I just might stop to check you out


 ---CHORUS 1---
           Em
 Let me go on like a
 C
 Blister in the sun
           Em
 Let me go on
     C                        D
 Big hands, I know you're the one


---VERSE 2---
 G        C
 Body and beats,
   G         C
 I stain my sheets
 G       C         G     -xx--xx-
 I don't even know why
 G      C
 My girlfriend,
 G            C    G      C           G     -xx--xx-
 She's at the end, She is starting to cry


 ---CHORUS 2---
           Em
 Let me go on like a
 C
 Blister in the sun
           Em
 Let me go on
     C                        D
 Big hands, I know you're the one


---INSTRUMENTAL---


      G     C       G     C       G    C      G
 e||-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
 B||--0-3-0-5-3--|--0-3-0-5-3---|-0-3-0-5-3-1-0-|---------|
 G||--0-4-0-5-4--|--0-4-0-5-4---|-0-4-0-5-4-2-0-|-xx--xx--|
 D||-------------|--------------|---------------|-xx--xx--|
 A||-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
 E||-------------|--------------|---------------|---------| x2


      G     C       G     C       G    C      G
 e||--3333333333-|--3333333333--|-3333333333----|---------------|
 B||--0000000000-|--0000000000--|-0000000000----|---------------|
 G||--0000000000-|--0000000000--|-0000000000----|---------------|
 D||-------------|--------------|---------------|-5-3-0-3-2-----|
 A||-------------|--------------|---------------|-----------3-0-|
 E||-------------|--------------|---------------|---------| x1


      G     C       G     C       G    C      G
 e||-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
 B||-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
 G||-------------|--------------|---------------|-12------|
 D||-------------|--------------|---------------|-12------|
 A||----2---3-2--|----2---3-2---|---2---3-2-0---|---------|
 E||--3---3------|--3---3-------|-3---3-------3-|---------|  x1



---VERSE 3---  1/2 whisper

 G            C
 When I'm out walking
   G         C
 I strut my stuff
 G       C         G     -xx--xx-
 And I'm so strung out

   G         C
 I'm high as a kite
 G      C     G       C         G     -xx--xx-
 I just might stop to check you out



---VERSE 4--- 1/2 whisper

 G            C
 When I'm out walking
   G         C
 I strut my stuff
 G       C         G     -xx--xx-
 And I'm so strung out

   G         C
 I'm high as a kite
 G      C     G       C         G     -xx--xx-
 I just might stop to check you out


---VERSE 4--- 1/2 whisper

 G        C
 Body and beats,
   G         C
 I stain my sheets
 G       C         G     -xx--xx-
 I don't even know why
 G      C
 My girlfriend,
 G            C    G      C           G     -xx--xx-
 She's at the end, She is starting to cry

 ---VERSE 5--- Full Whisper

 G            C
 When I'm out walking
   G         C
 I strut my stuff
 G       C         G     -xx--xx-
 And I'm so strung out

   G         C
 I'm high as a kite
 G      C     G       C         G     -xx--xx-
 I just might stop to check you out


 ---CHORUS 3---  Full Voice
           Em
 Let me go on like a
 C
 Blister in the sun
           Em
 Let me go on
     C                        D
 Big hands, I know you're the one


---ENDING--

      G     C       G     C       G    C      G
 e||-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
 B||--0-3-0-5-3--|--0-3-0-5-3---|-0-3-0-5-3-1-0-|---------|
 G||--0-4-0-5-4--|--0-4-0-5-4---|-0-4-0-5-4-2-0-|-xx--xx--|
 D||-------------|--------------|---------------|-xx--xx--|
 A||-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|

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