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; COLOR ME ONCE ;
; Violent Femmes ;
; ;
`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'`'
Here's what I can offer to get you started. Lyrics are
more or less from Int'l Lyrics Server (lyrics.ch).
Time is 4/4.
INTRO:
e||------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
B||------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
G||o-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o||
D||o--3---2-2--0---0-|-3---2-2--0---0-|-3---2-2--0---0-|-3---2-2--0---0-o||
A||-------------\3---|-----------\3---|-1---------\3---|-----------\3----||
E||-[10]-------------|[5]-------------|[3]-------------|[0]--------------||
Bass follows with the notes tabbed on the E-string (so same tab for the
bass, but an octave higher)
Mute 7th fret Mute 5th fret Mute 7th fret
e||----|------------------||---|-----------------|---|------------------|
B||--R-|------------------||-R-|-----------------|-R-|------------------|
G||o-e-|-----------------o||-e-|-----------------|-e-|------------------|
D||o-s-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-o||-s-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-5p0-|-s-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
A||--t-|------------------||-t-|-----------------|-t-|-8888777766665432-|<-+
E||----|------------------||---|-----------------|---|------------------|
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2nd gtr, palm mute
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VERSE 1: D5/A C5 D5/A There might be two gtrs here, but in Color me once, ....any case, here's what I've got. D5/A C5 D5/A Everything gonna ... Gm Everlasting love .... F Keep me from these ... D5/A C5 D5/A Sayin alarm, alarm, ... D5/A C5 D5/A Ring, ring, I ... Gm Maybe, ... F I'm the fire ... D5/A C5 D5/A Patience, patience ... D5/A C5 D5/A Patience, patience, I .... Gm Patience like a .... F I got patience on my neck ... D5/A C5 D5/A I say Jack be nimble, .... D5/A C5 D5/A Jack bend over and ... Gm Oh, you gotta help ... SOLO 1: ^ = bend e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------5---5-7-7^7-5-7---5-7-| D|-0-2---3-2---0/5---5/7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-8---8-------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| 2nd gtr plays some chords here. e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------77777--------------------| D|-5-7---8^7---5\3-3-5---7^5-3---77777---7777555533332222-| A|---------------------------------------5555333311110000-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| VERSE 2: D5/A C5 D5/A Dead men working, .... D5/A C5 D5/A Mixing up a ... Gm Painted the house .... F But when the sun came up the ... D5/A etc, Gotta go on, ... We gotta go on, .... We gotta ... SOLO 2: Wait til I get a wah-pedal... OUTRO: Same as the intro, except for a final A|-X-|.
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