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Subject: j/Jesus.And.Mary.Chain/BluesFromAGun.crd
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Date: Tue, 23 Nov 93 9:31:01 CST
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Blues From a Gun
by William Reid and Jim Reid
performed by The Jesus and Mary Chain on the album Automatic
Intro chords:
F# A E
2—5—0——————————
2—5—0—————————-
3—6—1—————————
4—7—2—————————
————————————
————————————
Intro:
F# / /A F# / / /E F# repeat as necessary
Easy to do: Start with the F# and slide up to A and down to E
Verse chords:
F# B C# E E (barre)
2—2—4—0—7————————
2—4—6—0—9————————
3—4—6—1—9———————-
4—4—6—2—9———————-
2—2—4—2—7————————
2————0————————
F#
I don’t care about the state of my hair
B
I get something out of nothing that just wasn’t there
F# E F#
And your kiss kiss kiss is never gonna blow me away
F#
Dreams of escape keep me awake
B
I’m never gonna get out and make it away
F# E F#
I’m a stone dead tripper dying in a fantasy
B
Like a cracked open sky it helps you to die
F#
Don’t split it, scrape it — you’re screamin automatic pain
E
You’re too young kid you’re gonna get hit
F#
Looks like you’re never gonna make it off the government list
Chord instrumental:
B C# E (barre) B F#
Repeat intro
F#
I don’t mind about the state of my mind
B
But you know it’s good for nothing and I left you behind
F# B F#
It’s a sick sick city but it’s never gonna make me insane
F#
If you’re talking for real then go cut a deal
B
You’re facing up to living out the way that you feel
F# B F#
And you shake shake shake cuz you know you’ll never make it away
B
Like a cracked open sky it helps you to die
F#
Don’t split it, scrape it — you’re screamin automatic pain
E
You’re too young kid you’re gonna get hit
F#
Looks like you’re never gonna make it off the government list
Instrumental chord stuff (sorry. no lead tab)
F# B C# F#
Well I guess that’s why I’ve always got the blues
B C# F#
Yeah I guess that’s why I’ve always got the blues
