From: [email protected] (John Spencer)
Subject: CRD: Save Me — Jesus and Mary Chain
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1995 15:29:48 -0400 (EDT)
Save Me
by the Jesus and Mary Chain
from the album Stoned and Dethroned
chords and lyrics transcribed by John Spencer
The chords for this song are B E F# E repeated (each verse
and the chorus start on B). This main riff is played on top
pretty much throughout.
B E F# E
e—12-12—-12——————————-12-14—
B———11——12-11-12-14-11——11-12-11———
(intro)
B E F# E B E F# E
B E F#
unholy
E B E F#
I feel sick and unholy
E B E F#
my soul don’t want to know me
E B E F#
I’ve been living like dirt
(keep strumming F# for a bit and play riff 1 over it)
F#
riff 1: B—2-2-2-2-2—4—7—42—
(second verse: same chords, but add riffs 2 & 3)
riff 2: B——0—0——2— riff 3: B—4—7—42—0——0—
G————1—— G——————1—-
D——————
A—4—————
riff 2
Hey lover
riff 2
I’ve been touched by another
riff 2
I guess I’m blowing my cover
riff 3 riff 1
I guess I’m blowing my life
(chorus: same chords strummed twice as often, play part of riff 3)
oh save me
nothing’s right for me lately
I was wrong but don’t hate me
B—4—7—42—0—
I’ve been doing it for myself
(solo)
e—————————————2———————
B-2-2-2-2-2—0—0-0—0—0-2b——4—4-2-0-0—0—0—-
G————1—1——1—1———————-1—1——
D———————————————————4—
A————————————————————
E————————————————————
e——————————-2———————-
B——0-0—0-0—0—0-2b—4—4p2—4b-0————
G—1-1——1——1—1———————————
D-4-4—————————————————
A—————————————————4—
E——————————————-4-7—4—-
(repeat 1st verse along with these little riffs)
unholy
e———2————
B—2—4——4—2—0—
I feel sick and unholy
e———2——-
B—2—4——2p0—
my soul don’t want to know me
e———2————
B—2—4——4—2—0—
I’ve been living like dirt
A———2—5b4—
E—2—4————
oh save me
nothing’s right for me lately
e——2——-
B—4——4p2—
I was wrong but don’t hate me
E B E F# B
e———————————2——-2————
B—-4-4/7—4—2——0-2-0-2—4——-4——4—2—0—
I’ve been doing it for myself
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chords:
B x2444x
F# x4432x
E x2210x
…let me know of any corrections.
John ([email protected])
