e: Tue, 19 May 1998 11:22:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: Greg Stewart
Subject: s/sublime/wrong_way.crd
Song: Wrong Way
Artist: Sublime
CD: Sublime
Tab: Greg Stewart
I have seen several versions of this song in the archives, but I couldn’t
really follow them. Here is a simple version that fits the recording:
Intro:
E (w/random picking) D
E——————————— ———————————
B—9——————————-7———————————
G—9——————————-7———————————
D—9——————————-7———————————
A—7——————————-5———————————
E——————————————————————-
Annie’s twelve years old in two more she’ll be a whore
Nobody ever told her it’s the wrong way
Don’t be afraid with the quickness you get laid for your
Family get paid it’s the wrong way
Verse:
A (on upstrokes) G
E—5—-5—-5—-5——-3—-3—-3—-3———
B—5—-5—-5—-5——-3—-3—-3—-3———
G—6—-6—-6—-6——-4—-4—-4—-4———
D—7—-7—-7—-7——-5—-5—-5—-5———
A————————————————-
E————————————————-
I gave her all that I had to give
I’m gonna make it hard to live
Big salty tears running down her chin and it
A C
E—5—-5—-5—-5——-8—-8—-8—-8—
B—5—-5—-5—-5——-8—-8—-8—-8—
G—6—-6—-6—-6——-9—-9—-9—-9—
D—7—-7—-7—-7——10—10—10—10—
A——————————————-
E——————————————-
Ruins up her makeup I never wanted
F# E
E—6—-6—-6—-6————-7—-7—-7—-7——————
B—7—-7—-7—-7————-9—-9—-9—-9——————
G—6—-6—-6—-6————-9—-9—-9—-9——————
D—————————————————————-
A—————————————————————-
E—————————————————————-
A cigarette pressed between her lips as I’m
Staring at her tits it’s the wrong way
Strong if I can but I am only a man so I
Take her to the can it’s the wrong way
B A
E—7—-7—-7—-7————-5—-5—-5—-5——-
B—7—-7—-7—-7————-5—-5—-5—-5——-
G—8—-8—-8—-8————-6—-6—-6—-6——-
D—9—-9—-9—-9————-7—-7—-7—-7——-
A——————————————————
E——————————————————
The only family that she’s ever had is her
Seven horny brothers and her drunk-ass Dad
He needed money so he put her on the street
B D
E—7—-7—-7—-7——————-10—10—10—10—
B—7—-7—-7—-7——————-10—10—10—10—
G—8—-8—-8—-8——————-11—11—11—11—
D—9—-9—-9—-9——————-12—12—12—12—-
A———————————————————
E———————————————————
Everything was going fine until the day she met me
E D
E—4—-4—-4—-4———————5—-5—-5—-5—————
B—5—-5—-5—-5———————7—-7—-7—-7—————
G—4—-4—-4—-4———————7—-7—-7—-7—————
D———————————————————————
A———————————————————————
E———————————————————————
Happy are you sad wanna shoot your Dad I’ll do
Anything I can the wrong way
We talked all night tried to make it right
Believe me shit was tight it was the wrong way
A G
E—5—-5—-5—-5———3—-3—-3—-3—-
B—5—-5—-5—-5———3—-3—-3—-3—-
G—6—-6—-6—-6———4—-4—-4—-4—-
D—7—-7—-7—-7———5—-5—-5—-5—-
A————————————————
E————————————————
Go run away if you don’t wanna stay cause I
Ain’t here to make ya oh no
It’s up to you what you really wanna do
A C
E—5—-5—-5—-5————8—-8—-8—-8—
B—5—-5—-5—-5————8—-8—-8—-8—
G—6—-6—-6—-6————9—-9—-9—-9—
D—7—-7—-7—-7————10—10—10—10—-
A————————————————
E————————————————
Spend some time in America dub-style
F# E
E—6—-6—-6—-6——7—-7—-7—-7—
B—7—-7—-7—-7——9—-9—-9—-9—
G—6—-6—-6—-6——9—-9—-9—-9—
D——————————————
A——————————————
E——————————————
(horn solo, minimal guitar, play 4x)
B A
E—7—-7—-7—-7————5—-5—-5—-5————
B—7—-7—-7—-7————5—-5—-5—-5————
G—8—-8—-8—-8————6—-6—-6—-6————
D—9—-9—-9—-9————7—-7—-7—-7————
A———————————————————
E———————————————————
She’ll give you all that she’s got to give but
I’m gonna make it hard to live
Big salty tears rolling down to her chin and it
B D
E—7—-7—-7—-7——10—10—10—10—
B—7—-7—-7—-7——10—10—10—10—
G—8—-8—-8—-8——11—11—11—11—
D—9—-9—-9—-9——12—12—12—12—-
A——————————————-
E——————————————-
Smears up her makeup I never wanted
E D
E—4—-4—-4—-4—————5—-5—-5—-5—————-
B—5—-5—-5—-5—————7—-7—-7—-7—————-
G—4—-4—-4—-4—————7—-7—-7—-7—————-
D——————————————————————
A——————————————————————
E——————————————————————
So we ran away and I’m sorry when I say that straight
To this very day it was the wrong way
She took a hike don’t matter if I like it or
Not because she only wants the wrong way
Outro:
B A
E—7—-7—-7—-7—————5—-5—-5—-5——
B—7—-7—-7—-7—————5—-5—-5—-5——
G—8—-8—-8—-8—————6—-6—-6—-6——
D—9—-9—-9—-9—————7—-7—-7—-7——
A——————————————————
E——————————————————
I gave her all that I had to give but she
Still wouldn’t take it oh no
Her two brown eyes are leaking like a sieve and it
B D
E—7—-7—-7—-7———10—10—10——
B—7—-7—-7—-7———10—10—10——
G—8—-8—-8—-8———11—11—11——
D—9—-9—-9—-9———12—12—12——-
A———————————————
E———————————————
Still ruins her makeup I never wanted…
Notes:
— You can see that the Verse repeats. The chord patterns are:
A G, F# E, B A, E D, and this is played twice.
— I separated the Outro because it doesn’t follow the pattern.
You’d expect to play A G at that point.
— I don’t usually play all the strings I’ve indicated here. I
find just playing the last two strings sounds good enough.
