Song: The Blind Stagger
Written/Performed by: The Charlatans
Album: Us & Us Only (1999)
Intro:
G G7 C G6
E|—3—|—1—|—O—|—3—3-3-3—3-3-3—|
B|—3—|—O—|—1—|—3—3-3-3—3-3-3—|
G|—O—|—O—|—O—|—O—O-O-O—O-O-O—|
D|—O—|—O—|—2—|—2pO-O-O-2pO-O-O-2pO-|
A|—2—|—2—|—3—|—X—X-X-X—X-X-X—|
E|—3—|—3—|——|—3—3-3-3—3-3-3—|
Verse:
G G7
Lord, It’s been a long, long time,
C G6
And people don’t you find always leave their troubles at your door.
G G7
I, I live on my own,
C G6
I don’t need a bitter soul blowin’ ’bout my country anymore.
G G7 C G6
Mmmm, don’t you think your daddy needs you home right away.
G G7 C G6
Mmmm, your daddy needs you home right away.
Break:
D Em F C D
Electric Riff 1:
G
E|—————————————|
B|—————————————|
G|—————————————|
D|—5p3pO—5-O-3h5p3-O-5p3pO-3-5-3-5-3—|
A|—————————————|
E|———3——————————| (x2 Ad Lib)
Chorus:
G D
Oh! It’s About time, Can’t you for once be strong?
C7 G
I bleed a little too.
G
You’re invisible. Is there something I can give to you?
D C7 G
I see my light come shining — there is good on the horizon.
G D
Daylight, sneakin’ through my window, I will give you a rainbow,
C7 G
And a bucket full of gold.
G
You’ve been bitten, by eleven hungrty kittens,
D C7 G
Who will go the whole distance, while the blind stagger.
Electric Riff 2:
G G/F G
(32OO33) (1XOO33) (32OO33)
E|—————|——————|
B|—————|——————|
G|—3b4r3———|——————|
D|———5p3h5—|——3———5—|
A|—————|————3——|
E|—————|—3—————| (x8)
Acoustic Solo:
E|—————————|———————————|
B|—————————|———————————|
G|———3b4-O————O—|———3b4-O———————|
D|——O——-3-O-3-O-3—-|—————3——————|
A|—-1———————-|——1————1-3—1h2p1——|
E|—3————————|—1h3————3————-3—| (x2)
Repeat electric riff 1 (x4)
Repeat Chorus.
Then repeat intro chords, with the following bass solo.
G G7 C G
G|——————|——————|———————|—|
D|——————|——————|—————3—5-|—|
A|—1-X-3—1-X—1-|—1-X-3—1-X—1-|—1-X-3-5-5-X——|—|
E|-3————3—|-3————3—|-3——————|-3-|
The End.
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