C#(tion) is a Word That I Can't Understand

ジョン Sez...

2015-10-19T14:22:00.003+09:00

I don't suppose I ever will be a great guitarist, they say working out songs by yourself is the best way to learn and train your ear - hypocritical to state this on a Guitar Chord blog, I know.

Although I find Lookout! Records to be a shadow of its former self, Jon Ginoli's book has reminded me of all those great Lookout albums I grew up on. Years ago there used to be a web page consisting of 'mostly' Lookout! tabs which has long disappeared, no where else on the web could you find Sweet Baby tabs.

So, for me, its a bit of practice to try and figure out some songs that no one else will ever do for me and also to keep them all in one place and on one blog, rather than on an abundance of sketchy tab sites, caked with adverts.

I may resort to nicking some tabs from other sites (and crediting the author) unless asked not to. Any corrections would be greatly appreciated, and feel free to donate any transcriptions, but please note I will be only sticking to my preferred form of tablature - that is Chords & Lyrics, great to strum along to and sounds great on either Electric or Acoustic. Maybe the odd main lick here and there also...

Enjoy/go easy on me

ジョン

Sweet Baby - She's From Salinas

2009-10-27T20:55:00.002+09:00

F# E
Maybe she loves me
F# E
Or maybe she don't
F# E
I don't mind
F# E
As long as my pretty baby treats me kind
F# E
Cos when we're together
F# E
I go insane
F# E
out of my mamama-mind
F# E
And out of my brain

B E F#
She's from Salinas
B E F#
And she looks like Venus
B E F#
She's from Salinas
B E F#
And she looks like Venus
E F#
De Milo
E F#
De Milo

F# E
Talk about perfect
F# E
Talk about charm
F# E
Talk about my pretty baby
F# E
In these loving arms[?]

B E F#
She's from Salinas
B E F#
And she looks like Venus
B E F#
She's from Salinas
B E F#
And she looks like Venus

E
Well she's so pretty
And she's so nice
And when she loves me
I'm in paradise
F#
Well she's so pretty
Yeah she's alright
I'm gonna see venus tonight

B E F#
She's from Salinas [woooa]
B E F#
And she looks like Venus
B E F#
She's from Salinas
B E F#
And she looks like Venus
E E E E F#
Its just a state of mind

Tabbed by ジョン

Groovie Ghoulies - Valentine

2009-10-26T21:57:00.004+09:00

G
Here it is, Friday night
C
Off to see my new Girlfriend and I feel alright
G
She's so fine, She's so sweet
C G
She's the girl I want all my friends to meet

G D C D
I met her at The Queers show
G D C D
I didn't get her name
G D C D
She said she liked The Queers tho
G D C D / C
I said I feel the same, alright

G
Here it is, Saturday night
C
Off to see my new Girlfriend and I feel alright
G
She's so fine, She's so sweet
C G
She's the girl I want all my friends to meet

G D C D
I met her at The Ghoulies
G D C D
I didn't get her name
G D C D
She said she liked The Ghoulies
G D C D / C
I said I feel the same, alright

C G
She sent a valentine saying
C G
Wont you be mine
C G
Your the only one for me
D
Stick around, we'll have fun, You'll see

G
Here it is, Sunday night
C
Sitting on the coach, you know that that's alright
G
That girl lied to wanting me
C
She said she was the only girlfriend
G
???

G D C D
I'll just go to a Queers show
G D C D
And then I'll feel alright
G D C D
If I go to a Queers show
G D C D / C
I'll forget about her one more night
G D G

Tabbed by ジョン

Groovie Ghoulies - Chupacabra

2009-10-26T21:03:00.004+09:00

Verse
A|----------3---3-5-6-5-3-5-3- |x6
E|--5-5-5----5------------------|

Cuidado! Tenga cuidado!

Cuidado! Tenga cuidado!

Chorus

D|---------3------------3------------3---3-5-6-5-3-5-3-|x2
A|---5-5-5---5-3--5-5-5---5-3--5-5-5---5--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Chupacabra! Chupacabra! Cupacabra!

Ending

A|---------3---3-5-6-5-3-5-3---|
E|---5-5-5---5---------------5--|

Adapted from a tab by Morciu (pralea_man58@yahoo.co.uk )

The Hi-Fives - I'll Take You There

2009-10-26T12:36:00.006+09:00

B

F# E B
Just tell me where you wanna go I'll take you there
F# E B
cause it's all the same to me.
F# E B
Just to be by your side makes the miles go by
F# E B
so come on and fly with me..

E B F#
Let's pack our bags baby let's split
E B F#
don't take a map honey let's take a trip
E B F#
I really don't care what we do
E B F#
just as long as I know I'll be there with you.
E B F#
We can go out come back in
E B F#
drive up the coast maybe go for a swim
E B F#
it should be getting clear that I'd leave this stratosphere
E B C#
if you pointed north and sounded sincere.

F# E B
Just tell me where you wanna go I'll take you there
F# E B
cause it's all the same to me.
F# E B
Just to be by your side makes the miles go by
F# E B
so come on and fly with me..

E B F#
We could go for a walk and call it a stroll
E B F#
have a talk and call it a chat
E B F#
I really wouldn't care nothing at all
E B F#
just as long as I'm where you're at

C# E
so just tell when you close your eyes
B F#
and just tell me what we're passing by
C# E
and just tell me if you've seen it before
B C#
and I'll put this car in another gear.

B C#
I wanna know I gotta know how can I know
I wanna know wanna know let's go now.

F# E B
Just tell me where you wanna go I'll take you there
F# E B
cause it's all the same to me.
F# E B
Just to be by your side makes the miles go by
F# E B
so come on and fly with me..

E B F#
We could go to the grange go to a movie
E B F#
drive to Maine and eat shrimp louie
E B F#
maybe we could go to some far off distant land
E B F#
that you can't read about at some kind of news stand
E B F#
we could go someplace far far away
E B F#
with any luck maybe we could loose our way
E B F#
and spend the rest of our lives on this quest
E B C#
of blinking lights and turning left.
B C#
I wanna know I gotta know how can I know
I wanna know wanna know let's go now.
F# E B

Tabbed by ジョン

Pansy Division - The Summer You Let Your Hair Grow Out

2009-10-23T17:48:00.005+09:00

C/D/C/D/C/D/G

G C G C
The summer you let your hair grow out
G D
Hope hung heavy in the air
G C G C
The summer you let your hair grow out
G D G
I thought you and me could get somewhere
G C G C
Working in that big department store
G D
Wishing we could spend our days outside
G C G C
Taking our breaks at the same time
G D G
It felt like more than friendship was on the line
G C G C
Talking for hours upon end
G D
I was someone you could relate to
G C G C
Daily you were dropping king size clues
G D G
You had me going, i was going hard for you

C/D/C/D/C/D/G

G C G C
Flirting till i could not resist
G D
I made the move i'd so long wanted to
G C G C
But finally, you were just a tease
G D G
You led me on but wouldn't follow through
G C G C
The summer you let your hair grow out
G D
Hope hung heavy in the air
G C G C
The summer you let your hair grow out
G D G
I thought you and me would get somewhere
G D G
I thought you and me would get somewhere

Tabbed by ジョン

Groovie Ghoulies - The Blob

2009-10-23T17:36:00.005+09:00

B Eii C# F# B Eii C# F#
Well you're a lot like The Blob
B Eii C# F#
You've got a simple mind
B Eii C# F#
You just want to possess my
B Eii B
Body and mind
G# F# E G# F# E F#

B Eii C# F#
Well you're a lot like The Blob
B Eii C# F#
You don't seem so bad at first
B Eii C# F#
Once you start to grow on someone
B Eii B
You feel kind of cursed

G# F# E G# F# E F# (WITH SOLO) B Eii C# F# B Eii C# F# B Eii C# F# B Eii B G# F# E G# F# E F# B---- Eii---- C#---- F#----
B Eii C# F#
I offered you my heart
B Eii C# F#
You took that and my soul
B Eii C# F#
You took me to the movies
B Eii B
And I'll take you to the North Pole
G# F# E G# F# E F# B Eii C# F#
Well you're a lot like The Blob
B Eii C# F#
Well you're a lot like The Blob
B Eii C# F#
Well you're a lot like The Blob
B Eii B

Tabbed by ジョン

The Crumbs - Shakespeare

2009-10-20T17:57:00.007+09:00

B D E
He got no money and he got no home
B D E
He got no place to go
B D E
He got no license, no I.D.
B D E
Got no PHD

Gb
But they're lining up outside
Just to hear the man
A
The folks in Hollywood
Will never understand

B D E
They just fear he's ahead of his time
B D E
Bust one for a nickel and dime
B D E
Trench coat pocket holds a masterpiece
B D E
Gonna make a jailbreak - Fuck This!

Gb
But they're lining up outside
Just to hear the man
A
The folks in Hollywood
Will never understand

B A Gb
He's a Shakespeare
B A Gb
He's a Shakespeare
B A Gb E
He's a Shakespeare

B D E
He got no money and he got no home
B D E
He got no place to go
B D E
He got no license, no degree
B D E
Got no PHD

Gb
But they're lining up outside
Just to hear the man
A
The folks in Hollywood
Will never understand

B D E
They just fear he's ahead of his time
B D E
Bust one for a nickel and dime
B D E
Trench coat pocket holds a masterpiece
B D E
Gonna make a jailbreak - Fuck This!

Gb
But they're lining up outside
Just to hear the man
A
The folks in Hollywood
Will never understand

B A Gb
He's a Shakespeare
B A Gb
He's a Shakespeare
B A Gb E
He's a Shakespeare (He's a genius)

[solo]

B D E
B D E
B D E
B D E
Gb A

B A Gb
He's a Shakespeare
B A Gb
He's a Shakespeare
B A Gb E
He's a Shakespeare
B

Tabbed by ジョン

Sweet Baby - Andorra

2009-10-20T12:22:00.004+09:00

Ebii Dbii Ab Bb
Ebii Dbii Ab F

Eb Db
I met her in Andorra
Ab
It's a real small mountain country
F
So I couldn't miss her
Eb Db
She said her name was Laura
Ab
Just vacationing in Andorra
Fii
Watching sun spin round and round

Eb
Cause in a mountain town
Db
You're closer to it
Eb
I said in a mountain town
Db
You're closer to it

Eb Db
She's my vacation love
Eb Db
And I met her way above sea level

Ab
Sea level
We see eye to eye
Sea level
Our love is right in line
Sea level
Bb
We see level

Eb
So we lifted up our eyes
F#
And the light of the sun
Was the light of our love
Ab
And we had no hands to shield our eyes
B
For they performed a mantra of love
They performed a mantra of love

Eb Db
She's my vacation love
Ab F
And I met her way above
Eb
Sea level

Tabbed by ジョン

Go Sailor - Ray of Sunshine

2009-10-19T18:38:00.007+09:00

E B A B
Her melody wants her desperately
E B A B
Cried only tears,
G A
Cause she so far from here

Gb E D B
She's a ray of sunshine
Gb E D
My only ray of sunshine

E B A B
Yellow hair, far away stare
E B A B
Nothing's right,
G A
Cause she's not here tonight
Gb E D
She's a ray of sunshine
Gb E D
My only ray of sunshine

A B
I know that I'm going nowhere
E B A
I wish that she'd come back to me
E A E A
She's all I need, she's all I need
E A D B
All I need to end my misery

E B A E
G A

Gb E D B
She's a ray of sunshine
Gb E D B
My only ray of sunshine
Gb E D B
She's a ray of sunshine
Gb E D B
My only ray of sunshine
E

Tabbed by ジョン

The Queers - Janelle, Janelle

2009-10-19T18:03:00.008+09:00

D------------- G D
G C G
I know something about the girl who's
C G
Hoping to be seen standing
C D
Alone in the back of the room
G C G
She's just trying to fit in but it's hard
C G
Cuz she's never spoken to anyone
C D
Don't worry cuz you got me

C G
I wanna see a smile on your face
C G
No more tears today
C G
Or I'll tell everyone that I know that
D
I want that girl to stay

G C D
Janelle, Janelle - everything's alright
G C D
Janelle, Janelle - we'll hold each other tight
G C D
Janelle, Janelle - I'm such a lucky guy
C D
Lost little girl i've been thinking of you again

[Repeat all]

[Solo in G]
G C
G D

C G
I wanna see a smile on your face
C G
No more tears today
C G
Or I'll tell everyone that I know that
D
I want that girl to stay

G C D
Janelle, Janelle - everything's alright
G C D
Janelle, Janelle - we'll hold each other tight
G C D
Janelle, Janelle - I'm such a lucky guy
C D
Lost little girl i've been thinking of you again
G C D
Janelle, Janelle - everything's alright
G C D
Janelle, Janelle - we'll hold each other tight
G C D
Janelle, Janelle - I'm such a lucky guy
C D
Lost little girl, I wrote this song just for you ya know

G C D
Janelle, Janelle
G C D
Janelle, Janelle
G C D
Janelle, Janelle
G C D
I really really like you
G C D
I really really like you
G

Tabbed by ジョン

The Smugglers - Especially You

2009-10-19T15:23:00.009+09:00

B C
B C
Get out of my life I'm not looking for no one
B C
Especially you
E F B C
You're sexy enough, but sex I can get anywhere
B C
No use begging or crying or scratching your eyes out
E F G
I'm sick of your lies and your kind and
C F
Especially You
C
Especially You
C/B/Bb/A
Say What?

F
Well I'm surprised that it's lasted this long
E
Did you think that it would?
A F G
But love is a question of hate

B C / E F
Especially You

B C
If love is an ocean I'm lost on a river
B C
Without a canoe
E F B C
Don't bait me with sex I'm a mackerel without any gills
B C
When you sucked on my tongue I got bored of your forehead
E F G
You taste like a peach and I'm sick of
C F
Especially You
C
Especially You
C/B/Bb/A
Say what?

F
Well I'm surprised that it's lasted this long
E
Did you think that it would?
A F G
But love is a question of hate

B C / E F
Especially You
F
Well I'm surprised that it's lasted this long
E
Did you think that it would?
A F G
But love is a question of hate

B C / E F
Especially You
F
Well I'm surprised that it's lasted this long
E
Did you think that it would?
A F G
But love is a question of hate

C / F
Especially You
C / F
Especially You
C

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