Severed Lips

Verse:

I wanna help you

E---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3---------3----------|

B---0--0--1--0--1--0--1--0--2--2--2---------2----------|

G---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------0----------|

D---2--------2--------2--2--0---------------0----------|

A---3--------3-----------3--2---------------2--------2-|

E---------------------------3---------2---3-3--3-2-3---|

Cmaj7 C Cmj C C G G G G G

In transition to chorus, instead of

A--------2-|

E--3-2-3---|

Try:

A----------|

E--3-3-2-1-|

This walks nicely into the Em.

Chorus:

I wont cry if you walk bye........

e-----1-----1--0--0--3--0--0--0--3--0-----------------5----5----5-|

B-----1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--5--5--7--7-----5----5----5-|

G-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--5--7--7-----5----5----5-|

D--2--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--5--7--7-----7--7-7----7-|

A--2--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--5--5--77-7-77-7-77-7-|

E--0--1--1--1--------------------------------------55-5-55-5-55-5-|

Em F F F* Ami Ami C D Ami

Play this part twice during chorus. On second time throug chords, this

sounds real nice if you play each succesive chord louder so that the

tension builds

to a climax at Ami and then you pause and go back to Cmaj7-C verse.

This F* chord is not exact, sounds like C/D combo but I am not sure

what it is so I cheat by holding the F which works in the key.

Suggestions would be appreciated.

Nice transition that J plays; really impresses your friends!:

The transition includes some real simple eighth note picking

that goes from C to G and walk down to C/Cmaj7:

B---------------3/5-5-5-5-5-5-3-1-0-1-0-|

G---0-0---------------------------------|

D-------2-0-----------------------------|

Complete transition to be played after chorus & before return to verse:

E---0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------|

B---0--0--1--0--1--0------------3/5-5-5-5-5-3-1-0-1-0--|

G---0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-------------------------------|

D---2--------2----------2-0-0--------------------------|

A---3--------3--------------2--2-----------------------|

E---------------------------3--3-----------------------|

Cmaj7 C Cmj C C G G

Lyrics:

Verse 1:

I wanna help you

But, I sense you're riding pretty low

Well I got that feeling

when your hair hits the ceiling

Something Babe

you oughta know

Chorus:

I won't cry if you walk by

But if we both kinda stumble

Maybe I'll say hi

Thats my best

I never try that much

'Cause I'm scared of feeling

That healing touch

you gotta get through

my maze and pass every test

'Cause i choosin' one love

to tatoo across my chest

Transition fill.

Verse 2:

Now the time has come

I ain't gonna fester no more /* Perhaps the best lines by J

Let the world be free

of my disease

I never knew a rubber doll /* Perhaps the second best line by J?

would be so hard to please

Chorus:

now I'm reachin' out

One last burst before i retract

No one will know

until I finally let go

Of the one thing

I ain't gonna ever get back

The last time I listend to D jrs first album, I noticed that some

of the lyrics are different on the electric version.

Thanks to the original poster,

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