Intro
G#m |B |E |F# | (x1)
Verse:
G#m |B |E |F# | (x2)
G#m |B
|
The cigarettes And carrot juice. Get yourself a
E |F#
|
new tattoo, for those sleeveless days of June.
G#m |B
|
I'm sitting on the Cafe Xeno steps, with a book I haven't started yet,
E |F#
|
watching all the girls walk by.
Chorus: F# |E |C#m |B | (x2)
F# |E
|
Could I take you out? I'd be yours without a
C#m |B
|
doubt.. on that Big Dipper.
F# |E
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If the sound of this, it frightens you, we could play it real
C#m |B
|
cool. And act some-what in - different.
Verse:
G#m B
And hey June, why’d you have to come, why'd ya hafta come a-round so
E F#
soon? I wasn't ready for all this nature.
G#m B
The terrible green, green grass, and violent blooms of flowered dresses,
E F#
and afternoons that make me sleepy.
Chorus:
F# E
But we could wait a-while, before we push that dull
C#m B
turnstile.. into the passage.
F# E
Thousands they have tread. And, others sometimes
C#m B
fled, before their turn came.
Solo: G#m |B |E |F# | (x2) {over verse chords, no lyrics}
Chorus:
F# E
We could wait our lives, before a chance
C#m B
arrives. Before the passage.
F# E
From the top you can see Monterey. Or think about San
C#m B
Jose. Though I know it's not that pleasant.
Verse:
G#m B
And hey Jim! ah, Kerouac. Brother of the Famous Jack.
E F#
Or so he likes to say. Lucky bastard!
G#m B
He's sitting on the Cafe Xeno steps, with a girl I'm not over yet.
E F#
Watching all the world go by.
Chorus:
F# E
Boy you're looking bad. Did I make you feel that
C#m B
sad? I'm honestly flattered.
F# E
But if she asked me out, I'd be hers without a
C#m B
doubt, on that Big Dipper.
Outro Verse:
G#m B
Cigarettes.. And carrot juice. Get yourself a
E F#
new tattoo. For those sleeveless days of June.
G#m B
I'm sitting on the Cafe Xeno steps. I haven't got the
E F#
courage yet.. I haven’t got the courage yet.. I haven't got the
G#m (1 strum)
courage yet.
[END]
Structure:
Progression 1 = G#m |B |E |F# |
Progression 2 = F# |E |C#m |B |
Prog 1 (x1) – intro
Prog 1 (x2) – verse1&2
Prog 2 (x2) – chorus1
Prog 1 (x2) – verse3&4
Prog 2 (x2) – chorus2
Prog 1 (x2) – solo (over prog 1)
Prog 2 (x2) – chorus3
Prog 1 (x2) – verse5&6
Prog 2 (x2) – chorus4
Prog 1 (x2) – verse6&7 (plus 1 G#m strum to end)
Verse Tab (slow):
The most noticeable section of the song is the baseline walking in the verse’s G#m and E
The “2 & 3” counts are very distinct.
If strumming, make them prominent, or pick something like:
G#m |B |E |F#
|
e|-0-------0---0---0---000-0-000-0-1-------1---1---3---3---3-3-3-3-|
B|-1-------1---1---1---111-1-111-1-1-------1---1---3---3---3-3-3-3-|
G|-2-------2---222-0---000-0-000-0-2-------2---2---0---0---0-0-0-0-|
D|-2-------2---222-2---222-2-222-2-3-------3---333-0---0---0-0-0-0-|
A|-0---3-2-0---000-3---333-3-333-3-3-------3---333-2---2---2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------1---3-2-1---111-3---3---3-3-3-3-|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
The choruses are kind of hard to hear at first. They run G, F, Dm, B (one measure each –
count of 1 through 4) and then go
straight into either another chorus with F# or a verse with Am. First pass is nearly
The second pass picks up chords. (keep
tapping or you’ll get lost)
Chorus pass 1 (patience, almost painfully):
F# [F# F# E E E
C#m C#m B]* B B C
* = faint or nothing
. 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
“Could I..” “out?” “doubt.” “Dipper.”
Chorus pass 2 (strum away):
F# F# F# F# F# F# E
E E E E C#m C#mC#mDm DmDmB B BC C
. 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
“If the..” “you..” “cool..” “indifferent.”
Solo Tab:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5--7--9-5-10--9--5-5--7-7--7--10--9--5--7--5--------|
D|------------------------------------------------7--5--|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|