From: cc977@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike Novak) "Goin' Through Your Purse" -- Material Issue From the album _Freak City Soundtrack_. Written by: Jim Ellison Transcribed by: Mike Novak I'm not super sure about the chorus, but what I have here works for me... And incidently, the lyrics in the liner notes for this song our wrong in a few places; that's so like them. :)

Well I ^Gknow it's been a little while Since the ^Bminfirst time that I made you smile

And I ^Eminthought I'd take this oppor^Dtuni^Cty To ^Gdig a little deeper inside

And ^Bmintry to find out what someone like ^Eminyou is trying to hide ^Dfrom ^Cme

Well I ^Chope that you don't get ^Dangry girl I ^Ghope you ^F#don't ^Fget ^Ehurt

^DBy the ^Cthings I found while ^Dgoin' through your ^Cpurse ^G

Your Make-up, your compact, lipstick, and shit like that And the keys that you keep on a chain Your cigarettes and my lighter too And a picture of your sister God I think your one in the same Then I cleverly put all these things back into place so you Wouldn't think that I was a jerk The things I found while goin' through your purse [the solo goes something like this:] E|-------------------------4-5-7--4-5-7--4-5-7-4-----| B|-4-5-7--4-5-7--4-5-7-4-----------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| E|-/9--12---9\-7--10---7\-5---567-5------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| (bend up) E|------------------------5-6^(7)-(7)-(7)--5--4------| B|-5-6^(7)-(7)-(7)--5--4-----------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| E|-/9--12---9\-7--10---7\-5---567-5\-----| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| Then I cleverly put all these things back into place so you Wouldn't think that I was a jerk The things I found while goin' through your purse [Drum fill... next verse no guitar] Well a photo of your mother too And all the guys who date you And your high school graduation ring And a check stub from the place you work Some poetry from some Stupid jerk who's tryin' to Steal your heart away from me Well I hope that you don't get offended girl Yeah and I hope you don't get hurt By the things I found while going through Yeah the things I found when I was goin' thru The things I found while goin' thru your purse [variation of solo... end on open Emin chord] Comments/feedback to: Mike Novak, novakmj@sluvca.slu.edu

Material Issue - Goin through your purse