The Wave Pictures - Jimmy reed
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Tuning: E A D G B E
EmI, Gstole the train Cout Bof your dream Emnow Gyou're full of Cbitter Bthemes
Emstanding Gby the Cfruit maBchines you Emshowed me Gwhat amCbition Bmeans.
Emyou're a highly paid Gactress Cstruggling to get Bwork as a waitress,
Emyou ran away from the Gcircus Cto go to sBchool,
Emthis ripe tomGato Cthat you Bcall your brain
is beEmginning,G to get Con my Bnerves again
Oh ADavid, you said, Emsometimes life gets complicated
the Atelephone sweet telephone the Bkind of talk I've always hated
EmyeaAh, I said EmyeaAh, I said EmyeaAh, I said EmyeaAh
Gbaby you don't Ahave to go, EmyeaAh, yEmeahA yeah yeah
cos GJimmy Reed he Atold you soEm A Em A
EmI would like to Gdie tonight witChout any fBeelings of guilt,
Emno use Gcryin over Call the Bmilk I've spilled,
on Embedrooms floorsG, behCind closed doorsB, on Emsilk tight Gladies Cbellies B
well I Emcalled about your Ghair your legs your Ceyes your mouth your sBkin
and EmI got drunk and Gfell asleep and Cdreamed of all the places Byou had been,
Emevery Gdream endCed iBn violence,Em G the rCest is sBilence
ADavid, you said, Emmy mouth is sweet as pink ice cream
ADavid you said, BI will get you in my dreams
oh EmyeaAh, I said EmyeaAh, I said EmyeaAh? EmyeaAh?
Gbaby you don't Ahave to go, EmyeaAh Em A
GJimmy Reed he Atold you so, EmyeaAh Em A
(short solo)
Well it's Emraining, Gsquirrels, Chedgehogs, Bpigs and moths
and EmI am Gin my bedroom CworshiBping fake gods
EmGene GSimmons tongue it Ckeeps the world tBurning
you Emstalk my liver with a Gvolcanic quiver, my Cpancreas is Bburning
ADavid, you said IEm live my life like birthday cake
Aevery year another layer, Bevery year a new mistake
EmyeaAh, I said EmyeaAh, I said EmyeaAh, I said EmyayAayayayeah oh
Gbaby you don't Ahave to go, EmyeaAh, EmyeaAh
Gya know Jimmy Reed he Atold you so, EmyeaAh Em A
YourEm swimming trunks, your Gcigarettes, your Cdusty Spanish Bcastanets
your Emchildish brothers Gchildish threats, the C(______?) microwave Bcooking.
It Emtook you a month to Glearn my name now I Cwish you would forBget it
all the Emstuff you said would Gmess up my head but don't Cworry I do not Blet it.
ADavid you said, Emsometimes I feel like I lost a bet,
Awhen boys blow kisses at my (___? __? ________?), it Bburns my soul like a cigarette,
oh EmyeaAh! I said EmyeaAh, I said EmyayAayayayayayeaheEmyeaAhyeah
Gbaby you don't Ahave to go, EmyeaAh, I said EmyeaAh
Gya know Jimmy Reed he Atold you so, EmyeaAh, yEmeahA
Goh baby you don't Ahave to go, Emno Ano no no no Emno Ano no no no no
GJimmy Reed he told Ayou so Em A Em A
Em A Em Em Em Em Em Em Em Em Em
[It sounds like he uses bar chords for all of this (most obvious is the beginning and ending barred Em starting
on the 7th fret of the A string), but that is up to you, along with any other little intricacies.]
in fact these are the assumed bars he may and or does use:
Em G C B A maybe: B#/Ab
[--7---3---3---2---5------------1-
[--6---3---5---4---5------------3-
[--9---4---5---4---6------------3-
[--9---5---5---4---7------------3-
[--7---5---3---2---7------------1-
[-(0)--3---x---x---5------------x-
now on the B#/Ab, I personally use the standard finger placement for the A chord when I play this song, so that
between the end of the verse and the beginning of the chorus I throw the B#/Ab in there between the B and the A,
and do that little walk-down. I believe he does that in the song at least a time or two.
Anyway, you can definitely tell that that barred Em is how the song begins and ends.
I hope this was helpful for anyone, enjoy, I love this song.