Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 23:50:52 -0800 (PST) From: Jonadz <kiddie_grinder_@yahoo.com> To: guitar@olga.net Subject: TAB: "Color Me Once" (Violent Femmes) '''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ; COLOR ME ONCE ; ; Violent Femmes ; ; ; '''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Here's what I can offer to get you started. Lyrics are more or less from Int'l Lyrics Server (lyrics.ch). Time is 4/4. INTRO: e||------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| B||------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|| G||o-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o|| D||o--3---2-2--0---0-|-3---2-2--0---0-|-3---2-2--0---0-|-3---2-2--0---0-o|| A||-------------\3---|-----------\3---|-1---------\3---|-----------\3----|| E||-[10]-------------|[5]-------------|[3]-------------|[0]--------------|| Bass follows with the notes tabbed on the E-string (so same tab for the bass, but an octave higher) Mute 7th fret Mute 5th fret Mute 7th fret e||----|------------------||---|-----------------|---|------------------| B||--R-|------------------||-R-|-----------------|-R-|------------------| G||o-e-|-----------------o||-e-|-----------------|-e-|------------------| D||o-s-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-o||-s-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-5p0-|-s-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--| A||--t-|------------------||-t-|-----------------|-t-|-8888777766665432-|<-+ E||----|------------------||---|-----------------|---|------------------| | 2nd gtr, palm mute ----+ VERSE 1: D5/A C5 D5/A There might be two gtrs here, but in Color me once, color me twice any case, here's what I've got.

^D5/AEverything gonna ^C5turn out ^D5/Anice ^GmEverlasting love you gotta ^FKeep me from these false alarms Sayin ^D5/Aalarm, alarm, I ^C5seem so ^D5/Asad ^D5/ARing, ring, I ^C5see her I'm ^D5/Aglad ^GmMaybe, maybe ^FI'm the fire of her desire ^D5/APatience, patience ^C5said the ^D5/Aman ^D5/APatience, patience, ^C5I can't under^D5/Astand ^GmPatience like a man and a wife I got ^Fpatience on my neck like a coco that I say ^D5/AJack be nimble, ^C5Jack fall ^D5/Adead ^D5/AJack bend over and ^C5give Jilly ^D5/Ahead Oh, you gotta ^Gmhelp my body heal my soul

SOLO 1: ^ = bend e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------5---5-7-7^7-5-7---5-7-| D|-0-2---3-2---0/5---5/7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-8---8-------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| 2nd gtr plays some chords here. e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------77777--------------------| D|-5-7---8^7---5\3-3-5---7^5-3---77777---7777555533332222-| A|---------------------------------------5555333311110000-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| VERSE 2:

^D5/ADead men working, a ^C5sinner, a ^D5/Asaint ^D5/AMixing up a ^C5pail of ^D5/Apaint ^GmPainted the house black as night But ^Fwhen the sun came up the house was white D5/A etc, Gotta go on, gotta go on We gotta go on, you gotta go on We gotta go on

SOLO 2: Wait til I get a wah-pedal... OUTRO: Same as the intro, except for a final A|-X-|.

Violent Femmes - Color me once