I brought my guitar to a party a couple months ago, and somebody's teenage
daughter wanted to know if I knew any 'grunge'. 'Like from Seattle?'
'Yeah!' 'OK...' -- AWR
"Strychnine"
(Gerry Roslie)
Intro:
electric piano arr. for guitar:
v v v v v v v v
----------------|-----------------
----------------|-----------------
------------5---|-----------------
----1---5-------|-6-------5-3-----
3---------------|-------------6-4-
----------------|-----------------
^^^^^^^ doubled w/guitar and sax
Cm Ab Bb G
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
Cm Ab Bb G
Some folks like water
Cm Ab Bb G
Some folks like wine
Cm Ab Bb G
But I like the taste
Cm Ab Bb G
Of straight strychnine (hey, hey)
Verse 2:
You may think it's funny
That I like this stuff
But once you've tried it
You can't get enough (Wow!)
Bridge:
F7
Wine is red
C7
Poison is blue
F7
Strychnine is good
(G) [N.C.]
For what's ailin' you
fill:
v v v v
-----------------
-----------------
--5b7----5-3-----
-------------5---
-----------------
-----------------
[guitar solo: 12-bar blues in C]
[repeat bridge and fill]
Verse 3:
If you listen to what I say
You'll try strychnine some day
Make you jump, it'll make you shout
It'll even knock you out
[repeat verse 1]
Coda (repeat to fade):
Cm Ab Bb G
Strychnine hey, hey
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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