Violent Femmes – Color Me Once

guitar chords:
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bass tablature:
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Intro:

opening/ending riff: [X refers to 10th fret]

g:|X–99–7–5-7-|X–99–7–5-7-|X–99–7–5-7-|X–99–7–5-7-|

d:|0————-|7————-|8————-|7————-|

a:|————–|————–|————–|————–|

e:|————–|————–|————–|————–|

g:|Xh——|12h—–|——–|————————|

d:|0——-|——–|12h—–|————————|

a:|——–|——–|——–|12-12–10-10–8-8–7-7–|

e:|——–|——–|——–|————————|

[h = harmonic]

verse refrain: [note ‘X’ refers to the 10th fret]

g:|—————————————————————|

d:|—–XX-7———-XX-7—————————————-|

a:|5-77——-0305-77——-030—————03-5–305305-530530-|

e:|—————————-3-13-1-01-3313———————|

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this note might not be played…

[repeat through verse, repeat in a broken kinda way in some parts though]

solo: (let open D ring occasionally)

G:|7–9–9/109–10–12–14-14-14-14–14-14-14–12–14–14/1514–15–17–|

D:|———————————————————————–|

A:|———————————————————————–|

E:|———————————————————————–|

G:|19-19-19-19–19-19-19–12–14–14/1514–12–10–12/1412–10–|

D:|—————————————————————|

A:|—————————————————————|

E:|—————————————————————|

G:|—————————————|

D:|—————————————|

A:|12-12-12—-12-12–10-10–8-8–7-7–(5)|

E:|—————————————|

D

Color me once color me twice

Everything gonna turn out nice

G

Everlasting arms

D

you gotta keep me from these false alarms

Alarm, alarm I see you sad

Maybe I see you I’m glad

G D

Maybe maybe the fire of her desire

Patience patience said the man

Patience patience I can’t understand

G

Patience like a man and a wife

D

I got patience on my neck like a cold cold knife

I say Jack be nimble Jack fall dead

Jack bend over and give Jilly head

G D

Oh you gotta help my body heal my soul

Bass Solo:

Verse 2:

D

Dead men working a sinner a saint

Mixing up a pail of paint

G

Painted the house, black as night

D

When the sun came up the house was white

Gotta go on

G

gotta go on

we gotta go on

D

you gotta go on

you gotta go on

G

go on

go on

D

try and live life like I couldn’t

Guitar Solo:

Outro:

Bass

G|-10-9-9-7-5-7-10-9-9-7-5-7-10-9-9-7-5-7-10-9-9-7-5-7-|

D|-0————7————8————7————|

A|—————————————————–|

E|—————————————————–|

G|-10-9-9-7-5-7-10-9-9-7-5-7-10-9-9-7-5-7-10-9-9-7-5-7—7-|

D|-0————7————8————7—————-|

A|———————————————————|

E|———————————————————|

harmonic^