BEETLEBUM BLUR
Track 1 on Blur's 5th Album 'Blur'
Reached No.1 in the UK Charts
INTRO:
E:----------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------7---7---7-----------7---7---7--------|
E:---12----5---5---5----12----5---5---5--------|
(Repeat X 5)
VERSE 1:
A C
Beetlebum, what you done?
F G
She's a gun, now what you done?
Bb A
Beetlebum
A C
Get nothing done, you beetlebum
F G
Just get numb, now what you done
Bb A
Beetlebum
RIFF OVER VERSES:
A
E:--------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------|
A:----------7---7---7------------7---7---7-----|
E:--12----5---5---5-----12----5---5---5-----|
C
E:---------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------|
A:---------10--10--10-----------10-10--10---|
E:--15----8----8----8-----15----8---8---8----|
F
E:--------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------|
A:--------3---3---3-----------3---3---3--------|
E:--8----1---1---1-----8----1---1---1---------|
G
E:-------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------|
A:--------- 5---5---5-----------5---5---5-----|
E:--10----3---3---3----10----3---3---3-----|
CHORUS:
C
And when she lets me slip away
Bm Am F
She turns me on and all my violence gone
Am F
Nothing is wrong, I just slip away
Fm C
And I am gone
Bm Am
Nothing is wrong
F
She turns me on
Am F Fm C
I just slip away and I am gone
VERSE 2:
A C
Beetlebum, because your young
F G
She's a gun, now what you done?
Bb A
Beetlebum
A C
She'll suck your thumb, she'll make you come
F G
Cause she's your gun, now what you done?
Bb A
Beetlebum
CHORUS:
C
And when she lets me slip away
Bm Am F
She turns me on and all my violence gone
Am F
Nothing is wrong, I just slip away
Fm C
And I am gone
Bm Am
There's nothing wrong
F
She turns me on
Am F Fm
I just slip away and I am...
A
He's on, he's on, he's on it
C
He's on, he's on, he's on it
F
He's on, he's on, he's on it
G Bb A
He's on, he's on, he's on it...
OUTRO RIFF:
E: ------------------------------------------|
B: ---10------------------------------------|
G: --------9--/8/-9------------------------|
D: ----------------------10---9---7--------|
A:---------------------------------------5---|
E: -------------------------------------------|
(Repeat riff till the end
over chords from the verses)
A great Blur song tabbed by.....
Sam Galloway
Enjoy!!!!!!!!
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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