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Merican

Descendents
Tab
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Song

Band: Descendents

Album(s): Cool To Be You & 'Merican EP

Song: 'Merican

Opening Chord:

E|-5-|

B|-5-|

G|-5-|

D|-5-|

A|-7-|

E|-5-|

Am7

Verse:

(We flipped...)

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------5555--------------|
D|--7777--5555--5555--7777--|
A|--7777--3333--5555--7777--|
E|--5555--------3333--5555--|

(Then stole...)

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--10101010--5555--------------|
D|--10101010--5555--5555--7777--|
A|---8-8-8-8--3333--5555--7777--|
E|------------------3333--5555--|

(With God...)

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--5555--------------------|
D|--5555--5555--3333--7777--|
A|--3333--5555--3333--7777--|
E|--------3333--1111--5555--|

(We took it...)

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--1010101010101010--99999999--|
D|--1010101010101010--99999999--|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---77777777--|
E|------------------------------|

Chorus:

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--5555--------------------|
D|--5555--5555--3333--7777--|
A|--3333--5555--3333--7777--|
E|--------3333--1111--5555--|

(So finish up...)

E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--10101010--9999-----------|
D|--10101010--9999--7777777--|
A|--8-8-8-8---7777--7777777--|
E|------------------5555555--|

Bridge: %=Pause

(I'm proud and ashamed...)

E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--1010101010101010--999999999----------------|
D|--1010101010101010--999999999--777777777777--|
A|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--777777777--777777777777--|
E|-------------------------------555555555555--|

(You've got to know...)

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|----------------999999999999--|
D|--999999999999--999999999999--|
A|--999999999999--777777777777--|
E|--777777777777----------------|

Solo: b=Bend up // h=Hammer on // p=Pull off

E|---5----------------------------------------------|
B|-5---5--------------------------------------------|
G|-------5/4-2-0-2-4-2-0-2--------------------------|
D|----------------------------0h2-3-2-0-------------|
A|-------------------------------------3-2h3p2------|
E|---------------------------------------------3h5--|
E|-----------------------19b-17p15h17--1717------------------|
B|----1313-1717v-1313-17--------------------1717-------------|
G|-14--------------------------------------------171716-14v--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Last verse:

(Now the cops...)

E|----|
B|----|
G|----|

D|-7~-|

A|-7--|
E|-5--|

(Straight to hell...)

E|----|
B|----|
G|----|

D|-3~-|

A|-3--|
E|-1--|

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