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Severed Lips

Dinosaur Jr.
Tab
★4.6(11)

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Song

Dinosaur Jr. - "Severed Lips"

off of their 1985 debut `Dinosaur'

(intro) - clean

E---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------3-3-3-----3---3-3--3-|
B---0--0--0--1--0--1--0--1--------0--0--0--1--0--1--1--1---0---0-0-0-----0---0-0--0-|
G---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0-0-----0---0-0--0-|
D---2-----------------------------2------------------------0---0-0-0-----0---0-0--0-|
A---3-----------------------------3----------------------------2-2-2-----2---2-2--2-|
E--------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-----3---3-3--3-|

(verse)

E---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----3---3-3-3-3------3--------------|
B---0--0--0--1--0--1--0--1--0--0---0-0-0-0------0--------------|
G---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0------0--------------| x4
D---2-----------------------0--0---0-0-0-0------0--------------|
A---3--------------------------2---2-2-2-2-----------------2---|
E------------------------------3---3-3-3-3--2-2-3----3-2-3-----|

I wanna help you

I sense you're riding pretty low

I got that feeling when your hair hits the ceiling

Something babe, you oughta know (fill 1)

E------------|

Replace the last 4 B------------|

notes of the riff with Fill 1 G------------|

fill 1 D------------|

A------------|

E--3-3-2-0---|

(chorus) Strumming not represented-just listen to the song

E---0-------0---------------------------0-----------------------|
B---0-------1---------------------------1-----------------------|
G---0-------0---------------------------2-----------------------|
D---2-------0---------------------------2-----------------------|
A---2-------3---------------------------0-----------------------|
E---0-----------------------------------------------------------|

I won't cry if you walk by but if we both kinda stumble...

*

E---0----------2-------------------0---------------------0-0-0-0-|
B---1----------3-------------------1---------------------1-1-1-1-|
G---0----------2-------------------2---------------------0-0-0-0-|
D---2----------0-------------------2---------------------2-2-2-2-|
A---3------------------------------0---------------------3-3-3-3-|

E------------------------------------ * w/some palm muting ------|

That's my best I never try that much, cause I'm scared...

E---0-------------0---------------------0-----------------------|
B---0-------------1---------------------1-----------------------|
G---0-------------0---------------------2-----------------------|
D---2-------------0---------------------2-----------------------|
A---2-------------3---------------------0-----------------------|
E---0-----------------------------------------------------------|

You gotta get through my maze and pass every test, cause I'm choosin'

* * * * * * * (p.m.)

E---0--------2--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0----| pick using
B---1--------3--------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----1----| upstroke
G---0--------2--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2----|
D---2--------0--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2----| w/bar
A---3-----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0----|
E--------------------------------------------------|

one love to tattoo across my chest

mini-solo

E--0-1----3--5--3--/7-8-7----3-------------------------------|
B------1------------------------/5--5--3-1-0-----------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------0-0-0-2-0---|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

(verse)

(chorus)

b=bend bends are about 1 step

solo r=release bend

E----12--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-12----15-12-15br---------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------15-14-12--12-14br-12----------------------------|
D----------------------------14----------12-13-14-12-----------------|
A---------------------------------------------------15--14-15-14-12~-|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------12---------12-----------------------------/15-15-14-|
A-------12-14-15---15-14-------15-14-/12--------12-12----------------|
E-12-15-----------------15--------------15---15-------15-------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------15-15-|
B-----------------12----12-13-12--15-12----12-13---12-------------|
G-14~14-14~14--14----14----------------14--------------14---12-12-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E--15--------------15-17-19-20-19-17-15----------------------|
B-----17~---/15-17----------------------17-15---12-----------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------|
G--15-14-12---------------------------------------------------|
D------------14-12--------------------------------------------|
A-------------------12-14-14/15(hold)------------14-----------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

I wanna help you...

(The end of the solo carries over into the start of the verse)

(verse)

(chorus)

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