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The Medication is Wearing Off

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Song

EELS

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THE MEDICATION IS WEARING OFF

NOTE: this is a one-guitar version. if you want to

play this song with two guitars the riff will

be played like this : 1 guitar play the D

and A while the other do the little solo.

INTRO:

Variations on those 3 notes ...then the same for

e>-----10----------------------------------------9---12---------|
B>--10---------...etc------------------------10----------...etc-|
G>---------7------------------------------9---------------------|
D>--------------------------------------------------------------|
A>--------------------------------------------------------------|
E>--------------------------------------------------------------|

enter the lead notes :

D A

e>-------------2---------------------3-------------------7--|
B>------------------------------2---------------------------|
G>--------2-------------------------------------------------|    x4
D>---0---------------------0--------------------------------|
A>----------------------------------------------------------|
E>----------------------------------------------------------|

D A

see this watch she gave me, well it still ticks away

D A

the days I'm claiming back for me

RIFF1*

tu lu tu tu tu tu tu tu tu lu

D A

the medication's wearing off gonna hurt not a little, a lot

D A

keep on ticking you're not lickin me

RIFF1

lu lu lu tu tu tu tu tu tu lu x2

OUTRO:

RIFF2*

G2

step on a crack, break your mother's heart

F#m

red light, green light, black

G2

suicide e-mail do not delete,

F#m

plug it back in the jack

G2

start to be what they want you to be,

F#m RIFF2

and I see yourself as they see you

G F#m

D A

D A

sunrise on the corner of Sunset and Alvarado

RIFF1

I think what the hell do I do now

D A

watch the day disintegrate

G2 (RIFF2)

so I can stay up late and wait

G2 F#m x3

D A

D A

see this watch she gave me, well it still ticks away

RIFF1

tu lu tu tu tu tu tu lu tu lu

RIFF1

G2 F#m x2

RIFF2 to fade...

*

RIFF1 :

D A

e>--2--2--2--2----2---0------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
B>--3--3--3--3------------3---2----0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|
G>--2--2--2--2--2---2---2---2---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|
D>--0--0--0--0--0---0---0---0---0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|
A>---------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
E>----------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF2:

G2 F#m

e>--2--2--2--2----0---------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----|
B>--3--3--3--3--------3---2-------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----|
G>--0--0--0--0--0---0---0---0-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----|
D>--0--0--0--0--0---0---0---0-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----|
A>--x--x--x--x--x---x---x---x-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----|
E>--3--3--3--3--3---3---3---3-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----|

D xx0232

A x02220

G2 3x0032

F#m 244222

any corrections : thibiat@yahoo.fr

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