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Dollar Bill

Screaming Trees
Chords & TabKeyFintermediate88 BPM
4.8(86)

Chords in this song4

Song

Dollar Bill - Screaming Trees
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Chords used:
    
e|--0---0-----2---0---|
B|--1---1-----3---1---|
G|--0---2-----2---3---|
D|--2---3-----0---2---|
A|--3---3---------3---|
E|--------------------|

Intro

Oooh_____________ Ah_______ Ah________
Mm______   

Verse 1

Torn like an old dollar bill__ 
Girl, let them say what they will And no one should
Hurt yah that's all I seem to do That no one should
desert ya that's all I seem to do I gotta tell ya

Pre-chorus

Goodbye mama We're tak-in' this too far
Been tryin' to tell you what's goin' on

Chorus

Yeah tryin' to make it easy on yah tryin' to make it better,
make it easy oh, on ya S'all I came to do Oh
S'all I came ___________ to do Oh Ooh

Verse 2

Now, down the light and I must be dreamin' 'cause I see clearly
I see angels bringin' something to me Mother Mer________cy
Told a lie I didn't need it

Pre-chorus

Goodbye mama I've taken this too far
Been gone a while, been gone a long

Solo

way____ Oh Oh,yeah    
I don't wanna hurt ya S'all I seem to do
Don't wanna desert yah That's all I seem to do I gotta tell yah__

Pre-chorus

Good bye mama, I've taken this too far
Been down a while, been down a long way

Chorus

tryin' to make it easy on yah tryin' to make it better, make it
easier on ya S'all I came to do Ah___ S'all I caaaame to do 
S'all I came to do Oh, oh now S'all
It's been a long long way

Outro

Ohh ay Oh
Torn like an old dollar bill

Solo

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------15--15^1/4^full---15^1/2v-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------15^1/2v-------------|
D|-17-1/2^full^1 1/2r17--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
^^^^^^^^
Okay I'll try to explain this:
You start on the 17th fret holding it up half a tone
then push it further up to a full tone, then even further
and finally release it to a clean tone (listen to the CD!!!)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13-------------------------------10^1/2 r10^1/2  r10---13^full 13-----|full
G|-----------9^1/2 (9) r9----------8--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
9th fret push up 1/2 a tone
hold then release (CD!!!!)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-r13---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------17----17-----17-19--19^1/2-19--19^1/2-r19---19--19-17--------17-|
D|---------17h19-----19------------------------------------------19-17-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------13^1/2 r13------------------|
G|--(17)----------------10^full r10---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------(10)-------------------------10---|full
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------13^half (13) r-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D| r10-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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