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Junkies Promise

Sonic Youth
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Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 22:16:42 +0200

From: Nitemare Hippy Girl <F.Helmond@inter.nl.net>

Subject: s/sonic_youth/junkies_promise.tab

#2 Junkie's Promise by Sonic Youth on Washing Machine

Tabbed by: Anne-Paulien Helmond (F.Helmond@inter.nl.net)

/ = slide

~ = sounds is slowly fading away, you can still hear it

*Verse*

e|-----------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------|
d|--7--7--5/7--10--9--7--6/7/6/7-----|
a|--7--7--5/7--10--9--7--6/7/6/7-----|
e|--5--5--3/5--8---7--5--4/5/4/5...--|

|__+__|

I'm not really sure about the + part

*Chorus*

e|-----------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------|
g|-----------------9--9--9--9--9--9--|
d|--7--7--7--7--x--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
a|--7--7--7--7--x--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
e|--5--5--5--5--x--------------------|

|_____1_____| |_______2______|

1= I heard you say 2= you know I hate myself

1= But I love 2= everybody else

etcetera

*Part after 2nd chorus*

gitar 1 gitar 2

e|----------------|      e|------------------------|
b|----------------|      b|------------------------|
g|----------------|      g|------------------------|
d|--7~~~~--5~~~~--|      d|--10/9/12/11--8/7/10/9--|
a|--7~~~~--5~~~~--|      a|--10/9/12/11--8/7/10/9--|
e|--5~~~~--3~~~~--|      e|--8-/7/10/9---6/5/8-/7--|

If anyone really wants it I'll try to figure out the remaining

part on my crappy ol' acoustic...

suggestions/corrections/money/(demo)tapes always welcome *smile* :)

Nitemare Hippy Girl (F.Helmond@inter.nl.net)

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