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Now I Wanna Be

Sonic Youth
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From: "michael mccullough" <michael@magick.net>

Date: Fri, 26 Jan 1996 08:33:09 +0000

Subject: TAB: Now I Wanna Be Yr Dawg by The Stooges/ Iggy Pop

Now I Wanna be Your Dawg (by The Stooges {iggy stooge/iggy pop}

and also by sonic youth (this is based on the sonic youth

version as seen on the video *screaming fields*)

tabbed by michael mccullough (michael@magick.net)

tuning standard eadgbe

define chords:

G5 F#5 E5 C#5 D5

e---x------x------x------x------x-----|
b---x------x------x------x------x-----|
g---12-----11-----9------x------x-----|
d---12-----11-----9------11-----12----|
a---10-----9------7------11-----12----|
E---x------x------x------9------10----|

moderate distortion,

intro:

(slow with "wah")

e -x------x------x------now slide----------------------|

b -x------x------x------up-----------------------------|
g -12-----11-----9------the----------------------------|
d -12-----11-----9------neck---------------------------|
a -10-----9------7------and strum----------------------|

E -x------x------x-------------------------------------|like crazy all over the place

(then:)

G5 F#5 E5 G5 F#5 E5

G5 F#5 E5 G5 F#5 E5

so messed up, i want you here

G5 F#5 E5 G5 F#5 E5

in my room, i want you dear (here?)

G5 F#5 E5 G5 F#5 E5

now we're gonna be face to face

G5 F#5 E5 G5 F#5 E5

and i'll lay right down in my favorite place

G5 F#5 E5

now i wanna be your dawg

G5 F#5 E5

now i wanna be your dawg

G5 F#5 E5

now i wanna be your dawg

G5 E5 D5 B5

C5 E5

well c'mon!

G5 F#5 E5 G5 F#5 E5

now i'm ready to close my eyes

now i'm ready to close my mind

now i'm ready to feel your hand

and lose my heart on the burning sand

G5 F#5 E5

now i wanna be your dawg

G5 F#5 E5

now i wanna be your dawg

G5 F#5 E5

now i wanna be your dawg

G5 E5 D5 B5

C5 E5

well c'mon!

(bark a little HERE)

(insert stun guitar solo HERE)

michael p mccullough ++++ Klamath Falls OR # 1.541.884.3278

michael@magick.net michaelm@cdsnet.net

all moanday, tearsday, wailsday, thumpsday, frightday, shatterday

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michael p mccullough ++++ Klamath Falls OR # 1.541.884.3278

michael@magick.net +++++ michaelm@cdsnet.net

all moanday, tearsday, wailsday, thumpsday, frightday, shatterday (joyce/FW)

http://www.magick.net/~michael/

http://www.magick.net/~michael/music.html

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