Title: Kiss Off
Artist: Violent Femmes
Album: Violent Femmes
Tuning: Standard: EADGBE
Intro:
Em
e|-0---------|
B|--0--------|
G|---0-------|
D|----2------|
A|-----2-----|
E|------0----|
Em
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-------2-------2-------2-------------|
A|-------2-------2-------2-------2-------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^
Verse 1:
Em
I need someone, a person to talk to
Someone who'd care to love
C
Could it be you
Em
Could it be you
Situation gets rough
Then I start to panic
It's not enough
It's just a habit
C
Hey kid you're sick
Em
Darling this is it
(Bass tremelo picks down to C on Chorus)
Chorus:
C D
You can all just kiss off into the air
Behind my back I can see them stare
They'll hurt me bad but I won't mind
They'll hurt me bad they do it all the time
Yeah yeah, they do it all the time
Verse 2:
Em
I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record
C
Oh yeah well don't get so distressed
Em
Did I happen to mention that I'm impressed
Note on solo:
Some of the notes toward the end of this solo are just
repeated passages with random, rhythmic variations. Accuracy of
notation is hardly relevant here. Therefore, when you come to
these passages, use the transcription more for the fretboard
positions and play along with the rhythm.
<12> = harmonic at the twelfth fret
P.H. = pinch harmonic
(10) = ghost note
P.M. = palm muted
~~~~ = vibrato
x = percussive note
Solo-
E-------------10-10-(10)\(17)/--------------10-10-10-\(17)/----|
B--<12>-------10-10-------------------------10-10--------------|
G-------<12>---------------------------<12>--------------------|
D-------------------------------<12>\x-------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------11/--------------------------------|
D--------14~~~~14~~~~--<12>-------------------14---------------|
A----------------------------------------<12>----<12-12-12-12>-|
E--<12>---------------------------<12>-------------------------|
E---------------------------------------(0)--------------------|
B------------------------------12--15---(0)--------------x-12--|
G-12-12----------------------x-12-----x----------------x-x-12--|
D-12-12----------------14--x------------------------14-x-------|
A-------14-12--------------------------------------------------|
E-------------(10)\12-------------------------<12>-------------|
E-10-10-10-10-(10)\(17)/---------------------------------------|
B-10-10-10-10--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------(0)---------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------12b--rb--r-12-12-12b-r-12b-r-10-----|
E----------------------------------------------------------12/-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------<10>---------------------------|
A-12b-rb-r-12-12-12b-r-------<10>------12b-r------------12-12b-r-|
E----------------------0-0-0-----------------0-0--0-0-0----------|
|---P.H.------->
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------12-12-12-----------------------------|
G------------------------------------14-12-12-----12-----<12><12>|
D------<10>-----------------------------------14-----14----------|
A-<10>------12-12-12-12b-r---------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
P.H. P.H.-->
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------12--------12-------------------------<12><12>-|
G-<12><12>-14b--r----12--------14-12----------12b-r-14----------|
D-----------------------14-----------14p12-14-------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-P.M.-->
E(12)-12---------------------------------------------------15-15-|
B-12-(12)-12-<12>----<12>----------12-12-12----12-12----12-12-12-|
G----------------<12>----<12>-<12>----------12-------12----------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
---------|
E-15-15-15------------------------------------------------------|
B-12-12-12-12-------12-15-12------------------------------------|
G-------------14b-r----------14-12----12----12----12/-----------|
D----------------------------------14----14----14------<12><12>-|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D-<12><12>--------<12>----<12>--------------------------------2-|
A---------<12><12>----<12>------2-2-x-x-x-4-4-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x---|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D-2\(9)/(2)-----------------------------2-2\(9)/(2)-------------|
A-----------2-2-x-x-4-4-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-------------2-2-x-x-4-4-|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
etc... | random ---->
E-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|----2---4--2---2---2--2---|
D---------------2-2-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4---4------4---4------4-|
A-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-----------------------|--------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E----------------------------------|------------|----------|--------|
B---------3----------3-----3-----3-|----------3-|---3(3)---|-5~~~~~-|
G-2---2-----4-4-4--2----4-----4----|-4-4-2-4----|-4-2-4--2-|--------|
D---4-----------4-------4-----4----|-4----------|-4---4----|--------|
A----------------------------------|------------|----------|--------|
E----------------------------------|------------|----------|--------|
E---5----3p0-5b--r---------------------------------------------|
B-5---5--------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------0----------2--------2p0-2b--r-0----------2-|
D---------------------2--0-2p0-2-0-2--2-------------2--0-2p0-2-|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
random
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G-0-----0---0-2b-r-2b-r-2b-r-2b-r-2b-r-0----0------0-----0-----|
D---2-----2------------------------------2----2p0----2-----2---|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
many notes, until... full bend and hold
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5b---r--------------2b--------------r\(13)/-|
D---------------------------2~~~~~~~-----------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3: (bass only)
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--0-x-0-0-x-0-x-0-0-(12/1)------|
I take one one one 'cause you left me
And two two two for my family
And 3 3 3 for my heartache
And 4 4 4 for my headaches
And 5 5 5 for my lonely
And 6 6 6 for my sorrow
And 7 7 7 for no tomorrow
And 8 8 8 I forget what 8 was for
And 9 9 9 for a lost god
Em Em Em Em
And 10 10 10 for everything everything everything everything
Chorus:
C D
You can all just kiss off into the air
Behind my back I can see them stare
They'll hurt me bad but I won't mind
They'll hurt me bad they do it all the time
Yeah yeah, they do it all the time (repeat)
End with Em (low E string ringing)