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Artist: Blind Melon
Album: Nico
Song: Letters From a Porcupine
Transcription by: Guy Buttery
The song is BASICALLY three chords (being E, G, D) but there a few
changes
here and there!
The intro is played twice the speed (tempo) of the actual verse!
Intro: (besides Shannon's "do do do" thingy)
E | G | D (after the D chord, he strums the 1st, 2nd and
3rd strings open
through-out the song for about a
quarter of the timing)
E
Underlying
G D
Oh, so more important here
E
Any kind
G D
Oh, what ever shakes your thrill
E
Mark my face
G D
The air is really heavy now
E (let ring)
I pledge allegiance so God why don't you come over here
The other change of the song is between the 2nd and 3rd verse, like
this:
C E | C D | C E G (ring) | E G | E G D
Continue with E G D for the 3rd verse
That's basically the song! I'm not too sure if it's all right, but
sounds okay.
The D chord in the verse sounds like it has a hammer-on (being Dsus4
000233)
but sounds better with the open playing.
Enjoy!
Thanks for creating a brilliant webpage devoted to some brilliant
people!!
Lyrics:
Underlying
Oh, so more important here
Any kind
Oh, what ever shakes a thrill
Mark my face
The air is really heavy now
I pledge allegiance
So God why don't you come on over here
D- I- E- D
Oh, that's what has happened to you
G - R - E - E - D
Well, there is nothing more to take
Pour the red wine
Watch the news, maybe ventilate
I pledge allegiance
So laddy why don't you come on over here
Letters from the porcupine
They'll stick straight through you
So read one anytime
You think you've made mistakes
Now we'll wait for later
Maybe the next in line will be
Someone who's Daddy's blood
Ran out next to Bush and to be him
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