Blister In The Sun Chords

by Violent Femmes
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author pp1pete [a] 985.
5 contributors total, last edit on Sep 23, 2018
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C
Em
D

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Blister in the Sun
ARTIST: Violent Femmes
ALBUM:  Violent Femmes
YEAR: 1983
Tabbed by: pp1pete
 
 
[Intro]
    G     C       G     C       G    C      G
e|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
B|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
G|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------| Bass
D|-------------|--------------|---------------|-xx--xx--|  x2
A|----2---3-2--|----2---3-2---|---2---3-2-----|-xx--xx--|
E|--3---3------|--3---3-------|-3---3-------3-|---------|
 
    G     C       G     C       G    C      G
e|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
B|--0-3-0-5-3--|--0-3-0-5-3---|-0-3-0-5-3-1-0-|---------|
G|--0-4-0-5-4--|--0-4-0-5-4---|-0-4-0-5-4-2-0-|-xx--xx--| x2
D|-------------|--------------|---------------|-xx--xx--|
A|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
E|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
 
[Verse 1]
G            C
When I'm out walking
  G         C
I strut my stuff
G       C         G
And I'm so strung out
  G         C
I'm high as a kite
G      C     G       C         G
I just might stop to check you out
 
[Chorus]
          Em
Let me go on like a
C
Blister in the sun
          Em
Let me go on
    C                        D
Big hands, I know you're the one
 
[Verse 2]
G        C
Body and beats,
  G         C
I stain my sheets
G       C         G
I don't even know why
G      C
My girlfriend,
G            C    G      C           G
She's at the end, She is starting to cry
 
[Chorus]
          Em
Let me go on like a
C
Blister in the sun
          Em
Let me go on
    C                         D
Big hands, I know you're the one
 
D
 
[Instrumental]
    G     C       G     C       G    C      G
e|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
B|--0-3-0-5-3--|--0-3-0-5-3---|-0-3-0-5-3-1-0-|---------|
G|--0-4-0-5-4--|--0-4-0-5-4---|-0-4-0-5-4-2-0-|---------|
D|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
A|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
E|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
 
    G     C       G     C       G    C      G
e|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
B|--0-3-0-5-3--|--0-3-0-5-3---|-0-3-0-5-3-1-0-|---------------|
G|--0-4-0-5-4--|--0-4-0-5-4---|-0-4-0-5-4-2-0-|--0------------|
D|-------------|--------------|---------------|----3-0-3-2----|
A|-------------|--------------|---------------|------------3-2|
E|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
 
    G     C       G     C       G    C      G
e|--3333333333-|--3333333333--|-3333333333----|---------|
B|--0000000000-|--0000000000--|-0000000000----|---------|
G|--0000000000-|--0000000000--|-0000000000----|---------|
D|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
A|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
E|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
 
    G     C       G     C       G    C      G   harmonic
e|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
B|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
G|-------------|--------------|---------------|-12------|
D|-------------|--------------|---------------|-12------|
A|----2---3-2--|----2---3-2---|---2---3-2-----|---------|
E|--3---3------|--3---3-------|-3---3-------3-|---------|
 
[Verse 3]
(1/2 whisper, use palm muted bass with muted chords)
G            C
When I'm out walking
  G         C
I strut my stuff
G       C         G
And I'm so strung out
  G         C
I'm high as a kite
G      C     G       C         G
I just might stop to check you out
 
[Verse 4]
(1/2 whisper, use palm muted bass with muted chords)
G            C
When I'm out walking
  G         C
I strut my stuff
G       C         G
And I'm so strung out
  G         C
I'm high as a kite
G      C     G       C         G
I just might stop to check you out
 
[Verse 5]
(1/2 whisper, use palm muted bass with muted chords)
G        C
Body and beats,
  G         C
I stain my sheets
G       C         G
I don't even know why
G      C
My girlfriend,
G            C    G      C           G
She's at the end, She is starting to cry
 
[Verse 6]
(1/2 whisper, use palm muted bass with muted chords)
G            C
When I'm out walking
  G         C
I strut my stuff
G       C         G
And I'm so strung out
  G         C
I'm high as a kite
G      C     G       C         G
I just might stop to check you out
 
[Chorus]
Em
Let me go on like a
C
Blister in the sun
          Em
Let me go on
    C                        D
Big hands, I know you're the one
 
[Outro]
    G     C       G     C       G    C      G
e|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
B|--0-3-0-5-3--|--0-3-0-5-3---|-0-3-0-5-3-1-0-|---------|
G|--0-4-0-5-4--|--0-4-0-5-4---|-0-4-0-5-4-2-0-|-xx--xx--| x2
D|-------------|--------------|---------------|-xx--xx--|
A|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
E|-------------|--------------|---------------|---------|
 
 
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| x  Dead note
 
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53 comments
Steve0gilm0
Yo nice try man but it is a little off...here: A|--2---3--2-|---2---3-2|--2---3-2 E|3---3------|-3---3----|3---3-----3
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zeroDisfunction
very nice tab my friend
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Robin Graves
I think The main riff goes like this: A----2---3-2---2---3-2---2---3-2-0----- E--3---3-----3---3-----3---3-------3---
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