Transcribed by Graham Takata
To acheive Bob Mould's sound play this song with layered acoustic and
electric guitars. Also, take a look at the barre chords and note which
ones have the B and e strings open.
Chords: A B F G E C F#
e----------0----0----1----3----0----0----2---- |
B----------0----0----1----3----0----0----2---- |
G----------6----8----2----4----1----(b9)---3---- |
D----------7----(b9)---3----5----2--- 10---4---- |
A----------7----(b9)---3----5----2--- 10---4---- |
E----------5----7----1----3----0----8----2---- |
Intro: A B A B
A B A B
A B A B
Don't you know I need a place to stay
A B A B
Only fifteen bucks a day
F
I didn't want to end up here
G
But now I guess I need to stay
A B
A B
(second verse, same as the first!)
River red, runs like lead
And the smell of kerosene in my head
Stuck here in this shithole
Reading foreign magazines instead
Chorus:
A B
A A
B
"But senor, I only have ten dollars;
B
Can't you spare me a room for the night?"
A G E
We argue about currency and then
C
He says I can stay for the night
E G C A
In this Panama City Motel
G F# E G C
I am out on the freeway again
A B
A B
A B
A B
(third verse)
A woman approaches in Barcelona
Walking down the Diagonalia
Spaghetti concrete overpasses
I keep grasping for something familiar
Chorus
Repeat 2nd part of Chorus again
then follow the "A B" rhythm while singing ad lib
"Oh No... Don't you know I need a place to stay"
the song finishes on a sustained A