• Song:

    I Swear It I Can Change

  • Artist:

    Violent Femmes

Intro Riff
Guitar One                 Guitar Two
                       (Alternate Pick Quickly, Repeat as neccesary.)
e-----------]          e----2/3-3-3-3-3---]                       
B-----------]          B----2/3-3-3-3-3---]                         
G-----------]          G----2/3-3-3-3-3---]                                
D-----------]          D------------------]                          
A-----1-----]          A------------------]                                 
E-1-3---3~--]          E------------------]                        

Verse One
G5
Some people say that I'm a bad guy
D5
They may be right,
G5
They may be wrong
G5
But it's not as if I don't try,
D5
I just mess up
G5
And I go wrong


Verse Tab
   G5          D5    G5        
e--3--3--3--3--5--5--3-----] x2
B--3--3--3--3--6--6--3-----]
G--3--3--3--3--7--7--3-----]
D--------------------------]
A--------------------------]
E--------------------------]


Chorus

C5
But I can change, I can change,
G5
I can learn to keep my promises I swear it
Bb5                                                  
Open up my heart and I will tear it 
A5                              D5
Any minute now I swear I'll share it

C5
Oh it's strange, yes it's strange,
G5
Though I guess it's quite clear,
Bb5
I killed the antelope, the deer,
A5
And there's no home on my range
G#5
Yes, I'm a little dearranged
G5
But I can change.


Chorus Tab
  C5           C5           G5           G5                 
e-----3------------3------------3-------------3-------------]
B---4---4---4----4---4---4----3---3---3-----3---3---3-------]
G---------5------------5------------3-------------3---------]
D-5------------5------------5------------5------------------]
A-----------------------------------------------------------]
E-----------------------------------------------------------]
   Bb5           A5              D5                   D5                  
e------6------------5----------------10-----------------10-----------]
B----6---6---6----5---5---5-------10----10----10-----10----10----10--]
G----------7------------6------------------11-----------------11-----]
D--8------------7-------------12------------------12-----------------]
A--------------------------------------------------------------------]
E--------------------------------------------------------------------]


  C5           C5           G5           G5                 
e-----3------------3------------3-------------3-------------]
B---4---4---4----4---4---4----3---3---3-----3---3---3-------]
G---------5------------5------------3-------------3---------]
D-5------------5------------5------------5------------------]
A-----------------------------------------------------------]
E-----------------------------------------------------------]
   Bb5           A5            G#5             G5        
e------6------------5------------4-------4--3~---------------]
B----6---6---6----5---5---5----4---4---4----3~---------------]
G----------7------------6------------5------3~---------------]
D--8------------7------------6--------------5~---------------]
A------------------------------------------------------------]
E------------------------------------------------------------]

Guitar Riff After chorus
Still working it out. will have up soon.

Verse 2
G5
It's not my fault that I'm so evil
D5            G5
It's society, sobriety
G5
You know my momma picked cotton
G5
And my daddy Boll Weevil
D5            G5
It was history, it wasn't me

(Verse Tab The Same As Above)


Chorus
C5
But I can change, I can change,
G5
I can learn to keep my promises I know it
Bb5
Open up my heart and I will show it
A5
Any minute passed

D5 
'til I outgrow it
(Chorus Tab Same As Above)

Breakdown
You'll never change
You'll never change
You'll always be a dog with me


Bb5
Yes, but don't be such a boob,
A5
Manna from heaven shall be my food
G#5
My acts of past were misconstrued
Bb5
And God above will watch me change
A5                  G#5                   G5
And while I'm changing, I'll be changing, while I CHANGE!

Soon...
(Tab just Like Second Half of chorus)

Riff After That
Guitar One Plays 4 times
e--------------------------------------------]
B--------------------------------------------]
G--------------------------------------------]
D-------0-0-0-1-0------------0~----1-0-------]
A---1-3-----------1~-----1-3-----------------]
E-3--------------------3---------------1-3~--]

Guitar Two
Harmonizes Riff one on the last two times Guitar one plays it.
e--------------------------------------------]          
B-------3-3-3-4-3------------3~----4-3-------]             
G---3-5-----------3~-----3-5-----------------]                 
D-5--------------------5---------------3-5~--]                   
A--------------------------------------------]       
E--------------------------------------------]

Chorus
C5
But I can change, I can change
G5
I can learn to keep my promises I swear it
Bb5
Open up my heart and I will tear it
A5                  G#5
Any minute now I swear I'll share it,
G5
I'm gonna change
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