Mystery Girl
by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
from the EP "Yeah Yeah Yeahs"
tabbed by Chris Schulz
Chords:
EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe
E7: 022130 A7: X02223 G: 355543 F#: 244322 F: 133211
EADGBe E (022100@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)B (x2444x@1)e (022000@1) E (022100@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)B (x2444x@1)eE: (022000@1)022100 A: X 12 14 14 14 12 B: X 14 16 16 16 14
Here are some rhythm structures, they're not completely right, but they sound close. The
are written above the notes.
This one I'll call E5:
1& 2& 3& 4 & 1 &2 &3 & 4
A|-2--4--5--4-2-|---4--5--5--4-|
E|-0--0--0--0-0-|---0--0--0--0-|
This is A5:
1& 2& 3& 4 & 1 &2 &3 & 4
D|-2--4--5--4-2-|---4--5--5--4-|
A|-0--0--0--0-0-|---0--0--0--0-|
E|-----------------------------|
For the E-slide, start on the low E string at the 12th fret and tremolo pick while
down to open.
INTRO:
| G | F# F | E-slide |
VERSE:
E5It (022xxx@1)was the struggle of the century
A5And (x022xx@1)all the grown men came to see
E5The (022xxx@1)girl who could tame the tiger, yeah, yeah
A5The (x022xx@1)heart of the Southern lover
E5They (022xxx@1)found her under the sea
A5 (x022xx@1) A7She (x02020@1)said she came from cell block 3
(On the last A5, stop at measure 2, beat 1&. Replace the remaining notes with A7 in rhythm.)
PRE-CHORUS:
(For the pre-chorus, hit the bass note twice, then the full chord, a total of four times
chord)
E7The (020130@1)girl hit hot like a barracuda baby
A7She (x02020@1)floated on air like a crest of a wave
E7She (020130@1)was a primal institution
A7She (x02020@1)was a danger to herself, yeah
F# (244322@1) EMad (022100@1)lovin' by the cold hearted
E-slide
Take a deep breath, babe cause we've just started
CHORUS:
The rhythm changes here:
E5*:
1& 2& 3 & 4 &
A|-2--4--5-5-4--|
E|-0--0--0-0-0--|
A5*:
1& 2& 3 & 4 &
D|-2--4--5-5-4--|
A|-0--0--0-0-0--|
E|--------------|
E5* A5*
Mystery Girl, Mystery Girl
E5* A5*
Keep on fakin' your mystery world
E5* A5*
Cause the mystery boys will be your toys, yeah
E5* A5* G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)B (x2444x@1)E-slide
The mystery boys will be your toys
VERSE:
E5Not (022xxx@1)a day goes by I wanna disappear
A5Into (x022xx@1)her a eyes of mother of pearl
E5And (022xxx@1)my head feels dead from all this useless fightin'
A5 (x022xx@1) A7But (x02020@1)my heart ain't dead cause it keeps on lovin'
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
OUTRO:
repeat G A B over the lyrics
The mystery boys will be your toys, yeah
The mystery boys will be your toys
They'll be your toys, yeah girls
They'll be your toys, alright...
End on E.