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BAND: Smash Mouth
TITLE: Dear Inez
ALBUM: Walkin' On The Sun (CD Single)
TABBED BY: smashguy37@yahoo.com

Tune down a step. (At least for the power chords, unless you want
to play the ska riffs even higher on the fretboard, otherwise the ska chords
are listed in REGULAR tuning.)

CHORDS:
(EADGBe)
C  - xxx988
Ab - xxx544

(DGCFAd)
Ab5 - x133xx
Bb5 - x355xx
F5  - 355xxx
Eb5 - 133xxx

VERSE:
    
C (x32010@1)       Ab (xx1114@1)   Dear Inez
         C (x32010@1)            Ab (xx1114@1)   Your exterior is so cold
C (x32010@1)                   Ab (xx1114@1)   Your story's been told
                  C (x32010@1)   I've heard it before
C (x32010@1)               Ab (xx1114@1)   You wanna get out
C (x32010@1)                Ab (xx1114@1)   Don't wanna be down
C (x32010@1)             Ab (xx1114@1)   Tied to the ground
C (x32010@1)                      Ab5 (133xxx@4)   You wanna slip out

CHORUS:

Bb5 (x133xx@1)   F5 (133xxx@1)         Ab5 (133xxx@4)     Bb5 (x133xx@1)   You wanna go and have your fun
F5 (133xxx@1)    Ab5 (133xxx@4) Bb5 (x133xx@1)   You got ason (x02210@1)    F5 (133xxx@1)      Ab5 (133xxx@4)   You don't want none

VERSE:
Don't wanna be part  
Your breaking my heart  
As he wanders off
He ain't got none  
Dear Inez  
The kid is trouble at trouble  
He's gonna push, all around

CHORUS:
You wanna go and do your thing  
You never have a wedding ring  
You got something

BRIDGE: 
G5 (355xxx@1)      Eb5 (xx134x@1)F5 (133xxx@1)    G5 (355xxx@1)   Why's everything so rough  
          Eb5 (xx134x@1)F5 (133xxx@1)     G5 (355xxx@1)   Why's everything so hard  
          Eb5F5      Ab5 (133xxx@4)   C5 (x355xx@1) Ab5 (133xxx@4)   Why's everyone so wrong

VERSE: 
It's not me  
You gotta believe  
I know who you love  
I only know how to push and shove  
Give me a break  
All I have I have to take  
Never a hand out  
You think you have me figured out  
This is what I'm all about

CHORUS:
You wanna go and have your fun  
You never think of anyone  
Don't do nothing

BRIDGE: 
Why's everything so rough  
Why's everything so hard  
Why's everyone so wrong  
   C5 (x355xx@1)    Ab5So (133xxx@4)wrong
   C5 (x355xx@1)    Ab5So (133xxx@4)wrong
   C#5So (x133xx@4)wrong

INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE:
Don't know yet.

VERSE: 
Dear Inez  
Your exterior is so cold  
Dear Inez there's something about you  
You wanna go and have your fun  
You got a son  
You don't want none

OUTRO:
BbI've (x1333x@1)been there I'm trying and I don't give a damn  
I'm gonna cash my checks  
Money in my hands  
No thanks the world is okay by me  
                               Ab5If (133xxx@4)your gonna blame it on society