'RODERIGO'
SEVEN MARY THREE from the album "AMERICAN STANDARD"
Transcribed by  Jason Leonard 


Chords:

	Dsus2	 D/F#	  D5	F#m/C#	 E/B	  G	
	--0--	----- 	-----	-----	-----	--3--
	--3--	--3--	--3--	--2--	--0--	--3--
	--2--	--2--	--2--	--2--	--1--	--0--
	--0--	--4--	--0--	--4--	--2--	--0--
	-----	-----	-----	--4--	--2--	--2--
	-----	-----	-----	-----	--0--	--3--

	  D	 Em	Asus4	 F#5	 E5	 A5
	--2--	--0--	-----	-----	-----	-----
	--3--	--0--	--3--	-----	-----	-----
	--2--	--0--	--2--	-----	-----	--2--
	--0--	--2--	--2--	--4--	--2--	--2--
	-----	--2--	--0--	--4--	--2--	--0--
	-----	--0--	-----	--2--	--0--	-----




INTRO: 0:00- 0:12

Dsus2

-----0----------|-----0--------|-----0--------|--------------|
-------3--------|------3-------|------3-------|--------------|
0~2------2----0-|0~2-----2---0-|0~2-----2---0-|0~2-----------|
0---------------|0-------------|0-------------|0-------------|
----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

* Pick out chords, let them ring.  Listen to album to get the feel*

0:13- 1:02

Dsus2              D/F#
"He's a real cannibal." she goes:

D5                           D/F#
"I think I'll call him roderigo"

F#m/C#              E/B        Dsus2  
dress him up in dark clothes,  sell him away

Dsus2                   D/F#
standing underneath her gun

D5                         D/F#
"sit up straight or I'll hurt you"

F#m/C#                  E/B                    Dsus2 
you know he's not her only son, just the strongest


CHORUS: 1:03- 1:27

G                    D
Tied him down to her tree

G                                 Em        Asus4
stayed fit to name him what's he's going to be yeah

G                     D
tied him up with her rope you know it 

G                       Em         Asus4  
stained her neck but it can't hold Roderigo


Guitar solo:  1:28- 1:53

-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------7-9|
--4~5-4----4-5-4-|-7--------7-4-5-4|5--4~5-4----4-5-4-|7---9-7----7-9---|
-------5--------5|-----------------|--------5--------5|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------|
-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------|
9----------9-7---|-----------------|--------------|-------------|
--------------9-7|7~9--------9-7---|---4-0--------|-------------|
-----------------|--------------9-9|7----------2`2|0------------|
-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------|


1:54- 2:43

Dsus2              D/F# 
"I'm the real animal," she goes

D5                         D/F#
she wants to call me roderigo

F#m/C#                   E/B        Dsus2  
tie me down with all her rope until I can't breathe

Dsus2                     D/F# 
she can't help but beat me down

D5                  D/F#
into a brand new roderigo

F#m/C#                   E/B      Dsus2  
I'll slip away without a sound, into the air


CHORUS:   2:44- 3:08

G                    D
tied me down to her tree

G                                 Em        Asus4
stayed fit to name me what's I'm going to be yeah

G                     D
tied me up with her rope you know it 

G                       Em         Asus4  
stained her neck but it can't hold Roderigo


Interlude:   3:09- 3:20

Dsus2

-----------0----|-----------0----|-----------0----|--------------|
------------3---|------------3---|------------3---|--------------|
0~2----------2-0|0~2----------2-0|0~2----------2-0|0~2-----------|
0-------------0-|0-------------0-|0-------------0-|0-------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
                                                   (increase volume)

3:21- 3:46

Distortion/heavy (pick chords & let ring)

D5	D/F#	D5	D/F#	F#5	E5	Dsus2	D5


Outro-CHORUS:   3:47- end

G                    D
tied me down to her tree

G                                 Em        Asus4
stayed fit to name me what's I'm going to be yeah

G                     D
tied me up with her rope you know it 

G                       Em         A5          Dsus2 (let ring)
stained her neck but it can't hold Roderigo



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