intro: ------------------------------------------ -XX--10--10-10--10--10-XX--10--10-10--10--- -XX--9---9--9---9---9--XX--9---9--9---11-- -XX--9-h-11-9---9---9--XX--9-h-11-9---12-- -XX--0---0--0---0---0--XX--0---0--0------- ------------------------------------------ main riff looks like A D A A | -B with the main guitar playing ------------------------------------ -4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-------------------- -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ in the chorus, sometimes D sounds like Bm and vice versa... A5 D5 There's no going back to there A5 D5 Some of them can't even react A5 D5 Didn't say it's not OK A5 D5 But we are dealing the same way in the chorus, sometimes D sounds like Bm and vice versa... A5 D5 There's no going back to there A5 D5 Some of them can't even react A5 D5 Didn't say it's not OK A5 D5 But we are dealing the same way D5 I ain't telling you a secret ---> CHORUS B5 A5 D5 A5 A5 B5 (+ 9) I ain't telling you GOODBYE (main riff) It's the last thing on my mind Still you won't let things unwind Instead it stayed around your head Can't you hear a word I said (CHORUS) (main riff) When you call, it's just not fair It's the last thing you should share I can't deal, I'll let you know Still I wish you'd let it go (CHORUS) D5 I'm telling you for one last time A5 E5 It's not just you, the problem's mine cause HER D5 I waited it out long as I could A5 E5 If you need it, sure I would, that's FINE solo: D5 A5 E5 D5 A5 E5 A5 A5 D5 There's no going back to there A5 D5 Some of them can't even react A5 D5 Didn't say it's not OK A5 D5 But we are dealing the same way (CHORUS) Goodbye...Goodbye...Goodbye... D5 I'm telling you for one last time A5 E5 It's not just you, the problem's mine cause HER D5 I waited it out long as I could A5 E5 If you need it, sure I would, that's FINE D5 I'm taking away alot of stuff A5 E5 I'm telling you it's rough or not, you're GONE D5 ../ --------------------------- I'm sure of all the lyrics except for two parts: Where it goes: cause HER you're GONE From: "Simon A. Morgan" NOTE: Somebody has already submitted a partial tab of this song to the archive, but it doesn't include this (important) riff. Dinosaur Jr. "Start Choppin" (from the 1993 album "Where You Been") This is the main riff used; ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v (v = upstrum ) E | --------------------------------------------------- (^ = downstrum ) B | ----------7----5------------2-----2-----2-----2---- G | --2--2--------------2-/-4------4-----4-----4------- D | --2--2----4----2----2-/-4-------------------------- A | --------------------------------------------------- E | --------------------------------------------------- 1 1 4 4 4 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 1 1 3 3 (Numbers below tab showing the fingering I use)