Transcribed by Graham Takata To acheive Bob Mould's sound play this song with layered acoustic and electric guitars. Also, take a look at the barre chords and note which ones have the B and e strings open. Chords: A5 B5 F5 G5 E5 C5 F#5 e----------0----0----1----3----0----0----2---- | B----------0----0----1----3----0----0----2---- | G----------6----8----2----4----1----(b9)---3---- | D----------7----(b9)---3----5----2--- 10---4---- | A----------7----(b9)---3----5----2--- 10---4---- | E----------5----7----1----3----0----8----2---- | Intro: A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 Don't you know I need a place to stay A5 B5 A5 B5 Only fifteen bucks a day F5 I didn't want to end up here G5 But now I guess I need to stay A5 B5 A5 B5 (second verse, same as the first!) River red, runs like lead And the smell of kerosene in my head Stuck here in this shithole Reading foreign magazines instead Chorus: A5 B5 A5 A5 B5 "But senor, I only have ten dollars; B5 Can't you spare me a room for the night?" A5 G5 E5 We argue about currency and then C5 He says I can stay for the night E5 G5 C5 A5 In this Panama City Motel G5 F#5 E5 G5 C5 I am out on the freeway again A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 (third verse) A woman approaches in Barcelona Walking down the Diagonalia Spaghetti concrete overpasses I keep grasping for something familiar Chorus Repeat 2nd part of Chorus again then follow the "A B" rhythm while singing ad lib "Oh No... Don't you know I need a place to stay" the song finishes on a sustained A