• Song:

    Sheela-na-gig

  • Artist:

    Pj Harvey

  • Album:

    Dry / Demonstration

Tabbed by: magickmidget


Tuning: Standard; CAPO ON FIRST FRET.

EVERY tab I've seen for this is WRONG. And it's driving me insane.
And so, for real this time: Sheela-Na-Gig by the lovely Polly Jean Harvey.
Chords are all relative to the capo.

Intro:
e | -0--0-0000-0-00--0-0~-- | 
B | -8^-8-8888-6-66--3-0~-- | 
G | -7^-7-7777-5-55--2-0~-- | 
D | -0--0-0000-0-00--0-0~-- | 
A | ----------------------- | 
E | ----------------------- | 
I've been trying to show you over and over

Verse (palm muted!):
E       F#       E         F#
Look at these my child-bearing hips
E       F#       E        F#
Look at these my ruby red ruby lips
E       F#       E           F#
Look at these my work strong arms and
E             F#     E           F#
You've got to see my bottle full of charm
E        F#  E       F#
I lay it all at your feet
    E     F#            E
You turn around and say back to me
F#
He said

Chorus:
E         G    E         G
Sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig
E     G    E           G
  You exhi-bitionist
E         G    E         G
Sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig
E     G    E           G
  You exhi-bitionist

Verse (palm muted!):
      E                   F#
Gonna wash that man right out of my hair
E                         F#
Just like the first time, said he didn't care
      E                   F#
Gonna wash that man right out of my hair
E                F#
Heard it before, no more
      E                   F#
Gonna wash that man right out of my hair
E                F#
Turn the corner, another one there
E                         F#
Gonna wash that man right out of my hair
E
Heard it before
F#
He said

Chorus:
E         G    E         G
Sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig
E     G    E           G
  You exhi-bitionist
E         G    E         G
Sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig
E     G    E           G
  You exhi-bitionist

Bridge:
    A     F#      A    F#m
Put money in your idle hole
E    G    E    G
    A     F#      A    F#m
Put money in your idle hole
E    G    E    G

e | -------------------- | 
B | ---8--8-8--6-------- | 
G | -7^-7^-7--5-5--2-0~- | 
D | -------------------- | 
A | -------------------- | 
E | -------------------- | 

Verse (palm muted):
      E                   F#
Gonna wash that man right out of my hair
E                         F#
Just like the first time, said he didn't care
      E                   F#
Gonna wash that man right out of my hair
E                F#
Heard it before, no more
      E                   F#
Gonna wash that man right out of my hair
E                F#
Turn the corner, another one there
E                         F#
Gonna wash that man right out of my hair
E
Heard it before
F#
He said

Chorus:
E         G    E         G
Sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig
E     G    E           G
  You exhi-bitionist
E         G    E         G
Sheela-na-gig, sheela-na-gig
E     G    E           G
  You exhi-bitionist

Bridge
    A     F#      A    F#m
Put money in your idle hole
E    G    E    G
    A     F#      A    F#m
Put money in your idle hole

Outro:
E       G                  E               G
He said "wash your breasts, I don't want to be unclean"
E       G                 E             G
He said "please take those dirty pillows away from me"
E       G                  E               G
He said "wash your breasts, I don't want to be unclean"
E       G                 E             G
He said "please take those dirty pillows away from me"
E       G                  E               G
He said "wash your breasts, I don't want to be unclean"
E       G                 E             G
He said "please take those dirty pillows away from me"
E       G                  E               G
He said "wash your breasts, I don't want to be unclean"
E       G                 E             G
He said "please take those dirty pillows away from me"

E    G    E    G
E    G    E    G
E    G    E    G
E

e | -------------------- | 
B | ---8--8-8--6-------- | 
G | -7^-7^-7--5-5--2-0~- | 
D | -------------------- | 
A | -------------------- | 
E | -------------------- |
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