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I brought my guitar to a party a couple months ago, and somebody's teenage
daughter wanted to know if I knew any 'grunge'.  'Like from Seattle?'
'Yeah!'  'OK...'  -- AWR


                              "Strychnine"
                             (Gerry Roslie)

Intro:

	electric piano arr. for guitar:

	v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	----------------|-----------------|
	----------------|-----------------|
	------------5---|-----------------|
	----1---5-------|-6-------5-3-----|
	3---------------|-------------6-4-|
	----------------|-----------------|
	                          ^^^^^^^ doubled w/guitar and sax

	Cm  Ab   Bb  G
	/ / / /  / / / /

Verse 1:

	      Cm        Ab     Bb    G
	Some folks like water
	      Cm        Ab     Bb    G
	Some folks like wine
	    Cm          Ab     Bb    G
	But I like the taste
	      Cm          Ab     Bb    G
	Of straight strychnine           (hey, hey)

Verse 2:

	You may think it's funny
	That I like this stuff
	But once you've tried it
	You can't get enough   (Wow!)

Bridge:

	 F7
	Wine is red
	 C7
	Poison is blue
	 F7
	Strychnine is good
	(G) [N.C.]
	For what's ailin' you

	fill:

	 v   v   v   v
	-----------------|
	-----------------|
	--5b7----5-3-----|
	-------------5---|
	-----------------|
	-----------------|

[guitar solo: 12-bar blues in C]

[repeat bridge and fill]

Verse 3:

	If you listen to what I say
	You'll try strychnine some day
	Make you jump, it'll make you shout
	It'll even knock you out

[repeat verse 1]

Coda (repeat to fade):

	  Cm       Ab Bb    G
	Strychnine    hey, hey


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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