Kiss Off

e|-0---------| B|--0--------| G|---0-------| D|----2------| A|-----2-----| E|------0----| Em e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-------2-------2-------2-------2-------------| A|-------2-------2-------2-------2-------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ Em I need someone, a person to talk to Someone who'd care to love C Could it be you Em Could it be you Situation gets rough Then I start to panic It's not enough It's just a habit C Hey kid you're sick Em Darling this is it <bass does descending tremlo thing down fretboard> C D5/F# You can all just kiss off into the air Behind my back I can see them stare They'll hurt me bad but I won't mind They'll hurt me bad they do it all the time Yeah yeah, they do it all the time Em I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record C Oh yeah well don't get so distressed Em Did I happen to mention that I'm impressed <Intermission> (Brian and Gordon do their own thing, sorry i can't tab this part out) Bass Arranged for Guitar e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--0-x-0-0-x-0-x-0-0-(12/1)------| x= slap mute (for this part Brian plays with his left hand over the neck of the guitar) I take one one one 'cause you left me And two two two for my family And 3 3 3 for my heartache And 4 4 4 for my headaches Em And 5 5 5 for my lonely And 6 6 6 for my sorrow And 7 7 7 for no tomorrow And 8 8 8 I forget what 8 was for And 9 9 9 for a lost god And 10 10 10 for everything everything everything everything C D5/F# You can all just kiss off into the air Behind my back I can see them stare They'll hurt me bad but I won't mind They'll hurt me bad they do it all the time Yeah yeah, they do it all the time (repeat) End with Em (low E string ringing) ------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1996 22:16:17 EST From: Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah (means I Love You)! <smolak@kenyon.edu> Subject: TAB:Kiss Off by the Violent Femmes Here is my (I think) semi-decent transcription of Kiss Off by the Violent Femmes from their debut. If any one has any additions or corrections, please send 'em in. The only tough thing about this song is that the strumming pattern is a bit weird. I don't know how to explain it, but play w/ it a bit & you should get it. C Am (pick the C chord from verse is Am until "could it be you, could it be you?" the bottom up then down a couple strings. Am again until it goes to the C on "if you're just sick", then back to Am... the transition chord is a G (between this & chorus.) E G E G you can all just kiss off into the air, behind my back I can see them E G E D stare, they'll hurt me bad but I won't mind, they'll hurt me bad, they do it G D G D all the time (yeah yeah) yeah they do it all the time (yeah yeah)..etc. those chorus D's are a bit weirdly strummed too...just listen tho'. back to Am for the "Permanent Record" verse...for the break I usually play something like Am-C-G-Am-C-G-D-G-D...I don't worry about being too precise though, I think it probably changes a bit every time they play it. Just wig out a lot, especially on the last D's, & you'll be fine. For Gordon's 1-10 count, just come in on an Am gradually until "Everythingeverythingeverythingeverything!" which is a G. Last chorus is the same as the 1st, end the song on a Am. That's it! send complaints, love letters, & useless Femmes info to lagalom@kenyon.edu