Return Of The Postmoderns
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Better Than Ezra off Friction, Baby
(tabbed by randell@heinous.music.uiowa.edu)
Intro/Verse riff:
e-------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------
D-----------4-4-2---2-2-0-0-0---------
A--2-2-2-2--------------------4-4-----
E-------------------------------------
Verse 1:
(riff)
Ten cent lovers
(riff)
beneath the covers
(riff)
Riding on a wet dream
B5 D/A G
Silver tonic free
Verse 2 (same as V1):
High stool sweet tarts
Equipped with green cards
Chomp their 401k's
Semi-chocolate brie
Break: F#5 E5
"Chorus" (Riff 2):
A5 F#5
Digging in Los Cruces
E5 D/A
for an army drab container
Carbon dating clothes
for the last time they were washed
Verse 3 (same as V1):
Shelby and Sheila
Onomatopoeia
Catch hang nail on Banion
Shiver Martin Sheen
Verse 4 (same):
Preschool mothers
in Technicolor <-- another cool distorted lyric (tm) :)
Are fire bombing Dresden
Stanton, Harry Dean
"Chorus" (riff 2):
Feeding line caught tuna
to a neutered Bodhisattva
Writhing peached for the President
Out on the White House lawn
Beating Herbert Hoover
With a leather tipped Pinada
Thorn and Katy drink the milk
tinted Amerasian Green
Verse riff and end with chorus riff twice:
RETURN, RETURN, RETURN, etc... :)
How to play Return Of The Postmoderns
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.