Blister In The Sun (FULL VERSION)

by Violent Femmes · posted by SketchReed

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

Hey everybody, it's Sketch. There's already a version of this song here on HarpTabs, but it's incomplete and the chorus isn't entirely accurate, so I decided to make a complete version. Here you go.

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Intro
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4 5 5 -5 5 4 5 5 -5 5 
4 5 5 -5 5 4 

2 2  2 2 (these are the claps...you can leave 'em out if you have someone clapping already)

(repeat 2 times)

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1st verse
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4    5    5   -5  5   4   5    5  -5 5
When I'm out walk in' I strut my st-uff 

4   5   -5    5    4
Man,I'm so strung out 

 4   4   5  5 -5 5   4  5  5   -5 5    4   5
I'm high as a k-ite and I just m-ight stop to 

  -5   5   4
check you out 

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Chorus
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 6  6 6   6  5  6   6  4   4   4   5  -5 5
Let me go o-on like A bli-ster in the sun 

 4  4  5  5 4 3  5   5    4  -5   5      4   -4
Let me go o- on big hands I know you're the one  

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2nd verse
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4  5  5 -5  5 4   5   4  -5 5
Body and heat I stain my sheets 

4  5    -5 -5  5   4
I don't even know why 

4   5   5   -5  4    5  5  -5   4  5  -5   4  5   -5   4
My girlfriend she's at the end and she is starting to cry 

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Final Chorus
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 6  6 6   6  5  6   6  4   4   4   5  -5 5
Let me go o-on like A bli-ster in the sun 

 4  4  5  5 4 3  5   5    4  -5   5      4   -4
Let me go o- on big hands I know you're the one  

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There should be a solo here, but I can't figure out how it goes, so yeah...whatev. 
3rd verse...play it softly
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4    5    5   -5  5   4   5    5  -5 5
When I'm out walk in' I strut my st-uff 

4   5   -5    5    4
Man,I'm so strung out 

 4   4   5  5 -5 5   4  5  5   -5 5    4   5
I'm high as a k-ite and I just m-ight stop to 

  -5   5   4
check you out 

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Final chorus...play extremely loud compared to the 3rd verse
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 6  6 6   6  5  6   6  4   4   4   5  -5 5
Let me go o-on like A bli-ster in the sun 

 4  4  5  5 4 3  5   5    4  -5   5      4   -4
Let me go o- on big hands I know you're the one 

(repeat 2 times)
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Ending
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4 5 5 -5 5 4 5 5 -5 5 
4 5 5 -5 5 4 

2 2 2 2

(repeat 2 times)

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That's pretty much the song. If you have any suggestions or songs you want me to tab, email me at [email protected] . Thanks for reading; I hope you enjoy playing the song as much as I do. 

Kudos.
--SKETCH

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