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*LESS THAN ZERO*
(6468.3 – 6614)
(swing beat 8)
*juan the terrible*
(4:4 swing)
(Bmajor)
(92bpm)
(asperger andy: “TERRible! TERRible!”)
VERSE 1:
(B) (ter) (B6) (ri) (B) (ble singer)
(B B6 B) (terrible) (Bdim) (writer) (B B6 B) (terrible)
(A7 A9) (lover)
(Amaj7+6 Amaj7 Amaj7+6) (terrible) (C#9) (fighter) (G#dim)
(Emaj7) (ter) (E6) (ri) (E) (ble) (Em) (bed) (Em6) (to) (G#m) (night)
(G#msus4) (a) (C#7) (lone)
(C#m G#bar) x 2
(B)
terrible singer…
terrible writer…
terrible lover…
terrible fighter…
(makes wide-eyed motion)
bet he’ll be TERRIBLE! in bed…
tonight…
alone…
(bass: B (G#) A (C#) C# (B) G# (F) E (G) G# (B) C# (G#) C# B)
VERSE 2:
(B) (ter) (B6) (ri) (B) (ble singer)
(B B6 B) (terrible) (Bdim) (writer)
(B9) (B6) (ca) (B9) (sional showerer)
a decent driver…
a hopeless liar…
a weirdo wallflower…
an occasional showerer…
PRECHORUS:
(B B B Bsus4 B)
(B B B Bsus4 B) (B B6 B)
(B B B B B B6) (Bdim)
well you smell like jail
(smell like jail…)
they know not what they do…
(they don’t know what they’re doing…)
CHORUS:
(G#m) (worth it)
(G#m/G) (worth it) (G#m7) (jona)
(F#) (ei) (G#) (ther)
(G#) (way) (A7) (you’re) (B) (screwed) (B6) (if it was up to)
(E) (me i’d do the)
(Em) (op) (Em/D#) (po) (Em) (site of)
(B) (you)
(bass: (B G#) G# (F#) F# (Bb) G# A (C#) B (G# F#) E (G) B)
well was it worth it?
was it worth it jona?
cuz either way you’re screwed…
if it was up to me…
i’d do the opposite of you
(B6) (if it was up to)
(E) (me i’d do the)
(Em) (op) (Em/D#) (po) (Em) (site of)
(B) (you)
(bass: (B (G# F#) E (G) B)
if it was up to me…
i’d do the opposite of you
BRIDGE:
(F#9)
sister heed my weary word
(Bdim) (flip your) (C#msus4) (bit) (C#msus2 C#m) (ter) (C#m7) (bird)
or flip your bitter bird
(G#m G#) (G#m) (bet he’ll be)
instead…
(Em/D#) (ter) (Em6) (ri) (Em) (ble) (E) (in) (B) (bed)
(bet he’ll be terrible in bed)
(bass: (B F#) F# (G# Bb) B (D) C# (B) G# (B D#) E (G#) B)
*CHERYL LYNN*
(swing beat 9)
INTRO:
(B B6 B) (C#msus2 C#m)
(bass: B (D#) C#)
VERSE:
[(B Bsus4 B) (marvelous) (B Bdim B) (mama who) (Bsus2 B) (made us) (B Bsus4 B) (cheryl lynn) (Bsus2 B) (ah ah)
[(B Bsus4 B) (ripen like the) (B Bdim B) (jersey to) (E6 E Esus2 B) (mato falling) (B Bsus4 B) (cheryl lynn) (E6 E) (ah ah)]
(bass: B (F#) E (F# G#) B (F#) E (G#))
CHORUS:
(F# F#sus4 F#) (hey hey mama dont) (F#7 F#6 F#) (stay in place) (F#sus4) (gotta) (Emaj7) (get on) (Em Em6) (up and) (Em) (go)
(F# F#sus4 F#) (hey hey baby gotta) (F#7 F#6 F#) (find the time) (E) (be the) (Em) (last to) (Emsus2) (know) … (B)
(bass: F# E (G) F# E (F# G) B (F#))
marvelous mama who made us calling
cheryl lynn
ripen like the jersey tomato falling
cheryl lynn
hey hey mama don’t stay in place
gotta get on up and go
hey hey baby gonna leave behind
give it time to grow
OUTRO:
(E6 E+ B Bmaj7 B7 B6) x 12
(E6 E+ B Bmaj7 B7 Bm6 B)
(bass: E (G# C) B (G# F#))
(4:4 swing / Bmajor / 88bpm)
VERSE 1:
(riff: B C# D D#)
(B) (z she) Bsus4 (seemed) B (so) Bsus2 (ha) B (ppy with me))
(B) (but by the) Bsus4 (end of) B (the) Bsus2 (night) B (left with a))
[(G#msus4) (con) (G#m) (tact) (F#sus2) (F#)] x 2
(G#+) (allegedly) (G#m) (ly) (G#msus4) (sens) (G#m) (itive)
(F#7) (knowing) (F#6) (ly nai) (F#) (ve) (F#sus4) (my ba) (F#sus2) (by)
(bass: B (F#) G# F# (Bb) G# F# (Bb) G# F# (G# Bb))
z
she seemed so happy with me
but by the end of the night left with a contact high
allergic to saliva
so allegedly sensitive
so knowingly naive
my baby…
VERSE 2:
(B (z she’s working) B6 (for) B (the) Bsus2 (M) B (TV) Bsus2 B)
(B) (but by the) Bsus4 (end of) B (the) Bsus2 (night) B (left with a))
[(G#msus4) (con) (G#m) (tact) (F#sus2) (F#)] x 2
(G#+) (allegedly) (G#m) (ly) (G#msus4) (sens) (G#m) (itive)
(F#7) (knowing) (F#6) (ly nai) (F#) (ve) (F#sus4) (my ba) (F#sus2) (by)
(bass: B (F#) G# F# (Bb) G# F# (Bb) G# F# (G# Bb))
z
she’s working for the MTV
there’s better ways to make your own mistakes
come back to the base babe
we’ll raise the stakes
erase all the evidence
VERSE 3:
(B (z she went) B6 (for) B (the) (B) (one) Bsus2 (who) (B) (was least) Bsus2 (like) (B) (me)
(C#m6) (please no re) (Cm6) (minder) (C#7 C#m7) (needed)
(Bm) (z is for) (Bmsus2) (ze) (Bm) (ro)
(Emaj7) (z) (Esus2) (is) (Emaj7) (for) (E6) (ze) (E) (o)
(Em) (z is for ze) (E) (ro)
(Esus2) (my little) (E) (darling said a…)
(riff: G# A G# F#)
(bass: B (D#) C# C C# (B) B (F#) E (G#))
z
she went for the one who was least like me
please
no reminder needed
z is for zero…
z is for zero…
z is for zero…
(my little darling said)
CHORUS:
(F#) (F#sus2) (con) (F#) (tact is) (F#7) (high and dry) (F#sus2) (such) (F#sus4) (a)
(E7) (sad) (E6) (ex) (E) (cuse)
(Em7) (lul) (Em6) (la) (Em) (by)
(F#) (F#sus2) (con) (F#) (tact is) (F#7) (high and dry) (F#sus2) (such) (F#sus4) (a)
(E7) (sad) (E6) (ex) (E) (cuse)
(Em7) (lul) (Em6) (la) (Em) (by)
contact high and dry
such a sad excuse for a lullaby
contact down below
overall is well…
(Em7) (lul) (Em6) (la) (Em) (by) (B)
(riff: C# C# D# C# B)
so let my systems go…
(bass: F# E (G) F# E (G) B)
BRIDGE:
(B) (o) (B6) (and) (B) (she) (B) (still) (Bsus2) (don’t) (B) (know) (B) (she) (Bsus2) (went) (Bmaj7) (to)
(G#m (britain) G#msus4 (and) G#m (back)) x 3
(F#sus2 (know) F# (ing)) x 4 (F#sus2) (my man) (F#sus4) (it)
(Emaj7) (ain’t) (E6) (your) (E) (place)
(Em/D#) (give her) (Em6) (her) (Em) (space)
(B9)
(Emaj7) (Esus2) (Emaj7) (E6) (E)
(Em) (E) (ro)
(Esus2) (my little) (E) (darling said a…)
(riff: G# A G# F#)
(bass: B (Bb F#) G# F# E (G) B (C# D#) E (G#) )
oh and she still don’t know
she went to britain and back and now she’s back below
knowing he can raise the stakes
my man it ain’t your place
you gotta give her her space
z is for zero
z is for zero
z is for zero
(my little darling said)
CHORUS:
contact high and dry
such a sad excuse for a lullaly
contact down below
overall is well…
so let my systems…let my systems go…
OUTRO:
[(B (all) (B6) (the) (B) (time)] x 2
(B Bsus2 B) (woa oh oh)
(riff: B Bb G#)
(G#m) (new year) (G#msus4) (to) (G#m) (a grand) (G#msus4) (de) (G#m) (sign)
(x 6)
(bass: B (Bb F#) G# (B))
all the time…
women wine…
bringing in the new year to a grand design…
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