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Subject: Allison's Starting To Happen by the Lemonheads
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Allison's Starting To Happen by the Lemonheads. Transcribed by John Birchett
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This tune is simple, but REALLY good. It is played with all barre chords)
Scratch effects (mute all of the strings with your hand, a watermelon, or
a camel)
G
She'd shake it up
D
was hard to make out
C G
Now it's plain to see.
G A
I couldn't cook to save myself
C D
found my life a recipe.
G D
I never looked at her this way before
Cm
but now she's all I see...
Em D
Allison's starting to happen
C Em
Allison's starting to happen
Em D
Allison's starting to happen
C (walk the bassline down --C,B,A,G)
To me
G D
I'm so mezmerized I can't describe it
D G
All that inside hate (<- Not too sure about this line)
G A
No one knows her last name; I didn't ask so
C D
Who am I to blame
G D Cm
Earthquakes started forming underneath my feet today...
Em D
Allison's starting to happen
C Em
Allison's starting to happen
Em D
Allison's starting to happen
C (Bassline C,B,A,G)
to me...
(Bridge-type thingy)
F G
F G
F G
F G (Here, they do an ascending bass run which I haven't
taken the time to figure out. I just play G,A,B,C,B,
C,D to the key change)
D D A
Oh, this world is topsy-turvy
G D
And it is mine to eat.
D E
She's a pebble in my mouth
G A
And underneath my feet
D A Gm
She's the puzzle piece behind the couch that makes the sky complete...
Bm A
Allison's starting to happen
G Bm
Allison's starting to happen
Bm A
Allison's starting to happen
G Bm
Allison's starting to happen
Bm A
Allison's getting industrious (sounds like indistrious, so I'm guessing)
G Bm
Allison's growing a mohawk
Bm A
Allison's starting to happen
G (Walk the bassline G,F#,E,D)
to me...
Tada! That's it. If anyone is interested in some more Lemonheads tunes, drop
me a line. Or anything else I can get a hold of and like enough to put
some effort into transcribing. :) Ciao. I love this archive!
-=John Birchett=-
(a.k.a. Marc on Igormud)
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/l/lemonheads/10314.html ]