Chord/Tab song: My Curse

Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 16:42:55 -0400
From: "Jennifer McCall, Michael Mann"
Subject: TAB: "My Curse" by Afghan Whigs

Song: "My Curse"
Artist: Afghan Whigs
Written by: Greg Dulli
>From the album: _Gentlemen_ (Elektra/Sub Pop #61501-2)
Guest Vocal by: Marcy Mays
Transcribed by: Michael J. Mann

Chords used in this song:


E]- 1 - - - E]- - - - - E]- - 4 - -
B]- - 2 - - B]- - - - - B]1 - - - -
G]- - - 4 - G]- - - - - G]- - - - -
D]- - - 3 - D]- 2 - - - D]- 2 - - -
A]- 1 - - - A]- 1 - - - A]- - 3 - -

e)x x x x x e)- - - - - e)x x x x x
[Bm] [Em] [C]


E]- - - - 4 E]- - 4 - - E]- 2 - - -
B]- - 1 - - B]- - 3 - - B]- - 3 - -
G]- - - - - G]- - - - - G]- 1 - - -
D]- - - 2 - D]- - - - - D]- - - - -
A]- - - - 3 A]- 1 - - - A]x x x x x

e)x x x x x e)- - 2 - - e)x x x x x
[D4] [G] [D]

[Bm] [Em] Hu[C]rt me ba[D4]by
[Bm] [Em] I f[C]linch so[D4] when you
[Bm]do. [Em] Your [C]kisses [D4]scourge me.
[Bm] [Em] Hy[C]ssop in [D4]your per-
[Bm]fume. [Em] Oh, I [C]do not f[D4]ear you.
[Bm] [Em] And [C]slave I [D4]only
[Bm]use [Em] as a [C]word to [D4]de-
Bm Em C (hold, drums enter)
scribe the special way I feel for you.

Bm Em C D4}
} Guitar break
Bm Em C D4}

[Bm] [Em] You [C]look lik[D4]e me.
[Bm] [Em]And I l[C]ook like[D4] no one
[Bm]else. [Em] We ne[C]ed no ot[D4]her.
[Bm] [Em] As lo[C]ng as we
[G]have ourselves.[D]
[C] [D4] [C] [D4]
[G] But I won't c[D]ry about it
[C]Every [D4]time you [C]get obs[D4]essed and
C D4 C (hold)
Every time I came undressed.
Bm Em C D4}
}
Bm Em C D4}
} Guitar solo
Bm Em C D4}
}
Bm Em C D4}

[Bm] [Em] All ug[C]ly thoug[D4]hts are
[Bm]gone. [Em] I'm su[C]re we'll[D4] all be
[Bm]friends[Em]. I'll [C]try to b[D4]reak your
[Bm]back. [Em]You'll [C]try to m[D4]ake a-
[Bm]mends. [Em] Curse [C]softly t[D4]o me
[Bm]baby [Em]and smo[C]ther me [D4]in your
[Bm]love. [Em] Tempt[C]ation [D4]comes
[Bm]not from H[Em]ell, but from a[C]bove. And there's

[G]blood on my t[Em]eeth when I
[C]bite my tongue to [Em]speak. Zip me
[G]down, kiss me t[Em]here, I can
[C]smile no[D4]w, [C] y[D4]ou won't
[C]find out[D4] [C] eve[D4]r!

[Bm] [Em] Hu[C]rt me ba[D4]by
[Bm] [Em] I f[C]linch so[D4] when you
[Bm]do. [Em] Your [C]kisses [D4]scourge
[Bm]me. [Em] Hy[C]ssop in [D4]your per-
[Bm]fume. [Em] Oh, I [C]do not f[D4]ear you.
[Bm] An[Em]d sla[C]ve I [D4] only
[Bm]use as a [Em]word to de[C]scribe [D4]the

[Bm]way I f[Em]eel when I[C]'m with you.

[G] [D]
[C] [D4] [C] [D4]
[G] if I have to [D]lie about it
[C]every [D4]time I ca[C]me undr[D4]essed
[G] [D]
[C] [D4] [C] [D4]
C D4 C (Hold - end)