Chord/Tab song: Save Me

Subject: CRD: Save Me - Jesus and Mary Chain
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 1995 15:29:48 -0400 (EDT)

Save Me
by the Jesus and Mary Chain
from the album Stoned and Dethroned
chords and lyrics transcribed by John Spencer

The chords for this song are B E F# E repeated (each verse
and the chorus start on B). This main riff is played on top
pretty much throughout.

[B] [E] [F#] [E]

e--12-12----12-------------------------------12-14---
B--------11------12-11-12-14-11-----11-12-11---------

(intro)
[B] [E] [F#] [E] [B] [E] [F#] [E]
un[B]holy[E][F#]
I feel [E]sick and un[B]holy[E][F#]
my soul [E]don't want to [B]know me[E][F#]
I've been [E]living like [B]dirt[E][F#]

(keep strumming F# for a bit and play riff 1 over it)
[F#]

riff 1: B---2-2-2-2-2--4--7--4\2--

(second verse: same chords, but add riffs 2 & 3)

riff 2: B-----0--0-----2-- riff 3: B--4--7--4\2--0------0--
G-----------1----- G------------------1----
D-----------------
A--4-------------- 

riff 2
Hey lover
riff 2
I've been touched by another
riff 2
I guess I'm blowing my cover
riff 3 riff 1
I guess I'm blowing my life

(chorus: same chords strummed twice as often, play part of riff 3)

oh save me
nothing's right for me lately
I was wrong but don't hate me

B--4--7--4\2--0--

I've been doing it for myself

(solo)

e--------------------------------------2--------------------
B-2-2-2-2-2---0---0-0---0---0-2b-----4---4-2-0-0---0---0----
G-----------1---1-----1---1----------------------1---1------
D--------------------------------------------------------4--
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------2----------------------
B------0-0---0-0---0---0-2b---4---4p2--4b-0------------
G--1-1-----1-----1---1---------------------------------
D-4-4--------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------4--
E-------------------------------------------4-7---4----

(repeat 1st verse along with these little riffs)

unholy

e--------2-----------
B--2--4-----4--2--0-- 

I feel sick and unholy

e--------2-------
B--2--4-----2p0--

my soul don't want to know me

e--------2-----------
B--2--4-----4--2--0-- 

I've been living like dirt

A--------2--5b\4--
E--2--4-----------

oh save me

nothing's right for me lately

e-----2-------
B--4-----4p2--

I was wrong but don't hate me

[E] [B] [E] [F#] [B]

e---------------------------------2-------2------------
B----4-4/7--4--2------0-2-0-2--4-------4------4--2--0--

I've been doing it for myself

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chords:

B x2444x
F# x4432x
E x2210x
...let me know of any corrections.
John (jspencer@newbridge.com)