The White Stripes
From the Album "Get Behind Me Satan" 2005
Tabbed by Matthew Taylor (mrt577@hotmail.com or mrtaylor@ucsd.edu)
Please email me if you have any comments or suggestions...
DROPPED D TUNING
(note - I think this song is actually either in dropped C tuning or
White uses a whammy bar for the fills during the chorus. He only plays
the low C twice during the entire song though, so I've omitted one
which isn't really necessary and changed the other to keep it
dropped D.)
CHORDS -
e [C5]0 [D#5] 0 [A#5] 0 [Bb5] 0 [G5]0
B 0 0 0 0 0
G 0 0 0 0 0
D 5 8 0 3 0
A 3 6 8 1 5
D 0 0 8 0 5
FILL
e-----
[B-----]
[G-----]
[D-----]A-1h3-
[D-----]
VERSE
If you [C5]think that a kiss is [D#5]all in the lips
cmon[A#5], you got it all w[C5]rong man
and if you [C5]think that our dance was [D#5]all in the hips
A#5 FILL
oh well, then do the twist
If you [C5]think holdng hands is [D#5]all in the fingers
grab [A#5]hold of the soul where [C5]mem[C5]ory [C5]linger[Bb5]s and[C5]
make sure to never [D#5]do it with them fingers
cause I'll [A#5]tell everyone in the [C5]wor[C5]ld,[C5] [Bb5]but he was
PRECHORUS
[D#5]thinking [A#5]about the [C5]girl[C5][C5]
ya but he's [D#5]thinking [A#5]about the [C5]girl,[C5] [C5] [Bb5]oh[C5]
VERSE
a lot of people get [D#5]confused and they bruise
real [A#5]easy when it comes to [C5]love[C5][C5][Bb5][C5]
they start puttin on their [D#5]shoes and walkin out
and singing [A#5]boy I think I had eno[C5]ugh[C5][C5][Bb5][C5]
just because she [D#5]makes you feel wrong
she don't [A#5]mean to be mean or [C5]hurt you [C5]on [C5]pur[Bb5]pose boy[C5]
take a tip and do your[D#5]self a little service
take a [A#5]mountain turn it into a [C5]mole[C5], [C5] [Bb5]just by
PRECHORUS
[D#5]playin a [A#5]different [C5]role[C5][C5]
ya by [D#5]playin a [A#5]different [C5]role,[C5] [C5] [Bb5] oh
CHORUS
[G5] the boat ya you know she's rockin it
[Bb5] and the truth well ya know there's no stoppin it
[G5] the boat ya you know she's still rockin it
[Bb5] the truth well you know there's no stoppin it
VERSE
[C5] So, so what, somebody [D#5]left you in a rut
and wants to [A#5]be the one who's in cont[C5]rol
but the [C5]feeling that you're under can [D#5]really make you wonder
A#5 FILL
how the hell she can be so cold
[C5] So now you're mad, de[D#5]nying the truth
and it's [A#5]gettin in the wisdom in the [C5]back of [C5]your [C5]tooth,[Bb5] ya need ta[C5]
spit it out, in a [D#5]telephone booth
while ya [A#5]call everyone that you k[C5]now[C5], [C5] [Bb5]and ask 'em
PRECHORUS
[D#5]where do you [A#5]think she [C5]goes[C5][C5]
oh ya, [D#5]where d'ya [A#5]suppose she [C5]goes,[C5] [C5] [Bb5] oh
CHORUS
[G5] the truth well you know there's no stoppin it
[Bb5] and the boat well ya know she's still rockin it
[C5] [C5] [C5] [C5] [C5] [C5][Bb5]
[G5] the boat ya you know she's still rockin it
[Bb5] and the truth ya you know there's no stoppin it
VERSE
[C5] you recognize with your [D#5]back in the back?
that it's [A#5]colder when she rocks the [C5]boa[C5]t, [C5] [Bb5]but it's the
[C5]cause hittin on the [D#5]Cardinal Laws?
'bout the [A#5]proper place to hang her [C5]coat[C5],[C5][Bb5]
So to [C5]you, the [D#5]truth is still hidden
and the [A#5]soul plays the role of a [C5]lost [C5]little [C5]kitten [Bb5]but[C5]
you should know that the [D#5]dark is one kitten?
she's been s[A#5]inging it all alon[C5]g, [C5] [C5] [Bb5] but you were
OUTRO
[D#5]hearin a [A#5]different [C5]song[C5][C5]
ya you were [D#5]hearin a [A#5]different [C5]song[C5][C5][Bb5]
but you were [D#5]hearin a [A#5]different [C5]song
From the Album "Get Behind Me Satan" 2005
Tabbed by Matthew Taylor (mrt577@hotmail.com or mrtaylor@ucsd.edu)
Please email me if you have any comments or suggestions...
DROPPED D TUNING
(note - I think this song is actually either in dropped C tuning or
White uses a whammy bar for the fills during the chorus. He only plays
the low C twice during the entire song though, so I've omitted one
which isn't really necessary and changed the other to keep it
dropped D.)
CHORDS -
e [C5]0 [D#5] 0 [A#5] 0 [Bb5] 0 [G5]0
B 0 0 0 0 0
G 0 0 0 0 0
D 5 8 0 3 0
A 3 6 8 1 5
D 0 0 8 0 5
FILL
e-----
[B-----]
[G-----]
[D-----]A-1h3-
[D-----]
VERSE
If you [C5]think that a kiss is [D#5]all in the lips
cmon[A#5], you got it all w[C5]rong man
and if you [C5]think that our dance was [D#5]all in the hips
A#5 FILL
oh well, then do the twist
If you [C5]think holdng hands is [D#5]all in the fingers
grab [A#5]hold of the soul where [C5]mem[C5]ory [C5]linger[Bb5]s and[C5]
make sure to never [D#5]do it with them fingers
cause I'll [A#5]tell everyone in the [C5]wor[C5]ld,[C5] [Bb5]but he was
PRECHORUS
[D#5]thinking [A#5]about the [C5]girl[C5][C5]
ya but he's [D#5]thinking [A#5]about the [C5]girl,[C5] [C5] [Bb5]oh[C5]
VERSE
a lot of people get [D#5]confused and they bruise
real [A#5]easy when it comes to [C5]love[C5][C5][Bb5][C5]
they start puttin on their [D#5]shoes and walkin out
and singing [A#5]boy I think I had eno[C5]ugh[C5][C5][Bb5][C5]
just because she [D#5]makes you feel wrong
she don't [A#5]mean to be mean or [C5]hurt you [C5]on [C5]pur[Bb5]pose boy[C5]
take a tip and do your[D#5]self a little service
take a [A#5]mountain turn it into a [C5]mole[C5], [C5] [Bb5]just by
PRECHORUS
[D#5]playin a [A#5]different [C5]role[C5][C5]
ya by [D#5]playin a [A#5]different [C5]role,[C5] [C5] [Bb5] oh
CHORUS
[G5] the boat ya you know she's rockin it
[Bb5] and the truth well ya know there's no stoppin it
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A-3-3-1-3-1---1h3-1h3---1h3-1h3-1---1h3-1---1h3--1---|
D-----------5---------------------5-------5--------3-| (use pinky here)
[G5] the boat ya you know she's still rockin it
[Bb5] the truth well you know there's no stoppin it
e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A-1h3-1---------------------|
D-------3-1-1h3-1-3b5-1-3-1-|
VERSE
[C5] So, so what, somebody [D#5]left you in a rut
and wants to [A#5]be the one who's in cont[C5]rol
but the [C5]feeling that you're under can [D#5]really make you wonder
A#5 FILL
how the hell she can be so cold
[C5] So now you're mad, de[D#5]nying the truth
and it's [A#5]gettin in the wisdom in the [C5]back of [C5]your [C5]tooth,[Bb5] ya need ta[C5]
spit it out, in a [D#5]telephone booth
while ya [A#5]call everyone that you k[C5]now[C5], [C5] [Bb5]and ask 'em
PRECHORUS
[D#5]where do you [A#5]think she [C5]goes[C5][C5]
oh ya, [D#5]where d'ya [A#5]suppose she [C5]goes,[C5] [C5] [Bb5] oh
CHORUS
[G5] the truth well you know there's no stoppin it
[Bb5] and the boat well ya know she's still rockin it
[C5] [C5] [C5] [C5] [C5] [C5][Bb5]
[G5] the boat ya you know she's still rockin it
[Bb5] and the truth ya you know there's no stoppin it
e----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A-3-------1-3-3p1--3b5b3~~~~~~~~~~-|
D---1-3-5--------------------------|
VERSE
[C5] you recognize with your [D#5]back in the back?
that it's [A#5]colder when she rocks the [C5]boa[C5]t, [C5] [Bb5]but it's the
[C5]cause hittin on the [D#5]Cardinal Laws?
'bout the [A#5]proper place to hang her [C5]coat[C5],[C5][Bb5]
So to [C5]you, the [D#5]truth is still hidden
and the [A#5]soul plays the role of a [C5]lost [C5]little [C5]kitten [Bb5]but[C5]
you should know that the [D#5]dark is one kitten?
she's been s[A#5]inging it all alon[C5]g, [C5] [C5] [Bb5] but you were
OUTRO
[D#5]hearin a [A#5]different [C5]song[C5][C5]
ya you were [D#5]hearin a [A#5]different [C5]song[C5][C5][Bb5]
but you were [D#5]hearin a [A#5]different [C5]song
