Chords for Violent Femmes - "Add It Up" (Electric Lady Sessions)

Tempo:
95.9 bpm
Chords used:

B

A

Bm

E

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Violent Femmes - "Add It Up" (Electric Lady Sessions) chords
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[N] [E] Day [B]
after day
[A] [E] I will walk and [D] I will [B] play
[E] But the day [F#]
after [B] today
[F#] I will [E] stop and [C#] I will [E] [D] start
1, [B] 2, 3, 4!
[A] [Bm]
[B] Why can't I get just one kiss?
Why can't I get just one [A] kiss?
Believe me, some things that I wouldn't [B] miss
But let me explain to you
I need a kiss, say
Why can't I get just one screw?
Why can't I get just one screw?
[A] Believe me, I know what to [B] do
But something won't let me make love to [G] you
[D]
[A] [Bm]
[B] Why can't I get just one?
Why can't I get just [A] one?
It's got something to do with luck
[B] What a way to my own life
I just want day after day
I [A] get angry and I [B] will say
That the day is in my sight
When I [A] take a bow, [B] I'll say goodnight
Oh my, [Bm] my, my, my, my, my, my
Keep your [B] eye, your eye on your [A] son
I know you got problems, you're not the only [B] one
When you took a left, you left your on the right
Oh my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Take a look now at what your boy has done
He's walking [A] around like he's number one
He went [B] downtown and he got on my garden saddle
Shoot, shoot, shoot, that thing at me
Oh, shoot, shoot, shoot, that thing at me
You know you [A] got my [B] sympathy
Oh, shoot, shoot, shoot, that thing at me
Oh, shoot, shoot, shoot, that thing at me
Oh, shoot, shoot, shoot, that thing at [A] me
You know you got my sympathy
[B] Oh, shoot, shoot, shoot, that thing [G] [B]
[Am] [Bm]
[A] [D]
[B]
[A] at [B] me
[A] [B]
[D]
[B] [Bm]
[A] [B]
Broke down kitchen, the top of the stairs
Can I mix in with your affairs?
[A] Share a smoke, make a joke
Can I grasp and [B] reach for a leg of hope?
I said words to memorize, words hypnotize
Words make my mouth [Am] exercise
Words all fail, magic cries
[B] There's nothing I say, I'm in your thighs
Oh my, my, my, my, my, my, my
I would love to love you, love her
See [A] these dresses, she's ready [B] to pounce
Here in your bedroom, ounce, ounce
Oh my, my, my, my, my, my
I would love to love you, [Em] love her
See these [A] dresses, she's ready to [B] pounce
Here in your bedroom, ounce, ounce
Giving you the decision I make
Things to lose, things to [A] take
I'm ready to cut it up
She said, [C] wait a minute, I'm gonna add it up
[B] I'm gonna add it up, add it up, add it up
[A] You gotta say you got it, you got it
[B] Add it up, add it up, add it up, add it up
I have to dig, [A] I get angry
[B] I would say that the day
He's in my sights!
[A] When I take a bow, I'll [B] say goodnight!
[A] [Bm]
[A] [Bm]
[C]
[B] [A]
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To learn Violent Femmes - (Live On WFUV) Add It Up chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - B, A and B. Kick off your practice at a gentle 48 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 96 BPM. With an eye on the song's key E Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[N] _ [E] Day _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ after _ _ _ _ day
_ [A] _ [E] I will walk _ _ _ and [D] I will [B] _ _ play _ _
[E] But the day _ _ _ _ [F#]
after _ [B] today _ _ _ _
[F#] I will [E] stop _ _ and _ [C#] _ I will [E] [D] start
1, [B] 2, 3, 4! _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [B] Why can't I get just one kiss?
Why can't I get just one [A] kiss?
Believe me, some things that I wouldn't [B] miss
But let me explain to you
I need a kiss, say
Why can't I get just one screw?
Why can't I get just one screw?
[A] Believe me, I know what to [B] do
But something won't let me make love to [G] you
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[B] Why can't I get just one?
Why can't I get just [A] one?
It's got something to do with luck
[B] What a way to my own life
I just want day _ after day
I [A] get angry and I [B] will say
That the day is in my sight
When I [A] take a bow, _ [B] I'll say goodnight _
_ Oh my, [Bm] my, my, my, my, my, my
Keep your [B] eye, your eye on your [A] son
I know you got problems, you're not the only [B] one
When you took a left, you left your on the right
Oh my, my, my, my, my, my, my
Take a look now at what your boy has done
He's walking [A] around like he's number one
He went [B] downtown and he got on my garden saddle
Shoot, shoot, shoot, that thing at me
Oh, shoot, shoot, shoot, that thing at me
You know you [A] got my [B] sympathy
Oh, shoot, shoot, shoot, that thing at me
Oh, shoot, shoot, shoot, that thing at me
Oh, shoot, shoot, shoot, that thing at [A] me
You know you got my sympathy
[B] Oh, shoot, shoot, shoot, that thing _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] at _ [B] me _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
Broke down kitchen, the top of the stairs
Can I mix in with your affairs?
[A] Share a smoke, make a joke
Can I grasp and [B] reach for a leg of hope?
I said words to memorize, words hypnotize
Words make my mouth [Am] exercise
Words all fail, magic cries
[B] There's nothing I say, I'm in your thighs
Oh my, my, my, my, my, my, my
I would love to love you, love her
See [A] these dresses, she's ready [B] to pounce
Here in your bedroom, ounce, ounce
Oh my, my, my, my, my, my
I would love to love you, [Em] love her
See these [A] dresses, she's ready to [B] pounce
Here in your bedroom, ounce, ounce
Giving you the decision I make
Things to lose, things to [A] take
I'm ready to cut it up
She said, [C] wait a minute, I'm gonna add it up
[B] I'm gonna add it up, add it up, add it up
_ [A] You gotta say you got it, you got it
[B] Add it up, add it up, add it up, add it up
I have to dig, _ [A] I get angry
[B] I would _ say that the day
He's in my sights!
_ [A] When I take a bow, I'll [B] say goodnight! _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Gordon Gano.

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