Iris Tab

Iris by Kim Deal (The Breeders)
transcribed by Edmond Hum
 
{define chords}
 
        F#  {played throughout the whole song}
e|------2------------------------------------------------|
B|------2------------------------------------------------|
G|------3------------------------------------------------|
D|------4------------------------------------------------|
A|------4------------------------------------------------|
E|----0h2---{play an open E and hammer-on the 2nd fret}--|
 
---start---
 
e|----------------------|
B|----4-3---4-4-3-4-3---|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
 
 
F#
four hours in a pot, one hour out
it grows and I sleep standing up
when Iris sleeps over
what a book she'll write
 
-------------------------[ special ]-----------------------
 
C#       E         F#
stay for last time
C#          E            F#
oh come on, nobody wants that
       C#         E  F#    B     A
sister -  sister,    oh oh oh oh oh
 
{this part played played by Tanya goes with the 3 lines above}
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------13-13-13-13----|
G|---6-6-6-6s--9-9-9-9s--11-11-11-11----|  {and so on...}
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
------------------------[ end special ] -------------------
 
F#
we tried hour by hour
hour by hour
hour by hour
 
e|--------------------------------|
B|----12-11---11-11-11s9-7--------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|  F7

E|--------------------------------|
 
 
F# {several times}
 
 
[Solo]
 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|------------4s--11s4s7----------|  {repeat 2x}
E|----2---4h5--------------9s2----|
 
 
F#
four hours to daylight, four hours and then
pour water on me 'til I live again
when Iris sleeps over
it'll be alright
 
-------------------------[ special ]-----------------------
 
C#  E          F#
all last night
        C#          E            F#
because -  come on, nobody wants that
       C#         E  F#    B     A
sister,   sister,    oh oh oh oh oh
 
 
{this part played played by Tanya goes with these 3 lines}
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------13-13-13-13---|
G|---6-6-6-6s--9-9-9-9s--11-11-11-11---|  {and so on...}
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
 
------------------------[ end special ] -------------------
 
F#
we tried hour by hour
hour by hour
hour by hour
 
 
[Outro]
 
e|----------------------------|
B|----12-11---11-11-11s9-7----|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
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