WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Current Joys - Blondie Tabs | Ver. 1
[Main Riff]
This part plays throughout the whole song and is actually two different riffs looped and layered over
one another, however you can easily play them together at the same time without a loop pedal
[Riff 1]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7/9--9--9--11--11--11--11--11----------------------------------11--11--11---
G|-------------------------------------------------------10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------|
B|--9--9--9--9--9--|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
[Riff 2]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4/6--6--6--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------8--8--8--6--6--6--6--6---|
A|--------------------------------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Chords)
G#m 466444
F# 244322
Absus4 X46644
Bsus2 X24422
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[Intro]
N.C
G#m F#
G#m F#
F# G#m
There are flowers
F#
In my heart
G#m
They're growing thorns
F#
And it hurts
G#m
Every time
F#
You're around
G#m
We break up
Absus4 Bsus2
We get down
F# F# Absus4 Bsus2 [x4]
G#m
And I won't
F#
See you again
G#m
You're not a person
F#
You're my friend
G#m
If we do
F#
Just by chance
G#m
Can we kiss
Absus4 Bsus2
Can we dance
F# F# Absus4 Bsus2
F# F# Absus4 Bsus2
[Solo]
He then loops the chords F# F# Absus4 Bsus2 and plays the following:
F# Absus4 Bsus2
E|-10-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10-12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-
B|----12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------
G|-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------12-------12-------12-------12-------12----
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F# Absus4 Bsus2
E|-10-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10-12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-|
B|----12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------|
G|-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------12-------12-------12-------12-------12----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
At this point he loops the above and plays this:
F# Absus4
E|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bsus2
E|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------| [x2]
Finally he then loops the second part of the solo and plays this last bass line:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
This is then looped and chords played till finish
F# F# Absus4 Bsus2 [3x]
F#