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Possum Kingdom Chords

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	     'Possum Kingdom' by the Toadies
	        from the album 'Rubberneck'

  Corrected from earlier version (F#m removed).

  The transcriptions that have been posted so far were incorrect,
  so heres my shot at it.

    chords (from low E to high E)

   A     - x02220   D    - xx0232
   Asus4 - x02230   E    - 022100
   B     - x24442   F#   - 244322
   C     - x32010   G#7  - 464544 
   C#    - x46664

    during the 'give it up to me' bridge, its easier to use
    barre chords for A (577655) and D (x57775) chords

      riff #1 (played intermittently during verses)
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 -----9--7----------------------------9--7----------------------
 -----------6- (whammy bar) ----------------7--6- (whammy bar) -
 --7-------------------------------7----------------------------
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         riff #2 (played after 2nd chorus)
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     --0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4--5--5-------

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     --0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4--5--5--5--5-

 
 (intro:  E   E   E   A   Asus4   A
          E   E   E   A   Asus4   A   Asus4   A

 E        E        E    A   Asus4  A
   make up your mind

 E      E        E        A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
   decide to walk with me

 E      E      E          A   Asus4  A
   around the lake tonight

 E      E      E          A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
   around the lake tonight        by my side

 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A
   (play riff #1)

 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A

 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A
    by my side

 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A

 E        E       E    A   Asus4  A
 i'm not gonna lie

 E       E         E      A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
   i'll not be a gentleman

 E      E         E     A   Asus4  A
    behind the boathouse

 E          E       E          A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
    i'll show you my dark secret

 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A
    (play riff #1)
 
 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A

 E         E       E    A   Asus4  A
 i'm not gonna lie

 E          E       E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
   i want you for mine
  
 E         E      E    A   Asus4  A
    my blushing bride

 E      E      E     A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
   my lover  be my      lover   yeah

 F#      A     E
   don't be afraid

          C              A
 i didn't mean to scare you

        D
 so help me jesus

 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A
   (play riff #1)
 
 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
 
 E         E        E    A   Asus4  A
  i can promise you

 E             E        E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
   you will stay as beautiful

 E           E     E    A   Asus4  A
    with dark hair

 E         E     E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
   and soft skin                    for

 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A
 ever

 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
     forever

 E         E       E    A   Asus4  A
    make up your mind

 E         E       E           A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
    make up your mind  and i'll   promise   you

 F#           A       E
   i will treat you well

     C       A
 my sweet angel

        D       E
 so help me je sus

 G#7
  hey  hey

 A         G#7   C#   F#        G#7   C#
   give it up to me     give it up to me

 D         G#7   C#       B  B
   do you wanna be    my  angel

   (repeat last two lines 2x)

 A        D   E
   so help me

   (whammy bar/feedback doodling on open low E string)

   (play guitar riff #2 here in unison with bass;
    continue to play riff #2 over 'be my angel' vocal)
 
 be my angel

 be my angel

 be my angel

 E        E       E    A   Asus4  A
  do you wanna die

 E        E       E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
  do you wanna die

 E        E       E    A   Asus4  A
  do you wanna die

 E        E       E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
  do you wanna die

 E       E       E    A   Asus4  A
 do you wanna die

 E       E       E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
 do you wanna die 

 E       E       E    A   Asus4  A
 do you wanna die

 E       E       E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
 do you wanna die    well i'll   promise  you

 F#          A        E       C      A
   i will treat you well  my sweet angel

       D      E
 so help me jesus

   E       E       E     E
 jesus   jesus   jesus


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