Violent Femmes - I Held Her In My Arms Ukulele

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                I HELD HER IN MY ARMS - Violent Femmes
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Tuning: Standard (EADgbe)

Here's a great tune by the Violent Femmes :)

Intro
C F C F C F G

C                   F
I'm gnawing on the knowledge
C                 F
That I have been burnt
        C                   F
And I'm learning things that I
        C         F
Should've already learnt
C               F
Everyone I ever knew
C               F
Was so kind and coy
C            F
I was with a girl
            C                 F        
But it felt like I was with a boy

C
I can't even remember
F
If we were lovers
   C                G
Or if I just wanted to
      C
But I held her in my arms
  F
I held her in my arms
  C
I held her in my arms
              G
But it wasn't you

Repeat Intro

C           F
I will not kill
    C                F
The one thing that I love
C                F
In this world of wreckage
C        F
I look above
C        F
Help me Lord
C            F
Help me understand
C                 F
What it means to be a boy
C                 F
What it means to be a man 

Chorus

Interlude
A-D (the same pattern as the verses)


Repeat Verse 1

Chorus x2


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| F   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| D   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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