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THE COMPLICATIONS OF GLITTER
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== CREDITS / DISCLAIMER                                          ==
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TRANSCRIBED BY: Jeff Carroll (jeff@dadadiscography.net)

DISCLAIMER:     This file is the author's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song. You may only use
this file for private study, scholarship, or
research

PLEASE NOTE:    A fixed-width font is required to view the
alignment in this tab properly;

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== TECHNICAL STUFF                                               ==
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ARTIST: Joie Calio

TUNING: Standard, down half a step (Low to High: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)

CAPO:   None

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== INTRODUCTORY NOTES                                            ==
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This song of course sounds best if you tune the guitar down half 
a step, but it's not necessary. The chords listed below are all 
relative to position, not pitch. For example, anything listed as 
an "E" is really "Eb", due to the lower tuning, but it's been 
named "E" because the fingering is the way you'd play an "E" if 
the guitar were in standard tuning, and so on...

Not much to say about this song. It's pretty straightforward. Just
strum the chords as prescribed and you're in business. You can also
add little variations to the chords while strumming if you want.

Is it just me, or is the lead riff at the end a blatant homage of
sorts to "Suicide Bridge" by Butterfly Jones?

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== CHORD GUIDE                                                   ==
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xx0222  or  x57675   x02220   022100   x32010   x24432   x46654
Dmaj7       Dmaj7    A        E        C        Bm       C#m

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== TABLATURE GUIDE                                               ==
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Here are some of the commonly used notations in ASCII tab:

h = hammer-on        / = slide up           <#> = harmonic
p = pull-off         \ = slide down         (#) = optional
b = bend string      x = percussive damp     ^  = slight bend
r = release bend     v = vibrato

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== SONG SECTION                                                  ==
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VERSE 1

Dmaj7
The girl named Glitter

A       E
She don't know me

Dmaj7
But I love her

A              E
Yeah, it's complicated, I know

Dmaj7
She looks right through me

A        E
She stares at pictures

C
She only wants the boys (she only wants the boys)

Bm                                             E
She only wants the boys                 The boys in the band
(she only wants the boys)


VERSE 2

Dmaj7
The girl named Glitter

A         E
She walks above me

Dmaj7
She loves Porsches

A       E
She gets frustrated

Dmaj7
She knows they're out there, there somewhere

A             E
Drive without her

C
She only wants the boys (she only wants the boys)

Bm                                             E
She only wants the boys                 The boys in the band
(she only wants the boys)

Bm                    E
ah-oh        Boys in the band


BRIDGE

C#m    Dmaj7  Bm     C#m    Dmaj7  Bm   E
Ha  -  ha  -  ah,    ha  -  ha  -  ah

C
She only wants the boys (she only wants the boys)

Bm                                             E
She only wants the boys                 The boys in the band
(she only wants the boys)


VERSE 3

Dmaj7
The girl named Glitter

A         E
Knocks on the bus door

Dmaj7
Tries to get lucky

A           E
Yeah, get elevated inside

Dmaj7
And I'll still love her

A     E
I want her happy

C
She only wants the boys (she only wants the boys)

Bm                                             E
She only wants the boys                 The boys in the band
(she only wants the boys)


VERSE 4 + OUTRO

Dmaj7
The girl named Glitter

A        E
She don't know me

Dmaj7
But I love her

A              E
Yeah, it's complicated, I know

Dmaj7
I see her crying

A          E
At the stage door

C
She only wants the boys (ah)

Bm
She only wants the boys (ah)

C
She only wants the boys (ah)

Bm
She only wants the boys (ah)

E        Bm
The boys in the band, ah-oh

E        Bm
The boys in the band, ah-oh

E        Bm
The boys in the band, ah-oh

E        Bm
The boys in the band, ah-oh

E     Bm (REPEAT AND FADE OUT)
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