Dinosaur Jr - Severed Lips

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Severed Lips
Dinosaur Jr.

General Chord progression:  Cmaj7, C, G, Em, F, Am, C, D

Intro : 4 measures:  Cmaj7-C, Cmaj7-C, Cmaj7-C-D-C-Cmaj7 walk, G
E---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
B---0--0--1--0--1--0--1--0--
G---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--   X 2      
D---2--------2--------2--2--
A---3--------3-----------3--
E---------------------------
  Cmaj7   C Cmj C     C Cmaj7 

  (Cmaj7-C-D-C-Cmaj7 walk)
E---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3---------3---------
B---0--0--1--3--1--0--1--0--2--2--2---------2---------
G---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------0---------           
D---2-----------------2--2--0---------------0---------
A---3--------------------3--2---------------2--------2
E---------------------------3---------2---3-3--3-2-3--
  Cmaj7   C C/D C     C     G  G  G   G     G 

Verse:  
   I   wanna      help      you 
E---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3---------3---------
B---0--0--1--0--1--0--1--0--2--2--2---------2---------
G---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------0---------           
D---2--------2--------2--2--0---------------0---------
A---3--------3-----------3--2---------------2--------2
E---------------------------3---------2---3-3--3-2-3--
  Cmaj7   C Cmj C     C     G  G  G   G     G 
     
** upstroke on Cmaj7, down on Cs; G timing is slightly off beat for bass line.
   
In transition to chorus, instead of 
A--------2
E--3-2-3--
Try:
A---------
E--3-3-2-1
This walks nicely into the Em.

Chorus:
I wont cry if you walk bye........
 
e-----1-----1--0--0--3--0--0--0--3--0-----------------5----5----5 
B-----1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--5--5--7--7-----5----5----5  
G-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--5--7--7-----5----5----5
D--2--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--5--7--7-----7--7-7----7 
A--2--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--5--5--77-7-77-7-77-7
E--0--1--1--1--------------------------------------55-5-55-5-55-5
  Em  F  F  F* Ami         Ami         C     D     Ami
  Play this part twice during chorus.  On second time throug chords, this 
  sounds real nice if you play each succesive chord louder so that the 
  tension builds to a climax at Ami and then you pause and go back to 
  Cmaj7-C verse.

  This F* chord is not exact, sounds like C/D combo but I am not sure
  what it is so I cheat by holding the F which works in the key.  
  
The transition includes some real simple eighth note picking 
 that goes from C to G and walk down to C/Cmaj7:

B---------------3/5-5-5-5-5-5-3-1-0-1-0
G---0-0------------------------------           
D-------2-0--------------------------
            G G

Complete transition to be played after chorus & before return to verse:
E---0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------
B---0--0--1--0--1--0------------3/5-5-5-5-5-3-1-0-1-0
G---0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0------------------------------           
D---2--------2----------2-0-0-------------------------
A---3--------3--------------2--2----------------------
E---------------------------3--3----------------------
  Cmaj7   C Cmj C     C     G  G   
Lyrics:

Verse 1:
I wanna help you....

Chorus:
I won't cry if you ....

Transition fill.
Verse 2: 
Now the ....
I ain't gonna .../
Let the ...
of my d...
I never knew .../
would be so ...

Chorus:
now I'm reachin' ....

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