Absolutely Barking Stars Lyrics

ABSOLUTELY BARKING STARS - Maria McKee
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: October 25, 2005
CD: "Life Is Sweet" (1996, Geffen Records)
-Tuning: Standard
-for the single line lead during the Chorus, slide from each note to the
next (listen to recording to hear how this part is played)
-for the Intro, chord forms are shown, but not strum pattern (the G and
Dm aren't just single downstrokes)
INTRO:
E -3----------|-2---2--2h3--2--0-----0--|-5----------|-0-----------|----|
1ST VERSE:
Her apron strings are trailing out like sparks
E -2--2h3--2--0-----|
Her comet tail is whipping, slicing up the dark
D ---0------0-0h2----|
I'm her twin, I live in the other half
E -2--2h3--2--0-----|
I'm tearing at the seam but it never comes apart
D ---0------0-0h2----|
And we've a chain to keep alive
And it's all this noise that makes us thrive
I've tried to trap her in my head
But she knows where the light comes in
And those rays live to make her spin
CHORUS:
A -10~----9---7---|-9---7---5---6---|-7~------5~-----|-4~-----------4--|
And she's wound up Shooting burning Tearing up
off, out, the midnight
A -3~-------------|-3~----2~----0---|-10~----9---7---|-5---4---5---6---|
heart, whoa whoa Stayed alive, stayed alive so far
A -7------5-------|-7~--------------|-3~-------------|-3~---2~---0--|----|
It's alright, we know what we are Absolutely barking stars
G D Dm C (1 measure each)
2ND VERSE:
The bitch is quick, I've tried to trip her up
E -2--2h3--2--0-----|
She is full of tricks and blends so sticky in my blood
But she can fly
And I can only run from everything and after her
I'm wired and tired and full of holes
And she plays Pandora with my soul
I'll never let her go -- it's so quiet here without her
I don't wanna feel myself
Play CHORUS
GUITAR SOLO: (each staff is 1 measure)
B -12^(13)--(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-------11^(12)--(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)-------|
G -12^(14)--(14)-(14)--(14)r12----12--12^(14)--(14)-(14)r12--------------|
Repeat 1st 2 measures
|13^(15)-(15)-(15)-(15)-(15)-(15)-(15)-----12^(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)----|
G -12^(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)r12----------|
|-15^(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)|
B -17^(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)r17-17^(18)-(18)-(18)-(18)r17-/19-19^s|
CHORUS:
A -10~----9---7---|-9---7---5---6---|-7~------5~-----|-4~-----------4--|
And she's wound up Shooting burning Tearing up
off, out, the midnight
A -3~-------------|-3~----2~----0---|-10~----9---7---|-5---4---5---6---|
heart, whoa whoa Stayed alive, stayed alive so far
A -7------5-------|-7~--------------|-3~-------------|
It's alright, we know what we are
^...bend /...slide up
r...release bend \...slide down
h...hammer on ~...vibrato
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)