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}`KX-P1081€}iris by kim deal(The Breeders)

transcribed by Edmond Hum <rlp@interlog.com>



<define chords>



        F#  <played throughout the whole song>

 e------2------------------------------------------------

 b------2------------------------------------------------

 g------3------------------------------------------------

 d------4------------------------------------------------

 a------4------------------------------------------------

*e----0h2---<play an open E and hammer-on the 2nd fret>--



---start---



 e----------------------

 b----4-3---4-4-3-4-3---

 g----------------------

 d----------------------

 a----------------------

 e----------------------





F#

four hours in a pot, one hour out

it grows and i sleep standing up

when iris sleeps over

what a book she'll write



-------------------------[ special ]-----------------------



C#       E         F#

stay for last time

C#          E            F#

oh come on, nobody wants that

       C#         E  F#    B     A

sister -  sister,    oh oh oh oh oh



<this part played played by tanya goes with the 3 lines above>

 e--------------------------------------

 b-----------------------13-13-13-13----

 g---6-6-6-6s--9-9-9-9s--11-11-11-11----  <and so on...>

 d--------------------------------------

 a--------------------------------------

 e--------------------------------------



------------------------[ end special ] -------------------



F#

we tried hour by hour

hour by hour

hour by hour



 e--------------------------------

 b----12-11---11-11-11s9-7--------

 g--------------------------------

 d--------------------------------

 a-------------------------------- Ö
:F7
 
Š e--------------------------------





F# <several times>





<solo>

 e--------------------------------

 b--------------------------------

 g--------------------------------

 d--------------------------------

 a------------4s--11s4s7----------     <repeat 2x>

 e----2---4h5--------------9s2----





F#

four hours to daylight, four hours and then

pour water on me til i live again

when iris sleeps over

it'll be alright



-------------------------[ special ]-----------------------



C#  E          F#

all last night

        C#          E            F#

because -  come on, nobody wants that

       C#         E  F#    B     A

sister,   sister,    oh oh oh oh oh





<this part played played by tanya goes with these 3 lines>

 e-------------------------------------

 b-----------------------13-13-13-13---

 g---6-6-6-6s--9-9-9-9s--11-11-11-11---  <and so on...>

 d-------------------------------------

 a-------------------------------------

 e-------------------------------------



------------------------[ end special ] -------------------



F#

we tried hour by hour

hour by hour

hour by hour



<outro>

 e----------------------------

 b----12-11---11-11-11s9-7----

 g----------------------------

 d----------------------------

 a----------------------------

 e----------------------------