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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 11:22:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: Greg Stewart
Subject: s/sublime/wrong_way.crd
Song: Wrong Way
Artist: Sublime
CD: Sublime
Tab: Greg Stewart
I have seen several versions of this song in the archives, but I couldn’t
really follow them. Here is a simple version that fits the recording:
Intro:
E (w/random picking) D
E——————————— ——————————–
B–9——————————-7——————————–
G–9——————————-7——————————–
D–9——————————-7——————————–
A–7——————————-5——————————–
E——————————————————————-
Annie’s twelve years old in two more she’ll be a whore
Nobody ever told her it’s the wrong way
Don’t be afraid with the quickness you get laid for your
Family get paid it’s the wrong way
Verse:
A (on upstrokes) G
E–5—-5—-5—-5——-3—-3—-3—-3——–
B–5—-5—-5—-5——-3—-3—-3—-3——–
G–6—-6—-6—-6——-4—-4—-4—-4——–
D–7—-7—-7—-7——-5—-5—-5—-5——–
A————————————————-
E————————————————-
I gave her all that I had to give
I’m gonna make it hard to live
Big salty tears running down her chin and it
A C
E–5—-5—-5—-5——-8—-8—-8—-8–
B–5—-5—-5—-5——-8—-8—-8—-8–
G–6—-6—-6—-6——-9—-9—-9—-9–
D–7—-7—-7—-7——10—10—10—10–
A——————————————-
E——————————————-
Ruins up her makeup I never wanted
F# E
E–6—-6—-6—-6————-7—-7—-7—-7—————–
B–7—-7—-7—-7————-9—-9—-9—-9—————–
G–6—-6—-6—-6————-9—-9—-9—-9—————–
D—————————————————————-
A—————————————————————-
E—————————————————————-
A cigarette pressed between her lips as I’m
Staring at her tits it’s the wrong way
Strong if I can but I am only a man so I
Take her to the can it’s the wrong way
B A
E–7—-7—-7—-7————-5—-5—-5—-5——-
B–7—-7—-7—-7————-5—-5—-5—-5——-
G–8—-8—-8—-8————-6—-6—-6—-6——-
D–9—-9—-9—-9————-7—-7—-7—-7——-
A——————————————————
E——————————————————
The only family that she’s ever had is her
Seven horny brothers and her drunk-ass Dad
He needed money so he put her on the street
B D
E–7—-7—-7—-7——————-10—10—10—10–
B–7—-7—-7—-7——————-10—10—10—10–
G–8—-8—-8—-8——————-11—11—11—11–
D–9—-9—-9—-9——————-12—12—12—12—-
A——————————————————–
E——————————————————–
Everything was going fine until the day she met me
E D
E–4—-4—-4—-4———————5—-5—-5—-5————–
B–5—-5—-5—-5———————7—-7—-7—-7————–
G–4—-4—-4—-4———————7—-7—-7—-7————–
D———————————————————————
A———————————————————————
E———————————————————————
Happy are you sad wanna shoot your Dad I’ll do
Anything I can the wrong way
We talked all night tried to make it right
Believe me shit was tight it was the wrong way
A G
E–5—-5—-5—-5———3—-3—-3—-3—-
B–5—-5—-5—-5———3—-3—-3—-3—-
G–6—-6—-6—-6———4—-4—-4—-4—-
D–7—-7—-7—-7———5—-5—-5—-5—-
A———————————————–
E———————————————–
Go run away if you don’t wanna stay cause I
Ain’t here to make ya oh no
It’s up to you what you really wanna do
A C
E–5—-5—-5—-5————8—-8—-8—-8–
B–5—-5—-5—-5————8—-8—-8—-8–
G–6—-6—-6—-6————9—-9—-9—-9–
D–7—-7—-7—-7———–10—10—10—10—-
A————————————————
E————————————————
Spend some time in America dub-style
F# E
E–6—-6—-6—-6——7—-7—-7—-7–
B–7—-7—-7—-7——9—-9—-9—-9–
G–6—-6—-6—-6——9—-9—-9—-9–
D——————————————
A——————————————
E——————————————
(horn solo, minimal guitar, play 4x)
B A
E–7—-7—-7—-7————5—-5—-5—-5———–
B–7—-7—-7—-7————5—-5—-5—-5———–
G–8—-8—-8—-8————6—-6—-6—-6———–
D–9—-9—-9—-9————7—-7—-7—-7———–
A———————————————————
E———————————————————
She’ll give you all that she’s got to give but
I’m gonna make it hard to live
Big salty tears rolling down to her chin and it
B D
E–7—-7—-7—-7——10—10—10—10–
B–7—-7—-7—-7——10—10—10—10–
G–8—-8—-8—-8——11—11—11—11–
D–9—-9—-9—-9——12—12—12—12—-
A——————————————-
E——————————————-
Smears up her makeup I never wanted
E D
E–4—-4—-4—-4—————5—-5—-5—-5—————-
B–5—-5—-5—-5—————7—-7—-7—-7—————-
G–4—-4—-4—-4—————7—-7—-7—-7—————-
D—————————————————————–
A—————————————————————–
E—————————————————————–
So we ran away and I’m sorry when I say that straight
To this very day it was the wrong way
She took a hike don’t matter if I like it or
Not because she only wants the wrong way
Outro:
B A
E–7—-7—-7—-7—————5—-5—-5—-5—–
B–7—-7—-7—-7—————5—-5—-5—-5—–
G–8—-8—-8—-8—————6—-6—-6—-6—–
D–9—-9—-9—-9—————7—-7—-7—-7—–
A——————————————————
E——————————————————
I gave her all that I had to give but she
Still wouldn’t take it oh no
Her two brown eyes are leaking like a sieve and it
B D
E–7—-7—-7—-7———10—10—10—–
B–7—-7—-7—-7———10—10—10—–
G–8—-8—-8—-8———11—11—11—–
D–9—-9—-9—-9———12—12—12——-
A——————————————–
E——————————————–
Still ruins her makeup I never wanted…
Notes:
– You can see that the Verse repeats. The chord patterns are:
A G, F# E, B A, E D, and this is played twice.
– I separated the Outro because it doesn’t follow the pattern.
You’d expect to play A G at that point.
– I don’t usually play all the strings I’ve indicated here. I
find just playing the last two strings sounds good enough.
