Date:         Mon, 02 Oct 95 11:19:14 EDT
From: Van Vekris <3EV1@QUCDN.QUEENSU.CA>
Subject:      Chemical World, by Blur

Chemical World  (From:  Modern Life is Rubbish, Blur)
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 - There are two guitar parts througout the whole song (as well as a 3rd in the
    solo).  Anyway, I hope this helps you out a bit:

  Guitar 1, verse: (mild distortion)

  |-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------
  |-9-/-|---------14------------14h15------------------------------------------
  |-9-/-|------14----14----------------14--------------------------------------
  |-9-/-|--------------------14------------14----------12---9h10-9-----9-------
  |-7-/-|---12-----------11-------------------9h12-----------------h12---12-10-
  |intro|-------------------------------------------10-------------------------

   - Repeat this riff throughout "The pay me girl...very very very cheap"


   Guitar 2, verse:  (mild distortion)
   ===============

         A                    A/Ab                        D             C
    "The pay me girl has had enough of the bleeps, so she takes a bus into

             G
        the country..."


      where:   A = 577655       (low to high)
            A/Ab = 477650       (play low 4 with thumb)
               D = xx0232
               C = x32010
               G = 320003


   Guitar 1, chorus:
   ================

   |---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   |---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   |---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   |-----11-14-11-----11----11--14--11-----------------14---9----9----9--------
   |--12-----------11------------------h14-12-----------------9---h12--h12-10--
   |---------------------12----------------------12/14-------------------------

   -  This is difficult to follow, but its pretty close to the actual guitar
        line.  This gets repeated through every chorus as well as through the
        last portion of the song.

   Guitar 2, chorus:
   ================

   A                        A/Ab  F#m        C#m        Bm         D   F
    "Well I don't know about you, but their putting the holes in, yes, yes..."


       where:  F#m = 244222
               C#m = x46654
               Bm  = x24432
                 F = 133211


    note:  an alternative for A/Ab is A7 (I think) which is :  x02120


   -  I never bothered with the solo, but there is one and its pretty easy.
      Anyway, I hope you like this tab...

       Van Vekris, 3EV1@qucdn.queensU.ca










"Chemical World," by Blur 


       A                A/Bass Ab
The pay-me girl has had enough of the bleeps
       D              C     G
So she takes a bus into the country
A                       A/Bass Ab
Although she got herself rosy cheeks
    D                     C       G
She didn't leave enough money to pay the rent
     A                       A/Bass Ab
The landlord says that she's out in a week
  D                  C            G
What a shame she was just getting comfy
 A                            A/Bass Ab
Now she's eating chocolate to induce sleep
     D                   C           G
In a chemical world it's very, very, very cheap


 A                      Amaj7
And I don't know about you
F#min   C#min      Bmin        D    F  
They're putting the holes in, yes, yes
A                      Amaj7
It's been a hell of a do
F#min        C#min        Bmin      D    F
They've been putting the holes in, yes, yes


A                    A/Bass Ab
Peeping Thomas has a very nice view
 D                       C      G
Across the street at the exhibitionist
  A                A/Bass Ab
These townies they never speak to you
     D                 C               G
Just stick together so they never get lonely
A                     A/Bass Ab
Feeling lead, feeling quite light-headed
 D                   C           G
Had to sit down and have some sugary tea
 A               A/Bass Ab           D
In a chemical world, in a chemical world
              C           G
        it's very, very, very cheap



-As printed in the CD single


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