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Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 16:42:55 -0400
From: "Jennifer McCall, Michael Mann" <ncmlsvolunteer@mindspring.com>
Subject: TAB: "My Curse" by Afghan Whigs

Song: "My Curse"
Artist:  Afghan Whigs
Written by: Greg Dulli
>From the album: _Gentlemen_ (Elektra/Sub Pop #61501-2)
Guest Vocal by: Marcy Mays
Transcribed by: Michael J. Mann

Chords used in this song:
E]-|1|-|-|-|    E]-|-|-|-|-|    E]-|-|4|-|-|
B]-|-|2|-|-|    B]-|-|-|-|-|    B]1|-|-|-|-|
G]-|-|-|4|-|    G]-|-|-|-|-|    G]-|-|-|-|-|
D]-|-|-|3|-|    D]-|2|-|-|-|    D]-|2|-|-|-|
A]-|1|-|-|-|    A]-|1|-|-|-|    A]-|-|3|-|-|
e]x|x|x|x|x|    e]-|-|-|-|-|    e]x|x|x|x|x|
     Bm              Em               C

E]-|-|-|-|4|    E]-|-|4|-|-|    E]-|2|-|-|-|
B]-|-|1|-|-|    B]-|-|3|-|-|    B]-|-|3|-|-|
G]-|-|-|-|-|    G]-|-|-|-|-|    G]-|1|-|-|-|
D]-|-|-|2|-|    D]-|-|-|-|-|    D]-|-|-|-|-|
A]-|-|-|-|3|    A]-|1|-|-|-|    A]x|x|x|x|x|
e]x|x|x|x|x|    e]-|-|2|-|-|    e]x|x|x|x|x|
     D4               G               D


Bm     Em     C       D4
            Hurt me baby
Bm     Em     C       D4
         I   flinch so when you
Bm     Em     C       D4
do.      Your kisses  scourge me.
Bm     Em     C       D4
            Hyssop in your per-
Bm     Em     C       D4
fume.   Oh, I do not fear you.
Bm     Em     C       D4
          And slave I only
Bm     Em     C       D4
use      as a word to de-
Bm         Em          C (hold, drums enter)
scribe the special way I feel for you.

Bm     Em     C       D4}
                        }  Guitar break
Bm     Em     C       D4}

Bm     Em     C       D4
          You look like me.
Bm     Em     C       D4
       And I look like no one
Bm     Em     C       D4
else.    We need no other.
Bm     Em     C
         As long   as we
G               D
have ourselves.
C     D4     C      D4

G              D
  But I won't cry about it
C     D4       C      D4
Every time you get obsessed and
C     D4     C (hold)
Every time I came undressed.
Bm     Em     C       D4}
                        }
Bm     Em     C       D4}
                        }  Guitar solo
Bm     Em     C       D4}
                        }
Bm     Em     C       D4}


Bm     Em     C       D4
        All ugly thoughts are
Bm     Em     C       D4
gone.   I'm sure we'll all be
Bm     Em     C       D4
friends. I'll try to break your
Bm     Em     C       D4
back.  You'll try to make a-
Bm     Em     C       D4
mends.  Curse softly to me
Bm     Em     C       D4
baby   and smother me in your
Bm     Em     C       D4
love.    Temptation   comes
Bm        Em             C
not from Hell, but from above.  And there's

G            Em
blood on my teeth when I
C                 Em
bite my tongue to speak.  Zip me
G              Em
down, kiss me there, I can
C       D4   C     D4
smile now,        you won't
C       D4   C     D4
find out        ever!

Bm     Em     C       D4
            Hurt me baby
Bm     Em     C       D4
         I   flinch so when you
Bm     Em     C       D4
do.      Your kisses  scourge
Bm     Em     C       D4
me.         Hyssop in your per-
Bm     Em     C       D4
fume.   Oh, I do not fear you.
Bm     Em     C       D4
     And   slave   I   only
Bm       Em        C       D4
use as a word to describe  the

Bm     Em        C
way I feel when I'm with you.

G              D

C     D4       C      D4

G              D
  if I have to lie about it
C     D4       C      D4
every time I came undressed
G              D

C     D4       C      D4

C     D4       C (Hold - end)