Gasoline
The Airborne Toxic EventVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Intro ( if capoed)
(strum low strings then middle strings to get the effect)
Five, six, seven, eight!
( if capoed)
( )
All the time, awake--You're still on my mind.
But we were on our own--Almost all the time.
And she'll step away--For a second or two.
And I close my eyes. And I think of you.
We were only seventeen, we were holding in our screams
C D Em G )
like we'd torn it from the pages of some lipstick magazine
And you scratch and turn and say,
Em D C (
"let's burn ourselves up 'til we scream"--like gasoline
Solo over Bb (similar to intro Bb)
Those tender days--at your mother's house
And your father would find my hand inside your blouse
But they tell me that--you're married now
Oh my dear, I fear, I can't understand how
We were only seventeen, we were holding back our screams
like we'd torn our lives from the pages of some girly magazines
And you scratch and turn and say,
"let's burn these sheets down to the seams"--like gasoline
x2 ( if capoed)
I was only twenty one, I wasn't having any fun
And the words you said tore through my head like bullets from a gun
And I shoulda just shown up and said,
"Get in this car, let's run"
And these years have seen so many imitations turning green
Each like the last, they go right past like credits on a screen
But your memory blazes through me
Burning everything--like gasoline
(these are all tenth fret 10s below. No ones or zeroes)
G
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-8-88-888--8h10-1010-101010-----------------88-1010-----|
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-10-10h12p10-x4 -8-8h10p8-|x4 this whole line x2
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(you should be able to play the chords with two fingers, or less,
and then hit the solo notes with your other fingers)
Bm
-6-6-66-8-6-8-10--10-10-1010-11-10-------|
-6-6--------------10-10------------13-11-|
-7-7--------------10-10------------------|
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D
-3-3-33-3-3-3-5---5-5-55-6-5-8-5--|
-3-3--------------6-6-------------|
-3-3--------------5-5-------------|
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Repeat, except 2nd time don't solo on F, just wail on the chord.
On the live acoustic version, violin plays this during the Dm repeat
(which they should have done on the album)
Bm
-13-13-1313-15-13-11-10-|
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Finally, I think this is how the chords are played on the album
Bb
-10--10--8------------10--6--|
-11--11--10---8---10--11--6--|
-10--12--10---8---10--12--7--|
-12--12--10---8---10--12--8--|
--------------6---8---10--8--|
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I've been playing it like this, simpler, and sounds fine
Bb
-6---10---------------10--6--|
-6---11--10---8---10--11--6--|
-7---12--10---8---10--12--7--|
-8---12--10---8---10--12--8--|
-8---10--8----6---8---10--8--|
-6------------------------6--|
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Readable chord sheet for Gasoline by The Airborne Toxic Event
Intro [Bb] ([G] if capoed)
(strum low strings then middle strings to get the effect)
Five, six, seven, eight!
[Eb] [F] [Gm] [Bb] ([C] [D] [Em] [G] if capoed)
[Eb] [F] [Bb] ([C] [D] [G])
All the time, a[Bb]wak[G]e--You're still on my mind.
But we were on our [Gm]own[Em]--Almost all the [F]ti[D]me.
And she'll step [Bb]awa[G]y--For a second or two.
And I close my [Gm]eye[Em]s. And I think of [F]yo[D]u.
We were [Eb]onl[C]y seven[F]te[D]en, we were [Gm]hol[Em]ding in our [Bb]scr[G]eams
[Eb] C [F] D [Gm] Em [Bb] G )
like we'd torn it from the pages of some lipstick magazine
And you s[Eb]cra[C]tch and turn and [F]sa[D]y,
[Gm] Em [F] D [Eb] C [Bb]([G]
"let's burn ourselves up 'til we scream"--like gasoline
Solo over Bb (similar to intro Bb)
Those tender [Bb]day[G]s--at your mother's house
And your [Gm]fat[Em]her would find my hand inside your [F]bl[D]ouse
But they tell me [Bb]tha[G]t--you're married now
Oh my [Gm]dea[Em]r, I fear, I can't understand [F]ho[D]w
We were [Eb]onl[C]y seven[F]te[D]en, we were [Gm]hol[Em]ding back our [Bb]scr[G]eams
like we'd [Eb]tor[C]n our lives from the [F]pa[D]ges of some [Gm]gir[Em]ly maga[Bb]zin[G]es
And you s[Eb]cra[C]tch and turn and [F]sa[D]y,
"let's burn these [Gm]she[Em]ets down [F]to[D] the [Eb]sea[C]ms"--like gaso[Bb]lin[G]e
[Bb] [Dm] [Gm] [F] x2 ([G] [Bm] [Em] [C] if capoed)
I was [Eb]onl[C]y twenty [F]on[D]e, I wasn't [Gm]hav[Em]ing any [Bb]fun[G]
And the [Eb]wor[C]ds you said tore [F]th[D]rough my head like [Gm]bul[Em]lets from a [Bb]gun[G]
And I [Eb]sho[C]ulda just shown [F]up[D] and said,
"Get [Gm]in [Em]this [F]ca[D]r, let's [Eb]run[C]"
And these [Eb]yea[C]rs have seen so [F]ma[D]ny imit[Gm]ati[Em]ons turning [Bb]gre[G]en
Each like the [Eb]las[C]t, they go right [F]pa[D]st like [Gm]cre[Em]dits on a [Bb]scr[G]een
But your [Eb]mem[C]ory blazes [F]th[D]rough me
[Gm]Bur[Em]ning [F]ev[D]ery[Eb]thi[C]ng--like gaso[Bb]lin[G]e
(these are all tenth fret 10s below. No ones or zeroes)
[Bb] G
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-8-88-888--8h10-1010-101010-----------------88-1010-----|
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-10-10h12p10-x4 -8-8h10p8-|x4 [this whole line x2]
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(you should be able to play the chords with two fingers, or less,
and then hit the solo notes with your other fingers)
[Bb] [G] [Dm] [Bm]
-6-6-66-8-6-8-10--10-10-1010-11-10-------|
-6-6--------------10-10------------13-11-|
-7-7--------------10-10------------------|
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[Gm] [Em] [F] [D]
-3-3-33-3-3-3-5---5-5-55-6-5-8-5--|
-3-3--------------6-6-------------|
-3-3--------------5-5-------------|
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Repeat, except 2nd time don't solo on F, just wail on the chord.
On the live acoustic version, violin plays this during the Dm repeat
(which they should have done on the album)
[Dm] [Bm]
-13-13-1313-15-13-11-10-|
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Finally, I think this is how the chords are played on the album
[Bb] [Gm] [F] [Eb] [F] [Gm] [Bb]
-10--10--8------------10--6--|
-11--11--10---8---10--11--6--|
-10--12--10---8---10--12--7--|
-12--12--10---8---10--12--8--|
--------------6---8---10--8--|
--------------------------6--|
I've been playing it like this, simpler, and sounds fine
[Bb] [Gm] [F] [Eb] [F] [Gm] [Bb]
-6---10---------------10--6--|
-6---11--10---8---10--11--6--|
-7---12--10---8---10--12--7--|
-8---12--10---8---10--12--8--|
-8---10--8----6---8---10--8--|
-6------------------------6--|