Possum Kingdom

Possum Kingdom by Toadies ------------------------- Pretty cool song to play. Guitar 1 plays the chords while guitar 2 plays ... during some of the verses. Palm the strings and and slide down with your hand while going wild on the wammy. Listen to song for rhythm. e ---------------------------------- B ---------------------------------- G --9---7--------------------------- D ----------5s6(whammy bar)--------- A ---------------------------------- E ---------------------------------- Chord Progression (verse) Emajor, A ... Emajor, A, A (chorus) F#, D, E, A, F#, D, E (bridge) D, G#, C# Song ends on E For the A on the verse ... e ---------------------------------- B ---3p2---------------------------- G ---2------------------------------ D ---2------------------------------ A ---------------------------------- E ---------------------------------- (verse 1) Make up your mind Decide to walk with me Around the lake tonite Around the lake tonite By my side I'm not gonna lie I'll not be a gentle men Behind the boat house I'll show you my dark secret I'm not gonna lie I want you for mine My flesh and blood My lover be mine lover yeah (bridge) Don't be afraid I didn't mean to scare you So help me Jesus (verse 2) I can promise you You won't stay as beautiful With dark hair And soft skin Forever Forever Make up your mind Make up your mind And I'll promise you I will treat you well My sweet angel So help me Jesus (bridge) Give it up to me Give it up to me Do you want to be my angel Give it up to me Give it up to me Do you wanna be my angel So help me (verse 3) Be my angel Be my angel Do you wanna die (4 x's) Well I'll promised you I will treat you well My sweet angel So help me Jesus Good luck! Send comments and corrections to ... mikepham@engr.csulb.edu Subject: CRD/TAB: 'Possum Kingdom' - Toadies Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 04:30:29 -0600 (CST) From: "jeffnmoe" 'Possum Kingdom' by the Toadies from the album 'Rubberneck' The transcriptions that have been posted so far were incorrect, so heres my shot at it. chords (from low E to high E) A - x02220 D - xx0232 Asus4 - x02230 E - 022100 B - x24442 F# - 244322 C - x32010 G#7 - 464544 C# - x46664 during the 'give it up to me' bridge, its easier to use barre chords for A (577655) and D (x57775) chords riff #1 (played intermittently during verses) --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- -----9--7----------------------------9--7---------------------- -----------6- (whammy bar) ----------------7--6- (whammy bar) - --7-------------------------------7---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- riff #2 (played after 2nd chorus) --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4--5--5------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4--5--5--5--5- (intro: E E E A Asus4 A EEEAAAAsus4 E E EAsus4 make up your mind E E E Asus4 decide to walk with me E E E Asus4 around the lake tonight E E E AAsusA AsusA around the lake tonight by my side E E E Asus4 (play riff #1) EEEAAAAAus4 E E Asus4 by my side EEEAAAAAus4 E E Asus4 i'm not gonna lie E E E Asus4 i'll not be a gentleman E E E Asus4 behind the boathouse E E E AAsus4 i'll show you my dark secret E E E Asus4 (play riff #1) EEEAAAAAus4 E E Asus4 i'm not gonna lie E E E Asus4 i want you for mine E E E Asus4 my blushing bride E E E A Asus4A AAus4 my lover be my lover yeah F# A E don't be afraid C A i didn't mean to scare you D so help me jesus E E E Asus4 (play riff #1) EEEAAAAAus4 E E Asus4 i can promise you E E E Asus4 you will stay as beautiful E E Asus4 with dark hair E E EAAAAsuA4 and soft skin for E Asus4 ever E E Asus4 forever E E E Asus4 make up your mind E E E A Asus4 A AsAs4 make up your mind and i'll promise you F#m A E i will treat you well C A my sweet angel D E so help me je sus G#7 hey hey A G#7 C# F# G#7 C# give it up to me give it up to me D G#7 C# B B do you wanna be my angel (repeat last two lines 2x) A D E so help me (whammy bar/feedback doodling on open low E string) (play guitar riff #2 here in unison with bass; continue to play riff #2 over 'be my angel' vocal) be my angel be my angel be my angel E E Asus4 do you wanna die E E Asus4 do you wanna die E E Asus4 do you wanna die E E Asus4 do you wanna die E E Asus4 do you wanna die E E EAsus4 do you wanna die E E Asus4 do you wanna die E E E A Asus4A Asus4 A do you wanna die well i'll promise you F#m A E C A i will treat you well my sweet angel D E so help me jesus E E E E jesus jesus jesus ...questions, comments and corrections to jeffnmoe@mcs.com From jeffnmoe@mcs.com Mon Dec 4 16:07:55 1995 Received: from post-office.nevada.edu (root@post-office.nevada.edu (131.216.1.11)) by mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu (8.6.12/8.5) with ESMTP id JAA63642; Mon, 4 Dec 1995 09:55:27 -0600 Received: from kitten.mcs.com (Kitten.mcs.com (192.160.127.90)) by post-office.nevada.edu (8.6.12/8.6.4) with ESMTP id HAA31896 for ; Mon, 4 Dec 1995 07:54:33 -0800 Received: from mailbox.mcs.com (Mailbox.mcs.com (192.160.127.87)) by kitten.mcs.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) with SMTP id JAA23230 for ; Mon, 4 Dec 1995 09:54:32 -0600 Received: by mailbox.mcs.com (/\==/\ Smail3.1.28.1 #28.5) id ; Mon, 4 Dec 95 09:54 CST Received: by mercury.mcs.com (/\==/\ Smail3.1.28.1 #28.5) id ; Mon, 4 Dec 95 09:54 CST Message-Id: Subject: CRD/TAB: 'Possum Kingdom' - Toadies (corrected) To: guitar@nevada.edu Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 09:54:31 -0600 (CST) From: "jeffnmoe" X-Mailer: ELM (version 2.4 PL24) Content-Type: text Content-Length: 4970 X-Status: Status: RO 'Possum Kingdom' by the Toadies from the album 'Rubberneck' Corrected from earlier version (F#m removed). The transcriptions that have been posted so far were incorrect, so heres my shot at it. chords (from low E to high E) A - x02220 D - xx0232 Asus4 - x02230 E - 022100 B - x24442 F# - 244322 C - x32010 G#7 - 464544 C# - x46664 during the 'give it up to me' bridge, its easier to use barre chords for A (577655) and D (x57775) chords riff #1 (played intermittently during verses) --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- -----9--7----------------------------9--7---------------------- -----------6- (whammy bar) ----------------7--6- (whammy bar) - --7-------------------------------7---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- riff #2 (played after 2nd chorus) --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4--5--5------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- --0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4--5--5--5--5- (intro: E E E A Asus4 A EEEAAAAsus4 E E EAsus4 make up your mind E E E Asus4 decide to walk with me E E E Asus4 around the lake tonight E E E AAsusA AsusA around the lake tonight by my side E E E Asus4 (play riff #1) EEEAAAAAus4 E E Asus4 by my side EEEAAAAAus4 E E Asus4 i'm not gonna lie E E E Asus4 i'll not be a gentleman E E E Asus4 behind the boathouse E E E AAsus4 i'll show you my dark secret E E E Asus4 (play riff #1) EEEAAAAAus4 E E Asus4 i'm not gonna lie E E E Asus4 i want you for mine E E E Asus4 my blushing bride E E E A Asus4A AAus4 my lover be my lover yeah F# A E don't be afraid C A i didn't mean to scare you D so help me jesus E E E Asus4 (play riff #1) EEEAAAAAus4 E E Asus4 i can promise you E E E Asus4 you will stay as beautiful E E Asus4 with dark hair E E EAAAAsuA4 and soft skin for E Asus4 ever E E Asus4 forever E E E Asus4 make up your mind E E E A Asus4 A AsAs4 make up your mind and i'll promise you F# A E i will treat you well C A my sweet angel D E so help me je sus G#7 hey hey A G#7 C# F# G#7 C# give it up to me give it up to me D G#7 C# B B do you wanna be my angel (repeat last two lines 2x) A D E so help me (whammy bar/feedback doodling on open low E string) (play guitar riff #2 here in unison with bass; continue to play riff #2 over 'be my angel' vocal) be my angel be my angel be my angel E E Asus4 do you wanna die E E Asus4 do you wanna die E E Asus4 do you wanna die E E Asus4 do you wanna die E E Asus4 do you wanna die E E EAsus4 do you wanna die E E Asus4 do you wanna die E E E A Asus4A Asus4 A do you wanna die well i'll promise you F# A E C A i will treat you well my sweet angel D E so help me jesus E E E E jesus jesus jesus ...questions, comments and corrections to jeffnmoe@mcs.com