September Gurls (A.Chilton)
[Capo 2nd fret. Note: Originally sung live with altered 'heterosexual' lyrics, but later sung with original lyrics. This is a modified version of Marc Bennett Hirsh's original tab.]
G/D A/D G/D(2) D
D A
September girls do so much
G Em
I was your butch until we touched [and for so long, until we touched]
D A
I loved you, well, never mind [I loved you, boy, never mind]
G Em
I've been crying all the time
D A G
December boys got it bad
D A G
December boys got it bad
(guitar 1)
D G
(guitar 2) (upstroke)
E-----------|---------|---------|-5---------------|
B-------(3)-|---3-2---|---------|-5---------------|
G---2-2--2--|---4-2-2-|-(2)-2---|-0---------------|
D---2h4-----|-------4-|-(4)-2---|-0---------------|
A-----------|---------|---------|-----------------|
E-----------|---------|---------|-----------------|
Q e q q. E q h e (e) q.^h w
D A
September girls, I don't know why
G Em
How can I deny what's inside?
D A
Even though I keep away
G Em
They will love all our days
D A G
December boys got it bad
D A G
December boys got it bad
D
(guitar 2)
E--------------|-----------|
B-----(h3)-----|---(h3)----|
G-2-(2)------2-|-(2)-2-----|
D-2-(2)h4----2-|-(2)h4-----|
A---------0----|-------2---|
E--------------|-----------|
q q q. e e q.^h
A A7sus4 A A7sus4
When I get to bed late at night
A A7sus4 A A7sus4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
That's the time she [he] makes things right
A A7sus4 A A7sus4 G
Ooh, when she [he] makes love to me Oooh...
[Note: The Different Light version has a different, faster solo. The live version resembles the Big Star original more closely, and its the only one available online, so this tab follows it.]
D A G D A G
(guitar 2)
E-----------------|------------|--------5----|------5---------|
B-8h10-10-8h10-10-|-8h10-7-5-3-|-(3)-3-(3)-3-|-(3)-(3)-3----8-|
G-----------------|------------|-------------|-----------0----|
D-----------------|------------|-------------|----------------|
A-----------------|------------|-------------|----------------|
E-----------------|------------|-------------|----------------|
e e q e e q e e q q q (q.) q q e (e) e q q. e
D A G D A G (guitar 1 plays G
(guitar 2) once and lets ring)
E------------------|--------------|---------|-0-|-(0)-|
B-h10-10-8h10-10-8-|-(8)h10-7-5-3-|-2-3-3---|-3-|-(3)-|
G------------------|--------------|---------|-0-|-(0)-|
D------------------|--------------|---------|-0-|-(0)-|
A------------------|--------------|---------|---|-----|
E------------------|--------------|---------|---|-----|
e q e e q e (e) e q q q e q e^h w (w)
D A
September girls do so much
G Em
I was your butch until we touched
D A
I loved you, well, never mind
G Em
I've been crying all the time
D A G
December boys got it bad
D A G
December boys got it bad
D A G
December boys got it bad
D A G D G A
(guitar 2)
E-----------------|------------|----5---5----|------5------|
B-8h10-10-8h10-10-|-8h10-7-5-3-|-3-(3)-(3)-3-|-(3)-(3)-3---|
G-----------------|------------|-------------|-----------0-|
D-----------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
A-----------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
E-----------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
e e q e e q e e q q q q. q q e (e) e q h
D A G D A G
(guitar 2)
E-------------|----------|-----------|------------|
B-3-2-------3-|-(3)-2-3--|-3-2-------|-----3------|
G-2-2---2-0-2-|-(2)-2-2--|-2-2---2-0-|-(0)-0----0-|
D-------4-0---|----------|-------4-0-|-(0)-0----0-|
A-------------|----------|-----------|------------|
E-------------|----------|-----------|------------|
e e E q q e (e) h q. e e E q q. (e) q.^q q
D A G D
(guitar 2)
E-----------------|------------------|-----10-----|
B-8h10-10-8h10-10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-|-(x)--------|
G-----------------|------------------|------------|
D-----------------|------------------|------------|
A-----------------|------------------|------------|
E-----------------|------------------|------------|
e e q. e e e (e) q q e q (s) s^q.^h
[Capo 2nd fret. Note: Originally sung live with altered 'heterosexual' lyrics, but later sung with original lyrics. This is a modified version of Marc Bennett Hirsh's original tab.]
G/D A/D G/D(2) D
D A
September girls do so much
G Em
I was your butch until we touched [and for so long, until we touched]
D A
I loved you, well, never mind [I loved you, boy, never mind]
G Em
I've been crying all the time
D A G
December boys got it bad
D A G
December boys got it bad
(guitar 1)
D G
(guitar 2) (upstroke)
E-----------|---------|---------|-5---------------|
B-------(3)-|---3-2---|---------|-5---------------|
G---2-2--2--|---4-2-2-|-(2)-2---|-0---------------|
D---2h4-----|-------4-|-(4)-2---|-0---------------|
A-----------|---------|---------|-----------------|
E-----------|---------|---------|-----------------|
Q e q q. E q h e (e) q.^h w
D A
September girls, I don't know why
G Em
How can I deny what's inside?
D A
Even though I keep away
G Em
They will love all our days
D A G
December boys got it bad
D A G
December boys got it bad
D
(guitar 2)
E--------------|-----------|
B-----(h3)-----|---(h3)----|
G-2-(2)------2-|-(2)-2-----|
D-2-(2)h4----2-|-(2)h4-----|
A---------0----|-------2---|
E--------------|-----------|
q q q. e e q.^h
A A7sus4 A A7sus4
When I get to bed late at night
A A7sus4 A A7sus4
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
That's the time she [he] makes things right
A A7sus4 A A7sus4 G
Ooh, when she [he] makes love to me Oooh...
[Note: The Different Light version has a different, faster solo. The live version resembles the Big Star original more closely, and its the only one available online, so this tab follows it.]
D A G D A G
(guitar 2)
E-----------------|------------|--------5----|------5---------|
B-8h10-10-8h10-10-|-8h10-7-5-3-|-(3)-3-(3)-3-|-(3)-(3)-3----8-|
G-----------------|------------|-------------|-----------0----|
D-----------------|------------|-------------|----------------|
A-----------------|------------|-------------|----------------|
E-----------------|------------|-------------|----------------|
e e q e e q e e q q q (q.) q q e (e) e q q. e
D A G D A G (guitar 1 plays G
(guitar 2) once and lets ring)
E------------------|--------------|---------|-0-|-(0)-|
B-h10-10-8h10-10-8-|-(8)h10-7-5-3-|-2-3-3---|-3-|-(3)-|
G------------------|--------------|---------|-0-|-(0)-|
D------------------|--------------|---------|-0-|-(0)-|
A------------------|--------------|---------|---|-----|
E------------------|--------------|---------|---|-----|
e q e e q e (e) e q q q e q e^h w (w)
D A
September girls do so much
G Em
I was your butch until we touched
D A
I loved you, well, never mind
G Em
I've been crying all the time
D A G
December boys got it bad
D A G
December boys got it bad
D A G
December boys got it bad
D A G D G A
(guitar 2)
E-----------------|------------|----5---5----|------5------|
B-8h10-10-8h10-10-|-8h10-7-5-3-|-3-(3)-(3)-3-|-(3)-(3)-3---|
G-----------------|------------|-------------|-----------0-|
D-----------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
A-----------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
E-----------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
e e q e e q e e q q q q. q q e (e) e q h
D A G D A G
(guitar 2)
E-------------|----------|-----------|------------|
B-3-2-------3-|-(3)-2-3--|-3-2-------|-----3------|
G-2-2---2-0-2-|-(2)-2-2--|-2-2---2-0-|-(0)-0----0-|
D-------4-0---|----------|-------4-0-|-(0)-0----0-|
A-------------|----------|-----------|------------|
E-------------|----------|-----------|------------|
e e E q q e (e) h q. e e E q q. (e) q.^q q
D A G D
(guitar 2)
E-----------------|------------------|-----10-----|
B-8h10-10-8h10-10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-|-(x)--------|
G-----------------|------------------|------------|
D-----------------|------------------|------------|
A-----------------|------------------|------------|
E-----------------|------------------|------------|
e e q. e e e (e) q q e q (s) s^q.^h
Michael Steele
Chords:
G/D: 000787
A/D: 000655
G/D(2): 000433
D: 000232
A: 002220
G: 320033
Em: 022000
A7sus4: 002030
G/D: 000787
A/D: 000655
G/D(2): 000433
D: 000232
A: 002220
G: 320033
Em: 022000
A7sus4: 002030
