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Cheerleader by St. Vincent
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From 2011's 'Strange Mercy'. This is relatively easy to play compared to some of her
other songs; the wild effects you hear in it are achieved through her own gear which is
beyond my knowledge, but I've written a tab for it based off of what I hear on the album
and from seeing her play this live. It's all pretty straightforward barre chords. Also note
that the live versions are a bit different from the album recording, mainly in that
during live performances the guitar is much more prominent. Regardless, I can't say that the
tab is 100% correct, but it seems pretty exact as far as I can tell. Let me know if you
have any corrections or additions.
Tabbed by: Scott H.
"b" = string bend
Tuning: Standard
Riff A (Intro/Verse):
e|--55555-44444--77777-77777----------|B|--55555-44444--77777-77777----------|G|--55555-66666--99999-77777----------|D|--77777-66666--99999-99999----------|A|--77777-44444--77777-99999----------|E|--55555-44444--77777-77777----------|
I've had good times with some bad guys
Riff B (Verse):
e|--33333-22222-33333-11111---------|B|--33333-22222-33333-11111---------|G|--33333-44444-33333-33333---------|D|--55555-44444-55555-33333---------|A|--55555-22222-55555-11111---------|E|--33333-22222-33333-11111---------|
I've told whole lies with a half-smile
Riff C (Verse):
e|-55555-33333-77777-77777---------|B|-55555-33333-77777-77777---------|G|-55555-55555-99999-77777---------|D|-77777-55555-99999-99999---------|A|-77777-33333-77777-99999---------|E|-55555-33333-77777-77777---------|
Held your bare bones with my clothes on
Riff B
I've thrown rocks, then hid both my arms
Riff D (Bridge):
e|--8--7---8--7---------|B|--8--7---8--7---------|G|--8--7--10--7---------| *(Let these chords ring)D|-10--9--10--9---------|A|-10--9---8--9---------|E|--8--7---8--7---------|
I don't know what good it serves
Pouring my purse in the dirt
Riff E (Chorus):
e|--5-5-5-5--55555--------------------|B|--5-5-5-5--55555--------------------|G|--5-5-5-5--55555--------------------|D|--7-7-7-7--77777-00000-00000--------|A|--7-7-7-7--77777-22222-44444--------|E|--5-5-5-5--55555-33333-55555--------|
But I-I-I-I-I don't wanna be a cheerleader no more
Riff F (Chorus):
e|--5-5-5-5-55555--------------------|B|--5-5-5-5-55555--------------------|G|--5-5-5-5-55555--------------------|D|--7-7-7-7-77777-00000-00000--------|A|--7-7-7-7-77777-22222-11111--------|E|--5-5-5-5-55555-33333-22222--------|
I-I-I-I-I don't wanna be a cheerleader no more
Riff A x 1
Riff A
I've played dumb when I knew better
Riff B
Tried too hard just to be clever
Riff A
I know honest thieves I call family
Riff B
I've seen America with no clothes on
Riff E
But I-I-I-I-I don't wanna be a cheerleader no more
Riff F
I-I-I-I-I don't wanna be a cheerleader no more
Riff D
I don't know what I deserve
But for you I could work
Riff G:
e|-11111----------------|B|-11111----------------|G|-11111----------------|D|-33333-00000----------|A|-33333-22222----------|E|-11111-33333----------|
'Cause I don't wanna be a cheerleader no more
Riff G
I don't wanna be a cheerleader no more
Riff H (Chorus/Outro):
e|--8----8----8----8--------------------|B|--8----8----8----8--------------------|G|--8----8----8----8--------------------|D|-10b--10b--10b--10b--0000-0000--------|A|-10b--10b--10b--10b--2222-4444--------|E|--8----8----8----8---3333-5555--------|
I don't wanna be a cheerleader no more
Riff H
I don't wanna be a dirt-eater no more
Riff H
I don't wanna be a dirt-eater no more
Riff H
I don't wanna be a cheerleader no more
