Beetlebum Uke tab by Blur (Baritone Chords)

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VERSE

A   C
Beetlebum, what you done?
F     G
She's a gun, now what you done?      
Bb        A
Beetlebum

A            C
Get nothing done, you beetlebum
F       G
Just get numb, now what you done 
Bb  A
Beetlebum 

CHORUS

    C                         
And when she lets me slip away
      Bm      Am  F
She turns me on and all my violence gone
    Am           F
Nothing is wrong, I just slip away
     Fm   C  
And I am gone
 Bm  Am
Nothing is wrong
       F
She turns me on
Am     F    Fm  C
I just slip away and I am gone


BRIDGE (end)

A
He's on, he's on, he's on it
C
He's on, he's on, he's on it
F
He's on, he's on, he's on it
G       Bb     A
He's on, he's on, he's on it...

RookieUkePlayer

Great tab. Perfect

05 Jun 2011

"Beetlebum" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. It was released as the lead single for the band's eponymous fifth album, Blur. The single became Blur's second to reach the number one spot in the UK Singles Chart (after Country House). It is believed that the song is about heroin and the drug experiences that Damon Albarn had with his then girlfriend, Justine Frischmann of Elastica. The song's title is a reference to the phrase "Chasing the beetle" (Chasing the dragon) which refers to inhaling the smoke from heated heroin...

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