Too Hip Gotta Go
Stray Cats
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INTRO: (not too late to close out of the window guys =) E|-----------0---3-3------------0- B|--------3------3-3---------3---- G|-0--/4---------4-4--0--/4------- D|---------------5-5-------------- A|---------------5-5-------------- E|---------------3-3-------------- E|---3-3------------0-----0-----0--- B|---3-3---------3--------0-----0--- G|---4-4--0--/4-----------0-----0--- D|---5-5---------------------------- A|---5-5---------------------------- E|---3-3----------------3-----3----- E|---| B|---| G|---| D|---| A|---| E|3--| E|-3--6p5p3-5-3-------3-------3--- B|-3--6p5p3-5-3-------3-------3--- G|---------------5(b)----5(b)----- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|-----3---------------------| B|-----3----------3-3--------| G|5(b)-----5(b)p3-5-3--------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| E|-3-3--5-5------------------3~--| B|-3-3--5-5------------------3~--| G|-4-4--5-5--3h4p3h4p3-----4-----| D|-5-5-------------------5-------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| E|-/5-0-5-5--/3-0-3-3---------| B|-/5-0-5-7--/3-0-3-5---------| G|-/5-0-5-5--/3-0-3-3---------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| E|-3-3--5-5-----------------3~--| B|-3-3--5-5-----------------3~--| G|-4-4--5-5--3h4p3h4p3----4-----| D|-5-5------------------5-------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------|VERSE: (you've gotten this far, might as well play the rest right?)(he's fingerpicking the notes from a Gmaj barre chord) E|-----3----------3----|-3-3--5-5- B|-------3------3---3--|-3-3--5-5- G|---------3h4---------|-4-4--5-5- D|---------------------|-5-5------ A|-----3---------------|---------- E|-3-------------------|---------- E|-----------------3~---| B|-----------------3~---| G|-3h4p3h4p3-----4------| D|-------------5--------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| E|-----3------6(b)--3---3--|-10- B|--------3-----------3----|-10- G|-------------------------|-11- D|-------------------------|---- A|-----3------3------------|---- E|-3-----------------------|---- E|10--12--10--------------------| B|10--12--10--------------------| G|11--12--10h11---11--10-9~-----| D|----------------12--11-10~----| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| "She's in love!".. E|--3---/3--2--1--|--3-----3~---- B|--3---/5--4--3--|--3----2-----1 G|--4---/4--3--2--|--2---3-----2- D|--5---/5--4--3--|--2--2----1--- A|--5-------------|--3----------- E|--3-------------|-------------- E|3~-|------------------------------ B|---|----3----3-------------------- G|---|-/4---/4----5-5--4h5p4-------- D|---|------------------------5-0-4- A|---|------------------------------ E|---|------------------------------ --| --| --| 5-| --| --| POST RIFF: E|--------0----------0---------0-- B|------3----------3---------3---- G|-0-/4------0--/4------0-/4------ D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|--------------------------------Repeat VERSE progression CHORUS: "Too hip! (gotta go).........you ain't runnin' my life no more"E|--------333---------333-|-3-3-- B|--------333---------333-|-3-3-- G|--------444---------444-|-4-4-- D|--------555---------555-|-5-5-- A|--------555---------555-|------ E|--------333---------333-|------ E|5-5-----------------3~-----| B|5-5-----------------3~-----| G|5-5--3h4p3h4p3----4--------| D|----------------5----------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| "Too hip! (gotta go).........When I E|--------333---------333-|-10-10- B|--------333---------333-|-10-10- G|--------444---------444-|-11-11- D|--------555---------555-|------- A|--------555---------555-|------- E|--------333---------333-|------- E|-12--12--10-------------------| B|-12--12--10-------------------| G|-12--12--10h11---11--10--9----| D|-----------------12--11--10---| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------|Continues after the ad"wont even' bother to pack......... E|-----3-----/3--2--1--|--3----- B|-------3---/5--4--3--|--3----2 G|-----------/4--3--2--|--2---3- D|-----------/5--4--3--|--2--2-- A|---------------------|--3----- E|--3------------------|-------- E|3~----3~-|--------------------------------| B|-----1---|----3----3----------------------| G|----2----|-/4---/4----5-5--4h5p4----------| D|--1------|------------------------5-0-4-5-| A|---------|--------------------------------| E|---------|--------------------------------| POST RIFF E|--------0----------0---------0-- B|------3----------3---------3---- G|-0-/4------0--/4------0-/4------ D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|--------------------------------G O: (I'll try to break this down as much as I can)"Gotta go!!" E|---------6----------5----------- B|-------3----------3---------3--- G|-0--/4------0--/4-----0--/4----- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|3--3--------------|-5--3--2--2-- B|3--3--5--3~-------|-7--5--3--1-- G|------------------|------------- D|------------X3----|------------- A|------------------|------------- E|------------------|------------- E|0~------| B|1~------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--------| E|--------| E|-15-15-15-15-15~~--|------------ B|-12-12-12-12-12~~--|--8-8-8-8~-- G|-14-14-14-14-14~~--|--7-7-7-7~-- D|-15-15-15-15-15~~--|--8-8-8-8~-- A|-------------------|------------ E|-------------------|------------ E||-------------------------------- B||-----3-----3-------------------- G||--/4----/4----5-5--4h5p4----0-4- D||--------------------------5----- A||-------------------------------- E||-------------------------------- E|----| B|----| G|5---| D|----| A|----| E|----| E|--------0----------0---------0-- B|------3----------3---------3---- G|-0-/4------0--/4------0-/4------ D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- (he switches to his bridge pickup on this part) E|-6(b)-3--6(b)-3--6(b)-3--6(b)-|- B|-6(b)-3--6(b)-3--6(b)-3--6(b)-|- G|------------------------------|- D|------------------------------|- A|------------------------------|- E|------------------------------|- E|-5(b)-5--3------------------| B|------------5--3------------| G|------------------5--4------| D|------------------------5~--| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| E|--------------5---6p3p0-------- B|-----3--4--5------------6p3p0-- G|-/4---------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|6p3p0-----------------------| B|-------6p3p0----------------| G|---------------5p3p0--0-0~--| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| E|--------5------------------ B|-3--5(b)--5(rb)-3--------6- G|--------------------5(b)--- D|--------------------------- A|--------------------------- E|--------------------------- E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|5(b)p3--5--3-------| D|--------------5----| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| (switch back to your neck pickup) E|------------------------------ B|------------------------------ G|-----------7-8-9-------7-9-7-- D|-----7-8-9--------7h10-------- A|-/10-------------------------- E|------------------------------ E|-------------| B|-------------| G|10p9p7--9-7--| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------| E|----------------------10-8-- B|------8-10--11-8-10-8------- G|----9----------------------- D|-10------------------------- A|---------------------------- E|---------------------------- E|------------| B|10(b)--8~~~-| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------| E|-/10-/10--12-11---------------|- B|-/12-/12--13-12---------------|- G|----------------12----10-12\--|- D|-------------------12---------|- A|------------------------------|- E|------------------------------|- E|--------0---------0--3333------| B|------3---------3----3333------| G|0--/4-----0--/4------4444------| D|---------------------5555------| A|---------------------5555------| E|---------------------3333------|Repeat CHORUS 1 more time Then, keep repeating the riff where he sings "baby baby, baby I'll see you. followed by the POST RIFF. Do this 3 times before ending the song. END RIFF:E|-6p3p0------------------------- B|-------6p3p0------------------- G|--------------5p3p0------------ D|---------------------5p3p0----- A|-----------------------------5- E|------------------------------- E|------|--15~--| B|------|--12~--| G|------|--14~--| D|3-4-5-|--15~--| A|------|-------| E|------|-------|Well guys, that's it. I wish you the best of luck. I sure as hell will need it too. Please, if there are any corrections that you can suggest, don't hesitate. I know this isn't 100% but I'm sure it's damn close to it. Let me know what you think! Have fun!! | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ============================================================================