AWFUL

 

Transcribed by Stephanie Rovera







Intro: Clean: E  B5  A5 (2x)

e-0----0--0----0--0--0--0----0--0----0--0--0---------------------------------------------------|
B-0----0--0----0--0--0--0----0--0----0--0--0--0-----------------0--0--0--0----0--0----0--0--0--|
G-1----1--1----1--1--1--1----1--1----1--1--1--4----4----4--4----4--4--4--2----2--2----2--2--2--|
D-2----2--2----2--2--2--2----2--2----2--2--2--4----4----4--4----4--4--4--2----2--2----2--2--2--|
A---------------------------------------------2----2----2--2----2--2--2------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------0----0--0----0--0--0------------------------|



Verse 1 and 2: E  B5  A5  (5x)
Same as Intro.  Guitar I plays E B5 A5 3x then Guitar II joins with distortion 2x



Chorus: E5  A  C#5  D5 (2x) B5  A5  
Last time, play sixteenth notes on A5

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-1--1--2----2--2----6--6--7------1--1--2----2--2----6--6--7------4--4----4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
D-2--2--2----2--2----6--6--7------2--2--2----2--2----6--6--7------4--4----4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
A-2--2--0----0--0----4--4--5------2--2--0----0--0----4--4--5------2--2----2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Bridge: C#m  A (3x) C#5  A5  B5

   Guitar I
e-4---------5---------4---------5---------4---------5---------------------------------------|
B-5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------------------------------------|
G-6---------6---------6---------6---------6---------6---------6--6-6-6--4--4-4-4--2--2-2-2--|
D-6---------7---------6---------7---------6---------7---------6--6-6-6--4--4-4-4--2--2-2-2--|
A-4---------7---------4---------7---------4---------7---------4--4-4-4--2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0--|
E-4---------5---------4---------5---------4---------5---------------------------------------|

   Guitar II:
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5-----------------------------------|
G-------6---------6---------6---------6---------6---------6------6-6-6--4--4-4-4--2--2-2-2--|
D-6-------6-6-------6-6-------6-6-------6-6-------6-6-------6-6--6-6-6--4--4-4-4--2--2-2-2--|
A----------------------------------------------------------------4-4-4--2--2-2-2--0--0-0-0--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Break: Em
"Oh just shut up..."

e----0-----------0-0-0------------------0----------0-0-0--------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-0--------0------------------------0--------0------------------------|
D-2--------2------------------------2--------2------------------------|
A-2-------22------------------------2-------22------------------------|
E-0-------00------------------------0-------00------------------------|



Pre-Verse/Last Verse: E  B5  A5  (10)
Same as Intro rhythym and let the last note ring with feedback.


LYRICS
Verse 1:
Swing low, 
Sweet cherry,
Make it awful.
It's your life, 
It's your party,
It's so awful.
Let's start a fire,
Let's have a party,
Yeah, it's awful.
It was punk yeah, 
It was so perfect,
Now it's awful.

Chorus:
They know how to break up
The girls like you.
And they rob the souls 
Of girls like you.
And they break the hearts 
Of the girls.

Verse 2:
Swing low, 
Cherry cherry,
Yeah, it's awful.
He's drunk, 
He tastes like candy,
He's so beautiful.
He's so deep, 
Like dirty water,
God, he's awful.
Your loss, 
Oh where's your daddy?
It's so awful.

Chorus:
And they royalty rate all 
The girls like you.
And they sell it out to 
The girls like you.
To incorporate 
Little girls...

Bridge:
Hey, run away 
With the light...
Run away 
It's divine...
Let's run away, 
Yeah, tonight...
And we'll steal the 
Light of the world.

Verse 3:
Swing low, 
Sweet cherry,
Yeah, it's awful.
You're ripe 
For the picking,
It's so awful.
You've got your mouth,
Don't waste your money
Yeah it's awful.
I was punk, 
Now I'm just stupid,
I'm so awful.

Break:
Oh, just shut up,
You're only sixteen.
Oh, just shut up,
You're only sixteen.

Pre-Verse:
If the world is so wrong
Yeah you can break them all 
With one song.
If the world is so wrong
Yeah, you can take it all
With one song.

Verse 4:
Swing low, 
Sweet cherry,
Make it awful.
They bought it all, 
Just build a new one,
Make it beautiful, yeah.