explain it to me by liz phair ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6/5/99, tabbed by raymond lew - ray@raymondlew.com http://raymondlew.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ to match the recording, capo the 1st fret (play all the notes one fret higher). RIFF it looks complicated, but it's not. anchor your index finger on "9" and your ring finger on "10." use your pinky for the "11s" and your middle finger for notes on the E string. e|--0-------0----0----0----0----0-| B|-10------10---10---10---10---10-| G|--9^11---11----9----9----9----9-| (VERSE and CHORUS) D|--0-------0----0---11----0----0-| A|--0-------0----0----0---11----0-| E|--0-------0----0----0----0---10-| RIFF 2 (add to the end of the first CHORUS) e|--0----0----0-| B|-10---10---10-| G|--9----9----9-| D|--0----0----0-| A|--0----0---11-| E|--9---10----0-| RIFF 3 (add to the end of the second CHORUS) e|--0----0----0----0-|--0----0----0-|--0----0----0----0-| B|-10---10---10---10-|-10---10---10-|-10---10---10---10-| G|--9----9----9----9-|-11---10----9-|-11---12---11----9-| D|--0----0----0----0-|--0----0---11-|--0----0----0----0-| A|--0----0----0---11-|--0----0----0-|--0----0----0---11-| E|--9---10----9----0-|--0----0----0-|--0----0----0----0-| VERSE Head underwater Keeps getting harder Give 'em your medicine Fame injection CHORUS Tell him to jump higher Tell him to run farther Make him measure up RIFF 2 Decades longer than you VERSE Piece it together It's like weather Watch him travel Kiss the gravel CHORUS Tell him to jump higher Tell him to run farther Make him measure up RIFF 3 Ten times longer than you ever should You never could explain them to me Explain them to me