Breaking The Girl

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 From: schnitzi@cs.ucf.edu (Mark Schnitzius) 
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 Subject: RED HOTS TAB part one: BREAKING THE GIRL 
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 Date: 18 Jul 92 21:39:51 GMT 
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 kay, I finally got my Red Hot's Blood Sugar Sex Magic book back 
 from my friend so I'm going to post some of the FAQs about it (as 
 well as some of my other favorite bits).  The songbook has the complete 
 tab for guitar and bass and seems to be of very high quality -- 
 very detailed.  Hopefully you will gain a greater appreciation of 
 John Frusciante's guitar work from it.  Some of the earlier stuff 
 I posted from it was strictly from my memory, so was wrong in places. 
 I will be correcting those bits as well. 
  
 PLEASE NOTE: I will take requests for other bits of it, as well as 
 lyrics, but I will only respond to those personages who are actually 
 posting tab on a fairly regular basis.  The ratio of tab requests to 
 actual tab has been pretty pathetic lately, no? 
  
 Another note:  To assuage my guilty conscience about posting copy- 
 righted material (and possibly taking money out of the pockets of 
 one of my favorite bands), let me give the address of the company 
 who makes it: 
  
      Amsco Publications 
      Music Sales Corporation 
      225 Park Avenue South 
      New York, NY 10003 
  
 I would certainly encourage any of you to pick up a copy if you get 
 the chance.  And now, on to the music: 
  
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 BREAKING THE GIRL 
  
 Somebody (Big Toe?) was right: this song is listed as "capoed on 
 the 4th fret".  That's really the only way to get the intonations 
 in the right key. 
  
 -0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|- 
 -0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|- 
 -1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-3-4-4-|-----4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-|- 
 -2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-4-5-5-|-----5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-|- 
 -2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-4-5-5-|-----5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-|- 
 -0-0-0-|-4\0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|-6\0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|- 
  
 -----0-0-0-0-|-0-----|---------| 
 -----0-0-0-0-|-0-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-| 
 -----6-6-6-6-|-8-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-| 
 -----7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-| 
 -----7-7-7-7-|-9-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-| 
 -8\0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-| 
  
 and repeat that for the verses.  (Chords for bridge and chorus 
 may follow later).  Here are lyrics: 
  
 I am a man cut from the know 
 Rarely do friends come and then go 
 She was a girl soft but estranged 
 We were the two our lives rearranged 
  
 Feeling so good that day 
 A feeling of love that day 
  
 CHORUS 
 Twisting and turning your feelings are burning 
 You're Breaking The Girl 
 She meant you no harm 
 Think you're so clever but now you must sever 
 You're Breaking The Girl 
 He loves no one else 
  
 Verse 2: 
 Raised by my dad, girl of the day. 
 He was my dad, that was the way. 
 She was a girl left alone 
 Feeling the need to make me her home. 
 I don't know what or why 
 the twilight of love had arrived 
  
  
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 Mark Schnitzius 
 University of Central Florida 
 schnitzi@eola.cs.ucf.edu