Because I Do


another great song by X, probably my favorite: "BECAUSE I DO" by -X- |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---7-7-7-7-7~~~~---------------------7-7-7-7-7~~~~---------------------| |---7-7-7-7-7~~~~--5-5-7--7-5-5-7--7--7-7-7-7-7~~~~--5-5-7--7-5-5-7--7--| |---5-5-5-5-5~~~~--5-5-7--7-5-5-7--7--5-5-5-5-5~~~~--5-5-7--7-5-5-7--7--| |------------------3-3-5--5-3-3-5--5-----------------3-3-5--5-3-3-5--5--| i am a black and white ghost in a black and invisible dress |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---7-7-7-7-7~~~~---------------------7-7-7-7-7~~~~---------------------| |---7-7-7-7-7~~~~--5-5-7--7-5-5-7--7--7-7-7-7-7~~~~--5-5-7--7-5-5-7--7--| |---5-5-5-5-5~~~~--5-5-7--7-5-5-7--7--5-5-5-5-5~~~~--5-5-7--7-5-5-7--7--| |------------------3-3-5--5-3-3-5--5-----------------3-3-5--5-3-3-5--5--| oh what a mess i'm in |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---7-7-7-7-7~~~~-----------------------| |---7-7-7-7-7~~~~--5-5-7--7-5-5-7--7----| |---5-5-5-5-5~~~~--5-5-7--7-5-5-7--7----| |------------------3-3-5--5-3-3-5--5----| what kind of fool am i? i am the married kind |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |---2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5--3--3--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5--3--3--| |---2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5--3--3--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5--3--3--| |---0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3--1--1--0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3--1--1--| the kind that says i do,forever searching FOR SOMEONE NEW! |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |---5-5-5-5-5--3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-2--| |---5-5-5-5-5--3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-2--| |---3-3-3-3-3--1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-0--| |--------------------------------------| then you play the open ringing chords: |---222222222~~~~~----------------------222222222~~~~---------------------| |---333333333~~~~~-------2-2-------2-2--333333333~~~~------2-2-------2-2--| |---222222222~~~~~--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--222222222~~~~-0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--| |---000000000~~~~~--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--000000000~~~~-0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--| |-------------------x-x--0-0--x-x--0-0----------------x-x--0-0--x-x--0-0--| |-------------------3-3-------3-3---------------------3-3-------3-3-------| at night i get drunk and fly aroud day by day i drink and lay around |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---7-7-7-7-7~~~~---------------------7-7-7-7-7~~~~---------------------| |---7-7-7-7-7~~~~--5-5-7--7-5-5-7--7--7-7-7-7-7~~~~--5-5-7--7-5-5-7--7--| |---5-5-5-5-5~~~~--5-5-7--7-5-5-7--7--5-5-5-5-5~~~~--5-5-7--7-5-5-7--7--| |------------------3-3-5--5-3-3-5--5-----------------3-3-5--5-3-3-5--5--| i drink and smoke your brand and drink |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---7-7-7-7-7~~~~-----------------------| |---7-7-7-7-7~~~~--5-5-7--7-5-5-7--7----| |---5-5-5-5-5~~~~--5-5-7--7-5-5-7--7----| |------------------3-3-5--5-3-3-5--5----| i am drunk over you i am the married kind |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |---2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5--3--3--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5--3--3--| |---2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5--3--3--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5--3--3--| |---0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3--1--1--0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3--1--1--| the kind that says i do,forever searching FOR SOMEONE NEW! |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |---5-5-5-5-5--3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-2--| |---5-5-5-5-5--3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-2--| |---3-3-3-3-3--1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-0--| |--------------------------------------| |---222222222~~~~~----------------------222222222~~~~---------------------| |---333333333~~~~~-------2-2-------2-2--333333333~~~~------2-2-------2-2--| |---222222222~~~~~--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--222222222~~~~-0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--| |---000000000~~~~~--0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--000000000~~~~-0-0--2-2--0-0--2-2--| |-------------------x-x--0-0--x-x--0-0----------------x-x--0-0--x-x--0-0--| |-------------------3-3-------3-3---------------------3-3-------3-3-------| at this time billy also does something like: |-------10-10-10------10-10-10----------| |-------10-10-10------10-10-10--10~~~~--| |---12b-----------12b-----------12b~~~--| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| and that's all, just do this stuff with the next verses and you're "good ta go" hope this is helpful to somebody out there see ya -Bert