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Scar Tissue

Red Hot Chili Peppers

 

Chord Guide

      134211

F:    133211

       32 1

C:    x32010

         231

Dm:   xx0231

 

 

Strum: D   D DU UD DUDU    w/swing feel

       1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

The following strum pattern video matches the one you can use in the song except that the one in the video doesn't swing.

 

 

Intro Riff:

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---10---10---10----10--------------------------------------------------
-----------------------9-9-/-10-10----10----10----10/9-----------------
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-8----8----8----8------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------8-8-/-10----10----10----10-------8--------------
 
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---10---10---10----10--8-----------------------------------------------
--------------------------9-/-10--12p10-12p10--------------------------
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-8----8----8----8------7-----------------------------------------------
--------------------------8-/-10---------------------------------------
 

 

Intro: Riff x2  (or / F - - C / Dm - - C / x2)

 

F                                           C

Scar tissue that I wish you saw
Dm                                   C

Sarcastic Mister know it all
F                                              C

Close your eyes and I'll kiss you ‘cause

Dm                              C
With the birds I'll share

F                                       C
With the birds I'll share this

Dm            C

loney view
F                                       C
With the birds I'll share this

Dm            C

loney view

F                                           C

Push me up against the wall

Dm                                                    C
Young kentucky girl in a push - up bra

F                               C
Fallin' all over myself

     Dm                                                    C
To lick your heart and taste your health 'cause
F                                       C
With the birds I'll share this

Dm            C

loney view

F                                        C
With the birds I'll share this

Dm            C

loney view

F                                        C
With the birds I'll share this

Dm          

loney view

 

/ Dm - - - / - - - - / C - - - / Dm - - C /

F                                           C

Blood loss in a bathroom stall

Dm                                                    C
Sounthern girl with a Scarlet drawl

F                                           C
Wave goodbye to ma and pa 'cause

Dm                               C
With the bird I'll share


F                                       C
With the birds I'll share this

Dm            C

loney view

F                                       C
With the birds I'll share this

Dm            C

loney view

 

F                                           C
Soft spoken with a broken jaw

Dm                                       C
Step outside but not to brawl

F                                           C
Autumn's sweet we call it fall

Dm                                                         C
I'll make it to the moon if i have to crawl
F                                       C
With the birds I'll share this

Dm            C

loney view

F                                       C
With the birds I'll share this

Dm            C

loney view

F                                       C
With the birds I'll share this

Dm          

loney view

/ Dm - - - / - - - - / C - - - / Dm - - - /

/ Dm - - - / - - - - / C - - - / Dm - - C /



F                                           C

Scar tissue that I wish you saw
Dm                                   C

Sarcastic Mister know it all
F                                              C

Close your eyes and I'll kiss you ‘cause

Dm                             C
With the birds I'll share
F                                 C
With the birds I'll share this

Dm            C

loney view

F                                 C
With the birds I'll share this

Dm            C

loney view

F                                 C
With the birds I'll share this

Dm          

loney view

 

/ Dm - - - / - - - - / C - - - / Dm - - - / (x4)

 


This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.