Hoverin'
      The Breeders 

   (Bass, Chords, _and_ lead. Go me ;)
   (For bass, play the name note of each chord, unless otherwise 
        specified in the parenthesis)
   (I tried to match up the chords, lyrics, and lead. Keyword:'tried';)
   (Keep in mind I'm new at this.)


      Riff 1:
    e   --------------------
    B   --0---0-0-0-0-0-2/3- < / = slide>
    G   --------------------
    D   --------------------
    A   --------------------
    E   --------------------

    F#       F#     
     Hoverin'
    F#       (e bass)  F#
     Hoverin' above the universe
    F#
    F#-E-F#-A-B-C#
            F#      F#
    We were floating
       F#    (e bass)       F#  
    We didn't know where we were
    F# 
    F#-E-F#-A-B-C#
    F#              F#             F#       F# 
    Flyin' down the street but our feet not touchin'
    F#-F#-F#-F#

    B   --5-4-5-5-4-5- 
          A                  
    Oh we saw it all
 
    B   --4-2-4-2- 
          G#
    But we don't remember nothin'
    F#-F#-F#-F# (w/ bass run of f#-e-f#-a-b-c#)
    F#      F#
    Hoverin'
            F#             F# (w/ Riff 1)
    That's with everybody dazed
    F#      F#
    Hoverin'
       F#         F# 
    We do it everyday
    A          G# 
     Don't do it
    N/C
    if you plan to stick around
    F#-F#-F#-F#-F#
    F#-E-F#-A-B-C#
    F#-F#-F#-F# (w/ Riff 1)
    F#      
    Straight
    F#-F#-F# (w/ bass run of f#-e-f#-a-b-c#)
    F#          F#               F#          F# 
    Yeah, we're straight, we get high on our music
    F#-E-F#-E-F#-E-F#-E
    F#      F#            F#            F#             
    Mental, made to smoke 'til we're too sick
    F#-E-F#-E-F#-E-F#-E
    F#     
    Hoverin'
       F#           F#      (w/ Riff 1)
    We don't need a starship
    F#-F#-F#-F#-F#

    B   --5-4-5-5-4-5- 
          A          
        Cuz we're hoverin'

    B   --4-2-4-2- 
          G#
      An eternal eclipse

    B   --5-----4×----5×----4-----5-×4-×2-- 
          F#-F#-F#-F#-F#-F#-F#-F#-F#-F#-F#-F#
            F#      F#
    We were floatin'
       F#                   F#
    We didn't know where we were
    F#-E-F#-E-F#-E-F#-E
    F#              F#             F#       F#     (W/ Riff 1)    
    Flyin' down the street but our feet not touchin'


    B   --5-4-5-5-4-5- 
          A          
    Oh we saw it all 

    B   --4-2-4-2- 
          G#
    but we don't remember nothin'
    F#
    F#-E-F#-A-B-C#
    F#     F#
    Hoverin'
                F#             F# 
    That's with everybody dazed
    F#     F#
    Hoverin'
          F#         F#
    We're fewer everyday
    A                 G#
    And they don't do drugs
    N/C
    Cuz they plan to stick around

        CHORDS:

          F#   E   A   B   C#  G#
        e|-2-|-0-|-5-|-4-|-9--|-4-|
        B|-2-|-0-|-5-|-4-|-9--|-4-|
        G|-3-|-1-|-6-|-5-|-10-|-5-|
        D|-4-|-2-|-7-|-6-|-11-|-6-|
        A|-4-|-2-|-7-|-6-|-11-|-6-|
        E|-2-|-0-|-5-|-4-|-9--|-4-|

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Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 23:15:22 -0800
From: Larry Secrest <secrestl@ix.netcom.com>