Iris (kim deal)
   The Breeders


<define chords>

        F#  <played throughout the whole song>
 e------2------------------------------------------------
 b------2------------------------------------------------
 g------3------------------------------------------------
 d------4------------------------------------------------
 a------4------------------------------------------------
*e----0h2---<play an open E and hammer-on the 2nd fret>--

---start---

 e----------------------
 b----4-3---4-4-3-4-3---
 g----------------------
 d----------------------
 a----------------------
 e----------------------


F#
four hours in a pot, one hour out
it grows and I sleep standing up
when iris sleeps over
what a book she'll write

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C#       E         F#
stay for last time
C#          E            F#
oh come on, nobody wants that
       C#         E  F#    B     A
sister -  sister,    oh oh oh oh oh

<this part played by tanya goes with the 3 lines above>
 e--------------------------------------
 b-----------------------13-13-13-13----
 g---6-6-6-6s--9-9-9-9s--11-11-11-11----  <and so on...>
 d--------------------------------------
 a--------------------------------------
 e--------------------------------------

------------------------[ end special ] -------------------

F#
we tried hour by hour
hour by hour
hour by hour

 e--------------------------------
 b----12-11---11-11-11s9-7--------
 g--------------------------------
 d--------------------------------
 a--------------------------------
 e--------------------------------


F# <several times>


<solo>
 e--------------------------------
 b--------------------------------
 g--------------------------------
 d--------------------------------
 a------------4s--11s4s7----------     <repeat 2x>
 e----2---4h5--------------9s2----


F#
four hours to daylight, four hours and then
pour water on me 'til I live again
when iris sleeps over
it'll be alright

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C#  E          F#
all last night
        C#          E            F#
because -  come on, nobody wants that
       C#         E  F#    B     A
sister,   sister,    oh oh oh oh oh


<this part played by tanya goes with these 3 lines>
 e-------------------------------------
 b-----------------------13-13-13-13---
 g---6-6-6-6s--9-9-9-9s--11-11-11-11---  <and so on...>
 d-------------------------------------
 a-------------------------------------
 e-------------------------------------

------------------------[ end special ] -------------------

F#
we tried hour by hour
hour by hour
hour by hour

<outro>
 e----------------------------
 b----12-11---11-11-11s9-7----
 g----------------------------
 d----------------------------
 a----------------------------
 e----------------------------

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transcribed by Edmond Hum <rlp@interlog.com>