------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Jones by Hole ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From 1991's 'Pretty on the Inside'. This is a frenzied monster of a song, some of Hole's craziest and most abstract and violent work to date. It's all power chords and slamming a few open notes, so it's pretty simple if you can get the rhythm and keep up with the speed. Lots of distortion on the guitar here, and these riffs are played continuously throughout the verses. All the tabs on here for this song are incomplete and messy, so I've done some homework on it. Courtney's vocals are wild and the lyrics in it seem to switch points-of-view as well; lots of gnarly verses and descriptions, but a killer song in all of its chaos. Notice that the main riff ("Riff B") is a total rip-off of "Dark Entries" by Bauhaus— Courtney has admitted it herself. Tabbed by: Scott H. Tuning: Standard Play with HEAVY distortion INTRO Riff A: e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|-2-5-2-5-4----| A|-2-5-2-5-4----| E|-0-3-0-3-2----| (Play Riff A twice, then...) Riff B: e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--66666666-55555555-44444444-33333333------| A|--66666666-55555555-44444444-33333333------| E|--44444444-33333333-22222222-11111111------| Riff B Sorry man, sorry, sorry, I've got a bad eye I shouldn't have, I shouldn't have looked at it I, I shouldn't have looked at it Go, go away, go away, on the sugar star The sugar star and the abortionist and Hey, you want her on the bed With her legs wide open, her eyes all spread Riff C: e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-3--55555555555555--3--55555555555555------| A|-3--55555555555555--3--55555555555555------| E|-1--33333333333333--1--33333333333333------| Riff C What is the matter with blackjack bones? Oh, Mrs. Jones, aw, Mrs. Jones, aw Cry me a river but just take me home Aw, Mrs. Jones, aw, Mrs. Jones Riff B Sorry man, I got a gut, slit me Fuckin' ran away with my abortionist My little red-eyed black demonologist The knife they used to, to gut my face in It's been out stabbing baby, baby angels in Smile, smile Riff C The skies are narcotic with blackjack bones Oh, Mrs. Jones, please, Mrs. Jones My virus is ragin', it's breaking my bones Mrs. Jones, please, Mrs. Jones Riff D: e|-----0000----0000---------------| B|-----0000----0000---------------| G|-----0000----0000---------------| D|--44------55--------------------| A|--44------55--------------------| E|--22------33--------------------| Riff D Come, see mine I will, I will follow you Down the sick drain When I lean on, on the sink Don't worry, don't worry Don't worry, baby You will, you will never stink so bad Riff B Woah, I'm sorry man, I'm sorry I shouldn't have looked at it I'm sorry man You're a night-blooming sickle cell You're a night-blooming sickle cell Carry it away, get it away Look into the bloodroot you suicide bitch It takes an hour like you to make me wanna live Suddenly, I'm sorry man, I'm sorry man, woah Riff C The skies are narcotic with blackjack bones Aw, Mrs. Jones, aw, Mrs. Jones Come get your dog, it won't leave me alone Oh, Mrs. Jones, please, Mrs. Jones My virus is raging and it's breaking my bones Oh, Mrs. Jones, please, Mrs. Jones, oh Cry me a river baby, but just take me home Oh, Mrs. Jones, oh, Mrs. Jones Riff A Sister ectoplasma, she's incredulous Just like a pro, she takes off her dress And she kicks you down in her snow-white pumps And just remember, it was me who found the light Can I, can I, can I? Shit! Shit! Yah, yah, yah, yah, yah Shit! Shit! East is east and west is west And mine was you and mine was the best And you are east and west is west And mine was you and mine was Mine was gold, Mrs. Jones Breathe I really, don't ask me again
Mrs Jones by Hole guitar playing instructions.