Song: Caution Band: Operation Ivy Album: Energy (1989) Written by Jesse Michaels, Lint Armstrong, Matt Freeman and Dave Mello Transcribed by Luke Knox (lukeknox@iname.com) Let's get one thing straight: Operation Ivy is the greatest band of all time. Agreeing with me so far? Good! Then I'm sure you'll like this favorite, Caution. It's not a real tough one, but fun to play. Intro: E-------- B-------- G---12--- D---12--- A---10--- E-------- G
Only chords used throughout song: E------------------ B------------------ G------5-------3--- D--3---5---5---3--- A--3---3---5---1--- E--1-------3------- F C G Bb (Chorus): [F] [C] [G] Caution is a word that I ... Riff: E------------------- B------------------- G--7-5-7-5---------- D-----------8-5-8-5- [F] [C] Caution is a word .... (Verse): [G] [F] [C] C A U T I O N, was a word I ... [G] [F] [C] Walked the dog with a real short leash... [G] the dog walk me. Stainless steel ... [F] [C] [G] pulse like a hammer and a mind to .. [F] [C] no sleep, when you're king for a day ... week. (Riff:) E----------------- B----------------- G-7-5-7-5--------- D---------8-5-8-5- Then repeat chorus, with this riff: E----------------- B----------------- G-------7-7-5----- D-8-5-8-------8-5- Next, play verse again, with the same riff as the last chorus. Play chorus again after that, with the original riff. Then, Bridge: [Bb][C][F] [C][Bb][F] I didn't get it then... [Bb][C][F] [C] now. Caution my friend, don't .... [Bb] [F] 'till you know you can .... Then repeat chorus, with palm muting after the G, and that's it! Let me know if there's a better way to play this song, or if you have any comments, questions, etc Luke