Teenage Strangler

The Riverdales

tom:

[Intro]:
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[Verse]:
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E|-4/5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-4/5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
   I am the   Teenage  Strangler,  Scouting     out your      slumber      party
   I am the   Teenage Strangler,   Running    by    your     summer       camper
   I am the Teenage Strangler,     Looking     in   your     bedroom window, yeah
   I am the Teenage Strangler,     Lurking    in    the      shadows, yeah
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G|-4/5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-4/5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
D|-4/5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-4/5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
A|-2/3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-2/3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|
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   yeah
   yeah

[Chorus]:
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D|10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8-| 10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-| 8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--|
     And     nobody       knows      that      it's    me 
     Lay     your     body   down    next    to  the   creek

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D|10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-|10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
A|-8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8-| 10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------| 8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
   Choking     on       your last         breath, surprised   by      who       you      see
   And     with      our     last       kiss,     she       wouldn't       ever          believe
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D|10-10-10-10-| 10-10-10-10-|---10----10-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
A|-8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8-| 10--8-10--8-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
E|------------|------------|-8----8-----|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
                     And I'm only sev-en  teen
                     I was the Teenage Strangler

[Outro]: 
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A|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|
E|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-| 8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--|-3-3-3-3-|---------|
                                                                     Teenage   Strangler x4
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A|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8-|
E|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|------------|------------|------------|------------|

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A|10-10-10-10-| 10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-|-7-3---5-7-|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|-5-----3-5-|

[Legend]
/ = slide
X = mute strings
^ = hammer on / hammer off
~ = let ring