Achin' to Be

# # #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# ##This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # ##song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## #From: inigoes@rohan.sdsu.edu (go-man) #Subject: CRD: Achin to Be # #>From I. Figuracion #With apologies to Francois Rousseau9s transcription, the following are the #correct chords to 3Achin9 To Be2 by Paul Westerberg and the Replacements. #These are the chords when the song is played with the recording. # #ACHIN' TO BE (Replacements) # #intro:G G G D F#m G # D F#m Well she's kind of like an artist G D Sittin' on the floor G D Never finishes, she abandons G D Never shows a soul D F#m And she's kind of like a movie G D Everyone rushes to see G D And no one understands it G D Sittin' in their seats F#m G She opens her mouth to speak and F#m Bm What comes out's a mystery G F#m Thought about, an' I've understood G DFGm She's achin' to be D F#m Well she dances alone in nightclubs G D Every other day of the week G D People look right through her G D Baby doll check your cheek D F#m And she's kind of like a poet G D Who finds it hard to speak G D Poems come so slowly G D Like the colors down a sheet (chorus) A G I've been achin' for a while now, friend A G DFGD I've been achin' hard for years (break use verse chords 1X) D F#m Well she's kind of like an artist G D Who uses paints no more G D And never show what you're doing G D Never show a soul F#m G Yeah I saw one of your pictures F#m Bm There was nothin' that I could see G F#m If no one's on your canvas G D Well, I'm achin' to be F#m G She closes her mouth to speak and F#m Bm Closes her eyes to see G F#m Thought about an' only love and G D FGm She's achin' to be G DFGm Just like me -- "The little man knows all ..."