In the final line of each verse there is a F# I have put in parentheses,
this is intended to highlight that a F# bass note is played right before jumping into
the A chord following it.
verse 1:
Em Bm Em Bm
The Natives have a name for me but I can't remember what it is
Em Bm Em Bm
Some fucker took whats mine now he's making like it's his
G#m (F#) A G#m C#m A Am6
your shifty friend gave you a cactus for a gift, oh-oh ahh, oh-oh ahh
Em Bm Em Bm
such a stupid offering what's it meant to symbolize
Em Bm Em Bm
hostile in nobility is that something to prize
G#m (F#) A G#m C#m A Am6
the flood lights generate our home, render sleeping some miffed up men oh-oh ahh, oh-oh ahh
C F Fm7 A# A A/G
this morning finds me lying with my face pressed to the glass door
F C C9
this summer's been nothing but rain
A# A A
nature is writhing in her own filth again
Em Bm Em Bm Em Bm Em Bm
ooooooh-ooh-oooooh-ooh-ooh
verse 2:
Em Bm Em Bm
you took the bus to plaza del toro, on a dare
Em Bm
you cried all through the bullfight
Em Bm
and cursed me for taking you there
G#m (F#) A G#m7 C#m A Am6
riding back in silence to the hostel thinking only oh, of the estocada, ahh
Final Chorus: