311 - What Was I Thinking

      
 
 'What Was I Thinking'
 Performed by 311
 From the album "Transistor" on Capricorn/Mercury Records
 Music by: N. Hexum
 Lyrics by: N. Hexum
 (c) 1997 Allegiance Music/Hydroponic Music BMI

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 Tabbed by: Springer (DSPRiNGR@aol.com)
 Additions/Corrections by: Michael Slusarz (slusarz@chromosome.colorado.edu)
 Andrew Bolooki (bolooki@shadow.net)
 The 311 Guitar Archive -- http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/
 
 Riff 1:
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 E5 
  

 1:------------------
 2:------------------
 3:------------------
 4:-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-
 5:-2-2--2--2--2-2-2-
 6:-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-
 

 
 Riff 2:
 =======
 F5->E5

 1:-------------------
 2:-------------------
 3:-------------------
 4:-3p2-x-x-3p2-x-x-x-
 5:-3p2-x-x-3p2-x-x-x-
 6:-1p0-x-x-1p0-x-x-x-
 

 
 Chorus:
 =======
 F#5 
  

 1:--------------------------------
 2:--------------------------------
 3:--------------------------------
 4:-4--4--4--4-4--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-
 5:-4--4--4--4-4--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-
 6:-2--2--2--2-2--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-
 

 
 Riff 4:
 =======
 N.C.

 1:------------------------------------------------------------
 2:------------------------------------------------------------
 3:------------------------------------------------------------
 4:------------------------------------------------------------
 5:-------0h5h7-------0h5h7----------------0h5h7-------0h5h7---
 6:-0h5h7-------0h5h7-------0h5h7h5--0h5h7-------0h5h7-------0-
 

 
 Lyric/Song Structure:
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 ---> Play Riff 1 (x8)
 ---> Play Riff 2 over:
 The word that I heard was so absurd
 I can't believe it slipped from my lips
 ---> Play Riff 1 (x4)
 ---> Play Riff 2 over:
 The tongue with which it was sung was so dumb
 I wish to pull it straight from my skull
 ---> Play Chorus over:
 What the fuck was I thinking
 ---> Play Riff 4 (x2)
 ---> Play Riff 2 over:
 The word that I heard was so absurd
 I can't believe it slipped from my lips
 ---> Play Riff 1 (x4)
 ---> Play Riff 2 over:
 The tongue with which it was sung was so dumb
 I wish to pull it straight from my skull
 ---> Play Chorus over:
 What the fuck was I thinking