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The Toadies - Possum Kingdom w/ Tabs/Chords

I have a very passionate relationship with this song (and so do most people who love rock and roll). I've decided it wouldn't be right to just add the lyrics, because the music is all the rage in this song too. Too bad I have no way of putting the drums in here, I don't feel like tabbing the drums out. This song is fucking amazing, though. The drummer is fucking amazing, the guitarist is too.. innovative use of the whammy bar. Anyways, here goes: Lyrics w/ tabs & chords...

	     'Possum Kingdom' by the Toadies
	        from the album 'Rubberneck'

  Corrected from earlier version (F#m removed).

  The transcriptions that have been posted so far were incorrect,
  so heres my shot at it.

    chords (from low E to high E)

   A     - x02220   D    - xx0232
   Asus4 - x02230   E    - 022100
   B     - x24442   F#   - 244322
   C     - x32010   G#7  - 464544 
   C#    - x46664

    during the 'give it up to me' bridge, its easier to use
    barre chords for A (577655) and D (x57775) chords

      riff #1 (played intermittently during verses)
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 -----9--7----------------------------9--7----------------------
 -----------6- (whammy bar) ----------------7--6- (whammy bar) -
 --7-------------------------------7----------------------------
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         riff #2 (played after 2nd chorus)
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     --0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4--5--5-------

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     --0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4---0--0--3--4--5--5--5--5-

 
 (intro:  E   E   E   A   Asus4   A
          E   E   E   A   Asus4   A   Asus4   A

 E        E        E    A   Asus4  A
   make up your mind

 E      E        E        A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
   decide to walk with me

 E      E      E          A   Asus4  A
   around the lake tonight

 E      E      E          A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
   around the lake tonight        by my side

 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A
   (play riff #1)

 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A

 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A
    by my side

 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A

 E        E       E    A   Asus4  A
 i'm not gonna lie

 E       E         E      A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
   i'll not be a gentleman

 E      E         E     A   Asus4  A
    behind the boathouse

 E          E       E          A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
    i'll show you my dark secret

 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A
    (play riff #1)
 
 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A

 E         E       E    A   Asus4  A
 i'm not gonna lie

 E          E       E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
   i want you for mine
  
 E         E      E    A   Asus4  A
    my blushing bride

 E      E      E     A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
   my lover  be my      lover   yeah

 F#      A     E
   don't be afraid

          C              A
 i didn't mean to scare you

        D
 so help me jesus

 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A
   (play riff #1)
 
 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
 
 E         E        E    A   Asus4  A
  i can promise you

 E             E        E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
   you will stay as beautiful

 E           E     E    A   Asus4  A
    with dark hair

 E         E     E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
   and soft skin                    for

 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A
 ever

 E      E     E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
     forever

 E         E       E    A   Asus4  A
    make up your mind

 E         E       E           A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
    make up your mind  and i'll   promise   you

 F#           A       E
   i will treat you well

     C       A
 my sweet angel

        D       E
 so help me je sus

 G#7
  hey  hey

 A         G#7   C#   F#        G#7   C#
   give it up to me     give it up to me

 D         G#7   C#       B  B
   do you wanna be    my  angel

   (repeat last two lines 2x)

 A        D   E
   so help me

   (whammy bar/feedback doodling on open low E string)

   (play guitar riff #2 here in unison with bass;
    continue to play riff #2 over 'be my angel' vocal)
 
 be my angel

 be my angel

 be my angel

 E        E       E    A   Asus4  A
  do you wanna die

 E        E       E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
  do you wanna die

 E        E       E    A   Asus4  A
  do you wanna die

 E        E       E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
  do you wanna die

 E       E       E    A   Asus4  A
 do you wanna die

 E       E       E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
 do you wanna die 

 E       E       E    A   Asus4  A
 do you wanna die

 E       E       E    A   Asus4  A  Asus4  A
 do you wanna die    well i'll   promise  you

 F#          A        E       C      A
   i will treat you well  my sweet angel

       D      E
 so help me jesus

   E       E       E     E
 jesus   jesus   jesus