Camper Van Beethoven – Grasshopper (Guitar)

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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into making this Tab.*** Yamaha THR30 II Wireless Amp Preset Used - Class A Chord [Verse 1]
E                  A       E
400 miles down the Mexican coast

E                            A          E
I'm two hundred dollars from being flat broke

C#m                A       E
Surf Seven Sisters all day long

C#m                    A        E
Drinking mescal as the sun goes down
[Verse 2]
E                        A            E
I was like a grasshopper sitting on a vine

E                     A        E
Along come a senorita say your mind

C#m          A               E
Venga gringo where you gonna go?

C#m                          A        E
You can stay with me just on down the road
[Verse 3]
E                    A              E
Kissing her lips and rolling on the beach

E                       A    E
Baby stay here work for family

C#m                      A       E
Down the coast there's a landing strip

   C#m                             A        E
My brother's got a plane you could work for him
[Chorus]
B                       C#m
Oh lord let me live for one more day

A                      E
I'll be a good boy the rest of my days

B                     C#m
Oh lord if you get me out of this place

A                         E
I'll never stray from the straight and narrow way

B                      C#m
Oh lord if you give me one small sign

A                      E
I'll be a good boy the rest of my life

        A          E      A    E
For the rest of my life
[Verse 4]
E                    A            E
Fat grasshopper on a sweet potato vine

E                         A          E
She saw me coming, saw me coming for miles

C#m                 A      E
Gringo surfers from California

C#m           G#      A     E
They fly them down to Putanegra
[Verse 5]
E                       A               E
Got a baby girl and she looks like mom

E                      A       E
Black curly hair and a devil's smile

C#m                    A       E
Federales know what we take up north

C#m                       A       E
Lord let me live 'til I'm old and grey
[Chorus]
B                       C#m
Oh lord let me live for one more day

A                      E
I'll be a good boy the rest of my days

B                     C#m
Oh lord if you get me out of this place

A                         E
I'll never stray from the straight and narrow way

B                      C#m
Oh lord if you give me one small sign

A                      E
I'll be a good boy the rest of my life

        A          E      A    E
For the rest of my life

        A          E      A    E
For the rest of my life