Spin Doctors – How Could You Want Him When You Know You Could Have Me (Guitar)

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Acoustic/Rhythm Chords Version Spin Doctors-Album: Pocket Full of Kryptonite, 1991 For acoustic pattern I strum the chords twice(ish) for intro as written. Then one single chord strum over vocals, and back to twice(ish) between vocal phrases. Or play along with the good Doctors & you'll get it. ;-) If you are more of a picker there's a tab for riffs on this site from a fellow tabber you might check out. Note last line in vs.3 is slightly different in pattern w/vocal. Intro: [ G G C C G G C C ] x4 Verse 1:

G          C            G        C
I'm quite contented to take my chances

[ G G C C G G C C ]

G           C               G    C
Against the Guildensterns & Rosenkrantzes

[ G G C C G G C C ]

G       C         G      C
It's a matter of Cain & Abel

[ G G C C G G C C ]

    G               C          G         C
And I can feel your knee underneath the table

[ G G C C G G C C ] Chorus:

Bb                        A
He doesn't dangle by the seraphim

Bb                       A
He only wants a pretty face by him so

Bb                               A        C         G
How could you want him when you know you could have me?

Break: [ G G C C G G C C ] Verse 2:

G               C              G         C
See the pigeons peck & peck to pay their dues

[ G G C C G G C C ]

             G             C           G          C
 But they'll peck a little extra to resole their shoes

[ G G C C G G C C ]

G             C        G        C
He's with the pigeons pecking crumbs

[ G G C C G G C C ]

G          C         G                   C
I'm on my deathbed bleeding with the cherubim

[ G G C C G G C C ] Chorus:

Bb                        A
He doesn't dangle by the seraphim

Bb                       A
He only wants a pretty face by him so

Bb                               A     C         G
How could you want him when you know you could have me?

Break: [ G G C C G G C C ] Bridge:

D                         C
Ferocious angels send me falling stars

    D                C
But I know just how dangerous wishes are

D                          C
Ferocious angels watch me come and go

D                           F            C           G        D
But I'm not too smart to go barging off roof tops, though...  no

Break/Solo: [ G G C C G G C C ] x8 Verse 3:

G           C             G      C
Sit out September on the window sill

[ G G C C G G C C ]

           G            C           G         C
'Cause you can't drink wine from a two dollar bill

[ G G C C G G C C ]

      G           C            G        C
Saint Christopher lives on the end of a quill

[ G G C C G G C C ]

G          C    G    C            G        C
Leave him a d-i-i-iamond in your la-a-ast will

[ G G C C ] Chorus:

Bb                        A
He doesn't dangle by the seraphim

Bb                       A
He only wants a pretty face by him so

Bb                               A        C         G
How could you want him when you know you could have me?

[ G G C C G G C C ] Outro:

Bb                               A        C         G
How could you want him when you know you could have me?

[ G G C C G G C C ] ( x 4) I sort of fade out at this point.. Do the yeahs, ahhhs & crazy strumming to the end at own risk! lol