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White Men In Black Suits
So Much For The Afterglow
Words by Art Alexakis
Music By Everclear
CHORDS USED
A Bb C D Eb F G Bb'
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------5--7--8---10-12-15---------------------|
D|-7--8---5--7--8---10-12-15---------------------|
A|-7--8---3--5--6---8--10-13---------------------|
E|-5--6------------------------------------------|
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INTRO (all chords palm muted slightly)
F
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-----|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|-------------11-11-11----11-11--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE RIFF (all chords palm muted) FILL 1
D C F C
e|-------------------------------------| e|-13-12-10----------|
B|-------------------------------------| B|----------13-11-10-|
G|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-| D|-------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-8--8--8--8--3-3-3-3-| A|-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------|
(Verse Riff x8)
I am just a boy working in a record store
Yes I moved to San Francisco just to see what I could be
I am a loser geek, crazy with an evil streak
(fill 1)
Yes I do believe there is a violent thing inside of me
She is just a girl, she is doing what she can
(fill 1)
She dances topless when she's not playing in her band
Such a pretty girl, happy in an ugly place
Watching all the pretty people do lots of ugly things
CHORUS 1 RIFF (loosen palm mute)
A Bb D Eb A Bb
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8---------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8---|
A|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8---|
E|-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-----------------5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6---|
FILL 2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|o-10----10----10----10----10----10----10----o|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|o-------------------------------------------o|
E|---------------------------------------------|
(Chorus 1 Riff x1 with fill 2 overdubbed throughout)
A Bb
I think it's getting better for the two of us
D Eb
Yes I think it's getting better almost everyday
A Bb
I could give a damn for what those people say
POST CHORUS RIFF (more palm muting)
F
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
| "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..............................."
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------10-----10----10-|
G|-----------------------------------------10-----10-----|
D|-------------------------------------------10-----10---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
(Post Chorus Riff x1)
FILL 3
e|-8---------8-----------8---------8----------------|
B|-----10----------10---------10------------10------|
G|-------------------------------------10-------10--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
(Verse riff x4 with fill 3 overdubbed x4)
All I want to do is lose myself in your room
(fill 1)
All you want is just a slow fuck in the aternoon
I still see those scary guys when I am all alone at night
I kiss the ring you gave me then I swing with all my might
(Chorus 1 riff x1 with Fill 2 several times)
A Bb
I think it's getting better for the two of us
D Eb
I think it's getting easier for you and me to agree
A Bb
That the white men in black suits
(no chord)
They are diminishing
BRIDGE 1 RIFF (chords palm muted)
F C A Bb
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8--|
A|-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8--|
E|-------------8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--|
| |
e|-------------------------------------8-----------|
B|----10-11-10----10-11-10----10-11-10----10-11-10-|
G|-10----------10----------10----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
(Bridge 1 Riff x 4)
Yes I think they are diminishing
Yes I think they diminish you and they diminish me
I think they are diminishing
You know sometimes I hear those people say
POST BRIDGE RIFF (chords palm muted)
F
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
A|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|
E|----------------------------|
"ay yay ay yayayaya"
(Post Bridge Riff x1)
(Verse Riff x4, with Fill 3 overdubbed over entire verse)
Yeah she takes a bus over to the north side of the city
(fill 1)
She goes to work stripping for the rich white men
All the words they give her make her feel so soft and pretty
She wears them but they never seem to fit
(with Fill 2 overdubbed over entire chorus)
A Bb
Yes I think it's getting better for the two of us
D Eb
Yes I think it's getting better in the worst way
A Bb
I refuse to be afraid of almost everyone
D Eb
Afraid of all the things they do or the words that they say
A Bb (stop)
Let's live the way we want to live and hope they go away
BRIDGE 2 RIFF
F C A Bb
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8--|
A|-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-7--7--7--7--8--8--8--8--|
E|-------------8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--|
| |
e|-------8-----------8-----------5-----------6-----|
B|----10----10----8-----8-----5-----5-----6-----6--|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------8-----------5-----------6-----------|
(Bridge 2 riff x4)
I really hope they go away
I really hope they find a nice place
I hope they find it somewhere
I hope they go away
I can still hear all those people say
OUTRO RIFF
F G Bb'
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-13-13-13-13-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
(Outro Riff x2)
Ayayayayy...... I can still hear all those people say
Ayayayay Yeah, I can hear those people say
FILL 4 (same notes as Fill one, but with a slightly different order and rhythm)
e|-------13-12-10--------|
B|-10--------------13-11-|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
(Outro Riff x2 with Fill 4 x8 overdubbed)
Yeah.... I can still hear all those people say
Oh......... I can still hear all those people say
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Adam Average |
#1 by Adam Nickel at Oct 7, 1978 at 10:23 PM EST |
| Im not sure y but when i listen to this song it feels like its about a guy who has a girlfriend who is a stripper for the white men in black suits - corporates in strip clubs thats my explanation but im probly really wrong. | |
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Seamus Average |
#2 by Seamus at Mar 22, 1981 at 9:39 PM EST |
| to me its about a boy and a girl. they both have been jaded. but they are making it by leaning on each other. i absolutely love this song. its simple yet you wonder "how are they so happy?" its because they love eachother and they just gotta keep going on eachother. just keep going and it will all eventualy go away. "I still see those scary guys when I am all alone at night I kiss the ring you gave me then I swing with all my might" pure brilliance. its like im ok just knowing that i have you. just PURE brilliance. best part of the song. | |
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Jamie Average |
#3 by Jamie Kaye at Sep 14, 1986 at 12:39 AM EST |
| What I want to know is who were the white men in black suits? What did they symbolize? | |
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Tom Wanna Be |
#4 by Tom Miller at Oct 18, 1993 at 6:31 AM EST |
| Love it, especially "all I want to do is lose myself in your room". Great song, and yeah it does stand out and has meaning. | |
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Chuck Average |
#5 by Chuck Webber at Apr 14, 2002 at 9:47 PM EST |
| White men in black suits symbolize the oppression of materialistic society. What I don't understand is the line: "I think it's getting better in the worst way" | |
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MysticCat Wanna Be |
#6 by MysticCat (Janis *johnny* Udodovs) at Jul 13, 2004 at 6:39 AM EST |
| I love this song so much... it's my absolute favorite song on afterglow. when I listen to it, it puts me in a different state of mind... like a bittersweet, almost content feeling? I can't really describe it other than to say that this song is amazing. | |
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Colleen Average |
#7 by Colleen Shmeltin at Jun 14, 2007 at 6:43 AM EST |
| I agree with Lester, I think this song is about the man's grilfriend who is a stripper, and she dances for the white men in black suits, probably business men. "I still see those scary guys when I am all alone at night I kiss the ring you gave me then I swing with all my might I think it's getting better for the two of us I think it's getting easier for you and me to agree That the white men in black suits, they are diminishing" the scary guys are the men whom the woman he loves dances for, they diminish his hopes that shes the only man for him, yet things are getting better because they provide her with money to support themselves?? well that's my take on it anyway | |
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