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From: Keith18NJ@aol.com
"Jennifer's Body" by Hole
from Live Through This
here's my guess at the song. the chords during the verse sound right to me,
although they are a little tricky to play, but i could always be wrong. i
usually am too : )
chords:
E G D B E5 G5(i) D5 B5 G5(ii)
A5
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--9--12---------7-------9---12---------7-----------------
--6---9---12-or-4---9---9---12---12-or-7---9---5-----7--
--7--10----9----5---6---7---10---12----5---9---5-----7--
----------10--------7-------------10--------7---3-----5--
intro:
E G D B
played a little quick, and there's some weird slide between D and B
verse:
E G D B
notes played about twice as long as in the intro
then the distortion is switched on and the above notes are played in power
chord form:
E5 G5(i) D5 B5
pre-chorus:
the guitars don't really play anything, just feedback, and sometimes they
follow what the bass plays (B G D, and A i think)
chorus:
B5 G5(ii) D5 A5
the end of the chorus ("just relax, just relax...") is the same as the
pre-chorus but the guitars somewhat play the riff very low.
bridge:
B5 G5(ii) D5
here's what Paul Scheidt (FateGrinder - wzombie@netcom.com) came up with for
the lyrics, with a few of my corrections:
I know it, I can't feel it
Well I know it enough to believe it
And I know it, I can't see it
But I know it enough to believe it
To bet on you, to bet on me, my better half as sick as me
To bet on you, to bet on me, I'm sleeping with my enemy,
Myself, myself
[He] found pieces of Jennifer's body
[He] found pieces of Jennifer's body
[He] found pieces of Jennifer's body
Just relax, just relax, just go to sleep
Just relax, just relax, just go to sleep, now
You're hungry, but I'm starving
He cuts you down from the tree
He keeps you in a box by the bed
Alive, but just barely
He said I'm your lover, I'm your friend, my purity(?) hit me again
With a bullet, number one, kill the family, save the son,
Himself, himself
[He] found pieces of Jennifer's body
[He] found pieces of Jennifer's body
[He] found pieces of Jennifer's body
Just relax, just relax, just go to sleep
Just relax, just relax, just go to sleep, now, ???, ???
-keith
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Marcus Average |
#1 by Marcus at Oct 6, 1971 at 12:06 PM EST |
| a rape song... | |
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TED Average |
#2 by TED at Jun 2, 1978 at 12:17 PM EST |
| Kristy72 could be right... I think this song is about a movie called 'Boxing Helena' | |
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Daniel Average |
#3 by Daniel Rainbolt at Mar 2, 1979 at 10:48 PM EST |
| i think that 'he keeps you in a box by the bed' refers more to the fact that jennifer is there at 'his' disposal whenever he wants - he is in a position to control jennifer - ''he cuts you down from the tree''. dont hink this is about jennifer finch, and i dont think it necessary refers to rape/sexual abuse... but who knows with courtney's lyrics??? | |
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tommy Average |
#4 by tommy greenham at Jun 15, 1983 at 7:56 AM EST |
| I love the drumming in this song. My fave hole song, so violent. eeee | |
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Ryan Wanna Be |
#5 by Ryan Carter at Jun 29, 1994 at 11:35 PM EST |
| i always thought it said "i'll kill him if he hits me again". my god...why can't anyone put lyrics on the cd jackets? also...i don't ever hear a "ing" during the "better you, better me". and then i always thought it said "my bitter half has bitten me". which seems like courtney-ish lyrics, as opposed to "better"...rather predictable, don't ya think? courtney love is not a woman i idolize...but her lyrics are always very interesting. as for "jennifer finch" both kurt and courtney liked bringing the names of other people into their lives. haha, that sounded weird. "frances" is named after frances farmer...but some oppose that with frances from the vaselines. who knows...maybe both. "polly" is about an actual incident. "hungry but i'm starving" is one of those things that seems like the constant maternal referral throughout the entire record. "keeps you in a box by the bed"...hm...heroin? addiction? because quite literally...kurt cobain kept his heroin kit in a box. and i don't know..."cuts you down from the tree" seems like a possession reference...a new addition....pet....baby perhaps? ah phonecall. | |
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Sir Dylan Rhythm Player |
#6 by Sir Dylan Deconcini at Feb 2, 1995 at 10:26 PM EST |
| This is a song about spousal abuse. I'm surprised no one got it right away. | |
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Georg Average |
#7 by Georg Åström at Mar 27, 1997 at 1:50 PM EST |
| My immediate thoughts about this was about her partner being unfaithful. I don't have any doubts that I'm completely wrong, but here are my ideas anyhow "I know it, I can't feel it Well, I know it enough to believe it And I know it, I can't see it But I know it enough to believe it" She can tell she's lost him, even if he's acting like everythings back to normal. OR she can tell she's loosing him, and even though she can't see any proof, she knows that he's been with someone else "bitter you, bitter me My better half has bitten me bitter you, bitter me" Her boyfriend has thrown everything in her face by sleeping with someone else, and they're now both bitter "Sleeping with my enemy Myself Myself" She hates herself for staying with this man "The pieces of Jennifer's body Found pieces of Jennifer's body Found pieces of Jennifer's body" This could be about her finding out abuot the girl "Jennifer" he has cheated on her with, or finding clues "Just relax, just relax, just go to sleep Just relax, just relax, just go to sleep" Maybe they are trying to start over, but she can't stop thinking abuot what he did and is trying to stop thinking about it "You're hungry, but I'm starving" Their relationship may have been strained, and he might have gone to this Jennifer because he was lonely, but she was more lonely "He cuts you down from the tree He keeps you in a box by the bed Alive, but just barely" She feels used and alone and her partner keeps her "in a box by the bed" keeps her shut away and doesn't take pride in her He said, "I'm your lover, I'm your friend I'm purity, hit me again" He made her promises, he told her he would be her lover and her friend and be true to her, "pure" and yet when she is angry at him when she finds out about Jennifer he is either arrogant and says he is "pure, hit me again" because it won't matter to him, or that he still loves her, and that he doesn't care if she tries to hurt him "With a bullet, number one, kill the family, save the son Himself Himself" He has killed their relationship, but he only cares about himself "Just relax, just relax, just go to sleep Now you're mine..." She is again trying to relax and stop thinking about his betrayal, reminding herself he may have been with someone else but he's her's now, and trying to convince herself she shouldn't worry about it anymore | |
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Link Average |
#8 by Link at Nov 3, 1998 at 2:07 PM EST |
| I actually think this song is about Jennifer Finch, Courtney's best friend in the 80's. She never died that I know of, but they often swaped boyfriends, so it could be about being cheated on. | |
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Huuuu??? Yessss Wanna Be |
#9 by Huuuu??? Yessssssss Its Meeeeeeee >jOrDaN< at Feb 13, 2004 at 8:50 PM EST |
| The song is about getting tied up and liking it. :P | |
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