Jawbreaker
Oyster
Dear You
Standard tuning
Chords
G5 A5 B5 E5 C5 G5/F#5 D5
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G------2---4-------5-----------7--|
D--5---2---4---2---5---5-------7--|
A--5---0---2---2---3---5-------5--|
E--3-----------0-------2----------|
Intro
e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--5--------2--------4--------5--------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|
The world is an oyster locked in a shell
You like the taste of it, can't take the smell
Chorus (the lead is something like that)
G5 A5
e-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D--5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4--|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
B5 E5 C5
e-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D--5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-7-7--|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
G5 A5
e-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D--5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4--|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
B5 C5
e-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D--5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-7-7--|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
Verse (palm muted)
B5
I can't sleep to save my life
C5
The day is done but i don't
G5 G5/F#5 E5 C5 (w/fill)
Think i got it right
B5
I don't want to kiss right now
C5
You're probably just what i need
G5 G5/F#5 E5 C5 (w/fill)
But i can't stand your mouth
Fill
e---------------------|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D-0-------4------5----|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|
Chorus
G5 A5 B5 E5 C5
The world is an oyster locked in a shell
G5 A5 B5 C5
You like the taste of it can't take the smell
Verse 2 (palm muted)
I dot my t's and cross my i's (fill 2)
Pretend that i can write
I haven't got a nice thing to say
About anyone ex-
-cept the one who caught me staring
So i just walked away
Fill 2
e-----------|
B-----------|
G-----------|
D--4/5/4----|
A--------3--|
E-----------|
Bridge (let each chord ring out)
D5
No ones likes to give themselves
E5 C5
Over to an empty bed
G5
If you're gonna sleep like that
A5 C5
Then you might as well be dead
But you still want all the covers
And no hair tickling your face
You're so proud of your physique
But you still want your cake
I got it!
Chorus
Outro Chorus
[This chorus is the same, just a different lead.
Something like this:]
e----------------------|------------|
B--7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-|-7-6--------|
G----------------------|-----7---7--|
D----------------------|------------| At the very end,
A----------------------|------------| something like this
E----------------------|------------| happens
End on G5
And....that's about it! I guess.
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Bas Average |
#1 by Bas Koningsveld at Sep 26, 2007 at 10:16 PM EST |
| I think that 'oyster' is vagina... "you like the taste of it can't take the smell" and the rest of the song is mostly about wanting a girl and not wanting her at the same time, so it fits. | |
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phill Average |
#2 by phill muffi at Oct 2, 2007 at 9:51 AM EST |
| "I haven't got a nice thing to say about anyone except the one who caught me staring so I just walked away" i've lived that line over and over. | |
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Redryder Rhythm Player |
#3 by Redryder at Oct 3, 2007 at 4:50 AM EST |
| I love jawbreaker, Blake Is such a good writer. Anyways, I think this song is about back and forth, its about all those times when you wanted something but there is always a consequence. Every line in the song is that way. And he caps it with the last line the ultimate cliché, "you cant have your cake and eat it too" | |
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Greg Lead Player |
#4 by Greg Marshall at Oct 3, 2007 at 8:25 PM EST |
| haha... Chastity belt? No really.... love this song.... meaning is rather obvious... can't have everything you want without some problems arising (like trying to lock pick that damn belt xD) 1 | |
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guitar girl Rhythm Player |
#5 by guitar girl 13 at Oct 5, 2007 at 12:14 AM EST |
| If you're going to take this literally and the oyster is a vagina, then what's the shell? | |
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Alex Wanna Be |
#6 by Alex Williams at Oct 5, 2007 at 7:49 PM EST |
| hehehe.. brianta, i totally agree. that last line is so great. Blake = incredible. | |