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LAGWAGON - MAY 16
INTRO:
1st riff
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|-9-7-6-7----9-7-6-7----9-7-6-7----7-6-4-2-|
|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
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2nd riff
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|-9-7-6-7-7-7-6-6-6-7-7-7-7--9-7-6-7-7-7-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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|-9-7-6-7-7-7-6-6-6-7-7-7-7--7-6-4-2-2-2-7-7-7-6-6-6-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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3rd riff
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|---------7--------9-----11--------11-----12-11-9----|
|--[7][7]---[7][7]---[7]----[7][7]----[7]---------12-|
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VERSE:
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|-7--4--7-----4-7-6--------7-7-------4--7-6-------|
|-7--4--7--4---------5--7--7----7-7--4-------5--7-|
|-5--2--5--4--2-5-4--5--7--5-5--7----2--5-4--5--7-| (strum each power chord
a lot and the octaves
|----------2---------3--5-------5-5----------3--5-| once, listen for rhythym)
CHORUS:
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|-7-6--9-9-9-11-9--------9-9-9-11-9---7-9-11-9-|
|-7-6---------------9-7------------------------|
|-5-4--7-7-7-9-7----9-7--7-7-7--9-7---5-7--9-7-|
|-------------------7-5------------------------|
INTERLUDE:
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|---------7--------9-----11--------11-----|-12-11-9----|-9-7-6---|
|--[7][7]---[7][7]---[7]----[7][7]----[7]-|---------12-|-------9-|
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VERSE
CHORUS
BRIDGE: 2nd guitar plays this
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|-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------| |-777777777777777777-|
|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-| |--------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-| |--------------------|
|-------------5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5-| |--------------------|
SOLO:
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|--------------5--------------------7------------------------5-------7------|
|-----4-6-7~-----7-6-7~---6~--4-------7-4--2-4-6-3-4-6-7-6-4---7-6-7---7/9~-|
|-7~----------------------------7~------------------------------------------|
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OUTRO:
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|---------7--------9-----11--------11-----12-11-9------------7--------9-7-|
|--[7][7]---[7][7]---[7]----[7][7]----[7]---------12--[7][7]---[7][7]-----|
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HIYA Wanna Be |
#1 by HIYA at Mar 29, 1976 at 2:21 AM EST |
| This song is great. I first heard it on a fat wreck chords compilation.. I think it was "Life in the Fat Lane" and I've liked it ever since. | |
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~Ivy Loves Shav Rhythm Player |
#2 by ~Ivy Loves Shavo~ at Oct 14, 1976 at 1:36 AM EST |
| i read in an interview with joey awhile back that this song is about a friend who picked a girl over their friendship therefore losing him as a friend. His friend got married to that girl and didnt even invite joey to the wedding which was on may16 so there ya go. thats what the songs about | |
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paste your name Average |
#3 by paste your name here at Oct 1, 1978 at 4:06 PM EST |
| its a punk band, does the name of any punk song make sense? no. this song is ok but nothing special. | |
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Chris Wanna Be |
#4 by Chris H at Jan 9, 1979 at 7:35 PM EST |
| I'm most likley way off, but just listen... A teenage boy has gotten a girl pregnant and the parents have kicked them out and shunned them (you and her loathing this cruel world) and now they have no where to live... It's just another Saturday beceause I guess this happens alot in todays society. | |
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Jared Wanna Be |
#5 by Jared van Eck at Apr 7, 1989 at 9:27 AM EST |
| This shit is the shit! | |
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† james † Average |
#6 by † james † at Feb 19, 1994 at 1:03 PM EST |
| Well I don't know what this song means I'm guessing whatever happened, happened on May 16th. The song caught my eye 'cuz its my birthday! yay! | |
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Brett Professional |
#7 by Brett Czap at Mar 11, 1999 at 12:55 PM EST |
| Totally awesome song. To me it sorta sounds like either moving away from your parents, or getting kicked out. The entire song talks about the struggles with your parents. "No more waiting on them(Parents)...as you rise inside new rooms(New home)" Well, thats what it sounds like to me. The last part helps...."I am extradited, uninvited" Its a totally awesome song and i'm probably just over-analyzing. | |
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Goat Average |
#8 by Goat Screwer at Mar 15, 1999 at 11:55 PM EST |
| good question adrenalinegrl. i like the name though, May 16 is the birthday actually. This was my first lagwagon song, obviously the title caught my eye. BUT, What does this song mean ? I think it's about breaking out and becoming your own person. i guess this is to someone who's lived off of someone else or in his shadow. what does everyone else think? | |
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jimmy Wanna Be |
#9 by jimmy henry at Nov 3, 2002 at 8:07 PM EST |
| way to clear it up! still a good song | |
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Subhash Average |
#10 by Subhash Shady at Feb 5, 2003 at 7:50 PM EST |
| cool song but why's it called may 16 though...is there any special meaning behind it? | |