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Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 19:24:00 -0600
From: Jarvis Cocker
Do You Remember the First time? by Pulp
Lyrics by Jarvis Cocker
written by Pulp (candida...all those other people too)
From the Album His N' Hers
Intro
G - A - C X 2
The chords to the verse (bass line)
G - A - C }
G - E - C } -play whole thing 2 times
G - A - C }
* The guitar Tab for Verses are
b-------------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------12---*note
below this is start of string change
d-----12---------12---12------12---12-------12-----12----12---------
a--------------12--12------12---12-------12------12-----------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
* note below the changes in strings!!!
play this patten for the First G-A-C part
during the G - E - C part play the 12's with the g and d string
and on the 2nd G-A-C part play the 12's on the G and B string (I'm lazy
to tab)
Chords or Bassline for Chorus
G A
Do you remmeber the first time
C
I can't remmeber a worst time
tab on strings for this part
A-------3-----------------------33----55--66---55----33-----11--00------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------- 00------3
But you know that we've change so much since then , Oh yeah we've grown
or C to D to D# to D to C to Bb to A to E to G
Guitar tab for the chorus is
e--8----8----8----------6----------4----6----4---------------4----6----4
b----9----9----9---9-------4----6-------------------4----6--------------
g------8----8----8-------------------------------3----------------------
cont....
e------------------4----6----4-------------4-----6----4----------------6---8
---6------------6----8---6
b--------4----6--------------------4-----6--------------------6-----8-------
---------6---8------------
g---6---------------------------6------------------------6------------------
-----6--------------------
during the Oough part after the chorus
you play C#
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Shreder Dude Wanna Be |
#1 by Shreder Dude at Jul 31, 1972 at 7:10 AM EST |
| I think i'm wrong with my comment above i recently bought the Pulp Hits DVD and there's a documentry which has interviews with celebrities about loosing there virginity with the same title, so i think it;s just about him feeling bitter towards the girl he lost it to. | |
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kevin Rhythm Player |
#2 by kevin jeung at Feb 12, 1974 at 3:58 AM EST |
| 'Straight', as Jarvis uses it, tends to have a meaning more like 'square', or otherwise un-groovy. 'it must be great to be straight', in this context, would refer to his envying the security that she feels, now that her life has become more dull and routine after settling down. | |
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bob Average |
#3 by bob fred at Aug 16, 1978 at 3:54 PM EST |
| I think everyone's been pretty spot on so far. Basically saying the first time we had sex was pretty crappy but we've both gotten alot better/had more practice. You're boyfriend's really boring but he's more stable than i am so i get why youre with him, but said very sarcastically, of course. Part of me feels like he's not sleeping with her, and maybe it's like the song is his attempt to get her to sleep with him again even though she's seeing someone else, because the saying she's going to be late makes me think that there somewhere together but havent necessarily slept together yet, but save a piece for me makes me think that they are, so i'm not sure, i think it's probably supposed to be ambiguous also it's definitely implied that the boyfriend doesn't really meaure up, the toy that reaches the place that he's never been and i think maybe the "we've grown" part is implying more than just emotional growth... | |
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Andrea Average |
#4 by Andrea Lauria at Jul 17, 1983 at 12:28 PM EST |
| Great song. Takes me back to when I was about 5. | |
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marvin Lead Player |
#5 by marvin at Oct 31, 1983 at 5:00 PM EST |
| basically: i know the first time we had sex it was shit but we've both grown up now and i think we should do it again. When I'm alone at night and you're with your boyfriend I wish that I was more stable like he is, but looking at the situation as a whole I'm pretty glad I'm not. I just wish that you'd see how much better I am than him and leave him. i know i used to complain about you being with him all the time and i still think he's a boring twat but, you know what, I'd rather share you with him than not have you at all. I'll settle for just a piece of you. | |
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Anthony Wanna Be |
#6 by Anthony Amell at May 7, 1984 at 5:21 AM EST |
| also, it seems to be a bit about growing up and losing the illusion/ideal of love. He used to want this girl to leave her boyfriend and fall in love with him, but now he sees that love isn't like that and there's all kinds of practicality involved. | |
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Satan SAF! Rhythm Player |
#7 by Satan SAF! Lucifer at Aug 18, 1990 at 12:19 AM EST |
| Nah, 'dont...' you got it right first time. In addition he also envies the security she has at night because she doesn't have to face a lonely night like he does. | |
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john Average |
#8 by john at Aug 27, 1990 at 9:00 PM EST |
| This song is about encountering an ex- I think we can safely say that. The lines "he's so straight" and "Jesus, it must be great to be straight ", lead me to believe she left the narrator because of his sexual orrientation. | |
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Kevin Average |
#9 by Kevin turbyfill at Dec 24, 1991 at 2:54 PM EST |
| I love the chorus riff in this song. It gives me the chills. | |
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Simon (Si) Lead Player |
#10 by Simon (Si) Brown at Dec 31, 1991 at 4:49 PM EST |
| I'm with Marcus7 (and samadriel). It's jubilant because, although there's a horror in 'facing the night on your own', would you rather be the straight guy that never reaches the places she wants to go? | |
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Corey Average |
#11 by Corey La Plante at Jun 16, 1999 at 2:16 AM EST |
| sexual frustration anyone? | |
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Bye! Average |
#12 by Bye! at Aug 6, 2006 at 3:17 AM EST |
| I recon this about jarvis having an affair with a woman, who goes back to her husband every night. He doesn't care if she's still sleeping with him as long she saves a piece for him. He's remembering the first time they had sex, which would have been awkward and guilt ridden so it was the worse time. that's just my oppinion, could be wrong. | |
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Randy Lead Player |
#13 by Randy Lott at May 7, 2007 at 6:57 AM EST |
| thrill seeks the security that will inevitably return home to offer it to someone else...; ouch. maybe that's what they need to get it for themselves. mutual abuse. nice. | |
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Alex Wanna Be |
#14 by Alex Jurek at Jul 26, 2007 at 9:44 AM EST |
| it's strange. the lyrics are so bitter, and yet the music is dare i say it...jubilant. I love this | |