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Sponge Molly Guitar Tab

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From: Mascis2@aol.com
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 1995 00:52:18 -0400

From: OllieOne@aol.com
Group: Sponge
Song: Molly
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transcribed by | Michael R. Oliver |
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remember to dowload it and print it out on NOTEPAD in windows

this is one of the most requested songs that i've had. Since so many
of you wanted it, here it is Molly of the Sponge album. I hope you all
appreciate it even thought the tab isn't that good.

tune down you guitar 1/2 step down

guitar:
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the basic verse riff is:

D |--3--| |--5--| B |-----| G |--3--| |-----|
|--2--| |--5--| |--4--| |--3--| |-----|
|--3--| or |--7--| |--4--| |--0--| or |--4--|
|--0--| |--7--| |--2--| |--0--| |--5--|
|--0--| |--5--| |-----| |--2--| |--5--|
|--0--| |-----| |-----| |--3--| |--3--|

play whatever D or G is good for you (i prefer the open chords)

the verse goes D-B-G
(the bass just plays the same thing, it plays the root note of each chord)

rythm part A:
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and sometimes another guitar plays this little riff:

E |-------------5-------------------------------|
B |--------5-----------5--------------7------7--|
G |-----------7------7-----------7---------7----|
D |-----7----------7----------7----7----7-------|
A |--5---------------------5--------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------|

chours:
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the chorus i just couldn't here too clear, so i'm 79% sure that it is wrong,
but i could be right who knows?

chords
G |-----| A |-----| C |------|
|-----| |-----| |------|
|-----| |-----| |------|
|--5--| |--7--| |--10--|
|--5--| |--7--| |--10--|
|--3--| |--5--| |--8---|
the chorus chord progression is G-A-C, work with it, it isn't easy to hear
the guitar, but i'm sure you all could manage

after the chorus comes this part:
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E |--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--2--|
B |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
G |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
play that twice

part A: starts at about 2.12 and at about 2.23
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for this part the bass is playing the regular D-B-G progression, but instead
of going back to the, he keeps playing the G while the guitar does this

E |-----------5-----------------7--------------------10---------|
B |-------5----------5------7---------7--------10-----------10--|
G |---------7------7----------9-----9-------------12------12----|
D |-----7--------7--------9-------9---------12----------12------|
A |--5------------------7----------------10---------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------|


that should be it, any corrections, additions, suggestions, comments,
questions, thank you's, or anything else just e-mail me (OllieOne@aol.com)

if you need the lyrics, just e-mail me
this tab could be hard to follow, if you have any questions, just e-mail me

have fun with it

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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D.J
Wanna Be
#1 by D.J Mortensen at Jan 21, 1970 at 4:50 AM EST
for some reason i have always loved this song even when i was younger and had no clue what it meant. i think that she wrote him a note that said 'i love you', and he gave it back saying 'i wish i loved you'. realizing that he didnt love her, she decided to kill herself. he walks in and laughs because he thinks she is drunk but then realizes that she is dead. i agree with boxermom that 'the letters ran' becuase they were wet and she died of an overdose. he sits there staring at her, probably in shock, and he is probably crying so when he touches her face, the tears blur his vision so it is easy to imagine that she is smiling.
 
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terry
Rhythm Player
#2 by terry terry watts at May 31, 1972 at 3:25 AM EST
I think "her note" is a note he wrote her saying "I love you" but she answered back saying "I wish I loved you" and killed herself in the bath. "The letters ran" because they were wet, or maybe had blood on them. Most people who kill themselves in the bath cut their wrists, but if he didn't notice she was dead, I guess it could be pills, since she had a glass to wash them down with. When he touches her face, maybe he is trying to manipulate her face into a smile.
 
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The Angel of De
Lead Player
#3 by The Angel of Death at Sep 3, 1972 at 7:44 AM EST
For some reason I always thought this song was about a girl that commited suicide. But I'm just a downer.
 
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adg
Average
#4 by adg ??? at Jun 4, 1974 at 12:27 PM EST
Although the death interpretation works very well, for some reason I want to believe in a more positive interpretation. Love lost.
 
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jordan
Average
#5 by jordan mcm at Oct 18, 1977 at 11:10 AM EST
it's not.. it was a coincidence and was not intended to correlate with the movie. the guys of sponge however did want to have molly ringwald in the video for the song due to the common misunderstanding, but something in her contract screwed it up so she ended up not doing it. a very nice song.
 
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Josh
Average
#6 by Josh Smith at May 23, 1982 at 5:14 AM EST
Cool song, but what is it exactly is talking about?
 
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Eric
Rhythm Player
#7 by Eric at Dec 17, 1983 at 11:38 PM EST
is this song named after Molly Ringwald from the movie "Sixteen Candles"?
 
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Gabe
Average
#8 by Gabe Hawkins at Apr 13, 1988 at 1:10 AM EST
the one thing that i don't think is consistant with her being dead is when he touches her face she starts to smile. she's obviously sixteen years old, very young for all the terriblness of love. i assume the guy is older. maybe it's her birthday now and that;s why he came to see her. he comes in and sees her, her cigarette has been burning for awhile so the ash has fallen on her hands. i imagine they have some form of sexual relationship since he just goes in there while she's naked and starts talking to her. well she's obviously tryin to commit suicide. i imagine by ways of pills and alcohol, so she's probably half passed out half awake, so she just seems unconsious. he finds the note, thinks she's dead and looks at her awhile and feels awful, but when he goes down to touch her she smiles a little still being a little consious and he wishes he loved her so she wouldn't have done such a terrible thing. it's not sixteen candles down the drain because she's dead, they're down the drain because this will mess up her youth, she'll probably go through a lot becuase of an attempted suicide and maybe even be committed for awhile.
 
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lewi
Wanna Be
#9 by lewi broadway at Jan 28, 1994 at 1:54 AM EST
It's about a girl who loves this guy, but he doesn't love her back
 
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paddy
Average
#10 by paddy coscoran at Jun 18, 1997 at 2:00 AM EST
why has no one commented on this?@ It is just simply a good song :)
 
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ben
Average
#11 by ben doherty at Mar 8, 1999 at 1:17 PM EST
the lyrics for molly (sixteen candles) are better... He finds her dead in a bathtub. At first he thinks she is just passed out drunk in the bathtub so he starts laughing at her, but she's been dead for a while from the looks of the flowers in the vase. She wrote that she loved him. He doesn't want to ask why she did this (because he doesn't want to know? or he doesn't want to face the truth?). She was only 16 and now its 16 wasted years because she comitted suicide (down the drain). He touches her face (she passed out forever) and he wishes he loved her while she was still living.
 
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Jacob
Lead Player
#12 by Jacob Julian at Feb 24, 2005 at 12:12 AM EST
I used to like this song back in 1994 or 1995