Biography:
The New Pornographers are a Canadian indie rock group formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Their sound is influenced by that of such power pop bands as The Cars and Cheap Trick, but they use much more sophisticated rhythms and chord changes. Although it was widely reported that the New Pornographers got their name from a pamphlet put out by televangelist Jimmy Swaggart condemning rock ‘n’ roll as “the new pornography,” Carl Newman
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#------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------#
This file is the author's own work and represents their
interpretation of the song.
You may only use this file for private study, scholarship,
or research.
#--------------------------------------------------------#
Artist: The New Pornographers
Album: Together
Song: Silver Jenny Dollar
tabber: John Baer ([email protected])
tabbed on 4/29/2010
(Intro to 0:15. Play riff with chords)
D G A D G A
E---------------|-2------------------|------2-----|
B-3-3-3--3-5h3-5|---2-2-----3-3-3--3-|5h3-5---2-2-|
G---------------|---2-2--------------|--------2-2-|(x2)
D---------------|--------------------|------------|
A---------------|--------------------|------------|
E---------------|--------------------|------------|
(Verse 1:)
G A D F#m
Was only ever passing through
G A D F#m
She's only ever passing through
G A D F#m
"Carlitas and You"
G A D F#m
Was the name of her act
(Prechorus 1:)
Bm E Bm E
And its true, to love her is all I can do
Bm E7
In a world that's beaten everything black and blue
(Chorus 1:)
E7 G A
They haul a silver Jenny dollar
D
(a-whoa whoa whoa whoa...)
G A
A silver Jenny dollar
D
(a-whoa whoa whoa whoa...)
G A
A silver Jenny dollar
D
(a-whoa whoa whoa whoa)
G A D
(whoa whoa whoa)
(Repeat Intro chords/riff x2)
(Verse 2:)
G A D F#m
We're only ever passing through
G A D F#m
We were only ever passing through
G A D F#m
"Carlitas and You"
G A D F#m
Was the name of our act
(Prechorus 2:)
Bm E Bm E
And its true, you'll notice its all I can do
Bm E7
In a world that's beaten everything black and blue
(*Repeat Chorus*)
(Bridge:)
Bm F#m Bm F#m
The winter's over, the war is over
Bm F#m G A
A parcel of land men, our scum is true
(no chord)
They'll love ya...
(Solo/breakdown riff: strings and piano at 1:59,
Notes in "[]" is the piano)
E--------------|-----------------|
B---[0]--------|-[2-2]-----------|
G--------------|-----------------|(x4 to 2:14)
D--------------|-----------------|
A-------5-4-5--|------4-0-4-0----|
E-3------------|-----------------|
(*Chorus 3: same as before, with some verse vocals and the solo/breakdown riffs
playing underneath)
End on: D (a-whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa)
Cheers, and buy "Together"! -John Baer
This file is the author's own work and represents their
interpretation of the song.
You may only use this file for private study, scholarship,
or research.
#--------------------------------------------------------#
Artist: The New Pornographers
Album: Together
Song: Silver Jenny Dollar
tabber: John Baer ([email protected])
tabbed on 4/29/2010
(Intro to 0:15. Play riff with chords)
D G A D G A
E---------------|-2------------------|------2-----|
B-3-3-3--3-5h3-5|---2-2-----3-3-3--3-|5h3-5---2-2-|
G---------------|---2-2--------------|--------2-2-|(x2)
D---------------|--------------------|------------|
A---------------|--------------------|------------|
E---------------|--------------------|------------|
(Verse 1:)
G A D F#m
Was only ever passing through
G A D F#m
She's only ever passing through
G A D F#m
"Carlitas and You"
G A D F#m
Was the name of her act
(Prechorus 1:)
Bm E Bm E
And its true, to love her is all I can do
Bm E7
In a world that's beaten everything black and blue
(Chorus 1:)
E7 G A
They haul a silver Jenny dollar
D
(a-whoa whoa whoa whoa...)
G A
A silver Jenny dollar
D
(a-whoa whoa whoa whoa...)
G A
A silver Jenny dollar
D
(a-whoa whoa whoa whoa)
G A D
(whoa whoa whoa)
(Repeat Intro chords/riff x2)
(Verse 2:)
G A D F#m
We're only ever passing through
G A D F#m
We were only ever passing through
G A D F#m
"Carlitas and You"
G A D F#m
Was the name of our act
(Prechorus 2:)
Bm E Bm E
And its true, you'll notice its all I can do
Bm E7
In a world that's beaten everything black and blue
(*Repeat Chorus*)
(Bridge:)
Bm F#m Bm F#m
The winter's over, the war is over
Bm F#m G A
A parcel of land men, our scum is true
(no chord)
They'll love ya...
(Solo/breakdown riff: strings and piano at 1:59,
Notes in "[]" is the piano)
E--------------|-----------------|
B---[0]--------|-[2-2]-----------|
G--------------|-----------------|(x4 to 2:14)
D--------------|-----------------|
A-------5-4-5--|------4-0-4-0----|
E-3------------|-----------------|
(*Chorus 3: same as before, with some verse vocals and the solo/breakdown riffs
playing underneath)
End on: D (a-whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa)
Cheers, and buy "Together"! -John Baer
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