Pat Smear (nacido como Georg Ruthenberg el 5 de agosto de 1959), es un guitarrista de rock que ha sido miembro de bandas tan conocidas como Germs, Nirvana y Foo Fighters.
Smear nació y creció al oeste de Los Ángeles, California. Su madre es una afroamericana y su padre es un judío alemán. Como adolescente en 1976, Smear conoció a Darby Crash y ambos conformaron la banda The Germs con la bajista Lorna Doom y la baterista Dottie Danger (pseudónimo de Belinda Carlisle, posterior cantante de The Go-Gos).
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
This is the very last song Darby Crash, the singer of the Germs wrote before he died. Previously unrecorded, the guitarist, Pat Smear took the song and recorded it on his 1988 solo album, "Ruthensmear".
Verse #1
AF#m Mother Mary had a son, his days were sittin' having fun
DB7 'til Monday he got a letter: “you could make yourself feel better”
AEC#m Mother Mary had a man he healed with feeling hands
DA Millions of boys lay dead
Verse #2
AF#m Mother Mary had his baby but he got his he never takes it
DB7 He hunted all the others then he hunted all his brothers
AEC#m Mother Mary had a man who healed with killing hands
DA Millions of boys stay dead
Chorus #1
F#m Go-Go-Golden Boys
Bm You’ve got your war toys
F#mG#C# Looking straight on
D And with your eyes so blue
F#m I will remember you
C# One for me, one for you
Solo break: A
Verse #3
AF#m Mother Mary baby, rock and roll, rock and roll,
DB7 you know what, I only really want you for your rock and roll
AEC#m Mother Mary had a man who healed with pleasing hands
DA Millions of boys lay dead
Verse #4
AF#m Brother mother baby you’re flipped out You’re over influenced
DB7 One day you will feel it You’ll make yourself feel better
AEC#m Mother Mary had a man who healed with feeling hands