'SHELF LIFE' SEVEN MARY THREE Transcribed by : JASON LEONARD ( krusen@linknet.net ) CHORDS: E B G A D --0----------------3------------2-- --0----------------3------2-----3-- --1--------4-------0------2-----2-- --2--------4-------0------2-----0-- --2--------2-------2------0-------- --0----------------3--------------- Intro- Guitar part 1 0:00 - 0:23 E B - fill 1 G A E B - fill 1 G A 0:24 - 1:05 E B - fill 1 Words keep falling from my mouth, G A Trying just to slow them down. E B - fill 1 Keep on spilling around, G A Saying, "Why do you hurt me?" E B - fill 1 And if anger is my gift, G A The only gift I'm fit to bring, E B - fill 1 Then put me on your shelf, G A See the winter in me. CHORUS 1:06 - 1:26 B A If it's the only gift I'm fit to give, B Then put me on your shelf, A I don't want to live. Guitar part 1 with solo fill in. 1:27 - 1:47 1:48 - 2:28 E B What's in that suitcase? G A -fill 2 A picture and a name. E B Brought here from someplace, G A - fill 3 Not brought here to stay. E B - fill 1 She picks up the pieces, G A Puts down the phone. E B - fill 1 G A Yes baby's not speaking to her angel anymore, no. CHORUS 2:29 - 3:04 B A If it's the only gift I'm fit to give, B Then put me on your shelf, A I don't want to live. B A If it's the only gift I'm fit to give, B Then put me on your shelf, 3:05 - 3:25 A B C D I don't want to live, this way, this way, my love, A B C D This way, this way, my love. 3:26 - 3:46 * with Solo A B C D A B C D 3:47 - 4:10 E B All of my actions G A ( short quick strums ) Of no consequence of you. E B G A My love and affection just doesn't know what to do... 4:11 - end E B G How can I love anyone else, A When I can't trust my... ************************************************************ FILL 1: --------------- The ^ means pull-ons ( hit the open stiring & w/ out --------------- picking, finger the 2nd fret, -0^2-0--0^2-0-- making it sound. ) --------------- --------------- --------------- FILL 2: ------------------------- Use pull-ons. ~ means slide down string. ------------------------- -----------12^14--12~---- ------12^14-------------- -12^14------------------- ------------------------- FILL 3: ---------------------- Do a pull-on using 2 frets ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- --12^14^12^14^12^14--- ----------------------