Taken from a fan website. I take no credit. Version from the Rollercoaster album. Note the f# string. New Jersey By: Red House Painters Album: Red House Painters (Rollercoaster) Tuning: Standard but tune G string down to F# main theme: E |--------5-----------5------------5-----------5------| B |----------3-----------3-------------3-----------3---| F# |-----3----------3------------3-----------3----------| D |---0----------0----------4------------5-------------| A |----------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------| keep repeating this part through "you're an american girl/red headed, eyes blank/ living on a freckle on the face of the- and on the word "world" play: E |---------------------- | B |---------0--------0----| F# |------0----0----0---0--| D |---7---------9---------| A |-----------------------| E |-----------------------| repeat main theme th rough "another dying kid that learned too much too soon/you're not as good as your mom/but you're as good as- then on "dead" repeat the second part, then play E |------------------------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------------------------| F# |----3------------------------6------------------------| D |----0------------------------0------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------------| E |------------------------------------------------------| you're as good as dead, New Jersey ain't the whole world. --the second verse repeats all this exactly. then this section (call it the Chorus): E |-----------------------------------------------------| B |------0--------0----------------0---------0----------| F# |----0---0---0----0-----------0----0----0----0--------| D |--5-------5----------------7---------9---------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------| don't you me leave out here too long E |-----------------------------------------------------| B |------0--------0----------------0---------0----------| F# |----5---5---5----5-----------7----7----8----8--------| D |--5-------5----------------7---------9---------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------| will you bring me out there? --repeat this section, then return to the beginning for the third verse, repeat Chorus section again, and then play (call this next part the bridge): E |---------9-----5------5--------0--------0-----| B |-----------7-----3----------0----0---0--------| F# |------7------------3-----1---------3----------| D |---0------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------| E |---------9-----12--------12--------0-------0--| B |-----------7------10------------0----0---0----| F# |------7--------------10------1---------3------| D |---0------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------| repeat, then play Chorus again, then repeat bridge, then end on: E |-----------| B |-----------| F# |---0-------| D |---0-------| A |-----------| E |-----------| Kevin Fanning [email protected] Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 10:27:47 +0000 From: kevin fanning

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