Chords for The One Song Stephen Malkmus Wishes He Wrote
Tempo:
72.775 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Ab
A
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [G]
[D] Hi, my name's Steve Malchmus,
and this is a song I wish I wrote.
The band's 13 Floor Elevators,
they quickly became associated with LSD
and psychedelic drugs,
because they took LSD while they were playing.
Probably, yeah, one of my favorite of the acid era,
or 60s era songs.
["13 Floor Elevators"]
The 13 Floor Elevators, when I heard them,
would have been in the 80s,
maybe at the time of rediscovery of,
at least for me and a lot of people,
of bands from the 60s,
Stooges, Velvet Underground, Garage Rock,
psychedelic music in general.
They're a first gateway to even more insanity.
And I mean, the singer, Rokie Erickson,
he has such an incredible voice
in that tradition of rock and roll voices that cut through.
He's just a badass.
[F]
["13 Floor Elevators"]
[Ab] And this song has some of the most florid, trippy lyrics,
really psychedelic.
I like declarative songs that tell you what to do.
This is telling you what to do,
but it's kind of like a dude sitting by the door,
you know, you're walking by the door
and he's kind of like, you know,
saying like, you know,
just come in here, what's gonna happen?
Slip inside this house and enjoy our,
you know, shamanistic acid cult.
I mean, I would guess it's some kind of just a story
of the kind of things you'll see if you're turned on
and or, you know, if you're open to tripping
or not only tripping,
but like changing your state of [D] mind
from what the status quo was of the squares
or the frat boys in Austin that they didn't like.
[A] ♪ The [D] lair is the only place [Bb] you receive [G] all you [D] can see [A] ♪
The singer Rokey Erickson,
he's [N] considered to be a bit of an acid casualty
in some people's minds, like he took too much.
And I don't know, I never met him,
so I don't know exactly what's going on with that,
but I've tried it.
I recommend it for people like over a certain age
to at least carefully experiment with.
Shrooms, I've had much more like face melting
in a bad way experiences to be honest.
I never [Abm] tried to make music on it or anything.
It's been a while, better or worse.
[D] [Ab] [D]
[D] Hi, my name's Steve Malchmus,
and this is a song I wish I wrote.
The band's 13 Floor Elevators,
they quickly became associated with LSD
and psychedelic drugs,
because they took LSD while they were playing.
Probably, yeah, one of my favorite of the acid era,
or 60s era songs.
["13 Floor Elevators"]
The 13 Floor Elevators, when I heard them,
would have been in the 80s,
maybe at the time of rediscovery of,
at least for me and a lot of people,
of bands from the 60s,
Stooges, Velvet Underground, Garage Rock,
psychedelic music in general.
They're a first gateway to even more insanity.
And I mean, the singer, Rokie Erickson,
he has such an incredible voice
in that tradition of rock and roll voices that cut through.
He's just a badass.
[F]
["13 Floor Elevators"]
[Ab] And this song has some of the most florid, trippy lyrics,
really psychedelic.
I like declarative songs that tell you what to do.
This is telling you what to do,
but it's kind of like a dude sitting by the door,
you know, you're walking by the door
and he's kind of like, you know,
saying like, you know,
just come in here, what's gonna happen?
Slip inside this house and enjoy our,
you know, shamanistic acid cult.
I mean, I would guess it's some kind of just a story
of the kind of things you'll see if you're turned on
and or, you know, if you're open to tripping
or not only tripping,
but like changing your state of [D] mind
from what the status quo was of the squares
or the frat boys in Austin that they didn't like.
[A] ♪ The [D] lair is the only place [Bb] you receive [G] all you [D] can see [A] ♪
The singer Rokey Erickson,
he's [N] considered to be a bit of an acid casualty
in some people's minds, like he took too much.
And I don't know, I never met him,
so I don't know exactly what's going on with that,
but I've tried it.
I recommend it for people like over a certain age
to at least carefully experiment with.
Shrooms, I've had much more like face melting
in a bad way experiences to be honest.
I never [Abm] tried to make music on it or anything.
It's been a while, better or worse.
[D] [Ab] [D]
Key:
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G
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A
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G
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[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ Hi, my name's Steve Malchmus,
and this is a song I wish I wrote.
The band's 13 Floor Elevators,
they quickly became associated with LSD
and psychedelic drugs,
because they took LSD while they were playing.
Probably, yeah, one of my favorite of the acid era,
or 60s era songs.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
["13 Floor Elevators"]
The 13 Floor Elevators, when I heard them,
would have been in the 80s,
maybe at the time of rediscovery of,
at least for me and a lot of people,
of bands from the 60s,
Stooges, Velvet Underground, Garage Rock,
psychedelic music in general.
They're a first gateway to even more insanity.
And I mean, the singer, Rokie Erickson,
he has such an incredible voice
in that tradition of rock and roll voices that cut through.
He's just a badass. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
["13 Floor Elevators"]
[Ab] And this song has some of the most florid, trippy lyrics,
really psychedelic.
I like declarative songs that tell you what to do.
This is telling you what to do,
but it's kind of like a dude sitting by the door,
you know, you're walking by the door
and he's kind of like, you know,
saying like, you know,
just come in here, what's gonna happen?
Slip inside this house and enjoy our,
you know, shamanistic acid cult.
I mean, I would guess it's some kind of just a story
of the kind of things you'll see if you're turned on
and or, you know, if you're open to tripping
or not only tripping,
but like changing your state of [D] mind
from what the status quo was of the squares
or the frat boys in Austin that they didn't like.
[A] ♪ The [D] lair is the only place [Bb] you receive [G] all you [D] can see _ _ [A] ♪
The singer Rokey Erickson,
he's [N] considered to be a bit of an acid casualty
in some people's minds, like he took too much.
And I don't know, I never met him,
so I don't know exactly what's going on with that,
but I've tried it.
I recommend it for people like over a certain age
to at least carefully experiment with. _
Shrooms, I've had much more like face melting
in a bad way experiences to be honest.
I never [Abm] tried to make music on it or anything.
It's been a while, better or worse.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [D] _
[D] _ _ Hi, my name's Steve Malchmus,
and this is a song I wish I wrote.
The band's 13 Floor Elevators,
they quickly became associated with LSD
and psychedelic drugs,
because they took LSD while they were playing.
Probably, yeah, one of my favorite of the acid era,
or 60s era songs.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
["13 Floor Elevators"]
The 13 Floor Elevators, when I heard them,
would have been in the 80s,
maybe at the time of rediscovery of,
at least for me and a lot of people,
of bands from the 60s,
Stooges, Velvet Underground, Garage Rock,
psychedelic music in general.
They're a first gateway to even more insanity.
And I mean, the singer, Rokie Erickson,
he has such an incredible voice
in that tradition of rock and roll voices that cut through.
He's just a badass. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
["13 Floor Elevators"]
[Ab] And this song has some of the most florid, trippy lyrics,
really psychedelic.
I like declarative songs that tell you what to do.
This is telling you what to do,
but it's kind of like a dude sitting by the door,
you know, you're walking by the door
and he's kind of like, you know,
saying like, you know,
just come in here, what's gonna happen?
Slip inside this house and enjoy our,
you know, shamanistic acid cult.
I mean, I would guess it's some kind of just a story
of the kind of things you'll see if you're turned on
and or, you know, if you're open to tripping
or not only tripping,
but like changing your state of [D] mind
from what the status quo was of the squares
or the frat boys in Austin that they didn't like.
[A] ♪ The [D] lair is the only place [Bb] you receive [G] all you [D] can see _ _ [A] ♪
The singer Rokey Erickson,
he's [N] considered to be a bit of an acid casualty
in some people's minds, like he took too much.
And I don't know, I never met him,
so I don't know exactly what's going on with that,
but I've tried it.
I recommend it for people like over a certain age
to at least carefully experiment with. _
Shrooms, I've had much more like face melting
in a bad way experiences to be honest.
I never [Abm] tried to make music on it or anything.
It's been a while, better or worse.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [D] _