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Typed out by Fritz Mayr/Guitar Player from Silent Cry
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                        PINCUSHION (ZZ TOP)
           (Words+Music by Billy Gibbons,Dusty Hill,Frank Beard)

 Riff A
  G5          Bb5  G5          C5
E----------------I-----------------I
B----------------I-----------------I
G--------------3-I--------------5--I
D-5--5-5--5-5--3-I-5-5--5-5--5--5--I
A-5--5-5--5-5--1-I-5-5--5-5--5--3--I
E-3--3-3--3-3----I-3-3--3-3--3-----I

  Riff B                                     Riff C
  F5           C5   G5                        G5  F5  E5  F5
E-----------------I-------------------------I----------------I
B-----------------I-------------------------I----------------I
G-----------------I-------------------------I----------------I
D-------------3-5-I-------------------------I----------------I
A---------------3-I-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------I-10---8--7---8--I
E-1-1-1-1-3s5-----I-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-3-1-I----------------I

Intro: Riff A 2 times (and then is a Keyboard lick over 4 bars)

         G5 (Riff A)
1.Verse: I been stuck so i asked her why
         G5 (Riff A)
         she gave me acupuncture as her alibi
         G5 (Riff A)
         Shook my soul then stole my dough
         G5 (Riff A)
         left my condiction down a deep dark hole

         F5 (Riff B)
Chorus:  i´m a pincushion, gotta face the facts
         F5 (Riff B)                              Riff C I Riff A I
         just a pincushion, do anything she asked

         G5 (Riff A)
2.Verse: i get nailed every now and then
         G5 (Riff A)
         i get my mojo working but i´m pinned again

         F5 (Riff B)
Chorus:  i´m a pincushion, gotta face the facts
         F5 (Riff B)                              Riff C I Riff A I
         just a pincushion, do anything she asked
         

Guitar Solo: C5 I C5 I C5 I G5 I F5 G5 I F5 G5 F5 G5 I F5 G5 I 
             F5 G5 I F5 G5 I F5 G5 I.......etc

         G5 (Riff A)
3.Verse: i´m gettin´ pricked around and puntured
         G5 (Riff A)
         let my yya ya down i got penetrated

         F5 (Riff B)
Chorus:  i´m a pincushion, gotta face the facts
         F5 (Riff B)                              
         just a pincushion, do anything she asked
         F5 (Riff B)
         i´m a pincushion, gotta face the facts
         F5 (Riff B)                              
         just a pincushion, do anything she asked

End Guitar Solo: play Riff A til fade