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		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 
	

Doolittle Tabs:

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Send "Gouge Away" Ringtone to your Cell Phone


Tuning : Standard

The chorus becomes a new verse without much warning, so pay attention.
Otherwise, another simple but effective bassline from Miss Deal.

[Verse 1] x4 "Gouge away..."

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|

[Chorus 1] "Missy aggravation..."

Note that the chorus is very short, so by the time the last line 
of the chorus is being
sung, you are back into playing the verse again.

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|

[Verse 2] x4 "...if you got some...Gouge away..."

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|

[Chorus 2] "Sleeping on your belly..."

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|

[Verse 3] x3 "with holy fingers...Gouge away..."

Remember to throw in the emphasis on the last few notes on the 
third time
before you go into the chorus. Go on, be angry.

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|

[Chorus 3] x3 "Chained to the pillars..."

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|

End on

G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-4---------------|

Send "Gouge Away" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture I Told Them My Lead Player	#1 by I Told Them My Name Was Jim Steele at May 1, 2006 at 9:22 PM EST
	when i hear the word 'gouge' samson always comes to mind. not many stories like that one

No Picture Tradition Average	#2 by Tradition Funk at May 31, 2006 at 4:40 PM EST
	It's funny. When I listened to this song a lot, trying to think of what it might mean, I thought about the title and Samson and Delilah popped into my head for some reason. Then I listened closely to the song, and looked up the lyrics...instinct, I guess lol

No Picture Matt Average	#3 by Matt Cyr at Jun 12, 2006 at 4:07 AM EST
	Just listened to Papa Roach's version of Gouge Away (I didn't know they had covered it) and ooft im not impressed lol. The Pixies version is amazing, one of my favourite songs and they totally didnt do it any justice. Have to agree with ya lactosefreeman Papa Roach are bastards...damn them! :p

No Picture Ben Average	#4 by Ben at Jul 22, 2006 at 12:16 PM EST
	Expanding on the whole Samson and Dalilah idea I think the "holy fingers" is referencing the gift of Herculean type strength bestowed on Samson by God. I think the "bad charm" is Dalilah. "Been rubbing a bad charm" is saying how he got sexually involved with her. And on the snake comment. What is believed is that snakes had legs of a sort, something that kept them off their stomachs, originally. After the snake temped and deceived Eve in the Garden of Eden God cursed the serpent to crawl on its belly. This reference to the snake in the song might be relevant in the way that like the snake's tempting of Eve caused the down fall of Adam and Eve, Dalilah serves as the "snake" in this stody, her temptation causing the downfall of Samson. The story of Samson has always been my favourite bible story. Great story, amazing song.

No Picture The Scythe Wanna Be	#5 by The Scythe at Aug 4, 2006 at 7:17 AM EST
	xHeatherx, that's what Papa Roach's cover of "Gouge Away" makes it seem like: a mediocre song where a love-abused dude fingerbangs a chick. But thank god The Pixies wrote it, not those bastards from Papa Roach, eh? : - D

No Picture Adam Wanna Be	#6 by Adam Martinez at Aug 6, 2006 at 9:56 PM EST
	To me this song is about being treated badly and giving up fighting back and just taking it (Gouge away, stay all day if you want to) I think the marijuana part is saying "got any marijuana to make it easier to take all this pain your inflicting upon me?" The last verse is really triumphant and uplifting to me...I love this song, one of the best Pixies songs

No Picture Chuck Average	#7 by Chuck Webber at Dec 19, 2006 at 6:39 AM EST
	The Pixies make me want to read the Bible, it seems so cool... Yes, that was quite blasphemous.

No Picture Jay Wanna Be	#8 by Jay Xetionansuastioansatoalaoruaos at May 14, 2007 at 12:52 AM EST
	but what about "you break my arms" "you spoon my eyes" i get the whole samson thing but just not in those 2 lines.

No Picture Aj Average	#9 by Aj Franks at May 25, 2007 at 5:40 PM EST
	ok, this song is simple. its about how there were people always in francis' house who mooched off him and smoked all his pot.

No Picture Atticus Average	#10 by Atticus Crowley at Sep 6, 2007 at 4:22 PM EST
	this is the first Pixies song i heard and one of the best. Doolittle is such a great album