"Goin' Through Your Purse" -- Material Issue

Written by:  Jim Ellison
Transcribed by:  Mike Novak

I'm not super sure about the chorus, but what I have here works
for me...  And incidently, the lyrics in the liner notes for this
song our wrong in a few places; that's so like them. :)

GG Piano Chord 

Well I know it's been a little while

BminBmin Piano Chord 

Since the first time that I made you smile

EminEmin Piano Chord 
                       DD Piano Chord 
   CC Piano Chord 

And I thought I'd take this opportunity

GG Piano Chord 

To dig a little deeper inside

BminBmin Piano Chord 
                              EminEmin Piano Chord 

And try to find out what someone like you

DD Piano Chord 
    CC Piano Chord 

is trying to hide from me

CC Piano Chord 
                       DD Piano Chord 

Well I hope that you don't get angry girl

GG Piano Chord 
        F#F# Piano Chord 
    FF Piano Chord 
   EE Piano Chord 

I hope you don't get hurt

DD Piano Chord 
      CC Piano Chord 
                    DD Piano Chord 
                  CC Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 

By the things I found while goin' through your purse

Your Make-up, your compact, lipstick, and shit like that
And the keys that you keep on a chain
Your cigarettes and my lighter too
And a picture of your sister
God I think your one in the same

Then I cleverly put all these things back into place so you
Wouldn't think that I was a jerk
The things I found while goin' through your purse

[the solo goes something like this:]

E|-------------------------4-5-7--4-5-7--4-5-7-4----
B|-4-5-7--4-5-7--4-5-7-4----------------------------
G|------

E|-/9--12---9\-7--10---7\-5---567-5-----
B|--------------------------------------
G|------

(bend up)
E|------------------------5-6^(7)-(7)-(7)--5--4-----
B|-5-6^(7)-(7)-(7)--5--4----------------------------
G|------

E|-/9--12---9\-7--10---7\-5---567-5\----
B|--------------------------------------
G|------

Then I cleverly put all these things back into place so you
Wouldn't think that I was a jerk
The things I found while goin' through your purse

[Drum fill...  next verse no guitar]

Well a photo of your mother too
And all the guys who date you
And your high school graduation ring
And a check stub from the place you work
Some poetry from some
Stupid jerk who's tryin' to
Steal your heart away from me

Well I hope that you don't get offended girl
Yeah and I hope you don't get hurt
By the things I found while going through
Yeah the things I found when I was goin' thru
The things I found while goin' thru your purse

[variation of solo... end on open Emin chord ]