Queens of The Stone Age: Ode To Clarissa
 From the 'The Lost Art of Keeping A Secret' Single (2000)
 © 2000 Interscope Records
 Lyrics by Josh Homme & Nick Oliveri
 Performed by Q.O.T.S.A.
 Tabbed by Sean Hayter © 2001

Tuning: Down 2 Whole Steps to C (C-F-Bb-Eb-G-C)
Notes:  'Ode To Clarissa' is track #2 on 'The Lost Art of Keeping A Secret' Single


Intro Riff/Post-Chorus Riff:
 C|------------------||
 G|------------------||
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-9-||
Bb|-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-9-||
 F|-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-7-||
 C|------------------||


Intro Lead/Post-Chorus Lead:
 C|-5-7-510--5-7-5---------------5-7-510--5-7-5--------------||
 G|-----------------7-7-5-710-7------------------7-7-5-710-7-||
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------||
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------||
 F|------------------------------------------------------------||
 C|------------------------------------------------------------||


Main Riff:
 C|-------------------------||
 G|-------------------------||
Eb|-4--7-7--4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-||
Bb|-4--7-7--4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-||
 F|-2--5-5--2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-||
 C|-------------------------||


Bridge:
 C|-----------------||
 G|-----------------||
Eb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
Bb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
 F|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
 C|-----------------||


Chorus:
 C|-----------------------------------||
 G|-----------------------------------||
Eb|---4--7-7--2-2--7-7--2-2--7-7--9---||
Bb|---4--7-7--2-2--7-7--2-2--7-7--9---||
 F|---2--5-5--0-0--5-5--0-0--5-5--7---||
 C|-----------------------------------||


Ending:
 C|-------||
 G|-------||
Eb|---9---||
Bb|---9---||
 F|---7---||
 C|-------||


Lyrics:
 I knock on your door
 I tiptoe on the floor
 I hope your daddy ain’t home right now
 He warned me once before

 You know he warned me once before

 I stay up late
 So we can keep our date
 I love that we don’t get no sleep
 So to your window I creep
 You know he warned me once before

 I’m the one your Mamma told ya ‘bout
 I’m the one your Pappa told ya ‘bout

 Now you’re in love
 And why shouldn’t you be
 I’m everything you’ll never be
 You say don’t leave
 Baby, I can’t wait
 Next time, we share my second base

 I’m the one your Mamma told ya ‘bout
 I’m the one your Pappa told ya ‘bout