Scooter Boys
Amy Ray

Indigo Girls
Shaming of the Sun
1997

I didn't really like this song at first, but it's
really uptempo and easy to get into.  I don't know
about the "virginity" line, but oh well.  Have fun!

Lyrics
Chords

Drop D Tuning: DADGBE (low to high)

OPENING:
The rest of the song is similar to this, with minor changes.

   Scooter boys and  Argentinians        Europe shed the blood of the Indians
   Dm                F/D               G/D               Dm
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-1-----1---------|-3-----3---------|-----------------|
B:-3-----3---3-3---|-1-----1---1-1---|-3-----3---3-3-3-|-3-----3---3-3-3-|
G:-2-----2---2-2---|-2-----2---2-2---|-4-----4---4-4-4-|-2-----2---2-2-2-|
D:-0-----0---0-0---|-3-----3---3-3---|-5-----5---5-5-5-|-0-----0---0-0-0-|
A:-----------------|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|
D:-----------------|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|

     here I sit in the land of plenty  cryin' about my   own virginity
   Dm                F/D               G/D               Dm
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-1-----1---------|-3-----3---------|-1---------------|
B:-3-----3---3-3---|-1-----1---1-1---|-3-----3---3-3-3-|-3---------------|
G:-2-----2---2-2---|-2-----2---2-2---|-4-----4---4-4-4-|-2---------------|
D:-0-----0---0-0---|-3-----3---3-3---|-5-----5---5-5-5-|-0---------------|
A:-----------------|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-0---------------|
D:-----------------|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-0---------------|

This is the next part (opening part 2):

   Dm                    F/D                   G/D           F   Dm
   +   +       +   +     +   +       +   +     +   +       +   +     +   +       +       +
e:-1---1---x-x-x-x-x---|-1---1---x-x-x-x-x---|-3---3---x-x-x-1---1-|---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
B:-3---3---x-x-x-x-x---|-1---1---x-x-x-x-x---|-3---3---x-x-x-1---3-|---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
G:-2---2---x-x-x-x-x---|-2---2---x-x-x-x-x---|-4---4---x-x-x-2---2-|---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
D:-0---0---x-x-x-x-x---|-3---3---x-x-x-x-x---|-5---5---x-x-x-3---0-|---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
A:-0---0---------------|-0---0---------------|-0---0-------------0-|-------------------------|
D:-0---0---------------|-0---0---------------|-0---0-------------0-|-------------------------|


   Dm                  F/D                 G/D           F   Dm
   +   +     +   +     +   +     +   +     +   +       +   +     +   +       +   +
e:-1---1---x-x-x-----|-1---1---x-x-x-----|-3---3---x-x-x-1---1-|---------x-x-1-1-1-1-|
B:-3---3---x-x-x-----|-1---1---x-x-x-----|-3---3---x-x-x-1---3-|---------x-x-3-3-3-3-|
G:-2---2---x-x-x-----|-2---2---x-x-x-----|-4---4---x-x-x-2---2-|---------x-x-2-2-2-2-|
D:-0---0---x-x-x-----|-3---3---x-x-x-----|-5---5---x-x-x-3---0-|---------x-x-0-0-0-0-|
A:-0---0-------------|-0---0-------------|-0---0-------------0-|---------------------|
D:-0---0-------------|-0---0-------------|-0---0-------------0-|---------------------|

This is the bridge (play twice):

   Dm                F6                Dsus4             Dm
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-1-----1-----1---|-1-----1-----1---|-3-----3-----3---|-1-----1-----1---|
B:-3-----3-----3---|-3-----3-----3---|-3-----3-----3---|-3-----3-----3---|
G:-2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---|-2-----2-----2---|
D:-0-----0-----0---|-3-----3-----3---|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---|
A:-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---|
D:-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---|

This is the ending:

   G/D           F   Dm                            G/D           F   Dm
   +   +       +   +     +   +       +       +     +   +       +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-3---3---x-x-x-1---1-|---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|-3---3---x-x-x-1---1-|-----------------|
B:-3---3---x-x-x-1---3-|---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|-3---3---x-x-x-1---3-|-----------------|
G:-4---4---x-x-x-2---2-|---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|-4---4---x-x-x-2---2-|-----------------|
D:-5---5---x-x-x-3---0-|---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|-5---5---x-x-x-3---0-|-----------------|
A:-0---0-------------0-|-------------------------|-0---0-------------0-|-----------------|
D:-0---0-------------0-|-------------------------|-0---0-------------0-|-----------------|

LYRICS:

play opening
Scooter boys and Argentinians
Europe shed the blood of the Indians
Here I sit in the land of plenty
Cryin' about my own virginity


Dm                    F/D
Hey blue blood you're nothing new
G/D                    Dm
   You see I come from priveledge too
  Dm                  F/D
A chapter in the book on the Americas
G/D                      Dm
   You're just another colonial terrorist

CHORUS
Dm               F/D
Scooter boys and Argentinians
G/D                Dm
   Europe shed the blood of the Indians
Dm                   F/D
   Here I sit in the land of plenty
G/D              Dm
Cryin' about my own virginity

play opening part 2
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah


BRIDGE/SOLO

play bridge part twice


Way down south where the Maya reign
Zapata reading poetry in his grave
They said we're stealing from the best to feed the poor
Well they need more

CHORUS
Scooter boys and Argentinians
Europe shed the blood of the Indians
Here I sit in the land of plenty
Cryin' about my own virginity

Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah

play ending


CHORDS (Drop-D Tuning):

Dm	000231
F/D	003211
G/D	005433

To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.