Personality Crisis - New York Dolls
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
I've always wanted to know this song, but there weren't any really complete tabs and I
to know what Thunders' was playing over that G chord. I'm sure there's tons of Dolls'
out there wanting to know this song, so I put this up! It's alll complete. BUT some info
you go strutting with this awesome song...Sylvain plays just C, D, and G chords in E
barres, with switches to sus4 on the G. That's it for Syl, so don't worry. But now the
Johnny Thunders' parts, his chord shapes for C, D, and G are in the A shaped barre so be
Also the lick he plays over G is on the bottom of the page. Well that's it! Just sneer a
and play with attitude.

[Intro]
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------|
A|–-10-10–-12–-10–10-10–-12–-|--12-12-–14–-12-12-12–-12–-|--5-5--7--|
E|–--8—-8--–8---8—-8--8—--8--|--10-10–-10–-10-10-10–-10–-|--3-3--3--|

(band enter after this bar) C D
e|------------|----------------------|--8------8---------8--|--10---|
B|------------|----------------------|--8------8---------8--|--10---|
G|------------|----------------------|-----10b----10b-10----|-------|
D|------------|----------------------|----------------------|-------|
A|–-5-5-5--7--|--5-5-5--7—-5-5-5--7--|----------------------|-------|
E|–-3-3-3--3--|--3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--|----------------------|-------|

G C D G
e|------10-10----------|---------------|---------|---------|---------------|
B|------10-10----------|---------------|---------|---------|---------------|
G|–-12b--------12b-12—-|---------------|--5------|--7------|--12-----------|(strum as
D|---------------------|--*5555-5555*–-|--5------|--7------|--12-----------|fast as
A|---------------------|---------------|--3------|--5------|--10-----------|possible)
E|---------------------|---------------|---------|---------|---------------|

C D G
e|--8------8---------8--|--10------10-10----------|----------|
B|--8------8---------8--|--10------10-10----------|----------|
G|-----10b----10b-10----|------12b--------12b-12–-|--12------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------|--12------|
A|----------------------|-------------------------|--10------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------|----------|

[Verse]
G
Well we can't take it this week
G
And her friends don't want another speech
C D G
hoping for a better day to hear what she's got to say

[Chorus]
C D G
All about that Personality Crisis you got it while it was hot
C D G
But now frustration and heartache is what you got

(That’s why they talk about Personality)

[Break]
C D G
e|--8------8---------8--|--10------10-10----------|----------|
B|--8------8---------8--|--10------10-10----------|----------|
G|-----10b----10b-10----|------12b--------12b-12–-|--12------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------|--12------|
A|----------------------|-------------------------|--10------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------|----------|

C D G
e|---------|---------|---------------------------|
B|---------|---------|---------------------------|
G|–-5------|--7------|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12–12–-|
D|–-5------|--7------|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
A|–-3------|--5------|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
E|---------|---------|---------------------------|

[Verse]
G
But now your tryin to be some now you got to do some
G
Wanna be someone who cow wow wows
C D G
But you think about the times you did they took every ounce
C D G
When it sure got to be a shame when you start to scream and shout
C D G
You got to contradict all those times you were butterflyin about
You were butterflyin

[Chorus]
C D G
All about that Personality Crisis you got it while it was hot
C D G
But now frustration and heartache is what you got

[Break]
C D G
e|--8------8---------8--|--10------10-10----------|----------|
B|--8------8---------8--|--10------10-10----------|----------|
G|-----10b----10b-10----|------12b--------12b-12–-|--12------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------|--12------|
A|----------------------|-------------------------|--10------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------|----------|

C D G
e|---------|---------|---------------------------|
B|---------|---------|---------------------------|
G|–-5------|--7------|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12–12–-|
D|–-5------|--7------|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
A|–-3------|--5------|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
E|---------|---------|---------------------------|

[Verse]
C D G
And you’re a prima ballerina on a spring afternoon
C D G
Change on into the wolfman howlin at the moon hooowww

[Chorus]
C D G
All about that Personality Crisis you got it while it was hot
C D G
But now frustration and heartache is what you got

[Break]
C D G
e|--8------8---------8--|--10------10-10----------|----------|
B|--8------8---------8--|--10------10-10----------|----------|
G|-----10b----10b-10----|------12b--------12b-12–-|--12------|
D|----------------------|-------------------------|--12------|
A|----------------------|-------------------------|--10------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------|----------|

C D G
e|---------|---------|---------------------------|
B|---------|---------|---------------------------|
G|–-5------|--7------|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12–12–-|
D|–-5------|--7------|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
A|–-3------|--5------|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
E|---------|---------|---------------------------|

[Verse]
G
Now with all the crossin fingers that mother nature says
G
Your mirrors get jammed up with all your friends
C D G
That personality everything starts to blend
C D G
Personality when your mind starts to bend
C D G
Personality impression of a friend, of a friend, of a friend, of
A friend, of a friend
C D G
Personality wonderin how celebrities ever met look and find out
On television

[Chorus]
C D G
All about that Personality Crisis you got it while it was hot
C D G
But now frustration and heartache is what you got, don’t you worry

[Outro]
C D G
Personality Crisis please don't cry
C D G
It’s just a Personality Crisis please don't stop
C
Because you walk a Personality
D G
Talk a Personality

[Verse Riff]
C D G
e|---------|---------|-------------------------|
B|---------|---------|-------------------------|
G|–-5------|--7------|----------10---------10–-|
D|–-5------|--7------|-------------------------|
A|–-3------|--5------|--10(h)12----10(h)12-----|
E|---------|---------|-------------------------|

Finish!

Tabbed by: Lawrence Oh (9/29/2006)
e-mail me if you want some more Dolls' tabs at: modernage13@yahoo.com
Song info
Personality Crisis
New York Dolls
2001
  • Rock
  • Glam
  • Punk
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