CENTERFOLD
                      by the J. Geils Band
          Transcribed by Dan Amrich (DanAmrich@aol.com)

     An 80's classic, and it's real easy.  All you need are three
chords and that infectious riff and you've got a guaranteed crowd
pleaser.

The riff:

E ------10------------------------------------------------------
B --/12-----12-10---------------------------10--------10--------
G ----------------12-12----12-9-12-12--9-12----12-12------------
D --------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------


E ------10------------------------------------------------------
B ---12-----12-10---------------------------10------------------
G ----------------12-12----12-9-12-12--9-12----12-12------------
D --------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------

During the verses, part of the riff is played an octave lower:


E --------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------
G -------7----------------OR------7-----------------------------
D ----/9---9--7--5--5----------/9---9--7------------------------
A ----------------------------------------10--10----------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------

There are other places to play it on the neck too; do what's most
comfortable.

The chords are a simple G, F, C through most of the song:

    G       (MUTE)   F          C          F         C
E ------------------------------------------------------------
B --12--12--X-X-X-X--10-10-----------------10-----------------
G --12--12--X-X-X-X--10-10------9---9------10--------9--------
D --12--12--X-X-X-X--10-10------10--10-----10--------10-------
A --10--10--X-X-X-X--8--8----0--10--10-----8---------10-------
E ------------------------------8---8----------------8--------
 My blood runs cold        MY   memory has just been sold

If that proves too daunting (or you have a second guitarist) then
play it as open chords.  This particular voicing is what I
believe Mr. Geils (yes, he exists and was the guitarist) to be
playing on the recording.  

The pre-chorus:

     Em                                  Am          G   D
E ---0-----------------------------------0-----------3---2-------
B ---0-----------------------------------1-----------0---3-------
G ---0-----------------------------------2-----------0---2-------
D ---2-----------------------------------2-----------0---0-------
A ---2-----------------------------------0-----------2-----------
E ---0-----------------------------------0-----------3-----------

   A part of me has just been ripped the pages of my mind are
                                                         stripped


And that's pretty much all you need to know.  No solo, and the
rest is easy if you try it with the song, even that little low
riff after the false ending.  Towards the fade out, Peter Wolf
sings a harmony to the main riff on "Na-na", which you can play
on guitar if you choose:

E /12-10-10-12-10-10--10-10-8-8----8-10-8-8-10--and-repeat------
B ------------------------------10------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------
D --------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------


The lyrics:

     V1
Does she walk, does she talk, does she come complete?
My homeroom, homeroom angel always pulled me from my seat
She was pure like snowflake, noone could ever stain
The memory of my angel could never cause me pain

Years go by I'm lookin' through a girlie magazine
And there's my homeroom angel on the pages inbetween!

     REF
My blood runs cold
My memory has just been sold
My angel is the centerfold, angel is the centerfold
My blood runs cold
My memory has just been sold
(Riff)
Angel is the centerfold

     V2
Slip me notes under the desk, while I was thinkin' about her
     dress
I was shy I turned away before she caught my eye
I was shakin' in my shoes whenever she flashed those baby blues
Something had a hold on me when angel passed close by
Those soft fuzzy sweaters, too magical to touch
To see her in that negligee is really just too much!

     REF

Na na's (4 TIMES)

     V3
Hey, now listen
It's OK, I understand, this ain't no never never land
I hope that when this issue's gone I'll see you when your
     clothes are on
Take your car, yes we will, take your car and drive it
Take it to a motel room and take 'em off in private

A part of me has just been ripped, the pages of my mind are
     stripped
Oh no, I can't deny it - oh yeah, I guess I gotta buy it

     REF

Na na's (once, false ending)

Ad lib ending lyrics (refrain)

Dan                        
DanAmrich@aol.com