Lyrics Copyright A&M Records 1996
- Tuesday Night Music Club
- Sheryl Crow
Run Baby Run
E G#m
She was born in November 1963 - the day that Aldous Huxley died
F#m
And her mama believed that every man could be free
/G# A7
So her mama got high, high, high
/B C7
And her daddy marched on Birmingham singing mighty protest songs
Am7 /G
And he pictured all the places where he knew that she'd belong
F Bb B
But he failed and taught her young the only thing she'd need to carry on
NC
He taught her how to
E C#m G#m B
Run baby run baby run baby run baby run
E C#m G#m B
Run baby run baby run baby run baby run
A7 C7
Past the arms of the familiar and their talk of better days
A7 C7 D B
To the comfort of the strangers, slipping out before they say "so long"
E
Baby loves to run
She counts out all her money in the taxi on the way to meet her plane
And stares hopeful out the window
at the workers fighting through the pouring rain
She's searching through the stations for an unfamiliar song
And she's thinking 'bout all the places where she knows she still belongs
And she smiles the secret smile because she knows exactly how to carry on
So run baby run baby run baby run baby run
Run baby run baby run baby run baby run
From the old familiar faces and their old familiar ways
To the comfort of the strangers, slipping out before they say "so long"
Baby loves to run
(Same chords as first half of verse)
She's searching through the stations for an unfamiliar song
And she pictures all the places where she knows she still belongs
And she smiles the secret smile that shows she knows exactly how to carry on
So run baby run baby run baby run baby run (repeat to fade)
*I think there's actually two electric guitars on the recording, but they're
doing much the same thing as each other. During the verse, they're playing
something along these lines
+ . . + . . + . . + . . + . . + . . + . . + . .
(Stab) (Stab) (Stab) (Stab)
|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------4-----|-------4-----|
|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------4-----|-------4-----|
|-------1-----|-------1-----|-------4-----|-------4-----|
|-2-----------|-2-----------|-6-----------|-6-----------|
|-2-----------|-2-----------|-6-----------|-6-----------|
|-0-----------|-0-----------|-4-----------|-4-----------|
+ . . + . . + . . + . . + . . + . . + . . + . .
(Stab) (Stab)
|-------2-----|-------2-----|-------------|-------------|
|-------2-----|-------2-----|-------2-----|-------2-----|
|-------2-----|-------2-----|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
|-4-----------|-4-----------|---2-------2-|---2-------2-|
|-4-----------|-4-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
|-2-----------|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|
Arpeggiate the rest of the verse chords in this way as well.
The following is played over "Run baby run ..."
+ . . + . . + . . + . . + . . + . . + . . + . .
|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------|
|---9--9---9---------9|-9--9----9---------9|----------------|-------------|
|-9h11-9---9---------9|-11-9----9---------9|-9--9-----9-----|-------------|
|----------------9h11-|-------11------9h11-|-11-9-----9---11|-9-----------|
|---------------------|--------------------|--------11------|-7-----------|
The following is the pick-up into the last chorus
+ . .
---------------|
---------------|
-9-------------|
-9h11p9----9---|
--------11-9---|
---------------|
Everything else just follows the chords.
G /A /B Csus2 G/B A7sus Dsus D
Life springs eternal on a gaudy neon street
Not that I care at all
I spent the best part of my losing streak in an Army Jeep
For what I can't recall
Oh I'm banging on my tv set and I check the odds and I, and I place my bet
I pour a drink and I pull the blinds - I wonder what I'll find
I'm leaving Las Vegas, the lights so bright
Palm sweat blackjack on a Saturday night
Leaving Las Vegas
Leaving for good, for good
I'm leaving for good
I'm leaving for good
Used to be I could drive up to Barstow for the night
Find some crossroad trucker to demonstrate his might
But these days it seems nowhere is far enough away
So I'm leaving Las Vegas today
I'm leaving Las Vegas, oh, the lights so bright
Blackjack on a Saturday night
I'm leaving Las Vegas
I'm leaving for good
I'm leaving for good
Em
For good
I'm standing in the middle of the desert
G G/B
Waiting for my ship to come in
Em
But now no joker, no jack, no king
Csus2 D
Can take this loser hand and make it win
I'm leaving Las Vegas, oh
I'm leaving Las Vegas for good
For good
I quit my job as a dancer at the Lido des Girls
Dealing blackjack until one or two
Such a muddly line between the things you want
And the things you have to do
I'm leaving Las Vegas, the lights so bright
Palm sweat blackjack on a Saturday night
Leaving Las Vegas
I'm leaving for good
I'm leaving for good
Oh, I'm leaving Las Vegas, the lights so bright
Palm sweat blackjack on a Saturday night
I'm leaving Las Vegas
I'm leaving for good
I'm leaving for good
Oh, I'm leaving Las Vegas, the lights so bright on a Saturday night
G Csus2 G Csus2 etc
I'm leaving Las Vegas
And I won't be back, no I won't be back
Not this time
Chords: G - 320033 G/A - x00033 G/B - x20033 Csus2 - x32033
A7sus - x02033 Dsus - xx0033 D - xx0232 Em - 022000
..............
*The bass, acoustic and electric guitars each play repeating parts throughout
the most of this.
There is a two bar drum introduction and then the bass comes in with
+ + + + + + + +
|-----------|-------|-------|---------|
|-----------|-------|-------|---------|
|--------0-2|-3--2--|-------|-5-5-----|
|-3---------|-------|-5-----|-----0-2-|
After twice through that, the acoustic comes in with
+ + + + + + + + +
---------|---------3-3-3-3-|---3---3---|---------3-3---3-|-----3---2---2h3-|
-3-3-3-3-|---------3-3-3-3-|---3---3---|---------3-3---3-|-----3---3---3---|
-0-0-0-0-|-0-------0-0-0-0-|---0---0---|---------0-0---0-|-----0---2-------|
---------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
---------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
---------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
After twice through that the verse starts and the electric comes in with
+ + + + + + + + +
---------|--------------|-----------------|---------|-----------------|
---------|--------------|-----------------|---------|-----------------|
---------|--------------|-----------------|------2-2|---2-------------|
-x-0-----|------x-0-----|-----0-0-----0-0-|---------|---------x-0-----|
---------|----------0-2-|-3-------2-------|-0-------|-----------------|
-----2---|-3------------|-----------------|---------|-------------2---|
(Palm muting throughout)
*For the chorus, the electric plays more - without the palm muting and
possibly uses fuller chords.
The bass line for the bridge section goes like this
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|------------|
|-------|---------|-2-----|---------|-------|---------|-------|------------|
|-------|-------2-|-------|-------2-|-------|---------|-2-----|-2-2--------|
|-0-----|-0-0-3---|-------|-0-0-3---|-3-----|-3-3-5---|-------|-----5p3p5--|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|
|-------|---------|-2-----|---------|-------|---------|-------|---------|
|-------|-------2-|-------|-------2-|-3-----|-----3---|-5--5--|-5-5-----|
|-0-----|-0-0-3---|-------|-0-0-3---|-------|-3-3---3-|-------|-----0-2-|
Play the song (except for the interludes) fingerstyle
Intro/Verse:
e|--2-----0h2-----|----------------|
B|--------------0-|--3-------3---2-|
G|--2---2---------|--------0-------|
D|0---0---------0-|--4---4-------2-|
A|----------------|2---2-------0---|
E|------------3---|----------------|
1st Interlude: (play 2 times)
e|------------------|----------------|
B|--------3-------0-|--3---3-3-3-3-2-|
G|--2-----2-------0-|--2---2-2-2-2-2-|
D|--2h4-----2p0-----|--4---4-4-4-2-2-|
A|------------------|----------------|
E|--------------3---|----------------|
Chorus:("Lie to me..")
e|------0-----------|------0-----------|------------------|------0-----------|
B|----0---0---0---3-|----0---0---0---2-|------0-----0---1-|----0---0---0---2-|
G|--0-------0-----2-|--0-------2-----2-|----0-----0-----0-|--0-------2-----2-|
D|------------------|------------------|--4-----4---------|------------------|
A|------------------|--------------0---|2-------------3---|--------------0---|
E|0-------------2---|3-----------------|------------------|3-----------------|
2nd Interlude:(pedal steel)(play 4 times) (play 3 times)
e|--------15p14-------|-------------------||--2-----0h2-----|
B|--------------15----|15~~~~~------15p14-||--------------0-|
G|15-15------------14-|14h16--14h16-14----||--2---2---------|
D|14-14---------------|-------------------||0---0---------0-|
A|--------------------|-------------------||----------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------||------------3---|
(play 3 1/2 times)
e|----------------|--2-----0h2-----|
B|--3-------3---2-|--------------0-|
G|--------0-------|--2---2---------|
D|--4---4-------2-|0---0---------0-|
A|2---2-------0---|----------------|
E|----------------|------------3---|
3rd Interlude: (play 4 times)
e|--2-2-2-2-2---2-|--2-2-2-2-2---0-|
B|--3-3-3-3-3---3-|--3-3-3-3-3---2-|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-0---|4-4-4-4-4-4-2---|
D|0---------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
(Band in)
|G D |G D |G D |G x x|G D |G D |G D |G D |
G D G D G
Took your car, drove to Texas
D G D Em
Sorry honey, but I suspected we were through
C G etc
And I can't cry anymore
Since I left, been feelin' better cause
That's what you get when you stay together too long
And I can't cry anymore
Em Am
Wouldn't it be good if we could hop a flight to anywhere
Em A
So long to this life
C
So much for pretending, bad luck's never ending
D (stab)
And now I know that..
Money comes in but the fact is there's not enough to pay my taxes
And I can't cry anymore
Well, got a brother - he's got real problems
Heroin - no, there's just no stopping him tonight
And I won't cry anymore
Wouldn't it be good if we could hop a flight to anywhere
So long to this life
So much for pretending, bad luck's never ending
It's never ending
(Same chords as first half of verse)
Well it could be worse: I could've missed my calling
Sometimes it hurts but when you read the writing on the wall
Can't cry anymore
Em Am
Wouldn't it be nice if we could hop a flight to anywhere
Em A
So long to this life
C
So much for pretending, cause bad luck's never ending
And too much time I've been spending
With my heart in my hands waiting for time to come and mend it
D (stab)
I can't cry anymore (x5)
*The following riff is played throughout by two electric rhythm guitars
+ + + +
(stab)
|-----3-----------|
|-----3-----3-3---|
|-----0-----2-2-0-|
|-----------0-0---|
|-----------------|
|-3---------------|
The chord isn't always a G (and a D), so
follow the chords
There is also a lead guitar which plays the following during the chorus
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
|-------------2---|-3-------|-------------2---|-4-------|
|-0-----0-3-------|---------|-0-----0-3-------|---------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|------------------|---------|------------------|---------|
|-----8---8--------|-8-------|-----8---8--------|---------|
|-------7h9p7------7h9-------|-------7h9p7------|-7\\-----|
|-------------10-7-|---------|-------------10-7-|-7\\-----|
|------------------|---------|------------------|---------|
|------------------|---------|------------------|---------|
The solo is...
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-8-----8-8-------|-----8----8---8---|-----------------|-----------------|
7h9-----7-7-------|-----7--7h9---7---|-------8---------|-----7---7-------|
|-----------------|---9---9----------7h9------7h9------|---7h9-7h9-7---7-|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------10--|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---5------5---5---|-4--------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---5----5h7-5h7---|-5--------------|---5------5---5---|
|-7-------------5/|/7-----7----------|----------------|---5----5h7-5h7---|
|-----------------|------------------|--------------5/|/7-----7----------|
And finally, the following is played as an outro over the repeated "I can't
cry anymore" line
+ + + + + + + +
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------| (repeat to fade)
|--------5-5h7-------|------------------|
|---3-/7-------------|---3-/7p5---3-0-3-|
Dm
Pouring in and around the great wellspring of simple feeling
And I need bearings in the face of your cool cool fire
Walking backwards with the pounding of your voice makes my soul tired
And concrete is as concrete doesn't - and voices can drown
G7
Why should I? Why should I? Why should I? Why should I?
Bb7 A7b9 G7
Solidify, make me real
Bb7 A7b9 Dm
So you can see me
I guess you thought I'd hide the sun from my liquid thoughts and make ice
for you
You thought I'd seed my clouds with the rain of your personal dreams
I guess you thought I'd throw confetti at your parade of lofty thoughts
I guess you thought I'd shine good morning in some good morning Jack -
surprise
Why should I? Why should I? Why should I? Why should I?
Solidify, make me real
So you can see me
Pouring in and around the great wellspring of simple feeling
I need bearings in the face of your cool cool fire
Walking backwards with the pounding of your voice makes my soul tired
And concrete is as concrete doesn't - and voices can drown
Why should I? Why should I? Why should I? Why should I?
Solidify, make me real
So you can see me
Chords: Dm - x x x 10 10 10 G7 - xxx767
Bb7 - x x x 10 9 10 A7b9 - xxx688 or xx7688
*There are at least three guitars on the recording here (not counting the
spectacular bass-line). There are two electrics, one on each side, and some
acoustic stuff too. The left electric plays with the chords as shown above
in a suitably funky manner -
+ + + +
|------9/10-10-10-10----10----------10----9/10-|
|------9/10-10-10-10----10----------10----9/10-|
|------9/10-10-10-10----10----------10----9/10-| etc
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
(compression makes this sound well cool)
Meanwhile, the right electric plays this repeatedly -
+ + + + + + + +
|-------15-13-----------------|-------15-13-------------|
|-------------15--------13h15-|-------------15----------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
When you get to the G7 chord , the two electrics keep on with what they're
doing, but an acoustic slide guitar does this -
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|/12----------|/12----------|/12----------|/12----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
*Then an acoustic guitar (I'm not sure whether or not it's the same one -
you could give the part to one or both of the electric guitars since they
drop out here) plays the chords in much the same way as the left guitar was
doing up to now -
+ + + +
|------10---10-10-------10----10-10---10-10----|
|------9----9--9--------9-----9--9----9--9-----|
|------10---10-10-------10----10-10---10-10----| etc
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
When you reach the Dm chord, the electrics go back to what they were doing,
and the acoustic plays
+ + + + + + + +
|-----10--10------------------|-----10--10------------------|
|/10----10--10----------------|/10----10--10----------------|
|-------------7--/10----------|-------------7--/10----------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
|-----10--10------------------|-----10--10------------------|
|/10----10--10----------------|/10----10--10----------------|
|-------------7--/10----9-----|-------------7--/10-9--7-----|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
After the second verse, this becomes
+ + + + + + + +
|-----10--10------------------|-----10--10------------------|
|/10----10--10----------------|/10----10--10----------------|
|-------------7--/10----------|-------------7--/10----------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
|-----10--10----------------------|---------------------------|
|/10----10--10--------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------9--/10--9--10-9---10|----9--10-9--5/////7-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
A Video countdown cyber phallic optics Profligate talk shows scrounging for a topic Rock-a-buy gravy train cradle's gonna rock me 37 million's what Larry Parker got me World War XIV, my first Sony Beatles wrote the Nike song and called it macaroni Billy Jean Burger King, chauvinist pig pen U.S. Army only wants a few straight men Na-na, na-na na-na, na-na na-na na-na Panaflex, Soloflex, Genuflect, Pope What the world needs now is babies, gun and hope Guardian angel dust in the wind cries Mary Wanna be Madonna but the price is too high, very Perfect rhythm Nazis in the pagan rhythm nation Everybody's equal in the glow of radiation Gotta four wheel drive and I park it in the driveway When I get drunk I drive it on the parkway Gotta get a TV set for my car Tonight's the Battle of the Network Stars Na-na, na-na na-na, na-na na-na na-na Na-na, na-na na-na, na-na na-na na-na Sanaflush Bud-Bowl makin' me sick Cause anybody in a helmet looks just like a dick Steely Dan, rather be hammer than a nail The Serbs, the Poles, and the cheque's in the mail Eat, sleep, live, die, @#$%ing record label G Gordon Liddy under the table, table, table Clarence Thomas organ grinder Frank Dileo's dong Maybe if I let him I'd have had a hit song Na-na, na-na na-na, na-na na-na na-na (Repeat to fade)
A G F#m D It's obvious the trouble we're in When your father pulls up in a Mercedes Benz He says he just happened to be in the neighbourhood But before he leaves he slips the landlord the rent You say, "It's just a question of eliminating obstacles" As you throw your dinner out the kitchen door You say, "I know how you try A G F#m G* F#m But, honey, let's eat out tonight" D /E /F# A G F#m No one said it would be easy But no one said it'd be this hard No one said it would be easy No one thought we'd come this far You can't seem to ever fold up a shirt I bring it up and you think I'm a jerk But I think we're here to stay I can't imagine it any other way No one said it would be easy But no one said it'd be this hard No one said it would be easy No one thought we'd come this far F#m G A* Bm Sometimes I wonder who he's picturing Em When he looks at me G F#m When he looks at me and smilesA G F#m D A G F#m G No one said it would be easy No one said it'd be this hard No one said it would be easy No one thought we'd come this far Oh, and look, we've come this far NB The guitars are tuned (low to high) DADGAE (ie drop the B and low E strings down by a whole tone) Chords: A - x02200 G - 555xxx F#m - 444xxx D - 000200 (or 000202) G* - 5x0003 A* - 777xxx Bm - 999xxx Em - 222xxx There are three guitars on the recording - one electric and two acoustics. Throughout the verses, the electric plays: + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + -----0-----|---------|-----------------|---------|-----------0-----| -----------|---------|-----------------|---------|-----------------| -----------|---------|-----------------|---------|-----------------| -7/9---9\7-|---------|-----------------| --------|-------7/9---9\7-| -----------|---------|-----------------|---------|-----------------| -----------|---------|-------4-5---4\\-|-0-------|-----------------| Meanwhile the first acoustic guitar plays + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + (NH) -----0-----|-------------|-------------|-------12----|-------0---0-----| -----------|-------0-----|-0-----------|-------12----|-------0---0-----| -2/4---4-2-|-2-----2-----|-2-----------|-------------|-------------4-2-| -----------|-2-----2-----|-2---4-5--4--|- 0-----------|-0--------------| -----------|-0---0-0---0-|-0---4-5--4--|-0---0-----0-|-0---0-----------| -----------|-------------|-----4-5--4--|-0---0-----0-|-0---0-----------| The second acoustic comes in on the line "He says he just happened .." with + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |-0---0-0---0-|-0-----------|-0---0-0---0-|-0-----0---------| |-0---0-0---0-|-0-----------|-0---0-0---0-|-0-----0---------| |-2---2-2---2-|-2-----------|-2---2-2---2-|-2-----2---------| |-2---2-2---2-|-2---4-5--4--|- 0--0-0---0-|-0-----0---------| |-0---0-0---0-|-0---4-5--4--|-0---0-0---0-|-0-----0---------| |-------------|-----4-5--4--|-0---0-0---0-|-0-----0---------| When going into the chorus, replace the last two bars of each of these figures with: Elec + + + + + + + + |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-5---------------|-------------4\\-| Ac-1 + + + + | + + + + | |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-5-----5-5-----5-|-5-----------4---| |-5-----5-5-----5-|-5-----------4---| |-5-----5-5-----5-|-5-----------4---| Ac-2 + + + + | + + + + | |-3-----3-3-----3-|-3---------------| |-0-----0-0-----0-|-0---------------| |-0-----0-0-----0-|-0---------------| |-0-----0-0-----0-|-0---------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-5-----5-5-----5-|-5---------------| The chorus consists of: Elec + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0---------------|---------2---4---|-7---------------|-------4-5---4\\-| Ac1&2+ + + + | + + + + | + + + + + + + + |-0-----0-0-----0-|-0-----0-0---0---|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-----0-0-----0-|-0-----0-0---0---|-0-----0-0-----0-|-0---------------| |-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----2-2---2---|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2---------------| |-0-----0-0-----0-|-0-----0-0---0---|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2-----4-5---4---| |-0-----0-0-----0-|-0-----0-0---0---|-0-----0-0-----0-|-0-----4-5---4---| |-0-----0-0-----0-|-0-----0-0---0---|-----------------|-------4-5---4---| played 4 times. The bridge ("Sometimes I wonder...") consists of: Elec + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------------|-----------0-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------7/9---9\7-|-----------------|-------7/9---9\7-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Ac1&2+ + + + | + + + + | + + + + + + + + |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-4-----4-4---4---|-5-----5-5---5---|-7-----7-7---7---|-9-----9-9---9---| |-4-----4-4---4---|-5-----5-5---5---|-7-----7-7---7---|-9-----9-9---9---| |-4-----4-4---4---|-5-----5-5---5---|-7-----7-7---7---|-9-----9-9---9---| Elec + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------7/9---9\7-|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Ac1&2+ + + + | + + + + | + + + + + + + + |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2/4---4-2-| |-2-----2-2---2---|-2-----2-2---2---|-5-----5-5---5---|-5----(Ac1 only)-| |-2-----2-2---2---|-2-----2-2---2---|-5-----5-5---5---|-5---------------| |-2-----2-2---2---|-2-----2-2---2---|-5-----5-5---5---|-5---------------| The solo is: (the backing is the same as a verse) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |---------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |---------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |---------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-2-------|--------/4-------2p0-|-2/4-------------|---------4-----5---7-| |--------0|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |---------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------| + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |---------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |---------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------| |---------|---------------------|-0-------------------|-----------------| |-7----2--|-----2--/4-------2p0-|---------------------|-----------------| |--0------|---0---0-------------|-------0h2-----------|-----------------| |---------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------4\\-|
|Am | |D | |F | |G | | x2
Am D
I'm so glad you're awake; that you're not like the others
F G
Cause they're so straight-laced and no fun
Gosh that's nice, that lingerie
Makes me feel like .. oh, I don't know
Am D/A Am
You're a very pretty thing - you remind me of someone
D/A
You must have heard some awful nasty things about me, but
F Am
What I can do for you there's no one else on God's green earth can do
F Am
What I can do for you there's no one else on God's green earth can do
D Em F
Just ask anybody, they'll tell you that it's true
G Em C G/B Am
There's no one else on earth can do the things that I can do for you
(For you, for you) x8
You're never gonna make it all by yourself
You're gonna need a friend, you're gonna need my help
I have so much to offer if you just be nice
If you do what I say and don't make me say it twice
Am D/A
Do you mind if I just rub my hand up, thus
Am D/A
Come on just my hand, come on just my hand.
Am D/A
You got to understand: I'm gonna be your man
Am D/A
I'm gonna be your man, you're gonna need me (I'm gonna be your man)
Am D/A
I'm gonna make you understand, yeah (I'm gonna be your man...)
Am D/A
I'm gonna be your man, gonna be, I'm gonna be your man (I'm gonna be ..)
What I can do for you there's no one else on God's green earth can do
What I can do for you there's no one else on God's green earth can do
Just ask anybody, they'll tell you that it's true
There's no one else on earth can do the things that I can do for you
(For you, for you) x lots
(There's no else on earth can do those things
that I can do, that I can do for you)
*There is one guitar on the recording (probably a telecaster with a bit of
slapback echo for extra coolness) which comes in on the line "You're a very
pretty thing.."
(Hold bend)
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------------|
|-8-------|---------|---------|---------------------------------|
|-7b9-----|-9b11----|-7b9-----|-9-r-7---5---7b9r7p5-------------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------------------7---7---\\\-|
|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------------|
|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------------|
Follow the chords until you get to "Just ask anybody":
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|----3------------|-------1---------|----1------------|-----1-3-|
|-------2---------|----0------------|-------2---------|-0-------|
|-0---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|-0-2-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
+ + + + + + + +
|---------------------------8-----|----------10b12---------r10p8----|
|-------------8h10------------10--|-----------------------------10--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----(0)--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
|-----------8---------------------|---------------------------------|
|-10----------10------------------|-x---12\---8---------8-----------|
|---------------------------------|-x---12\---7----/9-------9\7p5---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------7-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------8-------8-----------|-10--10--10------------------10\\|
|-------------7b9---------9r7p5---|9b11-b11-b11r9p7-7------/11------|
|---------------------------------|----------------9----------------|
|----(0)--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
+ + + + + + + +
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------8---------10------8\\-----|
|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------|
|-----5-----4-----2-----0---------|/9-------------------------------|
|-----5-----5-----3-----3---------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb6
Hit it!
A Bb6
This ain't no disco
A Bb6
It ain't no country club either
A
This is LA!
E
"All I wanna do is have a little fun before I die,"
C D
says the man next to me out of nowhere
It's apropos of nothing, he says his name is William,
but I'm sure he's Bill or Billy or Mac or Buddy
And he's plain ugly to me and I wonder if he's
ever had a day of fun in his whole life
We are drinking beer at noon on Tuesday
in a bar that faces a giant car wash
The good people of the world are washing their cars on their lunch break
hosing and scrubbin as best they can in skirts in suits
A Bb6
They drive their shiny Datsuns and Buicks
A Bb6
Back to the phone company, the record store, too
A
Well they're nothing like Billy and me, cause
E C7 D
All I wanna do is have some fun, I got a feeling I'm not the only one
E C7 D
All I wanna do is have some fun, I got a feeling I'm not the only one
E C7 B7
All I wanna do is have some fun, until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Blvd
I like a good beer buzz early in the morning
And Billy likes to peel the labels from his bottles of Bud
He shreds them on the bar then he lights every match in an oversized pack
letting each one burn down to his
thick fingers before blowing and cursing them out
and he's watching the bottles of Bud as they spin on the floor
And a happy couple enters the bar
Dangerously close to one another
The bartender looks up from his want ads
All I wanna do is have some fun, I got a feeling I'm not the only one
All I wanna do is have some fun, I got a feeling I'm not the only one
All I wanna do is have some fun, until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Blvd
(Same chords as verse)
Otherwise the bar is ours,
The day and the night and the car wash too
The matches and the Buds and the clean and dirty cars
The sun and the moon, but
All I wanna do is have some fun, I got a feeling I'm not the only one
All I wanna do is have some fun, I got a feeling I'm not the only one
All I wanna do is have some fun, I got a feeling the party's just begun
All I wanna do is have some fun, I won't tell you that you're the only one
E C7 D E
All I wanna do is have some fun, until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Blvd
C B7 E
Until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Blvd
E C7 D E C7 D E C7 B7 E (E7)
Chords: Bb6-6x8786 A-577655 E-022100 C-x32010 D-xx0232 C7-x32310
*There are two guitars on the recording - one is an acoustic which strums the
chords as shown above (although outside the chorus all you can hear is
its picking noise) and the other is an electric which plays the funky intro
with wah-wah:
+ + + + + + + +
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-9/10--10----9/10--10----9/10--10|-----9/10--10----11--11--11h13p11--| x2
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
followed by
+ + + + + + + +
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-9/10--10----9/10--10----9/10--10|-----9/10--------10----------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
The following is the solo, the first four bars of which are also played twice
over the line "We are drinking beer on Tuesday.." and once over the line
"thick fingers before..".
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----------0-----|---0----0h2--0---|---------------------|-----------------|
|-------0-2-----0-|-2-----2---------|----------------0-h2-|-0-------2-------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-3-------3-3-3-------|-------3-----3\--|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------8p7-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7\--|
|-----------0-----|---0----0h2--0---|-5-----5-5--7-/9-|-7---------------|
|-------0-2-----0-|-2-----2---------|--------5--------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Finally, right at the very end of the song, strum the following E7 chord
backwards (ie from high to low)
|-12---\\-
|-12---\\-
|-13---\\-
|-12---\\-
|-14---\\-
|-12---\\-
E7 Am E7 Am
Downstairs they're playing Kenton, the house set to swing
E7+9 E7-9 Am E7* Am11
I lay in my bed and listen to everything
E7-9 E7 Am E7-9 E7 Am
Cause Leo's in rare form tonight, his trombone sings so sweet
E7+9 E7-9 Am A
This is the room where they all come to meet
Dm A/C# C G/B
He said "I do what I can, I live for the moment
Bb9-5 E' A *NB-see below*
and that's who I am, yeah that's who I am"
Dm A/C# C G/B
And isn't it good if we could freeze moments in time
Bb9-5 E' Am
We all would, but I do what I can, I do what I can
E7 E7-9 Am E7 E7+9 E7-9 Am
Downstairs he's playing Kenton, the Magnavox sighs
E7 Am E7 Am
But oh how the music has changed in all of our lives
E7 Am E7-9 E7 Am6
He says "nobody listens to modern jazz
E7+9 E7-9 Am A
and I'll never have what those guys have"
He says "I do what I can, I work for a living
and that's who I am, yeah that's who I am"
And it's good to be alive, but everything's different
Since Leo died, I do what I can
E7-9 E7 Asus4 Am E7 Asus4 Am
Dm Asus4 Am
Is this the end of the modern world
E7 Asus4 Am
What could it mean for a young girl
E7-9 E7 Asus4 Am
Who sees the pain on his face?
E7 Am
He does what he can
Dm Asus4 Am
The procession on the TV screen
E7 Asus4 Am
What could it possibly mean
Dm Asus4 Am
For a man who's come this far
E7 Asus4 Am
just to turn around
Dm Asus4 Am } these two lines are
Could there still be life in Kenton's swing }-played in 4/4 time
E7 Asus4 Am } rather than 6/8
With the Kennedys gone and everything }
Dsus4 Dm Cadd9 C
Those sad rows of houses with their optimistic colours
Dsus4 Dm Cadd9 C
Democrat grandparents and draft dodging brothers
Bbadd9 Bb E7sus4 E7
Riots down the street and discontented mothers
Am E7* Am E7+9 E7-9 Am
We do what we can
E7 Am E7 E7+9 E7-9 Am
Downstairs it's quiet - less alive, somehow
E7 Am A
Somehow he was everything that I am now
And he says "I do what I can, I work for a living
And that's who I am, and that's who I am"
But it's good to be alive, and these are the choices
We make to survive - you do what you can
*Note that I have just called all the weird Am chords "Am", so they can be
played as Am-002210, 577555, or 007555; Asus2-002200; A7sus2-002000,
Amadd9-577500 or 007500; or Am7add9-575555 or 005500. I have, however, noted
a couple of especially weird ones - Am11-00543x and Am6 002212.
The E type chords are E7-020130, 020100(E'), 076750 or 076707(E*);
E7+9-07678x; and E7-9 - 07676x.
The chords for the chorus are Dm-xx0231 or x57765; A/C#-x42225 or x42255;
C-x32010; Bb9-5 (my favourite!)-010110; then E7' and Am as shown above.
There is a chord progression in the first two choruses (but not the last)
at the point marked with asterisks - goodness knows what the chords should
be called: A-x07655, ?-x07676, ?-x07565, ?-x05433.
The chords for the bridge ("Is this the end of..") go along these lines
|-------|-------|-------|-0--0--|-------|-------|-4-----|-5--5--|
|-6-----|-5--5--|-3--0--|-3--1--|-6-----|-5--5--|-3-----|-5--5--|
|-7--7--|-7--5--|-1--1--|-2--2--|-7--7--|-7--5--|-4--4--|-7--5--|
|-6--6--|-7--7--|-0--0--|-2--2--|-7--7--|-7--7--|-2--2--|-7--7--|
|-7--7--|-7--7--|-2--2--|-0--0--|-5--5--|-7--7--|-2--2--|-7--7--|
|-0--0--|-5--5--|-0--0--|-------|-------|-5--5--|-0--0--|-5--5--|
|-------|-------|-4-----|-5--5--|
|-6-----|-5--5--|-3-----|-5--5--|
|-7--7--|-7--5--|-4--4--|-7--5--| etc
|-6--6--|-7--7--|-2--2--|-7--7--|
|-7--7--|-7--7--|-2--2--|-7--7--|
|-0--0--|-5--5--|-0--0--|-5--5--|
*The chords for the line "Those sad rows of houses.." onwards are:
Dsus4-xx0233, Dm-xx0231, Cadd9-x32030, C-x32010, Bbadd9-688768, Bb-688766
E7sus4-022435, E7-022434.
E A
Come to me now, and lay your hands over me
E C#m B
Even if it's a lie say it will be alright
A
And I shall believe
E A
I'm broken in two, and I know you're on to me
E C#m B
That I only come home when I'm so all alone
A E
But I do believe
C#m B A
That not everything is gonna be the way you think it ought to be
C#m B A
It seems like every time I try to make it right it all comes down on me
C#m B F# A
Please say honestly you won't give up on me
E A E A
And I shall believe, and I shall believe
Open the door and show me your face tonight
I know it's true, no one heals me like you
And you hold the key
Never again would I turn away from you
I'm so heavy tonight, but your love is alright
And I do believe
That not everything is gonna be the way you think it ought to be
It seems like every time I try to make it right it all comes down on me
Please say honestly you won't give up on me
And I shall believe, I shall believe
And I shall believe
(Same chords as chorus)
That not everything is gonna be the way you think it ought to be
It seems like every time I try to make it right it all comes down on me
Please say honestly you won't give up on me
And I shall believe, I shall believe
I shall believe, I shall believe
I shall believe, and I shall believe
C#m B A (hold)
Please say honestly you won't give up on me...
And I shall believe. (x15)
*Another song that demonstrates the power of underplaying.
One acoustic guitar does this -
+ + + + + +
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------| (repeat ad infinitum)
|-4---4-2-----|-4---4-2-----|
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|
throughout. One electric with its tone control turned down does this -
(-------------Intro-------------)
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-2-----|
|-2-----|-2-----|-2-----|-------|-2-----|-2-----|-2-----|-2-----|-0-----|
|-0-----|-0-----|-0-----|-------|-0-----|-0-----|-0-----|-0-----|-------|
(etc) throughout with plam muting - follow the chords, obviously. The only
variation in this is on the F# chord in the chorus -
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-2-----|-------|
|-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-|-0-----|-------|
|-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-|-------|-------|
*There is also another part which I think is a guitar, but a pretty strange
sounding one. I suspect that it must be using a volume pedal or else some
kind of sustaining device like an E-bow, a Fernandes sustainer pickup or
good old fashioned compression. It comes in on the second half of the first verse and goes
something like this -
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|/9-----|-----9-|-8-----|-------|-6----6|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-7-----|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
The first half of the second verse goes like this -
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-9-----|-------|-------|-------|-------|-----7-|-6-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-7-----|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
The first chorus and link into the third verse go like this -
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------7|
|h9-----|p8-----|-6-----|------8|h9-----|p8-----|-6-----|------8|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|h9-----|p7-----|-------|-------|-------|------7|
|h9-----|p8-----|-6-----|-------|/9-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-8-----|-------|/11----|------9|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|h9-----|-------|\5-----|------7|h9-----|-------|\5-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|\7-----|------9|-------|-------|\7-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
The solo goes like this -
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|h9-----|p8-----|p6-----|---6/8-|h9-----|p8-----|p6-----|---6/8-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|---7/9-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------7|
|-9-----|p8-----|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-9-----|-------|-8-----|-------|/11----|------9|
|-------|-------|-9-----|-------|/12----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
Finally, note that any of the guitars can simulate the hammond organ intro
by doing this -
(NH - natural harmonics)
|--------
|-12-----
|--------
|--------
|-7------
|--------
A Change Would Do You Good
A Change
Intro: F5 D#5 C5 ...
verse 1:
F5 D#5 C
Ten years living in a pap-er-bag
F5 D#5 C
Feedback baby, he's a flipped out cat
F5 D#5 C
He's a platinum canary, drinkin' falstaff beer
F5 D#5 C
Mercedes rule, and a rented lear
Bb
Botton feeder insincere
F
Prophet lo-fi pioneer
Gm
Sell the house and go to school
Bb
Get a young girlfriend, daddy's jewel
Chorus:
F5 D#5 C
A change
F5 D#5 C
would do you good
F5 D#5 C
A change
F5 D#5 C
would do you good
Verse 2:(same as before)
God's little gift is on the rag
Poster girl posing in a fashion mag
Canine, feline, Jekyll and Hyde
Wear your fake fur on the in-side
Queen of south beach, aging blues
Dinner's at six, wear your cement shoes
I thought you were singing your heart out to me
Your lips were syncing and now I see
Chorus:(same as before)
A change
would do you good
A change
would do you good
Verse 3:(same as before)
Chasing dragons with plastic swords
Jack off Jimmy, everybody wants more
Scully and angel on the kitchen floor
And I'm calling Buddy on the ouija board
I've been thinking 'bout catching a train
Leave my phone machine by the radar range
Hello it's me, I'm not at home
If you'd like to reach me, leave me alone
Last Chorus:
F5 D#5 C
A change
F5 D#5 C
would do you good
F5 D#5 C
A change
F5 D#5 C
would do you good
Gm
Hello, it's me, I'm not at home
Bb
If you'd like to reach me, leave me alone
F5 D#5 C
A change
F5 D#5 C
would do you good
F5 D#5 C
A change
F5 D#5 C
would do you good (repeat and fade)
Home
Intro:
G
|----3--3--3--3--3-|
|----3--3--3--3--3-|
|----0--0--0--0--0-| repeat
|----0--2--3--3--0-|
|----2-------------|
|--3---------------|
Verse 1:
G
I woke up this morning
Dm
Now I understand
F
What it means to give your life
C
To just one man
G
Afraid of feeling nothing
Dm
No bees or butterflies
F
My head is full of voices
C
And my house is full of lies
Chorus:
G Dm F C
This is home, home
G Dm F C
And this is home, home
G
This is home
Verse 2: (same as before)
I found your standing there
When I was seventeen
Now I'm thrity-two
And I can't remember what I'd seen in you
I made a promise
Said it everyday
Now I'm reading romance novels
And I'm dreaming of yesterday
Chorus:(same as before)
Bridge:
F C
I'd like to see the Riviera
Am G
And slowdance underneath the stars
C F
I'd like to watch the sun come up
Am
In a stranger's arms
Chorus:(instrumental)-there is a solo part in here but I haven't
figured it out yet. I'll keep you posted with whatever I come up with.
If you have any parts figured out please let me know.
Verse 3:(same as before)
I'm going crazy
A little at a time
And everything I wanted
Is now driving me away
I woke this morning
To the sound of beating hearts
Mine is full of questions
And it's tearing yours apart (repeat last line a few times)
Outro: (this outro is also the piece that is played between verses)
G
|----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
|----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
|----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|----0--0--0--2--3--3--0--0--| repeat
|----2--2--2--0--0--0--------|
|--3----0--0--0--0--0--------|
Intro - G Gsus4 G Gsus4 X2
G Gsus4
I've been long, along way from here
G Gsus4
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes,
G C
And drank 'til I was thirsty again
G Gsus4
We went searching through thrift store jungles
G Gsus4
Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo
G C
And Benny Goodman's corset and pen
D
Well, o.k. I made this up
C D
I promised you I'd never give up
[Chorus]
N.C Am
If it makes you happy
C G D
It can't be that bad
Am
If it makes you happy
C G
Then why the hell are you so sad
G Gsus4 G Gsus4
You get down, real low down
You listen to coltrane, derail your own train
Well who hasn't been there before?
I come round, around the hard way
Bring you comics in bed,
Scrape the mold off the bread,
And serve you french toast again
Well, o.k. I still get stoned
I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home
Chorus X 2
(ending with:)
C Em
then why the hell are you so sad
[solo] - i will tab this over Xmas - email me if you want it.
We've been far, far away from here
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos,
And everywhere in between
Well, o.k. we get along
So what if right now everything's wrong?
Chorus
Redemption Day
CAPO 6
Intro:
Em over and over removing finger from the D string every 3rd beat.
End the pattern with...
C Em C Em G Em
|------------------------------
|------------------------------
|------------------------------
|------------------------------
|--3--2---3--2---3---0---------
|------------------------------
Verse 1:
Em
I've wept for those who suffer long
But how I weep for those who've gone
Into rooms of grief and questioned wrong
A G Em
But keep on killing
It's in the soul to feel such things
But weak to watch without speaking
Oh what mercy sadness brings
A G Em
If God be willing
Chorus:
G
There is a train that's heading straight
Em C G
To heaven's gate, to heaven's gate
And on the way, child and man,
Em C A
And woman wait, watch and wait
Em (intro riff)C Em C Em G Em
For redemption day
Verse 2:(same as before)
Fire rages in the streets
And swallows everything it meets
It's just an image often seen
On television
Come leaders, come you men of great
Let us hear you pontificate
Your many virtues laid to waste
And we aren't listening
Bridge:
Em
What do you have for us today
Throw us a bone but save the plate
On why we waited til so late
Was there no oil to excavate
No riches in trade for the fate
Of every person who died in hate
Throw us a bone, you men of great
Chorus(same as before)
It's buried in the countryside
It's exploding in the shells at night
It's everywhere a baby cries
Freedom...
Hard To Make A Stand
CAPO 3
INTRO: A E D A E - 2X
Verse 1:
A E
Old James Dean Monroe
D A E
Hands out flowers at the shop-n-go
A E D A E
Hopes for money but all he gets is fear
A E
And the wind blows up his coat
D A E
And this he scribbles on a perfume note
A E D A E
"If I'm not here, then you're not here"
And he says,
A E D A
"Call me miscreation,
D A D E
I'm a walking celebration"
Chorus:
A E D A E
And it's hard to make a stand
A E D A E
Yeah, it's hard to make a stand
A E D A E
I think it's hard to make a stand
A E D A E
Oh, it's hard to make a stand
Verse 2:
A E
My friend, o lawdy
D A E
Went to take care of her own body
A E D A E
But she got shot down in the road
A E
She looked up before she went
D A E
Said, "this isn't really what I meant"
A E D A E
And the daily news said, "two with one stone"
And I say,
A E D A
"Hey, there, miscreation,
D A D E
Bring a flower, time is wasting"
Chorus:
A E D A E
And it's hard to make a stand
A E D A E
Oh, it's hard to make a stand
A E D A E
Oh, it's hard to make a stand
A E D A E
I think it's hard to make a stand
Yes it is
Bridge:
F#m D Bm E
Verse 3:
A E
We got loud guitars and quite suspicions
D A E
Big, big guns and small ambitions
A E D A E
And we still argue over who is God
And I say,
A E D E
"Hey there, miscreation
D A D E
We all need a revelation"
I say,
A E D E
"Hey there, miscreation
D A E
We all need a celebration"
Last Verse:
A E D A E
Yeah , it's hard to make a stand
A E D A E
Oh, it's hard to make a stand
A E D A E
Yeah , it's hard to make a stand
A E D A E
I think it's hard to make a stand
A E D A E
Oh, and it's hard to make a stand
A E D A E
I think it's hard to make a stand
A E D A E
I think it's hard to make a stand
.........
Everyday Is A Winding Road
This is the way the song goes.
When Sheryl plays it her guitar is tuned down and so instead of playing
the Db she plays a D. If you'd want to play that version instead, lower
all the notes by one semi-tone, or if you can't, e-mail me.
The first thing you hear in this song, is a little funky sound,
and then the drums kick in.
If you want to play that sound it goes like this:
E--0--7---
B-----9---
G-----9---
D--------
A--------
E--------
(Hit those strings and bend them slightly)
Intro:
First Guitar: Db B Gb...
Second Guitar: Sliding sound played over first guitar:
Db B Gb Db B Gb
E------------------------9/11--9/11--9-----------------------4/6--4/6--4--|
B------------------------9/11--9/11--9-----------------------4/6--4/6--4--|
G------------------------9/11--9/11--9-----------------------4/6--4/6--4--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
Db B Gb
I hitched a ride with a vending machine repair man
Db B Gb
He says he's been down this road more than twice
Db B Gb
He was high on intellectualism
Db B Gb
I've never been there but the brochure looks nice
Bridge:
Abm Db B
Jump in, let's go
Abm Db B
Lay back, enjoy the show
Abm Db B
Everybody gets high, everybody gets low,
Abm B
These are the days when anything goes
Chorus:
Db E Gb
Everyday is a winding road
Db E Gb
I get a little bit closer
Db E Gb
Everyday is a faded sign
Db E Gb Db (same as the intro :1x)
I get a little bit closer to feeling fine
In the chorus, there is a little riff in the background, it may be played
by a keyboard or a guitar, It sounds like a guitar. It goes like this:
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G------------11---------------|
D--8--9--8-----8--------------|
A------------------11---------|
E-----------------------------|
Verse 2:
(during the 2nd and 3rd verses remember that the second guitar comes
in playing the sliding parts like in the intro)
Db B Gb
He's got a daughter he calls Easter
Db B Gb
She was born on a Tuesday night
Db B Gb
I'm just wondering why I feel so all alone
Db B Gb
Why I'm a stranger in my own life
(Bridge)
The chorus is the same as before just that it is repeated, and when you get
to the end where she says, "feelin' fine...", just hold the last Db 'til it
fades. Then you go into the solo:
E---------------------------------------------------|
G--4/6-4/6-4----9/11-11--x-9/11-11-11---------------|
B--4/6-4/6-4----9/11-11--x-9/11-11-11---------------| x4
D--4/6-4/6-4----9/11-11--x-9/11-11-11---------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
(Feel free to be yourself with this solo, it is usually played with a
slide(bottleneck), but if you don't have one you can still do it - use your
fingers! Bend the strings, add wah-wah, add distortion, the weirder you
play it the more it will sound like the song. When you finish
the "9/11" part slide your hands up the guitar before you go back to
repeat the bar, it sounds good. Be creative.
Verse 3:
(this verse starts off with no guitar and then both guitars fade in around
the 3rd line. Chords are the same as before.)
I've been living in a sea of anarchy
I've been living on coffee and nicotine
I've been wondering if all the thing I've seen
Were ever real, were ever really happening
(Last chorus is the same as the others)
Oh Marie
CAPO 1
INTRO: G - 4X
G F# C Em
Here she comes, she's all dressed up in daisies
G F# C Em
Half the time you'd swear that she is crazy
Am
Flowered drinks and a low-cut dress
B
That's the way I know her best
Am
She says she's lonely, how could she be?
B
Every night she's got company
Chorus:
C Em
Oh, Marie
D C Bm Am
I sure hope you're happy
C Em
Oh, Marie
D C Bm Am
What about me, Marie
G F# C Em
She likes tye way she looks in her camaro
G F# C Em
She likes lingerie but he prefers the sombrero
Am
She's so famous on the block
B
She stumbles home around four o'clock
Am
She claims the guys are hard to please
B
She wears teen perfume behind her knees
Chorus
Solo: Am Em C G Am Em C D C Bm Am
G F# C Em
All day long she fills me up with dogma
G F# C Em
She's all magazines and benzedrine and vodka
Am
There was one man she truly loved
B
He took everything but her bear-skin rug
Am
And now and then it's clear to me
B
That need is love and love is need
Chorus
C Em
Oh, Marie
D C Bm Am
What are you looking for
C Em
Oh, Marie
D C Bm Am
Allways an open door
D C Bm Am G
What are you looking for
..........
Tab explanation:
/ = Slide
h = Hammer-on
p = Pull-off
^ or b = Bend
r = Relase bend back to fret indicated