This TAB transcription was created using TAB MASTER version 1.0
Marblehead Johnston - by The Bluetones
Tabbed by Frederic Maquet (f.maquet@ic.ac.uk)
Thanks to Stephen Williams for certain chords!
This is the best song by the Bluetones. Love the video with the fat suits.
It probably didn't go down in the states very well though...!
As you might have noticed this is a repost. I've been meaning
do redo this one for a long time.
Intro:
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Em Groovy riff
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Progression
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Verse 1:
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Em7add9 Asus2
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Toniiiihihihihight the geese are flying
C C7 B7 B7
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Tonight you...my patience...a debt
Verse 1:
Em7add9 Asus2
Tonight I'm wound tighter than a watchspring
C B7 Em riff
Tonight you owe my patience quite a debt
Em7add9 Asus2
Toniiiiiihihihight we're not gonna solve anything
C B7 Em riff
I might say something that we both regret
Chorus:
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Dsus2 D7
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And now, the pressure's on the
C C/B C/A C/G
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heat iiiis riii - sing
(With "twiddles")
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The time has come to stop a- po - lo - gi - sing
C C(maj7)
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'coz when the go clear the threat of rain is always here with
skies
(play intro)
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you....
Verse 2: (Same chords as verse 1)
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Tonight the geese are flying
And everything you say is a call to arms
Tonight there's something in the air
Don't come too close and you'll come to no harm
Chorus 2: (same as chorus 1)
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Dsus2(1 strum) D7 C C/B C/A C/G
And now the pressure's on the heat is ri sing
G Asussy stuff (see tab)
The time has come to stop apologising
C
And when the skies go clear
B7 Em riff solo (see below)
The threat of rain is always here with you...
Solo:
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Em Asus2
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with you.... with you....
C B7 Em (distortion kicks in)
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with some kind of wahwah...
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Chorus 3:
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Dsus2(1 strum) D7 C C/B C/A C/G
And now the pressure's on the heat is ri sing
G Asussy stuff (see tab)
The time has come to stop apologising
C twiddles B7
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With all that's gone before, motives... so pure
my never felt
C
With all thats gone before
B7
My motive's never felt so pure
G D Dsu4 D
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And now my heart.... 18 carat... regrets
G
And now my heart's beset
D
With 18 carat gold regrets
C (single strum)
And when the skies go clear
B7
The threat of rain is always here with you
Ending:
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