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True To Life - Roxy Music
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Roxy Music
True To Life (1982)
(Bryan Ferry)
From: "Avalon"
The original key is C. But with capo 3rd fret, some shapes suggest
themselves that sound great and are easy to play. For the original
key, transpose this tab +3 steps.
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
A x-0-2-2-2-x
Dmaj7 x-x-0-2-2-2
C#m x-4-6-6-5-0
Esus4/B x-2-2-2-0-0
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Capo 3rd fret
INTRO
| A | % | % | % |
| A | % | % | % |
| Dmaj7 | % | C#m | % | Esus4/B | % | A | % |
VERSE
Dmaj
So it gets to seven
Dmaj7
And I think of nothing
C#m
But living in darkness
Esus4/B
And the diamond lady
Esus4/B
Well she's not telling
A
I don't even know her name
VERSE
Dmaj7
It's amazing
Dmaj7
Times have changed
C#m
In days of old
Esus4/B Esus4/B
Imagination'd leave you standing
A
Out in the cold
VERSE
Dmaj7
Dancing city
Dmaj7
Now you're talking
C#m
But where's your soul
Esus4/B
You've a thousand faces
A
I'll never know
CHORUS
| Dmaj7 | % | % | % |
| C#m | % | % | % |
(True to life)
| Dmaj7 | % | % | % |
| C#m | % | % | % |
(True to life)
| Dmaj7 | % | % | % |
| C#m | % | % | % |
INTERLUDE
| Esus4/D | % | A | % |
VERSE
Dmaj7
There are complications
Dmaj7
And compensations
C#m
If you know the game
Esus4/B Esus4/B
Agitated in Xenon nightly
A
I'll take you home again
VERSE
Dmaj7
Travel way downtown
Dmaj7
In search of nothing
C#m
But the sky at night
Esus4/B
And the diamond lady
Esus4/B
Well she's not talking
A
But that's alright
INTERLUDE
| Dmaj7 | % | C#m | % | Esus4/B | % | A | % |
CHORUS
| Dmaj7 | % | % | % |
| C#m | % | % | % |
(True to life)
| Dmaj7 | % | % | % |
| C#m | % | % | % |
(True to life)
| Dmaj7 | % | % | % |
| C#m | % | % | % |
(True to life)
| Dmaj7 | % | % | % |
| C#m | % | % | % |
INTERLUDE
| Esus4/D | % | A | % |
VERSE
Dmaj7
So I turn the pages
Dmaj7
And tell the story
C#m
From town to town
Esus4/B
People tell me
Esus4/B
Be determined
A
Poor country boy
VERSE
Dmaj7
Too much luck
Dmaj7
Means too much trouble
C#m
Much time alone
Esus4/B
But arm in arm
Esus4/B
With my seaside diamond
A
I'll soon be home
OUTRO
| Dmaj7 | % | C#m | % | Esus4/B | % | A | % |
(repeat and fade)
