Song: Muskrat love
Artist: America
Composer: Willis Alan Ramsey
Album: Hat trick
Tabbed by DJ
25th Feb 2016
Below are the chord shapes I feel work the best,
please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the webpage might
automatically suggest.
F#m = 244222 F#m11 = 044200 or 2x2200
A = x07655 Aadd9 = 577600
E = 022100 Emaj7 * = 066400
Emaj7 = 012200 Dmaj7 = xx0222
^ = Emphasise the beat
At the end of the choruses the sliding progression up
from Dmaj7 to Emaj7 has an D#maj7 in the middle, but it
is only created by the vocal harmonies and the guitar
chord isn't played. If you do want to add it, you could
use these barre chord voicings instead:
Dmaj7 = x57675 D#maj7 = x68786 Emaj7 = 079897
Video of band performance at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXqjjowx6pU
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[Intro]
F#m A
e |---2--------------|---5---------5--4--2---|
B |---2--------------|---5-------------------|
G |---2--------------|---6-------------------|
D |---4----------2---|---7---------7--6--4---|
A |---4-----2-h4-----|---0---4-h7------------|
E |---2--------------|-----------------------|
E Emaj7 Emaj7
e |---0----12(harmonic)-|--0----x---0--0-----|
B |--(0)----------------|--0----x---0--0-----|
G |--(1)----------------|--1----x---1--1-----|
D |---2-----------------|--1----x---1--1-----|
A |--(2)----------------|--2----x---2--2-----|
E |--(0)----------------|--0----x---0--0-----|
[Verse 1]
Emaj7
Muskrat, muskrat, candlelight,
Emaj7
Doing the town, and doing it right,
F#m11 Emaj7
In the evening, it's pretty pleasing,
Emaj7
Muskrat Susie, Muskrat Sam,
Emaj7
Do the jitterbug out in muskrat land,
F#m11 Emaj7
And they shimmy, and Sammy's so skinny!
[Chorus]
Aadd9 Emaj7 * F#m11
And they whirled, and they twirled, and they tangoed,
Aadd9 Emaj7 * F#m11
Singing and jingling their jango,
Aadd9 Emaj7 * F#m11
Floating like the heavens a - bove,
Dmaj7 Dmaj7 Emaj7
It looks like ...muskrat ...love---------------!
^ ^
[Verse 2]
Emaj7
Nibbling on bacon, chewing on cheese,
Emaj7
Sammy says to Susie, 'Honey, hey,...
Emaj7 F#m11
...Would you please ...be my missus?'
Emaj7
And she says, yes, with her kisses,
Emaj7
And now he's tickling her fancy, rubbing her toes,
Emaj7
Muzzle to muzzle, now anything goes,
(Rubbing her toes-----!)
F#m11 Emaj7
As they wriggle, and Sue starts to giggle!
[Chorus]
Aadd9 Emaj7 * F#m11
And they whirled, and they twirled, and they tangoed,
Aadd9 Emaj7 * F#m11
Singing and jingling their jango,
Aadd9 Emaj7 * F#m11
Floating like the heavens a - bove,
Dmaj7 Dmaj7 Emaj7
It looks like ...muskrat ...love---------------!
^ ^
[Coda]
Emaj7
La, da -da, da, da---!
(La, da -da, da, da---!)
Emaj7
La, de, dad'n'de, da--! (La, de, dad'n'de, da---!)
Emaj7
La, da -da, da, da---! Da----------------------!
(La, da -da, da, da----------------------!)
La, na-na, na-na, na-na
F#m11 Emaj7
Ah---! La, da---!
(Ah---! La, da---! La, de, dad'n'da! La, de, dad'n'da!)
Ah---! La, da---! La, de, dad'n'da! La, de, dad'n'da!
Emaj7
(La, de, dad'n'da! La, de, dad'n'da!)
La, de, dad'n'da! La, de, dad'n'da!
Emaj7 Emaj7 *
(La, de, dad'n'da! La, de, dad'n'da!)
La, de, dad'n'da! La, de, dad'n'da!
