x ------------------------------------------------------- THE BEATLES - WHY DON'T WE DO IT IN THE ROAD (Lennon & McCartney) From the WHITE ALBUM. Released on 22nd November 1968 ------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:PJVillanueva The intro features three percussion elements. Hand banging on his Martin acoustic soundboard (only heard in the intro) leads off, drums entering in a sparse, syncopated fashion and echoed hand claps. Many people abhorred this song, not knowing that it is a kind of Conceptual Art, as WILD HONEY PIE and other songs from THE BEATLES double album. Lennon always resented not to have been asked to take part in it. McCartney conceded that it was an answer to his exclusion from Revolution #9 (a much more ambitious Conceptual piece) Why don't we do it in the road Why don't we do it in the road Why don't we do it in the road Why don't we do it in the road No one will be watching us Why don't we do it in the road X X X X x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x X X X e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| X X X X X x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x X X e|------- ------- ------- -------|------- ------- ------- -------| B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| 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