#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: [email protected] (Paul Hutchinson) Hi folks, I thought I'd waste a bit of time doing some tabbing (I had some exams, you see) - here's the results. Thanks to Arabella Clauson ([email protected]), Anthony Watson ([email protected]) and Jan Kaestner ([email protected]) whose transcriptions I used as a starting point. Comments, corrections and suggestions welcome. Enjoy! Paul ======================== 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. ............. LEAVING LAS VEGAS ----------------- 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-| The acoustic and electric strum the chords over this - I can't be bothered typing these parts up (sorry) .......... STRONG ENOUGH ------------- D G Bm A God, I feel like hell tonight (The) tears of rage I cannot fight I'd be the last to help you understand Are you strong enough to be my man? (My man) Nothing's true and nothing's right So let me be alone tonight Cause you can't change the way I am Are you strong enough to be my man? Em D G A Bm C G A Lie to me, I promise I'll believe Em D G A Bm C G A Lie to me, but please don't leave (don't leave) I have a face I cannot show I make the rules up as I go It's try and love me if you can Are you strong enough to be my man? [Are you strong enough] to be my man? * [Are you strong enough] to be my man? * [Are you strong enough] my man? * When I've shown you that I just don't care When I'm throwing punches in the air When I'm broken down and I can't stand Will you be strong enough to be my man? Lie to me, I promise I'll believe Lie to me, but please don't leave Chords: D - xx0232 G - 320003 Bm - x24432-| A - x02220 Em - 022000 C - x32010--| ........... This song is a bit of a swine to transcribe - it doesn't involve any difficult playing techniques, but it does involve a lot of guitars jumping in and out of the mix. The following is an approximation of the main guitar parts. Guitar 1 plays the following riff twice for the introduction, and then four times for the first verse. + + + + + + |-----2-------0h2---------|-------------------------| |---------------------0---|-----3---------3-----2---| |-----2-----2-------------|-------------0-----------| |-0-------0-----------0---|-----4-----4---------2---| |-------------------------|-2-------2-------0-------| |-----------------3-------|-------------------------| After the first verse, guitar 2 comes in. The following is what the two guitars play throughout the rest of the verses Gtr1 + + + + + + |-----2-----2-0h2---------|-------------------------| |-----3-----3---------0---|-----3-----3-3-3-----2---| |-----2---------------0---|-----4-----4-4-4-----2---| |-0-------------------0---|-----4-----4-4-4-----2---| |-------------------------|-2---------------0-------| |-----------------3-------|-------------------------| Gtr2 + + + | + + + | |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------3---------0---|-----3-----3-3-3-3---2---| |-----2-----2---------0---|-----2-----2-2-2-2---2---| |-----2h4-----2p0---------|-----4-----4-4-4-2---2---| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------3-------|-------------------------| The parts at the bridge ('Lie to me...') are as follows - play twice Gtr1 + + + + + + |---------0---------------|---------0---------------| |-----------0---0-----3---|-----------0---0-----2---| |-----0-------0-------2---|-----0-------2-------2---| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------0-------| |-0---------------2-------|-3-----------------------| Gtr2 + + + | + + + | |-3---3-3---3-3---5-------|-7---7-7---7-7---9-------| |-5---5-5---5-5---7-------|-8---8-8---8-8---10------| |-4---4-4---4-4---7-------|-7---7-7---7-7---9-------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| Gtr1 + + + + + + |-----------------------------|---------0---------------| |-----------0-------0-----1---|-----------0---0-----2---| |---------0------0--------0---|-----0-------2-------2---| |------4------4---------------|-------------------------| |-2-------------------3-------|-----------------0-------| |-----------------------------|-3-----------------------| Gtr2 + + + | + + + | |-10---10-10--10-10---12------|-7---7-7---7-7---9-------| |-12---12-12--12-12---13------|-8---8-8---8-8---10------| |-11---11-11--11-11---12------|-7---7-7---7-7---9-------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| The following is what happens for the bit after the third verse - marked in the text above with * : play twice Gtr1 + + + + + + |-----2---2-2-2-2-----2---|-----2---2-2-2-2-----0---| |-----3---3-3-3-3-----3---|-----3---3-3-3-3-----2---| |-----2---2-2-2-2-0-------|-4---4---4-4-4-4-2-------| |-0-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| Gtr2 + + + | + + + | |-----5-------5-------5---|-----5-------5-------5---| |-----3-------3-------3---|-----3-------3-------3---| |-----2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2---| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| As well as that, there is also a mandolin (arranged here for guitar) playing this over the top of that + + + |-10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-12----10-10-12-12-10-10-12-12-10-10-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| The song finishes with Gtr1 + + + |-----2-------------------| |-----3-------------------| |-----2-------------------| |-0-----------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| Gtr2 + + + | |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-----2-------------------| |-----2h4-----------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| ......... CAN'T CRY ANYMORE ----------------- (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---------------| Tricky, isn't it! Obviously, 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 ('Wouldn't it be good..'): + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------| |-------------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-| ............ SOLIDIFY -------- 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-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| ............. THE NA-NA SONG -------------- 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 N-|a-na, na-na na-na, na-na na-na na-na N-|a-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) ........... That's right, A the whole way through! - I always suspected that three chord rock and roll was complicating things unnecessarily... There's no guitar on this song at all, so just strum along. However, I'm not too sure whether or not anybody in the States will have this, but there was a free limited edition live CD released with the album over here recorded at the BBC studios in London, which finishes with the song "Volvo Cowgirl" - this is just The Na-na song with different chords put to it. I'll transcribe it if anyone's interested... ........... NO ONE SAID IT WOULD BE EASY ---------------------------- 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 smiles A 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------------| ................ Don't be scared off by the funny tuning - this song is dead easy to play - beauty in simplicity. 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\\-| ........ WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU --------------------- |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.." - I've only transcribed as far as the link into the second verse because: a - once you get the idea of what's going on, it's kind of fun to improvise b - I'm lazy (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---------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ........... ALL I WANNA DO -------------- 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---\\-| ............ WE DO WHAT WE CAN ----------------- 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 ................ Weird jazzy chord city! I've tried to transcribe an accurate representation of most of the chords, but understand that most of the chords for the verse would have been improvised over the vague guidelines of Am followed by E7. 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. .......... I SHALL BELIEVE --------------- 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. Once again, it's wonderfully underplayed, so tabbing it out completely would be pointless. However, 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------| |--------| ................... Tab explanation: + = Beat marker . = Eighth note marker / = Slide h = Hammer-on p = Pull-off b = Bend to the equivalent of the fret indicated r = Relase bend back to fret indicated Have fun :) ...................
