Moxy Fruvous Chord Progressions/Guitar Tab Set #3

I've Gotta Get a Message to You


Well, the [G] preacher turned to me
and he [Am] smiled.
He said, [D] "Come and walk with me,
come and [G] walk one more mile."

[G] Now, for once in your life, you're a-[Am]lone,
and you [C] ain't got a dime.
There's no [D] time for the phone.

[G] I told him I'm in no [Am] hurry, 
and if [D] I broke her heart,
then please [G] tell her I'm sorry.
Now for once in my life I'm a-[Am]lone,
but I've [C] gotta let her know,
one more [D] time before I go.

CHORUS
I've just [G] gotta get a message to [Am] you.
Hold [C] on. [D] Hold on.
One more [G] hour and my life will be [Am] through.
Hold [C] On. [D] Hold on.

Well, I [G] laughed, but that didn't [Am] hurt,
and it's [D] only her love
that keeps me [G] wearing this smirk.
Now I'm crying, but deep down in-[Am]side,
I [C] did it to him, now it's [D] my turn to die.

I've just [G] gotta get a message to [Am] you.
Hold [C] on. [D] Hold on.
One more [G] hour and my life will be [Am] through.
Hold [C] On. [D] Hold on.

I've just [A] gotta get a message to [Bm] you.
Hold [D] on. [E] Hold on.
One more [A] hour and my life will be [Bm] through.
Hold [D] On. [E] Hold on.

Repeat to fade

(I think Moxy sings this in A and they jump to B at the key change. 
The Bee Gees, I think, go from G to A)


Poor Mary Lane


Fade-In: [B]
     
The "F" in this song is actually a Spanish-sounding hybrid chord of F/E: 
--0--
--0--
--2--
--3--
--3--
--0--
     
She [E] lowered her head when they layed all the blame [E] [F] 
The charge was [E] clear
     
Poor Mary [Am] Lane, Poor Mary Lane
     
And [E] I've been her swordsman of national fame [F] 
Her knight so [E] dear
     
Poor Mary [Am] Lane, Poor Mary Lane
     
[Bm] Trapped in her [E] castle
[Am] In mourning and [D] still a dreamer 
[Bm] What began as a [E] hastle
[Am] If anything [D] wouldn't seem her
     
I [E] lowered my head when they layed all the blame [E] [F] 
I spoke in [E] fear
     
Poor Mary [Am] Lane, Poor Mary Lane
[E] And I've been her swordsman of national fame [F] 
Her knight was [E] here
Poor Mary [Am] Lane, Poor Mary Lane
     
[Bm] Then we were in [E] college
[Am] And he was our [D] prince of knowledge 
[Bm] For my love I would [E] promise
[Am] To be her [D] alibi and accomplace
     
[E] [F]
[E] Poor Mary [Am] Lane, Poor Mary Lane 
[E] [F]
[E] Poor Mary [Am] Lane, Poor Mary Lane 
[Bm]  [E]
[Am]  [D]
[Bm]  [E]
[Am]  [D]
     
[F#m] Social Pro[Am]fessor didn't [Abm] stop when he car[Db]ressed her 
He [F#m]laughed in [Am]tears at their [E]shame
And [F#m]though she calcul[B]ated,
So it [Abm]was premedi[Db]tated
[F#m]What could [Am]she do?
     
We [E]lowered our heads when they laid all the blame [E] [F] 
Put her away
     
[E] Poor Mary [Am] Lane, Poor Mary Lane
     
And [E]I thought the plan would be clearing her name [F] 
We lost that day
     
[E] Poor Mary [Am] Lane, Poor Mary Lane
     
{key change!}
[F#]Lowered our heads when they layed all the blame [G] 
Put her away
     
[F#] Poor Mary [Bm] Lane, Poor Mary Lane (repeats on fade) 


Jockey Full of Bourbon


From: Morten.Sickel@nrpa.no (Morten A.K. Sickel)

Jockey full of burbon

Tom Waits from the album 'rain dogs'

am
Edna Millon in a drop dead suit
                E7
Dutch pink in a downtown train

Two dollar pistol, but the gun won't shoot
                         am
I'm in the corner in the pouring rain

16 men on a deadman's chest
                              E7
And I've been drinking from a broken cup

Two pair of pants and a mohair vest
                      am
I'm full of burbon; I can't stand up 

dm                   am
Hey little bird, fly away home
     E7                am
Your house is on fire; your children are alone
dm                   am
Hey little bird, fly away home
     E7                am
Your house is on fire; your children are alone

Schiffer broke a bottle on Morgans head
And I've been stepping on the devils tail
Across the stripes of a full moons head
Through the bars of a Cuban jail
Bloody fingers on a purple knife
A flamingo drinking from a cocktail glass
I'm on the lawn with someone else's wife
Come admire the view from upon the top of the mast

   Chorus

Yellow sheets in a Hong Kong bed
Stayzbo horn and a Singerland slide
To the carnival is what she said 
A hundred dollars makes it dark inside
16 men on a deadman's chest
And I've been drinking from a broken cup
Two pair of pants and a mohair vest
I'm full of burbon; I can't stand up 

Morten Sickel
Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority
Dept. of environmental protection
Morten.Sickel@nrpa.no


If Only You Knew


Capo 2nd Fret

D                         
The mist of the morning in this strange town,
       G                D
lifted slowly with the sun,
              F#m         Bm
refracted the rays in a thousand ways,
   G           A/A6
a new day just begun.
         Bm               F#m
And it crowded against my window sill,
      G                      Gm
still sweet with the morning dew.
            D
If only you knew,
A                   D
how much I think of you.

Into the van and down the road,
along the highway fast.
With this band I ride through the countryside,
the seasons sliding past.

I spy a humble homestead there,
with a garden and a river view. 

If only you knew,
how much I think of you.

Bridge:

A                      G
By a stream of running water,
             F#m
I heard you laugh.
             B7                    Em
I closed my eyes for an hour and a half,
              A              F#m
and tried to make you appear.
                 B7            Em
I swear in the beauty of the setting sun,
A7
you were here.

An old troubador on the street last night,
plays for our passing change.
a fiddle in g plays a melody,
mysterious and strange.
He learned on a green distant mountain top,
a wedding waltz,
so sweet and true.

D           
If only you knew,
A                   Bm  G
how much I think of you.
             D
If only you knew,
A                   D
how much I think of you.


Follow the Road


These chords tabbed out by Adam ³Scream² Duncan... its the first time heıs
done this, so please be easy on him! Also, he plays A7 like this... X 0 2
0 2 0 It seems to sound better this way than the other way.

duncan@interlog.com

INTRO- D  A7  D  G (2X)

VERSE 1-(D)Little boy Luke scores a (A7)goal its no fluke
(D)This kid knows what he wants to (G)be
(D)Mom do you think that in (A7)some future rink
(D)That superstar goalie is (A7)me?
And (G)she knows these things are (G-)so easily said
Now (D)weıll see about that; Itıs (A7)time for your bed
You (G)canıt rearrange all these (G-)things that my change
On a (D)dime (A7)
Just give yourself time (D)(A7)(D)(G)

CHORUS-Itıs not (G-)easily done
When you (B-)carry the load
Let the (G-)questions be done(G-7)
When you follow the (D)road

(Chords just keep repeating)

VERSE 2-Well Suzieıs no bore she just tuned twenty four
And sheıs trying to get out of her head
She says I need some cash for my rent I can stash
And I need a new job or Iım dead
And my aspirations of travelling nations
And living my dreams are too crazy it seems
Right now Iıve a date for which Iım running late
Thereıs no time
Iıve got ladders to climb

(CHORUS)

VERSE 3-Well Steveıs fourty three he says hey look at me
Iım proud of the business Iıve done
Iım wealthy in life Iıve got me a good wife
And a ten-year-old goal-scoring son
And who needs a break do you know what I make?
Iıve built my career we vacation each year
And so thereıs a price Iıd admit itıd be nice
To have time
While Iım still in my prime

VERSE 4-Grandma old  (???) has some spunk in her yet
Though of late even sheıs slowing down
You should visit me more and Iıve become such a chore
Bring the kids by when you go to town
And Iıve seen so much now Iım so out of touch
With the dreams that Iıve had I should make myself sad
I know I can cope just as long as I hope
Iıve got time
Is that such a crime?
(CHORUS) 2X


Downsizing


Some cool chord changes in this one.  Listen to the recording
for the strum pattern - it's pretty easy.

Dm7: XX0211  D/F#:  XX4232

Intro:  [A  D  Dm7] X 2
A                  D            Dm7
Color balloons, an appreciative handshake,
A                                D                Dm7
if that counts as severance then don't waste your breath.
A                      C#m                  F#m       A
We gave our times to a company planning our death.
      D/F#                    Dm7               A  D  Dm7
Well, it's a new challenge my family hasn't yet met.
A                         D           Dm7
I've sat at this desk and tried to be honest,
A                   D          Dm7
22 years with these men on the line.
A                           C#m          F#m         A
Record?s? set profits, then how's this a sign of the times? 
  D/F#                       Dm7                         A
I won't tell my wife, I will work it out, things will be fine.

CHORUS:
A                   G    Gm  
It's the message we send.
Gm            Bm   F#m
Our relevance pays.
F#m          Fmaj   Em
It's not the end...
Em                     A    D    Dm7
of these working man's days.

A                          D    Dm7
Make up your mind and make me a statistic.
A                      D          Dm7 
Make a production machine ?had it debt?
A                           C#m               F#m    A
Cast the man out, too, now, making a living regret.
      D/F#                         Dm7                        A
Well, some build their fortunes on others who build what they get.

CHORUS
A  D  Dm7
Bm7
I picture myself
Bm7                         A   Asus  A
with all of your freedom to choose. 
Bm7
Do you picture yourself?
Bm7                             A
with all of your wealth you can use.
A            Em      G
Step into my shoes...bastard.

(guitar and keyboard solo) A  D    Dm7
                           A  D    Dm7
                           A  C#m  F#m
                           A  D/F# Dm7
[A  D  Dm7] X 2
A                                 D             Dm7        
Don't hold your breath, but don't hold out your hand.
A                        D          Dm7
Hold your head up and be brave to a man.
A                               C#m   
Some day they'll lose something worse 
                      F#m   A
and then they'll understand.
    D/F#                    Dm7
For now we just pick up our things
                       A
and find work where we can.

CHORUS X 2

Outro:  [A  D  Dm7] X 4, end on strummed A

This is probably one of my favorite songs on "Thornhill", and 
particularly poignant for those of us who have faced the subject.
Any comments, corrections, or suggestions may be sent to
Joshua Brown at jdbrown@visn.net. 


Michigan Militia


 Fig 1
e-----3------3------1------0----------------|
b------------------------------------3--------|
g--0------0------0-----0-------0-----------| Fig 2    ^=hammer
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
----| b-----3^5^3-----------3^5^3----------3^5^3---------3^5^3-------|
g----------------4-----------------2----------------4----------------2----
-| Fig 3 e---3-3---3--3--3--3---------3-3---3--3--3--3-------|
b---x-x----x--x--x--x----------x-x---x--x--x---x-------|
g---0-0---0--0--0--0---------0-0---0--0--0--0-------| Fig 4
g-----------7------------5---------7--7--7--7---------|
d---5------5-----7-----3---------5--5--5--5----------|
a---3-------------5--------------------------------------| Solo
e----3-----11-----10-----6-----8--------------6-----5----|
b---------------------------------------8-----6---------------|
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::: Intro = Fig 1
 (drums) I like to keep it in the refrigerator.  
 Fig 2  Keeps the powder dry, and the action quicker
 (drums) Let me be your American Gladitor.
 Fig 2  Find enclosed an adhesive N.R.A.  
 Fig 1  A letter t' you from where I been holed upin this bucolic,
 agrarian compound.One step ahead just aheadof the government
 bloodhound.The gas is off, it's a national showdown BUT...Sure wish that
 I could 
visit you,my sweet betrothed  In a couple a' dayswe'll all be free,or
we'll be        dead  
 Fig 3  Happy Birthday, Trisha,I'm in the Michigan Militia.
Happy Birthday, Trisha,I'm in the Michigan Militia
 Fig 1
 (drums) I'm fencing off this little piece of heaven.
 Fig 2  Cross the line and you're electrocuted.
 (drums) Polishing up my AK47
 Fig 2  It's a constitutional right, can't be refuted.
 Fig 1  Now they got us on TV,and makin' us look stupid.Shot of 
me flippin' my lid,at that mutt reporter,a classic case of race dilution
Houston What is the problem?  I'm fighting for you, and a blue-eyed Jesus 
America first,the rest get the pieces Na Na Na Na
 Fig 3  Happy Birthday, Trisha,I'm in the Michigan Militia.Happy Birthday,
 
Trisha,I'm in the Michigan Militia.Fighting for your honour,like would any
Afrikaner.Happy Birthday, Trisha,I'm in the Michigan Militia.
 Fig 4  Our numbers are strong, and it won't be long'til I can tell you,
 Trisha, that we won.You'll be ecstatic, just like that night you told me
 up in the attic.That was your wish again,to be back in a purified
 Michigan 
down on...! down on...!...(bass)  the farm?
SOLO  *we dont use a moog   i play it on guitar very slopilly with a slide
it sounds cool*  also Fig 1 played in background of solo Well, that's my
wish again,to be back in Michigan.Happy Birthday, Trisha,I'm in the
Michigan Militia.Happy Birthday, Trisha, (Well, that's my wish again, to
be back in Michigan)I'm in the Michigan Militia.I hope y'like the double
barrel,I think it goes with your apparel.Happy Birthday, Trisha,(Well,
that's my wish again, to be back in Michigan)I'm in the Michigan Militia 
I like to keep it in the refrigerator.


Follow the Road


Intro: D A7sus4 D (D7sus2)?  Xx2233 
Verse
D                                      A7sus4
Little boy Luke, scores a goal that's no fluke
       D                                          Am
This kid knows what he wants to be
D                                        A7sus4
Mom do you think, that in some future rank
        D                           Am
That superstar goalie is me?
Gmaj                                              Gm
And she knows these things are so easily said
D                                            Em
She says, "I'll see about that, it's time for your bed"
Gmaj                                     Gm                                        Em       A
You can't rearrange all these hopes that may change on a dime
                            D      A7sus4 D (D7sus2)
Just give yourself time…..

Chorus
                        Em   A
It's not easy to run
                             Bm
When you carry a load
                                 Em    Gmaj
Let the questions be done
                         D        A7sus4 D (D7sus2)
And Follow the Road

Verse
D                                    A7sus4
Suzie's no bore, she just turned 24
                D                                   Am
And she's trying to get out of her head
D                                      A7sus4
"I need some cash for my rent, I can stash"
    D                                 Am
"I need a new job or I'm dead"
Gmaj                             Gm
"And my aspirations of travelling nations"
         D                                       Em
"And living my dreams, are too crazy it seems"
 Gmaj                                               Gm
"Right now I have a date, for which I'm running late"
                   Em       A
"There's no time"
                                D         A7sus4 D (D7sus2)
"I've got ladders to climb…….."
Chorus

Verse
D                             A7sus4
Steve's 43, he says "Hey, look at me"
D                                                Am
"I'm proud of the business I've done"
        D                               A7sus4
"I'm wealthy in life, I got me a good wife"
            D                                     Am
"And a 10 year old goal scoring son"
Gmaj
"And who needs a break?"
              Gm
"Do you know what I make?"
   D                              Em
"I built my career, we vacation each year"
Gmaj
"And so there's a price"
           Gm                               Em       A 
"I'll admit it'd be nice to have time"
                                            D           A7sus4 D (D7sus2)
"While I'm still in my…… prime"                   Key Change

Verse
E                                      Esus2
Grandma Odett has some spunk in her yet
E                                                      Bm
Though of late, even she's slowing down
E
"You should visit me more"
                 Esus2
"Have I become such a chore?"
                 E                                    Bm                                      
"Bring the kids by when you go to town"
         A       
"And I've seen so much"
                 Am
"Now I'm so out of touch"
                 E                                             Bm
"With the dreams that I had, I shouldn't make myself sad"
    A                 
"I know I can cope"
             Am                                F#m     B
"Just as long as I hope, I've got time"
                               E              Esus2  E  Esus2
"Is that such a…….crime?"

Chorus x2
F#m                        B
It's not easy to run
                             C#m
When you carry a load
                                 F#m    Amaj
Let the questions be done
                          E       Esus E Esus2                      
And Follow the Road

                  E Esus2 E Esus2
Follow the Road, Follow the Road


The Ballad of Marion Fruvous


(as interpereted by Mike Yank)

 {spoken}
     In days of yore this quaint locale
     Was thought by its people more fair than foul
     Their lives the stuff of simple propriety
     But for a mild case of garbage anxiety
     With stories and songs the long hours were filled in
     And one was the stand-alone fave of the children:
     "Tell us the fable of waste that will move us;
     Tell us the story of Marion Frvous".

[Abmin] [G] [Abmin] [Eb7]

[Abmin] The folks of [G] Toronto, they [Abmin] had it all
Paper [Eb] thick as New York's and [Abmin] sushi on call
[Eb] Disposable cans of [Abmin] aerosol
And [Dbmin] no one in town seemed to [Abmin] mind at all
[Eb] Except for Marion [Abmin] Frvous. [A]

[Abmin] Somewhere [G] along the [Abmin] dawn she creeps
Where [Eb] yuppies they drive [Abmin] Cherokee jeeps
By [Eb] PCB stashes and [Abmin] styrofoam heaps
[Dbmin] Hiding by walls where [Abmin] asbestos seeps
Thus [Eb] spake our [Abmin] Frvous:

[Dbmin] "Thrive as you may with [Abmin] extravagent ways
[G] Toronto, enjoy your [Dbmin] disposable days
[Dbmin] One day you'll rot in your [Abmin] urban malaise"
Said [Eb] Marion [D] Frvous, [Eb] then she rode off again.

[Abmin] [G] [Abmin] [Eb]

Citizens cowered at Marion's threats
Politicians lost votes and folks had regrets
'Cause the longer we wait the worser it gets
And the Leafs' top defencemen has gone to the Jets
"Whoa! Hey!" said Fruvous.

"Thrive as you may with extravagent ways
Toronto, enjoy your disposable days
One day you'll rot in your urban malaise"
Said Marion Fruvous, then she rode off again.

[B]  (spoken)
     My colleage and I have been talking this over for
     about a week and we think we have come up with a plan
     that is going to takecare of the garbage problem.

     That's right, with our plan, Toronto will become the
     world-class, cosmopolitain city we keep calling it.

[B] We have got a plan, we have had some talks
Have to put the garbage in a small blue box
Fill it up with glass or fill it up with tin
We'll recycle everything that [C#7] they put in
[F#] Take it to the curb on Wednesday
[D#] Rest assured you're nature's [G#min] friend
[E] People all around the [F#] world will have a blue box in the end.[B]

[B] What a thing to do, love the colour blue!
An end to all our troubles when the box comes through
Recycling is here! There's nothing left to fear
Etobicoke to Scarborough was [C#7] set in gear
[F#] Shelter for the poor and homeless
[D#] Drugs and crime will soon be [G#min] gone
[E] Pacify the population and [F#] purify the dawn! [B]

How peacefully Metro folk now slept
But Marion sat by a curbside and wept
Said "the program's a hoax; the stuff must be kept
In a humoungus pile 'til properly prepped
'Til the industries change, 'til we become adept
At rejecting the junk that we've learned to accept"
The words of Marion Frvous.

"Thrive as you may with extravagent ways
Toronto, enjoy your diposable days
One day you'll rot in your urban malaise"
Said Marion Fruvous, then she rode off again. [G#min] [G] [G#min]


Sad Girl


(as interpereted by Mike Yank)

C#/G# C#dim/G C#/G# C#dim/G

[C#/G#] Sad girl [C#dim/G],
[C#/G#] taking every cue [C#dim/G] from every
[C#/G#] ad, girl [C#dim/G].
[C#/G#] Hopelessness is [C#7/E#] easy when it's a
[F#] fad, girl [F#min]
[F#] And being good is [F#min] only when you're a
[C#/F#] bad girl. [C#dim/G] [C#/F#] [C#dim/G]

[A] Sad girl, maybe
[F#min] you've got every [B] reason in this
[C#/F#] mad world. [C#dim/G] [C#/F#] [C#dim/G]

Sad girl,
showing there is nothing you want to be.
Rejecting anyone who loves you truly.
And holding that expression like it's a duty.
Sad girl,
what is it that makes you such a beauty?

[F#] Once in a while, to [F#min] hold your head high
would [D#min7] leave you a [G#sus4] sell [G#] out.

[F#] Resigned to ask why, [F#min] devoted to die,

When [D#7] everything that you've been told,
by any person that you hold,
when [E7] any happiness and love will
give you every reason to lie.

[C#/F#] [C#dim/G] [C#/F#] [C#dim/G]
[C#/F#] [C#dim/G] [C#/F#] [C#dim/G]

Sad girl,
taking every cure from every ad, girl.
Depression is romantic when it's a fad, girl.
And being good in only when you're a bad girl.
Sad girl,
Maybe you've got every reason in this mad world.

[A] Sad girl, maybe
[F#min] you've got every [B] reason in this
[C#/F#] man's world. [C#dim/G]

[C#/F#] [C#dim/G]
[C#/F#] Sad girl. [C#dim/G] etc..


The Incredible Medicine Show


(as interpereted by Mike Yank)

[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb]

[F] We are here, to [Bb] calm your fears,
and [F] turn your world [Bb] around.

[F] The man to my right, with the [Bb] headset mic,
will [F] stroll you through the [Bb] grounds. [Eb]

So [Ab] enjoy your stay, it's [Dbmin] seafood day,
and [Ab] surgery's at [Dbmin] five.

[Ab] We can correct [Ab7] what nature supplies
[Dbmin] 'cuz beauty is [Gb] something money [B] buys. [C]

[F] Don't say no to the [Bbmin] incredible medicine [F] show. [Bbmin]
[F] Don't say no to the [Bbmin] incredible medicine [F] show. [Bbmin]

[F] The double chin, can [Bb] be tucked in,
the [F] wrinkles we can [Bb] hide.

Some [F] herbal tea and [Bb] Chromium D
with [F] 'drink me' on the [Bb] side. [Eb]

The [Ab] little fear when you [Dbmin] look in the mirror
gets [Ab] bigger every [Dbmin] day.

[Ab] It takes [Ab7] work, but it can be done,
[Dbmin] to look [Gb] 23 at 51 [B]. [C]

Don't say no to the incredible medicine show.
Say no, don't say no.
Don't say no to the incredible medicine show.
Say no, don't say no.

[F] Na na na, [Ab] na na na na.

[F] [Bbmin] [F] [Bbmin] [F] [Bbmin] [F] [Bbmin]
[F]

[E] Smoke and mirrors, [F#] dogs and ponies,
[B] The President of the [B/A#] United [E/G#] States and his cronies.
[E] Clean and colorful, [F#] bright and ghoulish,
[B] A fountain of [B/A#] youth for the [E] vain and the foolish.


[F] Mrs. Booth, you're a [Bb] picture of youth,
those [F] lips should last a [Bb] while.

And [F] carrot juice will [Bb] help reduce
that [F] creaking when you [Bbmin] smile.

Don't say no to the incredible medicine show.
Say no, don't say no.
Don't say no to the incredible medicine show.
Say no, don't say no.

Don't say no to the incredible medicine show.
(Murray: We are here to calm your fears)
Say no, don't say no.
Don't say no to the incredible medicine show.
(Murray: We are here to calm your fears)
Say no, don't say no.


B.J. Don't Cry


(as interpereted by Mike Yank)

Never had a girl to call his own...

[C6] [B+] [C6] [B+]

>From the [C6] Fruvous Quill comes a [B+] sorry tale of love and illin'
[C6] Romeo found the balcony too high,[B+] ended up with second billin'
[C6] She loved in triplicate, [B+] left his heart a blank to fill in
[C6] Lost his faith immaculate when [B+] cupid became a villian

B.J. Don't [C] cry no more
[Am] Wonders what his [G] heart is beating for [Em]
Says he takes it [Ab] much too hard
Give [F] my regards to B.J.

[C6] [B+]

In a [C6] fit of rage he tore down [B+] all her gifts and promises
[C6] Sick and tired of hearing 'bout those [B+] Harry, Dick, and Thomasses
[C6] Banished her for life he did, [B+] right then and there, from the
premises
[C6] Once Holy Virgin Queen, now [B+] on the scene, his nemesis

B.J. Don't [C] cry no more
[Am] Wondered what his [G] heart was beating for [Em]
Says he takes it [Ab] much too hard
Give [F] my regards to B.J.

[C6] [F]

He thought about his [Dm] life, his heart began to rush [A7]
He buried the [F] crown, found a bucket and a [G] brush
BJ paints town...

[C6] [B+] [C6] [B+]

Foot Foot...

[C6]
[B+]La la la la la la...
[C6]
[B+] La la la la la.

Now [C6] on the street our wounded [B+] soul is looking quite Gregarial
[C6] Heart of tin has shed his skin, [B+] given it a hefty burial
[C6] As with logic, as with reason, [B+] as with science actuarial
[C6] Rallied 'round the Fruvous Flag, [B+] burnt the kitchen, raised the
aerial

B.J. Don't [C] cry no more                               Never had a girl to
call his own
[Am] Found out what his [G] heart was beating for [Em]   Never strayed too
far from hearth and home
Says he takes it [Ab] much too hard                      He's our Messiah
Give [F] my regards to B.J.

[C6] [B+]

Turn it over, little man

He took a [Dm] trip, BJ's on a [A7] train
Far far away [F] , but he'll be back again [G] one rainy day [C]


B.J. Don't [C] cry no more [Ab/C]
B.J. Don't [Ab] cry no more [C+]


[Db6] So there we have a story [C+] lived in person told by proxy
[Db6] 'Bout a mild-mannered mannequin, [C+] every Friday hit the Roxy
[Db6] Till there his own reflection, [C+] showed him his orthodoxy
[Db6] Now he hikes the Himmalayas, [C+] stuffs his letters full of moxy!


B.J. Don't [Db] cry no more                              Never had a girl to
call his own
[Bbm] Found out what his [Ab] heart was beating for [Fm] Never strayed too
far from hearth and home
Says he takes it [A] much too hard                       He's our Messiah
Give [Gb] my regards to B.J. [Db] [C+]

He says he takes it [A] much too hard           He's our Messiah
Give [Gb] my regards to B.J. [Db]

And now he's swinging [A] in the yard,
he's the [Gb] junior bard,
with the Juliard

[Db]
B.J.


King of Spain


(as interpereted by Mike Yank)

[F#] Once I was the [B] King of [F#] Spain       now I eat [B] humble [F#]
pie
Oh... my unspeakable wife, Queen Lisa            now I eat [B] humble [F#]
pie
I'm telling you I was the [B]King of [F#]Spain   now I eat [B] humble [F#]
pie
And now I work at the [C#] Pizza [F#] Pizza

1 2 3 4!

[F#] [B] [F#] [B] [F#]
[F#] [B] [F#] [C#] [F#]

[F#] Royalty, lord it looked [B] good on me
Buried in silk in the royal [F#] boudoir or [C#] going nuclear [F#] free
Or playing Crokinole with the Princess of [B] Monaco
Telling my jokes to the [F#] OPEC leaders, [C#] getting it all on [F#] video


Once I was the [B] King of [F#] Spain           now I eat [C#] humble [F#]
pie
A palatial palace, [B] that was [F#] my home    now I eat [C#] humble [F#]
pie
I'm telling you I was the [B]King of [F#]Spain  now I eat [C#] humble [F#]
pie
And now I vacuum the [C#] turf at [F#] SkyDome
Once he was the [B] King of [F#] Spain


[F#] I can't wait, I'm lowering [B] interest rates, my people say:
"King, how are you such a [F#] genius?
There's a [C#] roof overhead and [F#] food on our plates!"

It's laissez-faire, I don't even [B] give a care
Let's make Friday part of the [F#] weekend
And give [C#] every new baby a [F#] chocolate eclair


Once I was the [B] King of [F#] Spain           now I eat [C#] humble [F#]
pie
Hey Clinton! Hey Yeltsin! Got [B] problems?
You [F#] phone me!                              now I eat [C#] humble [F#]
pie
I'm telling you I was the [B]King of [F#]Spain  now I eat [C#] humble [F#]
pie
Now the Leafs call me up to drive the Zamboni
Once he was the [B] King of [F#] Spain

Ladies and Gentlemen, I introduce to you the international orchestra!

[B] [F#] [C#] [D#m] [B] [F#]

Now some of you might be wondering how I came to be living in Canada
after being royalty in Spain. Should I tell them, guys?
Tell us, King!

You see late one night when the palace was [B] asleep
Out of my royal [F#] chambers and [C#] into the garden I [F#] creep
And I wait till the appointed time, when the moon is lighting the [B] pitch
At which point my peasant friend, who looks [F#] just like me
[C#] Arrives and we make a [F#] switch!

Prince and pauper, junior and whopper, world made up of [B] silver and
copper
Under my own [F#] volition, [C#] I took a change of [F#] position
So next time you drool in the [B] pizza line
Remember, slower pizza's more [F#] luscious : the King of Spain never rushes!
!!

Once I was the [B] King of [F#] Spain           now I eat [C#] humble [F#]
pie
I was lookin for offhanded ways to [B] improve us now I eat [C#] humble [F#]
pie
I'm telling you I was the [B]King of [F#]Spain  now I eat [C#] humble [F#]
pie
And now I'm jamming with [C#] Moxy [F#] Fruvous!
Once he was the [B] King of [F#] Spain


Video Bargainville


[as interpereted by Mike Yank]


Take... We can take a trip up to the corner...
corner... corner... It's not too far...

Ok, I'm ready, anytime.


[F] I have a [Am] college pal who
[Fmaj7] Says we can [Amin] pay one price for [Eb] two
Uhh, Just ask for [D7] 'Roger', at

[F] Video [G] Bargain[Cm]ville


[Cm] We can take a trip up to the [D7] corner, it's not too far, especially
in the car
[Ebdim] There's a friendly store with nice [Eb] decore, and lots of posters
on the door
[Cm] Once past the counter and the news [D7] stand, with a free bag of
popcorn in your hand
[Ebdim] You're ready for the world - No, not the [Eb] band...But a fine
selection in video [Cm] land

Don't be too confused [D7] by the little reviews
[Ebdim] On the back of the box, just pick up the [Eb] boxes, all the boxes
you can use
[Cm] The hipedi-hoppest videos [D7] in the land
Maybe something [Ebdim] foreign, maybe something panned, [Eb] maybe
something formerly banned
[Cm] Perhaps it's something you can watch with [D7] friends, or something
that inevitably [Ebdim] lends
Itself to shapely curves and [Eb] bends of exploited women and their friends
[Cm] Perhaps it's "New York, [D7] New York" with Liza Minnelli and Mickey
Rourke
[Ebdim] No. That's not right... It was [Eb] Robert Deniro, everyone's
favorite video hero
[C]

[F] I have a [Am] college pal who
[F]Says we can [Am] pay one price for [Eb] two
Just ask for [D7] 'Roger'
At [F] Video [G] Bargain[Cm]ville


[Cm] So contrary to the desparate [D7] sign, most patrons always "please
rewind!"
[Ebdim] And the clerks don't mind, they're very [Eb] kind, the only stickler
has resigned
[Cm] There's a courteous smoking section in the [D7] back, behind the
bulging exercise video rack
[Ebdim] If you're tired, you can [Eb] hit the sack with the new Ben-Hur
trendy [C] disco double pack


[F] I have a [Am] college pal who
[F] Says we can [Am] pay one price for [Eb] two
Just ask for [D7] 'Roger'
At [F] Video [G] Bargain [Cm] ville

(Solos - and spoken words by Jian (regarding movies) that really can't be
made out)
[Am] [F] [Am] [F] [Dm] [B7] [E7]

[Cm] [No chord]
Once we had a friend
was too extravagant
Was not a Bargainville fan
[Eb] pissed off the video man!

[Cm] Soon there will be "program your own" TV [D7], So they ask you to heed
this final plea
[Ebdim] Before it's all dead you should [Eb] rent more, and enjoy video
bargains galore!!
[C]

[F] I have a [Am] college pal who
[F] Says we can [Am] pay one price for [Eb]two
Just ask for [D7] 'Roger'
At [F] Video [G] Bargain-(repeat 3 times)

[Cm]-ville


Lazy Boy


(as interpereted by Mike Yank)

[A] [Fmaj7] [A] [Fmaj7]

[A] I have a life of pleasure
I am submerged in armchair [D] leisure
[C] I put my feet on the [Fmaj7] ottoman
[F]em[D]pire!

[A]Here in a world of turmoil
I have my comfort in control
[D] [C] And the answer's [Fmaj7] reclining
it's [F] obvious [D]


[A] Here I sit and here I say           the [D] lazy [A] boy
"Hello to U.S.A. today!"                the [Dm]lazy [A] boy
Dollywood and [F#min] Billy Ray [Dm]    the lazy boy
A [A] place to pass the time away       the [D] lazy [A] boy

[A] [Fmaj7]
Lazy! [A] [Fmaj7]


[A] Here I keep tabs on Euro-stocks
I have a stereo that [D] rocks!
[C] And I take calls in the [Fmaj7] bathtub
it's [F] cellular [D]

[A] There is a console to my right
With reruns of Charlie's Angels [D] every night
[C] I can't keep track of the [Fmaj7] blond one
the [F] third [D] one


[A] Here I sit and here I say           the [D] lazy [A] boy
"Hello to U.S.A. today!"                the [Dm]lazy [A] boy
Dollywood and [F#min] Billy Ray [Dm]    the lazy boy
A [A] place to pass the time away       the [D] lazy [A] boy


At the [A*] end of the day it's the chair I trust
The [A,B*] cushion is comfy and the works don't rust
With a [A,C*] straight line of vision to my Elvis bust
[A,D*] Watch the kingdom, eat the bread crust
[A,E*] Fine all the time is the way I feel
[A,F*]Cracking the code of the "Let's make a deal!"
I can [A,F#*] change my world 'cause my boy's on wheels
Improve [A,G*] your lifestyle, you must get real!

{ * the chords consist of the note[s] listed }

[A] [Fmaj7] [A] [Fmaj7]

[A] I [Amaj7] was a [A6] down and [A] out Canuck
Now [Amaj7] I have [A6] put my [A] faith in [D] lazy luck
[C] Since they removed all the [Fmaj7] barriers
[F] 49th [D] parallel

[A] Here I sit and here I say           the [D] lazy [A] boy
"Hello to U.S.A. today!"                the [Dm]lazy [A] boy
Dollywood and [F#min] Billy Ray [Dm]    the lazy boy
A [A] place to pass the time away       the [D] lazy [A] boy

[B] Here I sit and here I say           the [E] lazy [B] boy
"Hello to U.S.A. today!"                the [Em]lazy [B] boy
Dollywood and [G#min] Billy Ray [Em]    the lazy boy
A [B] place to pass the time away       the [E] lazy [B] boy


It's Too Cold


[E] You're the last of a [Bm] breed and it's begining to [E] stink
So you take to the [Bm] clouds with your bible and [E] drink
The proclaimation was [Bm] made, the proclaimation was [E] felt
There's a new notch [Bm] on your belt
[B] Very carefully you've pro-[F#]tected your house
Now [B] there's no getting [F#] out

(Chorus)
It's too [A] cold
It's too [Dm] late
It's too [F#m] far [B] 
It's too [A] cold
It's too [Dm] late
It's too [F#m] far [B] 

(All)
[E] There's a lovely [Bm]house on a lovelier [E] street
There's a burning [Bm] star but it's giving no [E] heat
To the sting that was [Bm] felt on the back of your [E] hand
Now someone's [Bm] lost command
[B] Very secretly you've infected your [F#] house
Now [B] there's no getting [F#] out

REPEAT CHORUS (resolves to A after last "too far")


Laika


- transcribed by James Palmer (gpalmer@uoguelph.ca)
     
"Laika" is one of my favorite Moxy Früvous songs, so I decided to tab it 
out.  Where you see (Fig. #), that means that bar is repeated later in 
the song.  This is my first attempt at tabbing out a song, so if you see 
any mistakes or have any comments, please e-mail me.
     
     
Intro
               (Fig. 1)           (Fig. 2)
------------|-------------------|--------------0---|--------------------| 
------0-----|---0---------0-----|---0--------0--0--|---0--------0-------| 
-----3--3---|--1--1------3--3---|--1--1-----3----3-|--1--1-----3--3-----| 
----4-----4-|-2-----2---4-----4-|-2-----2--4-------|-2-----2--4-----4---| 
------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------| 
------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
     
--------------0---|
---0--------0--0--|
--1--1-----3----3-|
-2-----2--4-------|
------------------|
------------------|
     
     
When I was 3, my mother said to me
Fig. 1
     
Eat up your greens & say your grace
Fig. 1
     
While on TV they put a dog in space
Fig. 1
     
Left her there... you should've seen her face 
Fig. 1
     
Fig. 2      Fig. 1
     
When I was 5, the dream was still alive 
Fig. 1
     
and walter cronkite said:  "One day we'll earn our daily bread 
Fig. 2
     
conducting things in outer space"
Fig. 1
     
But still on earth I thrive... and you pretend I'm not alive 
Fig. 1
     
And walk by with my substitute
------------------|-------------|
0----0----0----0--|--0----------|
3----3----3----3--|--1----------|
4----4----4----4--|--2----------|
------------------|-------------|
------------------|-------------|
     
     
While I fasten the oxygen valve on my space suit 
Fig. 1
     
                                 (Fig. 3)
----2------2--------|------------------|------0---------0---| 
------0-------0-----|----0--------0----|----0--0------0--0--| 
--1----1------------|-- 1--1-----3--3--|---1----1----3----3-| 
2--------2------2---|-2-----2--4-----4-|-2---------4--------| 
--------------------|------------------|--------------------| 
--------------------|------------------|--------------------|
     
When I was 8, we shared a cloackrack - it was great 
Fig. 1
     
And I pretended I had so much on my plate 
Fig. 2
     
I had a speech to write, about moonshot trajectory 
Fig. 1
     
and during phonics class, perfected my delivery 
Fig. 1
     
Now the bands playing hail to the chief 
------------------|-------------|
0----0----0----0--|--0----------|
3----3----3----3--|--1----------|
4----4----4----4--|--2----------|
------------------|-------------|
------------------|-------------|
     
While my capsule's out floating by some tropical reef 
Fig. 1
     
                      All the experts can agree on, regarding your
----2--------2------|-6-------------------------------------------| 
------0--------0----|-0-------------------------------------------| 
--1-----1-----------|-3-------------------------------------------| 
2---------2------2--|-4-------------------------------------------| 
--------------------|---------------------------------------------| 
--------------------|---------------------------------------------|
     
motives in the cape canavral crash....    is that they know 
----2----------2-------------2-------------1----------| 
---------------------0--------------------------------| 
------------------------------------3-----------------| 
4--------4--------------------------------------------| 
------------------------------------------------------| 
------------------------------------------------------|
     
nothing it puzzles me so puzzles me so puzzles me puzzles me 
----2----------2-------------2-------------1--| 
---------------------0------------------------| 
------------------------------------3---------| 
4--------4------------------------------------| 
----------------------------------------------| 
----------------------------------------------|
     
puzzles me puzzles me it puzzles me soooooooo... 
----2----------2-------------2------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| 
---------------------0--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
4--------4---------------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------------------------|
     
Solo
9-9----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
7-----7--------------------------------------------8-----12------12----12| 
7---7--------------------6--------6-------6-----/6----/9-----/10----10-10| 
--------6-5-6-5-4--3-4-5---5--4-5---5-4-5---5-4--------------------------| 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     
Now I'm full grown, an' I've a spacecraft of my own 
Fig. 3
     
But there you sit, still upon your earthly thrown 
Fig. 3
     
Hey Darling, throw this 'space-pup' a bone 
Fig. 2
     
Don't touch that dial, don't hang up that phone. 
Fig. 1
     
Band's playin' "Hail to the Chief" Don't hang up that phone   (5x) 
Fig. 1
     
Band's playin' "Hail to the Chief" (playin' playin')  (2x) 
(No guitar)
     

Stuck in the 90's


Intro riff:
 D       Dmaj7   D       Dmaj7
-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--
-3-3---3-2-2---2-3-3---3-2-2--
-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--
-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--  etc... 
------------------------------
------------------------------
     
and...
 A7sus4  A7      A7sus4  A7
-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--
-3-3---3-2-2---2-3-3---3-2-2--
-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--
-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--
-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--
------------------------------
     
[D]Clem had a [Dmaj7]daydream,
[D]daydream from [Dmaj7]heaven
[D]Picked up the [Dmaj7]headline,
his [D]country was [Dmaj7]made up of [A7sus4]singers... 
[A7]  [A7sus4]
And [A7]no more right-[D]wingers [Dmaj7] [D] [Dmaj7]
     
He wakes up to [D]"Homeless are [Dmaj7]stupid, 
[D]welfare is [Dmaj7]stupid
[D]Private inve[Dmaj7]stment ef[D]ficiency, 
[Dmaj7]cool fiscal [A7sus4]plannin'"
[A7]  [A7sus4]
Sounds like [A7]more Pat Buch[F#m]anan 
[B7]
     
[F#m]Back in his day job this [B7]afternoon 
Un[F#m]likely he'll move down to [B7]Cuba soon
     
Re[G]luctant to find he's [A7sus4]stuck in the 90's [D]again 
[Dmaj7]  [D]  [Dmaj7]
     
Clem [D]reads of the [Dmaj7]old days, 
twenty [D]years goes a [Dmaj7]long ways 
[D]"Challenge the [Dmaj7]system!"
Re[D]lating is [Dmaj7]easy on a [A7sus4]demo... 
Did I [A7]meet you at that [A7sus4]demo?
Now they'll [A7]send it by [D]memo
Fax [Dmaj7]me a [D]memo [Dmaj7]
     
'Cause there's no [D]need for the [Dmaj7]Peace Sign, 
'Post Re[D]publican [Dmaj7]"Peace Time"
[D]Join the pa[Dmaj7]rade, wave the [D]flag, 
Tell the [Dmaj7]world it's your [A7sus4]lackey 
[A7]  [A7sus4]
Abbie [A7]Hoffman was [F#m]wacky [B7]
     
[F#m]Riding the bike to his [B7]foreign car 
[F#m]Burning his mind in his [B7]VCR
     
Re[G]luctant to find he's [A7sus4]stuck in the 90's [D]again 
[Dmaj7] [D] [Dmaj7]
Re[G]luctant to find he's [A7sus4]stuck in the 90's [D]again
     
and he's [C]lost...
don't you [Am7]know what it's like to be [Em]lost? 
and [A]older...[F#m]"tears on his [Bsus2]shoulder" 
[G]real men are [A7sus4]BOLDER!!
     
Solo:
[D] [Dmaj7/E] [D] [Dmaj7/E]
[D] [Dmaj7/E] [D] [Dmaj7/E]
[A7sus4] [A7] [A7sus4] [A7]
[D] [Dmaj7/E] [D] [Dmaj7]
     
[D] [Dmaj7] [D] [Dmaj7]
[D]Soon I'll be [Dmaj7]30,
I don't [D]want to be [Dmaj7]30
[D]I've got some [Dmaj7]big plans,
good[D]will has some [Dmaj7]big hands
With [D]each new com[Dmaj7/E]puter screen,
the [D-rootF#]world tells me [G]I'm more green 
[A]Buy a new Game-Boy!
For the fun and the [A7sus4]fashion... [A7] [A7sus4] 
[A7]Just for the [F#m]passion   [B7]
     
     
[F#m]Back in his day job this [B7]afternoon 
Un[F#m]likely he'll move down to [B7]Cuba soon
     
Re[G]luctant to find he's [A7sus4]stuck in the 90's [D]again 
[Dmaj7] [D] [Dmaj7]
Re[G]luctant to find he's [A7sus4]stuck in the 90's [D]again 
[Dmaj7] [D] [D7]
     
[G]White lies, [A7sus4]rich guys, [D]hoarding a [Bm]big prize 
[G]We've got [A7sus4]work to [D]do [Dmaj7] [D] [Dmaj7]
     
Re[G]luctant to find he's [A7sus4]stuck in the 90's 
a[Cadd9]gain [G]  [D]


Nuits de Rêve


Intro, use hammer formation on Am/B7:
     
    Am          B7
----------  ----------
----1-----  ----4-----
----2-----  ----2-----
----0>2---  ----2>4---
-0--------  -2--------
----------  ----------
     
[Am] Loin des guerres
et des caisses [B7] popularies
y'a-[E7]vait de l'[F]amour [Am] dans l'air
     
[Am] L'effervescence d'une [B7] nouvelle danse. 
Elle [E7] tait [F] nue, j'la [Am] laissais faire. 
[F] Draps de soie en dsarroi dans le [E] chambre. 
[F] Nuits dcadance sans cen-[E]sure.
[F] Entends-tu venir le froid qui frmit, qui mur-[E]mure?
     
[Am] O sont passes toutes nos [Dm] nuits de rve? 
[E7] Aide-moi  les [Am] retrouver.
Tu disais qu't'allais tou-[Dm]jours m'aimer.[E7] [F] [Am]
     
[Am] A cent l'heure on [B7]touffe son coeur. 
Les [E] uto-[F]pies deviennent [Am] ambigues. 
[Am] L'horlage soone chaque [B7] heure ivrogne 
Des [E] amants [F] devenus [Am] detenus.
     
[F] Draps de soie en dsarroi dans la [E] chambre. 
[F] Nuits remplies de passions per-[E]dues.
[F] Mais un matin elle l'embrassa froidement et dispa-[E]rut. [F] [E]
     
[Am] O sont passes toutes nos [Dm] nuits de rve? 
[E7] Aide-moi  les [Am] retrouver.
Tu disais qu't'allais tou-[Dm]jours m'aimer. [E7] [F] [Am] 
(REPEAT)
     
Solo:
[Am]  [Dm]
[E7]  [Am]
[Am]  [Dm]
[E7] [F] [Am] (repeats)
     
[Am] Sous la neige, la fin [B7] du mange.
Des [E] traces de [F] pas  ja-[Am]mais perdues. 
Mes jours sont durs, j'ai pu [B7] de futur.
Elle m'a [E] laiss [F] seul [Am] les mains nues.
     
[F] Draps de soie abandonns dans le [E] chambre. 
[F] Nuits blanches  cumer des rues sans [E] issue.
[F] J'te cherche partout, je deviens fou dans la foule incon-[E]nue. [F] 
[E]
     
[Am] O sont passes toutes nos [Dm] nuits de rve? 
[E7] Aide-moi  les [Am] retrouver.
Tu disais qu't'allais tou-[Dm]jours m'aimer. [E7] [F] [Am]
     
(solo chords repeat on fadeout)


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