Moxy Fruvous Chord Progressions/Guitar Tab Set #4
Big Fish
From the Album "B" (WEA CD-15223, 1996)
Transcibed by Adam Gaverluk (agaverluk@wwdc.com)
Capo 2nd fret
Intro:Cm G Cm G B7 (descending notes G, F#, E)
Verse:
Em A7
As young boy Michael helped his mother cook
Em B7
Down by her apron strings the whole day long
Em A7
Knife in hand her eyes trained on the recipe book
C D
He'd salivate as she sang out this song
Chorus:
G C
Cut the onions, start the dicing,
D G
Listen up Mike, it's the right thing
G C
Chop the parsnip, for a rich dish,
Cm G
In the small pond you'll be a big fish
Cm G (B7)
In the small pond you'll be a big fish
Verse:
When in college our lad made some special friends
Kept him from subversives and their kind
Swirled within a world of sports and dividends
And the song they sang was etched apon his mind
Chorus:
Cut the hair off the hippies sleeping
Listen up Mike, it's the right thing
Chop the fringes, off the freakish
In the small pond you'll be a big fish
In the small pond you'll be a big fish
Verse:
35 a burning drive possessed him
To be the greatest golfer in North Bay
Sometimes a fear of failure near obsessed him
And then he'd hear the other golfers say
Chorus:
Cut the motion on your back swing
Listen up Mike, it's the right thing
Chop the golf ball with a big swish
In the small pond you'll be a big fish
In the small pond you'll be a big fish
Verse:
Now he's breaking bread with heads of industry
The Capitan in the Autumn of his years
He proceeds with masionical rapidity
When he echos mothers words he hears the cheers
Chorus:
Cut the welfare and public housing
Listen up Mike it's the right thing
Chop the healthcare, you'll get your wish
In the small pond you'll be a big fish (everyone!)
Cut the child care and the schooling
Listen up Mike it's the Right Wing
Chop the free lunch for the poorish
In the small pond you'll be a big fish
In the small pond you'll be a big fish
In the small pond you'll be a big fish!
Capo 3rd fret
A - x02220
E - 022100
F#m - 244222
C#m - x46654
B - z2444x
Never had a girl to call his own...
A E (x2)
A E
From the Früvous quill comes a sorry tale of love and illin'
A E
Romeo found the balcony too high, ended up with second billin'
A E
She loved in triplicate, left his heart a blank to fill in
A E
He lost his faith immaculate when Cupid became a villain
A F#m
BJ don't cry no more
C#m E
Wonders what his heart is beating for
A
He says he takes it much to hard
B A E
Give my regards to BJ
In a fit of rage he tore down all her gifts and promises
Sick and tired of hearing ‘bout those Harry, Dick, and Thomases
Banished her for life, right then and there, from the premises
Once his holy virgin queen, now on the scene his nemesis
Chorus
He thought about his life, his heart began to rush
He buried the crown, found a bucket and a brush
BJ paints towns
(Foot foot)
La la la la la la
La la la la la
(No chords)
Now on the street our wounded soul is looking quite Gregorial
Heart of tin has shed his skin, given if a hefty burial
As with logic, as with reason, as with science actuarial
Rallied round the Früvous flag, burnt the kitchen, raised the aerial
Chorus
(No chords)
Turn it over little man
He took a trip, BJ's on a train
Far far away, he'll be back again
On rainy day
From here on, it sounds like all the chords are played one fret higher.
BJ don't cry no more, BJ don't cry no more
So there we have a story lived in person told my proxy
‘Bout a mild-mannered mannequin, every Sunday hit the Roxy
Till there his own reflection showed him his orthodoxy
Now he hikes the Himalayas, stuffs his letters full of moxy
Chorus
He says he takes it much to hard
Give my regards to BJ
And now he's swinging in the yard
He's the junior bard with the juliard, BJ
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(Sha la la la la la) (Sha la la la la la)
Verse:
D A
When your best girl says she loves you
G D
When your hair looks like it should
Bm F#m
When you make the high school football team
G A(sus4)
Like you thought you would
D A
When your country wins the arms race
G A7 Dm
When your hair looks like it should
Chorus:
G
Well you've got to say
A(sus4) G
That that's O.K.
A D G
That's any good
A D D G A
That's any good
Verse:
D A
Does the dew lie on the heather?
G D
Is your gym class really keen?
Bm F#m
Do the Chelsea girls in homeroom
G A(sus4)
Say you look like Martin Sheen?
D A
Does the comic market thrill you?
G A7 Dm
Would you like a bowl of pud?
Chorus:
G
If the answer's yes
A G
We must confess
A D G
That's any good
A D D G A
That's any good
Bridge:
Bm F#m
Girl, when you left me
G
Well, that was a big drag
Bm F#m
But thanks to powerful new medication
G(ba ba ba ba)A
I can press on with my life, and that's any good, Sing it boys!
D A G D x2
Solo: Bah ba ba ba ba (rhythm underneath melody harmony)
D A
Girl before I met you
G D
My heart was made of wood
Bm F#m
My tantrum in South Hampton
G A(sus4)
Was all misunderstood
D A G A7 Dm
But now that's all behind me I'm a little train that could
Chorus:
G
And I've got to say (shalalalalala)
A(sus4) G
That that's O.K. (Teenagers in love!)
A D G
That's any good (Oooh!)
A D G
That's any good (Yeah!)
A D
That's any good! (Uh-huh!)
G A D D D
That's any gooooooooooood-good - good...good!
From: "Gregory Day"
Subject: m/moxy_fruvous/i_will_hold_on.crd
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 06:54:44 -0500
(I Will Hold On)
Moxy Fruvous, track 4 from their album Thornhill
the chords are:
EADGBe
D:xx0232
G:320033
A7sus4:x02033
A:x02220
(bar)
G:355433
A:577655
D:x57775
Intro (Open Chords): D / G / A7sus4 / A
Verse (same progression as Intro): D / G / A7sus4 / A
Bridge (Bar Chords): G / A / D / G / A7sus4(Open)
Chorus (Bar Chords): D / A / G / A7sus4
The little Outro is the same as the Intro, just end on open D.
-- The structure of the song --
Intro x2,
Verse x4,
Bridge,
Verse x4,
Bridge,
Chorus x2,
Intro x2,
Verse x4,
Bridge,
Verse x4,
Bridge,
Chorus x4,
Outro x2,
& end on open D.
(I think Dave may play an A7:(575755) bar chord during
the chorus instead of the open A7sus4, but I'm not sure)
* gregory day *
gday2@rochester.rr.com
gd001f@uhura.cc.rochester.edu
(from NPR's 'All Things Considered' - 4/30/99)
[C] Oh the sun is shining on the diamond
America, we [D] built it and they [G] came [G7]
And they're [F] just beginning
The [Fm] "Quality is job 1" inning
Of A-[D7]merica's [G7] national [C] game
(Dave)
[C] From the crack of the Louisville Slugger
To the [G] smell of Astroturf and Gator-[C]ade
From the [F] pop-up fly
Into the [Fm] friendly skies
To the [D7] Double-Bubble double play he [G7] made
(Mike)
The [C] "Rolaids how do you spell relief" pitcher
Is warming [G] up in the Merrill-Lynch bull-[C]pen
He's the [F] best in the rotation
Of his [Fm] "Pepsi generation"
And he's [D7] smokin' 'em with Lucky Strikes a-[G7]gain
(All)
Oh the [C] sun is shining on the diamond
America, we [D] built it and they [G] came
And we're [F] standing Head and Shoulders
With the [Fm] Gold Card ticketholders
Of A-[D7]merica's [G7] national [C] game
(Murray)
[C] There's the NBC Peacock right fielder
He threw the [G] Exxon runner out in the [C] dirt
And you [F] really can't tell
Who's [Fm] playing for Shell
'Cause they've [D7] all got different logos on their [G --> A] shirts
(Jian)
From the [D] naturalized American who hits into the upper Black & Decker
To those Cau-[G]casian players [A] earning Wonder-[D]bread
There's res-[G]pect for all in the [Gm] umpire's call
With the U-[E7]nited Airlines [A7] facemask on his [D] head (on his [A7] head)
(All)
Oh the [D] sun is shining on the diamond
America, we [E] built it and they [A] came
And the [G] home team is in heaven!
They're winning [Gm] 7-11 - seven
In A-[E7]merica's [A7] national [D] game
It's the [D] sport that built this country
A great [E] pitch by any other [A] name
And it [G] won't take long to [Gm] sell you on
A-[E7]merica's [A7] national [D] game
[G] Bank-[E7]America's [A7] national [D] game
[Am] Little song in an [D] elevator, [G] that's where you [Em] got your start
[Am] The man said, "Kid's [D] here's one I think you'll en-[G]joy." [G7]
[Am] A couple hundred [D] thousand later
A [G] couple dozen [Em] broken hearts
[Am] One big new [D] sound
Heatseeker [G] Boy [C] Boy [G] Boy [C]
[Am] With a suit made [D] by Versace , [G] hair like Chi-[Em]huahua fur
[Am] I had a [D] hunch you were the real Mc-[G]Coy (the real Mc-[G7]Coy)
[Am] Coca-Cola and Hi-[D]tachi [G] want you as their [Em] messenger
[Am] You're breaking [D] ground
Heatseeker [G] Boy [C] Boy [G] Boy [C]
[Am] When you lost [D] on the Grammy's
[G] To Bustier and the [Em] Sassy Crew
[Am] You made the [D] headlines any-[G]how [G7]
[Am] Number four with a [D] bullet this week
When will you reach your [Em] peak Heatseeker [G] Boy?
[Am] So goodnight Carme-[D]lita Cupcake, [G] so long little [Em] Pikachu
[Am] The world falls in [D] love with a new plastic [G] toy [G7]
[Am] Now when I'm [D] on the subway, [G] everyone's [Em] singing you
[Am] Halifax to The [D] Hague and Hong Kong,
Softly killing us with your [Em] song
[Am] You sure get a-[D]round Heatseeker [G] Boy.
Capo 2nd fret
[D] Cré-moé, cré-moé pas
Quélque part' [A] en Alask-[A#dim]a
Y'a un [Em] phoque qui s'en-[A7]nuie en mau-[D]dit [D#dim]
Sa [Em] blonde est partie
[A7] Gagner sa [D] vie
Dans un [E7] cirque aux États-U-[A7]nis
Quand le [D] phoque est tout seul,
Y'r'[A]-garde le so-[A#dim]leil
Qui de-[Em]scend doucement [A7] sur le gla-[D]cier, [D#dim]
Y [Em] pense aux États en [A7] pleurant tout [D] bas
C'est comme [E7] ça quand ta blonde t'a lâ-[A7]ché
CHORUS
[D] Ça [A] vaut pas la [Bm] peine de lai-[A]sser ceux qu'on [Bm] aime
Pour al-[A]ler faire tour-[Em]ner des bal-[A]lons sur son [D] nez
[D] Ça [A] fait rire les en-[Bm]fants, ça dure [A] jamais long-[Bm]temps
Ça fait [A] pus rire per-[Em]sonne quand les [A] enfants sont [D] grands
Quand le [D] phoque s'ennuie
Y'r'garde [A] son poil qui [A#dim] brille
Comme les [Em] rues de New-York [A7] après la [D] pluie. [D#dim]
Y [Em]'rêve à Chicago, à [A7] Marilyn Mon-[D]roe,
Y'vou-[E7]drait voir sa blonde faire un [A7] show
C'est ri-[D]en qu'une histoire
J'peux [A] pas m'en faire ac-[A#dim]croire,
Mais des [Em] fois, j'ai l'im-[A7]pression qu'c'est [D] moé [D#dim]
Qui est as-[Em]sis sur la glace
Les [A7] deux mains dans la [D] face
Mon a-[E7]mour est partie, pis je m'en-[A7]nuie
CHORUS
[D] Ça [A] vaut pas la [Bm] peine de lai-[A]sser ceux qu'on [Bm] aime
Pour al-[A]ler faire tour-[Em]ner des bal-[A]lons sur son [D] nez
[D] Ça [A] fait rire les en-[Bm]fants, ça dure [A] jamais long-[Bm]temps
Ça fait [A] pus rire per-[Em]sonne quand les [A] enfants sont [D] grands
Chords Used
C#dim xx2323
D#dim xx4545
C Cdim
Sad girl,
C Cdim C Cdim
taking every cue from every ad, girl.
C Gm F Fm
Hopelessness is easy when it's a fad, girl.
F Fm C Cdim etc.
And being good is only when you're a bad girl.
G# Gm C Cdim etc.
Sad girl, maybe you've got every reason in this mad world.
(same chords as above)
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 Fm
Once in a while, to hold your head high
D G
would leave you a sell out.
F Fm
Resigned to ask why, devoted to die,
D
When everything that you've been told,
by any person that you hold,
D#
when any happiness and love will
give you every reason to lie.
(Same chords as other Verses)
Sad girl,
taking every cue from every ad, girl.
Depression is romantic when it's a fad, girl.
And being good is only when you're a bad girl.
Sad girl, Maybe you've got every reason in this mad world.
Maybe,
Sad girl, Maybe you've got every reason in this
uh, man's world.
Sad, sad, girl... (and so on, fading out)
The Bass line
C Cdim
G|---(5)---+-----2-5-
D|---------+-1-4-----
A|3------3-+---------
E|---------+---------
For The F-Fm section, its all basically a low F. Same goes for the
'Bridge' part, just play the root of the chord with some variations.
G5 - 3x0033
C - x32010
Am - x02210
D - xx0232
Intro (x2)
E|-----------------------------------
B|-8-----7-6-----5----8p7--------7---
G|---7-6-----5-4----------8p7--6---5-
D|-----------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------
G5 C G5
Down the line, coming down the line, a V6 Merc in blue
C G5
Without the sparks, or distributor cap, I'll slap them on as it rides through
C G5
Eight to four, on the assembly floor, watching V6 Mercs slide through
C G5
I can drive, and she can drive, but this car's made for you
C G
I'd like to buy her one (Where you gonna get the money son)
C G
I'd like to buy her two (But you'll never find the right bijou)
C G
I'd like to buy her three (But you're working in a factory)
C Am D
And I'd like to buy her more, than this blue collar can afford
Intro Riff
Down the line, Chipper down the line's got a cottage up on Scugog
Last Christmas bash, he spent all his cash plying Mr. Bewdley with eggnog
He got the raise, and from what he says, he'll have that love nest paid off soon
I got the keys, but my girlfriend she's not getting off till Sunday noon
Chorus
Intro Riff
Accordion Solo - play G5
Chorus
(No chords)
In Darlington, lies my darling one, she fills my thoughts each day
Half a mile from the cooling towers, I sure hope that she's okay
Chorus
C G D C
(With above progression)
Down down, down down down
Down down, down down down
Down down, down down down
Down down, down down down
Down down, Darlington
Down down, darling one
Down down, Darlington
Down down, darling one
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From the album ìWoodî (WEA CD-10616, 1995)
Transcribed by Adam Gaverluk (agaverluk@wwdc.com)
Capo 2nd fret
Intro:Am (4 bars)
(Verse)
Am Dm Am F G Dm
Your mother made you cry when she told you about the womb
G E Am
And how people die.
Am Dm Am F G
Watching over you when you were young smiling as you learned
Dm G E Am
to crawl. You donít know her at all.
(Chorus)
Am F C E Am
Itís a dirty job but theyíre very suave
F C E Am
Jesus high on wine drinking turpentine
(Verse)
Am Dm Am F G Dm
Daddyís voice like an intercom connected to a hidden room
G E Am
Were yellow roses bloom
Am Dm Am F
A sacred mountain near Peterborough where clouds paint a
G Dm E Am
picture so calm that they swallowed mom.
(Chorus)
Am F C E Am
Itís a dirty job but theyíre very suave
F C E Dm
Jesus high on wine weeping turpentine
Dm Am
What are they doing in there? Have they got guns?
F C Dm
Make you run up and down the same hill
E Am
And theyíll break your will.
(Guitar solo)-repeat verse section 2x
(Verse)
Am Dm Am F
Was it Christmas or groundhog day when your friends turned
G Dm G E Am
to shadows and they dragged you away.
Am Dm Am F G
Tell nobody that youíve been here donít breath a word thatís
Dm G E Am
been said. Now thereís a scar(whispered)upon your forehead.
(Chorus)
Am F C E Am
Itís a dirty job but theyíre very suave
F C E Dm
Jesus high on wine weeping turpentine
Dm Am
What are they doing in there? Have they got guns?
Dm Am E
Whether Mt. Pinutubo or the threat of Godís love
F C Dm
Thereíll always be something thatís raining
E Am
Down from above (4x total)
E Am
Na na na na na na (fade to end)
[Am] I took my troubles down to [Dm] Madame Ruth
[Am] You know that gypsy with the [Dm] gold capped-tooth?
[C] She's got a [C/G]store front on [Am7] 34th and [Am] Vine
[Dm] Sellin' little bottles of
[E] Love potion number [Am] nine
[Am] I told her that I was a [Dm] flop with chicks
[Am] It been that way 'til Nineteen-[Dm] Ninety-six
She [C] looked at my [C/G] palm and she [Am7] made a magic [Am] sign
She said you need a bottle of
[E] Love potion number [Am] nine
She [Dm] bent down, and turned around, and gave me a wink
She [B7] said I'm gonna' mix it up right here in the sink
It [Dm] smelled like turpentine and looked like Indian ink
I [E] held my breath, closed my eyes, I took a drink
[Am] I didn't know if it was [Dm] day or night
[Am] I started kissing every-[Dm]thing in sight
But [C] when I kissed a [C/G] cop down on [Am7] 34th and [Am] Vine
He [Dm] broke my little bottle of
[E] Love potion number [Am] nine
(guitar solo)
(Ohio)
[Am] Tin soldiers, and [C] Nixon's [G] comin'
[Am] We're finally [C] on our [G] own
[Am] This summer I [C] hear the [G] drummin'
[Am] Four dead in [C] Ohi-[G]o
(Stayin' Alive)
Well, you can [Am7] tell by the way I use my walk
I'm a [G] woman's man, no [Am7] time to talk
Music loud and women warm,
I've been [G] kicked around since [Am7] I was born.
But, that's [D] alright, it's OK, you can look the other way.
We can try to understand, the New York Times effect on man.
[Am7] Whether you're a brother, or whether you're a mother, you're Stayin'
Alive, Stayin' Alive Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin' it,
Stayin' Alive, Stayin' Alive
[Am7] Ahh, [D7] Ahh, [Am7] Ahh, [D7] Ahh
[Am7] Stayin' Alive, Stayin' Alive
[Am7] Ahh, [D7] Ahh, [Am7] Ahh, [D7] Ahh
Stayin' Ali-[G] -[Am]----[Em7]ve
(I would say take your pick of anything here. Mike's been known to go into
Jewel, or Alanis, the B52's, but hell, come up with something of your own:
Ricky Martin, Barbara Streisand, Sha Na Na. It doesn't matter. Just stay
close to A minor so you can get back to Love Potion.)
[Love Potion #9]
She [Dm] bent down, and turned around, and gave me a wink
She [B7] said I'm gonna' mix it up right here in the sink
It [Dm] smelled like turpentine looked like India ink
I [E] held my breath, closed my eyes, I took a drink
(Mike's lines here follows the melody, but is always different from show
to show. Again, if you're going to cover Fruvous covers, you might as well
try to colloquially improv in parts too. That's the fun of it. My friends
are convinced I'm nuts.)
But [C] when I kissed a [C/G] cop down on [Am7] 34th and [Am] Vine
He [Dm] broke my little bottle of
[E] Love potion number [Am] nine
[C/G] 320010
[Am7] 002010
[B7] 021202
[Em7] 022030
PS: To get around guitar solos (I can't play Jungle Boogie on the acoustic
yet!) I've been blending the songs to sound like:
"He [Dm] broke my little bottle of [E] love potion number
[Am] nine soldiers, and [C] Nixon's [G] comin'"
From Matt Delong (Jungle Boogie riff):
|--------------------------3-3-0-0-2-3-0--------------
|--------------------0-3-4---------------4-3-0--------
|-----1--------1-3-4---------------------------4-3----
|-3-3---3-1--3----------------------------------------
My first tab-Hope you like it.-Jeremy Gorman
The verses are picked with slight variations in different verses,
the chorus strummed.
The x's are just for keeping track of the rhythm.
capo on 2nd fret
intro:
E |----------------3---------------|----------------3---------------|
B |--------3-----------3-------3---|--------3-----------3-------3---|
G |----0-------0-----------0-------|----0-------0-----------0-------|
D |0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
E |----------------3---------------|----------------3---------------|
B |--------3-----------3-------3---|--------3-----------3-------3---|
G |----0-------0-----------0-------|----0-------0-----------0-------|
D |1-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
E |----------------3---------------|----------------3---------------|
B |--------3-----------3-------3---|--------3-----------3-------3---|
G |----0-------0-----------0-------|----0-------0-----------0-------|
D |0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
E |----------------3---------------|----------------3---------------|
B |--------3-----------3-------3---|--------3-----------3-------3---|
G |----0-------0-----------0-------|----0-------0-----------0-------|
D |1-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
When you've
verse:
E |----------------3---------------|----------------3---------------|
B |--------3-----------3-------3---|--------3-----------3-------3---|
G |----0-------0-----------0-------|----0-------0-----------0-------|
D |0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
played out "As The World----------- Turns"
E |----------------3---------------|----------------3---------------|
B |--------3-----------3-------3---|--------1-----------1-------1---|
G |----0-------0-----------0-------|----2-------2-----------2-------|
D |1-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
you don't need soaps to clean your mind.
E |----------------3-----------2---|----------------3---------------|
B |--------3-----------3-----------|--------3-----------3-------3---|
G |----0-------0-----------0-------|----0-------0-----------0-------|
D |0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Ev-'ry lit-tle child----------- learns
E |----------------3---------------|----------------3---------------|
B |--------3-----------3-------3---|--------1-----------1-------1---|
G |----0-------0-----------0-------|----2-------2-----------2-------|
D |1-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
if you can't see dreams, your eyes are blind.
E |----------------0---------------|--------------------------------|
B |--------0-----------0-----------|----------------0---------------|
G |----0-------0-----------0-------|--------0-----------0-------0---|
D |2---------------------------2---|----2-------2-----------2-------|
A |--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Was it just a fool's im - pres-
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |----------------0---------------|----------------0-----------1---|
G |--------2-----------2-------2---|--------2-----------2-----------|
D |----0-------0-----------0-------|----2-------2-----------2-------|
A |2-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
--------------- sion?
E |--------------------------------|----------------3---------------|
B |----------------1---------------|--------3-----------3-------3---|
G |--------2-----------2-------0---|----0-------------------0-------|
D |----2-------2-----------2-------|1-----------1-------------------|
A |0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Such an an- ti- qua- ted pas-
E |----------------3---------------|----------------2---0-----------|
B |--------1-----------1-------1---|--------1---------------1-------|
G |----2-------2-----------2-------|----2-------2---------------2---|
D |0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
----------- sion. On the...
On the day they both conspired to
ride the midway after dark
they had enough of their pride to
not bring coins to this amusement park
And she held his hand to follow
And he held his breath and let go
chorus:
Dm G7 Dm G7
They crouched down low, sat in the front row
Dm G7 Amaj7
Untied the ropes so they could fly
Dm G Dm G
Hold on tight, let's get it just right
Dm G Amaj7
We'll take our last flight, you and I
E |----------------3---------------|----------------2---0-----------|
B |--------3-----------3-------3---|--------3---------------3-------|
G |----0-------0-----------0-------|----0-------0-------------------|
D |0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
So they...
So they cried inside while their eyes smiled
There was no turning back for two
Erase the memory stockpile
all alone and one thing left to do
in the roller coaster shadows
they took off their shoes and bared their soles.
chorus
insrumental:
Em C Em C B7
Em C Bm7 Am
And she held his hand to follow
Am C D
And he held his breath and let go
chorus
Note: There seem to be two guitars doing the picking and they
stay pretty much the same, but occasionally one differs,
especially in the 3rd line of the intro where it goes something
like this:
E |--------------------------------|----------------3---------------|
B |--------0-------0-------0-------|--------3-----------3-------3---|
G |----2-------2-------2-------2---|----0-------0-----------0-------|
D |0-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
From the album "Wood" (WEA CD-10616, 1995)
Transcribed August 1995 by Charlie Gibbs (Charlie_Gibbs@mindlink.bc.ca)
Piano intro: Em G D Am G D C
G D G Bm A7
My sister Sue and me were doing stunts with electric trains.
Em D C Em
She said she'd do my dishes so I handed her the reins.
D C G Gmaj7 C
And she engineered a collision steered by a hand-eye protege.
Em D C
Before my train set started burnin' I heard my sister say:
(Chorus)
A7sus4
Look straight at the coming disaster
Em G
Realize what you've lost
D Am
You keep handin' out horseshoes
G D C
Horseshoes have gotta be tossed.
G D C
Horseshoes have gotta be tossed.
G D G Bm A7
I dreamed I went to heaven 'cause I told my lover lies.
Em D C Em
When I woke up I went to her and looked her in the eyes.
D C G Gmaj7 C
I said help me cry 'cause I can't deny this union's feeling wrong.
Em D C
Then a flashback to the dream and angels singing songs.
(Chorus)
(Bridge: Am C G Am Cm G)
G D G Bm A7
Don't push the river, if you love it set it free.
Em D C Em
I said go on and see him, you can still come home to me.
D C G Gmaj7 C
I was satisfied God was on our side 'cause we're freer than the birds.
Em D C
She sent me a letter, I didn't read it, I already knew the words.
(Chorus x 2)
Em D C
Horseshoes have gotta be tossed. (repeat and fade)
A7sus4 = x0203x
by the Bee Gees: from the "Bee Gees: Greatest Hits"
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)
Tabbed by Bill Bowen
From the album "Wood" (WEA CD-10616, 1995)
Transcribed August 1995 by Charlie Gibbs (Charlie_Gibbs@mindlink.bc.ca)
G Am D7
Your phone call from Montreal said I was back into you.
G Am D7
But as I listened to the words fall, I dreaded as the artist drew
G G7 Am
Me down on my knees with liquid eyes begging please,
Cm G
won't you stay for another course
Am D11 D7 Em A7
But if I was you I'd agree with what you chose to do....... And
(Chorus)
Dm G7
I tried and tried and tried that night.
Dm G7
I cried and cried so that we would fight.
Dm G7 F Em A7
And distance was the accomplice that saw me lose.
Am D7
The most that I ever knew,
Am7 D7
Everything if not the sun,
Am7 D7
In a space that could handle two...
Em G
You were gone.
G Am D7
You gave me your heart and habits, proverbially at my side.
G Am D7
And though maybe I took advantage, you know I never really lied.
G G7 Am
I was out in the field collecting strength for my shield,
Cm G
and I misplaced what made me real.
Am D11 D7 Em A7
I can't ask you to wait around but you know you can't deny..... that
(Chorus)
(Intrumental) And
(Chorus)
Capo 2nd fret
D - xx0232
G - 320033
A7 - x02020
D
D G
Well you should see my story reading baby
A7 D
You should hear the things that she says
G
She says "Drop dead hon, I'd rather go to bed
A7 D
With Gabriel Garcia Marquez!"
Cuddle up with William S. Burroughs
Leave on the lights for Bell Hooks
I've been flirting with Pierre Burton
Cause he's so smart in his books
G D
I like to go out dancing
G D
My baby loves a bunch of authors
G D
My heart's so broke and bleeding
G D
Baby's just sitting there, doing some reading
So I started watching some TV
Played my new CD player too
She said "Turn it off or I'll call the cops
And I'll the throw the book at you!"
All this arguing made me dizzy
Called my doctor to come have a look
I said "Doctor hurry!" he said "Don't you worry
I'll be over when I finish my book!"
I like to go out dancing
My baby loves a bunch of authors
We've been living in hovels
Spending all our money on brand new novels
So I got myself on the streetcar
And it ran right into someone
The driver said "I was looking straight ahead!"
But he was reading the Toronto Sun ("So?")
So my honey and me go to a counsellor
To help figure out what we need
She said "We'll get your love growing
But before you get going here's some books I'd like you to read!"
I like to go out dancing
My baby loves a bunch of authors
Lately we've had some friction
Cause my baby's hooked on short works of fiction
(No chords)
So we split and went to a party
Some friends my girl said she knew
But what a sight cause it was author's night
And the place looks like a who's who
(Back to verse chords)
Now I'm pounding out the ouzo with Mario Puzo
Who's a funny fella, it's W.P. Kinsella
Who brought the cat, would Margaret Atwood?
Who needs a shave, it's Robertson Davies
Ondaatje started a foodfight
Salmon moose all over the scene
Spilled some dressing on Doris Lessing
These writer types are a scream
I like to go out dancing
My baby loves a bunch of authors
We'll be together for ages
Eating and sleeping and
Eating and sleeping and
Eating und sleeping und
Turning pages
E|---------------
B|-------------3-
G|---------2-4---
D|-0-2-2h4-------
A|---------------
E|---------------
Yeah!
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F# - 244322
C#m - x46654
G#m - 466444
Bm - x24432
G - 355433
A - x02220
Asus2 - x02200
F# C#m (x2)
Intro riff:
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|-------------------------------
A|----4--------4-------4--4/6----
E|-2-----2--4-------2----------4-
There are some other riffs similar to that throughout the song.
F# C#m
Who will save the river valley
G#m Bm
That's my drinking water
F# C#m
This was once a sacred place now
G#m Bm
Look at what we've got here
Bm G A Asus2 A Asus2
I'll pretend there isn't any problem, just do my job
Bm G A Asus2 F#
And if I don't like the standard of living, go home to Russia
(Repeat intro)
Me and Pete went swimming last night
He's my friend from Boy Scouts
All the fish were floating upright
We got scared, and we got out
Mother says don't play down where your father does his job
You know he's got to make a living, or move to Russia
(Over intro)
This is my world
This is my world
Don't make it go away
Is it a crime
Spending my time
Dreaming of yesterday
Meet me in the river valley
You can tell me stories
About a time before pinstripe suits
Dippers, grits, and Tories
(Different rhythm)
Bm G A Asus2 A Asus2
My mother sang the songs her mother taught her
Bm G A Asus2 A Asus2
We'd be swimming off in cool cool water
Bm G
And when she'd call us from the yard
Bm G
Running home it felt like God, ahhh
(This part is over the intro chords, although they are not singing to match
the chords. They are singing F#-G-A-Bm, I think. You can play that, but
the guitar sounds like it is still playing F#-C#m to me.)
This is my world, don't take it away
(And back to normal again.)
Is your favourite place controlled by
Developing ambitions
Do you think you'll have some power
Signing a petition
(The rest of the song is played over the intro chords. However, I believe
that this next verse is a half a step higher than everything else. Maybe
they are just singing in a different key again....)
Are you fine with your surroundings
Are they going to crumble
I'm living in the river valley
Come and join me for a tumble
(Back to original chords, if they really did change)
High up above, see the cars above the viaduct
From sunrise to the last call, they push their luck
But that would be fine
If the world was yours, and you were mine
Who will save the river valley
Who will save the river valley
Who will save the river valley
Who will save the river valley
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From the album "Bargainville" (WEA CD-93134, 1993)
Transcribed by Adam Gaverluk (agaverluk@wwdc.com)
Capo 2nd fret
Intro:C, Cmaj7 (4x) Pre-chorus:Em, A (2x)
Verse:C, Cmaj7 (4x) Chorus:F, G, C
Gsus4, G (2x)
C, Cmaj7 (2x) Bridge:Bb, G, F, G, Em, A, F, G, C
(Verse)
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
Clem had a daydream, a daydream from heaven
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 Gsus4 G Gsus4
Pick up the headlines, his country was made up of singers
G C Cmaj7 C
And no more right-wingers....
Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
He wakes up to "homeless are stupid, welfare is stupid
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 Gsus4 G
Private investment, efficiency, cool fiscal planning"
Gsus4 G Em A
Sounds like more Pat Buchanan
(Pre-chorus)
Em A
Back in his day job this afternoon
Em A
Unlikely he'll move down to Cuba soon
(Chorus)
F G C
Reluctant to find he's stuck in the 90's again
(Verse)repeat same as above
Clem reads of the old days, twenty years goes a long ways
"Challenge the system!" relating is easy on the demo
Now they'll send it by memo
Cause there's no need for the peace sign post-rep. peacetime
Join the parade wave the flag tell the world it's you lackey
Abbie Hoffman was wacky
(Pre-chorus)
Riding his bike to his foreign car
Burning his mind in his VCR
(Chorus)
Reluctant to find he's stuck in the 90's again (2x)
(Bridge)
Bb
And he's lost
G F
Don't you know what it's like to be lost
G Em A
And older... "tears on his shoulder"
F G C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
Real men are bolder....
(Verse)
Soon I'll be thirty I don't want to be thirty
I've got some big plans Goodwill has some big hands
With each new computer screen the world tells me I'm more green, buy a new Game-Boy for the fun and the fashion
Just for the passion
(Repeat pre-chorus and chorus as above)
F G Em A
White lies, rich guys, hoarding a big prize
F G C
We've got work to do
F G C
Reluctant to find he's stuck in the 90's again
>From the album "Bargainville" (WEA CD-93134)
Transcribed by Adam Gaverluk (agaverluk@wwdc.com)
C5 A7
\___________/ \___________/
|_|_|_|_O_| |_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_O_O_O_| Play C5 and A7 as shown
|_|_O_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_O
|_O_|_|_|_O |_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|
No capo
Intro and Chorus:
G D7 G
And the band played on
G C5 D
As the helicopters whirred
C A7 G Em
Drunk on the lawn in a nuclear dawn
G D G
My senses finally blurred
Verse:
D7 G C5 G
He was a rock, to the end a solid reminder
Am D7
Couldn't deny a friend
D7 G C5 G
We lived in the noise and the sweet amber posion
Bm C
Peekin' up the skirt of the end
D7 G C5 G
And we'd drink, two gnarly dudes and some records
Am D7
Much like plates of black food
D7 G C5 G
We filled up our faces, saw some far places
Bm C D7
Stood on the roof in the nude
-Chorus-
Verse:
Between poles, he said "we're like cows in the grass"
Brushing off flies
Chaise lounging around standing up, falling down
'Till we no longer opened our eyes
And we'd drink, ever notice how drinking's like war
Cup 'o' troops o'er the gums
To the end of our health a campaign 'gaisnt myself
Armed with bourons and scotches and rums
-Chorus-
Verse:
Think of bombs, we're poised on the edge of disaster
Whether it's right or it's wrong
We opened the window, played some Nintendo
Sang a few bars of some pretty old song:
G C G D G
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
G G7 C
Goodnight Irene goodnight Irene
G D7 G D7
I'll see you in my dreams
Oh to dream, those impotent bones of extinction
Flying graceful and free
None but the best cause the man cannot rest
'Till he's finally beaten his me
-Chorus-
Verse:
'Till the end, he passed out on the sun deck that morning
Quietly saying goodbye
But I was so hammered I sputtered and stammered
Told him he couldn't just die
He was a rock, went straight for his own armageddon
Face froze in a grin
Ambulance flyin' in I never drank again
Can't really call that a loss or a win
-Chorus-
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