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Mr Writer by Stereophonics
Mr Writer
CAPO ON FIRST FRET
CHORDS USED
Fmadd9 (XX3003)
Fm (033000)
D#6sus2 (XX0300)
C#7 (X43000)
G#6 (430000)
A#7 (X03030)
Cadd9 (X43030)
LYRICS and ACOUSTIC GUITAR
Strum Fmadd9
Intro Fm D#6sus2 C#7 C#7 x2
Fm D#6sus2
You line them up
C#7
Look at your shoes
Fm
You hang names on your wall
D#6sus2 C#7
Then you shoot them all
Fm D#6sus2
You fly around in planes
C#7
That bring you down
Fm
To meet me who loves you
D#6sus2 C#7
Like me crashing to the ground
D#6sus2
Are you so lonely
C#7
You don't even know me
D#6sus2
But you'd like to stone me
Fm
Mr writer
G#6
Why don't you tell it like it is
A#7
Why don't you tell it like it really is
C#add9
Before you go on home
Fm D#6sus2 C#7 C#7 x2
I used to treat you right
Give you my time
But when I'd turn my back on you
Then you do what you do
You've just enough
In my own view
Education to perform
I'd like to shoot you all
And then you go home
With you on your own
What do you really know
Mr writer
Why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
Fm D#6sus2 C#7 C#7 x2
And then you go home
With you on your own
What do you even know
Mr writer
Why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
Mr writer
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Why don't you tell it like it always is
Before you go on home
Mr writer
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Why don't you tell it like it always is
Before you go on home
Fmadd9 Fmadd9 Fmadd9 Fmadd9 Fm Fm
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version 2
CAPO ON FIRST FRET
CHORDS USED (Relative to capo)
Emadd9 (XX2002)
Em (022000)
D6sus2 (XX0200)
C7 (X32000)
G6 (320000)
A7 (X02020)
Cadd9 (X32020)
LYRICS and ACOUSTIC GUITAR
Strum Emadd9
Intro Em D6sus2 C7 C7 x2
Em D6sus2
You line them up
C7
Look at your shoes
Em
You hang names on your wall
D6sus2 C7
Then you shoot them all
Em D6sus2
You fly around in planes
C7
That bring you down
Em
To meet me who loves you
D6sus2 C7
Like me crashing to the ground
D6sus2
Are you so lonely
C7
You don't even know me
D6sus2
But you'd like to stone me
Em
Mr writer
G6
Why don't you tell it like it is
A7
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Cadd9
Before you go on home
Em D6sus2 C7 C7 x2
I used to treat you right
Give you my time
But when I'd turn my back on you
Then you do what you do
You've just enough
In my own view
Education to perform
I'd like to shoot you all
And then you go home
With you on your own
What do you really know
Mr writer
Why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
Em D6sus2 C7 C7 x2
And then you go home
With you on your own
What do you even know
Mr writer
Why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
Mr writer
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Why don't you tell it like it always is
Before you go on home
Mr writer
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Why don't you tell it like it always is
Before you go on home
Outro x4
|-0------2--2--2--3--2--0--0-----0-------|
|-0------0--0--0--0--0--3--0-----0-------|
|-0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-------|
|-2------2--0--0--0--0--0--0-----2-------|
|-2------------------------------2-------|
|-0------------------------------0-------|
(Same as v1, chords changed to capo relative and outro added)
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version 3
Intro:
Em9, Em, Em/D, Cmaj7,
Em, Em/D, Cmaj7
Verse:
Em Em/D Cmaj7
You line 'em up look at your shoes, you hang names on your wall,
Em Em/D Cmaj7
and you shoot them all.
Em Em/D Em
You fly a_round in planes that bring you down to meet me who loves you
Em/D Cmaj7
Like me crashing to the ground.
Bridge:
Cmaj7 Em/D
Are you so lonely?
Cmaj7
You dont even know me,
Em/D
but you'd like to stone me.
Chorus:
Em
Mr Writer,
G
why dont you tell it like it is?
A
Why dont you tell it like it really is?
Before you go on home.
C
Verse 2:
Em Em/D Cmaj7
I used to treat you right, give you my time,
Em Cmaj7
but I turned my back on you, then you do what you want.
Em Em/D Cmaj7
You've just enough in my view education to perform,
Em Em/D Cmaj7
I'd like to shoot you all.
Bridge 2:
Cmaj7 Em/D Cmaj7
And then you go home, with you on your own,
Em/D
what do you really know?
Chorus:
Em
Mr Writer,
G
Why dont you tell it like it is?
A
Why dont you tell it like it really is?
Before you go on home.
Em, Em/D, Cmaj7, Em, Em/D
Instrumental
Cmaj7, Em, Em/D Cmaj7
Bridge 3:
Cmaj7 Em/D
And when you go home,
Cmaj7
with you on your own,
Em/D
what do you even know?
Chorus:
Em
Mr Writer,
G
Why dont you tell it like it is?
A
Why dont you tell it like it really is?
A
Before you go on home___
Em
Mr writer,
G
Why dont you tell it like it really is?
A
Why dont you tell it like it always is?
C(Play the C while Kellys holding on home)
Before you go home___
(Not sure about this last bit, it gets kinda muddled but this should be right)
Em
Mr Writer,
G
Why dont you tell it like it really is?
A
Why dont you tell it like it always is?
Before you go on home?
Outro
Em9
--------2----2--2----2--2-----------|------2-----2--2-----2--2-----------|
--------0----0--0----0--0----3----0-|------0-----0--0-----0--0----3----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----------------------------------|
-0----------------------------------|-0----------------------------------|
--------2----2--2----2--2-----------|------2-----2--2-----2--2-----------|
--------0----0--0----0--0----3----0-|------0-----0--0-----0--0----3----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----------------------------------|
-0----------------------------------|-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---------------------------|----------------------------|
--0---------------------------|----------------------------|
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version 4
It sayz that only the acoustic has capo 1st fret but you can still play the
elecrtic parts with the capo on 1st fret but to me it sounds better with
out(well for this version it dus anyway)
Drum fade in
Intro:
Electric Guitar:
e|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|-----5----3--1-------|---------------------|
D|----------------3--1-|-----3----1--3-----1-|
A|--4-----4------------|---3----3------------|
E|---------------------|-1-------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------------5---3--1-------|----------------------|
D|------3----6---3-----------------3-1--|1--3-------1--3-----1-|
A|-4--4---4------------4---4------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----1--1-------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|----5-------------------5---3--1------|
D|-------3---6---3-----------------3--1-|
A|-4-------4-----------4----4-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Verse:
e|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----1----------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------------5-----3--1------|
D|-1-3------1---3-----1-|-1--3----------6--3--------------------3--1-|
A|--------3-------------|-------4--4--------------4-----4------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------|----5-------------------5---3--1------|
D|1--3-------1--3-----1-|-------3---6---3-----------------3--1-|
A|----------------------|-4-------4-----------4----4-----------|
E|-----1--1-------------|--------------------------------------|
e|----------------------|-------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------|
G|----------------------|-------------------|
D|1--3-------1--3-----1-|-------3---6---3---|
A|----------------------|-4-------4---------|
E|-----1--1-------------|-------------------|
Bridge:
Are you so lone______ly? You dont even know me but you'd like to
e|----------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------|---5---3-1-----|--------------------5-----3-1-----|
D|---------6---3---6--3-|-----------3-1-|-3---6--3--6--3---------------3-1-|
A|----4------4---4------|-4---4---------|---4--------------4-----4---------|
E|----------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|
stone me______
e|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|
G|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|---11\------------|---with distortion (optional)
In the chorus a third guitar plays this in the back round which you can hear quite
clearly
|-------7--------|-------7-----7-----|
|---7-8-----7----|---7-8-----7-------|
|-9-------9------|-9-------9-----9---|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
but this is how Kelly plays it (its quite easy to get the timing cos its not very
hard to play so dont worry if you cant hear it just go wth the flow of the song)
Chorus:
Mis__ter Wri__ter Why dont...
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3---3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3---3----3----3----3--3-|
E|--1--1--1--1---1---1---1---1-|-1---1---1---1----1----1----1--1-|
Like it is_? Why dont you...
e|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6------6--6--6--6--6--6---|--6---6---6---6---6----6----6----6----6---|
E|-4--4------4--4--4--4--4--4---|--4---4---4---4---4----4----4----4----4---|
really is? Before you go on home.
e|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|-8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8----8----8----8----8------|
E|-6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6----6----6----6----6------|
e|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-11---11----11---11----11---11---11---11--|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-|
E|--9----9-----9----9-----9----9----9----9--|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11-/-|
E|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9/--|
Electric guitar Fill:
e|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|-----5----3--1-------|---------------------|
D|----------------3--1-|-----3----1--3-----1-|
A|--4-----4------------|---3----3------------|
E|---------------------|-1-------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------------5---3--1-------|----------------------|
D|------3----6---3-----------------3-1--|1--3-------1--3-----1-|
A|-4--4---4------------4---4------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----1--1-------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|----5-------------------5---3--1------|
D|-------3---6---3-----------------3--1-|
A|-4-------4-----------4----4-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Verse 2: (exactly the same as verse 1)
e|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----1----------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------------5-----3--1------|
D|-1-3------1---3-----1-|-1--3----------6--3--------------------3--1-|
A|--------3-------------|-------4--4--------------4-----4------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------|----5-------------------5---3--1------|
D|1--3-------1--3-----1-|-------3---6---3-----------------3--1-|
A|----------------------|-4-------4-----------4----4-----------|
E|-----1--1-------------|--------------------------------------|
e|----------------------|-------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------|
G|----------------------|-------------------|
D|1--3-------1--3-----1-|-------3---6---3---|
A|----------------------|-4-------4---------|
E|-----1--1-------------|-------------------|
Bridge: (Exactly the same as bridge 2)
And then you go.. with you on.. what do you..
e|----------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------|---5---3-1-----|--------------------5-----3-1-----|
D|---------6---3---6--3-|-----------3-1-|-3---6--3--6--3---------------3-1-|
A|----4------4---4------|-4---4---------|---4--------------4-----4---------|
E|----------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|
e|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|
G|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|---11\------------|---with distortion (optional)
Chorus:
Chorus:
Mis__ter Wri__ter Why dont...
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--3--3--3--3---3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3---3----3----3----3--3-|
E|--1--1--1--1---1---1---1---1-|-1---1---1---1----1----1----1--1-|
Like it is_? Why dont you...
e|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6------6--6--6--6--6--6---|--6---6---6---6---6----6----6----6----6---|
E|-4--4------4--4--4--4--4--4---|--4---4---4---4---4----4----4----4----4---|
really is? Before you go on home.
e|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|-8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8----8----8----8----8------|
E|-6--6----6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6----6----6----6----6------|
e|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-11---11----11---11----11---11---11---11--|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-|
E|--9----9-----9----9-----9----9----9----9--|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-|
Piano solo/instrumental
just play the intro throughout the instrumental or you can play i this way. Its
exactly the same tune it just makes it flow more from the solo to the bridge/
pre chorus.
e|-------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------------|---5-------------5---3-1-----|-----------------------|
D|-----3---1-3-----1-|-----3---6--3------------3-1-|-1--3-----1---3-----1--|
A|-1-4---4-----------|-4-----4-------4---4---------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------1---1-----------|
Its up to you how
you play it but
thats how i play it,
its alot easier and
fluent this way. And when you..
e|------------------|--------------R
B|------------------|--------------E
G|------------------|--------------P---Only repeat that last liitle bit
D|----5-------------|--5---3-1-----E (when kelly starts singing)
A|------3---6---3---|----------3-1-A
E|--4-----4---------|4---4---------T
When the chorus come in rather than playing the normal chorus' kelly plays this
instead, but if yopu hav a bit of trouble with this then just improvise (or play
it the same as the other chorus') whatever!
Mis__ter wri_ter why dont you tell it like it
e|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-------8----9----13/-|-------8--------------------------------|
G|-10------------------|-10-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
really is? Why dont you tell it like it
e|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------8-----9-----13/--|-----8----------------------------------|
G|-10------------------------|-10-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
always is? Beforwe you go on home_______
e|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------8-----9-----13/--|-----8----------------------------------|
G|-10------------------------|-10-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
(home)____________________________________________________________________
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---*12*--------10^-----------8^-----------6^-------bend with the
D|-----------------------------------------------------| ahhhhhs while kelly
A|-----------------------------------------------------| sings home_____.
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
(home)____________________________________________________________________
e|----------11-----------11-----------11-------------------|
B|--"11"------------------------------------------(11)-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------| Then repeat
A|---------------------------------------------------------| this whole
E|---------------------------------------------------------| section
Then outro:
e|-----------0-----0-----0----0------0-----0-----0-------------0-----|
B|-------0---0---0---------0-----0------0--0---0-------0-0--0--------|
G|-------0--------------------------------------------------------0\-|
D|--2-------------------------------------------------------------2\-|
A|--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------------------------------|
You line them up
Look at your shoes
You hang names on your wall
Then you shoot them all
You fly around in planes
That bring you down
To meet me who loves you, like
Me crashing to the ground
Are you so lonely
Don't even know me
But you'd like to stone me
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
I used to treat you right
Give you my time
But when I'd turn my back on you
Then you do what you do
You've just enough, in my own view
Education to perform
I'd like to shoot you all
And then you go home
With you on your own
What do you really know
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
And then you go home
With you on your own
What do you even know
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it always is
Before you go on home
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it really is
Why don't you tell it like it always is
Before you go on home
Key
~let ring
(11) end let ring on that not
^ bend full
*12* half bend
/ slide down
| slide up
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version 5
Intro: Drums (6 bars)
Guitar 1 (accoustic):
Em Em11 Cmaj7
E---------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----x-----0-----0--
B---------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----x-----0-----0--
G---------0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----x-----0-----0-- (x2)
D---------2-----2-----0-----0-----3-----3-----x-----3-----3--
A---------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----x-----2-----2--
E------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar Part 2 (main riff):
E------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G-4-2-0-------------4-2---0-----4-2-0-------------2-4---0---- (x2)
D-------2-0-2-0-2-0-----2---2---------2-0-2-0-2-0-----2---2--
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 1 - (accoustic)
Just play same chords as intro (Em, Em11, Cmaj7)
Em Em11 Cmaj7
You line them up, look at your shoes,
Em Em11 Cmaj7
You hang names on your wall, then you shoot them all,
Em Em11 Cmaj7
You fly around in planes that bring you down, to meet me,
Em Em11 Cmaj7
Who loves you? like me crashing to the ground,
While the accoustic plays the chords, the electric plays this riff through out the verse:
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------- (repeat as many times
D--------------5--------------5-----7p5------ as needed)
A--5--7--x--x-----x-----5--7-----7------7----
E--------------------------------------------
Pre - Chorus: Guitar 1 Plays:
D5/A C D5/A
E-----------------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------
B---------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------1--1--1--1--1--1-----------3--3--3-
G---------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------0--0--0--0--0--0-----------2--2--2-
D---------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------2--2--2--2--2--2-----------0--0--0-
A---------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------3--3--3--3--3--3-----------0--0--0-
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Are you so lonely? you don't even know me But you'd like to stone me
2nd Guitar: I'm not quite sure what happens here, I think its the same as the verse?
Chorus:
The Accoustic Part 1 Plays:
Em G
E----0--0--0---------------------------------------3--3-------
B----0--0--0---------------------------------------3--3-------
G----0--0--0---------------------------------------0--0-------
D----2--2--2---------------------------------------0--0-------
A----2--2--2---------------------------------------2--2-------
E--------------------------------------------------3--3-------
Mr writer, why don't you tell it like it is?
The 2nd Guitar plays:
E---------8---------8-----------8------------8----------
B-----8-9-------8-9---------8-9----------8-9------------
G--10--------10----------10-----------10----------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
1st Guitar:
Em A7
E----0--0--0-----------------------0--------------------------
B----0--0--0-----------------------2--------------------------
G----0--0--0-----------------------0--------------------------
D----2--2--2-----------------------2--------------------------
A----2--2--2-----------------------0--------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
why don't you tell it like it really is?
2nd Guitar:
E----------8-------------8--------------8---------------8-----
B------8-9-----------8-9------------8-9-------------8-9-------
G---10------------10-------------10--------------10-----------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
1st Guitar
C
E--------------------0-----------------------------------------
B--------------------1-----------------------------------------
G--------------------0-----------------------------------------
D--------------------2-----------------------------------------
A--------------------3-----------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
Before you go on home,
2nd Guitar:
E------------8------------------------------------------------
B-------8-9---------------------------------------------------
G---10-------------10-10-10-----------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 2:
Em Em11 Cmaj7
I used to treat you right, give you my time,
Em
But when I turned my back on you,
Em11 Cmaj7
Then you do what you do,
Em Em11 Cmaj7 Em
You've just enough, in my own view, education to perform,
Em11 Cmaj7
I'd like to shoot you all,
Pre Chorus: (same as before)
Chorus: (same as before)
(Instrumenatal Part - piano solo):
Guitar 1: Em, Em11, Cmaj7
Guitar 2: Main Riff
Pre - Chorus:
A5/D C
And then you go home, with you on your own,
D5/A
What do you even know?
Chorus: - In This Chorus the lyrics have slightly changed.
Em G
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it really is?
A
Why don't you tell it like it always is?
C
Before you go on home, (repeat x2)
Outro:
Guitar 1:
E----0--0--0--------------------------------------2-- Repeat Em as many
B----0--0--0--------------------------------------0-- times as needed but
G----0--0--0--(repeat as many times as needed)----0-- end on the final
D----2--2--2--------------------------------------2-- chord (not sure of
A----2--2--2--------------------------------------2-- the chord name!)
E----------------------------------------------------
Yeah - eh Yeah - eh Yeah - eh Yeah - Ah Hah x2
Guitar 2:
Repeat x2 with lyrics
_____________________
E----2--2-3-2---------------0--0---0---0---0---0------0-------
B----0--0---0--3--0---------0----0---0---0---0---00-0---------
G----0--0---0--0--0-------0-----------------------------------
D-2--2--------------------2-----------------------------2-----
A-2--------------------2--------------------------------------
E-0--------------------0--------------------------------------
You line them up
Look at your shoes
You hang names on your wall
Then you shoot them all
You fly around in planes
That bring you down
To meet me who loves you, like
Me crashing to the ground
Are you so lonely
Don't even know me
But you'd like to stone me
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
I used to treat you right
Give you my time
But when I'd turn my back on you
Then you do what you do
You've just enough, in my own view
Education to perform
I'd like to shoot you all
And then you go home
With you on your own
What do you really know
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
And then you go home
With you on your own
What do you even know
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it always is
Before you go on home
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it really is
Why don't you tell it like it always is
Before you go on home
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version 6
D:--------------5---------------5----7p5--
A:--5--7--x--x------x---- 5--7----7------7
E:----------------------------------------
You line them up
Look at your shoes
You hang names on your wall
Then you shoot them all
You fly around in planes
That bring you down
To meet me who loves you, like
Me crashing to the ground
Are you so lonely
Don't even know me
But you'd like to stone me
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
I used to treat you right
Give you my time
But when I'd turn my back on you
Then you do what you do
You've just enough, in my own view
Education to perform
I'd like to shoot you all
And then you go home
With you on your own
What do you really know
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
And then you go home
With you on your own
What do you even know
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it always is
Before you go on home
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it really is
Why don't you tell it like it always is
Before you go on home
----------------
version 7
Chords
022000 - Em
020200 - E7sus4
X32000 - Cmaj7
X02200 - Asus2
32003X - G
Tuning for chords (capo 1): F, Bb, Eb, G#, Cb, F,
chords related to capo (Em = Fm)
Tuning for fills: E, A, D, G, B, e
Drum Fade in....
| Em- - - - - - - - - - - - -| |=> capo fret 1 !!!
| |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-1-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---3-1-------|=> no capo!!!
|-------------|-1-----------|-------------|-------3-1---| (easier to play)
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
RIFF 1/ Verse(6x)
|Em- - - - - -|E7sus4- - - -|Cmaj7- - - - - - - - - - - |
| |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|---1---------|-------------|---1---------|---1---------|
|---1---------|-------------|---1-----1---|-----3-1-----|
|-3---3-1-1-3-|---1---------|-3---3-1---3-|---------3-1-|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
3x valt zang in
RIFF 2/Bridge (1x)
|Asus2- - - - - - - - - - - |Cmaj7 - - - - - - - - - |Asus2 - - - - - - - -|
| |
|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|-----------|--------|
|-------------|---1---------|------------|---1---------|-----------|--------|
|---1-----1---|-----3-1-----|---1-3---1--|-----3-1-----|---1-3---1-|--1---1-|
|-3---3-1---3-|---------3-1-|-3-----3---3|---------3-1-|-3-----3--3|3--3-1-3|
|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|-----------|--------|
|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|-----------|--------|
RIFF 3/Chorus/Mr. Writer!! part (without fills, because they’re difficult to tab!)
|Em- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
|G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
|Asus2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
|Cmaj7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
| |
|------------|-----------------|
|------------|-----------1-----|
|------------|-----1---3---3-1-|
|------------|-1-3-------------|
|------------|-----------------|
|------------|-----------------|
RIFF 1 Variation 1 (1x)
|Em- - - - - -|E7sus4- - - -|Cmaj7- - - - - - - - - - - |
| |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-----1-------|----1--------|---1---------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----3-1-----|
|-3-----------|-1-3---1--3--|-------------|---------3-1-|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
RIFF 1 Variation 2 (1x)
|Em- - - - - -|E7sus4- - - -|Cmaj7- - - - - - - - - - - |
| |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|---1---------|-----1-------|----1--------|---1---------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----3-1-----|
|-3---3-1-1-3-|-1-3---1--3--|-------------|---------3-1-|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
RIFF 1 (4x)
RIFF 2 (1x)
RIFF 3 (1x)
RIFF 1 (2x) (with pianosolo)
RIFF 2 (1x)
RIFF 3 (3x)
RIFF 4
|Em- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|(8 measures )
|Em- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| (5 measures E, B, e, B, e etc. with Drum fade out)
You line them up
Look at your shoes
You hang names on your wall
Then you shoot them all
You fly around in planes
That bring you down
To meet me who loves you, like
Me crashing to the ground
Are you so lonely
Don't even know me
But you'd like to stone me
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
I used to treat you right
Give you my time
But when I'd turn my back on you
Then you do what you do
You've just enough, in my own view
Education to perform
I'd like to shoot you all
And then you go home
With you on your own
What do you really know
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
And then you go home
With you on your own
What do you even know
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it always is
Before you go on home
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it really is
Why don't you tell it like it always is
Before you go on home
----------------
version 8
CAPO ON FRET 1
Intro
Riff 1 Riff 2
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|4-2---------------4--2----0-----|-4-2---------------2-4---0-----|
|----2-0-2-0-2-----------2---2---|-----2-0-2-0-2---------2---2---|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Chords: Em9 / B1 / Em(1) / D6Sus2 / CM7
Verse 1
Chords: Em(1) / D6Sus2 / CM7
Bridge 1
Chords: D6Sus2 / CM7
Chorus 1
Riff 3 Riff 4
|-------7--------|-------7-----7-----|
|---7-8-----7----|---7-8-----7-------|
|-9-------9------|-9-------9-----9---|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
Chords: Em(1) / G6 / A7
Instrumental Break 1
Chords: Em(1) / D6Sus2 / CM7
Verse 2
Chords: Em(1) / D6Sus2 / CM7
Bridge 2
Riff 5
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-4-b4-4-2-4-b4-4-2---------|
|-------------------4-b4-4--|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
Chords: D6Sus2 / CM7
Chorus 2
Riff 3 Riff 4
|-------7--------|-------7-----7-----|
|---7-8-----7----|---7-8-----7-------|
|-9-------9------|-9-------9-----9---|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
Chords: Em(1) / G6 / A7 / Cadd9
Intstumental Break 2
Chords: Em(1) / D6Sus2 / CM7
Bridge 3
Riff 5
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-4-b4-4-2-4-b4-4-2---------|
|-------------------4-b4-4--|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
Chords: D6Sus2 / CM7
Chorus 3
Riff 3 Riff 6
|-------7--------|-------7-----7---------|
|---7-8-----7----|---7-8-----7---10-8-7--|
|-9-------9------|-9-------9-------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
Chords: Em(1) / G6 / A7 / Cadd9
Outro
Riff 7 Riff 8
|---2---2-3---2----------||----0---0---0---0---0---0----------0------|
|---0---0-0---0---3---0--||----0-----0---0---0---0---0--0--0---------|
|---0---0-0---0---0---0--||--0---------------------------------------|
|2--2--------------------||--2-----------------------------------2---|
|2-----------------------||2-----------------------------------------|
|0-----------------------||0-----------------------------------------|
Chords: Em9 / Em(2)
Chords used
Em9 B1 Em(1) D6Sus2 CM7 G6 A7 Cadd9 Em(2)
|-2----x----0-----0------0---0---0---0-----0--|
|-0----x----0-----0------0---0---2---3-----0--|
|-0----x----0-----2------0---0---0---0-----0--|
|-2----x----2-----0------2---0---2---2-----2--|
|-x----2----2-----x------3---2---0---3-----x--|
|-x----x----0-----x------x---3---x---x-----x--|
You line them up
Look at your shoes
You hang names on your wall
Then you shoot them all
You fly around in planes
That bring you down
To meet me who loves you, like
Me crashing to the ground
Are you so lonely
Don't even know me
But you'd like to stone me
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
I used to treat you right
Give you my time
But when I'd turn my back on you
Then you do what you do
You've just enough, in my own view
Education to perform
I'd like to shoot you all
And then you go home
With you on your own
What do you really know
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
And then you go home
With you on your own
What do you even know
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it really is
Before you go on home
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is
Why don't you tell it like it always is
Before you go on home
Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it really is
Why don't you tell it like it always is
Before you go on home
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