Tab Realm

Man With The Light Bulb Head by Robyn Hitchcock




                   Man With The Light Bulb Head 







Chords needed for this song:

    D     A     C     A5    B5
E|--2--|-----|--0--|-----|-----|
B|--3--|--2--|--1--|-----|-----|
G|--2--|--2--|--0--|--2--|--4--|
D|--0--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--4--|
A|-----|--0--|--3--|--0--|--2--|
E|-----|-----|--0--|-----|-----|

Intro guitar solo:

E|-----------------|------------------|----------------------------|.|
B|-----------------|------------------|----------------------------|.|
G|--3-/-(9)--7--9--|--9--7--9--11--7--|--7--9--9--9--12--11--9--7--|.|
D|-----------------|------------------|----------------------------|.|
A|-----------------|------------------|----------------------------|.|
E|-----------------|------------------|----------------------------|.|

Verse (bass arr, for guitar)

E|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------|.|
B|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------|.|
G|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------|.|
D|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------|.|
A|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------|.|
E|--7--5--7--|--7--5--7--9--5--|--5--7--7--7--10--9--7--5--|.|

I'm the man with the light bulb head,
I turn myself on in the dark.
I'm the man with the light bulb head,
I turn myself on for a laugh.

Chorus:

    D                A
And how's about you? My pretty one

C                      A
Do you still roll and dream of peas?

    D                A 
And how's about you? My pretty one

C                     A
Do you still dream of beans?


Verse 2:

I'm the man with the light bulb head
I turn myself on all the time
I'm alone, like a queen in bed
With a barrel of vodka and lime

Chorus 2:

And how's about you my pretty one?
Do you still smear yourself with jam?
How's about you my pretty one?
Do you know who I am?

Interlude (play chords palm muted)

B5
Daddy it's the man with the light bulb head

A5
Avert your eyes from his gaze, junior, and we may yet be saved,

B5
But daddy, i-it's you,

A5
You're too late, I've come to turn you on. 

Verse 3:

I'm the man with the light bulb head
I turn myself on in the dark
I'm the man with the light bulb head
I turn myself on for a laugh

Outro (after bass play a few measures)

E|--5-----7-----9-----11------12--|
B|--5--5--7--7--9--9--11--11--12--|
G|--^-----^-----^-----^^------^^--|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------| 
                ("Madam is this your train")

E|-----------------------------|
B|--5--3--5--7--5--3-----5-----|
G|--------------------5-----3--|
D|--------------------------~--|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------| 

As the song fades, just fiddle about with this finger positioning.








Notation legend:

^- bend
/- slide
(0)- target tone
~- vibrato









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