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Down The Road Wherever Full Album by Mark Knopfler
Down The Road Wherever Full Album
Tuning: E A D G B E
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01. Trapper Man ***************** Capo: 2, Key: D Major, Time: 4/4
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| C Cadd9 | C Cadd9 | Intro
| C Am7 | C/G Am7 | x2
C Am7 C/G Am7
The trapper man’s in from the hinterlands
F C Am7 C/G Am7
Filth and grease on his clothes and hands
C Am7 C/G Am7
From the outermost, the farthermost
F C Am7 C/G C
Comes riding in to the trading post
F
Got a pack horse loaded up with hides
Dm
Steps in to see the man inside
C Am7
‘I got furs, skins, a little meat too
G
Here, I got a good piece just for you’
| C Am7 | C/G Am7 | x2
C Am7 C/G Am7
‘You take this home to give the wife’
F C Am7 C/G Am7
The trapper draws his skinning knife
C Am7 C/G Am7
Now the fat man’s desk is a butcher’s block
F C Am7 C/G C
The trapper cuts the meat and talks
F
‘You’re gonna lose your shirt on a nowhere man
Dm
Lose your shirt in nowhere land
C Am7
Back out there is my country
G F G Am
And you best let this trapper be the trapper
F C Am7 C/G Am7
You need the trapper man (the trapper man)
C Am7 C/G Am7
The trapper man
| C Am7 | C/G Am7 | 2/4 F |
| C Am7 | C/G Am7 | x2
C Am7 C/G Am7
If you don’t want to be where lightning strikes
F C Am7 C/G Am7
Better let me work the way I like
C Am7 C/G Am7
You don’t want to know how I fill my sacks
F C Am7 C/G C
You go out there you don’t come back
F
You got nature red in tooth and claw
Dm
And you ain’t got no rule of law
C Am7
And if you don’t know nature’s way
G F G Am
All that’s gonna stop you being the prey is the trapper
F C Am7 C/G Am7
You need the trapper man (the trapper man)
C Am7 C/G Am7
The trapper man
| No Chord | x4
You wanna wear them gems and rings
You wanna show off them shiny things
Shake your moneymaker, bro
Where the movers and the shakers go
You wanna go do what you do
Let the gold and silver come to you
So leave the dirty work to me, yeah
F G F G Am
You best let this trapper be the trapper
F C Am7 C/G Am7
You need the trapper man (the trapper man)
C Am7 C/G Am7
The trapper man
| C Am7 | C/G Am7 | 2/4 F |
| C Am7 | C/G Am7 | x2
C Am7 C/G Am7
When he’s done his thing and gone his way
F C Am7 C/G Am7
The fat men light cigars and say
C Am7 C/G Am7
“Holy smokes did you see that?
F C Am7 C/G C
We all made money on the trapper cat”
F
Sit back in their big ass chairs
Dm
Say, “Boys, that is the man right there”
C Am7
I’m the lifeline for your big soft ass
G F G Am
It’s the trapper puts it in first class, the trapper
F C Am7 C/G Am7
You need the trapper man (the trapper man)
C Am7 C/G Am7
The trapper man
| C Am7 | C/G Am7 | x6
| C |
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02. Back On The Dance Floor ***** Capo: 2, Key: B Minor, Time: 4/4
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| Ambient Noise |
| Bass Riff | x4
| Am7 C | Am7 Am7/E | x4 Shuffle
| Am7 C D | Am7 Am7/E | x4 Rock
Am7 C D
Hand me down my high roller Stetson
F C G D Dsus2 F
Hand me down my smokeless .41
C G D F
We’re gonna look so sharp when we walk in
G Am7 C D Am7 Am7/E
They’re gonna be jazzed we come
| Am7 C D | Am7 Am7/E |
Am7 C D
We’re going for the major comeback
F C G D D F
For the motherlode, the mighty score
C G D F G
We’ll be the toast of every knocked out boogie shack
Am7 C D Am7 Am7/E
Now we’re back on the dance floor (back on the dance floor)
Am7 C D Am7 Am7/E
Back on the dance floor (back on the dance floor)
Am7 C D Am7 Am7/E
Back on the dance floor (back on the dance floor)
Am7 C D Am7 Am7/E
Back on the dance floor (back on the dance floor)
C G Dm/F C
Going all the way is the only way to go
G G
The only game in town
C G Dm C
Shake your moneymaker closer to the floor
Dsus2 E
Shake ‘em on down, shake ‘em on down
| Am C | D F | C G | D |
| F C | G D | F G |
| Am7 C D | Am7 Am7/E | x4
Am7 C D
Hand me down my two-tone wingtips
F C G D Dsus2
Hand me down my skull head walking cane
F C G D F
You all gotta wear them shantung gambler suits
G Am7 C D Am7 Am7/E
They’re gonna be jazzed we came
| Am7 C D | Am7 Am7/E |
Am7 C D
’Cos we’re going for the major comeback
F C G D D F
For the motherlode, the mighty score
C G D F G
We’ll be the toast of every knocked out boogie shack
Am7 C D Am7 Am7/E
Now we’re back on the dance floor (back on the dance floor)
| Am7 C D | Am7 Am7/E |
C G Dm/F C
Going all the way is the only way to go
G G
The only game in town
C G/B Dm C
Shake your moneymaker closer to the floor
D E
Shake ‘em on down, shake ‘em on down
Am7 C D
We’re going for the major comeback
F C G D D F
For the motherlode, the mighty score
C G D F G
We’ll be the toast of every knocked out boogie shack
Am7 C D Am7 Am7/E
Now we’re back on the dance floor (back on the dance floor)
Am7 C D Am7 Am7/E
Back on the dance floor (back on the dance floor)
Am7 C D Am7 Am7/E
Now we’re back on the dance floor (back on the dance floor)
Am7 C D Am7 Am7/E
Back on the dance floor (back on the dance floor)
Am7 C D Am7 Am7/E
Back on the dance floor (back on the dance floor)
Am7 C D Am7 Am7/E
Back on the dance floor (back on the dance floor)
| Am7 C D | Am7 Am7/E | x10
| Am7 C D | Am7 Am7/E | x10 Shuffle
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03. Nobody’s Child ************** Capo: 1, Key: C Minor, Time: 4/4
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| Terz Guitar | x6
| Bm | x4
Em7 A
The ragged kid
Bm Bm/F#
Nobody wanted
C Am7
Left alone
D G E
To ramble wild
Em7 A
Long ago
Bm Bm/F#
He was abandoned
Bm Bm/F# Bm Bm/F#
Nobody’s child
Em7 A
Never smiles
Bm Bm/F#
And never chatters
C Am7
Never quarrels
D G E
Or complains
Em7 A
Grown as hard
Bm Bm/F#
As the Sierras
Bm Bm/F#
And the Western Plains
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
Em7 A
Learned to swing
Bm Bm/F#
A broken bottle
C Am7
Learned to use
D G E
His fists and knife
Em7 A
In the bar rooms
Bm Bm/F#
And bordellos
Bm Bm/F# Bm Bm/F#
Of his life
D/A Em7
He drifted down
A Asus4 A
Towards the borders
D/A Em7
The sky was dark
A
But it did not rain
Em7 A
Came the meanest
Bm Bm/F#
Pistoleros
Bm Bm/F# Bm Bm/F#
In the Western Plains
| Em7 A | Bm | C Am7 |
| D G E | Em7 A |
| Bm Bm/F# | x3
Em7 A
He fell in
Bm Bm/F#
With these desperadoes
C Am7
Thieves and killers
D G E
Every one
Em7 A
Prizes hanging
Bm Bm/F#
From their saddles
Bm Bm/F#
With their guns
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
| Bm |
Em A
The ragged kid
Bm
Nobody wanted
C/G Am
Left alone
D/A G E
To ramble wild
Em A
Now he rides
Bm Bm/F#
Beside the Devil
Bm Bm/F#
Nobody’s child
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
Bm Bm/F# Bm/A Bm Bm/F#
Come a’cow cow yicky yicky yea
| Bm Bm/F# | Bm Bm/F# |
| Bm |
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04. Just A Boy / You’ll Never Walk Alone ****** Capo: 3, Key: C Major, Time: 4/4
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E6 [0x9999]
E9 [0x6777]
A7 A7
When I was just a boy I’d be kicking a tin
D9 A7
Take the short cut home through the loony bin
A7 A7
I never gave much thought to the souls in there
Esus4 A7
I was just a boy, too young to care
A7 A7
Well the years go by and you get to see
D9 A7
A dream’s not the same as reality
A7 A7
Well a dream or two is going to crash and burn
Esus4 A7 A7
And that’s the way that you live and learn
| A7 | % | D9 | A7 |
| A7 | % | Esus4 | A7 |
| A7 |
A7 A7
Well it was late one night and I woke at two
D9 A7
And I lay there thinking the way you do
A7 A7
But it’s a long dark night of the soul
Esus4 A7
When those thoughts are turning sad and old
A7 A7
And then outside on the empty street
D9 A7
I heard the sound of walking feet
A7 A7
Well it was just a boy away from home
Esus4 A7
And he was singing the song ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’
| A | % | E | % |
| D | A | E | Em |
| Bm | G | D | Bm |
| G D/F# | Em D | C#7 | A7 |
| D | C#7 | F#m F#m7 | Dm |
| A | C#m | D | E6 |
| A | Aaug | D | B7 |
| A C#7 | D B7 | E6 | E9 |
| A C#7 | D Bm7/E | A | Esus4 |
| A | Aaug | D | B7 |
| A C#7 | D B7 | E6 | E9 |
| A C#7 | D Bm7/E |
| A7 | D9 | Fade Out
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05. When You Leave ************** Capo: 1, Key: F Minor, Time: 4/4
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Em/D [xx0000]
G#dim [4x343x]
Emadd9 [024000]
F#m7b5 [2x221x]
B7#9/F# [2x123x]
B7b9/F# [2x121x]
C6 [x3223x]
B7sus4 [x2425x]
Am/B [x2221x]
Emadd9/D [xx0002]
C#m7b5 [x4545x]
| Fm9 | Dbmaj7 | Bbm7 | C7sus4 C7 | Piano
Em Em/D C
When you leave
D/F# G G#dim Am
There’s cordite in the air
B7/F# Emadd9 Emadd9 F#m7b5
A ringing in the stillness
B7/F# Emadd9 Emadd9 Emadd9
Smoke drifting up the stair
F#m7b5 F#m7b5 B7/F#
When you leave
Em Em/D Cmaj7
When you leave
D/F# G G#dim Am
My heart sounds in my ears
B7/F# Em Em F#m7b5
A beating in the darkness
B7/F# Emadd9 Em
A trace of you still here
F#m7b5 B7/F# Em Em
When you leave
F#m7b5 Am/C
Like it or not
F#m7b5 B7 Em B7 Em Em
How could I not have fallen for you?
Am Am/G
And now that I’m caught
F#m7b5 Am/E B7#9/F# B7b9/F# B7/F#
How could I not be blue?
| Em Em/D | Cmaj7 D/F# | G G#dim | Am B7/F# |
| Em | F#m7b5 B7/F# | Emadd9 | Em |
| F#m7b5 | B7 | Emadd9 | Em |
Em Em/D Cmaj7
When you leave
D/F# G G#dim Am
I’ll hear the smallest sound
B7 Emadd9 Emadd9 F#m7b5
And turn to look behind me
B7 Emadd9 Em/G Emadd9/D C#m7b5
As though you’re still around
C6 B7sus4 B7
When you leave
When you leave
| Cmaj7 | % | Emadd9 | % | x3
| Cmaj7 | % | Am/B | Emadd9 |
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06. Good On You Son ************* Capo: 3, Key: C Minor, Time: 4/4
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* Short pentatonic lick going E to G starting with a slide
* Also the F13 chord on The Camden Shuffle and the old one-two
line in the studio version of the song sounds like F7 going to D5/F
Fmaj7 [1x3210]
Fmaj7/G [3x3210]
D5 [x577xx]
C5 [x355xx]
D5/F [1x023x]
E7#5 [0x011x]
F6 [1x021x]
D5/F# [2x023x]
Fsus2/G [3x301x]
Asus4/E [0x223x]
| C | Am7 | Fmaj7 | % |
| C | Am7 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7/G |
| C | Am7 | Fmaj7 | % |
| C | Am7 | Fmaj7/G | % |
| C | Am7 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7/G |
| C | Am7 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7/G |
| C | Am7 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7/G |
| C | Am7 | Fmaj7/G | % |
| Am7 | Am7 D5 C5 |
| Am7 | Am7 Am7/E Am7/G |
Am7
Flash goes a little hummingbird
Am7 D5 C5
A darting, whirring thread
Am7
At the screen door by his lemon tree
Am7 Am7/E Am7/G
Out here with the quick and the dead
Am7
Designer blinds above L.A.
Am7 D5 C5
Frame the perfect view
(No Chord)
It’s going to be another day
Of sun and shameless blue
| Am7 | Am7 Am7/E Am7/G |
Am7
By his cutting block the time has come
Am7 D5 C5
For the fruit there by the juicer
Am7
He’s grinds fresh coffee for himself
Am7 Am7/E Am7/G
He’s meeting a producer
Am7
The L.A.Times lies on the stone
Am7 D5 C5
Warming there like bread
(No Chord)
Hey, what’s not to like out here
With the quick and the dead?
C Am
Good on you, son, good on you
Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G
The Camden Shuffle and the old one-two
C Am7
Good on you, son, good on you
Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G
Uh-huh, oh yeah
C Am7
Good on you, son, good on you
F13 E7#5
The Camden Shuffle and the old one-two, yeah
| Am F6 | D5/F# F6 | x4
(No Chord)
Well, you want to know what happiness is?
*
In his eye there’s a hunter’s gleam
Something to look forward to
*
This cat’s gonna get the cream
The skin of a mango is so smooth
*
Smoother than the devil
Cut it, slice it, chop it up
To the rhythm of a Cockney rebel
| No Chord | x8 Percussion Break
| Am F6 | D5/F# F6 | x7
| Asus4/E | % |
| Am7 | x8 Sax Solo
Am7
Back in Blighty there’s a flat
Am7 D5 C5
On a grimy sink estate
Am7
That’s why he walked out of that
Am7 Am7/E Am7/G
And went to the Golden State
Am7
Left the baccy and the beer
Am7 D5 C5
Where he was born and bred
(No Chord) Am
Now he’s cutting it out here
With the quick and the dead
C Am
Good on you, son, good on you
Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G
The Camden Shuffle and the old one-two
C Am7
Good on you, son, good on you
Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G
Uh-huh, oh yeah
C Am7
What would you’d have had him do?
F13 E7#5
The Camden Shuffle and the old one-two
| Am F6 | F6 Fsus2/G |
C Am
Yeah good on you son, good on you
Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G
The Camden Shuffle and the old one-two
C Am7
Good on you, son, good on you
Fmaj7 Fmaj7/G
Uh-huh, oh yeah
C Am7
Good on you, son, good on you
F13 E7#5
The Camden Shuffle and the old one-two, yeah
| Am F6 | D5/F# F6 | x11
| Asus4/E | % |
| Am |
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07. My Bacon Roll *************** Capo: 3, Key: D Minor, Time: 4/4
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| Noise |
| A5 | x8
Bm
G6 Em7
I never got the elbow
A
Just telling you
F#m7
Before you go
G Em7
Only telling you
A A A
Just so you know
Bm
G6 Em7
I never got the elbow
A
I slung it in
F#m7
Had it up to here
G Em7
I just pulled the pin
A
Went and had a beer
Bm
G6 Em7
I used to love a bit of folding
A
Just for getting by
F#m7
A wad of cash
G Em7
Now that’s out of date
F#m7
And so am I
G G A
As pie and mash
G Em7
S’cuse me
A Asus4 A
S’cuse me
(A7) D/A
Have you got my roll?
G Em7
My roll?
A A A
My bacon roll?
Bm
G6 Em7
The time they took us bowling
A
What was that about?
F#m7
I thought what a joke
G Em7
I just went out
A A A
And had a smoke
Bm
G6 Em7
Then the white water rafting
A
Just some know-it-all
F#m7
With the new regime
G Em7
There to show us all
A A
How to build a team
Bm G6 Em7
He says what do you think we’re doing?
A
I said don’t ask me
F#m7
I’ve no idea
G Em7
They all laughed at that
F#m7 F#m7 G A
That was pretty funny actually
G Em7
S’cuse me
A Asus4 A
S’cuse me
(A7) D/A
Have you got my roll?
G Em7
My roll?
A
My bacon roll?
(A7) D/A
Have you got my roll?
G Em7
My roll?
A A A
My bacon roll?
A
I could order you a toastie
A
Just like that one there
G D/A A
Or the same in plain white bread
When you’re dealing with a toastie
(A7) G
What do you prefer
F#
Brown or red?
| Bm G6 | Em7 A |
| F#m7 | G Em7 | A | x2
| A |
Bm
G6 Em7
I never got the elbow
A
Just telling you
F#m7
Before you go
G Em7
Only telling you
A
Just so you know
| A5 | Fade Out
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08. Nobody Does That ************ Capo: No, Key: D Minor, Time: 4/4
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Dm7 [ 10 x 10 10 10 x ]
G/A [ x 0 12 12 12 x ]
A7#9 [ x 12 11 12 13 x ]
G9 [ x 10 9 10 10 10 10 ]
F9 [ x 8 7 8 8 8 ]
Eb9 [ x 6 5 6 6 6 ]
| Wah Guitar | x2
| Dm7 G/A | x2
Dm7
G/A Dm7 G/A Dm7
I like the way you put yourself together
G/A Dm7 G/A Dm7
Nobody does that quite the way you do
G/A Dm7 G/A Dm7
I like the way you put yourself together
G/A
Nobody does that quite like you
G9
G9
Nobody does that
Dm7
G/A Dm7 G/A
Nobody does that
G9
F9 Eb9 A7#9
Nobody does that
Dm7
G/A Dm7 G/A
I like the way you’re holding my attention
Dm7 G/A Dm7 G/A Dm7
Nobody does that quite the way you do
G/A Dm7 G/A Dm7
That stuff too hot for me to mention
G/A
Nobody does that quite like you
G9
G9
Nobody does that
Dm7
G/A Dm7 G/A
Nobody does that
| G9 | F9 | Eb9 | A7#9 | % |
| Dm7 G/A | x7 Sax Solo
| G9 | % | Dm7 G/A | % |
| G9 | F9 | Eb9 | A7#9 |
| Dm7 G/A | x8
Dm7
G/A Dm7 G/A Dm7
I like the way you work the opposition
G/A Dm7 G/A
Nobody does that quite the way you do
Dm7 G/A Dm7 G/A Dm7
When you want to smoke the competition
G/A
Nobody does that quite like you
G9
G9
Nobody does that
Dm7
G/A Dm7 G/A
Nobody does that
G9
F9 Eb9 A7#9
Nobody does that
| Dm7 G/A | x8
Dm7
G/A Dm7 G/A Dm7
I like the way you put yourself together
G/A Dm7 G/A Dm7
Nobody does that quite the way you do
G/A Dm7 G/A Dm7
I like the way you put yourself together
G/A
Nobody does that quite like you
G9
G9
Nobody does that
Dm7
G/A Dm7 G/A
Nobody does that
G9
F9 Eb9 A7#9
Nobody does that
| Dm7 G/A | Fade Out
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09. Drovers’ Road *************** Capo: 3, Key: C Minor, Time: 4/4
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| Intro |
| G | G Am | G Em | Am |
G
It’s a drover’s road
G Am
High up where ravens fly
G Em
And soon I’ll lose my way
Am
And I won’t know
G
It’s a drover’s road
G Am
From days so long gone by
G Em
When we knew who we were
Am
And where to go
G
It’s a drover’s road
G Am
It winds a hundred miles
G Em
You’d sleep out in the open
Am
Calm and still
G
You could trust a friend
G Am
To keep a watch awhile
G
Your cattle grazing
Em Am
Quiet on the hill
Am C/G
Walk with me
G F Fadd9
And you can leave that old dog be
G Am Am
He does much better on his own
Am C/G
Leave him be
G Fadd9
He’s a better man than me
Fadd9 G Am
He likes to find his own way home
| G | G Am | G Em7 | Am | x3
G
On a drover’s road
G Am
With the moon and misty stars
G
We walked these hills
Em7 Am
Before this all began
G
Before we gazed at screens
G Am
Went shopping in our cars
G
And a million houses
Em7 Am
Sprawled across the land
Am C/G
Walk with me
G F Fadd9
And you can leave that old dog be
G Am Am
He does much better on his own
Am C/G
Leave him be
G Fadd9
He’s a better man than me
G Am
He likes to find his own way home
| G | G Am | G Em | Am | x4
| Am |
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10. One Song At A Time ********** Capo: No, Key: C Major, Time: 2/4
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| Am | F | C | Fadd9 |
| F | Em | Am | % |
Am F
My whistle under the archways
C F
Still echoes down the street
F Em
All the way back to Deptford days
Am Am
Nights down by The Creek
Am F
Notes as big as river boats
C F
Still echoing through the clubs
F
With the horns of the trains
Em
Down the old back lanes
Am Am Am Am
And the lights of the corner pubs
Am F
In a taproom lined with mirrors
C F
There’s a man there at the bar
F Em
Reminds you of somebody
Am Am Am Am
He says I know who you are
Am F
He’s right, I know I could be him
C F F
But anyway who is who?
You could be looking at
Em Am
What he’s looking at
Am
And he’s looking at you
G
And I’ll be out of this place
G7 C C G
And down the road wherever
G/B C C
There but for the grace, etcetera
F C F
I’ll see you later but it’s 1979
C Bb
And I’m picking my way out of here
Am
One song at a time
| F | C | F | C |
| G | Em | F | C |
| F | C | F | C |
| G | % | Am | % |
| Am | % |
Am F
The slaving ports of plunder
C F
Used to stink to heaven on high
F Em
Companions of honour
Am Am Am Am
Always were in short supply
Am F
The Bristol ships and Liverpool’s
C F
On every tide they came
F Em
The times they may have changed, my friend
Am Am
Some people stay the same
G
And I’ll be out of this place
G7 C C G
And down the road wherever
C C
There but for the grace, etcetera
F C F
I’ll see you later but it’s 1879
C Bb
And I’m picking my way out of here
Am
One song at a time
| F | C | F | C |
| G | Em | F | C |
| F | C | F | C |
| G | % | Am | % |
| Am | % |
Am F
A grinning mogul greets the crowd
C F
At Execution Dock
F Em
All come to see three mutineers
Am Am Am Am
Turned off at twelve o’clock
Am F
The shyster takes a ringside seat
C F
As they’re bringing them from the jail
Em
And twenty thousand tickets
Am Am Am Am
Sold online on premium sale
Am F
So if you need to reach me
C Fadd9
You can leave word at The Pig
F Em
I have no wish to stay around
Am Am
To watch that Newgate jig
Am F
Or any more poor old fakers
C Fadd9
Trying to dance in my old shoes
F Em
I’ll be gone over the ocean
Am Am
With the transatlantic blues
G
And I’ll be out of this place
G/B C C G
And down the road wherever
G/B C C
There but for the grace, etcetera
F C F
I’ll see you later somewhere down the line
C Bb
I’ll be picking my way out of here
Am
One song at a time
| F | C | F | C |
| G | Em | F | C |
| F | C | F | C |
| G | % | Am | % |
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11. Floating Away *************** Capo: 1, Key: F Minor, Time: 4/4
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* Play 1st fret of 5th string followed by an open D at asterisks
F#m7b5 [2x221x]
Gadd9/B [x2023x]
Bm7b5 [x2323x]
Am/E [0x221x]
B7b9/F# [2x121x]
G7 [32300x]
| Em A | Em A | Em A | Em/G A | x3
Em
It’s the weight I’m trying
A Em
To get inside the frame
A Em A Em/G A
I’ve been painting a fat man
Em A Em
He’s big and fat and heavy
A * B7 F#m7b5 B7 B7
As a man can be
C C/G Gadd9/B G/B Bm7b5
But he’s been floating away
E7 E7 Am
Floating away
D/F# Gadd9 G B7
He’s been floating away from me
Em A Em
In the mirror my withering skin
A Em A Em/G A Em
Is a thorny pleasure
A
I stand unflinching
Em A * B7 F#m7b5 B7 B7
And I mark each crease and sting
C C Gadd9/B
My brush my wooden flail
G/B Bm7b5 Bm7b5 Esus4 E7 Am7
My ancient thresher
F#m7b5
As unforgiving time
Am/E B7 B7b9/F# B7 B7
Flays everything
| Em A | Em A | Em A | Em/G A |
| Em A | Em A * | B7 F#m7b5 | B7 |
| C | Gadd9/B G/B | Bm7b5 | E7 |
| Am | D/F# | Gadd9 G | B7 |
Em
It’s the truth I’m trying
A Em
To get inside the frame
A Em A Em/G A
Now I’m painting myself naked
Em A
But I need a pair of boots
Em A * B7 F#m7b5 B7 B7
About as heavy as boots can be
C C Gadd9/B G/B Bm7b5
Or I’d be floating away
E7 E7 Am
Floating away
D/F# Gadd9 G G
I’d be floating away from me
C
D G/B C Am D/F#
And every thorn sends thistledown
G7 G7
Drifting all around
C Gadd9/B G/B Bm7b5
And floating away
Esus4 E7 Am
Floating away
D/A G B7
Floating away from me
| Em A | Em A | Em A | Em/G A | Fade Out
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12. Slow Learner **************** Capo: No, Key: Eb Minor, Time: 4/4
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Bbm7add11 [6x664x]
Bb7#5 [6x677x]
| Ebm | Bb7 | Ebm | Fm7b5 Bb7 | Piano
Abm7
Bbm7add11 Bmaj7 Gbmaj7
People say ‘Where have you been?’
Bmaj7
Or ‘Where did you go?’
Gbmaj7 Bmaj7 Fm7b5 Bb7
I’m a slow learner
Ebm Ebm Bmaj7 Bb7
I do everything slow
Abm7
Bbm7 Bmaj7 Gbmaj7
It’s my way, has to be true
Bmaj7
The world goes by me fast
Gbmaj7 Fm7b5
But where you’re concerned
Bb7 Ebm Bb7sus4 Bb7
I like good things to last
Ebm7
Bb7sus4 Bmaj7
Where’s the point in worrying
Gbmaj7 Bmaj7
If we should start a little late
Gbmaj7 Fm7b5
Where’s the point in hurrying
Bb7
When waiting feels so great?
Ebm7 Bb7sus4
I’m a slow burner
Ebm7 Ab7sus4 Ab7
My last train left a while ago
Gbmaj7 Bmaj7 Fm7b5 Bb7
I’m a slow learner
Ebm Bb7sus4 Bb7 (G/Ab)
I do everything slow
| Abm7 Bbm7 | Bbm7 Bmaj7 | Gbmaj7 | Bmaj7 |
| Gbmaj7 Bmaj7 | Fm7b5 Bb7 | Ebm | Bb7sus4 Bb7 |
| Abm7 Bbm7 | Bbm7 Bmaj7 | Gbmaj7 | Bmaj7 |
| Gbmaj7 | Fm7b5 Bb7 | Ebm | Bb7sus4 |
Ebm7
Bb7sus4 Bmaj7
So where’s the point in worrying
Gbmaj7 Bmaj7
If we should start a little late
Gbmaj7 Fm7b5
And where’s the point in hurrying
Bb7#5
When waiting feels so great?
Ebm7 Bb7sus4
I’m a slow burner
Ebm7 Ab7
My last train left a while ago
Gbmaj7 Bmaj7 Fm7b5 Bb7
I’m a slow learner
Ebm Bb7sus4
I do everything slow
Ebm7 Bb7sus4 Bb7
Yeah, I’m a slow burner
Em7 Ab7
My last train left a while ago
Gbmaj7 Bmaj7 Fm7b5 Bb7
I’m a slow learner
Ebm Bb7sus4 Bb7
I do everything slow
| Ebm9 | Fm7b5 Bb7 | Vamp
| Ebm9 |
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13. Heavy Up ******************** Capo: 1, Key: Ab Major, Time: 4/4
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E5 [x7xx00]
E5/D [x5xx00]
E5/C# [x4xx00]
E5/C [x3225x]
| G G/B | C D/A | x4
| D/A |
G G/B C
Your slack-jawed dimness is our loss
Am7 D/A
Condemns us to your point of view
G G/B C
Who could give a flying toss
Am7 D/A
What you like to chill out to?
C D/A
And why should I lighten up for you
C D/A
If you can’t heavy up for me?
C Am7
Why should I?
D/A D/A
Why should I?
G G/B C
You grunt and root your patch of earth
Am7 D/A
Adrift from shame and deaf to sound
G G/B C
How much is your praise really worth?
Am7 D/A
About the same as your thumbs down
C D/A
And why should I lighten up for you
C D/A
If you can’t heavy up for me?
C Am7
Why should I?
D/A D/A
Why should I?
G G/B
So heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
Heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
You can give it up
C D/A
Give it up with me
G G/B
Or heavy up
C D/A D/A
Heavy up for me
E5
E5/D
What would it take
E5/C# E5/C
To get you to
G E7
Just to shut it?
Am7 D/A
I’d so love it
| G G/B | C | Am7 | D/A |
| G G/B | C | Am7 | D/A |
| D/A |
C D/A
And why should I lighten up for you
C D/A
If you can’t heavy up for me?
C Am7
Why should I?
D/A D/A
Why should I?
G G/B
So heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
Heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
You can give it up
C D/A
Give it up with me
G G/B
Or heavy up
C D/A D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B C
You won’t of course, you will be heard
Am7 D/A
Ah, but at least a man can dream
G G/B C
I’m afraid, alas, the turd
Am7 D/A
Who thinks he’s an ice cream
C D/A
And why should I lighten up for you
C D/A
If you can’t heavy up for me?
C Am7
Why should I?
D/A D/A
Why should I?
G G/B
So heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
Heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
You can give it up
C D/A
Give it up with me
G G/B
Or heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
Yeah, heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
Heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
G G/B
You can give it up
C D/A
Give it up with me
G G/B
Or heavy up
C D/A
Heavy up for me
| G G/B | C D/A | Fade Out
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14. Matchstick Man ************** Capo: 5, Key: C Major, Time: 4/4
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| Em D/F# | G | D/F# | G |
C G C C/G
So there he was then, Penzance to play
Em Em/D C C/G
Christmas Eve in a nowhere band
D/F# Em D/F# G
Now early morning Christmas Day
D/F# G
He’s hitching home to Geordieland
C G G/B C/G
Last night the snow came, just my luck
Em Em/D C/G
And who the hell do you think you are
D/F# Em D/F# G
Climbing up into that truck
D/F# G
With your old bag and your guitar
C G/B Cmaj7 D/F# D/F#
And you, you would-be vagabond
C Em C/G D/F#
No-one invited you, you know
Em D/F# G
Matchstick man, up in the dawn
D/F# G
You’ve got five hundred miles to go
| C G | C C/E | Em | C D/F# |
| Em D/F# | G/B G | D/F# | G |
C G G/B C C/G
The driver now must drop off his load
Em Em/D C/G
The snow still laying thick on the ground
D/F# Em D/F# G
Leaves him on a high crossroads
D/F# G
Where he can see for miles around
C G G/B Cadd9
The sun is shining, sky is blue
Em C/G
And everything is white and bare
D/F# Em G
Not a car comes into view
D/F# G
There’s nothing moving anywhere
C G/B Cmaj7 D/F# D/F#
And you, you would-be vagabond
C Em C/G D/F#
No-one invited you, you know
Em D/F# G
Matchstick man, you speck upon
D/F# G D/F#
These vast and silent plains of snow
| Em D/F# | G | D/F# | G |
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