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Perpetual Blues Machine by Keb' Mo'
Perpetual Blues Machine
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key of A
[Verse]
A
You had style, you had class
D7/F# A
You had everything to make a love last
A
You had grace, you had charm
D7/F# A
You had me hanging on your arm
F#m7
When I found out you were a fake
B7
You rared up and bit me like a snake
F#m7
And I was ready to let go
B7 E7 F7 F#7 G7
And let all my feelings show
[Chorus]
D7/F# A
Tell me why you wanna be so cold
D7/F# A
Why you wanna be so mean
D7/F# A Ab G F#7
You've gone and let your true colors show
B7 E7 A
You're a perpetual blues machine
[Verse]
A
We could have been just fine
D7/F# A
If you'd have only been all mine
A
'Cause I was for real, but you did not know
D7/F#
That you were steppin' on my heart
A
As you were walkin' out the door
F#m7
But now I know who you are
B7
And it's a damn good thing we didn't get too far
F#m7
'Cause I'm not the one that's right for you
B7
You need a man to do your rolling
B7 E7 F7 F#7 G7
Like what you want him to do
[Chorus]
D7/F# A
Tell me why you wanna be so cold
D7/F# A
Why you wanna be so mean
D7/F# A Ab G F#7
You've gone and let your true colors show
B7 E7 A
You're a perpetual blues machine D7/F#
[Solo]
A A D A
A A D A
F#m7
Now you've gone, and I'm glad
B7
That we didn't let it go too bad
F#m7
You know I tried to make it go
B7 E7 F7 F#7 G7
But there was just no way to tell u so
[Chorus]
D7/F# A
Tell me why you wanna be so cold
D7/F# A
Why you wanna be so mean
D7/F# A Ab G F#7
You've gone and let your true colors show
B7 E7 A
You're a perpetual blues machine
D7/F#
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version 2
INTRO:
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----------0-------------|
B|--------5---------------|
G|-----/6----\4---2-------|
D|------------------4---2-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
PART A:
Bass notes can be played by a bass to make it easier
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----0-------------------------------------------|
B|1-----3-----1-----------------------------------|
G|----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
D|----------------0-----2-----2-4---2-----2-4-----|
A|------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----0-------------------------------------------|
B|1-----3-----1---------------2-3-----4-----5-----|
G|----------2-----2-----2-----2-4-----5-----6-----|
D|----------------0-----2-------------------------|
A|------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|
*alternate to 2nd measure above:
4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
----------------------0-----0-|
----------2-----5---------0---|
----2-----2/6-----------------|
----2-------------------------|
------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
2-----------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----0-----------------------------------0-------|
B|1-----3-----1-----------2---1-0-----------------|
G|----------2-----2-------2---1-0---3-------------|
D|----------------0-----------------2-----------0-|
A|------------------------0-----0-----------------|
E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------2-----2-----|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----2-------0-----------------------------------|
B|----------------3-------------------------------|
G|----------------------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
D|1-------0-1-----------2-----2-4---2-----2-4---2-|
A|2-----2----------2------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|------------0-----------------------------------|
PART B:
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------------|
D|----2-4---2-----2-----2-------------------------|
A|0-----0-----0-----3-4---------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
D|----2-4---2-----2-4---2-----2-4---2-----2-4-----|
A|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----0-------------------------------------------|
B|1-----3-----1-----------------------------------|
G|----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
D|----------------0-----2-----2-4---2-----2-4---2-|
A|------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|
PART C:
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----------------------------------------0-------|
B|----------------------------------------0-------|
G|----2-------2-2---------2-2-------2-------------|
D|----2-------2-2---------2-2-------2-----------0-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----------------------------2-------------------|
B|----------0-----------------------0-------------|
G|----2-----------2-----------------------2-------|
D|1---------------------1-------------------------|
A|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
E|----------------------------------------------0-|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----------------------------------------0-------|
B|----------------------------------------0-------|
G|----2-------2-2---------2-2-------2-------------|
D|----2-------2-2---------2-2-------2-----------0-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0-------------------------------------|
G|----2-----------2-------1-----2-----3-----4-----|
D|1-----------------------------------------------|
A|2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----4-----5-----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
PART D (SOLO):
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----2-----2-----2-------|
D|----2-4---2-----2-4--/7-|
A|0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----9-----------9-------9---9-----9-------------|
B|------------8-----------8---8-----8-------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----0-------------------------------------------|
B|1-----3-----1-----------------------------------|
G|----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
D|----------------0-----2-----2-4---2-----2-4--/7-|
A|------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----9-------9---9-----------12----------------0-|
B|------------8---8-----12b13-------13r12-10------|
G|------------------------------------------11----|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----0-------------------------------------------|
B|1-----3-----1-----------------------------------|
G|----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
D|----------------0-----2-----2-4---2-----2-4--/7-|
A|------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|2-----2-----2-----2-----------------------------|
OUTRO:
play PART A, with the 7th/8th measure changed to look
like so...
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----2-------0-----------------------------------|
B|----------------3-------------------------------|
G|----------------------2-----2-----2-----2-------|
D|1-------0-1-----------2-----2-4---2-----2-4---0-| <--only this last
A|2-----2----------2------0-----0-----0-----0-----| note changes
E|------------0-----------------------------------|
now repeat measures 7 & 8 above...
now play:
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|----2-------0---------------5-------5-----5-----|
B|----------------3-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|1-------0-1-----------------5-------4-----3-----|
A|2-----2-----------2-----0-----------------------|
E|------------0-----------------------------------|
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
E|5-----------5-----------|
B|------------5-----------|
G|------1-----2-----------|
D|2-----0-----2-----------|
A|------------0-----------|
E|----0-------------------|
OK, so that's all the main parts to the song. It's structured something
like so:
INTRO
PART A
PART B x2
PART C
PART A (use alt. second measure)
PART B x2
PART C
PART A
PART D (SOLO)
PART C
OUTRO
You had style, you had class
You had everything to make a love last
You had grace, you had charm
You had me hanging on your arm
When I found out you were a fake
You ran up and bit me like a snake
And I wasn't ready to let go
And let all my feelings show
Tell me why you wanna be so cold?
Why you wanna be so mean?
You've gone and let your true colors show
You're a perpetual blues machine
We could've been just fine
If you had only been all mine
I was for real but you did not know
That you were steppin' on my heart
As you were walking out the door
Now I know just who you are
And it's a damn good thing we didn't get too far
I'm not the one that's right for you
You need a man to do your rolling
Like you want him to do
Baby why you wanna be so cold?
Why you wanna be so mean?
You've gone and let your true colors show
You're a perpetual blues machine
Now you've gone and I'm glad
That we didn't let it get too bad
You know I tried to make it go
But there was just no way to tell you so
Baby why you wanna be so cold?
Why you wanna be so mean?
You've gone and let your true colors show
You're a perpetual blues machine
Tell me why you wanna be so cold?
Why you wanna be so mean?
You've gone and let your true colors show
You're a perpetual blues machine
Perpetual blues machine
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: A
[Intro]
e|--------0----------------|----0-----------------------------|
B|---3/5----5--4--2--------|------3---1-3---2-2-2-2-------2---|
G|---4/6-----------4--2----|--------2-------2-2-2-2-------2---|
D|-------------------------|--------------0-2-2-4-2-2-----2---|
A|-------------------------|----------------0-0-0-0---3h4-0---|
E|-------------------------|--2-------------------------------|
e|------0----------------------|------0-------------------0---|
B|--------3---1-3---2---3-4-5--|--------3---1-3---2-1-0-------|
G|----------2-----2-2-2--------|----------2-----2-------3-----|
D|------------------2---4-4-5--|------------------2-1-0-------|
A|-----------------------------|------------------------4-----|
E|---2-------------------------|--0h2-------------------------|
e|------2-------0-------------------|
B|--------0-------3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G|---0h2----0h1------2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D|-------------------2-2-4-2-2-4-2--|
A|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|----------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
You had style, you had class
e|------------------------|-------------------|
B|-----2-2-2-2--2-----2---|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2---|
G|-----2-2-2-2--2-----2---|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2---|
D|-----2-2-4-2--2-----2---|--2-2-4-2--2-4-2---|
A|-----0-0-0-0--0-3h4-0---|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0---|
E|------------------------|-------------------|
You had everything to make a love last
e|------0-------------------------------|
B|--------3---1-3---2-2-2-2--2-----2----|
G|----------2-----2-2-2-2-2--2-----2----|
D|------------------2-2-4-2--2-----2----|
A|------------------0-0-0-0--0-3h4-0----|
E|---2----------------------------------|
You had grace, you had charm
e|------------------------|-------------------|
B|-----2-2-2-2--2-----2---|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2---|
G|-----2-2-2-2--2-----2---|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2---|
D|-----2-2-4-2--2-----2---|--2-2-4-2--2-4-2---|
A|-----0-0-0-0--0-3h4-0---|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0---|
E|------------------------|-------------------|
You had me hanging on your arm
e|------0-------------------------------|
B|--------3---1-3---2-2-2-2--2-----2----|
G|----------2-----2-2-2-2-2--2-----2----|
D|------------------2-2-4-2--2-----2----|
A|------------------0-0-0-0--0-3h4-0----|
E|---2----------------------------------|
When I found out you were a fake
e|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------0-------|
G|-----2---2-2---2-2--2-----------|
D|-----2---2-2---2-2--2-----------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|---2---2-----2------------------|
You ran up and bit me like a snake
e|--------2----2--------2-------|
B|--------0----0------0---0-----|
G|---0h2--2----2----2-----------|
D|--------1----1----------------|
A|-----------2----2-------------|
E|------------------------------|
And I wasn't ready to let go
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------0-------|
G|------2---2-2---2-2--2-----------|
D|------2---2-2---2-2--2-----------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|--0h2---2-----2------------------|
And let all my feelings show
e|--------2----2----------------|
B|--------0----0----------------|
G|--------2----2--1--2-3-4------|
D|--------1----1----------------|
A|---0h2----2-----2--3-4-5------|
E|------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Tell me why you wanna be so cold?
e|------0-------------------------------|
B|--------3---1-3---2-2-2-2--2-----2----|
G|----------2-----2-2-2-2-2--2-----2----|
D|------------------2-2-4-2--2-----2----|
A|------------------0-0-0-0--0-3h4-0----|
E|---2----------------------------------|
Why you wanna be so mean?
e|------0-------------------0------------|
B|--------3---1-3---2---3/5---5--5-------|
G|----------2-----2-2---4/6-----6--6-----|
D|------------------2--------------------|
A|------------------0--------------------|
E|---2-----------------------------------|
You've gone and let your true colors show
e|------0------------------------0--------|
B|--------3---1-3----2--1--0--------------|
G|----------2-----2-----------3-----------|
D|-------------------2--1--0--------------|
A|----------------------------4-----------|
E|--0h2-----------------------------------|
You're a perpetual blues machine
e|-------2----------0---------------------|
B|---------0-----------3--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
G|--0h2-------0h1---------2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
D|------------------------2-2-4--2-2-4-2--|
A|------------------------0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
E|----------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
We could've been just fine
e|------------------------|-------------------|
B|-----2-2-2-2--2-----2---|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2---|
G|-----2-2-2-2--2-----2---|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2---|
D|-----2-2-4-2--2-----2---|--2-2-4-2--2-4-2---|
A|-----0-0-0-0--0-3h4-0---|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0---|
E|------------------------|-------------------|
If you had only been all mine
e|------0-------------------------------|
B|--------3---1-3---2-2-2-2--2-----2----|
G|----------2-----2-2-2-2-2--2-----2----|
D|------------------2-2-4-2--2-----2----|
A|------------------0-0-0-0--0-3h4-0----|
E|---2----------------------------------|
I was for real but you did not know
e|-------------------|---------------0-------------|
B|---2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2--3/5---5--5--------|
G|---2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|--2-2-2-2--4/6-----6--6------|
D|---2-2-4-2--2-4-2--|--2-2-4-2--------------------|
A|---0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------------|
That you were steppin' on my heart As you were walking out the door
e|------0-------------------------------|
B|--------3---1-3---2-2-2-2--2-----2----|
G|----------2-----2-2-2-2-2--2-----2----|
D|------------------2-2-4-2--2-----2----|
A|------------------0-0-0-0--0-3h4-0----|
E|---2----------------------------------|
Now I know just who you are
e|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------0-------|
G|-----2---2-2---2-2--2-----------|
D|-----2---2-2---2-2--2-----------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|---2---2-----2------------------|
And it's a damn good thing we didn't get too far
e|--------2----2--------2-------|
B|--------0----0------0---0-----|
G|---0h2--2----2----2-----------|
D|--------1----1----------------|
A|-----------2----2-------------|
E|------------------------------|
I'm not the one that's right for you
e|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------0-------|
G|-----2---2-2---2-2--2-----------|
D|-----2---2-2---2-2--2-----------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|---2---2-----2------------------|
You need a man to do your rolling, Like you want him to do
e|--------2----2-------------------|
B|--------0----0-------------------|
G|--------2----2--1---2--3--4------|
D|--------1----1-------------------|
A|---0h2----2-----2---3--4--5------|
E|---------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Baby why you wanna be so cold?
e|------0-------------------------------|
B|--------3---1-3---2-2-2-2--2-----2----|
G|----------2-----2-2-2-2-2--2-----2----|
D|------------------2-2-4-2--2-----2----|
A|------------------0-0-0-0--0-3h4-0----|
E|---2----------------------------------|
Why you wanna be so mean?
e|------0-------------------0-------------|
B|--------3---1-3---2---3/5---5--5--------|
G|----------2-----2-2---4/6----6--6-------|
D|------------------2---------------------|
A|------------------0---------------------|
E|---2------------------------------------|
You've gone and let your true colors show
e|------0------------------------0--------|
B|--------3---1-3----2--1--0--------------|
G|----------2-----2-----------3-----------|
D|-------------------2--1--0--------------|
A|----------------------------4-----------|
E|--0h2-----------------------------------|
You're a perpetual blues machine
e|-------2----------0---------------------|
B|---------0-----------3--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
G|--0h2-------0h1---------2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
D|------------------------2-2-4--2-2-4-2--|
A|------------------------0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
E|----------------------------------------|
[Solo]
e|---9---9--9--9---9--9--X--5-0---|----0-----------------------------|
B|--10--10-10-10--10-10--X--5-5---|------3---1-3---2-2-2-2--2-----2--|
G|---9---9--9--9---9--9-------6---|--------2-------2-2-2-2--2-----2--|
D|----------------------------7---|--------------0-2-2-4-2--2-----2--|
A|--------------------------------|----------------0-0-0-0--0-3h4-0--|
E|--------------------------------|--2-------------------------------|
e|---9---9--9--9---b12-b12-b12-b12--9--|------0------------------------------|
B|--10--10-10-10---b13-b13-b13-b13-10--|--------3---1-3---2-2-2-2--2-----2---|
G|---9---9--9--9---b12-b12-b12-b12--9--|----------2-----2-2-2-2-2--2-----2---|
D|-------------------------------------|------------------2-2-4-2--2-----2---|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------0-0-0-0--0-3h4-0---|
E|-------------------------------------|---2---------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
Now you've gone and I'm glad
e|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------0-------|
G|-----2---2-2---2-2--2-----------|
D|-----2---2-2---2-2--2-----------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|---2---2-----2------------------|
That we didn't let it get too bad
e|--------2----2--------2-------|
B|--------0----0------0---0-----|
G|---0h2--2----2----2-----------|
D|--------1----1----------------|
A|-----------2----2-------------|
E|------------------------------|
You know I tried to make it go
e|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------0-------|
G|-----2---2-2---2-2--2-----------|
D|-----2---2-2---2-2--2-----------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|---2---2-----2------------------|
But there was just no way to tell you so
e|--------2----2-------------------|
B|--------0----0-------------------|
G|--------2----2--1---2--3--4------|
D|--------1----1-------------------|
A|---0h2----2-----2---3--4--5------|
E|---------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Baby why you wanna be so cold?
e|------0-------------------------------|
B|--------3---1-3---2-2-2-2--2-----2----|
G|----------2-----2-2-2-2-2--2-----2----|
D|------------------2-2-4-2--2-----2----|
A|------------------0-0-0-0--0-3h4-0----|
E|---2----------------------------------|
Why you wanna be so mean?
e|------0-----------------------------|
B|--------3---1-3---2----3-4-5--------|
G|----------2-----2-2-----------------|
D|------------------2----4-4-5--------|
A|------------------0--0--------------|
E|---2--------------------------------|
You've gone and let your true colors show
e|------0------------------------0--------|
B|--------3---1-3----2--1--0--------------|
G|----------2-----2-----------3-----------|
D|-------------------2--1--0--------------|
A|----------------------------4-----------|
E|--0h2-----------------------------------|
You're a perpetual blues machine
e|-------2----------0---------------------|
B|---------0-----------3--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
G|--0h2-------0h1---------2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
D|------------------------2-2-4--2-2-4-2--|
A|------------------------0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
E|----------------------------------------|
[Outro]
Tell me why you wanna be so cold?
e|------0-------------------------------|
B|--------3---1-3---2-2-2-2--2-----2----|
G|----------2-----2-2-2-2-2--2-----2----|
D|------------------2-2-4-2--2-----2----|
A|------------------0-0-0-0--0-3h4-0----|
E|---2----------------------------------|
Why you wanna be so mean?
e|------0-------------------0-------------|
B|--------3---1-3---2---3/5---5--5--------|
G|----------2-----2-2---4/6-----6--6------|
D|------------------2---------------------|
A|------------------0---------------------|
E|---2------------------------------------|
You've gone and let your true colors show
e|------0------------------------0--------|
B|--------3---1-3----2--1--0--------------|
G|----------2-----2-----------3-----------|
D|-------------------2--1--0--------------|
A|----------------------------4-----------|
E|--0h2-----------------------------------|
You're a perpetual blues machine
e|-------2----------0---------------------|
B|---------0-----------3--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
G|--0h2-------0h1---------2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
D|------------------------2-2-4--2-2-4-2--|
A|------------------------0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
E|----------------------------------------|
Perpetual blues machine
e|-------2----------0-------|--5-5-5-5---------5---|
B|---------0-----------3--2-|---------------2------|
G|--0h2-------0h1---------2-|----------0-h1-2------|
D|------------------------2-|--5-4-3-2-0--0-2------|
A|------------------------0-|------------h2-0------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------|
You had style, you had class
You had everything to make a love last
You had grace, you had charm
You had me hanging on your arm
When I found out you were a fake
You ran up and bit me like a snake
And I wasn't ready to let go
And let all my feelings show
Tell me why you wanna be so cold?
Why you wanna be so mean?
You've gone and let your true colors show
You're a perpetual blues machine
We could've been just fine
If you had only been all mine
I was for real but you did not know
That you were steppin' on my heart
As you were walking out the door
Now I know just who you are
And it's a damn good thing we didn't get too far
I'm not the one that's right for you
You need a man to do your rolling
Like you want him to do
Baby why you wanna be so cold?
Why you wanna be so mean?
You've gone and let your true colors show
You're a perpetual blues machine
Now you've gone and I'm glad
That we didn't let it get too bad
You know I tried to make it go
But there was just no way to tell you so
Baby why you wanna be so cold?
Why you wanna be so mean?
You've gone and let your true colors show
You're a perpetual blues machine
Tell me why you wanna be so cold?
Why you wanna be so mean?
You've gone and let your true colors show
You're a perpetual blues machine
Perpetual blues machine
| x Dead note
| h Hammer on
| b Bend
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version 4
Intro
e|------------------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------5----------------------------3-----1----------------------------|
G|---------4h5h6---------6-5-4-2----------2-------2-----2-----2-----2--2----2--2--|
D|--------------------------------4---------------------0-----2-----4--2----4--2--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------0-----0-------0-------|
E|------------------------------------0---2----2-----2----------------------------|
repeat up to here a second time---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------2--3--4--5----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2--4--5--6----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
then do this, then reapeat the first part.
You had style, you had class
You had everything to make a love last
You had grace, you had charm
You had me hanging on your arm
When I found out you were a fake
You ran up and bit me like a snake
And I wasn't ready to let go
And let all my feelings show
Tell me why you wanna be so cold?
Why you wanna be so mean?
You've gone and let your true colors show
You're a perpetual blues machine
We could've been just fine
If you had only been all mine
I was for real but you did not know
That you were steppin' on my heart
As you were walking out the door
Now I know just who you are
And it's a damn good thing we didn't get too far
I'm not the one that's right for you
You need a man to do your rolling
Like you want him to do
Baby why you wanna be so cold?
Why you wanna be so mean?
You've gone and let your true colors show
You're a perpetual blues machine
Now you've gone and I'm glad
That we didn't let it get too bad
You know I tried to make it go
But there was just no way to tell you so
Baby why you wanna be so cold?
Why you wanna be so mean?
You've gone and let your true colors show
You're a perpetual blues machine
Tell me why you wanna be so cold?
Why you wanna be so mean?
You've gone and let your true colors show
You're a perpetual blues machine
Perpetual blues machine
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 5
Intro:
e|------0--------------|
B|----5----------------|
G|-/6-----4\2--2-------|
D|---------------4-----|
A|---------------------|
E|-------------------0-|
e|----0----------------|---------------------|
B|-1----3----1---------|---------------------|
G|-2-------2----2----2-|----2----2----2----2-|
D|--------------0----0-|----2-2--2----2-2--2-|
A|---------------------|-0----0----0----0----|
E|-2----2----2----2----|---------------------|
e|----0----------------|------------------|
B|-1----3----1---------|----2-3---4---5---|
G|-2-------2----2----2-|----2-4---5---6---|
D|--------------0----0-|------------------|
A|---------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-2----2----2----2----|------------------|
e|----0----------------|--------------0---------2---------0---|
B|-1----3----1-------2-|----1-0-----------------------------3-|
G|-2-------2----2----2-|----1-0--3---------2---------0h1------|
D|--------------0------|---------2---------1------------------|
A|---------------------|-0----0--------------2----2-----------|
E|-2----2----2----2----|-----------2----2--------------0----0-|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-1/2----------------------------------------|
G|--------2----2----2----2---2----2----2----2-|
D|--------2-2--2----2-2--2---2-2--2----2-2--2-|
A|-----0----0----0----0--------0----0----0----|
E|--------------------------------------------|
You had style, you had class
You had everything to make a love last
You had grace, you had charm
You had me hanging on your arm
When I found out you were a fake
You ran up and bit me like a snake
And I wasn't ready to let go
And let all my feelings show
Tell me why you wanna be so cold?
Why you wanna be so mean?
You've gone and let your true colors show
You're a perpetual blues machine
We could've been just fine
If you had only been all mine
I was for real but you did not know
That you were steppin' on my heart
As you were walking out the door
Now I know just who you are
And it's a damn good thing we didn't get too far
I'm not the one that's right for you
You need a man to do your rolling
Like you want him to do
Baby why you wanna be so cold?
Why you wanna be so mean?
You've gone and let your true colors show
You're a perpetual blues machine
Now you've gone and I'm glad
That we didn't let it get too bad
You know I tried to make it go
But there was just no way to tell you so
Baby why you wanna be so cold?
Why you wanna be so mean?
You've gone and let your true colors show
You're a perpetual blues machine
Tell me why you wanna be so cold?
Why you wanna be so mean?
You've gone and let your true colors show
You're a perpetual blues machine
Perpetual blues machine
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