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Walls And Bridges Full Album by John Lennon
Walls And Bridges Full Album
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard
ALBUM INFO
Released 26 September 1974
Recorded July–August 1974
Studio Record Plant East, New York City
Genre Rock, pop rock
Length 46:02
Label Apple
Producer John Lennon
TRACK LIST
1. Going Down on Love 3:54
2. Whatever Gets You Thru the Night 3:28
3. Old Dirt Road (Lennon, Harry Nilsson) 4:11
4. What You Got 3:09
5. Bless You 4:38
6. Scared 4:36
7. #9 Dream 4:47
8. Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox) 2:55
9. Steel and Glass 4:37
10. Beef Jerky 3:26
11. Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out) 5:08
12. Ya Ya (Lee Dorsey, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson, Morris Levy) 1:06
All tracks written by Jonh Lennon except as indicated.
MUSICIANS
John Lennon – arrangements, lead, harmony and backing vocals, rhythm guitar,
acoustic guitar, lead guitar, piano, whistling, percussion
Ken Ascher – piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, mellotron
Jim Keltner – drums
Arthur Jenkins – percussion
Nicky Hopkins – piano
Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone
Jesse Ed Davis – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
Eddie Mottau – acoustic guitar
Strings and brass musicians from The Philharmonic Orchestrange –
arranged and conducted by Ken Ascher
Little Big Horns – Ron Aprea (alto saxophone), Bobby Keys (tenor saxophone),
Frank Vicari (tenor saxophone), Howard Johnson (baritone saxophone),
Steve Madaio (trumpet)
Julian Lennon – drums on "Ya Ya"
Elton John – piano and harmony vocals on "Whatever Gets you thru the Night",
Hammond organ and background vocals on "Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)"
Harry Nilsson – backing vocals on "Old Dirt Road"
The 44th Street Fairies: Joey Dambra, Lori Burton and May Pang – background vocals on "#9 Dream"
1. Going Down On Love
[Riff]
[F#m]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----2-4br-------|----2-----------|----2-4br-2-----|----2-----------|
G|2-4-2-4br-------|2-4-2-4~--------|2-4-2-4br-2-4---|2-4-2-4~--------|
D|2-4-------------|2-4---4~--------|2-4-------p-4---|2-4---4~--------|
A|----------------|----------------|------------h---|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Link]
[E?]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|9-7---9-7---9-7-|----------------|
D|9-7-9-9-7-9-9-7-|9---------------|
A|----9-----9-----|9---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
[Instrumental]
[Bm7] [E(7)] [Bm7] [E(7)]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----107---7---7-|5-----3---5-7-9-|----107---7---7-|5-----3---5-7-9-|
G|----7-7-9-7-9-7-|6-----4---6-7-9-|----7-7-9-7-9-7-|6-----4---6-7-9-|
D|9-------9---9---|----------------|9-------9---9---|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| br Bend release
| ~ vibrato
| p pull-off
| H hammer-on
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[Riff]
[F#m] (see above)
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
[Pre-Chorus]
E
Do do do do
E E [break]
Do do do do ooh ooh ooh
[Chorus]
F#m
Going down on love
A F#m
Going down on love
A F#7
Going down, going down, going down
[Verse 1]
B
When the real thing goes wrong
B
And you can't get it on
B
And your love she has gone
B
And you got to carry on
B
And you shoot out the light
B
Ain't coming home for the night
B [E?] LINK [break]
You know you got to, got to, got to pay the price
[Bridge]
A F#m
Somebody please, please help me
A F#m A
You know I'm drowning in a sea of hatred
[Riff]
[F#m] (see above)
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
[Instrumental] (see above)
| Bm7 | E | Bm7 | E |
[Pre-Chorus]
E
Do do do do
E E [break]
Do do do do ooh ooh ooh
[Chorus]
F#m
Going down on love
A F#m
Going down on love
A F#7
Going down, going down, going down
[Verse 2]
B
Something precious and rare
B
Disappears in thin air
B
And it seems so unfair
B
Nothing doin' nowhere
B
Well you burn all your boats
B
And you sow your wild oats
B LINK [E?] [break]
Well you know, you know, you know the price is right
[Riff]
[F#m] (see above)
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
[Riff]
[F#m] (see above)
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
[Riff]
[F#m] (see above)
Got to get down, down on my knees
Got to get down, down on my knees
[Instrumental] (see above)
| Bm7 | E | Bm7 | E |
| Bm7 | E | Bm7 | E |
(repeat and fade)
2. Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
[Intro]
| G | Em | A | % |
| C | % | G |
[Verse 1]
G N.C. A7
Whatever gets you through the night
C G
It's all right, it's all right
G A7
It's your money or your life
C G
It's all right, it's all right
G Em D
Don't need a sword to cut through flowers
C G
Oh no, oh no
[Verse 2]
G N.C. A7
Whatever gets you through your life
C G
It's all right, it's all right
G A7
Do it wrong or do it right
C G
It's all right, it's all right
G Em D
Don't need a watch to waste your time
C | G | % |
Oh no, oh no
[Instrumental]
| Em | % | A | % |
| A | D | A | D |
[Middle 8]
A D
Hold me darlin', come on, listen to me
A D
I won't do you no harm
A D
Trust me darlin' come on listen to me,
C G
Come on listen to me. Come on, listen, listen
[Instrumental]
| Em | A | % | C | % | G |
[Verse 3]
G N.C. A7
Whatever gets you to the light
C G
It's all right, it's all right
G A7
Out the blue or out of sight
C G
It's all right, it's all right
G Em D
Don't need a gun to blow your mind
C | G | % |
Oh no, oh no
[Instrumental]
| Em | % | A | % |
| A | D | A | D |
[Middle 8]
A D
Hold me darlin', come on, listen to me
A D
I won't do you no harm
A D
Trust me darlin' come on listen to me,
C G
Come on listen to me. Come on, listen, listen
[Instrumental]
| Em | A | % |
| C | % | G | % |
| Em | % | A | % |
| C | % | G | % |
| Em | % | A | % |
| Em | % | A | % |
(fade out over last four chords)
3. Old Dirt Road
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em7/D x-x-0-0-0-0
F(add9) (t)1-x-3-2-1-3
Em/C# x-4-2-0-0-0
F9 1-3-1-2-1-3
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[Intro]
| G | C | G | C |
[Verse 1]
G C
Ain't no people on old dirt road
G C
No more weather on old dirt road
G B7 Em Em7/D
It's better than a mudslide mamma when the dry spell come, yeah
F F7 Fadd9 | G | C | G | C |
Oh oh oh oh old dirt road
[Verse 2] (variation)
G C
Ain't no difference on old dirt road
G C
Tarred and feathered on old dirt road
G B7 Em Em7/D Em/C#
Trying to shovel smoke with a pitchfork in the wind, yeah yeah yeah
[Middle 8]
F7
Breezing thru the deadwood on a hot summer day
F7
I saw a human being lazybonin' out in the hay
F7
I said uh, hey Mr. Human can ya rainmaker too?
F7
He said I guess it's O.K.
F N.C.
Ya know the only thing we need is water
| N.C. | % | G C G C
Cool ... clear ... water, water, water, water
[Solo]
| G | C | G | C |
[piano]
[Verse 3]
G C
Ain't no people on old dirt road
G C
No more weather on old dirt road
G B7 Em Em7/D
Better than a mudslide mamma when the morning comes, yeah
F F7 F9 | G | C | G | C |
Oh oh oh oh old dirt road
[Outro]
G C
Keep on keeping on
G C
Keep on keeping on, keep on keeping on
G C
Keep on keeping on, keep on keeping on
G C
Keep on keeping on, keep on keeping on
G C
So long, so long
G
Bye bye (fade out)
4. What You Got
[Riff]
[E7]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|--5---------------|--5---7-----------|
A|-----7--5—5---5h7-|--------5—5---5h7-|
E|------------------|------------------|
[Middle 8]
E D/E E D/E
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------| |----4---4-4---4-|--2---2---2-----|
B|----9---9-9---9-|--5---5---5-----| |----5---5-5---5-|--3---3---3-----|
G|----9---9-9---9-|--5---5---5-----| or |----4---4-4---4-|--2---2---2-----|
D|----9---9-9---9-|--5---5---5-----| |----6---6-6---6-|--4---4---4-----|
A|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|
E|0---------------|----------------| |0---------------|----------------|
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
E/D x-x-0-1-0-0
E/C# x-4-x-1-0-0
D/E 0-x-4-2-3-2 or 0-x-7-7-7-c
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[Intro]
3/4
| N.C. |
One! (drum break)
| E7 | % | % | % |
riff riff
| E7 | % |
riff
[Verse 1]
E
Don't wanna be a drag, everybody gotta bag
E
I know you know, 'bout the emperor's clothes
[Chorus]
E E/D E/C#
You don't know what you got
A A B
Until you lose it
E E/D E/C#
You don't know what you got
A A B
Until you lose it
E E/D E/C#
You don't know what you got
A A B
Until you lose it
E E C#m
Oh baby, baby, baby gimme one more chance
[Interlude]
| E7 | % | % | % |
riff riff
[Middle 8]
| E | D/E | E | D/E |
(instrumental)
E D/E | E | D/E |
Well it's Saturday night and I just gotta rip it up
E D/E | E | D/E | B |
Sunday morning, I just gotta give it up
A F#m
Come Monday momma and I just gotta run away
A F#m G#m B
You know it's such a drag to face another day
[Chorus]
E E/D E/C#
You don't know what you got
A A B
Until you lose it
E E/D E/C#
You don't know what you got
A A B
Until you lose it
E E/D E/C#
You don't know what you got
A A B
Until you lose it
E E C#m
Oh baby, baby, baby gimme one more chance
[Interlude]
| E | % | % | % |
riff riff
| E | % |
riff
[Verse 2]
E
You know the more it change, the more it stays the same
E
You gotta hang on in, you gotta cut the string
[Chorus]
E E/D E/C#
You don't know what you got
A A B
Until you lose it
E E/D E/C#
You don't know what you got
A A B
Until you lose it
E E/D E/C#
You don't know, you don’t know what you got
A A B
Until you lose it
E E C#m
Oh baby, baby, baby gimme one more chance
[Interlude]
| E7 | % | % | % |
riff riff
| E7 | % | % | % |
riff riff
(repeat and fade out)
5. Bless You
Tuning: Standard
If there are too many barree chords for your taste, transpose this tab
down 2 steps and then use a capo 2nd fret to bring it back to the
original key.
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It is of course possible to use any voicings but these sound close to
what is played on the recording.
CHORDS
E--A--D--G--B--e
Dmaj7 x x 12 11 10 9
C#maj7 x x 11 10 9 8
Cmaj7 x x 10 9 8 7
Bmaj7 x x 9 8 7 6
Bbmaj7 x x 8 7 6 5
F#sus4 2 4 4 4 2 2
Asus4 x 0 2 2 3 0
D/A x 0 2 2 3 2 (= Asus4/13)
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[Link]
A A A A A A A
A Asus4 Asus4 D/A D/A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--------------0-|--0-----2-0-2-0-|--0-----2-0-2---|
B|2-------3-2-3-2-|--2-----3-2-3-2-|--2-----3-2-3---|
G|2-------2-2-2-2-|--2-----2-2-2-2-|--2-----2-2-2---|
D|2-------2-2-2-2-|--2-----2-2-2-2-|--2-----2-2-2---|
A|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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[Intro]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Dmaj7 | % | % | Dmaj7 Dmaj7 C#maj7 |
| Cmaj7 | % |2/4 Cmaj7 Bmaj7 Bbmaj7 |
|4/4 F#m | F#sus4 | F#m | F#sus4 | F#m |
[Verse]
Dmaj7 Dmaj7 C#maj7
Bless you wherever you are
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Bmaj7 Bbmaj7 [ F#m ]
Windswept child on a shoo- ting sta - ar
[Interlude]
F#m F#sus4 F#m
Ah-ah-ah ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
[Verse]
Dmaj7 Dmaj7 C#maj7
Restless spirits depart
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Bmaj7 Bbmaj7 [ F#m ]
Still we're deep in each o- ther?s hea - art
[Interlude]
F#m F#sus4 [ F#m ]
Ah-ah-ah oh-oh-oh-oh-ah
F#m F#sus4 [ F#m ]
Yeh-eh-eh Hey-eh-eh-eh-eh
[Link]
| A Asus4 A Asus4 A |
| A D/A A D/A A | [[Link]: see above]
| A D/A A D/A |
[Middle 8]
G F
Some people say it's over
G F
Now that we've spread our wings
G F
But we know better darling
[break] [break]
F D F Em A
The hollow ring is only last year's echo-oh-oh-oh
[Solo] (sax)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Dmaj7 | % | % | Dmaj7 Dmaj7 C#maj7 |
| Cmaj7 | % |2/4 Cmaj7 Bmaj7 Bbmaj7 |
[Interlude]
F#m F#sus4 [ F#m ]
Mh-mh-mh mh-mh-mh-mh-mh
F#m F#sus4 [ F#m ]
Yeh-eh-eh Hey-eh-eh-eh-eh
[Verse]
Dmaj7 Dmaj7 C#maj7
Bless you whoever you are
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Bmaj7 Bbmaj7 [ F#m ]
Holding her now, be warm and kind hea- ah- ar - ted
[Interlude]
F#m F#sus4 [ F#m ]
Yeh-eh-eh Hey-eh-eh-eh-eh
[Verse]
Dmaj7 Dmaj7 C#maj7
And remember though love is strange
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Bmaj7 Bbmaj7 [ F#m ]
Now and forever our love will remai- ai- ai- ain
[Interlude]
F#m F#sus4 [ F#m ]
Mh-mh-mh mh-mh-mh-mh-mh
F#m F#sus4 [ F#m ]
Yeh-eh-eh Hey-eh-eh-eh-eh
[Coda]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| Dmaj7 | % | % | Dmaj7 Dmaj7 C#maj7 |
| Cmaj7 | % |2/4 Cmaj7 Bmaj7 Bbmaj7 | F#m
6. Scared
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Em7 0-2-2-0-3-0
Am/E 0-x-2-2-1-0
B7+5 x-2-1-2-0-3 or x-2-4-2-4-3
D9 x-5-4-5-5-5
C6 x-3-5-5-5-5
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[Intro]
| Em7 | Am/E | Em7 | Em |
| Em7 | Am/E | Em7 | Em |
[Verse 1]
Em7 Am/E Em7
I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared
Em7 Am/E Em7
I'm sca-a-a-ared, so scared
Em7 Am/E Em
I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared
Am
As the years roll away
Bm7 C | B7 | B7 B7 Bb7 |
And the price that I paid as the straws slip away
[Middle 8]
A7 F7
You don't have to suffer
D7
It is what it is
F7
No bell, book or candle
B7 B7+5 B7
Can get you out of this, oh no
[Verse 2]
Em7 Am/E Em7
I'm scarred, I'm scarred, I'm scarred
Em7 Am/E Em7
I'm sca-a-a-arred, ah-ha
Em7 Am/E Em
I'm scarred, I'm scarred, I'm scarred
Am
Every day of my life
Bm7 C | B7 | B7 B7 Bb7 |
I just manage to survive I just wanna stay alive
[Middle 8]
A7 F7
You don't have to worry
D7
In heaven or hell
F9
Just dance to the music
B7 B7+5 B7
You do it so well, well, well
[Bridge]
E7
Hatred and jealousy
D9
Gonna be the death of me
C6 E7
I guess I knew it right from the start
E7
Sing out about love and peace
D9
Don't wanna see the red raw meat
C6 E7
The green-eyed goddamn straight from your heart
Verse 3]
| Em7 | Am/E | Em7 | Em |
(saxophone solo)
| Em7 | Am/E | Em7 | Em |
(saxophone solo)
Em7 Am/E Em7
I'm tired, I'm tired, I'm tired
Am
Of being so alone
Bm7 C | B7 | % |
No place to call my own like a rolling stone (steady babe!)
[Outro]
| Em7 | Am/E | Em7 | Em |
(repeat and fade)
7. #9 Dream
[Interlude] (at the end of chorus 1 and 2)
D/F# D/E D D/C G/B G7/A G6 G/F
[guitar]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|------2-------5-|--------------3-|------7-------10|
B|--------------3-|----3-------3---|------3-----3---|----8-------8---|
G|------2-----2---|--2-------2-----|----4-----4-----|--7-------7-----|
D|----4-----4-----|----------------|--5-----3-------|--------0-------|
A|--5-------------|----------------|----------------|7---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[bass guitar]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|4-------2-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|5-------3-------|2---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--------5-------|3-------1-------|
If you're playing alone and can't separate arpeggio and bass line
use these voicings:
E-A-D-G-B-e
D/F# x-x-4-2-3-2
D/E x-x-2-2-3-2
D x-x-0-2-3-2
D/C x-3-x-2-3-2
G/B x-2-0-0-0-3
G7/A x-0-3-0-0-3
G6 3-x-2-0-0-3
G/F 1-x-0-0-0-x
OTHER SPECIAL VOICINGS
Em9 0-2-2-0-3-2
Gm7 3-x-0-3-3-1
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[Intro]
| C | Em | F | E |
| F | D | F | G | G7 |
[Verse 1]
C Em F E
So-oh long ago
F D
Was it in a dream,
F G
Was it just a dream?
C Em F E
I-hi know-oh, yes I know
F D
Seemed so very real,
F | G | % | % | G7 |
It seemed so real to me
[Bridge]
G7
Took a walk down the street
| G7 | % | % |
Through the heat whispered trees
Em9 A Em9 A Em9 A Em9 A
I thought I could hear, hear, hear, hear)
Em7 A Em7 A
Somebody call out my name as it started to rain
Em7 A
Two spirits dancing so strange
[Chorus]
Gm7 C
Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse
Gm7 C
Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse
Gm7 C
Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse
[Interlude]
| D/F# D/E | D D/C | G/B G7/A | G6 G/F | G/F |
[Verse 2]
C Em F E
Dream, dream away
F D
Magic in the air,
F G
Was magic in the air?
C Em F E
I believe, yes I believe
F D
More I cannot say,
F | G | % | % | G7 |
What more can I say?
[Bridge]
G7
On a river of sound
| G7 | % | % |
Through the mirror go round, round
Em9 A Em9 A Em9 A Em9 A
I thought I could feel, feel, feel, feel
Em7 A Em7 A
Music touching my soul, something warm, sudden cold
Em7 A
The spirit dance was unfolding
[Chorus]
Gm7 C
Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse
Gm7 C
Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse
Gm7 C
Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse
[Interlude]
| D/F# D/E | D D/C | G/B G7/A | G6 G/F | G/F |
[Chorus]
Gm7 C
Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse
Gm7 C
Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse
Gm7 C
Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse
(repeat and fade)
8. Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-E
D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x
G/B x-2-0-0-3-3
Dsus4 x-x-0-2-3-3
Dsus2 x-x-0-2-3-0
Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0
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[Intro]
1 + 2 + ˅ 1 + 2 + ˅ 1 + 2 + ˅ 1 + 2 + ˅ 1 + 2 + 3 +
e --|--------|--|--------|--|--------|--|--------|--|------------|
B --|--------|--|--------|--|--------|--|--------|--|------------|
G --|------7-|--|------7-|--|------5-|--|------5-|--|------------|
D --|--7-9---|--|--7-9---|--|--5-7---|--|--5-7---|--|------5-----|
A 5-|9-h-----|5-|9-h-----|3-|7-h-----|3-|7-h-----|--|--5-7---7-5-|
E --|/-------|--|/-------|--|/-------|--|/-------|3-|7---h---h---|
[Link]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------5-----|
A|------5-7---7-5-|
E|--3-7---h---h---|
/
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[Intro]
(see above)
[Verse 1]
D
Sweet as the smell of success
G D/F# Em
Her body's warm and wet
D
She gets me through this god awful loneliness
G D/F# Em
A natural high butterfly - oh I ...
C G/B Am
I need, need, need her
[Link]
[see above]
[Verse 2]
D
Just like a willow tree
G D/F# Em
A breath of spring you see
D
And oh boy you don't know what she do to me
G D/F# Em
She makes me sweat and forget who I am
C G/B Am G7 F
I need, need, need, need, need her
[Middle 8]
C Fmaj7 E Am D
Well I was wondering how long this could go on, on and on
G Em Dsus4 D
Well I thought I could never be surprised
C Fmaj7 E Am D
But could it be that I-ah-ah-ay bit my own tongue
G Em Dsus4 [break] D Dsus2 D
Oh yeah, it's so hard to swallow when you're wrong
[Link]
[see above]
[Verse 3]
(+ link to outro)
D
A bird of paradise
G D/F# Em
The sunrise in her eyes
D
God only knows such a sweet surprise
G D/F# Em
I was blind she blew my mind think that I
C G/B Am G7 F
I love, love, love, love, love her
F
I love her, I love her, I love her, I love her
[Outro]
F
Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
F
Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
F
Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
(repeat and fade)
9. Steel and Glass
LINK
Fmaj7 Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|------------1-0-|
G|----------------|2
D|--------3-2-----|2
A|----3-2---------|0
E|1-0-------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
D9/F# 2-x-0-2-1-0
Fmaj7 1-x-2-2-1-0 (= Am/F)
D7sus2 x-x-0-2-1-0 (= Am/D)
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[Intro]
| Am | % | % | % |
| Am | % |
(This is a story about your friend and mine
Who is it, who is it, who is it?)
[Verse 1]
Am C/G
There you stand with your L.A. Tan
| 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 |
D9/F# Fmaj7 | Am | % |
And your New York walk and your New York talk
Am C/G
You're mother left you when you were small
| 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 |
D9/F# Fmaj7 | Am | % |
But you're gonna wish you wasn't born at all
[Chorus]
| D | F G |
Steel and glass
| Am | % |
Steel and glass
D | F G |
Steel and glass
| Am | % |
Steel and glass
[Interlude]
| Am | C | D7sus2 | Am |
[Verse 2]
Am C/G
Your phone don't ring no one answers your call
| 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 |
D9/F# Fmaj7 | Am | % |
How does it feel to be off the wall (LINK)
[Interlude]
| Am | C | D7sus2 | Am | % |
[Verse 3]
Am C/G
Well your mouthpiece squawks as he spreads your lies
| 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 |
D9/F# Fmaj7 | Am | % |
But you can't pull strings if your hands are tied (LINK)
Am C/G
Well your teeth are clean but your mind is capped
| 4/4 | 2/4 | 4/4 |
D9/F# Fmaj7 | Am | % |
You leave your smell like an alley cat (LINK)
[Chorus]
| D | F G |
Steel and glass
| Am | % |
Steel and glass
D | F G |
Steel and glass
| Am | % |
Steel and glass
[Outro]
Am
Na, na, na, na, na
Am
Na, na, na, na
Am
Na, na, na, na
Am
Hey, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh
Am
Na, na, na, na
Am
Hey, hey
D F
Hey, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh
G
Hey, yeh, yeh, yeh
Am
Hey, hey
| Am | % |
(fade out over last 8 bars)
10. Beef Jerky
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
D/E 0-5-4-x-x-x (Verse 1, 2) (0)x-x-7-7-0 (Verse 3)
E6 0-4-2-x-x-x (Verse 1, 2) (0)x-x-6-5-0 (Verse 3)
E 0-2-2-x-x-x (Verse 1, 2) (0)x-x-4-5-0 (Verse 3)
G/A x-0-5-4-x-x (Verse 1, 2) (0)x-x-12-12-0 (Verse 3)
A6 x-0-4-2-x-x (Verse 1, 2) (0)x-x-11-10-0 (Verse 3)
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[Verse 1]
2/4
| D/E E6 | E D/E E6 | E | D/E E6 | E D/E E6 |
| G/A A6 | G/A G/A A6 | D/E E6 | D/E D/E E6 |
[Bridge]
7/4
| F#7 | % | A | % | E |
(lick)
| F#7 | % | A | % |
[Chorus]
| E | % | % | % |
[Verse 2]
2/4
| D/E E6 | E D/E E6 | E | D/E E6 | E D/E E6 |
| G/A A6 | G/A G/A A6 | D/E E6 | D/E D/E E6 |
[Bridge]
7/4
| F#7 | % | A | % | E |
(lick)
| F#7 | % | A | % |
[Chorus]
| E | % | % | % |
(Beef Jerky! Beef Jerky! Beef Jerky! Aaaaaah!)
[Interlude]
| E | % |
[Verse 3]
2/4
| D/E E6 | E D/E E6 | E | D/E E6 | E D/E E6 |
| G/A A6 | G/A G/A A6 | D/E E6 | D/E D/E E6 |
[Bridge]
7/4
| F#7 | % | A | % | E |
(lick)
| F#7 | % | A | % |
[Chorus]
| E | % | % | % |
| E | % | % | % |
(riff)
| E | % | % | % |
(riff)
[Outro]
| G5 | % | E5 | % |
| G5 | % | E5 | % |
(repeat and fade)
11. Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out)
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Dsus2 x-x-0-2-3-0
E7 0-2-2-1-3-0
G 3-x-0-0-3-3
Bbaug x-1-0-3-3-2 (Lennon plays Daug x-x-0-3-3-2, bass plays Bb)
Bm x-2-4-4-3-2 (Lennon plays D6 x-x-0-4-3-2, bass plays B)
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[Intro]
| D Dsus2 D | D Dsus2 D |
[Verse 1]
D E7
Nobody loves you when you're down and out
G D
Nobody sees you when you're on cloud nine
D E7
Everybody's hustlin' for a buck and a dime
G D
I'll scratch your back and you scratch mine
(break)
[Bridge]
D Bbaug
I've been across to the other side
Bm F# G F#
I've shown you everything, I got nothing to hide
G A D
And still you ask me do I love you
Bm7
What it is, what it is
G Gm7 D ( D C# C ) B7
All I can tell you is it's all show biz
G Gm7 D
All I can tell you is it's all show biz
(break)
[Verse 2]
D E7
Nobody loves you when you're down and out
G D
Nobody knows you when you're on cloud nine
D E7
Everybody's hustlin' for a buck and a dime
G D
I'll scratch your back and you knife mine
(break)
[Bridge]
D Bbaug
I've been across the water now so many times
Bm F# G F#
I've seen the one eyed witchdoctor leading the blind
G A D
And still you ask me do I love you
Bm7
What you say, what you say
G Gm7 D ( D C# C ) B7
Everytime I put my finger on it, it slips away
G Gm7 D Dsus2 D
Everytime I put my finger on it, it slips a -way
(break)
[Solo]
| D | E7 | G | D |
| D | E7 | G | D |
[Middle 8]
D
Well I get up in the morning
Daug D6 G A D
And I'm looking in the mirror to see, oo-oo-oo-oo wee!
(break)
D
Then I'm lying in the darkness
Daug D6 G A D
And I know I can't get to sleep, oo-oo-oo-oo wee!
(break)
[Verse 3]
D E7
Nobody loves you when you're old and grey
G D
Nobody needs you when you're upside down
D E7
Everybody's hollerin' 'bout their own birthday
G D
Everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground
[Outro]
| D | E | G | D Dsus2 |
(whistling)
| D | E | G | D Dsus2 |
(whistling)
(repeat and fade)
12. Ya Ya
Okay, we're just sittin' in the la la. Okay, we'll do that.
One, two, three, four ...
[Verse 1]
C7
Sittin’ in the la la
C7
Waitin’ for the ya ya, ah-huh-huh
F7
Sittin’ in the la la
F7 C7
Waitin’ for the ya ya, ah-ah-ah
It may sound funny
G7 C7
But it’s all right, honey, ah-ah-ah
[Verse 2]
C7
Hey, baby, hurry [sounds like "worry", though]
F7 C7
Don’t make me worry, ah-ah-ah
F7
Hey, baby, hurry
F7 C7
Don’t make me worry, ah-ah
(fade over last lines)
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