A Talk with George/Tabs
From JoCopedia
Original transcription by Yngve, revised by Suuuupaadave.
The tab below will explain in more detail how to play the refrain which has a lot of moving bass notes and passing tones between the chords.
For more detail see Lesson a Week 19: A Talk With George
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98aIpF7xE3Q
Chords
Dadd4 x5403x
G5/D x5503x
D xx0232
G 320003
Cadd9 x32030
Em 022000
D/F# 2x023x
G/B x2003x
C x32010
Cadd9 x32030
C/G 3x2010
Em/maj7 021000
Em7 020000
A7 x02020
Verse 1
Dadd4 G5/D
There's a tall thin man standing in the shadows
Dadd4 G5/D
When he calls your name his voice is strong and clear
Dadd4 G5/D
It's a dark and smoky place, so you can't quite see his face
Dadd4 G5/D
He pulls you close and whispers in your ear
Verse 2
D G
And he tells you he was born into some money
D G
But it didn't mean he had to sit around
D G
And he knows a thing or two about the things that you should do
D G
If you don't want to take life lying down
Refrain
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
First of all hang out a lot with Hemingway
C D Em
Spend some time fighting bulls in Spain
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
You should go three rounds with Archie Moore and Sugar Ray
C D Cadd9
So damn scary you won't mind the pain
Verse 3
D G
Be ringside at the Rumble in the Jungle
D G
Make friends with Hunter S. and Jackie O.
D G
And when they shoot poor Bobby down, you wrestle Sirhan to the ground
D G
Love your friends and miss them when they go
Refrain
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
You should write a book or two and start a magazine
C D Em
Even if it never makes a dime
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
You should swing out by your feet above the circus ring
C D Cadd9
At the very least throw parties all the time
|G |G D/F#|
Bridge
Em Em/maj7
Time and tide will never care
Em7 A7
Not so far from here to there
|Cadd9 G/B|Am |Cadd9 G/B|Am|Cadd9 G/B|Am D/F#|G C/G G|
We just go
Verse 4
D G
So enjoy yourself, do the things that matter
D G
Cause there isn't time and space to do it all
D G
Love the things you try, drink a cocktail wear a tie
D G
Show a little grace if you should fall
Refrain
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
Don't live another day unless you make it count
C D Em
There's someone else that you're supposed to be
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
Something deep inside of you that still wants out
C D Cadd9
And shame on you if you don't set it free
Outro
|D Cadd9|Em F# G|C D |G C/G G|
Live Version
Capo on the fifth fret. Tabs relative to capo (0 = 5 etc).
Intro:
---------------------------------
---3-333---3-333---3-333---3-333-
---0-000---0-000---0-000---0-000-
---4-444---4-444---5-555---5-555-
-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-555-
--------------------------------- x however many times needed to get in the mood
Verse(1):
---------------------------------
---3-333---3-333---3-333---3-333-
---0-000---0-000---0-000---0-000-
---4-444---4-444---5-555---5-555-
-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-555-
--------------------------------- x4
Verse(2):
---2-222---2-222---3-333---3-333-
---3-333---3-333---3-333---3-333-
---2-222---2-222---0-000---0-000-
-0-0-000-0-0-000---0-000---0-000-
-------------------2-222---2-222-
-----------------3-3-333-3-3-333- x4
Refrain:
D Cadd9 Em D/F# G
---2-2-------0-0---------0-0-----0-0---3-3-
---3-3-------3-3---------0-0-----0-0---0-0-
---2-2-------0-0---------0-0-----0-0---0-0-
-0-0-0-------2-2---------2-2-----0-0---0-0-
-------0h2-3-3-3-2p0-----2-2-----x-x---2-2-
---------------------3-0-0-0-0h2-2-2-3-3-3-
G/B C C/E D Em
-----3-3---0-0-----0-0---2-2-2-2---0-000---0-000-
-----0-0---1-1-----1-1---3-3-3-3---0-000---0-000-
-----0-0---0-0-----0-0---2-2-2-2---0-000---0-000-
-----0-0---2-2-0h2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0---2-222---2-222-
-0h2-2-2-3-3-3---------------------2-222---2-222-
---------------------------------0-0-000-0-0-000-
D C
---2-2-------0-0---------0-0-----0-0---3-3-
---3-3-------3-3---------0-0-----0-0---0-0-
---2-2-------0-0---------0-0-----0-0---0-0-
-0-0-0-------2-2---------2-2-----0-0---0-0-
-------0h2-3-3-3-2p0-----2-2-----x-x---2-2-
---------------------3-0-0-0-0h2-2-2-3-3-3-
---0-000---0-000-
---3-333---3-333-
---0-000---0-000-
---2-222---2-222
-3-3-333-3-3-333-
-----------------
Bridge:
---3-3333-3---0-000---0-000---0-000---0-000-
---0-1100-0---0-000---0-000---0-000---0-000-
---0-0000-0---0-000---0-000---0-000---0-000-
---0-0000-0-2-2-222-2-2-222-1-1-111-1-1-111-
---2-2222-----2-222---0-222---2-222---2-222-
-3-3-3333-2---0-000---0-000---0-000---0-022-
---0-000---0-000---0-000---0-000-0-0-000-
---0-000---0-000---2-222---2-222-2-2-222-
---0-000---0-000---0-000---0-000-0-0-000-
-0-0-000-0-0-000---2-222---2-222-2-2-222-
---2-222---2-222---0-000-0-0-000-0-0-000-
---0-------0-000-------------------------
---00---00---0-000---00---00---0-000-
---11---11---1-111---11---11---1-111-
---00---00---0-000---00---00---0-000-
---22---00---2-222---22---00---2-222-
-3-33-2-22-0-0-000-3-33-2-22-0-0-000-
-------------------------------------
---00---00---00----------3--3---3-33-33-
---11---11---11---00-----0--0h1-0-00-00-
---00---00---00---00-----0--0---0-00-00-
---22---00---22---00-----0--0h2-0-00-00-
-3-33-2-22-0-00----------2--x---x-xx-xx-
----------------2-22-3-3----3---3-33-33-
Outro:
---0-000-0----00---2-2-------00---------00------00-
---3-333-3----33---3-3-------11---------00------00-
---0-000-0----00---2-2-------00---------00------00-
---2-222-2----22-0-0-0-------22---------22------22-
-3-3-333-3----33-------0h2-3-33-2p0-----22---------
------------------------------------3-0-00--0h2-22-
---33-----33---00-----00---22-----33---3-3---3-
---00-----00---11-----11---33-----33---0-0h1-0-
---00-----00---00-----00---22-----00---0-0---0-
---00-----00---22-0h2-22-0-00-0h2------0-0h2-0-
---22-0h2-22-3-33----------------------2-x---x-
-3-33--------------------------------3-3-3---3-
-----------------------------------------------------
Studio Version
Studio intro/verse(1):
-----------------------------------
--3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3---
----0---0---0--------0---0---0---0-
---4---4---4---4h5--5---5---5---5--
-5---5---5---5----5---5---5---5----
-----------------------------------
Studio refrain:
---2-2-------00---------00-----00---33-
---3-3-------11---------00-----00---00-
---2-2-------00---------00-----00---00-
-0-0-0-------22---------22-----22---00-
-------0h2-3-33-2p0-----22----------22-
--------------------3-0-00-0h2-22-3-33-
-----33---00---------2---------------0-000-00-
-----00---11---------3---------------0-000-00-
-----00---00-----0---2---------------0-000-00-
-----00---22-0h2---0-0-----------2---2-222-22-
-0h2-22-3-33-----------3p2-0-0h2-----2-222-22-
-----------------------------------0-0-000-00-
---2-2-------00---------00-----00---33-
---3-3-------11---------00-----00---00-
---2-2-------00---------00-----00---00-
-0-0-0-------22---------22-----22---00-
-------0h2-3-33-2p0-----22----------22-
--------------------3-0-00-0h2-22-3-33-
-----33---00---------22---------0-000---0-000-
-----00---11---------33---------3-333---3-333-
-----00---00-----0---22-----0---0-000---0-000-
-----00---22-0h2---0-00-0h2-----2-222---2-222-
-0h2-22-3-33------------------3-3-333-3-3-333-
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