| F#m | |
| Across the | lines |
| E | |
| Who could | dare to go |
| Bm | |
| Under the bridge |
| D | |
| Over the tracks |
| G | A | Aadd9 | A | |
| That separates whites from blacks |
| Choose sides |
| Or run for your life |
| Tonight the riots behin |
| On back streets of America |
| They kill the dream of America |
| Little black girl gets assaulted |
| Ain't no reason why |
| Newspaper prints the story |
| And racist tempers fly |
| Next day it start a riot |
| Knives and guns are drawn |
| Two black boys get killed |
| One white boy goes blind |
| Little black girl gets assaulted |
| Don't no one know her name |
| Lots of people hurt and angry |
| She's the one to blame |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| BABY CAN I HOLD YOU |
| D A7sus A7 |
| e=====2===2==2=0===2===|0===0===0======== |
| B==T==3===3==3=3===3=0=|3===3=0=2======== |
| G==A==2===2==2=2===2===|0===0===0======== |
| D==B==0===0==0=0===0===|2===2===2======== |
| A======================|0===0===0======== |
| E======================|================= |
| D | |
| Sorry |
| A7sus | A7 | Em | |
| Is all that | you can't s | ay |
| A7sus | A7 | D | |
| Y | ears gone by | and st | ill |
| A7sus | A7 | Em | |
| Words don't c | ome easil | y |
| G | A | G | A | |
| Like so | rry | like so | rry |
| Forgive me |
| Is all that you can't say |
| Years gone by and still |
| Words don't come easily |
| Like forgive me forgive me |
| chorus |
| But you can say baby |
| Em | G | D | |
| baby, can I | hold you | tonight. |
| Em | G | Bm | |
| Baby, if I | told you the | right words, |
| A | |
| ooh, at the righ | t time, you'd be mine. |
| D | Em | F#m | G | A | |
| === | === | === | === | repeat |
| I love you |
| Is all that you can't say |
| Years gone by and still |
| Words don't come easily |
| Like I love you I love you |
| to chorus |
| ------------------------------------------------------ |
| D A7sus A7 |
| e-----2---2--2-0---2---|0---0---0-------- |
| B--T--3---3--3-3---3-0-|3---3-0-2-------- |
| G--A--2---2--2-2---2---|0---0---0-------- |
| D--B--0---0--0-0---0---|2---2---2-------- |
| A----------------------|0---0---0-------- |
| E----------------------|----------------- |
| This is played and repeated twice, the second time it's repeated the vocals |
| come in: "Sorry- is all that you can't say." However on "say" an Em chord is |
| played. Repeat the chord changes, but go to a D on "still" in "years go by |
| and still." Repeat once more landing on an Em, then change to a G, then A |
| each time "sorry" is repeated. Watch for the time signature changes around |
| the G. This entire sequence is repeated, with the exception of the opening |
| strums before the singing begins. Of course, substitute the next verses, |
| i.e. "Forgive me..." |
| The remaining part of the song goes: |
| Em G D |
| Baby, can I hold you tonight. |
| Em G Bm |
| Baby, if I told you the right words, |
| A |
| oo- at the right time, |
| D Em F#m G A repeat. |
| you'd be mine. |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| FAST CAR |
| e-----------0----0----------|5------4----4-------- |
| B--T------------------------|--------------------- |
| G--A--6-7-6-----------------|--------------------- |
| D--B--7-----7----------7----|7------7--------7---- |
| A---------------------------|--------------------- |
| E---------------------------|--------------------- |
| Repeat this over and over, until the bridge "I remember we were driving...". |
| D for one measure, A for one measure, F#m(244222) for a measure, Esus |
| (022200) for a measure, then a measure in which a D and F#m are given equal |
| time, followed by a measure of E. Repeat the last two measures, then play |
| one with a D and E. Back to the repeating riff. |
| ------------------------------------------------------ |
| This is what I've got for Fast Car by Tracy Chapman: |
| I'm not going to post the words, b/c I don't know them. But this is a decent |
| compromise on the continual riff throughout the song, considering I can't |
| play bass and acoustic guitars at the same time. Oh, and yes, I did this by |
| listening to the CD. |
| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 repeat... |
| e---|-------0---0----|-5-----4---4----| |
| B-T-|-2-3-2----------|----------------| |
| G-A-|-2-----------2--|-----2-------2--| |
| D-B-|-0--------------|----------------| |
| A---|-------0--------|----------------| |
| E---|----------------|-2-----0--------| |
| I apologize if my notation is unconventional, but this is my first TAB post |
| attempt. It's a little tricky to play this version, but I can manage it by |
| keeping my index finger on the G, and by cheating with my thumb for the E |
| bass notes. |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| FOR MY LOVER |
| I use "^" for hammer-on, and the "d" and "u" to indicate downward and upward |
| strums. Here's the intro: |
| Em G D Cmaj7 |
| d u d u d u d u |
| e-----0---0-----------3---3-----------|2---2---2---0---------| |
| B--T--0---0-----------0---0-----------|3---3---3---0---------| |
| G--A--0---0-----------0---0-----------|2---2---2---0---------| |
| D--B--2---2-------0---0---0-------0---|0---0---0---2---------| |
| A-----2---2---0^2-----2---2---0^2-----|------------3---------| |
| E-----0---0-----------3---3-----------|----------------------| |
| The intro is repeated, and then: |
| Em G |
| Two weeks in a Virginia jail |
| D A |
| For my lover, for my lover. |
| Em G |
| Twenty thousand dollar bail |
| D A |
| For my lover, for my lover.--- |
| C |
| And everybody thinks |
| A(add9) (x02420) |
| I'm the fool. |
| D |
| They don't get---any |
| C |
| love from you. |
| Em |
| Things we won't do for love--- |
| A(add9) |
| Em |
| I'd climb a mountain if I had to, |
| G |
| risk my life so I could have you--- |
| D |
| you- you- you- you... |
| Cmaj7 (x32000) |
| you- you -you -you -you. |
| Repeat this progression with these lyrics: |
| Everyday I'm psychoanalyzed |
| for my lover, for my lover. |
| Dope me up and I tell them lies |
| for my lover, for my lover.--- |
| And everybody thinks... etc. |
| Stay on the Cmaj7 the second time through an extra measure, for: |
| Cmaj7 |
| I follow my heart |
| Em |
| and leave my head to ponder |
| D |
| deep in this love--- no |
| Cmaj7 |
| man can shake. |
| Keep with these chord changes for the remaining lyrics: |
| I follow my heart |
| and leave my mind to wonder, |
| is this love worth- the sacri- |
| fices I make? |
| Now repeat the from the "Two weeks in a Virginia jail" verse. |
| ------------------------------------------------------ |
| intro |
| v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ |
| D=2==2======0= ==0==0======0= |
| Em A=2==2==0_2== G ==2==2==0_2== D Cmaj7 |
| chorus |
| Em | G | |
| Two weeks in a Vir | ginia jail |
| D | A | |
| For my lover, f | or my lover. |
| Em | G | |
| Twenty thousand | dollar bail |
| D | A | |
| For my lover, | for my lover... |
| C | |
| And everybody thinks |
| Aadd9 | |
| I'm the fool. (x02420) |
| D | |
| They don't get |
| C | |
| any | love from you. |
| Em | Aadd9 | |
| Things we won't do for love... |
| Em | |
| I'd climb a mountain if I had to, |
| G | |
| risk my life so I could have you |
| D | |
| you, you, you, you... |
| Cmaj7 | |
| yo, you, you, you, you. (x32000) |
| Everyday I'm psychoanalyzed |
| for my lover, for my lover. |
| Dope me up and I tell them lies |
| for my lover, for my lover.... |
| And everybody thinks... etc. |
| Cmaj7 | |
| I follow my heart |
| Em | |
| and leave my head to ponder |
| D | |
| deep in this love |
| Cmaj7 | |
| no | man can shake. |
| I follow my heart |
| and leave my mind to wonder, |
| is this love worth, |
| the sacrifices I make? |
| (chorus) |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| FOR YOU |
| e----------------------|--0-------------|----------------|--------------| |
| B--T--3---0-0------0---|3---0-2-----2---|3---0-1-----1---|1---0-3---3---| |
| G--A----0--------2---0-|----------2---2-|--2-------0---0-|--0-----2---0-| |
| D--B-------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------| |
| A-----2-----0----------|2-----0---------|0-----3---------|3-----0-------| |
| E----------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------| |
| This is what is played in the intro, but watch for changes in the pattern |
| once she begins singing, as the order of the bars varies. Perhaps despite |
| first appearances, not very complex left hand fingering. |
| Basically, finger-picking between G, D, and C chords. Pattern changes to |
| strumming right before "Look at me losing control,". |
| Use Em (022000), C (x32010), Am7 (x02010) and another C. Upon "emotions" the |
| finger picking pattern is resumed. |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| IF NOT NOW |
| Use a capo barred at the second fret to match the pitch of this one. Follow |
| the transcription as you would any TAB, disregarding the fact that you're |
| two frets up. A pitch of "2" is played by plucking the notated string two |
| frets above the capo, not the nut. |
| Gmaj7 D |
| F-----0------0--0------0--|0--0----0----2-----|0------0--0------0--|0--0----0---0---- |
| C#-T--1------1--1------1--|0--1----1------3---|1------1--1------1--|0--1----1-----1-- |
| A--A--2------2--2------2--|2--2----2--------2-|0------0--0------0--|0--0----0-------0 |
| E--B--3------3--3------3--|3--3----3----------|2------2--2------2--|2--2----2-------- |
| B-------------------------|-------------------|3------3--3------3--|3--3----3-------- |
| F-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------- |
| This is repeated a few times; when Tracy sings "then- why make your |
| promises" the chords change between D, Bm, A, Fm, and G. Again remember that |
| the song is capoed at the second fret, so the shape of the D will be a C, |
| the Bm and Am, etc. In case it's still unclear, here are the actual chord |
| forms to shape: |
| D (x32010), Bm (x02210), A (320003), F#m (022000, and G (133211). |
| Change to an F#m7 (010000) when the sequence is repeated immediately |
| thereafter. Change between G and A on the bridge to the repeat. |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| MOUNTAINS O' THINGS |
| Use the following chords and repeat them over and over: |
| Am, Dm, F and G. |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| She's Got Her Ticket |
| C | |
| She's got her ticket |
| G | |
| I think she gonna use it |
| Am | C | Am | |
| I think she going | to fly away |
| No one should try and stop her |
| Persuade her with their power |
| She says that her mind is made |
| Up |
| This scheme is repeated until the end of the song. |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Talkin 'Bout A Revolution |
| G(320003), Cadd9(x32030), Em (022000) and D(xx0232). |
| To be repeated until the end of the song. |
| ------------------------------------------------------ |
| chorus |
| G | Cadd9 | |
| D | on't you | know |
| D | Dsus4 | G | |
| They're talkin' about | a revolu | tion |
| Cadd9 | D | Dsus4 | |
| It | sounds | like | a whisper |
| Don't you know |
| They're talkin' about a revolution |
| It sounds like a whisper |
| While they're standing in the welfare lines |
| Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation |
| Wasting time in the enemployment lines |
| Sitting around waiting for a promotion |
| chorus |
| Poor people gonna rise up |
| And get their share |
| Poor people gonna rise up |
| And take what's theirs |
| Don't you know |
| You better run, run, run... |
| Oh I said you better |
| Run, run, run... |
| Finally the tables are starting to turn |
| Talkin' bout a revolution |
| ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Meaning of the symbols: ^ strike the strings down, v strike the strings up. |
| G G Cadd9 Em D |
| _______ _______ |
| | |\ | | | | | |\ | | | | |
| e|-------------------0---------|--------------2----3--2---------| |
| b|--0-----0-----3----3--3--0---|--------------3-------3--0------| |
| g|--0-----0-----0-------0--0---|---0----0-----2-------2--0------| |
| d|--0-----0-----2----------0---|---2----2-----0----------0------| |
| a|--2-----2-----3--------------|---2----2-----------------------| |
| E|--3-----3--------------------|---0----0-----------------------| |
| ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v |
| These 2 measures are repeated all along the song. |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Why ? |
| The chords used in this are Bm (x24432), G (320003), A (x02220), |
| D(add9)(xx0230), and A(add9)(x02420). |
| The intro is merely alternating between Bm and G, and adding hammers-on. In |
| the case of the Bm hammer-on the three fingers other than the one barring at |
| the second fret. With the G hammer on the pointer finger. |
| After that: |
| Bm |
| Why do the babies starve, there's enough food to feed the world? |
| G A |
| Why, when there's so many of us are there people still alone? |
| Bm |
| Why are the missiles called peacekeepers, when they're aimed to kill? |
| G A |
| Why is a woman still not safe when she's in her home? |
| D(add9) |
| Love is hate |
| A(add9) |
| war is peace, |
| Bm |
| no is yes,- |
| G |
| we're all free.---- But, some- |
| Bm |
| body's gonna have to answer, the time is coming soon. Amidst |
| G |
| all these questions and contradictions there're |
| A |
| some who seek the truth. Tell me... |
| Then repeat. |
| ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Bm | |
| Why do the babies starve |
| when there's enough food to feed the world? |
| G | A | |
| Why when there's so many of us are | there people still alone? |
| Bm | |
| Why are the missiles called peacekeepers when they're aimed to kill? |
| G | A | |
| Why is a woman still not safe | when she's in her home? |
| Dadd9 | |
| Love is hate |
| Aadd9 | |
| war is peace, |
| Bm | |
| no is yes,- |
| G | |
| we're all free... |
| Bm | |
| But, some | body's gonna have to answer, the time is coming soon. |
| G | |
| Amidst | all these questions and contradictions |
| A | |
| there're | some who seek the truth. Tell me... |
| Why do the babies starve, When there's enough food to feed the world |
| Why when there're so many of us, Are there people still alone |
| Why are the missiles called peace keepers, When they're aimed to kill |
| Why is a woman still not safe, When she's in her home? |
| Love is hate |
| War is peace |
| No is yes |
| And we're all free |
| But somebody's gonna have to answer |
| The time is coming soon |
| When the blind remove their blinders |
| And the speechless speak the truth |
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