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Low Spark Traffic
Before I left Morocco, Pollard wrote in my book [tbe line] 'The Low
Spark of High Heeled Boys.' For me, it summed him up. He had this
tremendous rebel attitude. He walked around in his cowboy boots, his
leather jacket. At the time he was a heavy little dude. It seemed to
sum up all the people of that generation who were just rebels. [...]
The 'Low Spark', for me, was the spirit, high-spirited. You know,
standing on a street corner. The low rider. The 'Low Spark' meaning
that strong undercurrent at the street level.
"Low Spark of High Heeled Boys"
(S. Winwood - J. Capaldi)
Intro:
(fade in)
Dm7 [repeat to 1:15; vibra-slap enters]
Dm7 Em7/D [2X] [piano r.h.: A-C-D-F, B-D-E-G]
Verse 1:
If you see som[Dm7]ething that looks like a star [Em7/D]
And it's s[Dm7]hooting up out of the ground [Em7/D]
And your [Dm7] head is spinning [Em7/D] from a loud gu[Dm7]itar [Em7/D]
And you just c[Dm7]an't escape from the sound [Em7/D]
Don't worry [Dm7]too much it'll happe[Em7/D]n to you
We w[Dm7]ere children once [Em7/D] playing with t[Dm7]oys [Em7/D]
And the th[D]ing that you're hearing is o[A]nly the sound
Of the l[C]ow spark of h[G]igh heeled b[F]oys
Bridge:
(saxes arr. for guitar; doubled w/bass [2X; continue])
D7(no3) G/D D7(no3) [piano r.b: D-A-C, D-G-B]
v v v v v v v v (8th-note chords)
-----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-------3---------| -------5---------|---4-------------| ---4-------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------|
D7(no3) G/D D7(no3)
The percentage you're paying is too high a price
D7(no3) G/D D7(no3)
While you're living beyond all your means
D7(no3) G/D D7(no3)
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car
From the p[F/C]rofit he's m[C]ade on your dr[G]eams
But to[F/C]day you just r[C]ead that the m[G]an was shot dead
By a [F/C]gun that didn't m[C]ake any no[G]ise
But it w[D]asn't the bullet that l[A]aid him to rest
Was the l[C]ow spark of h[G]igh heeled b[F]oys
[]
Dm7 Em7/D [2X]
Verse 2:
If you had just a minute to breathe
And they granted you one final wish
Would you ask for something like another chance
Or something similar as this
Don't worry too much it'll happen to you
As sure as your sorrows are joys
And the thing that disturbs you is only the sound
Of the low spark of high heeled boys
[repeat cborus]
High heeled boys
Instrumental break:
(Piano, sax, fuzz organ solos)
Dm7 Em7/D [5:18 - 9:19]
Dm7 Em7/D [2X]
Verse 3:
If I gave you everything that I owned
And asked for nothing in return
Would you do the same for me as I would for you
Or take me for a ride
And strip me of everything including my pride
But spirit is something that no one destroys
And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound
Of the low spark of high heeled boys
Heeled boys
[repeat cborus (instrumental]
Coda:
Dm7 Em7/D [repeat to fade, w/fuzz organ]
-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers
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