Miscellaneous
- Alibi Factory
- Almost Ideal Eyes
- Back On My Feet
- Bridge That I Burned
- Bright Blue Times
- Brilliant Disguise
- Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter
- Come Away, Death
- The Comedians
- Dirty Rotten Shame
- Don't Be Careless Love
- Fall Of The World's Own Optimist
- Hidden Shame
- I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
- I'll Never Fall In Love Again
- I Throw My Toys Around
- King of the Unknown Sea
- Less Than Zero (Dallas Version)
- Lesson In Cruelty
- Life Shrinks
- Long Journey Home
- Lost In The Stars
- Love That Burns
- Lovers That Never Were
- Mischievous Ghost
- Miss Mary
- Mistress And Maid
- My Brave Face
- My Dark Life
- (The) Night Before Larry Was Stretched
- O, Mistress Mine
- Party Party
- Punishing Kiss
- Put Your Big Toe In The Milk Of Human Kindness
- Shadow and Jimmy
- She (Tous Les Visages de L'Amour)
- St Stephen's Day Murders
- Suspect My Tears
- That Day is Done
- Tommy's Coming Home
- Twenty-Five Fingers
- The Unfailing Welcome To The Voice
- Unwanted Number
- Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue
- What Do I Do Now?
- When That I Was And A Little Tiny Boy
- You Want Her Too
Alibi Factory
Transcribed by Dave Weil [dweil2@mindspring.com]. Fm7 (possible dim) alternating with Fm played with 1st fret barre Intro four measures (I think) Fm7 alternating with Fm You did it, 'cause you want it Db Eb Alibi, alibi Fm7 And you took it, 'cause you need it Db Eb Alibi, alibi Chorus: Ab Db7 Ab But if I've done something wrong Db7 There's no ifs and buts Ab Db7 Ab 'Cause I love you just as much Db7 As I hate your guts Fm7 Alibi, alibi, alibi Fm7 You don't need anybody Db Eb Alibi, alibi Fm7 But you are the only one who knows this Db Eb Alibi, alibi Fm7 You deserve it, 'cause you're special Db Eb Alibi, alibi Fm7 Maybe Jesus wants you for a sunbeam Db Eb Alibi, alibi Repeat Chorus Bridge: B Ebmin Sometimes I'm so forgiving ohhhh oh E F# Everything seems bad to me B Ebmin But I can't go on the living E With this Fm Alibi, alibi, alibi, alibi Fm Insane, but I'm mundane Db Eb Alibi, alibi Fm You wanted to be famous Db Eb Alibi alibi Fm7 Sorry that your mummy doesn't love you Db Eb Alibi, alibi Fm7 (no chord) Stop me, if you've heard this Db Eb Alibi, alibi Final chorus: Ab Db7 Ab But if I've done something wrong Db7 Ab There's no ifs and buts Ab Db7 Ab 'Cause I love you just as much Db7 As I hate your guts (at 1999-10-15: Chicago, IL, Arie Crown Theatre only) Db7 Ab And your mouth said something right (?) Db7 Ab There's no piece of prize (?) Db7 Ab There are soldiers to be killed Db7 But refuse to die Fm7 Alibi, alibi, alibi, alibi Play with an insistent fairly slow rhythm...downstrokes and some muting of the stings, especially in the intro. I haven't worked out the lower fret Dbs and Ebs although I think he plays them that way. You can just play the 4th and 6th position barre chords. The Eb7 can be played as a "D" shape from the Db position (I hope you know what I'm talking about...) I also tried to indicate slight pauses with spacing.
Almost Ideal Eyes
Transcribed by Paul Inglis (pinglis@ozemail.com.au) (Piano riff in Eb) Dm Here she comes with her almost ideal eyes C Am And her flawless skin and her petulant pout Dm The memory of such a long blond alibi C Dm Still makes me want to shout out loud You click when you clear your head my dear C Am You can't come out here in those stolen clothes Dm Telling me all about some mystery C Am Dm I hope she isn't one,I hope she isn't one of those C Almost ideal eyes Am Bb Viewed through a rosy hue C# Eb So beautiful and trusting F C/E You'll find liberal is an insult now and care is what you pay for Am Dm Be sure of what you're wishing for be careful what you pray for C# Eb When you look into those almost ideal Love is smiles he will hypnotize you wild He tries to analyze your dream Fill you up with all his big ideas while he really wants to make you Scream out loud at the phony innocence And the pained pretence and the dismal rage The vacant lot that thankfully time forgot Where you never have to act you never have to act your age Almost ideal eyes Viewed through a rosy hue So beautiful and trusting You'll find stupid is a compliment and thrill is what you play for Be sure of what you're wishing for be careful what you pray for When you look into those almost ideal eyes In this spirit all your friends get uglier And you find you're wearing an evening gown Weeping over some tiny broken bird While the sky is decorated Shocking pink and a dirty shade of brown And you think you need to be tranquilized A feat that may fit your new career Whatever you invent you'll never be contented Almost ideal eyes Viewed through a rosy hue So beautiful and trusting Rebellion is just currency the moon is what you pay for Be sure of what you're wishing for be careful what you pray for When you look into those almost ideal eyes Dm Here she comes,here she comes now.....
Brilliant Disguise
(Bruce Springsteen)covered by EC on the b-side of the "It's Time" single tabbed by Kevin Purcell kevtp@cwia.com This is arranged for solo acoustic guitar. Please e-mail me with comments, corrections, suggestions. Chord shapes: G C D Dsus4 Em ---------------------- 3---0---2-----3-----0 0---1---3-----3-----0 0---0---2-----2-----0 0---2---0-----0-----2 2---3---x-----x-----2 3---x---x-----x-----0 G C G I hold you in my arms G C G There's a band playing G C G What are those words whispered, baby D Dsus4 D Just as you turn away? [repeat verse progression] Well I saw you last night Out on the edge of town I wanna read your mind and know just what I got in this New thing I found Em C Em So tell me what I see G C G When I look into your eyes Em D Is that you, baby C Em D G Or just a brilliant disguise? G C G G C G I heard someone call your name G C G Underneath my willow G C G I saw something tucked in shame D Dsus4 D Underneath your pillow Well I tried so hard, baby But I just can't see What a woman like you Is doing with me Em C Em So tell me who I see G C G When I look into your eyes Em D Is that you, baby C Em D G Or just a brilliant disguise? D Now look at me, baby G Struggling to do everything right C And then it all falls apart G When out go the lights D I'm just a lonely pilgrim C I walk this world in wealth G I wanna know it's you I don't trust D 'Cause I damn sure don't trust myself G C G Now you play the lovin' woman G C G I play the faithful man G C G Just don't look too close D Dsus4 D Into the palm of my hand When we stood at the altar The gypsy swore our future looked right But in the wee, wee hours, maybe baby, The gypsy lied Em C Em So when you look at me G C G You better look hard and look twice Em D Is that me, baby C Em D G Or just a brilliant disguise? G Tonight our bed is cold G I'm lost in the darkness of our love G God have mercy on a man D G Who doubts what he's sure of Outro: G C G G C G
The Comedians
(Roy Orbison version)Transcribed by Marika Whaley Unusual chords: C/G - 332010 F/D - XX0211 F#dim - 234242 G#dim - 456464 Bdim - X2343X Opening strum: C/G [Verse] C/G G C/G I sat there alone upon the Ferris wheel C n.c. F A pastel coloured carriage in the air Dm A7 Dm I thought you'd leave me dangling for a little while Dm F/D G A silly twist upon a childish dare C/G G C/G Below I saw you whispering to another man C F Who held the lever that could bring me down Dm F/D Dm He'd stop the world from turning at your command Dm F/D G It's always something cruel that laughter drowns [Chorus] G C And I'm up while the dawn is breaking C7 F Even though my heart is aching F F#dim G I should be drinking a toast to absent friends G#dim C G Am E F C Bb A(n.c.) G Instead of these comedians C/G [Verse] C/G G C/G I can hardly hear the music from the carousel C/G F The wind picks up, the carriage starts to sway Am E Am As one by one the lights go out: it's closing time G I see you take his hand and walk away, walk away C G Am E F C Bb A(n.c.) G [Verse] C/G G C/G They say that you will always be the last to know C F They say that all that glitters is not gold Am E Am It's not just that you're never coming back to me G It's the bitter way that I was told [Final Chorus] C F And I'm up while the dawn is breaking F Bb Even though my heart is aching Bb Bdim C I should be drinking a toast to absent friends C7 F Instead of these comedians
I'll Never Fall In Love Again
(Burt Bacharach/Hal David)F Dm7 What do you get when you fall in love? Bb A guy with a pin to burst your bubble Am7 D11 D7 That's what you get for all your trouble Gm7 C7 Bb7 F I'll never fall in love again Bbmaj7 C7 F I'll never fall in love again F Dm7 What do you get when you kiss a girl Bb You get enough germs to catch pneumonia [Am7] D11 D7 After you do, she'll never phone ya Gm7 C7 Bb7 F I'll never fall in love again Bbmaj7 C7 F I'll never fall in love again F C11 F Don't tell me what it's all about C11 F 'cause I've been there and I'm glad I'm out Am Out of those chains those chains that bind you G7 C7 That is why I'm here to remind you What do you get when you give your heart You get it all broken up and battered That's what you get, a heart that's shattered I'll never fall in love again I'll never fall in love again Out of those chains those chains that bind you That is why I'm here to remind you F Dm7 What do you get when you fall in love? Bb You only get lies and pain and sorrow Am7 D11 D7 So for at least until tomorrow Gm7 C7 Bb7 F I'll never fall in love a- gain Bbmaj7 C7 C11 C7-9 F I'll never fall in love a- gain I'll never fall in love a- gain I'll never fall in love a- gain
Love That Burns
Chords submitted by Jeffrey Schulberg
Only 3 chords (Dm, Am, and Em) and they are played very loose with a blues-y type feel. The tab below is just a general idea. [Dm]Would you love me tomorrow [Am]Like you say you love me now [Dm]Would you love me, Like you say you love me [Am] now [Em]When the flames of our flesh have stopped burning [Dm]And the fire of our love [Am] has cooled down [Dm]Too many times I've given too much [Dm]Give me your love [Am] in return [Dm]Too many times I've given too much Baby, give me your [Am] love in return [Em]Give me your mind and your heart [Dm]But please don't leave me [Am]with a love that burns [Am] Please don't treat me as your fool [Dm] 'Cause my heart [Am] can't stand another lie [Dm]Please don't use me, don't use me as your fool Baby, 'cause my heart [Am]can't stand another lie [Em]And if you can't love me tomorrow [Dm][Am]Leave me now in my room to cry
My Dark Life
transcribed by Marika Whaley (Thanks to Mike Hernandez for help with the F#m6,9) These are the chords as played on the acoustic version from the EC/SN box set. Unusual chords: Bdim = 78979X F#m6,9 = XX789X (or XXX244) F#aug = X9877X F#7sus4 = X44200 A2 She says nobody wants to believe C/G You're the same as everyone. F G#m C#m What makes me unique? My Dark Life. Am There was a kink in the world C/G Sent that statue tumbling F G#m An invitation east C#m So we can watch it all crumbling C Em F Am C She came off like a light and so softly she spoke: F G Am F G Am "You don't know, no you don't know about my dark life" C Em F Am And you think you're a guest, you're a tourist at best F G Am F G Am Peering into the corners of your dark life C Em F Am C Now that you tear your dreams from consumptive ballerinas F G Am F G Am She'd stand on tiptoes for you in a grey and tattered tutu C Em F Am She stays where she is because of voyeurs like these F G Am F G Am With an accusative look that says My Dark Life. Bb Am Bb Bdim F#m6,9 Robber men await you then in each beguiling alley Bb Am F# To shake you and to pierce you and remind you of F#aug My Dark Life. Am C/G Enter the pious elite, in their preening finery F G#m And bang the tambourine C#m They're dining on rice paper scenery Am C/G See how the villian attracts envious glances from everyone F G#m She's waitressing by day C#m It doesn't bring in much money now C Em F Am And his strong concealed arms set off bells and alarms F G Am F G Am In the strangest locations of My Dark Life C Em F Am But the fantasy slipped as he tipped her in cigarettes F G Am F G Am She tries to smile very graciously when she wants to kill him C Em F Am Now the victory is sweet, you'll get down on your knees F G Am F G Am F#m6,9 It's the perfect position for kissing western leather Bb Am Bb Am So they came from Ugly Texas and from Nameless Tennessee Bb Am Bb Bdim From Peculiar Missouri and from places closer to me. Bb Am Bb Bdim All the cream of heartless England, cheered the carnival is over Bb Am Dm/A There are remnants of Red Army bandsmen F F# G Am/C Bm Played "America The Beautiful" F F# G (probably played on only the bottom three strings) C7 C#7 D7 G Em F#7sus4
Party Party
Tabbed by Paul Inglis (The Pope of Pop) (Bruce Thomas plays a really good bass-line on this one!) Horn riff: (played over A chord) B C# B C# B C# B A B C# B C# B A A We're gonna drink enough tonight to drown the average army By New Year's Day the next door neighbour will be goin' barmy D Dm The milkman arrives at midday with his usual wisecrack C#m F#m F E Who knows a girl with Wednesday legs so when's they gonna snap? A E Why does everybody have to be so hale and hearty A F#m7 A Can't they see we're tryin' to have a Party Party Party Party? A The last thing I remember I was talkin' to some fella's date She said she'd have a word for me with with her good-lookin' mate D Dm Then handed me a pint-pot filled with Advocaat and Tizer C#m F#m F E And I woke up in the flower-bed fearin' fertilizer A E Why does everybody have to be so hale and hearty A F#m7 A Can't they see we're tryin' to have a Party Party Party Party? D So shift yourself and shake your bod You've got bullet proof insurance against fire, flood and Act of God Am C You've got to learn from your mistakes F E Esus4 When you've got a face like last week's Cornflakes The doors and the window frames are by Pablo Picasso The party decorations owned by Michelangelo The fine music that you hear is by Stravinsky with overall design by Leonardo daVinci Chorus Bridge: So shift yourself and shake your bod You got bullet proof insurance from fire, flood and Act of God You got to learn from your mistakes When you got a face like last week's Cornflakes Two boys are upstairs in your bed Three girls are downstairs cryin' The Alka Seltzer in the glass is roarin' like a lion You think you've aged 10 years tonight and still never been kissed So you overdose on aftershave and try to slash your wrist Chorus and fade
She (Tous Les Visages de L'Amour)
(Charles Aznavour and Herbert Kretzmer)Here's my stab at the chords for She; I think it's right. I'll put the word that's being sung at the time the chord is changed in parentheses for timing guidance. [NOTE: by "Ebdim" I mean the chord whose notes are C, Eb, F# and A.) Mike's note: that would be a Cdim chord. Also, it sounds like everything's played a half step higher than what Ben's written, so a capo may be in order. SHE C (she) Ebdim (forget) F (regret) C (price) A7 (pay) Dm (she) Fm6 (sings) C (brings) Dm7 (things) G7 (measure) C (day) F Dm7 G [second verse - same as the first except it's D7 (seem) instead of Dm7] [stings] Ab (she) Eb (crowd) Db (proud) C (cry) Fm (she) Bb (love) Eb (last) C (me(?)) D7 (past) G (die) [third verse - same as second verse, except at the end it's F (she) instead of C] C (she) Dm7 Gsus7 (ohhhhh) C (she)