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Dead Letter Office Guitar Tablature
From: Rich Ormerod 
       
       Crazy (Pylon)
       =============


       {Here is tab for opening riff that goes throughout the song:}
       
        (B)  ----1--------1----------           {Notes in ()'s are optional,}
        (G)  ---(2)------(2)---------           {when one is  above another,}
        (D)  -(0)-----(0)-----2------           {play them together         }
        (A)  -2------3------2------0--..strum Am
       
       {play riff}
        The sun
       
       {continue with riff}

        You're funny and you don't know why
        You're funny and you can't even cry
        You're funny and you don't know why
        You're funny and you don't even try
                     F                         C
        Cause your head's shaking cause your arms are shaking
                   F                           G
        And your feet are shaking cause the earth is shaking
       
        { play as before with riff}

        You're hungry and you don't know why
        You're hungry and you can't even cry
        You're hungry and you don't know why
        You're hungry and you don't even cry
       
         {at this point in the song, the riff is altered slightly,
          it looks something like this....
                                                           (E) -- 15 --
                                                           (B) -- 15 --
       (G) ---------0-----0--      -2-1-2-1-
       (D) -------2----------  Am  ---------   G   G
       (A) -0-2-3------2-----      ---------
       {let's see, the lyrics..    "nothing   can hurt      you "
       
        You take a walk and you try to understand
        Nothing can hurt you
        Unless you want it to
        There are no answers
        Many reasons to be strong
        You take a walk you take a walk
        You take a walk and you try to understand

       {break  like chorus    F   C   F   G}
       
        {go back to opening riff}

        You're in love and you don't know why
        You're in love and you can't even cry
        You're in love and you don't know why
        You're in love and you don't even try
       
       


       
       There She Goes Again (The Velvet Underground)
       =============================================
       

        { intro:   B / / /   B D ///   E //   A Asus2   X 2}
       
                    A              D
        There she goes again
       
                            A         D
        She's out on the street again
                            A               D
        She's down on her knees my friend
                                   A          D
        Won't have to ask her please again
       
         Bm                              Dsus2
        Look a little closer there's no tears in her eyes
              Bm                         Dsus2          E
        You know she won't make it with just any guy
                      A    Asus2
        What can you do
       
        See her walking down the street
        With all your friends she's gonna meet
        You'd better hit her  {chords are like intro}
       
       {Let's see if I can tab out the solo...
       
       (E) -0-0-0---0-0-0-------10-10-12-10-
       (B) -5-5-5---5-7-5-------10-10-10-12-
       (G) -6-6-6---6-6-6-------11-11-11-11-
       (D) -7-7-7---7-7-7--------0--0--0--0-
       (A) -0-0-0---0-0-0-------------------   ... repeat
       basically an  ^       basically  ^
         A  chord    ^       a D chord  ^
       
       


       
       Burning Down
       ============


       {Intro:  A Asus2  A  Asus2 X 4}
       {experiment with the intro and you can pick out the melody}
       
         A                            Bm
        From the back of my neck
         A                   Bm
        Wired a glass jaw
         A                                       Bm
        Plantation burning your boat is coming in
         A                                  Bm
        Strum the juice off your weakened chin
       
         E                    F#m
        Running water on a sinking boat
         E                    F#           E
        Going under but they've got your coat
       
         {chords are like inro}
        Burning down - my hands are tied my feet are bound
        Burning down - can't you see that my hands are bound
       
        Johnny Mike is reading in the yard
        History's timing
        What river is it anyway radio
        Not any boat in your ears
       
         Bm                          C#m
        You pick your island in the sun
         Bm                      C#       E
        Take your island off he's got a gun
       
         {chords are like intro}

        Burning down - my hands are tied my feet are bound
        Burning down - can't you see that my hands are bound
       
        He's cooking in the woods a brush fire in your neck
        Feeling mighty mighty
        You can pick your island in the sun
        Take your island off he's got a gun
       
       
       


        Burning Hell
        ============


        (A) ------------
        (E) -0-0-h-3-p-0-
        cont...    B chord

        A chord  ------------   A  (A) ------------0-0-2-3-2-0-
                 -0-0-h-3-p-0-     (E) -0-0-h-3-p-0----  next line
       
        {play riff}

        Women got legs men got pants
        I got the picnic you got the ants
        Put it in the fire heaven knows
        Take my torch and touch your toes in hell
        It's a burning hell
       
        C    B       A
        You burn in Hell
        C          B      A
        They can burn in hell
        C          B      A
        You can burn in hell
        C        B       { go back to riff}
        It's a burning hell
       
        {same as before}
        Women don't fret boys don't bet
        Let me see your silhouette in hell
        Women above me take my love
        Love, love, love, love, love, love, love
       
        {same as before}
        It's a burning hell
        It's a burning hell
        Baby, baby, baby, I'm hell
        It's a burning hell
       
        {The break/solo follows the chords:  A   B   C  D }
       
        Girl stop moving boy behave
        Baby, I'll put you in an early grave in hell
        Love on the ceiling love on the floor
        I'm gonna leave you burning for more
        Burn in the country, burn downtown
        All the best people are burning down in hell, hell, hell
       
        It's a burning Hell
        You'll burn in hell
        It's a big, burning, giant, colossal matter
        Hell
        Oh baby, I'm hell
       




       Pale Blue Eyes
       ==============
       

         F
        Sometimes I feel so happy
         Bb
        Sometimes I feel so sad
         F                            Dm
        Sometimes I feel just about everything
         Bb         C            F
        Lately I'm just feeling bad
         Bb         C            F
        Lately I'm just feeling bad
       
                C                 F   C   F
        Linger on your pale blue eyes
       
        I thought of you as my mountain top
        I thought of you as my peak
        I thought of you as just about everything
        I had but couldn't keep
        I had but couldn't keep
       



       Bandwagon
       =========


                   C         A7            F              Bb
        Come on aboard I promise you you won't hurt the horse
             A7                  Bb       Fsus4    F
        We treat him well, we feed him well
          ---             C        A7         F           Bb
        There's lots of room for you on the bandwagon
             A7            Bb         F         C
        The road may be rough the weather may forget us
                F                             C
        But won't we all parade around and sing our songs
              F               C
        The Magic Kingdom open arms
       
        Greet us hello, bravo, name in lights
        Passing on the word fellow passengers and players, passing in
        Until you're tired looking at all the flags
        And all the banners waving
        This is some parade yesiree Bob
        Could you have known
        Yesiree Bob, could you have known?
       
         G        Em                Am             D
        Look at all the flags and all the banners waving
         G            Em               Am                D           F   G
        Open up our arms the Magic Kingdom open arms to greet us all
       
       


       
       King Of The Road (Roger Miller)
       ===============================
       

        Trailers for sale or rent
       F F# G      C             F
                  Trailers for sale or rent
         G               C
        Rooms to rent, fifty cents
         C            F
        No cars no pool no pets
         G
        I ain't got no cigarettes
                   C               F
        It takes four hours of pushing a broom
                F# G              C
        To buy a four by twelve two bit room
                C      F               F#  G
        I'm a man of men, by no means
       
        King of the road
       
       { somewhere in the course of the whole song they go up  a key and
         play       D    G     A     D ...... }
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