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Four Letter Word

Cheap Trick
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From: Glen Norman Pavan <senomar@strauss.udel.edu>
artist: Cheap Trick
song: Four Letter Word
album: One On One
key: D/B
tuning: standard E A D G
intro
(D) Got a one track mind
(E) Got a twisted heart
(A) Need A lesson in (G)love
(D) I'm right on time
(E) For tonight's the night
(A) I need your (G)love
D-------------------------------------5-5--------------------|
A--7-5-7------7-7-5-7-7----------7-5-7------7-7-5-7-7--------|
E--------0--------------0-0-0-------------------------0-0-0--|
verse
(E) Caught in the act had no alibi no
(D) Reason why to (C)let you down (B) oh
(E) Stabbed in the back, know it hurt I let you
(D) Go, will you (C)take me back (B) oh.
bridge
(E) It's (D) all (G) right to put the (E) blame on me
For (E)af (D)ter (A)all, blame it (E) on my last affair
(E) It's (D)all (G)right, it takes (E)two to make it love
(E) Love (D) can (A) be just a (E ONCE!)four letter word
(first time only) a four letter word
repeat intro
(including tab part)
second verse
Day turns to night, I was wrong you were right
Hope I'm Mr. Hyde, Not doctor J.
Sometimes I'm not myself, Must be somebody else
To jeoparize your love. What went wrong I'll right. oh.
bridge again
then, an E major asending scale three times
then, intro minus tabbed part
the rest is the "live" guitar solo... rhythym part just jams in E major
questions, comment, feedback to senomar@bach.udel.edu
-I'm here, I'm queer, I play 5 string bass

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