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Song

GET A HAIRCUT

As recorded by George Thorogood And The Destroyers

(From the 1993 Album GET A HAIRCUT)Gtr I (D G D G B D) - 'Rhythm - open G Tuning - w/dist'

Gtr II (D G D G B D) - 'Lead - open G Tuning - w/dist'

INTRO Gtr I:

Q=120 4/4

Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|------------------|-------------------|
|-0------0-(0)-----|-----------0-------|
|-0--------------0-|-0-(0)-----0-----0-|
|----2p0-0--0--2---|-------2p0-0-0-2-0-|
|-0--0---0---------|----0--0-0-0-0-0---|
|------------------|-------------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|---------------------|--------------------||
|-----------0-(0)-----|---------0-(0)---0--||
|-(0)---------------0-|-0---------------0--||
|--0----2---0--0--2---|-0---0---0-----2----||
|--0--0-0-0-0--0--0---|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0----||
|---------------------|--------------------||

Verse 1 & 3

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

||--------------------|-------------------|
||o-(0)---------------|-------------------|
||--(0)-------------0-|-(0)-------------0-|
||---0----2p0-0---2-0-|-------2p0-0---2-0-|
||o--0--0-0-0-0-0-0---|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0---|
||--------------------|-------------------|

|-Rhy Fig 1

+E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E

|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-(0)-------------0-|-(0)-----0-(0)-0------|
|-------2---0---2-0-|-------2-0-(0)-0-2-0--|
|-----0---0---0-0---|-----0-0---------0----|
|-------------------|----------------------|

a E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E S S E

|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------5-(5)-----5-|-------5-(5)-5-------|
|---------5-(5)-----5-|-------5-(5)-5-------|
|-3s5---7-5-(5)---7-5-|-5---7-5-(5)-5-5s7-7-|
|-3s5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5--------7-|
|---------------------|---------------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E

|-7-------7-------|-------------------||
|-7-------------7-|---7---7-(7)-7-----||
|---------------7-|---7---7-(7)-7---0-||
|-7---9---7---9-7-|-7-----7-(7)-7s9-0-||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-7---7-----------0-||
|-----------------|-------------------||

end Rhy Fig -|

Verse 2, 4 & 5

$

Rhy Fig 1 - 1st 4 bars

a E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E Q H W

|---------------------|---------------------|--------------|------||
|---------5-(5)-----5-|-------5-(5)-5-------|--------------|------||
|---------5-(5)-----5-|-------5-(5)-5-------|-7\-----------|------||
|-3s5---7-5-(5)---7-5-|-5---7-5-(5)-5-5s7-7-|-7\-----------|------||
|-3s5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5--5--------7-|-7\-----------|------||
|---------------------|---------------------|--------------|------||

Chorus

Rhy Fig 1 1st 6 bars

E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E

|-7-------7-------|--------------------||
|-7-------------7-|---7---7-(7)-7-----o||
|---------------7-|---7---7-(7)-7---0--||
|-7---9---7---9-7-|-7-----7-(7)-7s9-0--||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-7---7-----------0-o||
|-----------------|--------------------||

Gtr II

w/Rhy Fig 1

~~~~~~~

E E E E E Q E a E E E E +H

|---------12-----------|--------12------------------|
|---10s12----12--------|-11s12-----12---------------|
|---------------12-----|--------------12-(12)-------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|                   ~~                    ~~~~~~~

E E E E E Q E a E E E E +H

|-----------12-----------|--------12------------------|
|-----11s12----12--------|-11s12-----12---------------|
|-----------------12-----|--------------12-(12)-------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|                ~               ~~~~~~

E E E E E Q E a E E E E +H

|---------5-----------|-----5-----------------|
|-----4s5----5--------|-4s5---5---------------|
|---------------5-----|---------5-(5)---------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|            ~             ~~~~~~

E E E E E Q E E E E E +E Q E To Coda

|-------7---------|---7----------------||
|---6s7---7-------|-7---7--------------||
|-----------7-----|-------7-(7)-7\-----||
|-----------------|-------------7\-----||
|-----------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|--------------------||

Guitar Solo

w/rhy Fig 1

~~~

E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q.

|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|---10-10-10-10-10s12-0-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12------|
|---10-10-10-10-10s12-0-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|

~~~

E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q.

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----10-10-10-10-10s12-0-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12------|
|-----10-10-10-10-10s12-0-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|                      ~~        ~~~~~~~~~~~

a E E E E E Q E E E E E +E Q E

|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------17----------|----17----------------------|
|----------17--------17---17-|-17----17-------------------|
|-----0-13s17-17----------17-|----------17-(17)-17\-----0-|
|-12s14----------------------|------------------17\-----0-|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|                    ~~~~~~~~~~

E E a Q a E a E E E +Q. E E E a Q D.S. al Coda

|-----------------------|---------0-10s=17----------||
|-------------------7-7-|-(7)-------10s=17-15s16\---||
|-------------------7---|---------0-----------------||
|-6s7-6s7---6s7-6s7-----|---------------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------------||

|-----------------------|---------------------------|| Outro - Guitar Solo

&

Gtr II

w/Rhy Fig 1 x4

~~~

E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q.

|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|---10-10-10-10-10s12-0-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12------|
|---10-10-10-10-10s12-0-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|

~~~

E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q.

|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----10-10-10-10-10s12-0-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12------|
|-----10-10-10-10-10s12-0-|-10--10-10-10-(10)s12------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|

~~ ~~~~~~~

E E E E E Q E E Q E +E Q E

|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------17----------|----17---------------------|
|-----12s17--------17---17-|-17------17-(17)-17\-------|
|-----12s17-17-------------|-17------17-(17)-17\-----0-|
|--------------------------|-----------------17\-----0-|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

E E Q E Q E +H +E Q E

|-----------------|---------------------|
|---------7-----7-|-(7)-------(7)-7\----|
|-6s7-7-----7-----|---------------7\--0-|
|-6s7-7-----7-----|---------------7\--0-|
|-6s7-7-----------|-------------------0-|
|-----------------|---------------------|

~~

+E a E a E a E a E a E a Q E E E E Q. E

|-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-11s=12-11s12-----------|

|-(0)-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12---|-11s=12-11s12-12\-----2s|

|-(0)-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12---|--------------12\-----2s|
|-(0)---------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------|

E a E a E a E a E a E a E E E E E E H

|-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-11s=12-11s12-----------|

|-12--11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-0-|-11s=12-11s12-12\-------|

|-12--11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-11s12-0-|--------------12\-------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|------------------------|

~~~

E a E a E a E a E a Q E E E E E Q +E E

|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-4s5-4s5---------------|
|---0-4s5-4s5-4s5-4s=5--4s5---0-|-4s5-4s5--5----(5)s==6s|
|---0-4s5-4s5-4s5-4s=5--4s5---0-|----------5----(5)s==6s|
|-----------------------------0-|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|

E E E E a E a Q a E a E a Q E E Q E

|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|

|-7-6-6s7-6s7-6s7---6s7-|-6s7-6s7---6s=7s=5s==10s=|

|-7-6-6s7-6s7-6s7---6s7-|-6s7-6s7---6s=7s=5s==10s=|

|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|

~~

E E E E Q +E E E E E E Q E E

|----------12-----------/21-|-17S=12-----------------|
|-------------12---(12)s=21-|-17S=12-10s12-----------|
|-12-10s12------------------|--------10s12-12s==2s14-|
|-12-10s12------------------|--------10s12-12s==2s14-|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|

~~~

E E E E E Q E E E E E H

|------------------------|-21\--------------------|
|--------------11S12S==9-|-----12-10s12-12\-------|
|-----10s12-21-11S12S==9-|-----12-10s12-12\-------|
|-----10s12-12-11S12S==9-|--------10s12-12\-------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|

~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

E E Q S S E +Q S S E +E E +E E Q

|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------/17-17---17--17-17-(17)---|-17-17-17-(17)-17-(17)-17-17-----|
|---14s=17-17---17--17-17-(17)---|-17-17-17-(17)-17-(17)-17-17-----|
|---14s=17-17---17--17-17-(17)---|-17-17-17-(17)-17-(17)-17-17-----|
|---14---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|

~~~~~ ~~

E E E E +E Q E E E E E E E E E

|--------------------------|-22S19S15S12S10S=7-----|
|--------------------------|-------15S12S10S=7-7---|
|-17s19-19-19-(19)-19---19-|-------------------7-0-|
|-17s19-19-19-(19)-19---19-|---------------------0-|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|

E E a Q a E a E E E a E E a E E +Q. E

|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------12-(12)\-------|
|-10s12-11s12---11s12-11s12s9-0-|-11s12--12-11s12-12-(12)\-----0-|
|-10s12-11s12---11s12-11s12s9-0-|-11s12--12-11s12-12-(12)\-----0-|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E Q E +E a Q E E E a E E H

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------11s12----------------|
|--0--11---11-(11)-11s12\---0-|-11s=12-11s12-12-12\---------|
|--0--11---11-(11)-11s12\---0-|-11s=12-11s12----12\---------|
|--0--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

                        |---3---|    |----3-----|

E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|---0-4s5----5----5---|-5---5---5----5----5-----5---|
|---0-4s5----5----5---|-5---5---5----5----5-----5---|
|---0-----------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|

H.=H

E E E E +E E E E E Q E +E Q E

|---------------------|-------------------*|
|---------------------|-7-7---7-(7)-7\----*|
|-5s6s7-7-(7)-7-7-----|-7-7---7-(7)-7\--0-*|
|-5s6s7-7-(7)-7-7-<7>-|-7-7---7-(7)-7\--0-*|
|---------------------|-------------------*|

|---------------------|-------------------*|GET A HAIRCUT

I was a rebel from the day i left school

Grew my hair long and broke all the rules

I'd sit and listen to my records all day

With big ambitions of where i could play

My parents taught me what life was about

So i grew up the type they warned me about

They said my friends were just an unruly mob

And i should get a haircut and get a real job

Get a haircut and get a real job

Clean your act up and don't be a slob

Get it together like your big brother bob

Why don't you get a haircut and get a real job

I even tried that 9 to 5 scene

I told myself that it was all a bad dream

I found a band and some good songs to play

And now I party all night, I sleep all day

I met this chick she was my No.1 fan

She took me home to meet her mommy and dad

They took one look at me and said ("oh my god")

Get a haircut and get a real job

Get a real job, why don't you get a real job

Get a real job, why don't you get a real job

I hit the big time with my rock 'n' roll band

The future's brighter now than I'd ever planned

I'm ten times richer than my big brother bob

And he, he's got a haircut he's got a real job

Why don't you get a haircut and get a real job

I even tried that 9 to 5 scene

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