Speak Soft

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Speak Soft - by poor old lu.

(I know they didn't write it originally, but I am transcribing their adaptation

from the "Straight Six" EP.) I tried my best to combine guitar & piano in the

middle part. Cool chords in this song...the 'baby don't you talk' part of the

chorus doesn't sound right without the vocal melody, but I think that is what

he is playing. My band Leslie Can't Love plays this song so I thought I would

transcribe it. It sounds like Aaron Sprinkle is using a Phase or

Phase-shifter from the 70's.

Jerry had some beers and started to sing.

He knows what it means, it don't mean a thing.

He..

..waited for the wisdom years would bring.

to him.

on the refrigarator door

are the words he had written moments before

it says i hope i never have to goes to war

Bm D C#m7 Cmaj7

Speak soft, baby don't you talk.

[D]

to me. to me. to me.

he goes to the dance and falls in love

Years later it's to her he's thinking of

she never spoke once or even looked up, enough

speak soft, baby don't you talk

speak soft, baby don't you talk to me

middle part

D D/F# D/A Bm7 Am

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--3-3-3-------------------------1-1---1-0-0---0-----------------|
Gb|--2-2-2-----------------------2------------------2-2---2-2-2----|
Db|--0-0-0--4-4-4--7-7--9-9-9----2------------------------2-2-2----|
Ab|----------------5-5--9-9-9----0------------------------0-0-0----|
Eb|---------2-2-2--5-5--7-7-7--------------------------------------|

D D/F# D/A Bm7 Am

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--3-3-3---------------------------1-1---1-0-0---0----------0-1--|
Gb|--2-2-2-------------------------2-----------------2-2---0-------|
Db|--0-0-0--4-4-4--7-7-7--9-9-9----2-------------------------------|
Ab|----------------5-5-7--9-9-9----0-------------------------------|
Eb|---------2-2-2--5-5-5--7-7-7------------------------------------|

F Am Bm G

Eb|-------------0---0----------3--2----------5---3-3-3-------------|
Bb|--1----------1---1----------1--3----------3---3-3-3------0-1----|
Gb|--2----------2---2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4--4-4-----0-0-0---0---------|
Db|--3-3-3--3-3-3---2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4--4-4-4---0-0-0-------------|
Ab|--3-3-3--3-3-3---0-0-0--0-0-0--2-2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2-------------|
Eb|--1-1-1--1-1-1--------------------------------3-3-3-------------|

F Am Bm G

Eb|-------------0---0----------3--2----------5---3-3-3---3---------|
Bb|--1----------1---1----------1--3----------3---3-3-3---3---------|
Gb|--2----------2---2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4--4-4-----0-0-0---0---------|
Db|--3-3-3--3-3-3---2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4--4-4-4---0-0-0---0---------|
Ab|--3-3-3--3-3-3---0-0-0--0-0-0--2-2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2---2---------|
Eb|--1-1-1--1-1-1--------------------------------3-3-3---3-3-3-----|

Dm C

Eb|--------------0-----0-------0-----0-----------------------------|
Bb|--6------6------6-----6-----1-----1--------0-------0------------|
Gb|--7------7--------7-----7---0-----0----------5--------5---------|
Db|--0------0------------------2-----2-------------5--------5------|
Ab|----------------------------3-----3-----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Asus4 F#m A

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--3-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2------|
Db|--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4---2-2-2------|
Ab|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4---0-0-0------|
Eb|-------------------------------2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--------------|

G Bm A Bm

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------4-4-4---2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4-------|
Db|--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--4-4-4---2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4-------|
Ab|--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--2-2-2---0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-2-2-------|
Eb|--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-------------------------------------------|

Bm F#sus4 D

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------0------------0--------3-|
Gb|-------0--------0------0------0-------3---3--------3---3------2-|
Db|-----4-------4-------4------4-------4-------4----4-------4----0-|
Ab|---2-------2-------2------2------4-------------4----------------|
Eb|---------------------------------2-------------2----------------|

Houdini closed himself inside of a box

he didn't have a trick to spring the lock

off the stage the people watched, the clock

prison could be a nice place to live

the bars on the window like bars on a crib

freedom is the least desired gift, to give

speak soft, baby don't you talk to me

[2nd instrumental section]:

repeat F / Am / Bm / G part.

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