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The Only One I Know

The Charlatans
Tab
4.0(8)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

The Only One I Know

This is my acoustic version...

Intro x4

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-8-9-10-10-10-x-10-10-x-10-|
E|-6-7-8--8--8--x-8--8--x-8--|

use this fill to simulate the Hammond

Call it Riff 1

e|-x-----------x-x--------|
B|------11-11--x-x---11-10|
G|------12-12--x-x---12-10|
D|------10-10--x-x---10-10|
A|-x-----------x-x--------|
E|-8-8---------x-x--------|

Fill 1 - after 1st chorus

e|-x---------|-----------|
B|-x---------|-----------|
G|-x---------|-----------|

D|-3s5_______|-3s5_______|

A|-3s5_______|-3s5_______|

E|-1s3_______|-1s3_______|

Fill 2 - (2nd guitar over chorus)

e|---6--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8:||
B|-8----------------------:||
G|------------------------:||
D|------------------------:||
A|------------------------:||
E|------------------------:||

Fill 3 (bass fill - play x4)

e|-x-----------------|
B|-x-----------------|
G|-3s5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-|
D|-3s5-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-|
A|-1s3-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-|
E|-x-----------------|

Solo

C7 C7 Eb F

e|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|--------------------|
G|--8------------|--8------------|--------------------|
D|-----10--------|------10-----10|8---------8-10-10-10|
A|---------------|---------------|--10-8-10-----------|
E|---------------|---------------|--------------------|

C7 C7

e|------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-8----------------------|-8-------------------------|
D|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10|
A|------------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------------|

C7 Eb F C7

e|--------------------------|------------|11--8-------|
B|--------------------------|-------11---|------------|
G|------------------------8-|12----------|------------|
D|-8-----------8-10-10------|------------|------------|
A|----10-8-10---------------|------------|------------|
E|--------------------------|------------|------------|

Fill 4 -(outro fill)

e|--------|-------|--------------------|
B|--------|-------|--------------------|
G|--------|-------|--5_________s<------|(slide down fret board)
D|-3s5____|3s5____|3-5_________s<------|
A|-3s5____|3s5____|3-3_________s<------|
E|-1s3____|1s3____|1-------------------|

So that's the main parts to play about with, here's the song and where they fit..

Chords

E B G D A E

C7 x 11 12 10 x x

Bb2 6 8 8 7 x x

Bb1 x 1 3 3 3 x

Eb x 6 8 8 8 x

F2 x 8 10 10 10 x

F1 1 3 3 2 1 1

G 3 5 5 4 3 3

Intro Riff

Riff 1 x8

Verse 1

C7 Bb2 Eb F2

The only one I know, Has come to take me away

C7 Bb2 Eb F2

The only one I know, is mine when she stitches me

Riff 1 x2

Verse 2

The only one I see, Has found an aching in me

The only one I see, has turned her tongue onto me

Riff 1 x2

Chorus 1 (with fill 2 - 2nd guitar if you have one!)

C Bb1 F1 G

Everyone has been burned before, (Ahhhhh) Everybody knows the pain

Fill 1

Verse 3

The only one I know, never cries never opens her eyes

The only one I know, wide awake and then she's away

Riff 1 x2

The only one I see, is mine when she walks down the street

The only one I see, has carved her way into me

Riff 1 x2

Chorus 2 - (with fill 2)

C Bb1 F1 G

Everyone has been burned before, (Ahhhhh) Everybody knows the pain

C Bb1 F1 G

Everyone has been burned before, (Ahhhhh) Everybody knows the pain

Fill 3 x4 (bass)

Solo |C7 |C7 |Eb F2 |C7 |C7 |C7 |Eb F2 |C7 |

Chorus 3 - As chorus 2

Fill 4 - outro

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