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One of the better songs on "The Last DJ." I don't have any of the soloing, but the bulk of
the song is here. And the chord placements will match the timing with the lyrics, which
is always nice, I think.
A quick word on the four chord progression that is played right before and during the
bridge -- you can play it as open chords, but I like to play it like this:
e|---3/5--5/7--7--5---| B|---5/7--7/8--8--7---| G|---5/7--7/9--9--7---| D|---5/7--7/9--9--7---| A|---3/5--5/7--7--5---| E|--------------------|
It just sounds more like the recording to me, especially with the slides. Also, you can
mess around by picking the verse chords a bit. The most frequent example of this in the song
sounds something like this:
e-------3-------2-------0-------0----| B-------3-------3-------0-------1----| G-------0-------2-------0-------0----| D-------0-----0---------2-----2------| A-----2---------------2-----3--------| E---3-------2-------0----------------|
You can kind of make up your own stuff though, or just play the chords. It all sounds good.
Here's the full song.
You never had a chance, did you babe?
So good looking, so insecure
And now you say you can't remember
When the lines you drew began to blur
And when all of this is over
Should I lose you in the smoke
I want you to know
You were the one
And may my love travel... with you everywhere
Baby, may my love travel... with you always
(mini solo backed by D)
Maggie's still tryin' to rope a tornado
Joe's in the backyard tryin' to keep things simple
And the lonely DJ's diggin' a ditch
Tryin' to keep the flames from the temple
Oh, and if perhaps I lose you
In the smoke down the road.
I want you to know
You were the one.
And may my love travel... with you everywhere
Yeah, may my love travel... with you always
(mini solo backed by D)
(guitar solo)
How about a cheer for all those bad girls?
And all the boys that play that rock and roll.
They love it like you love Jesus.
It does the same thing to their souls
And when all of this is over
Should I lose you in the smoke
I want you to know
You were the one
And may my love travel... with you everywhere
Yeah, may my love travel... with you always
Baby, may my love travel... with you everywhere
Yeah, may my love travel... with you always
And fin. Enjoy. If you post this anywhere, give me credit.
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Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?
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