John Cale Tabs

The Biggest, Loudest, Hairest Group Of All

Tabbed by: Shiroh Kouchi <wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp>

* all the strings downtuned one and a half tone (1 + 1/2)

 1c# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from e to c#)
 2G# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from B to G#)
 3E  ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from G to E)
 4B  ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from D to B)
 5F# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from A to F#)
 6C# ----- * downtuned one and a half tone (from E to C#)

        Olivier Landemaine's The VU Web Page says:
        there is no speed correction
        and the whole recording is too slow (6%)
        as compared with the French TV broadcast.

intro   {C}{C}{C}{C}
        {C}{C}{C}{C}

        {C}{C}{G}{G}       (What's the date today ...)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (Can I leave here now before the show)
        {C}{C}{G}{G}       (Who's that other band ...)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (They can't sing and play as well as us)

        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (Just a week ago we were in Texas)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (Tomorrow night we play the Albert Hall)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (I'm sorry there's no time to talk ...)
        {G}{G}             (- biggest, the loudest, hairiest ...)
        {C}{C}{C}{C}       (- of all)

        {C}{C}{G}{G}       (We cut a record once ...)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (Now we're getting tired of the game)
        {C}{C}{G}{G}       (In and out of towns ...)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (Pillheads and the rest who come to ...)

        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (But things were fine when we made ...)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (Living off the fat of every land)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (Slept with girls who couldn't read ...)
        {G}{G}             (- biggest, the loudest, hairiest ...)
        {C}{C}{C}{C}       (- of all)

        {C}{C}{C}{C}

        {C}{C}{G}{G}       (Then the bubble broke ...)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (We could make a come back any day)
        {C}{C}{G}{G}       (We knew that we were right ...)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (The music's getting better all the ...)

        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (But the crowds got smaller every ...)
        {F}{F}{C}{C}       (And the clubs got dirtier as well)
break   {F}{F..{C..{Am..   (When the music stopped it was ...)
        {G}{G}             (- biggest, loudest, hairiest group -)
        {C...              (- of all)

        {G}{G}{C}{C}       (Yeah, the -)
        {G}{G}{C}{C}       (- biggest, the loudest, hairiest ...)
        {G}{G}{C}{C}       (- biggest, the loudest, the ...)
        {C}{C.G/C...

© 1999- Hans Werksman