John Cale Tabs
Verses
Tabbed by: Ziggy Bell <ziggybel@dircon.co.uk>
| Author: | John Cale | |
| Album: | 5 Tracks (2003) | |
| Key: | C minor 4/4 Time |
INTRO :- Cm7 - - - Gm7 (x2) llCm7 Gm7 As I was trying to show you, About the Golden Rule, llllCm7 Gm7 And what the verses taught you, Turned invisible under the moon, Cm7 Gm7 Gambling on the weather, To keep the fever down, lllllCm6/C Cm6/Eb It's down, down, down. lllllllllCm7 Gm7 When you wander up behind me, Stepping on my throat, lllllllCm7 Gm7 You're in among the shadows, I warned you about, Cm7 Gm7 Comfortably measured, By the standards that you set, Cm6/C Cm6/Eb Apart from the Golden Rule.
[Wordless 9 bar chorus, female voice]
[Key change to E minor
All chords 2 beats except ending Am and B that are 4 beats]
llllllEm Em Em B7 Lala La la la, Lala La la la, llllllEm Em Am Em Lala La la la, La la la, llllllEm Em Em Em7 Lala La la la, La la la Am Em Am(x4) B(x4) La lala La lala La la La
[Key C minor]
llllCm7 Gm7 The century is opening, You're the next in line, llllCm7 Gm7 You stand there and accept it, So fine, so fine, llCm7 Gm7 I miss you when I'm with you, And claw the air with breath, iiiiiCm6/C Cm6/Eb It's time, this time, it's time.
[Wordless 8 bar chorus, female voice]
Gm Cm6 Lalala la la, Lalala la la, Lalala la la, Lalala la la, Gm Cm6 Lalala la la, Lalala la la, Lalala la la, Lalala la la, Cm6/Eb Cm6/D Lalala la la, Laaaaaaaaaaa, Lalala la la, Laaaaaaaaaaa, A7/C# A7/C# Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
(Filtered 8 bar vocal by Cale, w/ trademark screaming)
D D D D7/C G/B D D D D7/C G/B
[Key C minor 4/4 Time]
Cm7 Gm7 Soulfood from the city, It's from another age, llllCm7 Gm7 The scribbling in your notebook, Is soaking with rain, Cm7 Gm7 Stumbling on the cobblestones, Mixing with the crowd, llllllllCm6/C Cm6/Eb Another verse in the golden rule.
[wordless chorus, repeat to fade]
Em (x3) - - - - B (x1)