{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1724498,"song":"Talkin Seattle Blues","artist":"Todd Snider","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11366739-talkin-seattle-blues-chords-by-todd-snider/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1724498?type=chord","rating":4.71702,"votes":22,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHey, hey, my, my[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRock 'n' roll will never die[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust hang your hair down in your eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou'll make a million dollars style[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, I was in this band goin' nowhere fast[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe sent out demos but everybody passed[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo one day we finally took the plunge[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMoved out to Seattle to play some grunge[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWashington State that is...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n   Space Needle,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n Eddie Vedder,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Mudhoney[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Harmonica Solo]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow to fit in fast we wear flannel shirts[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe turn our amps up until it hurts[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe've got bad attitudes and what's more[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen we play we stare straight down at the floor[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWoweee![/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nPretty scary[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n   How pensive,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n How totally alternative[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Harmonica Solo]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow to fit in on the Seattle scene[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou've got to do something they ain't never seen[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo thinkin' up a gimmick one day[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe decided to be the only band that wouldn't play a note[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nUnder any circumstances[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n   Silence...[/tab]\r\n\r\nMusic's original alternative\r\n\r\nRoot's grunge\r\n\r\n[Harmonica Solo]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, we spread the word through the underground[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat we were the hottest new thing in town[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe record guy came out to see us one day[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd just like always we didn't play[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt knocked him out[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe said he loved our work[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n  He said he loved our work, but he wasn't sure if he could[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSell a record with nothing on it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\n   I said tell 'em we're from Seattle[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe advanced us two and half million dollars[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Harmonica Solo]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHey, hey, my, my[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRock 'n' roll will never die[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHang your hair down in your eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou'll make a million dollars style[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, they made us do a video but that wasn't tough[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause we just filmed ourselves smashing stuff[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's kind of weird 'cause there was no music[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut MTV said they'd love to use it[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe kids went wild, the kids went nuts[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRolling Stone gave us a five star review[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSaid we played with guts[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe're scoring chicks, taking drugs[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen we got asked to play MTV Unplugged[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou should have seen it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe went right out there and refused to do acoustical versions of[/tab]\r\n\r\nthe electrical songs that we had refused to record in the first place\r\n\r\n[Harmonica Solo]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n       Then we smashed our shit[/tab]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, we blew 'em away at the Grammys show[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBy refusing to play and refusing to go[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd then just when we thought fame would last forever[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAlong come this band that wasn't even together[/tab]\r\n\r\nNow that's alternative\r\n\r\nNow that's alternative to alternative\r\n\r\nI feel stupid... and contagious\r\n\r\n[Harmonica Solo]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, our band got dropped and that ain't funny[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause we're all hooked on drugs but we're outta money[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo the other day I called up the band[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI said boys I've taken all I can[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShave off your goatees, pack the van[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe're going back to Athens...[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG    C\nG    D\nG    C\nG  D G\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Harmonica Solo]\nG    C\nG    D\nG    C\nG  D G\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Harmonica Solo]\nG    C\nD    G\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMusic's original alternative\n\nRoot's grunge\n\n[Harmonica Solo]\nG    C\nG    D\nG    C\nG  D G\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Harmonica Solo]\nG    C\nD    G\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nthe electrical songs that we had refused to record in the first place\n\n[Harmonica Solo]\nG    C\n\nG    C\nD    G\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\nNow that's alternative\n\nNow that's alternative to alternative\n\nI feel stupid... and contagious\n\n[Harmonica Solo]\nG    C\nG    D\nG    C\nG  D G\n\n[Verse 7]","chords":["G","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}