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GOODBYE TIGER
Written by Richard Clapton
4 beats per chord (anticipated changes)
` = 2 beats
INTRO:
  G    G    Cmaj7    Cmaj7(two times)
VERSE:
  G"Geez", Ghe sAmaid  the bands don't seem Cto play round here Gno mGore
  AmAnd Saturday night just Caint the same
  AmWish everything was Cback the way it Cused to be be-GforeG  
                   Am                  Bm               C`  G`G/F#  
  Now I sit here and push my long hair back behind my ears
  EmThe face I used to Emhide behind  Cis now becoming Cghostly with the years
LINK:
   D     C      Em    DGood-
CHORUS:
Gbye GTiger  Am7chasing those Cdolce vita GtimesG  
  Am7Somehow you Cseem to have left me Gfar behinGd
                   Am7              Em9        Am7Am7(11)
  But you can hear me whisper on the nightline  good
Am7bye  Am7Tiger good-Em9bye  Em9Tiger good-Am7byeAm7  
RE-INTRO: (solo)
G  G  Cmaj7  Cmaj7
   G     G         Cmaj7    Cmaj7I keep
VERSE-SHORT:
GShifting Ground  AmI wear the dust of Cmany foreign GstreetsG  
  AmDrifting and Cshifting with the windG__G  
                      Am               Bm                C`  G`G/F#  
  Now this same wind is howling like a cyclone here in-side
  EmAnd I see EmI've got nothing Cleft to hideC  
BRIDGE:
        Am7              Em9            Am7Am7(11)
  Nobody's gonna take the stage tonight
  Am7So I sit here Em9anyway and Am7sigh   Am7good
CHORUS:
Gbye GTiger  Am7chasing those Cdolce vita GtimesG  
  Am7Somehow you Cseem t'have left me Gfar behindG  
               Am7              Em9        Am7Am7(11)
  You can hear me whisper on the nightline  good
Am7bye  Am7Tiger good-Em9bye  Em9Tiger good-Am7byeAm7  
OUTRO: (fade with ad lib vocal)
G  G  Cmaj7  Cmaj7
================================================================================
CHORDS:
      G    Cmaj7    Am     C    Bm    G/F#    Em    DAm7(11)  Em9  
E|--3----3----0---0---2----3----0---2---0--------0--|
B|--0----0----1---1---3----0----0---3---1-(3)----3--|
G|--0----0----2---0---4----0----0---2---0--------0--|
D|--0----2----2---2---4----0----2---0---2--------4--|
A|--2----3----0---3---2---------2---0---0--------2--|
E|--3----------------------2----0----------------0--|
Eveything about this song (structure and performance) says
"loose" so don't try to duplicate the recording precisely.
TAB shows typical arpeggios with anticipated changes.
'Bright' piano stabs on the C-chord are F#-A (#11,13)
INTRO: (let ring)
   G1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 Cmaj7+   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + G4 +
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-0-------0-------|---0-----0-------|-0-------0-------|---0-----0-------|
G|---0-------0-----|-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----|-----0-----0-----|
D|-----0-------0---|-------0-----0---|-----2-------2---|-------2-----0---|
A|-----------------|---------------3-|-------3-------3-|-----------------|
E|-------3-------3-|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
   G1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 Cmaj7+   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 G+
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---3-----3-------|
B|-0-------0-------|---------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----0-----0-----|
G|---0-------0-----|-------0---0-----|---0-------0-----|-0-----0---------|
D|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|---2-----------3-|-------3-------3-|------------g3---|
E|-------3-------3-|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
g = grace note hammer-on from scale step below
Waynus Of Uranus
May 2007

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Goodbye Tiger

by Richard Clapton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

G/F#

Am7

Em9

GOODBYE TIGER

Written by Richard Clapton

4 beats per chord (anticipated changes)

` = 2 beats

INTRO:

G G Cmaj7 Cmaj7

(two times)

VERSE:

G G Am C G G

"Geez", he said the bands don't seem to play round here no more

Am C

And Saturday night just aint the same

Am C C G G

Wish everything was back the way it used to be be-fore

Am Bm C G G/F#

` `

Now I sit here and push my long hair back behind my ears

Em Em C C

The face I used to hide behind is now becoming ghostly with the years

LINK:

D C Em D

Good-

CHORUS:

G G Am7 C G G

bye Tiger chasing those dolce vita times

Am7 C G G

Somehow you seem to have left me far behind

Am7 Em9 Am7

Am7(11)

But you can hear me whisper on the nightline good

Am7 Am7 Em9 Em9 Am7 Am7

bye Tiger good-bye Tiger good-bye

RE-INTRO: (solo)

G G Cmaj7 Cmaj7

I keep

VERSE-SHORT:

G G Am C G G

Shifting round I wear the dust of many foreign streets

Am C G G

Drifting and shifting with the wind__

Am Bm C G G/F#

` `

Now this same wind is howling like a cyclone here in-side

Em Em C C

And I see I've got nothing left to hide

BRIDGE:

Am7 Em9 Am7

Am7(11)

Nobody's gonna take the stage tonight

Am7 Em9 Am7 Am7

So I sit here anyway and sigh good

CHORUS:

G G Am7 C G G

bye Tiger chasing those dolce vita times

Am7 C G G

Somehow you seem t'have left me far behind

Am7 Em9 Am7

Am7(11)

You can hear me whisper on the nightline good

Am7 Am7 Em9 Em9 Am7 Am7

bye Tiger good-bye Tiger good-bye

OUTRO: (fade with ad lib vocal)

G G Cmaj7 Cmaj7

================================================================================

CHORDS:

G Cmaj7 Am C Bm G/F# Em D Em9

Am7(11)

E|--3----3----0---0---2----3----0---2---0--------0--|

B|--0----0----1---1---3----0----0---3---1-(3)----3--|

G|--0----0----2---0---4----0----0---2---0--------0--|

D|--0----2----2---2---4----0----2---0---2--------4--|

A|--2----3----0---3---2---------2---0---0--------2--|

E|--3----------------------2----0----------------0--|

Eveything about this song (structure and performance) says

"loose" so don't try to duplicate the recording precisely.

TAB shows typical arpeggios with anticipated changes.

'Bright' piano stabs on the C-chord are F#-A (#11,13)

INTRO: (let ring)

G Cmaj7 G

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-0-------0-------|---0-----0-------|-0-------0-------|---0-----0-------|

G|---0-------0-----|-----0-----0-----|---0-------0-----|-----0-----0-----|

D|-----0-------0---|-------0-----0---|-----2-------2---|-------2-----0---|

A|-----------------|---------------3-|-------3-------3-|-----------------|

E|-------3-------3-|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|

G Cmaj7 G

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---3-----3-------|

B|-0-------0-------|---------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----0-----0-----|

G|---0-------0-----|-------0---0-----|---0-------0-----|-0-----0---------|

D|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----------------|

A|-----------------|---2-----------3-|-------3-------3-|------------g3---|

E|-------3-------3-|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|

g = grace note hammer-on from scale step below

Waynus Of Uranus

May 2007

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