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Tinker Taylor

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                  TINKER TAYLOR
                   TERRY REID
INTRO: PLAY 1 TIME 
E --E------------A-----------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------
D -----------------12-11-----12h14p12--11----------
A ------12-11-------------12----------------12-----
E --12----------12---------------------------------
                    * MAIN RIFF *
E --E----------------A-----------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------12-11-----12h14p12--11----------
A --------12-11-11------------12----------------12-----
E -12-12------------12---------------------------------
VERSE:
TiEnker, tailor, soldier sail me 
           G        D      E     A      E   A(RIFF - 2x's)
Away on the open tiiiiiiiiiiide
VERSE:
BElowaway, stowaway, hitch a ride, 
               G      D      E      A     E   A(RIFF - 2x's)
Go away to the Argentiiiiiiiiiiine
WAhy is it that we're just lEooking for someone
TGrying to sDee the liEght
NAever without being able to lEive with someone 
            G (let ring)
PLAY - 4x's
E --E----------------A-----------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------12-11-----12h14p12--11----------
A --------12-11-11------------12----------------12-----
E -12-12------------12---------------------------------
VERSE:
EI never thought of you, 
Never thought that life was so true
         G          D      E     A       E    A(RIFF - 2x's)
Never to see that liiiiiiiiiight
VERSE:
HEorses just brothers, uncles, cousins never lovers  
                 G           D      E     A     E    A(RIFF - 2x's)
Thereby ever got hit that tiiiiiiiiiiie
WAhy is it that we're just lEooking for someone
I trGied to sDee the liEght
NAever just a looking never fEinding no one
            G (let ring)
PLAY - 12x's to FADE OUT OVER OUTRO LYRICS
E --E----------------A-----------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------
D ---------------------12-11-----12h14p12--11----------
A --------12-11-11------------12----------------12-----
E -12-12------------12---------------------------------
OUTRO LYRICS:
Woh oh oh oh
Woh oh oh
Tinker, tailor
Let me make her
No one save her
And all I see
Woh oh roll up in the heart unto me

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Tinker Taylor

by Terry Reid

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TINKER TAYLOR

TERRY REID

INTRO: PLAY 1 TIME

E A

E -------------------------------------------------

B -------------------------------------------------

G -------------------------------------------------

D -----------------12-11-----12h14p12--11----------

A ------12-11-------------12----------------12-----

E --12----------12---------------------------------

* MAIN RIFF *

E A

E -----------------------------------------------------

B -----------------------------------------------------

G -----------------------------------------------------

D ---------------------12-11-----12h14p12--11----------

A --------12-11-11------------12----------------12-----

E -12-12------------12---------------------------------

VERSE:

Tinker, tailor, soldier sail me

G D E A E A

(RIFF - 2x's)

Away on the open tiiiiiiiiiiide

VERSE:

Blowaway, stowaway, hitch a ride,

G D E A E A

(RIFF - 2x's)

Go away to the Argentiiiiiiiiiiine

A E

Why is it that we're just looking for someone

G D E

Trying to see the light

A E

Never without being able to live with someone

G (let ring)

PLAY - 4x's

E A

E -----------------------------------------------------

B -----------------------------------------------------

G -----------------------------------------------------

D ---------------------12-11-----12h14p12--11----------

A --------12-11-11------------12----------------12-----

E -12-12------------12---------------------------------

VERSE:

I never thought of you,

Never thought that life was so true

G D E A E A

(RIFF - 2x's)

Never to see that liiiiiiiiiight

VERSE:

Horses just brothers, uncles, cousins never lovers

G D E A E A

(RIFF - 2x's)

Thereby ever got hit that tiiiiiiiiiiie

A E

Why is it that we're just looking for someone

G D E

I tried to see the light

A E

Never just a looking never finding no one

G (let ring)

PLAY - 12x's to FADE OUT OVER OUTRO LYRICS

E A

E -----------------------------------------------------

B -----------------------------------------------------

G -----------------------------------------------------

D ---------------------12-11-----12h14p12--11----------

A --------12-11-11------------12----------------12-----

E -12-12------------12---------------------------------

OUTRO LYRICS:

Woh oh oh oh

Woh oh oh

Tinker, tailor

Let me make her

No one save her

And all I see

Woh oh roll up in the heart unto me

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