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Uncle Salty - Aerosmith (Tom Hamilton/Steven Tyler, 1975)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 124 BPM (4 Min. 8 Sec.) in 'A'.
Chords Used:
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For A, D, Am7, and G, play either all open or all barre chords.
GUITAR KEYBOARD
E   A   D   G   Be Bass| Chord
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A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E -OR-
- 5 7 7 6 5 5
D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F# -OR-
- x 5 7 7 7 5
Am7 - x 0 2 0 1 0 A A-C-E-G -OR-
- 5 7 5 5 5 5
G - 3 2 0 0 3 3 G B-D-G -OR-
- 3 5 5 4 3 3
F - 1 3 3 2 1 1 F A-C-F
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E B-E-G#
INTRO: [11 M] DRUM SOLO Last 3 Measures ('NC' = No Chord) -
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| A| D| Am7| D| A| D| Am7| D|
|NC |NC |NC |
VERSE #1: [16 M]
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| A| A|
Un-cle Salt-y told me… sto-… ries of a lone-ly… ba-…
| A   Am7   D|… Am7   A| A|
…-by, with a lone-ly kind of life… to lead… Her mam-my was… lust-ed,… dad-…
| A| A   Am7   D|
…-dy he was bust-ed,… they left her to be trust-ed till the
| D   Am7   A| G| G|
or-… phan bleeds… But when she cried… at night… no… one…
| A   Am7  D| Am7   A| G| G|
came,… and when she cried… at night,… went in-… sane…
| A   Am7  D| Am7   A|
VERSE #2: [16 M]
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| A| A|
Un-cle Salt-y told me… when she was just a ba-by… that
| A   Am7   D|… Am7   A|
she'd get by and may-be some-day… she'd see… But
| A| A|
soon she found her moth-er's… love… for all the oth-ers,… the
| A   Am7   D|… Am7   A|
push-ers and the shov-ers was the life… to lead… But when she cried…
| G| G| A   Am7  D| Am7   A|
… at night… no… one… came,… and when she cried…
| G| G| F| E|
… at night,… went in-… sane…
BRIDGE #1: [20 M]
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| A| A| A| A| A| A|
Ooh,… it's a sun-… ny… day… out-side…
| A| A| A| A|
… my… win-… dow… Ooh,… it's a sun-… ny… day… out-side…
| A| A| G| G| A| A|
… my… win-… dow… Ooh,… oh, yeah…
| G| G| A| A|
Ooh,… oh,… yeah…
GUITAR SOLO: [8 M]
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| A| D| Am7| D| A| D| Am7| D|
VERSE #3: [20 M]
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| A| A|
Now she's do-in' an-y… for mon-ey and a-plenty,… a
| A   Am7   D|… Am7   A| A|
sail-or with a pen-ny or two,… or three… Hers… is the cun-nin'… for
| A| A   Am7   D|
men who come a-run-nin'… They all… come for fun and it seems…
|… Am7   A| G| G| A   Am7  D|
… to me… that when she cried… at night… no… one… came,…
| Am7   A| G| G| F| F|
and when she cried… at night,… went in-… sane…
| A| A| A| A|
…
CODA: [37 M] Since the original fades out at the end, just hold the final 'A' -
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| A| A| A|
Ooh,… it's a sun-… ny… day… out-side… my… win-… dow…
[Ooh,… it's a sun-…]
| A| A| A|
… Ooh,… it's a sun-… ny… day… out-side…
[-ny… day… out-side… my… win-… dow… ]
| A| A| A|
… my… win-… dow… Ooh,… it's a sun-…
[Ooh,… it's a sun-… ny… day… out-side… my… win-… dow… ]
| A| A| A|
…-ny… day… out-side… my… win-… dow…
[… Ooh,… it's a sun-… ny… day… out-side…]
| A| A| A|
Ooh,… it's a sun-… ny… day… out-side… my… win-… dow…
[…my… win-… dow… Ooh,… it's a sun-…]
| A| A| A|
… Ooh,… it's a sun-… ny… day… out-side…
[-ny… day… out-side… my… win-… dow… ]
| A| A| A|
… my… win-… dow… Ooh,… it's a sun-…
[Ooh,… it's a sun-… ny… day… out-side… my… win-… dow… ]
| A| A| A|
…-ny… day… out-side… my… win-… dow…
[… Ooh,… it's a sun-… ny… day… out-side…]
| A| A| A|
Ooh,… it's a sun-… ny… day… out-side… my… win-… dow…
[…my… win-… dow… Ooh,… it's a sun-…]
| A| A| A|
… Ooh,… it's a sun-… ny… day… out-side…
[-ny… day… out-side… my… win-… dow… ]
| A| A| A|
… my… win-… dow… Ooh,… it's a sun-…
[Ooh,… it's a sun-… ny… day… out-side… my… win-… dow… ]
| A| A| A|… |
…-ny… day… out-side… my… win-… dow…
[… Ooh… ]
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