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Unpublished Critics by Australian Crawl, from 1981's Sirocco.
Written by James Reyne and Paul Williams
The slide riff is fairly easy - goes from a D to C on the C chord, C to Bb on the Bb chord, Bb to A on the
F chord, and then up to an E on the final C chord. I play this on the G string roughly like this:
(all bottleneck slide)
Legend:
\ = Slide down
/ = Slide up
e|-C----------------|-----------------|-Bb----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7--\--5-5-------|(5)--------------|-5--\--3-3-------|(3)--------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   F                                   C           let ring
e|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|
G|-3--\--2-2-------|(2)--/---9-9-9-9-|(9)----------------|(9)-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|----------------10-|(10)------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------10----|(10)------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|
[Intro]
|    C5|    C5|   Bb5|   Bb5|    F5|    F5|    C5|    C5|
|     C|     C|    Bb|    Bb|     F|     F|     C|     C|
[Verse]
I'm just a Cshy romantic with my eyes on the loose
I'm in a Bbovercoated way
  FA poet in a garret
You know some Cpeople say
CStanding at the barline with my lip on the curl
I'm with the Bbother lean and lear
  FMy finger on the pulse
And my Chand around a beer
[Chorus]
GAh, FAhh, well I don't Cwanna know what's going round here
GAh, FAhh, it's just a Cmatter of time, hold it under light
GAh, FAhh, I've got to Cget away, to get away, to get away
[Verse]
The Csinger in the band, you know, he sweat on a pose
And he's Bbreally such a jerk
  FThinks he can call me stupid
Because he Cgets a lot of work
I'm Cstanding in the background, got my arms on the fold
And every Bbdog's gonna have its day
  FThe New Musical Express and my Cown 4-way P.A.
[Chorus]
GAh, FAhh, well I don't Cwanna know what's going round here
GAh, FAhh, it's just a Cmatter of time, hold it under light
GAh, FAhh, I've got to Cget away, to get away, to get away
[Slide Solo]
|     C|     C|    Bb|    Bb|     F|     F|     C|     C| x2
[Main Solo]
|     C|     C|    Bb|    Bb|     F|     F|     C|     C| x2
|     G|     F|
[Verse]
Well, I've been Creading those biographies in paperback
I've got a Bbdeath-wish that I can't explain
  FI've been working on that petulance
And the uCrchin took my name
[Chorus]
GAh, FAhh, well I don't Cwanna know what's going round here
GAh, FAhh, it's just a Cmatter of time, hold it under light
GAh, FAhh, I've got to Cget away, to get away, to get away
[Outro]
     C        Bb       F    COh, you know I got to get away
     C        Bb       F    COh, you know, you know, you know
     C        Bb       F    COh, you know I got to get away
C    Bb    F    C

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Unpublished Critics

by Australian Crawl

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Unpublished Critics by Australian Crawl, from 1981's Sirocco.

Written by James Reyne and Paul Williams

The slide riff is fairly easy - goes from a D to C on the C chord, C to Bb on the Bb chord, Bb to A on the

F chord, and then up to an E on the final C chord. I play this on the G string roughly like this:

(all bottleneck slide)

Legend:

\ = Slide down

/ = Slide up

C Bb

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-7--\--5-5-------|(5)--------------|-5--\--3-3-------|(3)--------------|

D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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

F C let ring

e|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|

G|-3--\--2-2-------|(2)--/---9-9-9-9-|(9)----------------|(9)-------------|

D|-----------------|-----------------|----------------10-|(10)------------|

A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------10----|(10)------------|

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

[Intro]

C5 C5 Bb5 Bb5 F5 F5 C5 C5

| | | | | | | | |

C C Bb Bb F F C C

| | | | | | | | |

[Verse]

I'm just a shy romantic with my eyes on the loose

I'm in a overcoated way

A poet in a garret

You know some people say

Standing at the barline with my lip on the curl

I'm with the other lean and lear

My finger on the pulse

And my hand around a beer

[Chorus]

G F C

Ah, Ahh, well I don't wanna know what's going round here

G F C

Ah, Ahh, it's just a matter of time, hold it under light

G F C

Ah, Ahh, I've got to get away, to get away, to get away

[Verse]

The singer in the band, you know, he sweat on a pose

And he's really such a jerk

Thinks he can call me stupid

Because he gets a lot of work

I'm standing in the background, got my arms on the fold

And every dog's gonna have its day

F C

The New Musical Express and my own 4-way P.A.

[Chorus]

G F C

Ah, Ahh, well I don't wanna know what's going round here

G F C

Ah, Ahh, it's just a matter of time, hold it under light

G F C

Ah, Ahh, I've got to get away, to get away, to get away

[Slide Solo]

C C Bb Bb F F C C

| | | | | | | | | x2

[Main Solo]

C C Bb Bb F F C C

| | | | | | | | | x2

G F

| | |

[Verse]

Well, I've been reading those biographies in paperback

I've got a death-wish that I can't explain

I've been working on that petulance

And the urchin took my name

[Chorus]

G F C

Ah, Ahh, well I don't wanna know what's going round here

G F C

Ah, Ahh, it's just a matter of time, hold it under light

G F C

Ah, Ahh, I've got to get away, to get away, to get away

[Outro]

C Bb F C

Oh, you know I got to get away

C Bb F C

Oh, you know, you know, you know

C Bb F C

Oh, you know I got to get away

C Bb F C

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