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Glenn Tipton

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chords along and sing! Also, this has my best interpretation of the solo...
Standard Tuning (Capo III)
[Intro] 
D
[Verse 1]
DCassius Clay was hated more than GSonny DListon
Some like KK Downing Gmore than Glenn TipDton
Some like Jim Nabors, some GBobby VintDon, I like them all
[Verse 2]
I put my feet up on the Gcoffee Dtable
I stay up late Gwatching Dcable
I like old movies with GClarke Gable
Just Dlike my dad did
[Refrain] 
Just like my Adad did whGen he was Dhome
Staying up lGate, staying up Emalone
Just like my dAad did whGen he was tDhinking
Oh, how fGast the years fly
[Instrumental]
|   Em|  Em7|  Em|  Em7|
|   D|   G|  D|  D|
[Verse 3]
DI know an old woman ran a Gdoughnut shopD  
She worked late Gserving copsD  
But then one morning, baby, Gher heart stoDpped
Place ain’t the same no moreEm  D  
[Refrain]
Place ain't the Asa-a-Game no Dmore
GNot without my Dfriend,   EmEleanor
Place ain't the Asa-a-Game no Dmore
Man, how things Gchange
[Solo] (repeat this riff 2x) (played on NON-capo-ed guitar)
e|-D-----8-----6-----5-------------G------------D---|
B|-8-10---8-8---5-6----6-8--6-5-6-----6-6--------|
G|--------------------------------7/9-----6/7-5--| then,
e|--D----5-----3—0-1-1-------------G------------D---|
B|--5-6---5-6---------3-1---1-1-1-3/6-6-6-1/3-1--|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Verse fill] (repeated a few times with variation leading into solo)
    D            (still NON-capo-ed)
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--5/7------|
D|------5-3--|
[Verse 4]
DI buried my first victim when GI was nineDteen
Went through her bedroom and the Gpockets of her jeanDs
And found her letters that said Gso many Dthings
That really hurt me badG  D  
[Refrain]
I never breAathed her Gname aDgain
But I Aliked to Gdream about what could have Embeen
I never Aheard her Gcalls aDgain
But I Glike to dream
[Outro]
Repeat Solo riff 2x

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Glenn Tipton

by Sun Kil Moon

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

chords along and sing! Also, this has my best interpretation of the solo...

Standard Tuning (Capo III)

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

D G D

Cassius Clay was hated more than Sonny Liston

G D

Some like KK Downing more than Glenn Tipton

G D

Some like Jim Nabors, some Bobby Vinton, I like them all

[Verse 2]

G D

I put my feet up on the coffee table

G D

I stay up late watching cable

I like old movies with Clarke Gable

Just like my dad did

[Refrain]

A G D

Just like my dad did when he was home

G Em

Staying up late, staying up alone

A G D

Just like my dad did when he was thinking

Oh, how fast the years fly

[Instrumental]

Em Em7 Em Em7

| | | | |

D G D D

| | | | |

[Verse 3]

D G D

I know an old woman ran a doughnut shop

G D

She worked late serving cops

G D

But then one morning, baby, her heart stopped

Em D

Place ain’t the same no more

[Refrain]

A G D

Place ain't the sa-a-ame no more

G D Em

Not without my friend, Eleanor

A G D

Place ain't the sa-a-ame no more

Man, how things change

[Solo] (repeat this riff 2x) (played on NON-capo-ed guitar)

D G D

e|------8-----6-----5----------------------------|

B|-8-10---8-8---5-6----6-8--6-5-6-----6-6--------|

G|--------------------------------7/9-----6/7-5--| then,

D G D

e|------5-----3—0-1-1----------------------------|

B|--5-6---5-6---------3-1---1-1-1-3/6-6-6-1/3-1--|

G|-----------------------------------------------|

[Pre-Verse fill] (repeated a few times with variation leading into solo)

D (still NON-capo-ed)

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

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

G|--5/7------|

D|------5-3--|

[Verse 4]

D G D

I buried my first victim when I was nineteen

G D

Went through her bedroom and the pockets of her jeans

G D

And found her letters that said so many things

G D

That really hurt me bad

[Refrain]

A G D

I never breathed her name again

A G Em

But I liked to dream about what could have been

A G D

I never heard her calls again

But I like to dream

[Outro]

Repeat Solo riff 2x

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