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BANG AND BLAME
(Liberated from January 1995 _Guitar for the Practicing Musician_)
(Buy it for a more complete version)
TABed by: Chris Bray (cbray@comp.uark.edu)
Chords used:
Amadd2: xx7500
G6: xx5430
A, C, G, B, Bb chords: Use E-shaped barre chords...
{Intro}: (Gtr. 1: w/ light dist. & delay set at 484 milliseconds)
Am
E-|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B-|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G-|-o----5---(5)---(5)---(5)---|--(5)---(5)---(5)---(5)--|
D-|-o----7---(7)---(7)---(7)---|--(7)---(7)---(7)---(7)--|
A-|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E-|----------------------------|-------------------------|
G5
E-|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G-|---7---(7)---(7)---(7)---|--(7)---(7)---(7)---(7)---o-|
D-|---5---(5)---(5)---(5)---|--(5)---(5)---(5)---(5)---o-|
A-|-------------------------|----------------------------|
E-|-------------------------|----------------------------|
{Gtr2 (Clean tone)}:
Amadd2
If you could see yourself now, baby
G6 Amadd2
it's not my fault. You used to be so in control.
G6
You're going to roll right over this one.
G6
Just roll me over, let me go. You're laying blame.
Amadd2
Take this as no, no, no, no, no.
A C A G
You bang, bang, bang, bang, bang then blame, blame, blame.
A C B Bb A G6
You bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. It's not my thing so let it go.
Amadd2 G6
If you could see yourself now baby, the tables have turned.
Amadd2
the whole world hinges on your swings.
G6 Amadd2
your secret life of indiscreet discretions.
G6 Amadd2
I'd turn the screw and leave the screen. Don't point your finger.
G6
You know that's not my thing. You came to
A C A G
bang, bang, bang, bang, bang then blame, blame, blame.
A C Badd4
You bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. It's not my thing so let it go now.
{Interlude}: (Gtr w/ distorted tone):
E5 let ring...
E-|----------0---------|--------0--------------|
B-|----------0---0-----|-----------0-----------|
G-|-o--------9------9--|--------------8------o-| then....
D-|-o--9--9------------|--9--9-----------9---o-|
A-|----7--7------------|--9--9-----------------|
E-|----0--0------------|--7--7-----------------|
|----------- Play Three Times ------------|
let
ring...
E-|---------0-----|---------------0----------|
B-|------------0--|-(0)--------------0-------|
G-|---------------|------6--------------6----|
D-|---7--7--------|------------------------7-|
A-|---7--7--------|----------7---------------|
E-|---5--5--------|--------------------------|
{Gtr2 (Clean tone)}:
Am G5
You've got a little worry. I know it all too well.
Am G5
I've got your number, but so does every kiss-and-tell
Amadd2 G6
who dares to cross your threshold, or happens on your way,
Amadd2 G6
Stop laying blame. You know that's not my thing.
Amadd2 G6 Amadd2
(Ooh.)_______________ (Ooh.)_______________
G6
You know that's not my thing.
A C A G
You came to bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, then blame, blame, blame.
A C B Bb
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. It's not my thing so let it go.
A C A G
You bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, then blame, blame, blame.
A C B Bb E
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. It's not my thing so let it go.
A G6
Amadd2 G6
You kiss on me, tug on me, rub on me, jump on me,
Amadd2 G6
You bang on me, beat on me, hit on me, let go on me,
Amadd2 G6
(Ooh.)________________
You let go on me.
Amadd2 G6
(Ooh.)________________
Amadd2 G6
(Ooh.)_____________________________________
E-|------0h5p0-------0h5p0---|--------------|---3p0---------3p0-|
B-|----5-----------5---------|-- --|--------3p0--------|
G-|-o------------------------|-- % --|-------------4-----|
D-|-o------------------------|-- --|-------------------|
A-|--------------------------|-- --|-------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------|-------------------|
Repeat
and fade...
E-|-(0)--3p0----3p0---3p0-----|
B-|---------------------------|
G-|-------------------------o-| Rest approx. 15 seconds then...
D-|-------------------------o-|
A-|---------------------------|
E-|---------------------------|
Repeat and fade...
E-|----------2---------------|--------------------|
B-|-------0---------------3--|--(3)---------------|
G-|-o-----------0----4-------|------------------o-| The End.
D-|-o--4---------------------|------------------o-|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------|
(w/light dist. & amp vibrato)
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