Albert Common Is Dead Bass

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:48:17 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers <rogers@hi.com>
Subject: ./b/blues_magoos/albert_common_is_dead.crd
 
A... C... I... D... how could I guess that this came out in 1967?
 
                        "Albert Common Is Dead"
                           (Gilbert - Scala)
 
Intro:
 
	bass (w/drums):
 
	 v   v   v   v
	-----------------|
	-2-----2-----2---|
	-----2-----2-----|
	-----------------|
 
Intro:
 
	G        A        B       [slide into chords]
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /
 
Verse 1:
 
	    E                 G
	At evening time when work is through
	      A                 B
	You change yourself to someone new
	     E             G
	You try to run to get away
	 A                 B
	From the pressures of your day
 
Chorus:
 
	       C#m
	So you run
	 A   B   A   B
	Fast as you can
	C#m
	Swear
	 A        B    A    B
	You're a different man
	C#m
	Tell them
	 F#               G# [N.C.]
	Albert Common is dead
 
Verse 2:
 
	Your job is big, your pay is small
	Your income tax takes it all
	You'll get your watch in one more year
	Will anyone remember you were ever here?
 
[repeat chorus]
 
Break:
 
	(1-bar drum beat)
 
	(guitar solo over bass riff [8X]):
 
	(E)
	 v   v   v   v
	-----------------|
	-------------5---|
	-7-7-7-5-7-------|
	-----------------|
 
[repeat chorus in slow shuffle tempo]
 
Coda:
 
	(guitar solo over bass riff [2X])
 
	D      E      Gm
	/ / /  / / /  / / / /  / / / /  /
 
 
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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