About This Blog

I started this blog because the tabs on the Lucero message board kept getting lost when they switched sites. A blog isn't a perfect forum for guitar tabs and chords, but it now has posts for all but a handful of their songs. And, to the best of my knowledge, this is the only source for Lucero tabs that has been endorsed by an actual Lucero guitarist. Accept no substitutes.

Holy shit! That's how that goes... www.lucerotabs.blogspot.com
-Brian Venable

Thank you to the folks who have sent me submissions, suggestions, and corrections. Thanks also to anyone who posted a tab on the luceromusic.com boards. You can find me there posting as Boston Twang. You can also email me at lucerotabs@gmail. Submissions and/or corrections are greatly appreciated.

General Thoughts on Lucero Chords

Ben seems to favor chord variations that fret the B string at the third fret. If a C, Em, G, or A doesn't seem quite right, try:
Cadd9 (x32030), Em7 (022030), G (320033), Asus (x02230)

Also, I think he leaves the E string open on a lot of his D chords (xx0230).

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

What Are You Willing to Lose (Old version)

I decided to leave the old version of this tab in the miscellaneous section in case anyone wants it. This song changed quite a bit from the early live versions to the record. If you never heard the old version, you can watch a YouTube video here.

As with the new version, he plays power chords on the verses and he plays the E chords an octave up with an open low E string (0799xx).

C#_______________________________B_________E
So what if all my heroes are the losing kind?
C#___________________________B_________E
Ended up with nothing but we put up a fight
C#_____________________________B
Most of it was choices that we never asked to choose
A_____________________________________________________E
The rest of it was luck and now we've run outa that too
B________________________A
What are you willing to lose?
B___________________________E
What are you willing to lose?

C#___________________________B_________________E
I spent every dollar just to try to earn a dime
C#___________________________B__________________E
I'd make you hate me just to try to make you mine
C#______________________________B
It doesn't really matter if I'm telling you the truth
A_____________________________________________________E
What you see is all that's left the rest is up to you

B________________________A
What are you willing to lose?
A____________________________E
What are you willing to lose?

A
It's just a losing fight and I'm the losing kind
E
No it ain't the booze, I'm just beat up and bruised
A_____________B______________________E
Come on, come on, whachya willing to lose?

C#_______B___________________________E
Don't be so shy girl, I've seen your tendencies before.
C#___________B_________________A
Woke up next morning with them scattered on my floor
E_________________________________B
Come on little darling, can't you cut us all some slack
C#________________________________________________________A_________________E
Cause the winners they all took off, babe, and they ain't never coming back

So what if all my heroes are the losing kind?
Ended up with nothing but we put up a fight
Most of it was choices that we never asked to choose
The rest of it was luck and now we've run outa that too

What are you willing to lose?
What are you willing to lose?

It's just a losing fight and I'm the losing kind
No it ain't the booze, I'm just beat up and bruised
Come on, come on, whachya willing to lose?

Don't be so shy girl, I've seen your tendencies before
Woke up next morning with them scattered on my floor
Come on little darling, can't you cut us all some slack
Cause the winners they all took off, babe, and they ain't never coming back

It's just a losing fight and I'm the losing kind
No it ain't the booze, I'm just beat up and bruised
Come on, come on, whachya willing to lose?

Come on, come on, come on, come on
Come on, come on, whachya willing to lose?

1 comment:

tommy said...

Thank you! You rock!