Texas and Tennessee

I don't really have time for this hobby anymore, but this song was pretty easy to work out and write down, so what the hell.  If you don't know it, there are a handful of versions on YouTube.  I like it.  Luckless love lyrics.  Country chords in G.  Lots of hammers and pulls.  Kinda like 1979.

Verses riff:

G
|-----------3-|
|-3---3-----3-|
|-0h2-2p0---0-|
|-0---0-----0-|
|-----------2-|
|---------3-3-|

Cadd9
|-----------0-|
|-3---3-----3-|
|-0h2-2p0---0-|
|-0---0-----2-|
|---------3-3-|
|-------------|

Em7
|-----------0-|
|-3---3-----3-|
|-0h2-2p0---0-|
|-0---0-----2-|
|-----------2-|
|---------0-0-|
Cadd9
|-----------0-|
|-3---3-----3-|
|-0h2-2p0---0-|
|-0---0-----2-|
|---------3-3-|
|-------------|


G riff
It was Texas it was Tennessee
Cadd9 Riff
It was what I had coming to me
Em7 Riff
You were unlike anything before
Cadd9 Riff
Black magic devil killer, I was yours


G riff
It was the early days of rock and roll
Cadd9 Riff
It was Otis it was Memphis soul
Em7 Riff
It was a plane crash it was overnight
Cadd9 Riff
It was burning fast and burning bright


________________G
Baby, don't you talk no more. That look is loud enough
__________________Em7
You don't have to tell me how it feels not to be in love
________________Cadd9___________________________D
See that was my oldest game. Darling, it was my claim to fame
______Em7_____________________________D___________________________________Cadd9
And I knew it when I met you all that you would need was more than what I got
________________________G
Oh, so baby please just stop


G riff
It was Texas it was Tennessee
Cadd9 Riff
It was exes and some wanna-be-s
Em7 Riff
It was reckless it was understood
Cadd9 Riff
It didn't matter 'cause it felt so good


G riff
And I'll still be here if you change your mind
Cadd9 Riff
But I can see the leaving in your eyes
Em7 Riff
Don't want to hear it 'cause I know it well
Cadd9 Riff
I've said it all before to someone else



________________G
Baby, don't you talk no more. That look is loud enough
__________________Em7
You don't have to tell me how it feels not to be in love
________________Cadd9___________________________D
See that was my oldest game. Darling, it was my claim to fame
______Em7_____________________________D___________________________________Cadd9
And I knew it when I met you all that you would need was more than what I got
________________________G
Oh, so baby please just stop


G riff
It was Texas it was Tennessee
Cadd9 Riff
A kind of love close akin to grief
Em7 Riff
It was everything that I could want
Cadd9 Riff
California came and took it all



________________G
Baby, don't you talk no more. That look is loud enough
__________________Em7
You don't have to tell me how it feels not to be in love
________________Cadd9___________________________D
See that was my oldest game. Darling, it was my claim to fame
______Em7_____________________________D___________________________________Cadd9
And I knew it when I met you all that you would need was more than what I got
________________________G
Oh, so baby please just stop

When I Was Young

The picking pattern for the G parts of the verses go like this:

|---3-------------------|
|---3-----3-----3-----3-|
|---0-------------------|
|---0-------------0h2---|
|---2-------0h2---------|
|-3-3---3---------------|


And the Em7 parts go like this:

|---0-------------------|
|---3-----3-----3-----3-|
|---0-------------------|
|---2-------------0h2---|
|---2-------0h2---------|
|-0-0---0---------------|



G
When I was young at night I'd call your name
G
When I was young I fell in love every other day
Em7
When I was young, lord when I was young

G
All of what I've done and all I've seen
G
Place it brought me to, place I thought I'd be
Em7
When I was young, lord when I was young


C______________________________________________________Em7
Now in the lonesome of the night I wake, no names do I call
C____________________________________________________________Em7__D
And in the lonesome of the night I drink, to all the loves I lost
C_____D_____Em7________C
Oh the days I let slip away
C________________________D_______________G
I was fierce and wild in love when I was young


G
Now working never did agree with me
G
Maybe I never stuck around long enough to see
Em7
When I was young, lord when I was young


C______________________________________________________Em7
Now in the lonesome of the night I wake, no names do I call
C____________________________________________________________Em7__D
And in the lonesome of the night I drink, to all the loves I lost
C_____D_____Em7________C
Oh the days I let slip away
C________________________D_______________G
I was fierce and wild in love when I was young


Em7___________________________________________C
All those long gone nights with you next to me
Em7________________________________C
I let those years slip by so easily
C__________________Em7_D_C__Em7_D_C__Em7_D_G
They went so easily


G
I spent all my days trying to be
G
Something you can't hold, something close to free
Em7
But I ain't young, lord knows that I'm not young


C_____D_____Em7________C
Oh the days I let slip away
C________________________D_______________Em7
I was fierce and wild in love when I was young
C_____D_____Em7_____________________C
Oh the days all the mistakes that I made
C________________________D_______________G
I was fierce and wild in love when I was young

On My Way Downtown

Happy Thanksgiving Lucero fans. I'm celebrating by tabbing one of the new songs they've been playing live. I love the way this song is shaping up. There are live videos here and here. I think the first one is a little more useful for figuring out how to play it.
Most of the song follows a basic AAED pattern, but the details take some explaining. First of all it starts with a riff over the first two verses that never appears again. Here's how that goes. You'll want to wrap your thumb to get the D bass note. (The x indicates a muted pick that happens right on the beat.)

A
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------9-9h11-9------9-|----------9-9h11-9--------|
|---9h11-x----------9h11---|---9h11-x----------9h11---|
|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|

E
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|----------9-9h11-9------9-|
|---9h11-x----------9h11---|
|--------------------------|
|-0------------------------|

D
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-----------9-9h11-9--------|
|----9h11-x----------9h11---|
|---------------------------|
|-10------------------------|


A
On my way downtown
A
Thought you might be around
E
Come on out tonight
D
Come on out tonight

A
I know the last time we drank
A
I was a little less than behaved
E
Come on out out tonight
D
Aw, I'll be good tonight


The next part is a variation on that riff that comes up often throughout the rest of the song. Let's call it Riff 2.

A x2
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|----------9----------9----------9-9h11-9------9-|
|-----9h11-------9h11-------9h11----------9h11---|
|-0-0--------0-0--------0-0----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

E
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|----------9----------9----------9-9h11-9------9-|
|-----9h11-------9h11-------9h11----------9h11---|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0--------0-0--------0-0----------------------|

D
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------9------------9------------9-9h11-9------9-|
|-------9h11---------9h11---------9h11----------9h11---|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10--------10-10--------10-10----------------------|


Riff 2

For the rest of the verses the chords continue to follow that AAED
pattern, but he plays a little shuffle sort of like Devil and Maggie. Basically the third beat of every four gets the shuffle so it looks like this. Use your pinky to get the shuffle on the D part.

A x8
|---------|
|---------|
|-2-2-4-2-|
|-2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-|
|---------|

E x4
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|-2-2-4-2-|
|-2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-|

D x4
|-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-4-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-|
|---------|
|---------|



A shuffle
On my way downtown thought you might be around
A shuffle
Come on out have a drink. Have a round it's on me
E shuffle
And I said that I would, so yes, ma'am, I'll be good
D shuffle
I'll make up for those days that we lost 'round the way
A shuffle
Come on baby don't you wanna go, wanna go
A shuffle
Come on baby please say it's so, say it's so
E shuffle
I ain't looking for forever, I ain't askin' for your hand
D shuffle
I'm just on my way to town and I thought I'd take a chance
A_______E_________________D
Come on down for just one drink
A____________E__________________D
When you're around I'm more the man that I should be
E
Come on now baby can't you see
D
Can't you see that you're good for me, you know that you're good for me


Riff 2


A shuffle
On my way downtown thought you might be around
A shuffle
Come on out have a drink. Have a round it's on me
E shuffle
Come on baby don't you wanna go, wanna go
D shuffle
Come on baby please say it's so, say it's so
A_______E_________________D
Come on down for just one drink
A____________E__________________D
When you're around I'm more the man that I should be
E
Come on now baby can't you see
D
Can't you see that you're good for me, you know that you're good for me
A_____________E____________________D
On my way downtown just waitin for you

A B D A
Come on out out tonight
A B D D
Don't you wanna go, wanna go
A B D A
Come on out out tonight
G
I'll be waitin' for you downtown
D
So why don't you come on down, why don't you come around

Riff 2


A shuffle
Come on baby don't you wanna go, wanna go
A shuffle
Come on baby please say it's so, say it's so
E shuffle
I ain't looking for forever, I ain't askin' for your hand
D shuffle
I'm just on my way to town and I thought I'd take a chance
A_______E_________________D
Come on down for just one drink
A____________E__________________D
When you're around I'm more the man that I should be
E
Come on now baby can't you see
D
Can't you see that you're good for me, you know that you're good for me
E

D
Can't you see that you're good for me, you know that you're good for me
A_____________E____________________D
On my way downtown just waitin for you

If Only You Were Lonely

There's a chord in this song that I'm not sure what to call. It's x20030 which makes is B-D-G-D-E and I don't think that's anything. Anyhow, I just called it B*

G B* Cadd9 Asus G D G

G
Well, I walked out of work
__________B*
And I was tired as hell
Cadd9________________Asus
Another day come and gone and oh well
G___________________D_____________________G
Somewhere there's a drink with my name on it

G_____________________________B*
Well, I ordered a Scotch as I bust through them doors
________Cadd9
Spilled half on my jeans
__________Asus
The other half on the floor
G______________D______________________G
When I saw you standing by that video game

G
Well, I ain't very good
__________B*
But I get practice by myself
Cadd9
Forgot my one line
__________Asus
So I just said what I felt


Cadd9____________B*_____Cadd9__D
If only you were lonely,
Cadd9____________B*_____Cadd9__D
If only you was lonely too,
Cadd9____________B*_____Cadd9__D
If only you was lonely
Cadd9____________B*_____Cadd9__D__G
I'd go home with you

Twenty push-ups this morning, that was half my goal
Tonight I'll be doin' pull-ups
On the toilet bowl
And somewhere there's somebody a-throwin up

Well, I broke the seal on my door
And I poured myself to bed
The whirlpool spinning around in my head
Around in my head
There was liquor on my breath
You were on my mind

B*
And I'll be dreamin of that smile
__________Cadd9_______Asus
Without a care in the world
Cadd9____________B*_____Cadd9__D
If only you were lonely,
Cadd9____________B*_____Cadd9__D
If only you was lonely too,
Cadd9____________B*_____Cadd9__D__G
If only you was lonely

I walked out of the kitchen
I was tired as hell
Another day's here... oh well
Somewhere there's a smile with my name on it.

It May Be Too Late

Here's the fourth new song to emerge from the next album. You can see a cool video of it here.

As is often the case with Ben, the key implies that the B chords are minor, but he plays them as B5 (power chords). Point is, if you're going to play the full chord, it sounds better minor.


Verses/intro riff:

|-------------|-------------|
|-------7-----|-------7-----|
|---7-----7---|-5---5---5---|
|-0---0-----0-|---0-------0-|
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|


|-------------|-------------|
|-------3-----|-------------|
|-----0---0---|-------2-----|
|---0-------0-|---2-----2---|
|-------------|-0---0-----0-|
|-3-----------|-------------|



Riff
Well it's Saturday night, out here on my own

Riff
Been downtown, don't know how long

Riff
Been waiting on a freind of mine, been saving her a seat

Riff
Bar's about to close, she's yet to be seen

G
Now in the past I've gone astray

D
Yes, I'm the one to blame

G
Come on now call me back, darlin please call me

A
I'm So down hearted


D____________A_______B______________G
It may be to late to save me little girl

D__________________________A_______________G
Called your phone `til the number wouldn't dial

D_________________A_______B______________G
Yes it may be too late to save me little girl

D_______________________A___________D
Show me a sign it might save me somehow


Riff
Now I could get better, or I could get drunk

Riff
Doubles for the road, reckon I'm done

Riff
Gonna pay up my tab, make it back accross town

Riff
Call one more time, see if she'd come near the house

G
Now in the past I've gone astray

D
Yes, I'm the one to blame

G
Come on now call me back, darlin please call me

A
I'm So down hearted


D____________A_______B______________G
It may be to late to save me little girl

D__________________________A_______________G
Called your phone `til the number wouldn't dial

D_________________A_______B______________G
Yes it may be too late to save me little girl

D_______________________A___________D
Show me a sign it might save me somehow




E_____________A
I know you're busy girl

D_____________G
I know you're working hard

E_____A___________________D
Every day just to make it through

E_________A
Maybe the best way to

D______________G
save me little girl

D____________________A________________D
Is by letting me, by letting me, save you




G
Now in the past I've gone astray

D
Yes, I'm the one to blame

G
Come on now call me back, darlin please call me

A
I'm So down hearted


D____________A_______B______________G
It may be to late to save me little girl

D__________________________A_______________G
Called your phone `til the number wouldn't dial

D_________________A_______B______________G
Yes it may be too late to save me little girl

D_______________________A___________D____A
Show me a sign it might save me somehow

D_________________A_______B______________G
Yes it may be too late to save me little girl

D_______________________A___________D____A
Show me a sign it might save me somehow

D_______________________A___________D
Show me a sign it might save me somehow

Like Lightning

I finally got around to tabbing Brian's lead on this one. He plays it twice, and they're not exactly the same, but they're close enough that I only bothered to tab the first version. One thing to keep in mind: when he bends the B string on 10, he leaves it bent while he's playing the notes on the high E string, and then he unbends it when he comes back to the B string.


Brian's lead riff:

|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-----7-7---7---9-7---|
|-7s9-----9---------9-|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9s7-5-|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

|-----------------10-10-|
|-------8---8-10^-------|
|-7s9-----9-------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|

|-10-10-10-10-10----------|
|-----------------10v-8-8-|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----0-----0-----0-----0-2-0---0-0-|
|-0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2-------2-----|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

|---------------------|
|-----8-8---8-10-8----|
|-7s9-----9--------9--|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|

|---------10-10-10---------|
|-8-8-10^----------10v-8-8-|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|

G

G D G G
Now she's got a kiss that hits like a thunder bolt
Em D C C
Electric lips that shocked me to the bone
G D Em C
Then I turned my back, she was gone in flash, now I gotta find her, been working on that
G D G G
I know when I catch her I ain't gonna let her go


C C G G
Gonna make my way on back up down the road
C C D D
Gonna tell her that I need her, gonna tell her I love her so, Lord where did she go?
Em C G G
Don't go wasting lightning
Em C D D
Don't go wasting time
Em C G D G
Cause that girl down the road, she ain't the waiting kind


G D G G
Now she ain't dancing on the bar at the Buccaneer
Em D C C
She ain't drinking with the boys underneath the pier
G D Em C
She ain't at her sisters, she ain't at the track, but I'm gonna find her, gonna bring her back
G D G G
I know when I catch her I ain't gonna let her go



C C G G
Gonna make my way on back up down the road
C C D D
Gonna tell her that I need her, gonna tell her I love her so, Lord where did she go?
Em C G G
Don't go wasting lightning
Em C D D
Don't go wasting time
Em C G D G
Cause that girl down the road, she ain't the waiting kind



A C G D
Now she was on fire, I remember the kiss in the car there beside her, sparks from her lips
A C G D
And the way that she looked, like a storm on the rise, Wind in her hair, rain in her eyes
A C A C
I remember so, like a thunderbolt
A C D D
And the fire in her kiss and the sparks from her lips and the look in her eye like a storm on the rise



C C G G
Gonna make my way on back up down the road
C C D D
Gonna tell her that I need her, gonna tell her I love her so, Lord where did she go?
Em C G G
Don't go wasting lightning
Em C D D
Don't go wasting time
Em C G D G
Cause that girl down the road, she ain't the waiting kind

Women and Work

Hell yeah. It's that time again, folks. New Lucero songs are starting to trickle out into the world. There has to be at least seven of them in the chute. And despite being encumbered by inconveniences like a new job and a full load of grad work, I am determined to keep up with the tabs.

The latest one is called Women and Work. Here's a nice video of it. It's a bouncy working man's blues that reminds me of both The Devil & Maggie and Sounds of the City. The main part of the song is an A shuffle like this:

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-4-2---2-4-2---2-4-2---2-4-2---|
|-2-4-2---2-4-2---2-4-2---2-4-2---|
|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|
|---------------------------------|

The strumming pattern there sounds like up-down-up-rest. All the chords are power chords except the typical Lucero Dsus (xx0230).

Brian has a cool fill that shows up twice. You can see a video of him working on it with producer Ted Hutt here. It goes like this:

|------------------|
|-12^v-12-10----10-|
|------------11----|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|

|------------------|
|-12^v-12-10----10-|
|------------11----|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|

|---------------------------------|
|-12^-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12v-10-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|


Verses:

A shuffle
Now it's one shot of women, one shot of work
A shuffle
One shot's sweeter but they both can hurt
D__________________________A shuffle
Just let it go. Kid, just let it go.
A shuffle
Feels alright for being so wrong
A shuffle
Don't look back cause it won't last long
D__________________________A shuffle
Just let it go. Kid, just let it go.
E
Raise up your glass. Let's make a toast
D
It hurts in the morning but you still need `em both

A shuffle

Choruses:

B__________________E
A honky tonk and a jack knife
A_________________D
A tomahawk and an ex-wife
A_________________E_____________D
Come on kid let's drink `em down
A_________E_________________A shuffle
Kid don't let it get you down



Now I'm playing too fast, thinking too slow
Women and the work and a kid don't you know
Let it go. Kid just let it go.
Come on in, get out of the cold
Women and work got you froze to the bone

A honky tonk and a jack knife
A tomahawk and an ex-wife
Come on kid let's drink `em down
Kid don't let it get you down

Bridge:
(I think this "B" might actually be x044xx)

B__________________________E
Women and the work and the booze in between
________A_____________________D
Got you puking in the aisles, smashing TVs
A_________E__________________D
Kid don't let it get you down

Now it's one shot of women, one shot of work
Don't try to sip `em cause they'll only taste worse
Let it go. Kid, just let it go.
Raise up your glass. Let's make a toast
You can't win `em all, but you still need `em both

A honky tonk and a jack knife
A tomahawk and an ex-wife

A honky tonk and a jack knife
A tomahawk and an ex-wife
Come on kid let's drink `em down
Come on kid let's drink `em down
Kid don't let it get you down

Can't Stand to Leave You

Alright, for anyone who hasn't heard it yet, Ben's been playing a new song, and you can check out a video of it here.

It's pretty simple. The verses and the chorus actually use the same AAGF riff. I labeled the first half of the A riff A(1) and the second half A(2).

Then there's a simple bridge riff and an instrumental break that both follow an AGFF patern. (I assume Brian will do a solo over the instrumental break.)

One quick note about the tab for the break: It repeats the AGFF cycle 4 times, two one way, and then two slightly different. The difference is actually only one note, specifically whether the G parts finish on open G or open D. Otherwise it's the same riff four times.

Capo on the 3rd fret

Verses/Chorus Riff:

A(1)
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---------------------0h2---2~-|
|--------0h2---2~--------------|
|-0--0-0-----0----0-0-----0----|
|------------------------------|

A(2)
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---------------------0h2---0--|
|--------0h2---2~--------------|
|-0--0-0-----0----0-0-----0----|
|------------------------------|

G
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---------------------0h2---0--|
|--------0h2---2~--------------|
|------------------------------|
|-3--3-3-----3----3-3-----3----|

F
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---------------------0h2---2~-|
|--------0h2---2~--------------|
|------------------------------|
|-1--1-1-----1----1-1-----1----|


Bridge Riff:

A
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|---2---2---2---2-|
|-0---0---0---0---|
|-----------------|

G
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|---2---2---2---0-|
|-----------------|
|-3---3---3---3---|

F
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---2---2---2---0-|---2---2---2---2-|
|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|

Instrumental break/solo

First 2x:
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------0-|-----------------|
|---------0h2-----|---------0h2---0-|
|-0--0-0------0---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3--3-3------3---|


|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------0-|
|---------0h2---2~|---------0h2-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1--1-1------1---|----1-1------1---|


Second 2x:
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------0-|---------------0-|
|---------0h2-----|---------0h2-----|
|-0--0-0------0---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3--3-3------3---|


|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------0-|
|---------0h2---2~|---------0h2-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1--1-1------1---|----1-1------1---|


A(1)________________A(2)
I see your face when I close my eyes
G_________________________F
I hear your name when the wind's just right
A(1)______________A(2)
The setting sun's gone once more
G___________________________F
Each night's worse than the night before
A(1)
Now I can't stand to leave you
________A(2)________________________________G_______F
I can't take the weight of this world on my own
A(1)
I don't know what I'll do
________A(2)____________________G__________F
I don't think I can make it all alone


A(1)______________A(2)
They say all will mend with time
G_______________________F
That don't mean much to me tonight
A(1)_______________A(2)
Like city streets, your eyes shine
G__________________________F
And I'm out here, with the losing kind
A(1)
Now I can't stand to leave you
________A(2)________________________________G_______F
I can't take the weight of this world on my own
A(1)
I don't know what I'll do
________A(2)____________________G__________F
I don't think I can make it all alone

Bridge:

A_______________________G___________F
And yes, I've felt this kind of pain
A_______________G_______________F
A hole straight through my chest
A___________G_______________F
It's always there, never far away
A______________G____________F
Seems now it's all that's left

Instrumental break/solo

A(1)______________A(2)
Every song I hear your voice sing
G_________________________F
The words are clear. Come back to me
A(1)_______________A(2)
Come back to me my only one
G_______________________F
And hold me close. Your work is done.
A(1)
Now I can't stand to leave you
________A(2)________________________________G_______F
I can't take the weight of this world on my own
A(1)
I don't know what I'll do
________A(2)____________________G__________F
I don't think I can make it all alone

Dog Day Nights

Happy Labor Day!


The main riff is pretty simple. It starts by bending up half a step. At different times he plays different parts of it, but that's easy to pick out. Just listen to the record and you'll hear what I mean.


Main riff:

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-5^-5^-5-3--------------3-
-----------5-3-5--5-3-5---
--------------------------
--------------------------

--------------------------
--------------------------
-5^-5^-5-3----------------
-----------5-3-5--5-3-5---
--------------------------
--------------------------


On the G chords I think he's he's playing regular two finger G5 power chords (355xxx) but he's reaching down with his pinky to get some A#s (655xxx). That's what produces the churning effect. You could also fudge sort of the same thing playing open chords by playing (3x0033) and (3x0333), but on the record I'm pretty sure the A# is in the bass of the chord.


G
Hey bartender watch the line
G
Broke as hell, but feeling fine
G
Drink `em down dog day nights
G
Pay the tab some other time


Riff

G
Shots of whiskey chase the heat
G
Broken hearts, drunken feet
G
it was over `fore I turned around
G
Where was Jodie when the lights went out

Riff

G (No A#s)
Take that shot in front of you
F
Give the devil his due
C
Drink `em down dog day nights


That's all there is to the song. If anybody else can make out the rest of the lyrics, I'll add them in.

Miss Patsy Cline

Having spent a bunch of time working on brand new Lucero tabs, I think it's time to go in the exact opposite direction.

This is one of my all time favorite Lucero songs. Legend has it that Ben doesn't want release it because he thinks it's too dorky. Well, he needs to get over it, because this song kicks a lot of ass. If you don't know it, once in a blue moon someone posts a live version on the message board, so try searching there.

I think the main riff only goes low on the second part of every cycle.

Main riff:

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----------------------------------------
-7^-5---5--7^-5------7^-5---5--7^-5---5-
------7---------7-5-------7---------7---
----------------------------------------


G
Well she knows my sins, she knows my heart
G______________________________C____________________G
Knows my evil ways, Miss Pasty Cline Kills me every time


G
With a voice like an angel that cuts like a knife
G_______________________________C_________________G
Ain't nothing that I can hide tonight, Miss Pasty Cline
F
She knows my heart and I can feel it
C
Every time she falls to pieces


G
It ain't so crazy, ain't so strange
G__________________________________C_________________G
Always puts me in my place, that's right, Miss Pasty Cline
F
She knows my heart and I can feel it
C
Every time she falls to pieces

C G C G C G

Solo:

-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-12--11-12--11-12--10----------10-11^p10--------------10-10^V----
----------------------13-10-13-----------13-10--10-13---------13-
-----------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------
-------------------------
-------------------------
-12-11-12-11-12-10-------
-------------------13-10-
-------------------------

___________D_________________________C
Miss Pasty Cline, she kills me every time


G
Well she knows my sins, she knows my heart
G______________________________C____________________G
Knows my evil ways, Miss Pasty Cline Kills me every time
F
She knows my heart and I can feel it
C
Every time she falls to pieces


C G C G C G

___________D_________________________C
Miss Pasty Cline, she kills me every time

On the Other Side of Lonesome

Apparently, this song missed the cut for 1372 Overton Park. Pity. Luckily, they decided to give the demo away as a freebie for Lucero Social Club members. And NineBullets.net decided to pass it on to everyone. So if you haven't heard it, for now at least, you can download it here. (By the way, Nine Bulets is almost definitely the best MP3 blog for Lucero-esque music. If you're not visiting, you should be.) One more thing: on the fall 2009 tour, Ben's been playing this a little differently. I haven't bothered to work it out, but it sounds like he switched up the chorus chords. I decided to stick with this version because most people will end up with the demo and be trying to play it like that.

Verse:

G
A hundred miles on the other side of lonesome
Em7
A hundred miles past anything called fair
D____________________________Cadd9
Ain't no need to question my devotion
G________________________D______________G
For the girl I love, all burdens will I bear

Chorus:

G
Oh sweet Mary, where'd you go
Em7
Kissed you lips just days ago
D___________________________________Cadd9
Now it seems I'm still here wasting time
G
A hundred miles of empty road
Em7
Worn out hearts and teeth of gold
D___________________________________Cadd9
Feel like I could just lay down and die
G____________________________________D
On the other side of lonesome Dogtown nights
__________Em7________________________Cadd9
There's a girl that I cannot leave behind
G____________________________________D
On the other side of lonesome Dogtown nights
__________Em7_______________________Cadd9
There's a girl waiting for me by and by


Verse 2
A hundred miles on the other side of lonesome
A hundred miles past any kind of plan
All I know is I could drink and ocean
Of whiskey if I can't see her again

Chorus

G
I guess I'll sit awhile
D
I just covered a hundred miles
Em7____________________________________Cadd9
Think I'll sit right here and drink my fill
G
Yesterday's gone with the wind
D
Tomorrow's on its way again
Em7_____________________________Cadd9
Figure it'll bring just what it will

Chorus

Is That You I've Been Kissing

There's not too much to this one. The repeating riff that goes between the "A"s and "E"s seems to just be a quick slide on the G string:

G--4s6s4--

Besides that, it's just chords.

A
We'd been kissing for hours
E
Before I felt her lips
A
Thought I was dreaming about her
E
Till I felt her finger tips
A
Well hello there
E
How did you end up here?
A
Is that you I've been kissing?
E
Is that you holding me near?
D____________B
Now I didn't catch on
A___________________F#
Quite as quick as I should
_______A
Im not sure if it's real
B______D_______A
But it sure is good


If you ever kiss me
Kiss me again
And if I'm only dreaming
Then don't let it end
Well I'll hold on tightly
So you don't slip away
I'm not sure if you're real
But I sure hope you stay


Is that you I've been kissing?
Is that your hand in mine?
I didn't see it coming
But I do like it fine
I just hope when I wake up
That you're still by my side
Or will your kisses fade
With the morning light


I hope when I wake up
That you're still by my side
And then ill kiss you some more
In the broad day light
Is that you I've been kissing?
Is that your lips touching mine?

The Prayer

This is a song from the 8 Paces to Jackson soundtrack. By now you may have noticed the conspicuous absence of an actual tab in this post. That's beacuse I didn't do it, I only just found it on someone else's really cool tabs blog. The blog is called Greatbahen's Tabs, and it's got loads of good tabs from artists Lucero fans like. Check it out.

Here's his tab of The Prayer.

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?

Tell Me What It Takes

C___________________G
Cold, cold heart of mine
G_______________F
Just let it all die
Am______G7_____________F
Started again the next day
Am__________G7______F
So easy and so far away
Am________G7___________F
More than betrayal and pain
F_______G7
Tell me what that takes
G7______F
Tell me what it takes

Cold, cold heart of mine
Just watch you cry
There wasn't much left to say
Nothing heartfelt anyway
So easy to just walk away

Tell me what that takes
Tell me what it takes

Cold, cold heart of mine
Just let it all die

Colorado Girl

This is a Townes Van Zandt cover, but Ben does it live pretty often, It's easy. The same thing repeats throughout the whole song and the only trick is that the way Ben plays it he begins each G chord and each Cadd9 chord by hammering the root note on from one fret down. For G that means a 2h3 on the E string and for Cadd9 it means a 2h3 on the A string. That's pretty much it.


G________________Cadd9__G_________________G____Cadd9__G
I'm goin' out to Denver to see if I can't find
____Cadd9_________________________________G____Cadd9__G
I'm goin' out to Denver to see if I can't find
_____D______Cadd9____________G___Cadd9__G
That lovin' Colorado girl of mine

The promise in her smile Shames the mountains tall
The promise in her smile Shames the mountains tall
She bring the sun to shining Tell the rain to fall

Be there tomorrow Mama, don't you cry
Be there tomorrow Now, mama, don't you cry
I got to kiss these lonesome Texas blues good-bye

I'm goin' out to to Denver See if I can't find
I'm goin' out to to Denver See if I can't find
That lovin' Colorado girl of mine
That lovin' Colorado girl of mine

Dodging Bullets

Submitted by Matt (Thanks!)

Intro

G C9 G C9

Verse 1

G D C9 D G D C9 C9

Well I've been dodging the girls like they were bullets,

G D C9 D G D C9 C9

And up til the time I met you I've done my best.

Until you came along and you took aim,

and your big 'ol twelve guage shells caught me square in the chest.


CHORUS

G D C9 C9 G D C9 C9

Now I've been dodging the girls like bullets from a gun,

It was only a matter of time til I got myself shot by one.

Solo over G D C9 (two times)

Verse 2

Now there's no way I can beat your six gun with six strings,

Even if I'm more charming than Butch Cassidy

Cause your faster than Sundance and I don't stand a chance

When the gun pointed at me is yours.

Hell I use to be fast but time caught up at last

And I can't dodge them bullets no more.


Repeat CHORUS


BRIDGE

C9 D

You've got me cornered got me all shot up,

Em C

make a try for the horses and hope you, hope you can't catch up.

Em D

Well I know I'll be square in your sights the moment that I reach that door,

C D C G D C D

now I've dodged many a bullet in my life I hope I can dodge one more….

G D C D (repeat three times) end on C

hope I can dodge one more..


Repeat CHORUS

End on G

Hearts On Fire

Alright, I've had a number of requests for this one, and it's a semi-regular part of their live sets, so I figure I should give it a go, but I'm not sure about it at all. The second chord is a little wonky, I think it's D/F# (200230). Anyhow, let's consider this a starting point. If anybody thinks they have a better bead on it, please shoot me an email.

Chorus riff

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|---------2h4-2-----2-----2---|
|---------------2h4---2h4---2-|
|-0---0-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|---------2h4-2-----2-----2---|
|---------------2h4---2h4---2-|
|-----------------------------|
|-3---3-----------------------|


|-----0-------0-0--|
|-----3-------3-3--|
|-----2-------2-2--|
|-----0-------0-0--|
|-----0-------0-0--|
|-2---2---2---2-2--|

Verses:

G_________________D/F#
Some nights don't pan out at all
G_______________D/F#
Some nights are gold
G____________________________D/F#
In this run down, burned out shell of a town
D______A_______G
That I call my home

G______________________D/F#
Smoke filled bars, and loud guitars
G___________D/F#
One game of pool
G____________________________D/F#
It was just one look, it was just one smile
D_______A___________G
Now I'm playing the fool

Chorus:

D____________A________________G
My hearts on fire burnin with desire

A A G G D/F#____________________________________A
__________My hearts on fire, its one thing I've found
A___________G____________________D/F#
Flames burn brighter when you're around
A___________________________G________________________________D/F#
Those flames burn brighter, flames burn brighter when you're around
A___________________________G________________________________D/F#
Those flames burn brighter, flames burn brighter when you're around


Punk rock girls and lone star beer
Means tonight will be ok
And if I could get your attention my dear
Things might go my way

Some nights don't pan out at all
Some nights are gold
I'd be richer than a old time 49er
If you were mine to hold

Choruses etc...

The Outsiders

G________________D
Drive around all day
D________________Em7
Nowhere I should be
Em7_________________B5
Don't know where to go
B5__________________Cadd9
But I wish you were with me

G________________D
Had a dream last night
D_____Em7
About you
Em7_____________B5
Didn't turn out good
B5_________________Cadd9
So I hope it's not true


Em7__________D
I wish I was with you
D______________________Cadd9
Wish I could hold your hand


Didn't go outside today
Until it got dark
Stayed in my room
Taping music for you

Old songs that I like
To remind her
Of her boy far away
Her outsider


I wish I was with you
Wish I could kiss your lips

The riff that goes here is somethong like this, but I'm not sure this is right. Let me know if yiu think yiu have it down.

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------0-0--------10-9--------0-0--------10-9-----
-9-10-5-5---9-10-10-10--9-10-5-5---9-10-10-10----
-0----------0-----------0----------0-------------


Got a letter in the the mail
Another one from you
Read it five times and
wrote you one too

Says that I miss you
Says that I care
Spring will come soon
And then I'll be there


I wish I was with you
Wish I could sleep in your arms
I wish I was with you
Holding you in my arms

End with the riff

Poor Heartache

Verses: G D G Cadd9 G D G

Chorus: Cadd9 Em7 Cadd9 D

G__________________________________D
Well my heart's grown this pair of wings
G_______________________________Cadd9
despite all they pain that they bring
G______________________D
to a heart, a heart so true
D_______________G
Like the one in you

Now my heart's got this pair of wings
And they're devilish foolhardy things
But I once had a heart so true
Like the one in you

Cadd9
Hell now I know that we're still kids
_________Em7
But that don't change the things I did
___Cadd9
To make your poor heart ache
____________D
Now I'm not worth it and you'll realize it some day
D________G
Down the line

Well my heart's flying off the ground
But it'll surely come crashing back down
And when it does, well I won't have you
And your heart so true

Hell now I know that we're still kids
But that don't change the things I did
To make your poor heart ache
Now I'm not worth it and you'll realize it some day
Down the line

Hell now I know that we're still kids
But you can't forgive the things I did
You'll find another heart so true
And you'll break that poor boy's hear right in two
Down the line


Solo/Intro:

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-----------------3---------------------------
-0-2-0-2s4-2---4---4-2-0-2-0-----0-2-0-2s4-4-
-----------------------------2---------------
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------
-4-2-0-4-2---2-4-2-0-0-----------------------
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------


Chord transitions:

G_______________D_____________G
---3---3---3-------0-------------3-
---3---3---3-------3-------------3-
---0---0---0-------2-------------0-
---0-0-0---0-----0-0-2-3-4-2-0---0-
---2---2---2-2-3-----------------2-
-3-3---3-3-3-------------------3-3-


G___________Cadd9_________G
---3---3---3---0-----------3-
---3---3---3---3-----------3-
---0---0---0---0-----------0-
-0-0---0-0-0---2-0h2-----0-0-
---2-2-2---2-3-3-----3p2---2-
---3---3---3---------------3-

G_______________D_____________G
---3---3---3-------0-------------3-
---3---3---3-------3-------------3-
---0---0---0-------2-------------0-
---0-0-0---0-----0-0-2-3-4-2-0---0-
---2---2---2-2-3-----------------2-
-3-3---3-3-3-------------------3-3-