Album: Word Gets Around (Part 2)
Artist: Stereophonics
Tabbed by: Sian Clarke
As I mentioned in the first part of this tab, I couldn't fit all twelve songs onto the same
song file, so I had to split it into two parts, (Part 1) and (Part 2).
(Part 1) should be above the link to this part, but I could be wrong, if it's not there you'll
have to look for it if you want any of the first six songs.
Songs in this part: 7. Check My Eyelids For Holes
8. Same Size Feet
9. Last Of The Big Time Drinkers
10. Goldfish Bowl
11. Too Many Sandwiches
12. Billy Daveys' Daughter
Songs in the other part: 1. A Thousand Trees
2. Looks Like Chaplin
3. More Life In A Tramps Vest
4. Local Boy In The Photograph
5. Traffic
6. Not Up To You
I've listed all the chords and riffs used under each individual song.
I'm almost 100% sure that all these songs are right, but if you
disagree or have any comments, questions or corrections, or if you just want
to say hey, e-mail me at Sarah.lardy@virgin.net and I will try to reply to all.
(Riffs are indicated above the chord that is played with it)
KEY:
b = bend string
h = hammer on
p = pull off
/or = slide to numbered fret
{ = rest - no chord, silence unless there is a riff continuing above it
...= duration of a riff
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* 7. Check My Eyelids for Holes *
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Chords
A x0222x Asus4-G 3x223x G5 3x003x
Asus4 x0223x D7-F# 2x022x D5 xx023x
D-F# 2x023x E 022300
Verse 1
A Asus4 A { { D-F# { {
I gotta lose weight, I,
A Asus4 A { { D-F#
I, swallow honey.
A Asus4 A { { D-F# D7-F# { {
Is my stand up show, still,
A Asus4 A { { D-F# D7-F# { {
still, still that funny?
A D-F# D7-F# D-F#
Am I back for good? I said that I,
A Asus4 A D-F# D7-F#
said that I would be.
A Asus4-G A D-F# D7-F#
She's down waist low trying,
A Asus4-G A D-F# D7-F#
to make me happy. Because,
Bridge 1
E D-F# E D-F# D-F#
I like watching you. It's
Chorus 1
A D-F# G5 D5
time I tried, tried to check my, check my eyelids, check for holes. It's
A D-F# G5 D5
time I tried, tried to check my, check my eyelids, check for holes.
Verse 2
A Asus4-G A { { D-F# D7-F# { {
Two weeks late, I,
A Asus4-G A { { D-F# D7-F# { {
I gotta test for babies.
A Asus4-G A D-F# D7-F#
Shop take's falling low, I'm not going
A Asus4-G A D-F# D7-F#
back, back to the factories. Because
Bridge 2
E D-F# E D-F# D-F#
I like what I do. It's
Chorus 2 (as above)
Instrumental Break
A D5 G5 D5
A D5 G5 D5
It's
Chorus 3 (as above)
Outro
A D-F# G5 D5
time I tried, it's time I tried, it's time I tried, it's time I tried.
A D-F# G5 D5 A
Time I tried, it's time I tried, it's time I tried to check my lids for holes.
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* 8. Same Size Feet *
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Chords
D#m7 x68676 F# 244322 B-E x7444x
B(1) x24442 E-B x22100 B-G xx544x
E x7999x B(2) x2444x B-A xx044x
E#m7 x46454 B-D# x6444x
Riffs
e----------------------------| e---------------------|
b--4--5--4--4--5--7--5--4----| b---------------------|
1: g--4-----4--4-----------4--4-| 2: g---------------------|
d----------------------------| d--4h6--4-------------|
A----------------------------| A----------4h6--4--2--|
E----------------------------| E---------------------|
Verse 1
{ { { {
A week's too long not to ring.
D#m7 D#m7
Re-colours her hair and waits for him.
B(1) B(1)
No cat against dog just head over heels.
D#m7 D#m7
Sex twice a date best time in years.
E D#m7
Oh no, why hasn't he phoned? She
E D#m7
has to wait until he's on his own.
E D#m7
Lying and denying so no-body knows, I'll
E D#m7 C#m7 B(1)
tell her this week is what he tells her to keep her on
F# E-B
loan. He'll buy her one day.
Instrumental Break 1
(R 1)............................(R 1)............................
B(2) B(2) B(2) B(2)
Verse 2
B(1) B(1)
Sex drives oral highs, cheated wives and spies.
(as chord progression in Verse 1, from first D#m7)
Cream cakes, coffee dates, floral gifts goodbye.
Passed away for the day had a change of kind.
Sex change too mundane for the average mind.
Oh no, she just can't see,
where he is, or where he's been.
Looked prim and straight like she's always been
All that she saved for went missing again.
Instrumental Break 2 (as before)
Mid Section
C#m7 { C#m7 { C#m7 { C#m7 {
She could be, she could be, she could be,
B(1) B(1)
wrong.
C#m7 { C#m7 { C#m7 { C#m7 {
She could be, she could be, she could be,
B(1) B(1)
wrong.
C#m7 { C#m7 { C#m7 { C#m7 {
She could be, she could be, she could be,
B(1) B(1)
wrong.
C#m7 { C#m7 { C#m7 { C#m7 {
It looks like, it looks like the word's got around.
Instrumental Break 3 (as before, X2)
Verse 3 (as Verse 2, with the extra B(1) chords)
They found a body in the lake.
Maybe, it wasn't really his name.
Same colour, same weight, same size feet.
(R 2).................
It's the not knowing that kills you.
Oh no, the clocks stopped slow,
everytime you're on your own.
You hide from the spies so no-body knows.
Scratch through the pages of the lazy days news for a clue.
Still looking for you.
Instrumental Break 4 (as before, X2)
Instrumental Break 5
B(1) B(1) B-D# B-D#
B-E B-E B(1) B(1)
B(1) B(1) B-D# B-D#
B-E B-E B-G B-A
Outro (same as instrumental break 1 end the song on B(1))
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* 9. Last Of The Big Time Drinkers *
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Chords
A7 x02223 Bm7 x24232 F 133211
A 577655 D xx0232 G 355433
Em7 068676 E 022100 C#8-A x0 11x 14x
F#m 244222 Bm x24432 G-A x09787
Intro
A7 A7
Verse 1
A A Em7
Ten minutes flat after that day at the factory,
Em7
I'm drinking like a dog in the sun.
A A Em7
I don't need to eat or sleep a wink at the weekend,
Em7
just rot my guts and I
Bridge 1
F#m Bm7 F#m D
can't wait for my next drink. The first one is gonna sink,
D { { { {
I'm the last of the big time
Chorus 1
A E Bm E A E
drinkers. I take pride in my work, I'm the last of the big time drinkers.
F G D F G
My beer don't taste the same without my name painted on my glass.
Verse 2 (as before)
I don't live to work, I work to live and live at the weekend
and maybe spend a week in the sun.
I come home, wet the bed throw my sheets out the window
and Sunday morning comes and I
Bridge 2 (as before)
Chorus 2 (as before)
Instrumental Break
A A Em7 Em7
A A Em7 Em7
and I
Bridge 3 (as before, but without the rests)
Chorus 3
A E Bm E A E
drinkers. I take pride in my work, I'm the last of the big time drinkers.
Bm E A E
Just give me hops or the slops, I'm the last of the big time drinkers.
Bm E A E F G
I take pride in my work I'm the last of the big time drinkers.
Outro
C#8-A C#8-A G-A-----------| G-A
C#8-A C#8-A G-A-----------| G-A
C#8-A C#8-A G-A-----------| G-A
C#8-A C#8-A G-A-----------| G-A
C#8-A C#8-A G-A-----------| G-A
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* 10. Goldfish Bowl *
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Chords
G5 355xxx G 320033 Dsus4 xx0233
D5 xx023x D xx0232 Em7 022030
C x32010 Bm7 x24232 C+9 x32033
Riffs
e-------------| e-------------------| e-------------------|
b--3--1--0----| b-----1--3--1--0----| b-----1--3--1--0--0-|
1: g--0--0--0--2-| 2: g-----0--0--0--0--2-| 3: g-----0--0--0--0--0-|
d--2--2--2--0-| d-----2--2--2--2--0-| d-----2--2--2--2--2-|
A--3--3--3--3-| A--3----------------| A--3----------------|
E-------------| E-------------------| E-------------------|
e-------------------------------------| e----------------------------------|
b-----0--3--1--0-----------3--1--0----| b--1--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--1--0-|
4: g-----0--0--0--0--2-----2--0--0--0--2-| 5: g--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
d-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| d--2-------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------| A--3-------------------------------|
E--3----------------------------------| E----------------------------------|
Intro
(R 1)................
G5 D5 C C
Same long faces in the workmans' hall.
Verse 1
(R 2).........(R 2)..............
G D C C
Caramel crisp counts his birds.
(R 2).........(R 2)................
G D C C
Cliff chip's lines up his dominoes.
(R 2).........(R 2).............
G D C C
Kingfisher lead singer calm's his nerves.
Bridge 1
Bm7 C Bm7 C
I'm drinking, sinking, swimming, drowning, working, smirking,
Bm7 C D Dsus4
learning, burning, sleeping, theiving, cheating, beating, I'm eating
Dsus4
I'm deep in a goldfish
Chorus 1
(R 4).................................(R 5)...............................
G D C C
bowl. It's sink or swim
Verse 2
(R 2)...........(R 2)
G D C C
The hall down town just burned to the ground.
G D C C
My boxing ring turned to ash.
G D C C
Redhead, ginger bread sells tickets at the door.
G D C C
Stella sleepwalks in the sand.
Bridge 2 (as before)
Chorus 2
(R 2)..........(R 2)................
G D C C
bowl, It's sink or swim. Looking in
G D C C
They're looking in.
Instrumental Break
D Em7 C+9 C+9
D Em7 C+9 C+9
Verse 3
(R 2).........(R 2).............
G D C C
Hard up, outta luck, time to ride the village bike.
(R 2)..........(R 2)..............
G D C C
A bike been used ten times or more.
(R 2)........(R 2)........
G D C C
Grapevine, here's the wife, lays down her royal flush.
G D C C
I think I've lost another wife.
Bridge 3 (as before)
Outro
(R 2)........(R 2)...........
G D C C
bowl, It's sink or swim.
(R 2)........(R 2)...........
G D C C
It's sink or swim.
G
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* 11. Too Many Sandwiches *
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Chords
D-F#(1) x977xx A x02220 G5 35xxxx
Gsus2(1) x10 77xx Bm x2443x D5-A(1) xx77xx
D-F#(2) 2x023x E7 022130 D5-A(2) x0023x
Gsus2(2) 3x023x Am7 x02010 Asus4 002230
C x3555x D5 xx023x A7 x02223
G 355433 A5 57xxxx D-A x00232
C+9 x3203x
Riffs
e--------------------------------------------------|
b--------3-------3-----3----------3--------3-----3-|
1: g-----2-------2-----2----------2--------2-----2----|
d--4-------4-------------4--5--------5-------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
e----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-------|
b------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-|
2: g--2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|
d------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro
(R 1)............................(R 1)..............................
D-F#(1) Gsus2(1) D-F#(1) Gsus2(1)
Verse 1
D-F#(2) Gsus2(2)
Shopping spree for your family tree, haven't seen your family tree,
D-F#(2) Gsus2(2)
in quite a while.
D-F#(2) Gsus2(2)
Too many sandwiches and wine, sherry stains down your best man's tie,
D-F#(2) Gsus2(2) C G
what a speech. The
Verse 2
D-F#(2) Gsus2(2)
band arrives and the grannies cry, the singers' tongues' in the barmaids mouth,
D-F#(2) Gsus2(2)
what a voice.
D-F#(2) Gsus2(2)
Grandpa drunk a drop or two, heads' still stuck in the portaloo,
D-F#(2) Gsus2(2) C+9 Gsus2(2) D-F#(2) Gsus2(2)
what a man. You bought a
Chorus 1
A D-F#(2) A
sequin dress for your chicken breasts, the disco's late
Bm D-F#(2) Gsus2(2) E7
and he's over - paid tonight. You got a
A D-F#(2) A
diamond ring and a man who sings, the man who sings
Bm D-F#(2) Gsus2(2) A
made love to the bar - maid twice.
D-F#(2) Gsus2(2) D5 Gsus2(2) A5 G5 A5
And that's just tonight The
Verse 3
(R 1)..................................................................................
D-F#(1) Gsus2(1)
blue-rinsed hairs lift up their chairs, the band's too loud, they're off downstairs,
(R 1)..................................................................................
D-F#(1) Gsus2(1)
what a noise.
(R 1)...................................................................................
D-F#(1) Gsus2(1)
The bride and groom, they dance their dance and the singer mimes, there's still a chance,
(R 1)..................................................................................
D-F#(1) Gsus2(1) C+9 Gsus2(2) D-F#(2) Gsus2(2)
the barmaid smiles. You bought a
Chorus 2
A D-F#(2) A
sequin dress for your chicken breasts, the disco's late
Bm D-F#(2) Gsus2(2) E7
and he's over - paid tonight. You got a
A D-F#(2) A
diamond ring and a man who sings, the man who sings
Bm D-F#(2) Gsus2(2) A
made love to the bar - maid twice.
D-F#(2) Gsus2(2) D5 Gsus2(2) A5 A5 A5 A5
And that's just tonight.
Instrumental Break
Gsus2(1) D-F#(1) D5-A(1) D5-A(1)
Gsus2(1) D-F#(1) D5-A(1) D5-A(2)
Gsus2(2) D-F#(2) D5-A(2) D5-A(2)
Gsus2(2) D-F#(2)
C+9 Gsus2(2) D-F#(2) Asus4
You bought a
Chorus 3
(R 2)..................................................
A D-F#(2) A
sequin dress for your chicken breasts, the disco's late
.......................................................
Bm D-F#(2) Gsus2(2) E7
and he's over - paid tonight. You got a
(R 2)..................................................
A D-F#(2) A
diamond ring and a man who sings, the man who sings
.......................................................
Bm D-F#(2) Gsus2(2) Gsus2(2) E7
made love to the bar - maid twice.
(R 2)..................................................
A D-F#(2) A
Grandpa drunk a drop or two, heads' still stuck
.......................................................
Bm D-F#(2) Gsus2(2) Gsus2(2) E7
in the portaloo, again.
(R 2)........................................................................
A D-F#(2) A Bm
The bride and groom, they dance their dance and the singer mimes, there's still a
.................................................................
D-F#(2) Gsus2(2) Asus4
chance, tonight. And the barmaid
D-F#(2) Gsus2(2) D5 Gsus2(2)
smiles.
Outro
A5 A5 G5 A5 A5 G5 A5 A5 G5 A5 A5 G5
A7 D-A A A A7 D-A A A
Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7
Am7 G5 Am7 G5 Am7 G5 Am7 G5 Am7 G5 Am7 G5 Am7 G5 Am7 G5
Am7 G5 Am7 G5 Am7 G5 Am7 G5 Am7 G5 Am7 G5 Am7 G5
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* 12. Billy Daveys' Daughter *
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Chords
C+9 x3203x C x32010 Am7 x02010
Em 022000 D-F# 2x023x G-D xx000x
G 320033 Em7 022030 D5 xx023x
Riffs
e--0--0--0--0----------|
b--------------3--1--0-|
1: g----------------------|
d----------------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
Intro
C+9 (strum once, lightly) { { {
(R 1).............. (R 1)..............
Em Em G G
(R 1)..............
C C G { G D-F#
Verse 1
Em7 Em7 G G
I never knew her name.
C C G G
I only knew her fame.
Verse 2
Em7 Em7 G G
She lived near my town.
C C G { G D-F#
Another goldfish to drown.
Verse 3
Em Em G G
Well I just passed the bridge.
C C G { G D-F#
That parts us from them.
Bridge
Em Em G G
The bridge that she used.
C C Am7 Am7
Again and again. A-
C C G-D
gain.
Mid Section
G G D-F# D-F#
I re - mem - ber when they found her,
C C { G D-F# C
Billy Daveys' daughter. The word gets around.
{ G D-F# C
Word gets around.
Chorus
G G D-F# D-F#
Billy Daveys' second daughter threw herself to dirty water.
C C D5 D5
Billy's left with nothing but a dream.
G G D-F# D-F#
Billy Daveys' second daughter threw herself to dirty water.
C C D5 D5
Billy's left with nothing but a dream. He
Outro
G G D-F# D-F#
dreams. He dreams. He
C C D5 D5
dreams. He dreams. He
G G D-F# D-F#
dreams. He dreams. He
C C D5 D5
dreams. He dreams.
{ G D-F# C { { { G(lightly strum once to end)
Word gets around.
There, that took me ages. Hope it comes in useful;')
