Acid Jazz Singer Chords & Tabs
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ACID JAZZ SINGER - The Fratellis
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Tabbed by: Dr. J
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Tuning: Standard
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Intro
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A D
e|----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5------------------------------------------|
B|----5-5----5-5----5-5----5-7------------------------------------------|
G|----6-6----6-6----6-6----6-7------------------------------------------| x2
D|--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7------------------------------------------|
A|--7------7------7------7----------------------------------------------|
E|--5------5------5------5----------------------------------------------|
That's the basic strumming pattern to use for the intro and the verses.
Some of the chords are open and some are barred. For the most part it
doesn't matter which you use.
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First Verse
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A D
e|--5-------------------------------------------5-----------------------|
B|--5-------------------------------------------7-----------------------|
G|--6-------------------------------------------7-----------------------| x2
D|--7-------------------------------------------7-----------------------|
A|--7-------------------------------------------5-----------------------|
E|--5-------------------------------------------5-----------------------|
Well let me tell you something let me tell you so
This could be the one thing that you really need to know
D7 A
e|--------------5-------------------------------5-----------------------|
B|--------------7-------------------------------5-----------------------|
G|--------------5-------------------------------6-----------------------|
D|--------------7-------------------------------7-----------------------|
A|--------------5-------------------------------7-----------------------|
E|--------------5-------------------------------5-----------------------|
You got to stop once in a while and shake off that face of yours
F#m c#m
e|-------2-------------------------------4------------------------------|
B|-------2-------------------------------5------------------------------|
G|-------2-------------------------------6------------------------------| x2
D|-------4-------------------------------6------------------------------|
A|-------4-------------------------------4------------------------------|
E|-------2-------------------------------4------------------------------|
Cause nothing comes easy no it just comes free
You could sing it better if you'd sing it for me
E
e|------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------9---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
Oh sister
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Second verse
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(Use the same chords as the first verse)
Well I cannot claim this advice as my own
I learned it in the gutter one night crawling home
She said "Don't you look ridiculous"
I checked out her meticulously
And I would've stopped to argue but my teeth were broke
I said I'd love to contradict you
But my life's a joke oh sister
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Chorus
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A
e|------5---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------6---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------5---------------------------------------------------------------|
She said I'm no genius and I've lost myself
The books are on the table and the secrets on the shelf
D7
e|------2---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
And it's one time keep it slow wind them up and here we go
A
e|------5---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------6---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------5---------------------------------------------------------------|
Get it right today and you may still be here tomorrow
E5
e|------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------9---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
Some said she was saintly to some she was a swinger
D7 A
e|------2---------------------------------------5-----------------------|
B|------1---------------------------------------5-----------------------|
G|------2---------------------------------------6-----------------------|
D|------0---------------------------------------7-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------7-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------5-----------------------|
Me I only knew her as an acid jazz singer come on
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Guitar break 1
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_fratellis/acid_jazz_singer_tab.html ]
A
e|------------------------------------------------5---------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7b9r7p5---7b9r7p5-----------7b9r7p5-----------------------------| x2
D|--------------------------7-----------------7-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Third verse
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(Use the same chords as the first verse)
Well I'm a lucky man and maybe so is she
And maybe this is just the way it has to be
It's all based on speculation seems a crazy occupation to me
And though I didn't much believe her I was bound to call
I really didn't want to miss a single thing at all oh sister
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Chorus
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(Same as before)
She said I'm no genius and I've lost myself
The books are on the table and the secrets on the shelf
And it's one time keep it slow wind them up and here we go
Get it right today and you may still be here tomorrow
Some said she was saintly to some she was a swinger
Me I only knew here as an acid jazz singer come on
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Guitar break 2
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A
e|------------------------------------------------5---------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7b9r7p5---7b9r7p5-----------7b9r7p5-----------------------------| x2
D|--------------------------7-----------------7-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C5
e|------------------------------------------------8---------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10b12r10p8---10b12r10p8------------10b12r10p8-----------------------|
D|---------------------------10-------------------10--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A
e|------------------------------------------------5---------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7b9r7p5---7b9r7p5-----------7b9r7p5-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------7-----------------7-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E D c#m Bm
|e|--------12------10-------9-----7--------------------------------------|
|B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|G|----/13------11-------9-----7-----------------------------------------| x3
|D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Play with these chords, slight rhythm change on the third time:
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| E D c#m Bm
|e|-----12------10-------9------7----------------------------------------|
|B|-----12------10-------9------7----------------------------------------|
|G|-----13------11-------9------7----------------------------------------| x3
|D|-----14------12-------11-----9----------------------------------------|
|A|-----14------12-------11-----9----------------------------------------|
|E|-----12------10-------9------7----------------------------------------|
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A5 E
e|--------------------------------------0--------------------------------|
B|---------------2----------------------0--------------------------------|
G|------2-----------4--2----------------1--------------------------------|
D|------2-----------------4--2----------2--------------------------------|
A|------0-------------------------------2--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------3b4-----0--------------------------------|
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Chorus
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(Mostly the same as before)
She said I'm no genius and I've lost myself
The books are on the table and the secrets on the shelf
And it's one time keep it slow wind them up and here we go
Get it right today and you may still be here tomorrow
Some said she was saintly to some she was a swinger
Me I only knew here as an acid jazz singer
E5
e|------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------9---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
I haven't seen her lately man I have to ring her
(Play these D7's stacato)
D7
e|------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------------------------------|
B|------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1------------------------------------------|
G|------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------------------------------|
D|------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Put your hands together for the acid jazz singer come on
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Ending
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A G C
e|------5----5---5--------------3-------3-------------------------------|
B|------5----5---5--------------3-------5-------------------------------|
G|------6----6---6--------------4-------5-------------------------------| x16
D|------7----7---7--------------5-------5-------------------------------|
A|------7----7---7--------------5-------3-------------------------------|
E|------5----5---5--------------3-------3-------------------------------|
A G C
e|------5----5---5--------------3-------3-------------------------------|
B|------5----5---5--------------3-------5-------------------------------|
G|------6----6---6--------------4-------5-------------------------------|
D|------7----7---7--------------5-------5-------------------------------|
A|------7----7---7--------------5-------3-------------------------------|
E|------5----5---5--------------3-------3-------------------------------|
| b bend up
| r release bend
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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