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
[email protected] 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
x0222x - 3x223x 3x003x
x0223x - 2x022x xx023x
- 2x023x 022300
Verse 1
{ { - { {
I gotta lose weight, I,
{ { -
I, swallow honey.
{ { - - { {
Is my stand up show, still,
{ { - - { {
still, still that funny?
- - -
Am I back for good? I said that I,
- -
said that I would be.
- - -
She s down waist low trying,
- - -
to make me happy. Because,
Bridge 1
- - -
I like watching you. It s
Chorus 1
-
time I tried, tried to check my, check my eyelids, check for holes. It s
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time I tried, tried to check my, check my eyelids, check for holes.
Verse 2
- { { - - { {
Two weeks late, I,
- { { - - { {
I gotta test for babies.
- - -
Shop take s falling low, I m not going
- - -
back, back to the factories. Because
Bridge 2
- - -
I like what I do. It s
Chorus 2 (as above)
Instrumental Break
It s
Chorus 3 (as above)
Outro
-
time I tried, it s time I tried, it s time I tried, it s time I tried.
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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
x68676 244322 - x7444x
(1) x24442 - x22100 - xx544x
x7999x x2444x - xx044x
E#m7 x46454 - 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.
Re-colours her hair and waits for him.
(1) (1)
No cat against dog just head over heels.
Sex twice a date best time in years.
Oh no, why hasn t he phoned? She
has to wait until he s on his own.
Lying and denying so no-body knows, I ll
(1)
tell her this week is what he tells her to keep her on
-
loan. He ll buy her one day.
Instrumental Break 1
(R 1)............................(R 1)............................
(2)
Verse 2
(1) (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
{ { { {
She could be, she could be, she could be,
(1) (1)
wrong.
{ { { {
She could be, she could be, she could be,
(1) (1)
wrong.
{ { { {
She could be, she could be, she could be,
(1) (1)
wrong.
{ { { {
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
(1) (1) - -
- - (1) (1)
(1) (1) - -
- - - -
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
x02223 x24232 133211
577655 xx0232 355433
068676 022100 C#8- x0 11x 14x
244222 x24432 - x09787
Intro
Verse 1
Ten minutes flat after that day at the factory,
I m drinking like a dog in the sun.
I don t need to eat or sleep a wink at the weekend,
just rot my guts and I
Bridge 1
can t wait for my next drink. The first one is gonna sink,
{ { { {
I m the last of the big time
Chorus 1
drinkers. I take pride in my work, I m the last of the big time drinkers.
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
and I
Bridge 3 (as before, but without the rests)
Chorus 3
drinkers. I take pride in my work, I m the last of the big time drinkers.
Just give me hops or the slops, I m the last of the big time drinkers.
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
355xxx 320033
Dsus4 xx0233
xx023x xx0232 022030
C x32010 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)................
C C
Same long faces in the workmans hall.
Verse 1
(R 2).........(R 2)..............
C C
Caramel crisp counts his birds.
(R 2).........(R 2)................
C C
Cliff chip s lines up his dominoes.
(R 2).........(R 2).............
C C
Kingfisher lead singer calm s his nerves.
Bridge 1
C C
I m drinking, sinking, swimming, drowning, working, smirking,
C Dsus4
learning, burning, sleeping, theiving, cheating, beating, I m eating
Dsus4
I m deep in a goldfish
Chorus 1
(R 4).................................(R 5)...............................
C C
bowl. It s sink or swim
Verse 2
(R 2)...........(R 2)
C C
The hall down town just burned to the ground.
C C
My boxing ring turned to ash.
C C
Redhead, ginger bread sells tickets at the door.
C C
Stella sleepwalks in the sand.
Bridge 2 (as before)
Chorus 2
(R 2)..........(R 2)................
C C
bowl, It s sink or swim. Looking in
C C
They re looking in.
Instrumental Break
C+9
C+9
C+9
C+9
Verse 3
(R 2).........(R 2).............
C C
Hard up, outta luck, time to ride the village bike.
(R 2)..........(R 2)..............
C C
A bike been used ten times or more.
(R 2)........(R 2)........
C C
Grapevine, here s the wife, lays down her royal flush.
C C
I think I ve lost another wife.
Bridge 3 (as before)
Outro
(R 2)........(R 2)...........
C C
bowl, It s sink or swim.
(R 2)........(R 2)...........
C C
It s sink or swim.
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* 11. Too Many Sandwiches *
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Chords
-F#(1) x977xx x02220 35xxxx
Gsus2(1) x10 77xx x2443x -A(1) xx77xx
-F#(2) 2x023x
E7 022130 -
A(2) x0023x
Gsus2(2) 3x023x
Am7 x02010 002230
C x3555x xx023x x02223
355433
A5 57xxxx - 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)..............................
-F#(1)
Gsus2(1) -F#(1)
Gsus2(1)
Verse 1
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
Shopping spree for your family tree, haven t seen your family tree,
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
in quite a while.
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
Too many sandwiches and wine, sherry stains down your best man s tie,
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
C
what a speech. The
Verse 2
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
band arrives and the grannies cry, the singers tongues in the barmaids mouth,
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
what a voice.
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
Grandpa drunk a drop or two, heads still stuck in the portaloo,
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
C+9
Gsus2(2) -F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
what a man. You bought a
Chorus 1
-F#(2)
sequin dress for your chicken breasts, the disco s late
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
E7
and he s over - paid tonight. You got a
-F#(2)
diamond ring and a man who sings, the man who sings
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
made love to the bar - maid twice.
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
Gsus2(2)
A5 A5
And that s just tonight The
Verse 3
(R 1)..................................................................................
-F#(1)
Gsus2(1)
blue-rinsed hairs lift up their chairs, the band s too loud, they re off downstairs,
(R 1)..................................................................................
-F#(1)
Gsus2(1)
what a noise.
(R 1)...................................................................................
-F#(1)
Gsus2(1)
The bride and groom, they dance their dance and the singer mimes, there s still a chance,
(R 1)..................................................................................
-F#(1)
Gsus2(1)
C+9
Gsus2(2) -F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
the barmaid smiles. You bought a
Chorus 2
-F#(2)
sequin dress for your chicken breasts, the disco s late
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
E7
and he s over - paid tonight. You got a
-F#(2)
diamond ring and a man who sings, the man who sings
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
made love to the bar - maid twice.
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
Gsus2(2)
A5 A5 A5 A5
And that s just tonight.
Instrumental Break
Gsus2(1) -F#(1) -A(1) -A(1)
Gsus2(1) -F#(1) -A(1) -
A(2)
Gsus2(2) -F#(2) -
A(2) -
A(2)
Gsus2(2) -F#(2)
C+9
Gsus2(2) -F#(2)
You bought a
Chorus 3
(R 2)..................................................
-F#(2)
sequin dress for your chicken breasts, the disco s late
.......................................................
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
E7
and he s over - paid tonight. You got a
(R 2)..................................................
-F#(2)
diamond ring and a man who sings, the man who sings
.......................................................
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
Gsus2(2)
E7
made love to the bar - maid twice.
(R 2)..................................................
-F#(2)
Grandpa drunk a drop or two, heads still stuck
.......................................................
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
Gsus2(2)
E7
in the portaloo, again.
(R 2)........................................................................
-F#(2)
The bride and groom, they dance their dance and the singer mimes, there s still a
.................................................................
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
chance, tonight. And the barmaid
-F#(2)
Gsus2(2)
Gsus2(2)
smiles.
Outro
A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5 A5
- -
Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7
Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7
Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7
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* 12. Billy Daveys Daughter *
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Chords
C+9 x3203x
C x32010
Am7 x02010
Em 022000 - 2x023x - xx000x
320033 022030 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
(R 1)..............
C C { -
Verse 1
I never knew her name.
C C
I only knew her fame.
Verse 2
She lived near my town.
C C { -
Another goldfish to drown.
Verse 3
Em Em
Well I just passed the bridge.
C C { -
That parts us from them.
Bridge
Em Em
The bridge that she used.
C C Am7 Am7
Again and again. A-
C C -
gain.
Mid Section
- -
I re - mem - ber when they found her,
C C { -
C
Billy Daveys daughter. The word gets around.
{ -
C
Word gets around.
Chorus
- -
Billy Daveys second daughter threw herself to dirty water.
C C
Billy s left with nothing but a dream.
- -
Billy Daveys second daughter threw herself to dirty water.
C C
Billy s left with nothing but a dream. He
Outro
- -
dreams. He dreams. He
C C
dreams. He dreams. He
- -
dreams. He dreams. He
C C
dreams. He dreams.
{ -
C { { { (lightly strum once to end)
Word gets around.
There, that took me ages. Hope it comes in useful; )