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School  Supertramp

 
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SCHOOL - Supertramp
 
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury (zerofret)
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: December 6, 2005
Written by: Richard Davies, Roger Hodgson
Album: "Crime Of the Century" (1974, A & M Records)
Notes:
-Tuning: Standard
-key of A minor
-bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time
-chord forms for verses: Am Em G Dm
 
 E -8---|-7-|-7-|-5-|
 B -10--|-8-|-8-|-6-|
 G -9---|-9-|-7-|-7-|

INTRO:
(opens with harmonica part)
(guitar fades in)
[G] [Dm]  
 
 E ---------------10--|-------------------|-----------5--|--------------|
 B -12=----12=--------|-12=----12=----12--|-6=---6=------|-6=---6-------|
 G -----12-----12-----|-----12-----12-----|----7----7----|----7----7----|
 D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
 A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
 E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|

1ST VERSE:
[Am] [Em]  
 
 E -8------8----------|-8=-----8=-----8---|-----------7--|--------------|
 B ---10--------10----|-----10-----10-----|-8=---8=------|-8=---8-------|
 G ------9------------|-------------------|----9----9----|----9----9----|
 D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
 A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
 E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|

I can see you in the morning when you go to school
[G] [Dm]  
 
 E ---------------10--|-------------------|-----------5--|--------------|
 B -12=----12=--------|-12=----12=----12--|-6=---6=------|-6=---6-------|
 G -----12-----12-----|-----12-----12-----|----7----7----|----7----7----|
 D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
 A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
 E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|

Don't forget your books,you know you've
got to learn the Golden Rule
[Am] [Em]  
 
 E -8------8----------|-8=-----8=-----8---|-----------7--|--------------|
 B ---10--------10----|-----10-----10-----|-8=---8=------|-8=---8-------|
 G ------9------------|-------------------|----9----9----|----9----9----|
 D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
 A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
 E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|

Teacher tells you stop your play and get
on with your work
[G] [Dm]  
 
 E ---------------10--|-------------------|-----------5--|--------------|
 B -12=----12=--------|-12=----12=----12--|-6=---6=------|-6=---6-------|
 G -----12-----12-----|-----12-----12-----|----7----7----|----7----7----|
 D -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
 A -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|
 E -------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|

And be like Johnnie-too-good, don't you know he never shirks,He's coming
(Timing note: there's a pause between each measure in the double staff below)
(I'm not sure of these following 4 measures re: tab accuracy)
 
 E|-------------2--|----------------|--------------2--|-----------------|
 B|------1------3--|------1------3--|------1-------3--|------1-------3--|
 G|-0h2-----2---2--|-0h2-----2---2--|-0h2----2---2-2--|-0h2-----2--2-2--|
 D|-------------0--|-------------0--|--------------0--|--------------0--|
 A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Gt|1 |
| |
Gt|2 |
 
 E|----------------|-8--8--8------7-|-----------------|-8--8--8--------7|
 B|-8/10-10-10--10-|-10-10-10-10--8-|-8/10-10-10-10-10|-10-10-10-10-10-8|
 G|-7/9--9--9---11-|-9--9--9--9---7-|-7/9--9--9--9--11|-9--9--9--9--9--7|
 D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

along
2ND VERSE:
[Am]After school is over, you're playing in the p[Em]ark
D[G]on't be out too late, don't let it [Dm]get too dark
They t[Am]ell you not to hang around and learn what l[Em]ife's about
And g[G]row up just like them, won't let you w[Dm]ork it out
And you're f[C]ull of d[E]oubt
Figure 1 -
 
 E -------7---8=---|-10=------------|------------7=---|-8=--------------|
 B -----8----------|--------8=------|-----8-10--------|--------7=-------|
 G ---9------------|----------------|---9-------------|-----------------|Play
 D -7--------------|----------------|-7---------------|-----------------| 2x
 A ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Continue playing Figure 1 with all guitar parts up until the piano solo.
 
 E --|-17~~--------|-------------15-|-----------------|-----------------|
 B 17|-------------|----------17----|-17~~------------|-----------------|
 G --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|---------17=^(19)|
 D --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Gt1 | |
| |
Gt2 | |
 
 E --|-17~~--------|-------------19-|-----------------|-----------------|
 B 17|-------------|----------20----|-20~~------------|---------19=^(20)|
 G --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E --|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/supertramp/school_tab_ver_2.html )
 
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-r17~~----------|---------12^(14)|-r12~~-----------|------------5^(7)|
 D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Gt|1 |
| |
Gt|2 |
 
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B|-r19~~----------|---------13^(15)|-r13~~-----------|-----------------|
 G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------9^(12)|
 D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-r5~~-----------|----------------|-4~~-------------|-----------------|
 D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Gt|1 |
| |
Gt|2 |
 
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-r9~~-----------|----------------|-9~~-------------|-----------------|
 D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

| |
| |
Gt|3 |
 
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-8h9-9-9=-9-9-9-|-8h9-9-9=-9-9-9-|-8h9-9-9=--9-9-9-|-8h9-9-9=--9-9-9-|
 D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 B|-8h10-10-10=--10-10-10-|-8h10-10-10=--10-10-10-|
 G|-----------------------|-----------------------| Play 2x
 D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G -------2--------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|Play
 D -----2----------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 2x
 A -0-3------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 pm------|

Gt1
 
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-------2--------|----------------|-------2---------|-----------------|
 D|-----2----------|----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
 A|-0-3------------|----------------|-0-3-------------|-----------------|
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |pm------| pm------| |Play

| | 2x
Gt|2 |
 
 E|----------19=^sr|^sr-^sr-^sr-^sr-|-----------------|-----------------|
 B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-------2--------|----------------|-------2---------|-----------------|
 D|-----2----------|----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
 A|-0-3------------|----------------|-0-3-------------|-----------------|
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 pm------| pm------|
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|-------2--------|-2----2---------|-------2---------|-2---------------|
 D|-----2----------|----------------|-----2-----------|-----------------|
 A|-0-3------------|----------------|-0-3-------------|-----------------|
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------12\-----|
 pm------| pm------|

SOLO:
Extended piano solo - 48 measures
Chord accompaniment on acoustic guitar - each chord is 1 measure
Play chord progression 12x
Am Em G Dm (12x)
BRIDGE:
D[E5]on't [F5]do t[G5]his and d[A5]on't [B5]do t[C5]hat
W[A5]hat are they trying to do?
M[D5]ake a good boy of you
[C5]Do they know w[D5]here it's [E5]at?
Don't [E5]cri[F5]tic[G5]ize - they're [A5]old [B5]and w[C5]ise
[A5]Do what they tell you to
D[D5]on't want the devil to
C[C5]ome and put [D5]out your e[E]yes
[E] [D] [A] [B] [D] [E]  
 
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-17p16-17p16-----|
 B|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------17---|
 G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------16~|
 D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

[E] [D] [A] [B] [D] [E]  
 
 E|----------------|----17p16----19~|===--------------|-----------------|
 B|----------------|----------17----|-----------------|-----------------|
 G|===-------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

3RD VERSE:
M[Am]aybe I'm mistaken expecting [Em]you to fight
Or m[G]aybe I'm just crazy, I don't know w[Dm]rong from right
[Am]But while I'm still living, I've just got t[Em]his to say
It's a[G]lways up to you if you want to [Dm]be that
Want to s[F]ee that
Want to s[C]ee it that w[E]ay
You're coming along
[Am]  
 
 E|--------0------------------2-----|
 B|-1----0---1-3---1-3----1-3-------|
 G|-2--2---------0-----0------------|
 D|-2-------------------------------| (Free time, let notes ring)
 A|-0-------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|
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^...bend (s=semi-tone) \...slide down
r...release bend ~...vibrato
h...hammer on =...hold note
p...pull off pm..palm mute
/...slide up
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)

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