The Free Electric Band Albert Hammond
Song: The Free Electric Band
Tabbed by: DJ
24th July 2013
Tuning: Standard
C = x32010 F = 133211 C/G = 332010
(C4) = x33010 G/B = x20033 G7 = 323003 or 320001
G = 320033
* = No chords, tap beat on guitar body
The (C4) is only implied, but adds interest.
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||: [C]/ / / [(C4)(C)] /__/ | [G]/ / / / :|| (Twice)
My fa[C]ther is a doctor,[(C4)] he's[(C)] a fa[G]mily man,
My mo[C]ther works for chari -[(C4)] ty, [(C)]when - e[G]ver she can,
They're b[C]oth good, clean, Americans[(C4)] who [(C)] a - b[G]ide by the law,
And they b[C]oth stick up for liber -[(C4)] ty, [(C)]and they b[G]oth support the war!
My happ[C]iness was p[F]aid for when they [G/B]laid their money d[C]own,
For sum[C]mers in a su[F]mmer - camp, and wi[G/B]nters in the to[C]wn,
My fut[C]ure in the sy[F]stem was t[C/G]alked about, and pla[G]nned,[G7]
* * *
But I gave it up for music,
* * * C (C4)(C) G C (C4)(C) G
And The Free E - lectric Band!
I w[C]ent to school in handwashed s[(C4)]hirts, [(C)]with ne[G]atly oiled hair,
And the sc[C]hool was big, and newly [(C4)]built, [(C)]and fi[G]lled with light and air,
And the tea[C]cher taught us values, [(C4)(C)]that we h[G]ad to learn to keep,
And they cl[C]ipped the ear of man[(C4)]y i -[(C)] dle k[G]id who went to sleep!
'Til my fa[C]ther organ -i[F]sed for me... a c[G/B]ollege in the e[C]ast,
But I w[C]ent to Cali - fo[F]rnia, for the su[G/B]nshine and the b[C]each,
My pa[C]rents, and my lect[F]urers, could n[C/G]ever under - st[G]and,[G7]
* * *
Why I gave it up for music,
* * * C (C4)(C) G C (C4)(C) G
And The Free E - lectric Band!
Well, they us[F]ed to sit, and sp[C]eculate, u - p[G]on their [G/B]son's car - [C]eer,
A la[F]wyer, or a do[C]cter, or a ci[G]vil e[G/B]ngin - e[C]er,
Just g[C]ive me bread and wa[F]ter, put a g[C/G]uitar in my ha[G]nd,[G7]
* * *
'Cause all I need is music,
* * * C (C4)(C) G C (C4)(C) G
And The Free E - lectric Band!
My fa[C]ther sent me money,[(C4)(C)] and I sp[G]ent it very fast,
On a g[C]irl I met in Berkley,[(C4)(C)] in a So[G]cial Science class,
Yes, and we le[C]arnt about her body,[(C4)] but [(C)]her m[G]ind we didn't know,
Un - t[C]il deep rooted atti - [(C4)]tudes, [(C)]and mo[G]rals, began to show!
She wa[C]nted to get mar[F]ried, even t[G/B]hough she never s[C]aid,
And I k[C]new her well e - no[F]ugh, by now, to [G/B]see inside her h[C]ead,
She'd se[C]ttle for sub - u[F]rbia, and a l[C/G]ittle patch of l[G]and,[G7]
* * *
So I gave her up for music,
* * * C (C4)(C) G C (C4)(C) G
And The Free E - lectric Band!
[C] [(C4)(C)] [G]
Oo---- oo-----, the Free Electric Band,
Dabba, [C]da, da-da, da,[(C4)] dee-dee, [(C)]deep ...for The Fr[G]ee Electric Band,
Dabba, [C]da, da-da, da,[(C4)] dee-dee, [(C)]deep ...for The Fr[G]ee Electric Band,
Dabba, [C]da, da-da, da,[(C4)] dee-dee, [(C)]deep ...for The Fr[G]ee Electric Band,
Dabba, [C]da, da-da, da,[(C4)] dee-dee, [(C)]deep ...for The Fr[G]ee Electric Band!
(Suggestion for coda)
* * * * * * C
All I need is music, and The Free E - lectric Band!
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