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Big John Shaft Tab

by Belle And Sebastian


Fixed a few wrong chords, missing chords, and capo placement
from the other version.  Should be capo 3, not 2 as the other tab says.
And the Bb chord in the other tab should be G.  I also added
a guitar version of the piano.



Capo fret 3

=X32000   =X32310

intro:   x4

                        
I'll make another movie
                                
The same one as the year before
                   
Take a tired idea
                        
Put it in the hands of Hol-ly-wood
                  
I need to talk to someone
                         
I've been living someone else's life
                                        
I don't get no mail at my house anymore
                
My manager's my bride

                           
I'm leaving on a jet plane
                            
I'll see my baby soon enough
                               
I won't take her to the movie
                                
I'm worried that the lines become all blurred
                    
I couldn't help but feeling something
                         
When the boss told us to act that way
                                   
I'm ashamed of my profession
                     
I would do the same again

                         
I'll make another movie
                            
Same one as the year before
                         
I'm looking for a story
                                  
Something ludicrous to come up from the street
                     
I won't play another heavyweight
                     
I won't play another Big John Shaft
                                      
Put me in a frock and leave me recite
                     
Maybe my career will die


Here’s a few ways I like to add color to this by incorporating
some of the bass and piano line.

All numbers relative to a capo on 3
\ indicates downsrum. / indicates up.

this way for a brighter sound
 \  \/ \          \ /\ \      
---0---------------1----------------0---|
---1---------0h1---1----------0h1---1---|
-0-0-------0-------2--------------0-0---| repeat
---2-------------3-3--------3-------2---|
---3---------------3----------------3---|
-------------------1--------------------|

Or this way for more of a bass thing

 \  \/ \           \ /\ \      
---0---------------1----------------0---|
---1---------------1----------------1---|
---0---------------2----------------0---| repeat
---2---------------3----------------2---|
---3---------2h3---3----------2h3---3---|
-3---------3-----1-1--------1-----3-----|