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Title: "In the Street" (aka "That 70's Song")
Album: "Authorized Greatest Hits," "That 70's Show Presents That
70's Album: Rockin'"

Original version performed by Big Star, composed by Chris Bell and
Alex Chilton

Additional music and lyrics by Rick Nielsen

Original tab by Ben G. ([email protected])
revised: Chris Clark

Here's the complete corrected version of a crowd-pleasing song
that's a snap to play, either solo or with a band. More than a
straight cover of Big Star's "In the Street," Cheap Trick modifies
the song's basic structure, transposing it from Chord diagramG+G to Chord diagramD MajorD (use a capo on
the fifth fret if you want to be authentic and/or you can handle
Chilton's high nasal whine), embellishing the main verses with a D9-
C9-G progression (in the original, they're sung over the main riff),
adding the "Dear Prudence"-inspired Chord diagramBB riff after the "not a thing to
do" chorus (the original simply vamps on A, played as Chord diagramE MajorE if you're
using that capo), and changing the chords at the "yeah!" part before
the main riff returns for the solos. There's also a bunch of new
lyrics, substituting Nixon nostalgia for the chorus about jonesing
for a joint (see "Surrender," which also inspired the "Mom and Dad"
lyrics here, not to mention the "we're all alright" bit in the
bridge), and all the Wisconsin references in honor of the TV show for
which it serves as the opening theme. Recommended chord positions at
the bottom.


Tab: Guitar
Tuning: Standard

Chord diagramD MajorD

Main riff

e ----------------------2--3--2--I
Chord diagramBB ----------------------3--3--3--I
Chord diagramG+G ----------------------2--O--2--I
Chord diagramD MajorD -------------------O--O--O--O--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA -------------O--2--------2-----I
Chord diagramE MajorE -O--1--2--3--------------3-----I

Chord diagramD9D9
Hangin'...
Chord diagramC9C9              G(Chord diagramBB bass)
Down...
Chord diagramD9D9
The same...
Chord diagramC9C9              G(Chord diagramBB bass)
We did...

      Chord diagramG+G     Dsus4(F#bass) Chord diagramE minorEm
Not a thing to            do
    Chord diagramG+G    Dsus4(F#bass) Chord diagramE minorEm
But talk to            you
      Chord diagramG+G     Dsus4(F#bass) Chord diagramE minorEm
Not a thing to            do
           Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramD MajorD
Out in the street

Main riff x 2

Chord diagramD9D9
Mom...
Chord diagramC9C9             G(Chord diagramBB bass)
Live...
Chord diagramD9D9
The music's...
Chord diagramC9C9             G(Chord diagramBB bass)
So we...

Chord diagramG+G   Dsus4(F#bass) Chord diagramE minorEm
Nix-on's          gone
    Chord diagramG+G    Dsus4(F#bass) Chord diagramE minorEm
But rock lives         on
Chord diagramG+G  Dsus4(F#bass) Chord diagramE minorEm
Oh oh            yeah...

Chord diagramBB riff (hint: reach around with your thumb to play the E-string notes)

e ---------------------------------------I
Chord diagramBB ------4---------4--------4---------4---I
Chord diagramG+G ----4---4-----4---4----4---4-----4---4-I
Chord diagramD MajorD ---------------------------------------I
Chord diagramA augmentedA -2---------O---------------------------I
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------4---------3-------I

Chord diagramF#F#    Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramD#D#   Chord diagramC#C#
We're still rock-in'
Chord diagramF#F#  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramD#D#  Chord diagramC#C#
In  Wis-con-sin
Chord diagramF#F#           Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramD#D#     Chord diagramC#C#
We're all al-right, we're all al-right
Chord diagramC#C#    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramBB
Yeah!

Main riff x 3

Chord diagramD9D9
I steal...
Chord diagramC9C9           G(Chord diagramBB bass)
Drive...
Chord diagramD9D9
Pick...
Chord diagramC9C9           G(Chord diagramBB bass)
Drive...

      Chord diagramG+G     Dsus4(F#bass) Chord diagramE minorEm
Not a thing to            do
    Chord diagramG+G    Dsus4(F#bass) Chord diagramE minorEm
But talk to            you
      Chord diagramG+G     Dsus4(F#bass) Chord diagramE minorEm
Not a thing to            do, oh yeah

Chord diagramBB riff

Chord diagramF#F#    Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramD#D#   Chord diagramC#C#
We're still rock-in'
Chord diagramF#F#  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramD#D#  Chord diagramC#C#
In  Wis-con-sin
Chord diagramF#F#        Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramD#D#           Chord diagramC#C#
We're all alright, we're all al-right
Chord diagramC#C#    Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramBB
Yeah!

Main riff x 2

Chord diagramD MajorD
Hello Wisconsin!

Recommended chord positions in order of appearance

Chord diagramD MajorD

e --2--I
Chord diagramBB --3--I
Chord diagramG+G --2--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --O--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --x--I
Chord diagramE MajorE --x--I

Chord diagramG+G

e --3--I
Chord diagramBB --3--I
Chord diagramG+G --0--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --O--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --2--I
Chord diagramE MajorE --3--I

Chord diagramD9D9

e --O--I
Chord diagramBB --3--I
Chord diagramG+G --2--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --O--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --x--I
Chord diagramE MajorE --x--I

Chord diagramC9C9

e --x--I
Chord diagramBB --3--I
Chord diagramG+G --O--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --2--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --3--I
Chord diagramE MajorE --x--I

G(Chord diagramBB bass)

e --3--I
Chord diagramBB --3--I
Chord diagramG+G --O--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --O--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --2--I
Chord diagramE MajorE --x--I

Dsus4(Chord diagramF#F# bass)

e --3--I
Chord diagramBB --3--I
Chord diagramG+G --O--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --O--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --O--I
Chord diagramE MajorE --2--I

Chord diagramE minorEm

e --O--I
Chord diagramBB --O--I
Chord diagramG+G --O--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --2--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --2--I
Chord diagramE MajorE --O--I

Chord diagramF#F#

e --x--I
Chord diagramBB --11-I
Chord diagramG+G --11-I
Chord diagramD MajorD --11-I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --9--I
Chord diagramE MajorE --x--I

Chord diagramE MajorE

e --x--I
Chord diagramBB --9--I
Chord diagramG+G --9--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --9--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --7--I
Chord diagramE MajorE --x--I

Chord diagramD#D#

e --x--I
Chord diagramBB --8--I
Chord diagramG+G --8--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --8--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --6--I
Chord diagramE MajorE --x--I

Chord diagramC#C#

e --x--I
Chord diagramBB --6--I
Chord diagramG+G --6--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --6--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --4--I
Chord diagramE MajorE --x--I

Chord diagramE MajorE

e --O--I
Chord diagramBB --O--I
Chord diagramG+G --1--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --2--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --2--I
Chord diagramE MajorE --O--I

Chord diagramBB

e --x--I
Chord diagramBB --4--I
Chord diagramG+G --4--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --4--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --2--I
Chord diagramE MajorE --x--I

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