A Town Called Blue (Boo Hewerdine)
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This is on Boo Hewerdine's first album, Evidence. Written and performed with
Darden Smith.
[Intro] :
Em* (B) (A) (B7)
e ------------------------------------------------------------------2p0--|
B -----------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
G ---------------------------------------------------------------2-------|
D --------------2----------------2-(4)-(2)-------------------------------|
A ---------2-------------2-sl-4-----------------0-------0--1--2----------|
E ----0------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em* (B) (A) (B7)
e ------------------------------------------------------------2--------|
B ----------------------------------------------2-------------0--------|
G ----------------------------------------------2-------------2--------|
D ---------------2---------------2-(4)-(2)------2-------------1--------|
A ----------2------------2-sl-4-----------------0-------------2--------|
E ----0----------------------------------------------------------------|
Em* (B) (A) (B7)
e ------------------------------------------------------------------2p0--|
B -----------------------------------------------------------------0-----|
G ---------------------------------------------------------------2-------|
D --------------2----------------2-(4)-(2)-------------------------------|
A ---------2-------------2-sl-4-----------------0-------0--1--2----------|
E ----0------------------------------------------------------------------|
I was born and I'll die in a ....
Em* (B) (A) (B7)
e ----------------------------------------------------------------2------|
B ------------------------------------------------2---------------0------|
G ------------------------------------------------2---------------2------|
D ------------------2----------------2-(4)-(2)----2---------------1------|
A -----------2---------------2-sl-4---------------0---------------2------|
E ----0------------------------------------------------------------------|
where streets are paved ...
Em(VII) D(V) A A/E
I'll go out walking ....
G C G
I was born in a town ....
C G Em(VII) D(V)
So, baby get out your ne...
C C/F# Am B
Try to sew up this hole ...
C G Em(VII) D(V)
Was it too smart, too late ....
C D G
Born in a town ....
[Break]:
G(III)v^v^v (B(VII)) (Em(VII)) (B(VII)) (D) (G(III))
e ---3--
B ---4--- / \ sl h p /
G ---5------------5-7-5-7(9)---14(16)14---12-11----11-12-11--11---15(17)-
D ---5----
C G Em(VII) D(V)
So, baby get out your needle ...
C C/F# Am B
Try to sew up this ...
C G Em(VII) D(V)
Was it too smart, too ...
C D
Born in ...
B(VII) Em(VII)
Born in a ...
C D
Born in a .... .
Em* (B) (A)
e -----------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------2----
G ------------------------------------------------2----
D ------------------2----------------2-(4)-(2)----2----
A -----------2---------------2-sl-4---------------0----
E ----0------------------------------------------------
blue
B7 B7 Em
a town ...
Chord fingerings:
EADGBe
022000 - Em
X02220 - A
X21202 - B7
X79987 - Em(VII)
x57775 - D(V)
002220 - A/E
320003 - G
X32010 - C
355433 - G(III)
2X0010 - C/F#
XX0232 - D
X02210 - Am
X24442 - B
797877 - B7(VII)
* play Em with your 3rd & 4th fingers, then slide those upto the 4th fret
Bend notation :
/
x(y) fretted at x, pick and bend upto y
\
x(y)x fretted at x, pre-bent (to y), pick and release bend back down to x
h is a hammer on
p is a pull-off
sl is a slide
^v^v^v^v is tremolo (?with a wang bar)
I'm not at all sure about the C/F# and in theory, the Bs and As should all be
minor chords, but it doesn't sound right like that. Any suggestions welcome.
Nic
Nic.Boulton@mercury.co.uk
