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From marten@sky.net Sun May 4 10:24:25 1997
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Down In Front
John Hiatt / Two Bit Monsters 1980
John in G
Notated in 2 (measure gets 2 beats)
1 5
I spend so much ...
1 4
To learn all your ...
1 5 2- 2-
I got nothin^Ò ...
1 5
It^Òs all ...
4 1
And a matter ...
5 5 5 5
Some fool ...
1 5 1 4
Down on his knees he says I ...
1 5 2- 2-
That you^Òre not that ...
6- 6- 4 4
And no one knows better as he ...
b7 4 5 5
Just what he means when he^...
|1* 2*|3* 6- |6- 5 |5
Down in front
|1* 2* 3* repeat
That^Òs all ...
|1* 2* 3*
Just two square ...
4 4 / /
He^Òs a snake ....
Shakin^Ò your head as you lie with the enemy
So much louder than ....
CHORUS
@
|6- / 5 |6- 6- 5 |
You could be ...
|6- / 5 |6- 5 5 |1 |4 |1 |4 5 |
Who can^Òt be both-...
|6- / 5 |6- 6- 5 |
Turn off the lites ...
|6- / 5 |6- 5 5 |2- |2- |5 |5 |
latch it^Òs just more ...
CHORUS
@ triplets, 3 beats per measure of 2 beats duration
* play the low dom5 interval (in E=e & b) on bottom
2 strings
Number System: Key Scale Notes (example in key of C)
1=C 2=D 3=E 4=F 5=G 6=A 7=B 9=D ETC.
b2=Db #4=F# b7=Bb
These hold true for BASS NOTES [ 2-/5 = D-/G ]
Duration Notation:
| = bar line; within bar lines chords divide measure
No bar line = chord gets entire measure's time
/ = play same as previous chord, beat or measure
transcribed by OtMan (Otto Marten) marten@sky.net
Down In Front Chords Info
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