Tabs with lyrics
"Straight Shooter" by John Phillips Performed by the Mamas and the Papas on "If You Can Believe Your Eyes = And Ears" on Dunhill Records, 1966. =20 Riffs: Don't bother with these if you only have one guitar. Also, of course, = you'll have to listen to the record to get the timing exactly and = everything. =20 Play this riff over all theA augmentedA and
A7A7 chords, except during the bridge E----------------------------------- A---0-----0-----0------------------- D------7-----5-----4-----2---------- G----------------------------------- B----------------------------------- E----------------------------------- Play this riff over all the
D7D7 chords, except during the bridge ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ---0-----0-----0------------------- ------7-----5------4-----2--------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Play this riff over all the
E7E7 chords, except during the bridge ---0-----0-----0------------------- ------7-----5-------4----2--------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Play this right before the second bridge -------------------------------------------- -----5h7-------5h7-------5h7--------5h7----- ----------5----------5---------5----------5- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------
During the bridge (I'm pretty sure these are supposed to be played on a = bass, but it sounds fine on guitar): After "just to find what I'm lookin' for" on both bridges ---5---5---0---3---0---3---5-------- Between the words "no" and "more"=20 On the 1st bridge: E--0---0---3---5---7---5---3-------- A----------------------------------- D----------------------------0---2 On the 2nd bridge:=20 E--0---0---3---5---7---5---3---5---0 Chords:=20 I think the chords sound better played in the basic bar shapes (A, A7, = andD7D7 at the 5th, and
E7E7 at the 7th) as opposed to the open shapes. I = guess you could also put a capo on the 5th fret and play them as if they = were open, assuming another guitar is playing the riffs. Urg... I guess I can't post full lyrics... sorry if things are confusing 1st verse and chorus (all subsequent verses follow the same pattern, and = all subsequent choruses follow the same pattern except the last)
A augmentedA
A7A7 Don't . . . . . mad
A7A7 A=20 Don't . . . . . . .lie
A7A7
A augmentedA Don't . . . . .sad
A augmentedA A7=20 Don't . . . . . by
D7D7 Baby . . . . .holdin'
D7D7
A augmentedA =20 Holdin' . . . . . . . . . . me?
A augmentedA
E7E7
D7D7
A augmentedA Cos I'm a real . . . . . . shooter if you know what I mean Bridge #1:
D7D7 I've . . . . . .night
A7A7 Just . .. . . .for
D7D7 Baby baby . . . . right
A7A7 Or I won't . . . . . door
E7E7 No more Bridge #2: (same as bridge #1, except for different riff) Last chorus:
A augmentedA
E7E7
D7D7 =20 Cos I'm a real . . . . . . .shooter (Baby don't you get me down)
E7E7
D7D7 I'm a real . . . . . . shooter (I've been searchin all night long)
E7E7
D7D7 =20 I'm a real . . . . . . .shooter (Baby)
A augmentedA If . . . . . . . . . . mean
A7A7
A augmentedA =20 If . . . . . . . . . . .mean
A7A7 Oooohhh James Houston (j[email protected]) I didn't steal this from anywhere :)
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