Cut To The Chase tab by Rush

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 2 Mar 1994 12:15:39 -0600

Hi James:

   Pleas put this in the archives. Thanks.

Here's my attempt to transcribe "Cut to the Chase" by Rush. It might not be
perfect, since I'm doing this with an acoustic (that means no solo included).
Any comments or suggestions welcome.

CUT TO THE CHASE
Rush - from the album "Counterparts"
Transcribed by Luis Loyo (lloyo@vmtecqr2.qro.itesm.mx)

Intro                 Verse
|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|--0---0---0----0----|---0---0---0-----0----|---0---0---0-----0--|
|------------------*-|----------------------|--------------------|
|2---2---2--2-2----*-|-2---2---2---2-2------|-2---2---2---2-2----|
|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
    Repeat twice
            It is the fire that lights ....

|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|---3---3---3-----3--|---3---3---3-----3----|--------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|---2---2---2-----2--|
|-5---5---5---5-5----|-5---5---5---5-5------|--------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|-0---0---0---0-0----|
|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
 burns with a restless ....

|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|---0---0---0-----0----|---0---0---0-----0--|
|---2---2---2-----2--|----------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-2---2---2---2-2------|-2---2---2---2-2----|
|-0---0---0---0-0----|----------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
   the archer must be sure of ....

(Repeat verse figure)
 engine that ....

Bridge
|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|---3---3---3-----3--|----------------------|---0---0---0-----0--|
|--------------------|---2---2---2------2---|--------------------|
|-5---5---5---5-5----|----------------------|-2---2---2---2-2----|
|--------------------|-0---0---0---0-0------|--------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
 Can't stop - moving             Can't ....

                      Chorus
                      (Figure 1)
|-------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|---0---0---0-----0-|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------4-4|
|-2---2---2---2-2---|-5/7-7-7-7--5-5/7-7-7-7--5-5-|-5/7-7-7-7--5-5/7-7-7-7--4-4|
|-------------------|-5/7-7-7-7--5-5/7-7-7-7--5-5-|-5/7-7-7-7--5-5/7-7-7-7--2-2|
|-------------------|-3/5-5-5-5--3-3/5-5-5-5--3-3-|-3/5-5-5-5--3-3/5-5-5-5-----|
          Can't stop!

(Figure 2)
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-4/6-6-6-6--4-4/6-6-6-6--4-4-|-4/6-6-6-6--4-4/6-6-6-6------|
|-4/6-6-6-6--4-4/6-6-6-6--4-4-|-4/6-6-6-6--4-4/6-6-6-6--2-2-|
|-2/4-4-4-4--2-2/4-4-4-4--2-2-|-2/4-4-4-4--2-2/4-4-4-4--2-2-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------0-0-|
                                                 You ....

(Figure 3)
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-2/4-4-4-4--2-2/4-4-4-4--2-2-|-2/4-4-4-4--2-2/4-4-4-4--2-2-|
|-2/4-4-4-4--2-2/4-4-4-4--2-2-|-2/4-4-4-4--2-2/4-4-4-4--2-2-|
|-0/2-2-2-2--0-0/2-2-2-2--0-0-|-0/2-2-2-2--0-0/2-2-2-2--0-0-|
  right,           it's all a   waste ....

*In the chorus, repeat the figures 1,2 and 3 as follows*

(Fig. 2)
guess that's just a chance ....
(Fig. 1)
a danger I'm prepared to ...
(Fig. 2)
chase, just the
(Fig. 1)
danger I'm prepared ....
(Fig. 2)
chase

*Play Intro and repeat verse figure with this lyrics*

It is the rocket that .....

* Play bridge figure *

Can't stop - .....

(Fig. 2)
... You may be
(Fig. 3)
right, It's all ....
(Fig. 2)
I guess that's just a ...
(Fig. 1)
A danger I'm prepared to ....
(Fig. 2)
chase, just the
(Fig. 1)
danger I'm prepared to ....
(Fig. 2)
chase

*Pre-solo : play intro once*
*Solo : play verse figure once and bridge figure*

 Verse 2 (or whatever you call it)
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----5------7----------------|
|-7---------------------------|-----5------7----------------|
|-7---------------------------|-----3------5----------------|
|-5---------------------------|-----------------------------|
 Yong enough not to care too ....

|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---------------5----|---------------5----|
|-----7---7-5-7---7--|-----7---7-5-7---7--|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-5-5---5------------|-5-5---5------------|
 used to be                            I'm

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----5-----7-7-7--------------|
|-7---------------------------|----5-----7-7-7--------------|
|-7---------------------------|----3-----5-5-5--------------|
|-5---------------------------|-----------------------------|
 young enough to remember the ....

|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---------------5----|---------------5----|
|-----7---7-5-7---7--|-----7---7-5-7---7--|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-5-5---5------------|-5-5---5------------|
 claim on ....

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-2---------------------------|----5-5-5-7------------------|
|-2---------------------------|----5-5-5-7-------------7\---|
|-0---------------------------|----3-3-3-5------------------|
 old enough not to care ....

|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----2---2-0-2-5-2--|-----2---2-0-2-5-2--|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-0-0---0------------|-0-0---0------------|
 think of ...

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-2---------------------------|----5-5-5-7------------------|
|-2---------------------------|----5-5-5-7-------------7\---|
|-0---------------------------|----3-3-3-5------------------|
 young enogh to .....

|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-----2---2-0-2-5-2--|-----2---2-0-2-5-2--|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-0-0---0------------|-0-0---0------------|
 ought to be


Cut - Cut - Cut!

Cut to the

(Fig. 2)
chase, you ....
(Fig. 3)
right, it's all a was....
(Fig. 2)
I guess that's just a ....
(Fig. 1)
a danger I'm prepared .....
(Fig. 2)
chase, what ....
(Fig. 1)
difference can one ....
(Fig. 2)
chase, you ...
(Fig. 3)
right, it's all ....
(Fig. 2)
I guess that's just a chance ...
(Fig. 1)
a danger I'm prepared ....
(Fig. 2)
chase, what ....
(Fig. 1)
difference can one ....
(Fig. 2)
chase

*For the ending, just keep the B5 chord and play 4 triplets and one last
 chord*

Please mail me if you use this. I might post something else in the future.

Enjoy!!!

--Luis Loyo.
lloyo@vmtecqr2.qro.itesm.mx