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From: Paul Hutchinson (u9343164@qub.ac.uk) The acoustic guitar here is in dropped-D tuning (DADGBE). NB A tip for playing it - the top E string is mostly avoided apart from the motif that connects the verses, which goes something like: -----3---5---2- -----3---5---3- --/4--/6------- -----------0--- --------------- --------------- I had a go at tabbing the slide part, but I quickly realised I haven't a clue about playing slide (which doesn't help when you're trying to transcibe Ry Cooder!). Does anybody else want to try'- if it's any help, I'd be reasonably certain that it's in either open D or open E tuning. Corrections and comments welcome, as always... LIPSTICK SUNSET - John Hiatt ---------------------------- D
There's a Glipstick Dsunset Asmeared acGross the August sky There's a Abitter sweet perDfume hanging Bmin the fields The Acreek is running high And I Gleft my love a-DwaitingF# in the dawn someBmwhere to wonEder why By the end of the Dday all D/F#her sweet Gdreams would fade To a Alipstick Dsunset G A D
And the radio was playing and that old summer heat was on the rise I just had to get away before some sad old song Brought tears to my eyes And Lord I couldn't tell her that her love was only killing me By the end of the day all her sweet dreams would fade To a lipstick sunset <Slide solo> Well it's pretty as a picture, red and blushing, just before the night Maybe love's like that for me, Maybe I can only see as you take away the light But hold me in the darkness - we can dream about the cool twilight Til the dawning of the day when I make my getaway To a lipstick sunset
G There will come another Dday, and I'll D/F#make my Ggetaway To a Alipstick Dsunset <Repeat last 2 lines>
<Slide solo> ----- Chords used: D 000232, G 550033, A x02220, Bm x24432, F# 4x432x, E 222100, D/F# 40023x