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Forever Changes Album Tab - Love *This is not my original work, just a compilation of Andrew Rogers' already-published tabs for every song on this wonderful album. I just felt that there should be an album tab for reading simplicity. 1. "Alone Again Or” (Bryan Maclean) [Intro] [fingerpicking pattern not shown; improvise from top line and chords] D G [Em/add2] ----2--3--5--5--5--3---2-3---2-0-------| -3--------0--------------------0-------| -2--------0--------------------0-------| -0--------0--------------------4-------| ---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| Em/add2 [024000] / / / / / / / / F#m Em/add2 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / F#m Em/add2 F#m Em/add2 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / [Verse 1]
F#Yeah, said it's all rGight I won't forF#get All the times I've wEmaited pAatientDly for Bmyou AAnd you'll Bmdo just F#what you cGhoose to do A G/A A G/A A G/A [A G F# E] D [single notes] And I will be alone again tonight my dear
[repeat intro] [Verse 2] Yeah, I heard a funny thing Somebody said to me You know that I could be in love with almost everyone I think that people are The greatest fun And I will be alone again tonight my dear [repeat intro] [horn break as per verse chords] [repeat intro] [repeat verse 2] [repeat intro; hold first Em/add2 to end] 2. "A House Is Not A Motel" (Arthur Lee) Intro: [12-string acoustic, 4X; bass enters 3rd time] ----0---0-----------0---0--3---| -0----3----3----0-----3--------| -------------------------------| --2---------------2------------| -------------------------------| -------------------------------| Verse 1:
EmAt my house I've gGot no shackles AmYou can come and loCok if you want to EmIn the halls you'll sGee the mantles AmWhere the light shines dCim all around you AmAnd the streets are pDaved with gold and if AmSomeone asks you, D you can call my nEmame
[repeat intro pattern 2X] Verse 2: You are just a thought that someone Somewhere somehow feels you should be here And it's so for real to touch To smell, to feel, to know where you are here And the streets are paved with gold and if Someone asks you, you can call my name You can call my name
I hear you calling my Emname CyeahAm aDll right now Solo:
Em/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Em/ / / / C/ / / / Am/ / / / D/ / / / Em/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / D/ / / / C/ / / / G/ / / / A/ / / / Em/
[repeat intro] Verse 3: By the time that I'm through singing The bells from the schools of walls will be ringing More confusions, blood transfusions The news today will be the movies for tomorrow And the water's turned to blood, and if You don't think so Go turn on your tub And it it's mixed with mud You'll see it turn to gray And you can call my name I hear you call my name Coda: [drum break] [multiple overdubbed guitar solos over Em; original release cuts off abruptly, reissues fade out] -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers 3. "Andmoreagain" (Arthur Lee) Intro: Cmaj7 / / / / / / / / Verse 1:
Fmaj7And if you'll sDee Andmoreagain AmThen you will kEmnow Andmoreagain CFor you can sGee you in her eDyes Dsus4 D Then you Fmaj7feel your heart beating Cmaj7Thrum-pum-pum-pum
Verse 2: And when you've given all you had And everything still turns out Bad, and all your secrets are your own Then you feel your heart beating Thrum-pum-pum-pum Bridge:
DAnd IG'm CWrapped in my aBrmor Am C Em BaddE [xx9870] But my things are material DAnd IG'm CLost in confBusions Am C Em BaddE 'Cause my things are material
Post-bridge:
EAnd you don't kAmnow how much I Fmaj7love you F#7Oh, oh, oh...
[instrumental: chords as per bridge] Verse 3: And if you'll see Andmoreagain Then you might be Andmoreagain For you just wish and you are here Then you feel your heart beating Thrum-pum-pum-pum [repeat bridge and post-bridge] [instrumental: chords as per bridge; end on 2nd D-G] -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers 4. "The Daily Planet" (Arthur Lee) Intro: A [xx7650] G6/A [xx5430] [4X; bass enters 3rd time] / / / / / / / / * slide from G6 up to A Verse 1:
AIn the morningG6/A we arise and DStart the day the sCame old way As Ayesterday the G6day before and Fmaj7All in all it's jEust a day like AAll the rest so dEo your best with AChewing gum and Eit is oh so ARepetitious CWaiting on the sEun
[repeat intro] Verse 2: Down on Goldstar Boulevard it Never fails to bring me down The sirens and the accidents and For a laugh there's Plastic Nancy She's real fancy with her children They'll go far, she Buys them toys to Keep in practice Waiting on the war Am D [2X] / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
EmI feel shCivers Gin my sDpine When the Fmaj7/Ciceman says his iEce is melting GWon't be there on tDime GHope he finds a rDhyme GFor his little mEind
[repeat intro chords, 2X]
F#mI can sDee yAou C WEmith no (F#mhands) (face) Eyes I nDeed yAou C YEmou're my (heart) (face)
Am/ /Cmaj7 / / G/ Am/ D/ / G/ / D/ / A/
ALook we're going rCound aC#nd rDound D/ / G/ / D/ / G/ / E/
[repeat intro to fade] -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers 5. "Old Man" (Bryan Maclean) Intro: D Dsus4 [8X; bass enters 3rd time] / / / / Verse 1:
DI once knew a man EmBeen everywhAere in the woFrld Gave me a tiny iEmvory ball F#mSaid it would brBing me gGood CmNever believed it woGuld unBmtil C Bbsus2 [x13311] I have been loving you
Verse 2: Dear old man He'd seen most everything Gave me a piece of good advice Said it would do me well I couldn't really tell until I have been loving you Bridge: Asus2 [x02200] Now it seems Things are not so strange I can see more clearly
Suddenly I've found my wGay I know the old man would lF#maugh B G /F# He spoke of love's sweeter days EmAnd in his eAloquent wFay BbmI think he was speaking of yFou AmYou are so lovely You didn't have to say a thDing
Verse 3: But I remember that old man Telling me he'd seen the light Gave me a small brown leather book Insisted that he was right
CmI only heard him slGightly Bm 'Til I hCmeard you whGisper C Took you Bmup all Cmin my aGrms Bm Bbsus2
Coda:
DDear old man Dsus4 D Dsus4 DWise old man Dsus4 D Dsus4 DFine old man,Dsus4 now D Dsus4
------------------------------| ---1-1----1-1----1---1---1-1--| ---0-0----0-0----0---0---0-0--| -0-0-0--0-0-0----0---0---0-0--| ---------------0---0---0------| ------------------------------| -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers 6. "The Red Telephone" (Arthur Lee) Intro:
Cmaj7/ / / / Am / / G/ / F#7 / / / / F/ /F# / / Verse 1:
CSitting on a AmhillGsidF#7e Watching all the pFeoF#ple dDie I'll fGeel much bCetter on the oEther sAide I'll bum a rAmide G F#7 F F#
Verse 2/3: I believe in magic Why, because it is so quick I don't need power when I'm hypnotized
Look in my eAmyes G F#7What are you seeing (FI sF#ee...) How do you feDel? (...you) I fGeel real pChony when my nEame is PAhil Or was thAmat Bill?G F#7 F F#
Bridge: BbaddE [xx8760] AaddB [xx7657] [2X] / / / / / / / / BbaddE AaddB Life goes on here BbaddE AaddB Day after day
EI don't knowFmaj7 if I am living or if I'm CSupposed to Ebe DSometimes my life is so eCerie DAnd if you think I'm happy CPaintG/B me (whAite) (yellow)
BbaddE AaddB [2X] / / / / / / / / I've been here once I've been here twice I don't know if the third's the fourth or if The fifth's the fix Sometimes I deal with numbers And if you wanna count me Count me out Verse 4: I don't need the time of day Anytime with me's OK I just don't want you using up my time
'Cause that's nAmot right Coda:
[repeat 3X:]
Am/ / / / / / / / A/ / / / / / / / ahh....
[repeat 3X:]
They're lAmocking them up today They're throwing away the key I Awonder who it'll be tomorrow, you or me?
AmWe're all normal and we want our freedom AFreedom... freedom... freedom... freedom AmFreedom... freedom... freedom... fAreedom
[continue with Am-A progression to fade] (spoken:) Alla God's chilluns gotta have dere freedom -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers 7. "Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale" (Arthur Lee) Intro: Am / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Verse 1:
Cmaj7/EWhat is Fmaj7happening and how hGave you been Cmaj7/EGotta Fmaj7go but I'll see yGou again And Emoh, the mCusic is so lGoud And Emthen I fCade into the... Am
Verse 2: Crowds of people standing everywhere 'Cross the street I'm at this laugh affair And here they always play my songs And me, I wonder if it's... Verse 3: Wrong or right they come here just the same Telling everyone about their games And if you think it obsolete Then you go back across the street Yeah, street, hey hey [guitar solo as per verse chords] [horn break as per verse chords] Verse 4: When I leave now don't you weep for me I'll be back, just save a seat for me But if you just can't make the room Look up and see me on the... Verse 5: Moon's a common scene around my town Yeah where everyone is painted brown And if we do get stuck away Let's go paint everybody gray Yeah, gray, yeah [guitar solo as per verse chords; end cold on Cmaj7] -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers 8. "Live and Let Live" (Arthur Lee) Intro: Acoustic 12-string:
D/ / / / / / / / Verse 1:
(D) G C D Oh, the snot has caked against my pants
GIt has turned iCnto cDrystal There's a bGluebird sCitting on a brDanch GI guess I'll tCake my pDistol GI've got it Cin my hDand GBecause he's Con my lDand
Chorus: A BbaddE A A: x77650 BbaddE: x88760 And so the story ended A BbaddE A Do you know it oh so well A BbaddE A Well should you need I'll tell you
The eFnd-end-end-end-eCnd-end-end-end DAnd...
Verse 2: Yes I've seen you sitting on the couch I recognize your artillery I have seen you many times before Once when I was an Indian And I was on my land Why can't you understand [repeat chorus] Bridge 1: (G) Am Asus4 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 G [2X] / / / / / / / / / (G) Am C G Served my time
AmServed it wCell G AmYou made my sCoul G [1: D 2: D D/C D/B D/Bb] / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / A cell
Bridge 2: (G) Am Asus4 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 G [2X] / / / / / / / / / Write the rules In the sky But ask your leaders
WDhy D/C D/BWhy D/Bb [guitar solo: chorus chords; D D/C D/B D/Bb; chorus chords]
[repeat verse 1] [repeat chorus] [repeat bridge 1] [guitar solo: chorus chords] Coda (guitar solo): D C [repeat to fade] / / / / 9. "The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This" (Arthur Lee) Intro: Cmaj7 Fmaj7 [4X; horns enter 3rd time] / / / / / / / / Verse 1:
Cmaj7Hummingbirds hum,Fmaj7 why do they hum, lEmittle girls wGearing EmPigtails Amin the morning, D7in the mGorning CLaEm/B da dAa, da Dda A7da dDa
Am/ / D7/ / G/ / / / / / / / [intro chords w/horns, 2X]
Verse 2: Merry-go-rounds are going around in and all over The town in the morning, in the morning La da da, da da da da String break:
Am/ / / / G/B / / / / C/ / / / F/ / / / D/ / / / / / / / Am/ / / / G/B / / / / C/ / / / G/ / / / D/ /A7 / / D/ / / /
Am/ / D7/ / G/ / / / / / / / A/ / / /Amaj7 / / / /Cmaj7 / / / / / / / /
A/ / / /Amaj7 / / / /Cmaj7 / / / /Fmaj7 / / / / F#/ / / / G/ / / / / / / / [intro chords w/horns, 2X]
Verse 3: Summertime's here and look over there, flowers every- Where in the morning, in the morning La da da, da da da da [repeat string break, short-circuit final G chord] -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers 10. "Bummer In The Summer" (Arthur Lee) Intro: (D) E G/D E G/D E G A / / / / / / / / / (acoustic guitar, 2X; continue into verse):
Dv v Cv v ---------------------------------| -----3-------3-------------------| -----2---0h2---------------------| -0-----------------------2h3-----| -----------------0h2h3-----------| ---------------------------------|
Verse 1:
Well I remDember when you used to lCook so good And I dDid everything that I pCossibly could for yDou C D C We used to rDide around all oCver town But they're pDuttin' you down for bCein' around with Dme C D C But you can Ego ahead if you G/Dwant Eto 'CG/Dause I aiEn't got Gno papers Aon yDou C D C
Verse 2: In the middle of the summer I had a job bein' a plumber Just to pass till the fall it was you I wanna ball all day Ah-we were walkin' along, honey, hand in hand I'm a-thinkin' of you, mama, when you're thinkin' of another man But you can go ahead if you want to 'Cause I ain't got no papers on you (No, I don't I ain't got no papers on myself) Break ("Bo Diddley" beat):
D/ / /G / D/ / /C / D/ / /G / D/ / /C / [repeat intro]
(guitar solo over D-C intro riff [8X]) Verse 3: All alone on the bone when I didn't have a home When I saw the way I was and I knew where I was supposed to be I was twitchin' so I turned and it's really hard to learn That everyone I saw was just another part of me But you can go ahead if you want to 'Cause nobody's got no papers on you (No, babe, it's just a falsehood) [repeat break] [repeat intro; end cold on D] -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers 11. "You Set The Scene" (Arthur Lee) --- Part I (0:00) --- Intro: Acoustic guitar [8X]: B7addE v v v v ---------0-------| -------7-------7-| -----8-------8---| ---9-------9-----| -0---------------| -----------------| Bass [enters 5th time] v v v v v v v v -----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------| -2-----2-2-----2-|-2-2---2-2-----2-| -----------------|-----------------| Verse 1: B7addE [as per intro] Where are you walking, I've seen you walking Have you been there before? [cello: A -> F#] Walk down your doorsteps, you'll take some more steps What did you take them for? A G6 [A: x77650 G6: x55430] There's a private in my boat and he wears
PDins instead of mCedals on his cEoat There's a chAicken in my nG6est and she won't LDay until I've gCiven her my bEest
At her reqB7uest she asks for nothing You get nEothing in return If you wB7ant she brings you water If you dEon't then you will bBurn
[repeat intro riff, 4X w/bass each time] Verse 2: You go through changes, it may seem strange Is this what you're put here for? You think you're happy and you are happy That's what you're happy for There's a man who can't decide if he should Fight for what his father thinks is right There are people wearing frowns who'll screw you up But they would rather screw you down At my request I ask for nothing You get nothing in return If you're nice she'll bring me water If you're not then I will burn [repeat intro] String break [2X]:
A/ / / / G/ / / / D/ / / / C/ / / / 1: E 2: E Am G / / / / / / / / / [drum fill] / /
--- Part II (2:20) --- Horn break:
Fmaj7 / / / /Cmaj7 / / / / E/ / / / G/ / / / F/ /Am / G/ Verse 1:
Fmaj7This is the time and life that I am Cmaj7living And I'll fEace each day with a smGile For the tDime that I've been given's such a lGittle while And the tDhings that I must do consist of mGore than style [1: There are Fmaj7places that I am AmgoiGng 4: There'll be time for you to start all over]
Verse 2: This is the only thing that I am sure of And that's all that lives is gonna die And there'll always be some people here to wonder why And for every happy hello, there will be good-bye There'll be time for you to put yourself on [repeat horn break] Verse 3: Everything I've seen needs rearranging And for anyone who thinks it's strange Then you should be the first to want to make this change And for everyone who thinks that life is just a game Do you like the part you're playing Bridge (4:03): Fmaj7 Cmaj7 [2X] / / / / / / / /
Fmaj7I see your pCmaj7icture E It's in the sAmame old frame DWe meet agGain
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 [2X] / / / / / / / /
Fmaj7You look so Cmaj7lovely EYou with the sAmame old smile SDtay for a whGile
B I need you Eso, oh, oh, oh, oh And if you tC7ake it easy Fmaj7 I'm still teethin' D I wanna love you, but

N.C.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 [2X] / / / / / / / /
Fmaj7 / /Am / G/ [repeat verse 1]
Coda (5:51):
Fmaj7This is the time and this is the time and CIt is time, time, time, tEime, time, time, time, tGime, time...
Horns [repeat to fade]:
D/ / / / G/ / / /
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers