Momus - King solomons song and mine
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Tuning: E A D G B E
King Solomon's Song and Mine - Momus
This tab aims to be as faithful to the guitar track in the original recording as possible; for solo guitar it
could perhaps be adjusted a little. There are different possible fingerings; I just chose what seemed to me
the most fun (and to some extent most convenient) to play.
Chords:
F#m: 244222
G#m: 466444
A: 577655
B: 799877
Em: 022000
G: 355433
Am: 577555
Bm: 799777
Am*: x02210
E: 022100
Song:
[Intro]
F#m G#m A B
[Interlude]
Really unsure about this part; just play some E's and it'll sound okay. You could also emulate the piano
simultaneously with E, A and D on the three lower open strings, or something. And the final D5 might be
something else, I dunno.
e|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----------------|
B|--5----(5)--5-----5----(5)--5-----5----(5)--5-------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------7---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------7---------------|
A|7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---------5---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
'Solomon took a census, and we were just passing through'
e|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
B|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
G|--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0-----0-----0---8-----8-----8---9-----9-----9---8-----8-----8---|
'But his press gang arrested us, and led us to the quarry two by two'
e|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
B|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
G|--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|7-----7-----7---8-----8-----8---9-----9-----9--/12----12----12----12----12----|
(the same chords as in the intro):
'And now, King Solomon, I'm working for a song in your mine'
e|----2-----2---------4-----4---------5-----5---------7-----7-----|
B|----2-----2---------4-----4---------5-----5---------7-----7-----|
G|--2-----2-----2---4-----4-----4---6-----6-----6---8-----8-----8-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|2-----2-----2---4-----4-----4---5-----5-----5---7-----7-----7---|
[Interlude]
e|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----------------|
B|--5----(5)--5-----5----(5)--5-----5----(5)--5-------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------7---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------7---------------|
A|7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---------5---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
'Solomon wants a palace, and a temple for his god Yahweh'
e|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
B|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
G|--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0-----0-----0---8-----8-----8---9-----9-----9---8-----8-----8---|
'But you and me, Sweet Alison, we get sweet FA'
e|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
B|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
G|--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|7-----7-----7---8-----8-----8---9-----9-----9--/12----12----12--|
'And now, King Solomon, I'm working for a song in your mine'
e|----2-----2---------4-----4---------5-----5---------7-----7-----|
B|----2-----2---------4-----4---------5-----5---------7-----7-----|
G|--2-----2-----2---4-----4-----4---6-----6-----6---8-----8-----8-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|2-----2-----2---4-----4-----4---5-----5-----5---7-----7-----7---|
[Interlude]
e|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|
B|--5----(5)--5-----5----(5)--5-----5----(5)--5---|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Chords strummed once, heavily, preferably down; the last two 'triplets' are doubled, ie
actually four chords, but the tab is too narrow for that; the chord could perhaps be a full Em (022000):
'You trade our daylight for...'
e|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
B|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
'...Turkish delight, you trade our fear for eu-pho-ri--a'
'ButEm we trade the reaEml for your undEmerground raiGl anGd yoGur...'
'...fAmoreman's ruleAms, Am o Bm my loveBm...' Bm
'...F#mlet's starF#mt a trF#made unioG#mn for G#mfools'G#m A A A
B
[Interlude]
e|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----------------|
B|--5----(5)--5-----5----(5)--5-----5----(5)--5-------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------7---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------7---------------|
A|7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---------5---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
'The Queen of Sheba visited, she brought spices and guitars'
e|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
B|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
G|--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0-----0-----0---8-----8-----8---9-----9-----9---8-----8-----8---|
'There never were spices or guitars like that, at least never for the likes of us'
e|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
B|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
G|--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|7-----7-----7---8-----8-----8---9-----9-----9--/12----12----12--|
'Solomon took some frankincense, the Queen took some cocaine'
e|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
B|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
G|--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0-----0-----0---5-----5-----5---0-----0-----0---5-----5-----5---|
'Then the lighting changed and they sang strange words, and the band already knew the chords'
e|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------------------|
B|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------------------|
G|--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------2---------------|
A|------------------------------------------------0---------------|
E|0-----0-----0---5-----5-----5---3-----3-----3-------------------|
'And now, King Solomon, I'm working for your song and mine'
e|----2-----2---------4-----4---------5-----5---------7-----7-----|
B|----2-----2---------4-----4---------5-----5---------7-----7-----|
G|--2-----2-----2---4-----4-----4---6-----6-----6---8-----8-----8-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|2-----2-----2---4-----4-----4---5-----5-----5---7-----7-----7---|
[Interlude]
e|----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-|
B|--5----(5)--5-----5----(5)--5-----5----(5)--5---|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|7-----7---------7-----7---------7-----7---------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Last two chords doubled once again:
'You trade our daylight for...'
e|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
B|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
'...Turkish delight, you trade our fear for eu-pho-ri--a'
'ButEm we trade Emthe real for your undEmerground raiGl anGd yoGur...'
'...foAmreman's ruleAms, Am o Bm my loveBm...' Bm
F#m F#m F#m G#m G#m G#m A A A B
Interlude:
'One thing's sure and nothing's surer: the rich get richer and the poor get'
e|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
B|--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----------0-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|6-----6-----6---7-----7-----7---8-----8-----8---9-----9-----9---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Am* for a while
[Interlude] (extremely unsure about this one; once again you can emulate the piano with the three lower open
strings):
e|0---4---4---4---0---4---4---4---0---4---4---4-------------------|
B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 4]
'Now we're living happily, Alison and I'
e|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
B|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
G|--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0-----0-----0---8-----8-----8---9-----9-----9---8-----8-----8---|
'We can't stop singing Solomon's song, we were singing it on the night'
e|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
B|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
G|--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|7-----7-----7---8-----8-----8---9-----9-----9--/12----12----12--|
'We conceived our healthy children, who thanks to the union line'
e|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
B|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
G|--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0-----0-----0---5-----5-----5---0-----0-----0---5-----5-----5---|
'Are at school with the sons of the foreman, with a future down the mine'
e|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------------------|
B|----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------------------|
G|--0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------(0)--------------|
E|0-----0-----0---5-----5-----5---3-----3-----3--(2)--------------|
'And soon, King Solomon, they'll be working for your song and mine'
e|----2-----2---------4-----4---------5-----5---------------------|
B|----2-----2---------4-----4---------5-----5---------------------|
G|--2-----2-----2---4-----4-----4---6-----6-----6-----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|2-----2-----2---4-----4-----4---5-----5-----5---7---------------|
Interlude (the final chord, whatever it actually be, sounds like it's strummed quickly thrice or something):
e|0---4---4---4---0---4---4---4---0---4---0-----------------------|
B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-0-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------0-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
Chords strummed once, heavily, preferably down:
'You trade our daylight for...'
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N.C
...Turkish delight, you trade our fear for eu-pho-ri--a' 'ButEm we trade our livEmes for the sonEmg you taughtG us Gto..G.' ChordAms strummed liAmke in Amthe intrBmo: Bm Bm '...sing, how does it go? "The trade union and...' The BF#m's stG#mrummed once, heavily,A preferably down; the E strummed down-up-down quickly: '...God save the King!"' B B E