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Tuning: E A D G B E
Audiotree live version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmTFyS_jAck No capo. [Intro] G#m E B F# G#m E B F# e|-2---------2--------2-------| B|---5-4-2----5-4-2-----5-4-2-| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| [Verse 1]
Well Lanky Lenny is G#mtoo tall to be lost and found Too Ebig for the cages at the city pound Oh what will we Bdo? Yeah, what will we do for fun and for F#free? It seems the roads are growing G#mwider and wider most every day I uEsed to love to drive but now I stay off the lanes What Bis the use of standing up if there's nowhere F#to lean? Oh but G#msomehow we’re getting by. It Eseems a little bit easier to touch the sky But Bsomething is coming for you, Something’s coming for mF#e.
e|-2---------2-------| B|---5-4-2----5-4-2--| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| [Chorus]
Oh, well can't you Esee, no? BYeah no, no, no, F#no, We’re not like the Eothers. Yeah baby it’s Btrue-ooh,F# ooh, ooh, Eooh, no BYeah, no, no, no, F#no, no We’re not lEike the others. And well we couldn’t be, if we wanted G#mto.
E B F# e|-2---------2--------2-------| B|---5-4-2----5-4-2-----5-4-2-| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| [Verse 2]
So poor Lazy Lauren is G#mtoo small to go out of doors She's too Eloud for the neighbors, she's too slow for the chores What will sBhe do? What will we do for fun and for fF#ree? See the roads are getting G#mwider and wider most every day You know, I Eused to love to drive but now I stay off the lanes What is the Buse of looking out if there is nothing to F#see?
[Chorus]
Oh but you and Eme, no BYeah, no, no no, F#no We're not like the Eothers Yeah, baby, it's Btrue- ooh F#ooh, ooh, Eooh
No, No,
Byeah, no, no, F#no, no We're not like the Eothers Oh and we couldn't be, if we wanted G#mto.
E B F# e|-2---------2--------2-------| B|---5-4-2----5-4-2-----5-4-2-| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
Cause we Eknow, no, no, BYeah, no, no, no, F#no, We're not like the oEthers Well maybe it's Btrue- ooh, F#ooh, ooh, ooEh Oh, Bno, No, No, F#No, No We're not like the Eothers When we couldn't be, oh, if we wantedG#m to.
[Side notes] I like to play this all barre chords. It feels nifty going from the E barre on the 7th fret over to the B barre, also on the seventh, then sliding down to the F# on the second fret. For the chorus I start on the E barre and descend through B, F# and then down to open E for just that segment. It really is fun to play around though. Find the chords all over. See how quickly you can transition. See how clearly you can execute each version of the same chord and get a feel for the different voicings and how they work together. Increase your fret board knowledge in the process. I find when experimenting with Shakey's songs it helps to remember that: A G barre (third fret - E shape) is a C if you move it over and play an A shape barre with the root on the 5th string. An A barre (E-shape) moves over to a D under the same circumstances. (A.D. anno domini) A B shifts to an E (just BE) C to an F (the two worst swear words, starting with the worst) D to a G. (Dolce and Gabbana? Donate Gladly? Whatever you remember. I dunno) It can be surprising how many chords for songs are in such close proximity with this in mind. It may not be your favourite voicing for the chords in context but it seems to be opening doors for me and mastering the E shape and A shape barres is something that should be done thoroughly in my opinion. But most of all, play around. Shakey rarely does the same rendition twice - sometimes he flat out opts to use a different key altogehter. He may have tremendous skill but he certainly isn't rigid in his playing style to his benefit. ------------------------------------ Not quite there with barres? ------------------------------------ Capo on IV and change chords as follows: (this version is on Ultimate-Guitar too) G#m - E - B - F# to: Em - C - G - D (and you can play open chords or throw some barres in too.) Go nuts. *I'm not quite there with the picking but I'll keep at it and transcribe it when I nail the fundamentals*