Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 17:32:21 +0100 From: "MAQUET, Frederic F." <f.maquet@ic.ac.uk> Subject: b/bonham_tracy/burdens_of_being_upright.crd Tracy Bonham Fakebook from "The Burdens of Being Upright" -------------------- All songs tabbed by Frederic Maquet All of it should be correct. I haven't put in all the solos, but then there aren't that many in the album....Playing it is pretty simple, which shows Tracy Bonham's "genius", she can make easy songs sound really cool...What a voice!! Hope you like it! Email me for corrections/comments!!! at f.maquet@ic.ac.uk 1. Mother Mother 2. Navy Been 3. Tell it to the sky 4. Kisses 5. Brain Crack 6. The One 7. One Hit Wonder 8. Sharks Can't Sleep 9. Bullday 10. Every Breath 11. 30 seconds 12. The Real ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Mother Mother - by Tracy Bonham ---------- Tabbed by Frederic Maquet Verse 1: --------

^AMother M^G#other, h^Gow's the f^F#amily?^G I'^G#m just calling to say hello How's the weather, how's my father? Am I lonely? Heavens no. Mother mother, are you listening, just a phone call to ease your mind, Life is perfect, never better, distance making, the heart grow by,

Chorus: (distorted) -------

Wel^El you^D se^Cnt ^Dme off to see the world But you're scared that I might get hurt Would I try a little tobacco? Would I keep on hikin up my skirt?

Bridge: ------- A (stop) A (stop) A (stop) I'm hungry, I'm dirty, I'm losing my mind, F# (add lots of sliding noise!) (scream)Everything's fine I'm freezing, I'm starving, I'm bleeding to death, Everything's fine! Verse 2: (same chords all the way through) -------- Yeah I'm working, making money, I'm just starting to build a name I can feel it, down the corner, I can make it any day... Mother mother, can you hear me? Sure I'm sober, sure I'm sane Life is perfect, never better, still your daughter, still the same. Chorus 2: (same chords as chorus 1) --------- Should I tell you what you want to hear? Will it help you to sleep well at night, Are you sure that I'm your perfect dear Now just cuddle up and sleep tight... Bridge: play 1st bridge End on: A (stop) A (stop) A (stop) I miss you I love you End.... Chords: ------- A 577655 or 002220 G# 466544 G 355433 F# 244322 E 022100 D x00232 or 557775 C 032010 or 335553 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Navy Been - by Tracy Bonham ---------- Tabbed by Frederic Maquet Intro: ------ Electric e:--------------------------|-----| B:--------------------------|-----| G:--------------------------|play-| D:--------------------------|-----| A:--------------------------|-x4--| E:--3--3--6--3--6--3--1--2--|-----| then: Bass G:--------------------------|play-| D:--------------------------|-x4--| A:--------------------------|with-| E:---3--3--6--3--6--3--1--2-|elec-| Then: With electric: G Bb G F x4 Verse 1: -------- Bass: G Bb G F Navy been is bigger than it seems Put it on don't ask what it means (electric):

^G# Vib^A#rate a^Groun^Bbd ^G ^F Verse 2: (same progression as verse 1 unless indicated) --------

Cellophane is thicker than it seems Put it on don't ask what it means

^G# Vibr^A#ate arou^Gnd ^Bb ^G ^F ^G# Vibr^A#ate ooho^F#hoho Vi^G#brate ^G ^Bb ^G ^F Arou^Gnd ^Bb ^G ^F

Verse 3: (exactly the same progression as verse 1) -------- Shaving cream is thicker than it seems Shave'em off don't ask what it means Vibrate around Verse 4: (similar to verse 2) -------- An angel wing is caught up in the tree If you know what's best get the hell away from me G# A# F# G# Vibrate ohooho Vibrate G Bb G F Vibrate ohohoho Vibrate around |------------| play x3 Bridge: (slow, fingerpick the chords) -------

O^Bh you little Navy Been, are you caught up in the tree? ^GNavy ^GBe^F#en ^G Nav^Gy B^F#een ^G (play above once more...)

^GNavy ^GBee^F#n, ^G Na^Gvy ^F#Been^G(scream) Solo is over: the chords G Bb G F

Verse 5: repeat verse 2, with: --------

Vibra^Gte a^Bbroun^Gd ^F x4 Repeat intro...end on G.

End. Chords: ------- G 355433 Bb 688766 F 133211 G# 466544 A# 688766 B 224442 F# 244322 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Tell it to the sky - by Tracy Bonham --------------- Tabbed by Frederic Maquet Lyrics are a bit dodgy... Intro/Verse: (clean guitar) ------------ G B E e:--------------------------|--|---0--------| B:--------------------------|--|---0--------| G:--------0-----------4-----|--|---1--------| D:-----0-----------4-----4--|x3|---2--------| A:-----------0--2-----------|--|---2--------| E:--3-----------------------|--|---0--------| Verse 1: --------

^G It ^Bmakes you reek ^G It ^Bmakes you strong G B E (single strum) Benine in your blood to burn

It took your nights You took my star One I wished on last year Chorus: (heavy distortion man...) -------

^AAaa^G#aaaaaHaaaaaAhh^CaaHAaaa x4 <- you try to tab a scream out!! ^GTell ^Eit to the sky x3 ^ARun over

Verse 2: (same progression as verse 1) -------- So you fucked up All that we had I took the ball and benine It makes you reek It makes you strong Benine in your blood to burn Chorus 2: (play chorus 1) --------- Twice? Solo: distort ----- Played over the chords G E x3

I ^Asee you Bridge: (clean) -------

^GComing bac^Ek to me I ^Ahear you'^Gre coming back, ..... to me (go straight to chorus3)

Chorus 3: =chorus2 --------- Play intro (clean).... i.e: G B x3 E (single strum) finite... Chords: ------- G 320033 or 355433 B 224442 A 577655 or 002220 G# 466544 C 335553 E 022100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Kisses - by Tracy Bonham -------- Tabbed by Frederic Maquet Note: Dropped D tuning! Intro: ------ F e:----------------------------|--| B:----------------------------|--| G:----------------------------|--| D:----------------------------|x4| A:-------0-----0-----0--0h1p0-|--| D:-3--3-----3-----3-----------|--| Verse: ------ twiddle F Bb F e:----------------------------|---|---------| B:--------------------2-------|---|---------| G:--------------------3----2--|---|---------| D:--------------------3----3--|---|---------| A:----0-----0-----0---1----3--|---|-0h1p0---| D:-3-----3-----3-----------3--|---|---------| F Bb F play intro F riff She sucked the lining down to size 3 She sucked no living and she'll kill me Necks are crooked and it's time to sing

Beeks wide ^Bbopen a^Ct the sound wings Chorus: ------- D F e:-----------------------|----------------------------| B:-----------------------|----------------------------| G:-----------------------|----------------------------| D:-----------------------|----------------------------|x2 A:----0-----0-----0h1p0--|------0-----0-----0-----0---| D:-0-----0-----0---------|---3-----3-----3-----3------| ohohoho aie ohohoho aie

^GShe ki^Fsses harde^Dr than me x2 G F D ^GI guess^F I'm not^D that hungry

Verse 2: (same as verse 1) -------- Things are rivers flowing to the sea Fish won't eat it but don't ask me Angles looking make it hard to cry People looking make it cool to die. Chorus 2: same as chorus 1 ---------

repeat "She kisses harder..

...hungry" bit x2 Fade out intro.

Chords: (in drop-d) ------- DADGBE Bb x13331 F 3332xx C x35553 D 000232 G 5554xx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- The One - by Tracy Bonham ---------- Tabbed by Frederic Maquet Intro: (distorted) ------ F G# F# x3 (2nd and 3rd time add sliding noises) F G# Verse: (soft accoustic) ------ D D/C# C C/B e:------------------------------| B:------------------------------| G:------------------------------| play this for D:--7-----7-------5-----5-------| each line A:--5-----4-------3-----2-------| E:------------------------------|

^DI ^D/C#sleep ^Cthe^C/B day away Giving you all I can Ready to breach the news Dying to was my hair

Chorus: -------

^DYou're^A th^Ce one,^G you're the one ^DThat ^Agrows^C the ^G suuuuuuun ^DSay you ^Alove^C me, a^Gs you pull the trigger ^FBetter to^Eday, rather^D tha^An to^Cmorr^Gow D G A (stop)

Verse 2: -------- Love is in the air Hide it behind your blinds Heaven is right up there Leaving me here behind Play chorus x2 (without the bit after "tomorrow..." for both times) Break: (uppy cheery beat) tat tat tat ------ G //// B Youdoudhou dooooo (<- yodelling stuff)

^GYou shou^Bld enjoy the weather distort> G B Sooooohohoohooon ^GYou'll know ^F What^G# you do^F#ne F G# F# x3 Yo^Fu'll^G# hu^F#rt no one x3 F G# F#

Play verse 1 again (soft - stop slighlty after "my hair") +chorus x2 Finish: ------- slow down on "rather than tomorrow..." End. Chords: ------- F 133211 G# 466544 F# 244322 D 557775 A 577655 C 335553 E 022100 G 320033 B 224442 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- One Hit Wonder - by Tracy Bonham ---------- Tabbed by Frederic Maquet Intro: G E x4 ------ Verse 1: --------

^G They ca^Ell you the one-hit wonder ^G I could ^Ejust hit ^Fyou right, yeah right between Yeah ^Dmright betwe^Gen the eyes

Verse 2: --------

^G If ev^Eer a girly wonder ^G Coul^Ed ever be more, than just, one ^Fthing, yea^Dmh more than one thing at at ^Gti-ihihim^Ee a ^Gti-ihihi^Eme ^GMore than^A one at^Dm a t^Eime

Verse 3: same progression as verse 1 -------- I'll give you my 4-leaf clover For God only knows, that it's the only, one, the only, one I'd mind Verse 4: same progression as verse 2 -------- And you'll hear it over and over Until it is built, right in, Yeah right, into, your filthy, little mi-ihihind, your mi-hihihind

yeah ^Aright into your... Chorus: ------- ^FI I ^Eown the world ^FI bought^A the whole damn world >^F;From t^Ehe maaaan who sold the world ^F A mill^Aion-doller caddie worth

Verse 5: same prog as verse 1 -------- So could you just bend right over To see how it feels, to be, to see, just how, it feels, to be alive Verse 6: same prog as verse 2 -------- And you'll get it over and over Coz god only know, that is The only one, the only one I'd mi-hihihind, I'd mi-hihihind the only one oh Chorus End. Chords: ------- G 320033 E 022100 F 133211 Dm x00231 D5 x0023x A 002220 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Sharks Can't Sleep - by Tracy Bonham ----------- Tabbed by Frederic Maquet Intro/Verse: (clean guitar) ------------ D F# G E e:----------------------------------0--0--0----| B:----------3-----------------------0--0--0----| G:------2-------------3---------4---1--1--1----| D:---0-------------4---------5------2--2--2----| A:----------------------------------2--2--2----| E:--------------2---------3---------0--0--0----| D F# G E (rest) Verse 1: --------

^D Sa^F#w a ^Gshar^Ek today ^D At^F#e a m^Gan and ^Ethen, just swam away ^D But it ^F#wasn't O^GK ^E D F# G E (rest) No it wasn't OK

Verse 2: -------- Saw a snake today, Ate and burned your steak and squirmed away But it wasn't OK D F# G Bb (distortion kicks in for G and Bb) No it wasn't OK Chorus: (distortion) -------

^DNo -^F#ho, N^Go -ho,^E No -ho, No-ho x2 ^D Bu^F#t it^G wan^E't OK D F# G E (rest) No it wasn't OK

Verse 3: (same chord progression as verse 2) -------- Met a star today Looked like flesh and bone and tooth decay But it wasn't OK No it wan't OK Chorus 2: --------- Same as chorus 1 with:

^D No^F# it ^Gwasn^E't OK x2 Break: (play x2) ------

A A? A A? G F# G F#? e:----------------------------------| B:----------------------------------| G:------6--6--6--6----4--4--4--4----| D:------7--7--7--7----5--5--5--5----| A:------7--6--7--6----5--4--5--4----| E:------5--5--5--5----3--3--3--3----| Wowowowo Wowowowo A A? A A? G F# G F# A A? A A? G F# G F# Nohowoah, Nohowoah, no, not I A A? A A? G F# G F# F Nohowoah, Nohowoah, not me Verse 4: (play as verse 2) -------- Ate a man today Ate a man and then just walked away But iwasn't OK No it wasn't OK End on CHORUS Chords: D x00232 or 557775 F# 244322 G 355433 or 320033 E 022100 Bb 688766 or 113331 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Bullday - by Tracy Bonham ----------- Tabbed by Frederic Maquet Intro: (Fast, heavy distortion) ------ G D B C x2 Verse 1: (G D B C for each line) --------

^GYou've ^Dgot a ^Bro-o^Ccket Inside your bullet head I've seen you walking ^CBaa^Daahaaby

^GYour na^Dtural ^Bgreyne^Css Has never done you wrong You showed that sweet old ^CLaaa^Dhaaaady

Chorus: --------

^GWho's got^B the bull ^Cdown lo^Aw owoahwoah ^GWho's got^B the ^Cbul^Al down low ^GWho's got^B the ^Cbul^Ebl down be-low

G D G (quick succession) Verse 2: (like verse 1) -------- You talk of genius I feel an undertow Which head of yours is Dragging down? One made of lettuce Is smarter than you both You fooled that man whole Anyhow Chorus x2 --------- Break: ------

^EHe'll^F# bend ^Gyou o^Aver, little red rover Bend you right over, some Casanova Go to your mama, little Chiwouaoua Get back to your mama, little Chihuahua

Chorus x2 --------- End ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Every Breath - by Tracy Bonham ------------- Tabbed by Frederic Maquet Verse 1: --------

^FSee you ^Drunning and it's all over now ^F The devil's^D coming and he's showing us how He's ^Ebgoing ^Gdown on t^Ebhe st^Greet, like, it's such a cool sight

^F The liza^Drd king is here and where are you now? ^F Monkey B^Drain is here and he's showing us how He's ^Ebgoing dow^Gn on a cool bike, ^Eb And I^G am l^Foosing^E sight

Chorus 1: ---------

And ^Devery^G day^D is l^Gike ^Dthe one before ^GYeah ^Dit's l^Gike t^Dhe one before You ^Gget it^D righ^Gt you^D'll ^Gbreat^Fh no^D mooooore

Verse 2: (same prog as in verse 1) -------- I saw my shadow on the blackest of nights Sometimes I push me right out of the lights So I'm down on the (get right?), and I am loosing You're here to tempt me, and it's all looking new To keep me from running just to try something new I'm going down on the floor right, I am right behind Chorus 2: --------- Play chorus 1 with:

^Dno m^Gore ^F x3 Instrumental: (violins) --------------

F D x2 Eb G Eb G F G# Chorsu 3: --------- Play chorus 1 then chorus x2

end o^Dn "no more" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --

30 Seconds - by Tracy Bonham ------------ Tabbed by Frederic Maquet Intro: ------ G e:---3--3---------------|----|-------| B:---3--3---------------|----|-------| G:---4--4---------------|-x3-|-------| D:---5--5---------------|----|---5---| A:---5--5---4--4--4h5p4-|----|---5---| E:---3--3---------------|----|---3---| Verse 1: --------

^A7For eve^C7ry stone,^A7 there'^C7s a rock waiting someone's ^A7Head, hear^C7 it co^A7me and ^C7you'll wish you had two heads ^G7 30 se^Bb7conds x2

^A7Tell h^C7alf yo^A7ur soul and you'll realise that you are Chorus: ------- G A7 riff e:---------------------------------| B:---------------------------------| G:-----4---------------------------| x3 D:-----5----------5---5------------| A:-----5----------4---4----4h5p4---| E:-----3----------5---5------------| Noohoa one

G A7 (riff) Noohoa one x3

No ^Gone Verse 2: --------

For every star, there's another one that's fading Fading away, hating every bit of light 30 seconds x2 One day the sun and the rest you're sending ants to Chorus 2: ---------

^GNo-^A7hoa one x3 G (pause) A7 (riff) No one ^GOut of my ^A7way ^A7Four yo^G#7u know you're ^GOut o^A7f my way x3

Verse 3: -------- For everyone, there's another one that's stronger So, out you go, like the trash that you drug in 30 seconds x2 Paving the way, for the ones that made you feel like Chorus 3: --------- G A7 (riff) No-hoa one x3 G (pause) A7 (riff) No one G A7 (riff) Out of my way

^A7Four yo^G#7u know you're ^G7Out of^F#7 my way x3

Chords: These are a bit weird ------- A7 545xxx or 002020 C7 032310 G7 32300x or 353433 G 320033 or 355433 Bb7 656xxx or 113131 G#7 434xxx or 464544 F#7 212xxx or 242322 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- The Real - by Tracy Bonham ------------ Tabbed by Frederic Maquet Intro: ------ A C A C e:------------------------|--------------| B:------------------------|--------------| G:------------------------|--play-lots---| D:------------------------|--------------| A:----4---///-7---4-//--7-|--------------| E:----5--////-8---5-//--8-|--------------| Aaaaa Aaa a - Haaaa (etc...) Verse 1: --------

^A I know^C the sons^F are wro^Eng, t^Go wake their dad ^A You got^C, if anyt^Fhing,^E a bigger head ^D Most li^Ekely to pe^Arform, was who I knew ^D But now ^Eit's you th^Cat I have to know

Verse 2: (same progression as verse 1) -------- Tell me who you know, has got away Sweet little who you know, lives in L.A. Most likely to conceive was who I knew But now it's you that I have to know Chorus: -------

^A Only^F the ^Creal world ^AIt's ^Fso u^Cnreal A C F E (single strum) Only the real is rea-he-eal

Verse 3: -------- Pocket the business card, be on your way Pocket the smiling face, and save the day Most likely to perform, was who I knew But noew it's you that I have to know Chorus x2 --------- Play intro, and fade out.... Chords: ------- A 002220 C 032010 F 133211 E 022100 G 320033 D x00232 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tracy Bonham - Burdens of being upright