Talk Talk

From: ** (Andrew Rogers)

OK, here's one of my favorite alienated rants.  It came out in late '66,
but my bar band used to do it as late as '75 - with me alternating between
organ, guitar, and tambourine, while barking the lead vocal at the same
time.

Note: the rhythm guitar is tuned down a minor third; the key riff of the
verses is played F#-E but sounds Eb-Db.


                        (Bonniwell)

Intro:

        Eb           Ab            Db
         /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

        Eb5       F5 Gb5       F5
         /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /        (2x)

        [fuzz bass: Gb Db]

verse 1:

           Eb         Db Eb     Db
        I got me a complication
             Eb       Db  Eb    Db
        And it's an only child
            Eb          Db Eb     Db
        Concernin' my reputation
            Eb            Db    Eb    Db
        As something more than wild
          Gb             Cb  Gb     Cb
        I know it serves me right
            Ab            Db Ab     Db
        But I can't sleep at night
        Gb
        Have to hide my face
           Ab
        Or go some other play-ay-ay-ay-ay-ace


Riff 1 (on rhythm guitar, tuned down minor third):

         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
     Db -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
     Ab -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
     Fb -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
     Cb -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
     Gb -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
     Db -7b9---------5---|-2-------5---7---|-7b9---------0---|-2---2--------|


Verse 2:

        I won't cry out for justice
        Admit that I was wrong
        I'll stay in hibernation
        'Til the talk subsides to gone
        My social life's a dud
        My name is really mud
        I'm up to here in lies
        Guess I'm down to size
            Db
        To size


Riff 2 (on lead guitar, standard tuning; organ harmonizes a fifth above):

         E                 D                            E
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v     v              v   v   v   v
     E  -------------3---|s7-------5-7-5-3-5-3-|       ---------------|
     B  -5---------------|---------------------|       -5---5---------|
     G  -----------------|---------------------| [2x]  ---------------|
     D  -----------------|---------------------|       ---------------|
     A  -----------------|---------------------|       ---------------|
     E  -----------------|---------------------|       ---------------|


Bridge:

          E                  D
        Can't seem to talk about
         E                     D
        The things that bother me
         E           D
        Seems to be
              E            D  E
        What everybody has
                Db
        Against me


        [Repeat intro]
        oh, oh, all right


Verse 3:

        Here's the situation
        And how it really stands
        I'm out of circulation
        I've all but washed my hands
        My social life's a dud
        My name is really mud
        I'm up to here in lies
        Guess I'm down to size


Riff 3 (on lead guitar, standard tuning):

        Eb5          F5   Gb5          F5
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
     E  -11----------9---|-------------9---|
     B  -----------------|-11--------------|
     G  -----------------|-----------------|  [2x]
     D  -----------------|-----------------|
     A  -----------------|-----------------|
     E  -----------------|-----------------|

        Eb5          F5   Gb5          F5
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
     E  -11--9-------9---|-11--9-------9---|
     B  ---------11------|---------11------|
     G  -----------------|-----------------|  [2x]
     D  -----------------|-----------------|
     A  -----------------|-----------------|
     E  -----------------|-----------------|


Outro:

        Eb        Db Eb        Db Eb        Db Eb
        Talk talk    Talk talk    Talk talk    Talk talk