FIVE AMERICANS - "western union" Tablature

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:48:39 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers <rogers@hi.com>
Subject: ./f/five_americans/western_union.crd

"Western Union"
(Rabon - Ezell - Durrill)

Intro:

organ: D5 (4 bars; fades in)

guitar (2X alone; 2X after bass and drums enter)

D Dsus4
v v v v v v v v
-------5---------|-------5---------
-----7-----7-----|-----8-----8-----
---7---------7---|---7---------7---
-0---------------|-0---------------
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------

Verse 1:

D Dsus4
Things ...
D Dsus4
Bad ..
D Dsus4
I ..
D Dsus4
A ...

D Dsus4 [1, 4: 2X; 2, 3: 1X 5: to coda]

Verse 2:

Western ..
Bad ..
Knocking ..
Selling ..

Verse 3:

Fifteen .
A ..
Said ..
Think ..

Bridge 1:

Bm E
Got ..
Bm E D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Killed m..

[1, 3: to refrain 2: to solo]

Refrain:

E A [N.C.]
/ / / / /
(...hey) Western ..

(acapella; high voice holds A; low voice alternates A and G):

Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da

(band enters)

D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da

Verse 4:

Now ..
How ..
I ..
Now ..

Bridge 2:

Telegram ..
You've learned ..

Organ solo:

D Dsus4 [4X]
/ / / / / / / /

[repeat bridge 2]

[repeat refrain]

Verse 5:

I'll ..
There's ..
I'll ..
Things'll ..

Coda (repeat to fade):

D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da

(Western ..)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers