FIVE AMERICANS - "Western Union" Tablature

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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 went wrong today
D Dsus4
Bad news came my way
D Dsus4
I woke up to find
D Dsus4
A wire that blew my mind

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

Verse 2:

Western Union man
Bad news in his hand
Knocking at my door
Selling me the score

Verse 3:

Fifteen cents a word to read
A telegram I didn't need
Said she didn't care no more
Think I'll throw it on the floor

Bridge 1:

Bm E
Got your cable just today
Bm E D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Killed my groove, I've got to say, hey

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

Refrain:

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

(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 you've gone away and
How it's sad to say you've gone
I remember what they said
Now I'm going out of my head

Bridge 2:

Telegram just had to say
You've learned your lesson all the way, hey

Organ solo:

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

[repeat bridge 2]

[repeat refrain]

Verse 5:

I'll be on my way 'cause
There's another girl for me
I'll be sure of her and
Things'll be as they were

Coda (repeat to fade):

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

(Western Union, oh Western Union)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers