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I think the words here are pretty undisputed, since they're easy
to pick out. I put in almost no single note riffs because 1) I'm
typing this from memory, and 2) I only have one tape of this
song (Boston Music Hall, '76 I think). My attempt to construct
the opening base line from memory is sporadic at best - people
who know better are urged to speak up.

Also, anyone feel free to offer chord alternatives. The A(c# bass)
after "turned around to see" might be a C#m or an F#m... I'm only
certain about the bass there (when I play it, A sounds best).

For anyone who missed my Built to Last posting, hyphens and elipses
are for syntactic clarity and have no musical meaning.

Bm - C#7 - F#m
C#7 Em G
I turn and walk away, then I ...
D A C#7 F#m
It looks as though ...
C#7 Em G
I must turn down your offer, but ...
D A C#7 F#m - F#
You know I'm ready to give ...
Bm - C#7 - D.... (bass: b-c#-e-c#-b-lower e)
A... D-A...
D-E D A D A(c# bass)
Someone called my name, you know ...
Bm E A D E
It was midnight in the Mission, ...
D ..E.. Bm C#m D A
Come again, walking along in ...
G D Bm C#m D A D...
Come again, walking along ...

Ten years ago I walked this street....... (chorus repeat)

All the things I planned to ...... (chorus repeat, keep repeating)

Bm - C#m - D - E - A (oooh...)


I have chords for Picasso Moon, but not all the riffs yet. If even
one single person writes and asks me to post them, I will. Does
anyone have authoritative words for that song? I have a strange
copy with "Oooh, we're just dancin'..." all over it.

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Paul Anderson
Reed College, Portland OR

pha@reed.edu, pha@reed.UUCP, tektronic!ogccse!reed!pha

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