RUNDGREN TODD - "We Gotta Get You A Woman" Tablature

m: Andrew Rogers <rogers@hi.com>
Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 13:25:19 -0400
Subject: r/rundgren_todd/we_gotta_get_you_a_woman.crd

This is still incomplete, but I get so many requests for it that I'm making
it public anyway.


"We Gotta Get You A Woman"
(Todd Rundgren)

Intro (piano arr. for guitar):

v v v v v v v v
--------13-12--8-|--------13-12--8-
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--------14-12--10|--------14-12--10
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
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F E C
A G F

Verse 1:

Bbmaj9 Am7 Gm7 Am7
[D-F-A-C]
Le - roy, boy is that you?
Bbmaj9 Am7 Gm7 Am7
I thought your post-hangin' days were through
Bbmaj9 Am7 Gm7 C
Sunk-in eyes and full of sighs
Gm7 C Gm7 C Gm7 C
Tell no lies you get wise
Gm7 C Gm7 C
I tell you now we're gonna pull you through
Gm7 C Gm7 Dm7/G G
There's only one thing left that we can do
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
this is close but not 100% correct

Chorus:

[voice these chords with C on top wherever possible:]

C Am7 Dm7 Dm7/G
We gotta get you a woman
Bbmaj9 Am7 Gm7 Dm7/G G
It's like nothin' else to make you feel sure you're alive
C Am7 Dm7 Dm7/G
We gotta get you a woman
Bbmaj9 Am7 Gm11 Dm7/G G
We better get walkin', we're wastin' time talkin' now
^^^^^^^^^^^
the 2nd and 3rd time
there are variants
of this which I
haven't done yet

Verse 2:

Leroy, boy, you're my friend
You say how and I'll say when
Come and meet me down the street
Take a seat, it's my treat
You may not ever get this chance again
That empty feeling's just about to end

[repeat chorus]

Bridge 1:

Ebmaj7 Dm7
Talkin' 'bout life and what it means to you
Ebmaj7 Dm7
It don't mean nothin' if it don't run through
Ebmaj7 Dm7 G
I got one thing to say, you know it's true
F C/E Bb/D Bbmaj9 Dm7/A Dm7/G
[D-F-A-C ...............]
You got to find some time to get this thing together

[repeat chorus]

Bridge 2:

Ebmaj7 Dm7
Talkin' 'bout things about that special one
Ebmaj7 Dm7
They may be stupid but they sure are fun
Ebmaj7 Dm7 G
I'll give it to you while we're on the run
F C/E Bb/D Bbmaj9 Dm7/A Dm7/G
Because we ain't got time to get this thing together, 'cause we

Ebmaj9 Gm7/D Gm7/C Fmaj7 Em7
[G-Bb-D-F ........]
Got to get together with a woman who has been around
Fmaj7 Em7
One who knows better than to let you down
Ebmaj7 Dm7 G
Let's hope there's still one left in this whole town
F C/E Bb/D Bbmaj9 Dm7/A Dm7/G
And that she'll take some time to get this thing together 'cause

Bbmaj9 Dm7/A Dm7/G
(Get this thing together 'cause)
Bbmaj9 Dm7/A Dm7/G
Get this thing together 'cause

Coda:

Dm9 Dm9/G Cmaj7 Am7
[C-E-F-A] [B-C-E-G] [A-C-E-G]
We gotta get you a woman
Dm9 Dm9/G Cmaj7 Am7
We gotta get you a woman
Dm9 Dm9/G Cmaj7 Am7
We gotta get you a woman
Dm7 [N.C.]
And when we're through with you
Cmaj7
We'll get me one too


-- another half-ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers