WAINWRIGHT LOUDON - "he said she said" Tablature

From: sdavitt@vnet.ibm.com
Subject: CRD: 'He Said, She Said' - Loudon Wainwright III


Here is a transcription of 'He Said, She Said' by Loudon Wainwright III.
(Possibly the USA's most underated singer songwriter?)
It is transcribed from a TV performance on 'Loudon & Co' transmitted
13 July 1994 here in the UK.

It was played with a capo at the second fret and using barre chords for
the C#m A and B. The A and B chords are played with the E-shape at the 7th
and 9th frets. (? due to the capo?). The C#m is played with an A-minor-shape
at the 4th fret.

There is only one slight complication which I will try and explain which
is marked in the text as 'C riff' because I don't know how else to describe
it.

He starts with a normal three fingered C chord but emphasising the 5th string
and using a little progression down to the 6th string before the next chord
which is the E or B.

0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0
3 2 0 0
x x x 3

So for example the sequence is:

3[5] 2[5] 0[5] 3[6] E-chord 3[5] 2[5] 0[5] 3[6] B-chord
Please do not talk softly. When carr y ing your stick


Had I known how difficult this was going to be to explain I may never
have started :-) Anyway here we go. Hope you like it.


He Said, She Said Loudon Wainwright III
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Capo II

C#m A C#m A E

Lets talk about sex. [Monitor? There it is.]
C#m A
She was trying to get him to talk to her
C#m A E
While they were doing the deed
C#m A
He said "Baby I'm the strong and the silent type"
C#m A E
She said "That's not what I need"
C riff E
"Please do not talk softly" she said
C riff B
"When carrying your stick"
C#m A
He said "Actions can speak louder"
C#m A B
She said "It don't do the trick"


C#m A
She was all over him in the A.M.
C#m A E
He said "Baby you don't understand
C#m A
Just about once a night I'm alright
C#m A E
But I'm not much of a morning man.
C riff E
I'm not quite awake yet
C riff B
I could use a cup"
C#m A
She said "How about a loving spoonful darling?
C#m A E
That might get you up"


[Guitar Break]
C riff E
C riff B
C#m A (D A)
C#m A E


C#m A
The other night she was biting him
C#m A E
While they were doing it in the dark
C#m A
He said "What are you somekind of vampire baby?"
C#m A E
She said "I just love to leave my mark
C riff E
Maybe it's a tendency"
C riff B
"I hope it's just a phase"
C#m A
You can't be too careful people
C#m A B
With these diseases these days.

C#m A
She was trying to get him to spank her
C#m A E
She said "It feels so fine"
C#m A
He said "I'm not that kind of man baby
C#m A B
That's where I draw the line"
C riff E
Then she said "You can draw the line there
C riff B
You can draw a circle, draw a square.
C#m A
I don't mind a parallelogram.
C#m A E
Just put your pencil there!
C#m A
I don't mind a rhomboid
C#m A E
Just put your pencil there!"

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