Talk Talk

From: ** (Andrew Rogers)

OK, here's one of my favorite 
alienated rants.  It came out in 
late '66,
but my bar band used to do it as 
late as '75 - with me alternating 
between
organ, guitar, and tambourine, while
 barking the lead vocal at the same
time.

Note: the rhythm guitar is tuned 
down a minor third; the key riff of 
the
verses is played F#-E but sounds 
Eb-Db.


                        (Bonniwell)

Intro:

        Eb           Ab            
         /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   
Db
/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

        Eb5       F5 Gb5       
         /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /    
F5
    (2x)

        [fuzz bass: Gb Db]

verse 1:

           Eb         Db Eb     Db
        I got me a complication
             Eb       Db  Eb    Db
        And it's an only child
            Eb          Db Eb     Db
        Concernin' my reputation
            Eb            Db    
        As something more than 
Eb    Db
wild
          Gb             Cb  Gb  
        I know it serves me right
   Cb

            Ab            Db Ab  
        But I can't sleep at 
   Db
night
        Gb
        Have to hide my face
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           Ab
        Or go some other 
play-ay-ay-ay-ay-ace


Riff 1 (on rhythm guitar, tuned down
 minor third):

         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
     Db -----------------|--------
     Ab -----------------|--------
     Fb -----------------|--------
     Cb -----------------|--------
     Gb -----------------|--------
     Db -7b9---------5---|-2------
 |---------|-----------------|-----
 |---------|-----------------|-----
 |---------|-----------------|-----
 |---------|-----------------|-----
 |---------|-----------------|-----
 |-5---7---|-7b9---------0---|-2---
 |---------| 
 |---------| 
 |---------| 
 |---------| 
 |---------| 
 |2--------| 


Verse 2:

        I won't cry out for justice
        Admit that I was wrong
        I'll stay in hibernation
        'Til the talk subsides to 
gone
        My social life's a dud
        My name is really mud
        I'm up to here in lies
        Guess I'm down to size
            Db
        To size


Riff 2 (on lead guitar, standard 
tuning; organ harmonizes a fifth 
above):

         E                 D      
         v   v   v   v     v   v  
                      E
 v     v              v   v   v   v
     E  -------------3---|s7------
     B  -5---------------|--------
     G  -----------------|--------
     D  -----------------|--------
     A  -----------------|--------
     E  -----------------|--------
 |-5-7-5-3-5-3-|       -------------
 |-------------|       -5---5-------
 |-------------| [2x]  -------------
 |-------------|       -------------
 |-------------|       -------------
 |-------------|       -------------


Bridge:

          E                  D
        Can't seem to talk about
         E                     D
        The things that bother me
         E           D
        Seems to be
              E            D  E
        What everybody has
                Db
        Against me


        [Repeat intro]
        oh, oh, all right


Verse 3:

        Here's the situation
        And how it really stands
        I'm out of circulation
        I've all but washed my hands
        My social life's a dud
        My name is really mud
        I'm up to here in lies
        Guess I'm down to size


Riff 3 (on lead guitar, standard 
tuning):

        Eb5          F5   Gb5    
         v   v   v   v     v   v 
      F5
  v   v
     E  -11----------9---|--------
     B  -----------------|-11-----
     G  -----------------|--------
     D  -----------------|--------
     A  -----------------|--------
     E  -----------------|--------
 |-----9---|       
 |---------|       
 |---------|  [2x] 
 |---------|       
 |---------|       
 |---------|       

        Eb5          F5   Gb5    
         v   v   v   v     v   v 
      F5
  v   v
     E  -11--9-------9---|-11--9--
     B  ---------11------|--------
     G  -----------------|--------
     D  -----------------|--------
     A  -----------------|--------
     E  -----------------|--------
 |-----9---|       
 |-11------|       
 |---------|  [2x] 
 |---------|       
 |---------|       
 |---------|       


Outro:

        Eb        Db Eb        Db
        Talk talk    Talk talk   
 Eb        Db Eb
 Talk talk    Talk talk