Western Union

(início)

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:48:39 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers
Subject: ./f/five_americans/*
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

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:
        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.]
        / / / /  /
        (acapella; high voice holds A; low voice alternates A and G):

1, 3: to refrain 2: to solo

        (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 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