Deacon Blues

(início)

I was looking for a better tab for this tune all over the net  (one I could
actually follow) and well, one thing kind of led to another...Thanks to
Let me know if you know of a better way to play it...
Regards, Pat Sullivan 9/2006 - *
INTRO:

VERSE 1:

B- ~ -8----------8------------5-------3---|
G- ~ -9----------7------------4-------2---|
D- ~ -9----------7------------4-------2---|

E- ~ -8----------6------------3-------1---|
   This is the day of the expanding man

B ~ 8----------------8-------------------5--------5---|
G ~ 9----------------7-------------------4--------5---|
D ~ 9----------------7-------------------4--------4---|

E ~ 8----------------6-------------------3------------|
   That shape is my shade there where I used to stand

   It seems like only yesterday I gazed through the glass

   At ramblers, wild gamblers- That's all in the past

B ~ 8-------------8-------------------5-------3----|
G ~ 9-------------7-------------------4-------2----|
D ~ 9-------------7-------------------4-------2----|

E ~ 8-------------6-------------------3-------1----|
   You call me a fool you say it's a crazy scheme

   This one's for real I already bought the dream

   So useless to  ask me why

   Throw a kiss and say goodbye

   I'll make it this time-  I'm ready to cross that fine line
CHORUS:

   I'll Learn to work the saxophone and I play just what I feel
    F    Am7 Cadd9  C    F   Am7
 C   A#  Fmaj7

   Drink scotch whiskey all night long

   And die behind the wheel

   They got a name for the winners in the world

   I want a name when I lose
    F    Am7 Cadd9  C    F   Am7
 C   A#  Fmaj7

   They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
    G             Am7             Em7      A13
 C13  A#13          E7#9

VERSE 2 :
My back to the wall a victim of laughing chance
This is for me the essence of true romance
Sharing the things we know and love with those of my kind
Libations, sensations which stagger the mind
I crawl like a viper through these suburban streets
Make love to these women languid and bittersweet
I'll rise when the sun goes down
Cover every game in town
A world of my own- I'll make it my home sweet home
CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL:
    A9  G9 E9  A9  G9 E9
B9  G7#9  D9   D#9  D9   C9 Cmaj7/B7#5/A#maj7/A7#5

Verse 3: (Same chords as the 2nd half of Verse 1)
This is the night of the expanding man
I take one last drag as I approach the stand
I cried when I wrote this song
Sue me if I play too long
This brother is free- I'll be what I want to be
CHORUS
OUTRO:
Same chords as the first half of Verse 1 - (X2) - to fade
There are several slides and variations on these chords that Becker throws in but
these chords should get you close enough to where those fills are pretty obvious...
Have Fun! :)