LEE HAZLEWOOD "Easy and me"
From the 1970 lp "Cowboy in Sweden".
Tabbed by Board (Anders Pedersen): [email protected]
.
. = repeat between these two measures.
Intro: ___________ _____________
|1. |2.
C Dm E E
|-------0--------------1-------0-----------| |-0-----------|
|---------1----------3---3-----0-----------| |-0-----------|
|-----0-----0------2-------2---1----p------| |-1-----------|
|---2---------2-0------------0-2---2-0---p-| |-2-----2---0-|
|3-----------------------------2--------3-2| |-2---2-------|
|------------------------------0-----------| |-0-----------|
These notes after the E chord are played by the bass.
Verse:
C G*
We rode on trains with hunger and pain, but we didn't cry
F C Dm G Dm(played in similar rhythm to the intro)
Easy and me and some other guy (strings fade in)
C G
We hooked some rides, stood side by side and watched cars go by
F C Dm G Dm
Easy and me and some other guy
*: The small lick played during the G chord is a shifting between the open b-string
and the first fret on the b-string (a Gadd11 chord).
Bridge:
Gm Bb Dm
The days and the nights, we cared for each other
Gm G Dm Dsus2 Dm
The wrongs and the rights, we shared with each other
Verse:
C G
Then one day last week she kissed my cheek and whispered goodbye
F C Dm G Dm
Then Easy walked on with some other guy (strings come in again)
Bridge (instrumental):
Gm Bb Dm
Gm G Dm Dsus2 Dm
Verse:
C G
One day last week she kissed my cheek and whispered goodbye
F C Dm G Dm
Then Easy walked on with some other guy
C Dm G Dm (repeat til fade)
STRING PARTS ARRANGED FOR GUITAR:
Please keep in mind that this is tabbed on a guitar and therefore might not be
entirely correct, especially the right octaves and such.
"Easy and me and some other guy" is sung and the strings come in:
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|9--------------10--9--7------------------|
|-------------------------5---------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
We hooked some rides, Stood side by side
|----------------------------------------|
|8--------------------------------8------|
|--------------------10--9--7------------|
|------------------------------5---------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
and watched cars go by Easy and me and some other guy
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----9------7----------------------------------------2----0----------|
|----------------9----------7-----5----------3----------------3------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------3---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
The days and the nights,
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5---8-7-5------|
|--------------------------------------|
|---3----------------------------------|
we cared for each other
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------7--5--3-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------0---7---5---3---|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
The wrongs and the rights
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------| This is probably played an octave higer.
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5---8-7-5------|
|--------------------------------------|
|---3----------------------------------|
we shared with each other
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------5------3-----2-----3--2--0-----5---| Strings fade.
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------3------|
Verse.
"Then Easy walked on with some other guy" is sung and strings come in again (on "guy")
(This is the instrumental bride).
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------8------8--6--5--6--3-------------------------|
|---------------------5-7--------------------------7--5--3--------------|
|------3----5-----3-5------------------------------------------7--5--3--|
|3-------------------------------------------------Played by other------|
|--------------------------------------------------set of string--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----3-6--8------11-11-10-11-12--8----6----5----6-5-3----8--|
|2-5--------------------------------------------------0-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
One day last week she kissed my cheek
|----------------------------------------|
|8--------------------------------8------|
|--------------------10--9--7------------|
|------------------------------5---------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
and whispered goodbye Then Easy walked on with some other guy
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----9------7----------------------------------------------2----0----------|
|----------------9----------7-----5----------------3----------------3------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------3---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|.-------------------------------------------------.|
|.---3---5-----3--2--0--------3---5-----------3--5-.|
|3------------------------3-------------3--5--------|
|-----------------------3---------------------------|
Fade
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