• Song:

    Tuckers Daughter

  • Artist:

    Ian Moss

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TUCKER'S DAUGHTER    
Written by Ian Moss and Don Walker

2 beats per chord
` = 2 beats
Tune down one half step - song is pitched in Db

Some lyrics may be incorrect.

PROLOGUE:
(Drums)
 + 4 +  F#m7  `  `  `  Bm  `  Asus2/4    `
                              Ooh ooh hmm
Gmaj7  `  `  `  Em7  `  A  `
                             Hey

INTRO:
Bm  Bm7  Bm  E  Bm  Bm7        Bm  E
                    Mmm oh yeah
Bm  Bm7  Bm  E  Bm  Bm7  Bm  `
      Ugh

VERSE:
Bm     Bm7     Bm    E  Bm       Bm7           Bm    `
Hang me  for a sucker     on the plains out of Narra-bri
Bm         Bm7      Bm         E   Bm              Bm7       Bm  E
Swingin' a hoe in a CAL-cotton row sweatin' on the danger to me
Bm       Bm7      Bm    E  Bm       Bm7         Bm         `
Bossman's  Mister Tucker     he's a man I don't care to de-fy and
Bm       `     Bm|A5      `
His only child wicked and wild is
E9         `     A      `
Seeking my compa-ny she says she's gonna

CHORUS-SHORT:
 D        A/C#         Bm      D/A
(Build me up) just to (tear me down) yeah
 G       D/F#       G      A
(Slap my knee bones to the ground)
D          A/C#           Bm   D/A
Me and all mine are gonna be a-round when
Em       D/F#         A*    `  A  `  Asus4  `
Tucker's daughter's a memory

VERSE:
Bm     Bm7    Bm    E  Bm          Bm7              Bm        `
Hot sun  is a killer     she'll be waitin' down the end of my line
Bm         Bm7          Bm         E          Bm          Bm7       Bm  E
Taking the shade with a cool lemon-ade sayin' boy I wanna talk-a to you
Bm       Bm7    Bm      E  Bm          Bm7            Bm       `
Bossman's  only daughter     she ain't his and she'll never be mine
Bm         `         Bm|A5     `
Never been down on a dollar or two or
E9        `           D/F#  A
Told what she's gonna do    yeah she's gonna

CHORUS:
 D        A/C#         Bm      D/A
(Build me up) just to (tear me down) woah
 G       D/F#       G      A
(Slap my knee bones to the ground)
D      A/C#           Bm   D/A
Me and mine are gonna be a-round when
Em       D/F#         A*    `
Tucker's daughter's a memory
 D        A/C#  Bm      D/A
(Build me up)   tear me down
G  D/F#  G  A
(LICK)
D       A/C#           Bm       D/A
I won't kneel 'til the trumpets sound and
Em       D/F#         A*    `
Tucker's daughter's a memory

BRIDGE:
F#m7   `         `        `    Bm         `     Asus2/4  `
People born with all they need they don't under-stand
Gmaj7  `         `          `         Em7     `        Bm/F#  F#7
Every- thing you want don't come from holding out your hand
F#m7     `        `          `      Bm7      `       Asus2/4  `
Tucker's daughter thinks she sees a slave at her com-mand
Gmaj7      `         `        `
I know you need some time yet baby but the
Em7        `     A      `
Time ain't right babe I just ain't your

SOLO-VERSE:
Bm  Bm7  Bm  E  Bm  Bm7  Bm  NC
Man
Bm  Bm7  Bm  E  Bm  Bm7  Bm  NC

Bm  Bm7  Bm  E  Bm  Bm7  Bm  NC

Bm  `  Bm|A5  `  E9  `  D/F#  A
                        Do    yeah she's gonna

CHORUS:  (fade on second repeat)
 D        A/C#         Bm      D/A
(Build me up) just to (tear me down) woah
 G       D/F#       G      A
(Slap my knee bones to the ground)
D      A/C#           Bm   D/A
Me and mine are gonna be a-round when
Em       D/F#         A*    `
Tucker's daughter's a memory  she wanna
 D        A/C#        Bm      D/A
(Build me up) just to tear me down
G  D/F#  G  A  `
(LICK)         baby come on
D       A/C#           Bm       D/A
I won't kneel 'til the trumpets sound
Em       D/F#         A*    `
Tucker's daughter's a memory  she wanna

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TUNING:
6   5   4   3   2   1
Eb  Ab  Db  Gb  Bb  Eb

CHORDS:
  VERSE:                        E                    Bm|A5  (polychord)
    Bm  Bm7  E   E9  A      2   + a 3 e + a 4   +       1 + 2 + 3   4
E|---------------2---0--| |-----7-/-/-/-/-/---------| |-2-2---2---------|
B|--7---7----9---0---2--| |----10-/-/-/-/-/-9---7---| |-2-3---3---------|
G|--7---7----9---1---2--| |-----9-/-/-/-/-/---------| |-2-4---4---------|
D|--9---7----9---0---2--| |-------------------------| |-2-2---2---------|
A|-----------7---2---0--| |--  (strum 16ths)  ------| |-0-0---0---------|
E|--7---7--------0------| |-------------------------| |-----------------|

  CHORUS:                                        A*
    D  A/C#  Bm  D/A  G  D/F#  A   Em  Asus4     1 + 2 + 3   4
E|--2--------2---2----3---2----0---0----0---|  |-----------------|
B|--3---2----3---3----0---3----2---0----3---|  |-3-2---2---------|
G|--2---2----4---2----0---2----2---0----2---|  |-4-2---2---------|
D|--0---2----4---0----0---0----2---2----2---|  |-2-2---2---------|
A|------4----2---0-------------0---2----0---|  |-0-0---0---------|
E|--------------------3---2--------0--------|  |-----------------|

  BRIDGE: (and PROLOGUE:)
   F#m7  Bm  Asus2/4  Gmaj7  Em7  Bm/F#  F#7  Bm7  A
E|--2----2----0--------2-----0-----2-----0----2----0---|
B|--2----3----3--------3-----3-----3-----2----3----2---|
G|--2----4----4--------4-----0-----4-----3----2----2---|
D|--2----4----2--------4-----2-----4-----4----4----2---|
A|--4----2----0--------------2-----2-----4----2----0---|
E|--2------------------3-----0-----2-----2-------------|

LICK:
Barre the 1st to 4th-strings at the 7th fret.
The barre lifts during the hammer-on.
The tip of the index finger plays the next two notes.
Ensure that the 2nd-string does not sound during the slide. 
    G       D/F#      G     A
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4
 E|-7====-----------|-----------------|     p = pull off
 B|---10=-8p7=====--|---7-------------|     h = hammer on
 G|-----------7===--|-7==-7/9---------|     / = slide (and pick again)
 D|-------------7h9=|====-9/11--------|   === = sustained ringing
 A|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-----------------|-----------------|

Playing the part in a lower position has less ringing.
(Tip: add the  maj7  when playing only the chords)
    G       D/F#      Gmaj7 A
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4
 E|-7\5---3p2-------|---2-------------|
 B|-----------3-----|-3---3/5---------|
 G|-------------2h4-|-----4/6---------|
 D|-----------------|-----------------|
 A|-----------------|-----------------|
 E|-----------------|-----------------|

BASS-VERSE:  (with variations)
   Bm    Bm7         Bm    E           Bm    Bm7         Bm
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-7-5-7-------7-5-|-7---7-0-----2/5-|-7-5-7-------7-5-|-7-----------7---|

There is some additional bass movement in the BRIDGE:

Bm         `     Asus2/4  `  Gmaj7      `         Gmaj7      `
they don't under-stand       every-     thing you want don't come
slave at her com-mand        I know you need some time yet   baby when the
B                A        D  G                    G          F#  -bass

Waynus Of Uranus
April 2005
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