• Song:

    Even The Score

  • Artist:

    Toronto

  • Album:

    Lookin' For Trouble

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			    EVEN THE SCORE - Toronto
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury 
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: September 7, 2005

Written by: B.Allen, J.Fox
CD: "Lookin' For Trouble"     (1980, Solid Gold Records)


Notes:

^...bend  (w=whole step)
p...pulloff
r...release bend
/...slide up
~...vibrato
o
o...repeat


-Tuning: Standard
-bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time
-the song is in F minor, except for the guitar solo section,
 which is in G minor (solo is in G minor)


INTRO:

Figure 1 - play 3x

    Fm (133111@1)                         Eb (x43121@3)                          (Fm)     
 E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||------
 B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--o||-9----
 G -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||------
 D -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||------
 A -------------|--------------|-------------|--------------o||------
 E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||------

  

1ST VERSE:

     FmYou (133111@1)played around when I was gone
    AbBut (xx1114@1)I got hip to what went on
     BbWhen (x1333x@1)I returned I left no doubt
   CI (x32010@1)kept my cool, but threw you out
 C (x32010@1)DbAnd (x43121@1)now you come with heart in hand
                                   E------------|-------------| (022100@1)                                   B--9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----| (x2444x@1)                                   G------------|-------------| (320003@1)        Fm (133111@1)                                
You're begging me to understand
                               E------------|-------------| (022100@1)                               B--9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----| (x2444x@1)                               G------------|-------------| (320003@1)                             
     Db(??lyric??) (x43121@1)for what's in store
                               E------------|-------------| (022100@1)                               B--9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----| (x2444x@1)                               G------------|-------------| (320003@1)                          
     Bbm (x13321@1)            
And now's my chance
         E ------------|-------------|
         B ---------13-|-13-11-11----|
         G ------------|-------------|
                 
    Eb (x43121@3)     FmTo (133111@1)even the score



CHORUS:

 Eb (x43121@3)     AbEven (xx1114@1)the score -- You cheated and lied
 Eb (x43121@3)     AbEven (xx1114@1)the score -- The tears that I cried
 Eb (x43121@3)     FmEven (133111@1)the score -- Watch you crumble inside
 Eb (x43121@3)     DbEven (x43121@1)the score -- There's no place you can hide


                                (1st beat
                                 of verse)
 E -------------|--------------|------
 B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---
 G -------------|--------------|------
 D -------------|--------------|------
 A -------------|--------------|------
 E -------------|--------------|------

  

2ND VERSE:

 FmCut (133111@1)the tears, I know they're fake
 AbLoving (xx1114@1)you was a bad mistake
 BbDon't (x1333x@1)come crawling around my door
       C (x32010@1)                              C'Cause (x32010@1)I can't stand your face no more


BREAK:

1.Eb                  Eb2.C (x43121@3)                  C (x32010@1)  Fm (133111@1)                Fm (133111@1)D (xx0232@1)E -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|
 B ---11p9----|-11~-----o||---13p11----|-13~-----|---15p13----|-15~-----|
 G --------12-|----------||---------13-|---------|---------15-|---------|
 D -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|
 A -----------|---------o||------------|---------|------------|---------|
 E -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|
              |          ||            |         |            |         |
              |          ||            |         |            |         |
              |          ||            |         |            |         |
 E -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|
 B ----8p6----|-8~------o||----9p8-----|-10~-----|---10p8-----|-10~-----|
 G ---------8-|----------||---------10-|---------|---------11-|---------|
 D -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|
 A -----------|---------o||------------|---------|------------|---------|
 E -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|



GUITAR SOLO:


   Gm (355333@1)E --------------------------|---------------------------|
 B --------------------------|---------------------------|
 G --------------------------|--------------------10-----|
 D -----------------10----10-|--12-10-12-13-12-13----13--|
 A -10--12-13-12-13----13----|---------------------------|
 E --------------------------|---------------------------|


   F (133211@1)E --------------------------|-----------------------10/-|
 B ----------10-------10--11-|-10--11--13----11--13------|
 G --10--12--------12--------|---------------------------|
 D --------------------------|---------------------------|
 A --------------------------|---------------------------|
 E --------------------------|---------------------------|


   Gm (355333@1)                              F (133211@1) 

 E -15-15~---15--|-11-13-13^wr--13--|---13-15-15^wr--15--|-------------|
 B --------------|------------------|--------------------|--------8-11-|
 G --------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------|
 D --------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------|
 A --------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------|
 E --------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------|


   Gm (355333@1)                                 F (133211@1)E ---------------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
 B -11^w-11-8----8------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
 G -----------10---10---|--------------|---------------|-------------0-|
 D ---------------------|--------3-0---|-----------3---|-----3---------|
 A -------------------8-|-8^w--------3-|-1-------------|---------------|
 E ---------------------|--------------|---3-2-1-----1-|--1-----1------|


   Gm (355333@1)E ----------------------------|-------------------------|
 B ----------------------------|-------------------------|
 G -3p2p0--7p5p0--3p2p0--5p3p0-|-7p5p0--3p2p0--5-----3p2-|
 D ----------------------------|-----------------5-------|
 A ----------------------------|-------------------------|
 E ----------------------------|-------------------------|


   F (133211@1) E -------------------|--------------------|
 B -------------------|-3-3-6/8-8----------|
 G ---------------3-5-|--------------------|
 D -3-5-5-5---3-5-----|--------------------|
 A -------------------|--------------------|
 E -------------------|--------------------|



                                          You fool
 E --7----8----9----10----11----12----13---|
 B ----------------------------------------|
 G ----------------------------------------|
 D ----------------------------------------|
 A ----------------------------------------|
 E ----------------------------------------|
                                           |
                                           |
 E ----------------------------------------|
 B --8----9----10---11----12----13----14---|
 G ----------------------------------------|
 D ----------------------------------------|
 A ----------------------------------------|
 E ----------------------------------------|



3RD VERSE:

 DbYou (x43121@1)think I'm dumb and blind
                            E------------|-------------| (022100@1)                            B--9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----| (x2444x@1)                            G------------|-------------| (320003@1) Eb (x43121@3)   FmYou've (133111@1)come too late to change my mind
                                      E------------|-------------| (022100@1)                                      B--9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----| (x2444x@1)                                      G------------|-------------| (320003@1) Eb (x43121@3) DbJust (x43121@1)ask someone who's tried before
                                   E------------|-------------| (022100@1)                                   B--9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----| (x2444x@1)                                   G------------|-------------| (320003@1)C (x32010@1)Bb (x1333x@1)             
I don't get mad
       E ------------|-------------|
       B ---------13-|-13-11-11----|
       G ------------|-------------|
  Eb (x43121@3)      FmI (133111@1)even the score



CHORUS:

Eb   Ab
	You cheated and lied
Eb   Ab
	The tears that I cried
Eb   Fm
	Watch you crumble inside
Eb   Fm
	There's no place you can hide


 Eb (x43121@3)     AbEven (xx1114@1)the score -- You cheated and lied
 Eb (x43121@3)     AbEven (xx1114@1)the score -- The tears that I cried
 Eb (x43121@3)     FmEven (133111@1)the score -- Watch you crumble inside
 Eb (x43121@3)     DbEven (x43121@1)the score -- There's no place you can hide


Play Figure 1 2x


 
    E - ven the score, Well I    e - ven the score,  Now I
    Fm (133111@1)                         Eb (x43121@3)                               
 E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8---|
 G -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 D -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 A -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|

                      
    e - ven the score, Yes  I    e - ven the score
    Ab (xx1114@1)                         Db (x43121@1)E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8---|
 G -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 D -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 A -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|

  

    E- (022100@1)ven the score            E- (022100@1)ven the score
 E -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
 B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---8---9--|-11~----9-11-13-|-13----|
 G -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
 D -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
 A -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
 E -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
                |              |             |                |       |
                |              |             |                |       |
                |              |             |                |       |
 E -------------|--------------|-13~--11--13-|-15~---13-15-16-|-16----|
 B -14~--13--14-|-16~---14--13-|-------------|----------------|-------|
 G -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
 D -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
 A -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
 E -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|



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(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents 
their interpretation of the song.)

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