song: The True Wheel artist: Brian Eno album: Taking Tiger Mountain (by Strategy) original release 1974 reissued 2004 as: Virgin CD 7243 5 77288 2 9 transcribed by memfree Basic song: 1st part 2nd part 3rd part F#, E, B (x2444x@1) F#, E, B, B (x2444x@1) F#, C#, E, B (x2444x@1) alternate F#, C#, B, F# (244322@1)in full : F# (244322@1) EWe (022100@1)are the 8 0 1 B (x2444x@1) F# (244322@1)We are the central shaft - And we are E (022100@1) Bhere (x2444x@1)to let you take advantage F# (244322@1) EOf (022100@1)our lack of craft B (x2444x@1) F#Certain (244322@1)streets have certain corners E (022100@1) BSooner (x2444x@1)or later, we'll turn yours F# (244322@1) EWe (022100@1)are the 8 0 1 B (x2444x@1) F#We (244322@1)are the central shaft - And thus through- E (022100@1) B-out (x2444x@1)two years we've crossed the ocean F# (244322@1) Ein (022100@1)our little craft (Row! Row! Row!) B (x2444x@1) F#Now (244322@1)we're on the telephone E (022100@1) BMaking (x2444x@1)final arrangements (Ding! Ding!) F# (244322@1) EWe (022100@1)are the 8 0 1 B (x2444x@1) F#We (244322@1)are the central shaft E (022100@1)B (x2444x@1)B (x2444x@1)F# (244322@1) E (022100@1)Looking for a certain ratio B (x2444x@1) B (x2444x@1) Someone must have left it underneath the carpet F# (244322@1) E (022100@1)Looking up and down the radio B (x2444x@1) B (x2444x@1) Oh-oh, nothing there this time F# (244322@1) E (022100@1)Looking for a certain ratio B (x2444x@1) B (x2444x@1) Someone said they saw it parking in a car-lot F# (244322@1) E (022100@1)Looking up and down the radio B (x2444x@1) B (x2444x@1) Oh-oh, nothing there this time F# (244322@1) E (022100@1)Going back down to the radio B (x2444x@1) B (x2444x@1) Oh, oh - oh, oh - oh, oh - here we go! ======= ======= ======= === B, B bent to C/C#, A, B -- like: === 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E |-----------------------|-----------------------| B |-----------------------|-----------------------| G |-----------------------|-----------------------| D |--9-9b10------7-----9--|--9-9b10------7-----9--| A |-----------------------|-----------------------| E |-----------------------|-----------------------| Either keep that up for the last part, or switch to chords. I like F#, C#, E, B when alone, or F#, C#, B, F# if there is a bass. ======= ======= ======= F# (244322@1) We are the table, the captain's table C#Let's (x43121@1)get it understood, let's get it understood EWe (022100@1)are the losers, we are the bruisers BLet's (x2444x@1)get it understood, let's get it understood F#We (244322@1)are the diners, the final diners C#Let's (x43121@1)get it understood, let's get it understood EMost (022100@1)of us tinkers, some of us tailors, BAnd (x2444x@1)we've got candlesticks, and lots of cocktail sticks F#We (244322@1)saw the lovers, the modern lovers C#And (x43121@1)they looked very good, they looked as if they could EWe (022100@1)are the neighbours, the nosy neighbours BWe (x2444x@1)think just like we would, we think just like we should. ==== (continue 3rd part) ==== Oh, oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
