• Song:

    Rubber Ball

  • Artist:

    Cage The Elephant

  • Album:

    Thank You Happy Birthda...

this song is flatpicked. for those of you who do not know what that is,
you fret a chord, hit the root note then strum all strings below it and
sometimes people will pick the string under the root note with it
alternately as done in this song. here is a tab for how it is done.

u-upstrum
d-downstrum
p-pick string

this is how I strum this song

verses: 
      F (133211@1)                       Am (x02210@1)  |----1-1-1----1-1-1--|    |-----0-0-0----0-0-0--|
   |----1-1-1----1-1-1--|    |-----1-1-1----1-1-1--|
   |----2-2-2----2-2-2--|    |-----2-2-2----2-2-2--|
   |----3-3-3----3-3-3--|    |-----2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
   |----3-3-3--3--------| x2 |---0-----------------| x2
   |--1-----------------|    |---------------------|
strum p du (xx0231@1)d (xx0231@1)p du (xx0231@1)d (xx0231@1)         p du (xx0231@1)d (xx0231@1)p du (xx0231@1)dcount (xx0231@1)1 e& (022000@1)a (x02210@1)2 e& (022000@1)a (x02210@1)         1 e& (022000@1)a (x02210@1)2 e& (022000@1)a (x02210@1)OR you can play it like this since the middle stroke isnt really noticed that much

|----1-1----1-1--|    |-----0-0----0-0--|
   |----1-1----1-1--|    |-----1-1----1-1--|
   |----2-2----2-2--|    |-----2-2----2-2--|
   |----3-3----3-3--|    |-----2-2--2-2-2--|
   |----3-3--3------| x2 |---0-------------| x2
   |--1-------------|    |-----------------|
strum p d (xx0231@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">d  p d (xx0231@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">d           p d (xx0231@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">d  p d (xx0231@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">d
count 1 & a (x02210@1)2 & a (x02210@1)         1 & a (x02210@1)2 & a (x02210@1)

Chorus:   play the same way and same count as verses
      Bflat                 F (133211@1)  |----1-1----1-1--|     |----1-1----1-1-|    
   |----3-3----3-3--|     |----1-1----1-1-|    
   |----3-3----3-3--|     |----2-2----2-2-|    
   |----3-3----3-3--|     |----3-3----3-3-|    
   |----1-1--1-1-1--| x2  |----3-3--3-3-3-| x2 
   |--1-------------|     |--1------------|

Bflat                 F (133211@1)  |----1-1----1-1--|     |----1-1----1-1-|    
   |----3-3----3-3--|     |----1-1----1-1-|    
   |----3-3----3-3--|     |----2-2----2-2-|    
   |----3-3----3-3--|     |----3-3----3-3-|    
   |----1-1--1-1-1--| x2  |----3-3--3-3-3-| x2 
   |--1-------------|     |--1------------|

C (x32010@1) |----0-0----0-0--|
  |----1-1----1-1--|
  |----0-0----0-0--|
  |----2-2----2-2--|
  |--3------3------| x2
  |----------------|

ok now for the chords and lyrics...

verse 1
F (133211@1)                                  
Rolling around like a big rubber ball
AmWriting (x02210@1)this song about some things that I saw
FTrying (133211@1)to stand like a big strong tough man
AmFinding (x02210@1)out fast that I'm sinking in sin

chorus:
Bb (x1333x@1)                       FAll (133211@1)I got is nothing but a little bit of love 
      Bb (x1333x@1)                               CGonna (x32010@1)give it to the people then they'll see,

Then they'll see

verse 2
FSpinning (133211@1)the tops as the tables they turn
AmMade (x02210@1)some mistakes but I still couldn't learn
FCovered (133211@1)my tracks, thought I was fine
AmGot (x02210@1)no self control now I'm back here in line

chorus:
Bb (x1333x@1)                       FAll (133211@1)I got is nothing but a little bit of love 
      Bb (x1333x@1)                               C (x32010@1)  
Gonna give it to the people then they'll see,

Then they'll see

bridge:
 F (133211@1) Amx4 (x02210@1)switch every  4\4measure
(meanwhile strange oprah-lady sounds are going)

chorus:
Bb (x1333x@1)                       FAll (133211@1)I got is nothing but a little bit of love 
      Bb (x1333x@1)                               C (x32010@1)  
Gonna give it to the people then they'll see,

Then they'll see



thats pretty much it! thanks guys! rate please!!!


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