Riff 1:
B E7
e|--7-------7-----7------7----(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--|
B|--7-------7-----7------7----(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--|
G|--8---8---8-----8------8-----7---7---7---7---|
D|--(b9)--(b9)--(b9)-x--(b9)--x--(b9)-x--6---6---6---6---|
A|--(b9)--(b9)--(b9)-x--(b9)--x--(b9)-x--7---7---7---7---|
E|--7---7---7--x--7---x--7--x--0---0---0---0---|
Riff 2:
B E
e|---------------(0)--(0)--(0)-|
B|-(4)--x--(4)----0----0----0--|
G|--4---x---4-----1----2----2--|
D|--4---x---4-----2----2----2--|
A|--2---x---2-----2----2----2--|
E|----------------0----0----0--|
Riff 3:
E F#
e|--0---0---0---0----2---2---2---2--|
B|--0---0---0---0----2---2---2---2--|
G|--1---1---1---1----3---3---3---3--| (x2)
D|--2---2---2---2----4---4---4---4--|
A|--2---2---2---2----4---4---4---4--|
E|--0---0---0---0----2---2---2---2--|
Riff 4:
B F#
e|--------------------------|
B|-(4)--(4)-----------------|
G|--4----4------------------| (x2)
D|--4----4----4-----4----4--|
A|--2----2----4-----4----4--|
E|------------2-----2----2--|
E D E
e|--0---0---0---0-----0--------------------------|
B|--0---0---0---0-----0---(7)-(7)--(9)-(9)-x-(9)-|
G|--1---1---1---1--x--1----7---7----(b9)--(b9)-x--(b9)-|
D|--2---2---2---2--x--2----7---7----(b9)--(b9)-x--(b9)-|
A|--2---2---2---2--x--2----5---5----7---7--x--7--|
E|-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-x-(0)-------------------------|
Riff 5:
G A
e|-(3)-(3)--(5)-(5)-(5)-|
B|-(3)-(3)--(5)-(5)-(5)-|
G|--4---4----6---6---6--|
D|--5---5----7---7---7--|
A|--5---5----7---7---7--|
E|--3---3----5---5---5--|
Riff 6:
F# B
e|--2--2--2----7--7--------|
B|--2--2--2----7--7--------|
G|--3--3--3----8--8--------|
D|--4--4--4----(b9)-(b9)-(x2)--|
A|--4--4--4----(b9)-(b9)-------|
E|--2--2--2----7--7--------|
C# D D# E F F# F# C# F
e|------------------------|----------------|------------|
B|------------------------|----------------|--11--------|
G|--6--7--8--(b9)-10-11-----|--11------------|--11--------|
D|--6--7--8--(b9)-10-11-(x4)|--11--11--(x4)--|--11--(x16)-|
A|--4--5--6--7--8--(b9)-----|--(b9)--11--------|--(b9)--------|
E|------------------------|------(b9)--------|------------|
Riff 7:
B
e|--7--7--7--7-----7-----7-----7--7--7--7-------|--7--7------|
B|--7--7--7--7-----7-----7-----7--7--7--7-------|--7--7------|
G|--8--8--8--8-----8-----8-----8--8--8--8-------|--8--8------|
D|--(b9)-(b9)-(b9)-(b9)-x--(b9)-x--(b9)-x--(b9)-(b9)-(b9)-(b9)-(x3)-|--(b9)-(b9)-(x9)|
A|--(b9)-(b9)-(b9)-(b9)-x--(b9)-x--(b9)-x--(b9)-(b9)-(b9)-(b9)------|--(b9)-(b9)-----|
E|--7--7--7--7--x--7--x--7--x--7--7--7--7-------|--7--7------|
Verse 1:
B E B E
Mistress Mabel, seriously wrong
B E B E
Clears my table badly, then she's gone
B E7
Takes a liberty if you let her
B E7
Yeah shes old, but she should know better
B E B E
Oh dear Mabel, please don't put me on
Verse 2:
B E B E
Mistress Mabel, all the kids agree
B E B E
You're unstable, curiously free
B E7
Wind them down and then keep them kickin'
B E7
Sunken eyed and all panic stricken
B E B E
Oh dear Mabel is what worries me
Prechorus:
E F#
Well hem-line ratbag, so they told her
E F#
Last night's name-tag, across her shoulder
Chorus:
B F# B F#
And tell me where all the days have gone when
E D E
You robbed my cradle, tell me Mabel
B F# B F#
Where d'you go when you can't go on
E D E
With this filthy fable, tell me Mabel
Verse 3:
B E B E
Mistress Mabel, won't you marry me?
B E B E
I'm unable to take it seriously
B E7
I've been good and you'll be a minute
B E7
I wish you would or I'll drop you in it
B E B E
Oh dear Mabel, won't you marry me?
Prechorus:
E F#
Well hem-line ratbag, so they told her
E F#
Last night's name-tag, across her shoulder
Chorus:
B F# B F#
And tell me where all the days have gone when
E D E
You robbed my cradle, tell me Mabel
B F# B F#
Where d'you go when you can't go on
E D E
With this filthy fable, tell me Mabel
G A
Tell me Mabel
(Middle)
Chorus:
B F# B F#
And tell me where are the days have gone when
E D E
You robbed my cradle, tell me Mabel
B F# B F#
Where d'you go when you can't go on
E D E
With this filthy fable, tell me Mabel
B F# B F#
And tell me where all the days have gone when
E D E
You robbed my cradle, tell me Mabel
B F# B F#
Where d'you go when you can't go on
E D E
With this filthy fable, tell me Mabel
G A
Tell me Mabel
Intro:
Riff 1 (x6)
Verse 1:
Riff 2 (x4)
Riff 1 (x2)
Riff 2 (x2)
Bridge 1:
Riff 1 (x2)
Verse 2:
Riff 2 (x4)
Riff 1 (x2)
Riff 2 (x2)
Prechorus:
Riff 3 (x1)
Chorus 1:
Riff 4 (x2)
Bridge 2:
Riff 1 (x4)
Verse 3:
Riff 2 (x4)
Riff 1 (x2)
Riff 2 (x2)
Prechorus:
Riff 3 (x1)
Chorus 2:
Riff 4 (x2)
Riff 5 (x1)
Middle:
Riff 6 (x1)
Chorus 3:
Riff 4 (x4)
Riff 5 (x1)
Outro:
Riff 7 (x1)
