Transcription by: Richard Stanforth
intro: A - F#m G (x8, bass enters 3rd time, keyboards enter 5th time,
drums enter 7th time)
A F#m G
Bitching 'bout the things we've seen
A F#m G
Bitching 'bout the things we'd be
A G F#m
Bitching 'bout the loves we've had
E G F#m
My oh my it wasn't so bad
E G F#m
When we had that to loosen our minds
E F#m
Hey little baby in the front row, be kind
G A F#m
(bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth
G A F#m
(bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed?
G A F#m
(bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new?
G A F#m G
(bar bitching) Yeah, bitching
A F#m G
Bitching 'bout the Windsor C
A F#m G
Bitching 'bout the Western Sea
A G F#m
Why can't you all be like a Grainger man?
E G F#m
Or even a Pheland man?
E G F#m
I'll tell you what we'll meet in Amsterdam
E F#m
And then you'll see what should be really can
G A F#m
(bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth
G A F#m
(bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed?
G A F#m
(bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new?
G A F#m G
(bar bitching) Yeah, bitching, that's what I'm talking about
Got anything to say? No? Well, shut up...
guitar solo (repeat chords A - F#m G, listen to the recording to get the bends
right, he mainly bends the notes a semitone upwards):
E------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------- |
B--7^7p5----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
G---------7-6------------------------ | ----------------------------------0h2h4p2---2- |
D--------------7---5h7p5-4----------- | -----------0h2h4p2---2-------0h2h4------------ |
A---------------------------7---5-4-- | ----0h2h4---------------0h2h4----------------- |
E------------------------------------ | -0h3------------------------------------------ |
E---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
B-----------0h2h3p2--3s5--5s7--7^7p5--7^7p5---- | ------------------------------------ |
G------0h2h4----------------------------------- | --6-6^------------0--0----0---0---0- |
D-0h2h4---------------------------------------- | -------7-7s2--2s4------4^---4^--4^-- |
A---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
E---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
E----------------------------------- |
B----------------------------------- |
G----------------------------------- |
D--4^*-4--2--0h2p0------------------ | <-- *bend up a semitone and hold
A-------------------4-2---0--------- |
E----------------------------------- |
E----------------------------------------- | -------------12-14-14^-12--------------- |
B-------------12-14-14^-12---------------- | -------12-14--------------14-12h14p12--- |
G-------12-14--------------14-12h14p12---- | -12s14-------------------------------14- |
D-12s14--------------------------------11- | ---------------------------------------- |
A----------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
E----------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
E---------------------------------------------- |
B--12^12p10------------------------------------ |
G-----------12-11-11h12p11--------------------- |
D---------------------------12-11-11h12p11----- |
A-------------------------------------------12- |
E---------------------------------------------- |
A F#m G
There's a place with a lot of eyes
A F#m G
Strange smoke perfume around the peacock guys
A G F#m
And the girls, they move their heat
E G F#m
To the impulsive, compulsive beat
E G F#m
But that's another place, another time
E F#m
Maybe we'll meet there in quite a short while
G A F#m
(bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth
G A F#m
(bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed?
G A F#m
(bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new?
G A Bm C#m
(bar bitching) Yeah, bitching
D Bm C#m
I really don't know what to say
D Bm C#m
That's gonna happen to us all one day
D C#m D
And when it does you can have me too
E
But until then I really don't know what to do
F#m
I'm just gonna keep on
G A F#m
(bar bitching) Telling you the gospel truth
G A F#m
(bar bitching) Why don't you all go get screwed?
G A F#m
(bar bitching) Why don't you tell me something new?
G A F#m G
(bar bitching) Yeah, bitching
A - F#m G (x6, over keyboard solo) A - Bm C#m
( D ) ( Bm *) ( C#m *)
E-----------------------------------12-12-12-12p10------------- |
B---------------------------------------------------12--------- |
G--11-11-11--9s11-11-11--9s11-11-11---------------------14-11-- | <-- play three
D--12-12-12-10s12-12-12-10s12-12-12---------------------------- | times (*chords
A-------------------------------------------------------------- | on 3rd time are
E-------------------------------------------------------------- | C#m and D)
( E ) ( F#m )( G ) ( A )
E--------------------------------------------
B-12--10--(b9)---------------------------------
G------------(b9)-7--6-------------------------
D----------------------(b9)7-6-4---5---5s7-----
A--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
Bar bitching!
F#m G A
Bar bitching (x3)
G A G A
E----------------------------------------------------- |
B--------------------------8--8--8--7-8s12-10--10-10-- |
G--7--7--7--6-7s11-(b9)-(b9)(b9)---------------------------- |
D----------------------------------------------------- |
A----------------------------------------------------- |
E----------------------------------------------------- |
G A G A
E----------------------------------10--10--10--(b9)10s14--12- |
B--12--12--12--10-12s15-14--14-14-------------------------- |
G---------------------------------------------------------- |
D---------------------------------------------------------- |
A---------------------------------------------------------- |
E---------------------------------------------------------- |
ends on keyboard chord of A, which slowly fades out.
