----------------------------------------------------------- I Ain't No Miracle Worker ----------------------------------------------------------- Nancie Mantz As performed by The Brogues This punk classic was penned by a gal who also co-wrote the Electric Prunes', I Had Too To Dream Last Night. Originally given to the Chocolate Watchband, this song made the eventually reaching #1 in Italy! Its been said that there has never been a bad version song, and I believe it. For me, the Brogues cover has just the right combination of snarl, and garage-style riffs. Repeating riff [fig.1] Electric guitar w/fuzz Cme||---------------------------|| (x3101x@1)b||---------------------------|| g||*----------0----(0)-------*|| d||*-------------------3--1--*|| a||--3----(3)-----------------|| E||---------------------------|| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [fig.2] [fig.3a] [fig.3b] [fig.4] G (320003@1) Gsus (3x0013@1) D# (x43121@3)D#sus G (320003@1) Cm/Cmsus/Cm/Cmsus e||-----7---8-7--||------3-4-3-||--------3----||------------------|| b||-------8------||----4-------||------3------||---4-6-4----4-6-4-|| g||-s/7----------||--3---------||----4-----4--||--5--------5------|| d||--------------||------------||--5----------||-5--------5-------|| a||--------------||------------||-------------||------------------|| E||--------------||------------||-------------||------------------|| Intro: [fig.1 4X] Cm [lead guitar continues w/ fig.1] Don't ask me to move amountain (x02210@1) G(fig.2) (320003@1) Don't ask me to swim the sea Cm (x3101x@1)Don't think that I'm atower (x02210@1)of strength D#[fig.3a] (x43121@3) G[fig.3b] (320003@1) Don't lean too much on me Cm (x3101x@1)When lookin' to the future G(fig.2) (320003@1) Aw, don't build your dreams too high Cm (x3101x@1)I beg you to remember D# (x43121@3) G/////// (320003@1) N.C. I'm just an ordinary guy Chorus: N.C. D#[fig.3a] (x43121@3) I ain't no miracle worker Cm[fig.4] (x3101x@1) I do the best that I can D#[fig.3a] (x43121@3) I ain't no miracle worker G//////// (320003@1)N.C. [lead guitar fig.2] Lord, I ain't no miracle man [fig.1 2X] And I don't have afortune (x02210@1) You know I sweat for each dime I make But I'm always out there just lookin' To get that lucky break Every day I keep on tryin' To do my best for you And if tryin' just ain't enough, babe Well tell me what would you have me do Chorus: Guitar Break: e|-----------------------8--|--8-----------8--------| b|--------------------8-(8)-|----11-----------------| g|------8h10p8-10b(12)------|-------10b(12)?10b--8--| d|-s/10---------------------|-----------------------| a|--------------------------|-----------------------| E|--------------------------|-----------------------| e|--------------8-----------------------| b|------------8---10--8-----------------| g|-10-10b(12)-----------10b-r-8h10p8----| d|-----------------------------------10-| a|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|------11-13-11?13b(15)r13-11h13p11-------|-----------------------| b|-s/13------------------------------13-11-|------13---------------| g|-----------------------------------------|-s/12----10h12p10-8----| d|-----------------------------------------|--------------------10-| a|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------| e|---------| b|------8--| g|------8--| d|-10--10--| opening riff resumes [2X] a|-10------| E|---------| Ask me to be tender Ask me to be true Ask me for all the love I have And girl I'll give it all to you But girl I just can't offer No storybook romance If that's what you're lookin' for, babe I tell ya, we just don't have achance (x02210@1) Chorus: Outro: Cm (x3101x@1)Baby, what I am Cm (x3101x@1)No, No, I ain't no miracle man Cm (x3101x@1)Aw, I ain't no miracle man Cm (x3101x@1)No, No, I ain't no miracle man Cm (x3101x@1)I'm just an ordinary man, no (fade out) Cm (x3101x@1)I'm just an ordinary man, no A garage classic by grainofsand