----------------------------------------------------------- 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 Cm e||---------------------------|| b||---------------------------|| g||*----------0----(0)-------*|| d||*-------------------3--1--*|| a||--3----(3)-----------------|| E||---------------------------|| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [fig.2] [fig.3a] [fig.3b] [fig.4] G Gsus D# D#sus G 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 a mountain G (fig.2) Don?t ask me to swim the sea Cm Don?t think that I?m a tower of strength D# [fig.3a] G [fig.3b] Don?t lean too much on me Cm When lookin? to the future G (fig.2) Aw, don?t build your dreams too high Cm I beg you to remember D# G /////// N.C. I?m just an ordinary guy Chorus: N.C. D# [fig.3a] I ain?t no miracle worker Cm [fig.4] I do the best that I can D# [fig.3a] I ain?t no miracle worker G //////// N.C. [lead guitar fig.2] Lord, I ain?t no miracle man [fig.1 2X] And I don?t have a fortune 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 a chance Chorus: Outro: Cm Baby, what I am Cm No, No, I ain?t no miracle man Cm Aw, I ain?t no miracle man Cm No, No, I ain?t no miracle man Cm I?m just an ordinary man, no (fade out) Cm I?m just an ordinary man, no A garage classic by grainofsand