Ballad of Steve - Frank Turner & John Snodgrass tabbed from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S0IYB-J538 by Chris Chippendale All played in Am N.B. chord names taken from jguitar.com/chordname Strumming pattern for verse: Am A7#9sus4 d d u d u d d E|-0---0-----0-0-0-0---0---| B|-1---1-----1-1-1-1---1---| G|-2---2-----0-0-0-2---2---| D|-2---2-----0-0-0-2---2---| A|-0---0-----0-0-0-0---0---| E|----------(3-3-3)--------| The (3-3-3) on the bottom string is optional, prefer it myself. VERSE Am Am Let me tell you a little story about a flight attendant G Am who now stands in court as a lone defendant Am Am after 20 long years in a job that tough G Am he decided one day that he'd had enough PRECHORUS G Am steve had to leave G Am steve had to leave VERSE the plane touched down in philadelphia one of the ladies didnt do what steve had told her to she went to get her bags while the plane was still moving steve marched down the aisle all disapproving PRECHORUS steve was polite but he knew he was right CHORUS C G steve always did the best he could Am F he knew that when he finally left he had to make it good C G steve had an awesome exit plan Am G C ... steve was a fucking man PRECHORUS steve was a bro steve had to go VERSE the old woman didnt do what steve had said she pulled down her baggage and it hit min in the head so he went up to the front and he got into the mic and spoke to all the passangers and called out her bullshite (lyrics not that clear for last few words) PRECHORUS steve spoke the truth with a curse word or two VERSE steve pulled down the level and down fell the chute then he went to the drinks stall and grabbed a beer or two just before he jumped out of the plane he turned and yelled "I'm out of here fuckers and I'll see y'all in hell!" PRECHORUS steve was a bro steve had to go CHORUS steve always did the best he could he knew that when he finally left he had to make it good steve had an awesome exit plan ... steve was a fucking man ... steve was a fucking man (end on C Gadd4 C)
