THE ANSWER   Key of E  standard tuning

(tuned to Eb on the recording)

artist:  Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush
website: http://www.mahoganyrush.com/
album:   Mahogany Rush IV
year:    1976
tab by   burnleaf

chorus:

E -------------------------------------------|
B --12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-15-17---|
G -------------------------------------------|
D ---9----9--9--9----9--9--9----9--9-12-14---|
A -------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------|


E -------------------------------------------|
B --10---10-10-10---10-10-10---10-10-12-15---|
G -------------------------------------------|
D ---7----7--7--7----7--7--7----7--7--9-12---|
A -------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------|


E -------------------------------------------|
B ---8----8--8--8----8--8--8----8--8--8------|
G -------------------------------------------|
D ---5----5--5--5----5--5--5----5--5--5------|
A -------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------|


E ----------------11-10----------------------|
B ---8-8---8--11-----------------------------|
G -----------------8--7----------------------|
D ---5-5---5---8-----------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------|

verse:

E ----------------------------------------------|
B --------------------6---------------------6---|
G --------------------5---------------------5---|
D --------------------3---------------------3---|
A --5---3-5p3---5p3-------5---3-5p3---5p3-------|
E ------------5-----5---------------5-----5-----|


E ----------------------------------------------|
B --------------------6-------------------------|
G --------------------5---------------------6---|
D --------------------3---------------------5---|
A --5---3-5p3---5p3-------5---3-5p3---5p3---6---|
E ------------5-----5---------------5-----5-----|


on going back to chorus:

E -------------------|
B -------------------|
G --x-x--7---8---9---|
D -------------------|
A --x-x--5---6---7---|
E -------------------|




I'm standing inside a silver room
A sound inside my head like a sonic boom
A preacher with a dagger purple and black
Is tearing sacred pictures
On my naked back

Hey preacher, and he smiles in return
I think you wanna see me burn
You're squeezing out my blood
Please tell me why
But he proceeded to break down and cry


chorus:

Oh does anyone know the answer
Tell me Lord, does anyone know the answer


I'm floating beyond a cosmic dream
A feeling in my throat makes me wanna scream
A lover who has no love to spare
Is ripping out the roots of my leather hair

Hey lover, and she made a drunken face
Well put yourself in my place
Please tell me why you wanna see me hurt at all
But she proceeded to break down and bawl


chorus:

Oh please does someone know the answer
Oh does anybody know the answer


out of chorus to solo:

E -------------------------------------------|
B ---8----8--8--8----8--8--8----8-8--8-7-6-5-|
G -------------------------------------------|
D ---5----5--5--5----5--5--5----5-5--5-4-3-2-|
A -------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------|


E ------------------------------------------|
B --5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---|
G ------------------------------------------|
D --2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---|
A ------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------|


E --------------------------------------------|
B ---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9----|
G -----------------------9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9----|
D ---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7----|
A --------------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------------|


walkdown:                 repeating riff

E ---------------------|-----------------------|
B ---------------------|-----------------------|
G ---------------------|---7-------------------|
D ----------------5----|---5-------------------|
A ----7-5--------------|-----7---5-7---5-7-----|
E --------7-6-5-0------|-------------7-----0---|



Well I'm old
I'm tired and cold
I'm dripping like a rainy day
I'm searching for a being who's seen what I've seen
And I know I'll find him someday
I know I'll find him someday
I know I'll find him someday


lead change up:

   Eb9  D9
E ----------|
B --6---5---|
G --6---5---|
D --5---4---|
A --6---5---|
E ----------|