Band: Stray Cats
Song: You Can't Hurry Love
Album: Runaway Boys: A Retrospective '81-'92

Long time, no tab, kids. I've been taking this time to 
actually LEARN the songs I've tabbed. I've had the tendency 
to tab something out only to move on to the next song quickly 
without actually nailing the parts cleanly first. So, now that 
I'm ready (kind of), I'm back with another Cats tab. Another 
brilliant cover of the classic Supreme's version. Pretty 
simple format for a Stray Cats song. Strums are not exact. 
Listen for the changes. Lets go!!!

Key of: E

INTRO: E
e|--------------|
B|-00000000-----|
G|-11111111-----| About 4 measures
D|-22222222-----|
A|-22222222-----|
E|--------------|

VERSE/CHORUS 1: He fingerpicks but, you don't have to play it that way if you
       don't want. I listed the chord progression above the 
       fingerpicking.

"I need love love......"

progression for verse/chorus: E/A/E/Abm/C#m/F#m/B (try to listen for those changes)

e|-0--------0----0-----|--4---------4----|--2--------2------|
B|---2--------2b-------|----4--5------4--|----2---4----4----|
G|-----0h1---------X2--|---------4-------|------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|

"Rock!!"
E
e|--------------|
B|-00000000-----|
G|-11111111-----| About 4 measures
D|-22222222-----|
A|-22222222-----|
E|--------------|

VERSE 2: 

e|-0--------0----0---4-0-----0----0--|--4---------4----|--2------7-4-7----|
B|---2--------2b---------------2b----|----4--5------4--|----2/4-----------|
G|-----0h1---------------0h1---------|---------4-------|------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|

e|-0--------0----0-----|--4---------4----|--2--------2------|
B|---2--------2b-------|----4--5------4--|----2---4----4----|
G|-----0h1---------X2--|---------4-------|------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|

CHORUS 2: 
e|-0--------0---0--3b-3b-0--44-7-4--|--4---------4----|--2--------2------|
B|---2--------2---------------------|----4--5------4--|----2---4----4----|
G|-----0h1--------------------------|---------4-------|------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|

e|-0--------0----0-----|--4---------4----|--2--------2------|
B|---2--------2b-------|----4--5------4--|----2---4----4----|
G|-----0h1---------X2--|---------4-------|------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|

POST CHORUS:
"Now I can't stand....."
  Ab  C#m  F#   B7/B6/B7/B6
e|-4---4---2----7--7-7--7------|
B|-4---5---2----10-9-10-9------|
G|-4---6---2----8--8-8--8------|
D|-6---6---4----7--7-7--7------|
A|-6---4---4----9--9-9--9------|
E|-4-------2----7--7-7--7------|

CHORUS 3:
e|-0--------0----0---4-0-----0----0--|--4---------4----|--2------7-4-7----|
B|---2--------2b---------------2b----|----4--5------4--|----2/4-----------|
G|-----0h1---------------0h1---------|---------4-------|------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|

e|-0--------0----0-----|--4---------4----|--2--------2------|
B|---2--------2b-------|----4--5------4--|----2---4----4----|
G|-----0h1---------X2--|---------4-------|------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|

"Rock!!"
E
e|--------------|
B|-00000000-----|
G|-11111111-----| About 4 measures
D|-22222222-----|
A|-22222222-----|
E|--------------|

SOLO:

e|------------|----------------0-------|------4---------4-----|
B|-00--2-00~--|-00--2-2-2--------2b-0--|--------4--5------4---|
G|-11--2-11~--|-11--2-2-2--0h1---------|-/4----------4--------|
D|-22--2-22~--|-22--2-2-2--------------|----------------------|
A|-22----22~--|-22---------------------|----------------------|
E|------------|------------------------|----------------------|

e|------2----------7-4~-|-----------------------------------|
B|------2--2--2/4--4-4~-|-2-2-----------2-2-2--------0------|
G|------------2/4-------|-2-2--1~--11---2-2-2---0h1----1----|
D|----------------------|-2-2--2~--22---2-2-2------------2~-|
A|----------------------|-0-0--2~--22---0-0-0---------------|
E|-4-2------------------|-----------------------------------|

e|------4---------7-4--|--2-----------7-4~---|
B|--------4--5---------|--2--2--2/4---4-4~---|
G|-/4----------4-------|--------2/4----------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|

Repeat VERSE 1: (sounds like he's lightly strumming the progression)

CHORUS 4:

e|-----------------------|--4--------4----|--2-------2-----|
B|-2-2-2--0---2-2-2---0~-|----4--5-----4--|----2--4----2---|
G|-2-2-2--1~--2-2-2---1~-|---------4------|----------------|
D|-2-2-2--2~--2-2-2---2~-|----------------|----------------| X2
A|-0-0-0--2~--0-0-0---2~-|----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------|----------------|

Repeat POST CHORUS:

CHORUS 5:

e|-0--------0----0---4-0-----0----0--|--4---------4----|--2------7-4-7----|
B|---2--------2b---------------2b----|----4--5------4--|----2/4-----------|
G|-----0h1---------------0h1---------|---------4-------|------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------|------------------|

e|-0--------0----0-----|--4---------4----|--2--------2------|
B|---2--------2b-------|----4--5------4--|----2---4----4----|
G|-----0h1---------X2--|---------4-------|------------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|

"Rock!!"
E
e|--------------|
B|-00000000-----|
G|-11111111-----| 
D|-22222222-----|
A|-22222222-----|
E|--------------|

........END

That's it for that one. Sorry for all the parts. Just wanted to
make it as detailed as I could for the finger picking parts. Up
next.......ANOTHER Stray Cats tab. This time it's "My One Desire"
Have fun! Let me know what you think!
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