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QUEEN OF PORTLAND STREET - Matt Mays
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Tabbed by: ADalziel
This was an older matt mays song that was called G And Me that was recently re-recorded.
couldn't find any tabs for it and the lyrics people have been submitting are terrible,
this is my attempt at both.
Tuning: Standard
Intro starts off with Em, G and C chords along with this riff..
e|--0----------------------------------------3-------------------|
B|--0-------------------------------1----1---3-------------------|
G|--0--------0-----0-----0----------0----0---0-------------------|
D|--2-----5-----4-----2-------------2----2---0-------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------3----3---2-------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------3-------------------|
e|--0----------------------------------------3-------------------|
B|--0--------0-----0-----0----------1----1---3-------------------|
G|--0-----4-----2-----0-------------0----0---0-------------------|
D|--2-------------------------------2----2---0-------------------|
A|--2-------------------------------3----3---2-------------------|
E|--0----------------------------------------3-------------------|
VERSE:
G C G
It was that life changing song on that white cassette
G C G
A melody I'll never forget
G C G
Get me a triple triple and a BCD
G C G
The good times will be on me
CHORUS:
Em Bm C G
Throw in the shifter 1, 2 and 3
Em G C G
Find me the queen of Portland street
Em Bm C G
Out in the five runner out in the rain
Em G C G
Me and G chasing hurricanes
(repeat the intro riff)
VERSE:
G C G
Come on Lanny cut me a deal
G C G
I work so hard and I never steal
G C G
And the 827 punched out my lights
G C G
Down at Rudy's last Saturday night
G C G
I know this road like the back of my hand
G C G
From the donair temple to the L-town sand
G C G
Me and G will meet you down in the dunes
G C G
With the moon and the tunes yeah we'll be there soon
CHORUS
(just listen to the song a bunch to get the timing and strumming for this)
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B|--1------------------------------------------1-----1---1-------|
G|--2------------------------------------------0-----0---2-------|
D|--0------------------------------------------2-----x---2-------|
A|---------------------------------------------3-----2---0-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
And the good times they go, flying with the sparrows south. They're flying so
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B|--1------------------------------------------1-----1---1-------|
G|--2------------------------------------------0-----0---2-------|
D|--0------------------------------------------2-----x---2-------|
A|---------------------------------------------3-----2---0-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
hard. Cause fools like you and me we'll never understand, or get to
e|--0-----0-----0-----0------------------------------------------|
B|--1-----1-----1-----1------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----2-----2-----2------------------------------------------|
D|--2-----2-----2-----2------------------------------------------|
A|--0-----0-----0-----0------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
dismiss, all this ditance.
Go back to main part with a sweet harmonica solo, then repeat the chorus twice.
End on:
Em G C G
Me and G chasing hurricanes x4
