Fan Transcriptions
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Guitar Tablature for Jean The Birdman
Jean The Birdman - David Sylvian and Robert Fripp CHORDS D7 -xx0212 C7 -x32310 G -320003 G/F# -2x0003 E -022100 G7 -320001 D* -xx0101 @ Jean the Birdman D7 C7 G G/F# D7 C7 G G/F# D7 He gambles on the saddle C7 He's pulling on the mane G He thrashes on the horse's back G/F# Ambition is a bloody game D7 Horse doesn't want to jump C7 The river looks too wide G Well he faces every hurdle G/F# With a nervous state of mind D7 Stay with me, C7 Breathe deeply G Take three paces back G/F# Turn and make a full attack D7 The gods are laughing C7 And they're tugging at the reins G But he's taken to his wings G/F# And they hit the bank E Heaven may stone him G7 D7 D* D7 But Jean the birdman pulls it off E Heaven may stone him G7 (TAB riff A) But Jean the birdman pulls it off Tab Riff A e-------------------------------: B-------------------------------: G-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-3-2(h)3(p)2-1-: D-0-----------------------------: A-------------------------------: E-------------------------------: e-------------------------------: B-------------------------------: G---1-2-1-2-3-2(h)3(p)2-1--1-2--: D-0-----------------------0-----: A-------------------------------: E-------------------------------: D e-------------------------------: B-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-: G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-: D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-: A-------------------------------: E-------------------------------: His finger's on the trigger His eye is on the clock He doesn't give the game away And quickly fires the bullets off Six hearts cut short Still dreaming they're alive Blown 'round in dusty circles Like an absent state of mind Who hunter? Who victim? God love America He surely doesn't love him Hitching out of nowhere Lines of traffic knee deep A chance to stave the morning off And get some sleep Heaven may stone him But Jean the birdman pulls it off Heaven may stone him But Jean the birdman pulls it off [This part is based on Sylvian Slow Fire Tour performances] Start from a Dsus4(xx0233) and allow notes to ring on. e---3-----2-------0-2-----------------: B---3-3----3--3-3-------2-3-----------: G---2--2----2---------2---------------: D---0---------------------------------: A-------------------------------------: E-------------------------------------: D e-------------------------------------: B-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------: G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------: D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------: A-------------------------------------: E-------------------------------------: e-------------------------------------: B-------------------------------------: G----------------5-7-8-7-5------------: D--------3-5-6-7-----------7-6-5-3----: A--5-3-5------------------------------: E-------------------------------------: He wears a crucifix His mother left to him It's wrapped in chains around his heart Rusted and wafer thin "Don't count on luck son" All the angels sing "Don't need to check a weathervane We all know what tomorrow brings" Life is a cattle farm Coyotes with the mules Life is a bullring For taking risks and flouting rules Who needs a safety net The world is open wide Just look out for card sharks And the danger signs Heaven may stone him But Jean the birdman pulls it off Heaven may stone him But Jean the birdman pulls it off Heaven may stone him But Jean the birdman pulls it off Heaven may stone him But Jean the birdman pulls it off
Transcribed 11/07/99 by Mike Garoghan
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