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I Aint No Miracle Worker
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Nancie Mantz
As performed by The Brogues
This punk classic was penned by a gal who also co-wrote the Electric Prunes, I Had Too
To Dream Last Night. Originally given to the Chocolate Watchband, this song made the
eventually reaching #1 in Italy! Its been said that there has never been a bad version
song, and I believe it. For me, the Brogues cover has just the right combination of
snarl, and garage-style riffs.
Repeating riff [fig.1]Electric guitar w/fuzz Cme||---------------------------||b||---------------------------||g||*----------0----(0)-------*||d||*-------------------3--1--*||a||--3----(3)-----------------||E||---------------------------|| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[fig.2] [fig.3a] [fig.3b] [fig.4]
G Gsus D# D#sus G Cm/Cmsus/Cm/Cmsuse||-----7---8-7--||------3-4-3-||--------3----||------------------||b||-------8------||----4-------||------3------||---4-6-4----4-6-4-||g||-s/7----------||--3---------||----4-----4--||--5--------5------||d||--------------||------------||--5----------||-5--------5-------||a||--------------||------------||-------------||------------------||E||--------------||------------||-------------||------------------||
Intro: [fig.1 4X]
Cm [lead guitar continues w/ fig.1]
Dont ask me to move a mountain
G (fig.2)
Dont ask me to swim the sea
Cm
Dont think that Im a tower of strength
D# [fig.3a] G [fig.3b]
Dont lean too much on me
Cm
When lookin to the future
G (fig.2)
Aw, dont build your dreams too high
Cm
I beg you to remember
D# G /////// N.C.
Im just an ordinary guy
Chorus:
N.C. D# [fig.3a]
I aint no miracle worker
Cm [fig.4]
I do the best that I can
D# [fig.3a]
I aint no miracle worker
G //////// N.C.
[lead guitar fig.2]
Lord, I aint no miracle man
[fig.1 2X]
And I dont have a fortune
You know I sweat for each dime I make
But Im always out there just lookin
To get that lucky break
Every day I keep on tryin
To do my best for you
And if tryin just aint enough, babe
Well tell me what would you have me do
Chorus:
Guitar Break:e|-----------------------8--|--8-----------8--------|b|--------------------8-(8)-|----11-----------------|g|------8h10p8-10b(12)------|-------10b(12)10b--8--|d|-s/10---------------------|-----------------------|a|--------------------------|-----------------------|E|--------------------------|-----------------------|
e|--------------8-----------------------|b|------------8---10--8-----------------|g|-10-10b(12)-----------10b-r-8h10p8----|d|-----------------------------------10-|a|--------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------|
e|------11-13-1113b(15)r13-11h13p11-------|-----------------------|b|-s/13------------------------------13-11-|------13---------------|g|-----------------------------------------|-s/12----10h12p10-8----|d|-----------------------------------------|--------------------10-|a|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
e|---------|b|------8--|g|------8--|d|-10--10--| opening riff resumes [2X]a|-10------|E|---------|
Ask me to be tender
Ask me to be true
Ask me for all the love I have
And girl Ill give it all to you
But girl I just cant offer
No storybook romance
If thats what youre lookin for, babe
I tell ya, we just dont have a chance
Chorus:
Outro:
Cm
Baby, what I am
Cm
No, No, I aint no miracle man
Cm
Aw, I aint no miracle man
Cm
No, No, I aint no miracle man
Cm
Im just an ordinary man, no (fade out)
Cm
Im just an ordinary man, no
A garage classic by grainofsand