LEE HAZLEWOOD "Poet, Fool or Bum"
From the 1973 LP "Poet, Fool or Bum"
Tabbed by Board (Anders Pedersen): mc_nyregrus@hotmail.com
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7 10 = Bend the 7th fret one and a half tone up to match the sound of the 10th fret.
The lyrics are also written down by ear, so they might not be entirely correct
(especially the first line of the second verse)
Introriff:
|-----------------------||8---6-------^----------||--------57-7-10-7-5-3-0||-----------------------||-----------------------||-----------------------|
strum a Gm chord, but also slide up to it from an Fm (listen to the record for this)
1st verse:
Gm Cm Gm
She came running down the highway, naked as the sun
Gm Cm Gm
Said she are you going my way, poet fool or bum
Gm Cm Gm
Red hair had she, saw right through me, but what could she see?
Gm Dm (hit this chord 5 times)
A poet? No, A fool? I hope not. A bum?
Cm Gm
No.....I'm only me
LIck A:|--------------------| I think the first 3 notes of this lick is also what is being|-h--6-------6-------| played right after he says "A bum?" in the above line.|5-7-----5-7---7-5-3-||--------------------||--------------------||--------------------|
2nd verse:
Gm Cm Gm
When her left and touched the water fire and smoke did come
Gm Cm Gm
Laughing like some virgin's daughter, said she run for run.
Gm Cm Gm
Freedom sleeps in caves where dreams are just in dreams we're free
Gm Dm (hit this chord 5 times)
A poet? No, A fool? I hope not. A bum?
Cm Gm
No.....I'm only me
Interlude with humming:
Gm (the bass then plays a lick which sounds like two hits on G, A and B.)
Lee says something here I can't understand
Cm
Lick A
3rd verse:
Gm Cm Gm
Put her cruel lips to a bottle, label Christmas day
Gm Cm Gm
Said she everyday is Christmas, drink some while you may.
Gm Cm Gm
Touched the bottle, broke into the cross of calvary
Gm Dm (hit this chord 5 times)
A poet? No, A fool? I hope not. A bum?
Cm Gm
No.....I'm only me
Horns play lick A.
4th verse:
Gm Cm Gm
Then she gave me toy soldiers, bright and shiny new.
Gm Cm Gm
Take them, said she, to the children, they'll know what to do.
Gm Cm Gm
Soon their games of madness will become reality
Gm Dm (hit this chord 5 times)
A poet? No, A fool? I hope not. A bum?
Cm Gm
No.....I'm only me
Play interlude with humming again
5th verse:
Gm Cm Gm
Said she'd take me to the morning rains my soul's on fire
Gm Cm Gm
I said Morning rains I've heard will wash away desire
Gm Cm Gm
She grew angry wings and left in circled finity
Gm Dm (hit this chord 5 times)
A poet? No, A fool? I hope not. A bum?
Cm Gm
No.....I'm only me
G (hit this chord 5 times in the same rhythm as with the Dm above)
Cm G (5 times like above)
No.....I'm only me
Cm G (5 times like above)
No.....I'm only me
G
Fin!
