The Greatest Fighter by Francis Rossi Tabbed By: Belavista Man On: 5/04/08 E-mail: anthonybentley@hotmail.co.uk I like this track, though it's not the best off "King Of The Doghouse". Anyway, have fun! Intro (played over various parts of the chorus and verses too - listen out for it): e|-------8----8----------| B|-10-11---11---11-10----| G|--------------------10-| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| Play that twice on it's own through the intro, and another guitar begins to play this over it: F A e|---5--------5--------9---------9------| B|-----6--------6--------10--------10---| G|-5-----5--5-----5--9------9--9------9-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| F A When the streets are empty late at night F A Just the silence fills me with delight, s'alright Bb Bbm Rain is falling, trees are still F Dm My mind is racing but my heart is as well Am C F It's not funny, it's a shame F A He's the greatest fighter in the world F A Got into a brawl over some girl, sweet girl Bb Bbm He'll get better, the scars will heal F Dm His eyes will open but his heart never will Gm C F It's not funny, it's a shame Dm There's a funny side to it all Bb Seeing someone else take a fall Gm When it's you it happens to, sending you F Tumbling, tumbling [Solo - same chords as verse played over the vocal melody (which is played on guitar)] F A F A C e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-10-7-7--------------10-7-7-------------7------------| A|--------8-8-----------------8-8-----------10--8-7----| E|------------8-8-8-9-------------8-8-8-9-----------10-| Bb Bbm He'll get better, the scars will heal F Dm His eyes will open but his heart never will Gm C F It's not funny, it's a shame Dm There's a funny side to it all Bb Seeing someone else take a fall Gm When it's you it happens to, sending you F Am Dm Tumbling, tumbling, sends you tumbling on Such a funny side to it all Bb Take another tumble and fall Gm Am C Everybody's tumbling, tumbling on F A Different strokes for different folks, it's true (so true) F A Changes in our lives go right on through and through Bb Bbm It gets better as time goes on F Dm But some of us are gonna end up alone Gm C F Dm It's not funny, it's a shame Gm C F Dm It's not funny, it's a shame Gm C(hold) F Oh, it's not funny, it's a shame [Outro - same chords as intro] It's a shame It's a shame It's a shame... www.TAB6.com