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Even The Score

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Toronto discography (6 CDs):  http://www.canadianbands.com/Toronto_CDs.html
Band's current website: http://torontoandhollywoods.com/  (name has changed)

Band's CDs have been re-issued on EMI Int'l in recent years, and can be found
listed on (among others) the Amazon sites (Canada, US, and UK).



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			    EVEN THE SCORE - Toronto
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury 
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: September 7, 2005

Written by: B.Allen, J.Fox
CD: "Lookin' For Trouble"     (1980, Solid Gold Records)


Notes:

^...bend  (w=whole step)
p...pulloff
r...release bend
/...slide up
~...vibrato
o
o...repeat


-Tuning: Standard
-bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time
-the song is in F minor, except for the guitar solo section,
 which is in G minor (solo is in G minor)


INTRO:

Figure 1 - play 3x

    Fm                           Eb                            (Fm)     
 E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||------
 B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--o||-9----
 G -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||------
 D -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||------
 A -------------|--------------|-------------|--------------o||------
 E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||------

  

1ST VERSE:

     Fm
You played around when I was gone
    Ab
But I got hip to what went on
     Bb
When I returned I left no doubt
   C
I kept my cool, but threw you out
 C  Db
And now you come with heart in hand
                                   E ------------|-------------|
                                   B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----|
                                   G ------------|-------------|
        Fm                                  
You're begging me to understand
                               E ------------|-------------|
                               B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----|
                               G ------------|-------------|
                             
     Db
(??lyric??) for what's in store
                               E ------------|-------------|
                               B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----|
                               G ------------|-------------|
                          
     Bbm              
And now's my chance
         E ------------|-------------|
         B ---------13-|-13-11-11----|
         G ------------|-------------|
                 
    Eb       Fm
To even the score



CHORUS:

 Eb       Ab
Even the score -- You cheated and lied
 Eb       Ab
Even the score -- The tears that I cried
 Eb       Fm
Even the score -- Watch you crumble inside
 Eb       Db
Even the score -- There's no place you can hide


                                (1st beat
                                 of verse)
 E -------------|--------------|------
 B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---
 G -------------|--------------|------
 D -------------|--------------|------
 A -------------|--------------|------
 E -------------|--------------|------

  

2ND VERSE:

 Fm
Cut the tears, I know they're fake
 Ab
Loving you was a bad mistake
 Bb
Don't come crawling around my door
       C                                C
'Cause I can't stand your face no more


BREAK:

1.Eb                  Eb
2.C                   C    Fm                  Fm  D
 E -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|
 B ---11p9----|-11~-----o||---13p11----|-13~-----|---15p13----|-15~-----|
 G --------12-|----------||---------13-|---------|---------15-|---------|
 D -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|
 A -----------|---------o||------------|---------|------------|---------|
 E -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|
              |          ||            |         |            |         |
              |          ||            |         |            |         |
              |          ||            |         |            |         |
 E -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|
 B ----8p6----|-8~------o||----9p8-----|-10~-----|---10p8-----|-10~-----|
 G ---------8-|----------||---------10-|---------|---------11-|---------|
 D -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|
 A -----------|---------o||------------|---------|------------|---------|
 E -----------|----------||------------|---------|------------|---------|



GUITAR SOLO:


   Gm
 E --------------------------|---------------------------|
 B --------------------------|---------------------------|
 G --------------------------|--------------------10-----|
 D -----------------10----10-|--12-10-12-13-12-13----13--|
 A -10--12-13-12-13----13----|---------------------------|
 E --------------------------|---------------------------|


   F
 E --------------------------|-----------------------10/-|
 B ----------10-------10--11-|-10--11--13----11--13------|
 G --10--12--------12--------|---------------------------|
 D --------------------------|---------------------------|
 A --------------------------|---------------------------|
 E --------------------------|---------------------------|


   Gm                                F   

 E -15-15~---15--|-11-13-13^wr--13--|---13-15-15^wr--15--|-------------|
 B --------------|------------------|--------------------|--------8-11-|
 G --------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------|
 D --------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------|
 A --------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------|
 E --------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------|


   Gm                                   F
 E ---------------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
 B -11^w-11-8----8------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
 G -----------10---10---|--------------|---------------|-------------0-|
 D ---------------------|--------3-0---|-----------3---|-----3---------|
 A -------------------8-|-8^w--------3-|-1-------------|---------------|
 E ---------------------|--------------|---3-2-1-----1-|--1-----1------|


   Gm
 E ----------------------------|-------------------------|
 B ----------------------------|-------------------------|
 G -3p2p0--7p5p0--3p2p0--5p3p0-|-7p5p0--3p2p0--5-----3p2-|
 D ----------------------------|-----------------5-------|
 A ----------------------------|-------------------------|
 E ----------------------------|-------------------------|


   F 
 E -------------------|--------------------|
 B -------------------|-3-3-6/8-8----------|
 G ---------------3-5-|--------------------|
 D -3-5-5-5---3-5-----|--------------------|
 A -------------------|--------------------|
 E -------------------|--------------------|



                                          You fool
 E --7----8----9----10----11----12----13---|
 B ----------------------------------------|
 G ----------------------------------------|
 D ----------------------------------------|
 A ----------------------------------------|
 E ----------------------------------------|
                                           |
                                           |
 E ----------------------------------------|
 B --8----9----10---11----12----13----14---|
 G ----------------------------------------|
 D ----------------------------------------|
 A ----------------------------------------|
 E ----------------------------------------|



3RD VERSE:

 Db
You think I'm dumb and blind
                            E ------------|-------------|
                            B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----|
                            G ------------|-------------|
 Eb     Fm
You've come too late to change my mind
                                      E ------------|-------------|
                                      B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----|
                                      G ------------|-------------|
 Eb   Db
Just ask someone who's tried before
                                   E ------------|-------------|
                                   B --9--9--8-9-|-11-9-8-9----|
                                   G ------------|-------------|
C  Bb               
I don't get mad
       E ------------|-------------|
       B ---------13-|-13-11-11----|
       G ------------|-------------|
  Eb        Fm
I even the score



CHORUS:

Eb   Ab
	You cheated and lied
Eb   Ab
	The tears that I cried
Eb   Fm
	Watch you crumble inside
Eb   Fm
	There's no place you can hide


 Eb       Ab
Even the score -- You cheated and lied
 Eb       Ab
Even the score -- The tears that I cried
 Eb       Fm
Even the score -- Watch you crumble inside
 Eb       Db
Even the score -- There's no place you can hide


Play Figure 1 2x


 
    E - ven the score, Well I    e - ven the score,  Now I
    Fm                           Eb                                 
 E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8---|
 G -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 D -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 A -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|

                      
    e - ven the score, Yes  I    e - ven the score
    Ab                           Db
 E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8---|
 G -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 D -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 A -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 E -------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|

  

    E - ven the score            E - ven the score
 E -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
 B -9~---8---9--|-11~---9---8--|-9~---8---9--|-11~----9-11-13-|-13----|
 G -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
 D -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
 A -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
 E -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
                |              |             |                |       |
                |              |             |                |       |
                |              |             |                |       |
 E -------------|--------------|-13~--11--13-|-15~---13-15-16-|-16----|
 B -14~--13--14-|-16~---14--13-|-------------|----------------|-------|
 G -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
 D -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
 A -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|
 E -------------|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------|



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(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents 
their interpretation of the song.)

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