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Sharks Cant Sleep

Tracy Bonham

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Date: Sat, 06 Dec 1997 17:48:26 -0500
From: krisis 
Subject: CRD: b/bonham_tracy/sharks_cant_sleep.crd

Song:           Sharks Can't Sleep
Album:          The Burdens Of Being Upright
Written By:     Tracy Bonham
Performer:      Tracy Bonham
Transcibed By:  Gina Martinelli
Typed By:       Peter C. Marinari (krisis@erols.com)

This is a pretty accurate version of the song.  It works well on
acoustic guitar, and I don't know what sorts of effects to use on an
electric (other than it seems distorted during the chorus).  It was
figured out by the marvelous Gina Martinelli after having front row
seats for a Tracy Bonham concert (she was watching Tracy's hands very
closely).

Note: In the verses you should hold the chord while playing the single
strings (in other words, don't just do one string at a time).  This will
produce the correct ringing sound.  I didn't bother to tab out the
verses in this version of the file, if you'd prefer to play them from
tab go get the .tab version of the file (duh).  The following is the
pattern the verses always follow:
(Standard Tuning: EADGBe)
D:  D,G,B,G
F#: E,A,G,A
G:  E,A,G,A

Intro:
     D        F#        G
 (D G B G)(E A G A) (E A G A) EEEE

     D        F#        G
 (D G B G)(E A G A) (E A G A) E

Verse 1:
     D         F#        G
 (DG  B  G)(E   A G A) (EAGA) EEEE
     Saw a shark today

      D         F#        G
 (DG  B  G)(E A G   A)(EA  G   A)    EEEE
     Ate a man and then  just swam away

      D          F#        G
 (DG  B  G) (E A   G A) (EAGA) EEEE
     But it wasn't O.K.

      D          F#
 (DG  B  G) (E A  G A) G  E
      No it wasn't  O. K.


Verse 2:
      D         F#        G
 (DG  B  G)(E   A G A) (EAGA) EEEE
     Saw a snake today

      D         F#        G
 (DG  B  G)(E A G  A) (EA  G   A)       EEEE
     Ate another snake   then sqirmed away

      D          F#        G
 (DG  B  G) (E A   G A) (EAGA) EEEE
     But it wasn't O.K.

      D          F#
 (DG  B  G) (E A  G A) GGGGG  EEE
      No it wasn't  O. K.---


Chorus:
    DD DDD   F#F# F#F#F#   GG GGG  EEE
    Ohhhh    Ohhhh         Noooo

    DD DDD   F#F# F#F#F#   GG GGG  EEE
    Ohhhh    Ohhhh         Ohhhh

    DD DDD    F#F# F#F#F#  GG GGG  EEE
      But it  wasn't O.K.

    DD DDD    F#F# F#F#F#  GG GGG  E
      No it   wasn't O.K.


Verse 3:
      D         F#        G
 (DG  B  G)  (E A G  A) (EAGA) EEEE
     Met a  star today

       D               F#        G
 (DG  B    G)   (E  A G   A) (EA G   A)    EEEE
   Looked like flesh and bone   and tooth decay

      D          F#        G
 (DG  B  G) (E A   G A) (EAGA) EEEE
     But it wasn't O.K.

      D          F#
 (DG  B  G) (E A  G A) GGGGG  EEE
      No it wasn't  O. K.---


Chorus:
    DD DDD   F#F# F#F#F#   GG GGG  EEE
    Ohhhh    Ohhhh         Ohhhh

    DD DDD   F#F# F#F#F#   GG GGG  EEE
    Ohhhh    Ohhhh         Noooo

    DD DDD    F#F# F#F#F#  GG GGG  EEE
      But it  wasn't O.K.

    DD DDD    F#F# F#F#F#  GG GGG  EEE
      No it   wasn't O.K.

    DD DDD    F#F# F#F#F#  GG GGG  EEE
      No it   wasn't O.K.

    DD DDD    F#F# F#F#F#  GG GGG  E
      No it   wasn't O.K.


Bridge:
    A  A   G  G     A  A   G      A  A   G  G     A   F
   No-oo  Oo-oo    No not  I     No-oo  Oo-oo    Not  me

    A  A   G  G     A  A   G       A  A   G  G     A   E
   No-oo  Oo-oo    No not  I      No-oo  Oo-oo   Not  me


Verse 4:
     D         F#        G
 (DG  B  G)(E   A G A) (EAGA) EEEE
     Ate a man   today

      D         F#        G
 (DG  B  G)(E A G   A)(EA  G    A)    EEEE
     Ate a man and then  just walked away

      D          F#        G
 (DG  B  G) (E A   G A) (EAGA) EEEE
     But it wasn't O.K.

      D          F#
 (DG  B  G) (E A  G A) GGGGG  EEE
      No it wasn't  O. K.---


Chorus:
    DD DDD   F#F# F#F#F#   GG GGG  EEE
    Ohhhh    Ohhhh         Noooo

    DD DDD   F#F# F#F#F#   GG GGG  EEE
    Ohhhh    Ohhhh         Ohhhh

    DD DDD    F#F# F#F#F#  GG GGG  EEE
      But it  wasn't O.K.

    DD DDD    F#F# F#F#F#  GG GGG  EEE
      No it   wasn't O.K.

    DD DDD    F#F# F#F#F#  GG GGG  EEE
      No it   wasn't O.K.

    DD DDD    F#F# F#F#F#  GG GGG  E
      No it   wasn't O.K.


         D    F#      G     E
      No it  wasn't O.K.


Chords Used:
  D: 2      F#: 2      G: 3      E: 0      A: 0
     3          2         0         0         2
     2          3         0         1         2
     0          4         0         2         2
     x          4         2         2         0
     x          2         3         0         0