Intro:
Bass arranged for guitar:
(play 4x - drums in) Cm (fade in) trill
E-----------------| |-8--8-\-x-x-8--------8-\-|
B-----------------| |-8--8-\-x-x-8--3h4p3-8-\-|
G-----------------| |-8--8-\-x-x-8--------8-\-|
D---1-0-----------| |-10-10\-x-x-10-------10\-|
A-3-----4-3---1-2-| |-10-10\-x-x-10-------10\-|
E-----------3-----| |-8--8-\-x-x-8--------8-\-|
Chorus:
Well I got (Cm)nine lives baby, I just keep-a comin' back
I got nine lives baby, I just keep-a comin' (G7)back oh yeah
I (Cm)got nine lives I nearly lost them all
But (Fm)each and every time I really (F#dim7)had a ball
I got (Cm)nine lives baby, I (G7)just keep-a comin' (Cm)back (G7#9 Cm)
Verse 1:
(Cm)First time that it happened, well how was I to know
She loved me then she left me, it was a (G7)long long time ago (Fm7b5 Cm)
(Cm)Numbers eight and (C9)seven, well they (Fm)flew by like the (F#dim7)wind
(Cm)Don't stick around for me baby, I'm (G7)coming back (Cm)again (G7#9 Cm)
Chorus:
Well I got (Cm)nine lives baby, I just keep-a comin' back
|---------3---------------------|
|---3-4-6---4-3h4p3-------------|
|-5-----------------5-----------|
|---------------------5---------|
|-----------------------6-5-3h5-|
|-------------------------------|
I got nine lives baby, I just keep-a comin' (G7)back oh yeah (Fm7b5 Cm)
I (Cm)got nine lives I nearly lost them all
But (Fm)each and every time I really (F#dim7)had a ball
I got (Cm)nine lives baby, I (G7)just keep-a comin' (Cm)back (G7#9 Cm)
Guitar solo:
|-8-----8--8-8----8----8-----8--8-8----8--------------------------3---
|-----------------------------------------------------------3-4-6---4-
|-10h11-10-8-8h10-8----10h11-10-8-8h10-8----------------3/5-----------
|-------------------10-------------------10-8-10\---------------------
|-------------------------------------------------3-0-3---------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------4-3h4p3-----------
-3h4p3-------------------------------------1p0---------6-4-3-----
-------5---------0---------------------1p0-------------------5-4-
-----------0-1-3---1-0h1p0-------0-2-3---------------------------
---------3-----------------3---2---------------------------------
-----------------------------3-----------------------------------
finger Cm chord and dip
whammy bar up and down
---------8v-------------3-4-------------------------8--8-----8-------
---------8v---------5-6-----6----------------------------------------
-----8-v-8v-8-v---------------5-------------4/5-7-8-10-10h11-11p10p8-
-10v-10v----10v-10v-------------6-5-3/4-6/7--------------------------
-10v------------10v--------------------------------------------------
-8-v------------8-v--------------------------------------------------
Ab to C#m
-8--8-8--8-----8--8-8----8---------|
-----------------------------------|
-10-8----10h11-10-8-8h10-8---------|
------10-------------------10-8-10-|
-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|
Verse 3:
(C#m)I had fun with number six, but baby I got stuck on five
She took all of my money honey and she (G#7)buried me alive (F3m7b5 C#m)
(C#m)Four and three got (C#9)better, well (F#m)watch out for number (Gdim7)two
(C#m)That one almost killed me now don't you (G#7)think it can't happen to (C#m)you
A to Dm
Verse 4:
(Dm)I got just one live left I'm gonna live it all live it all
Just one last chance baby, I gotta (A7)drive this lesson home (Gm7b5)
No more (Dm)whiskey, no more (Dm)wine, no more (Gm)women this (G#dim7)time
There goes a kitten(Dm), I'm smitten(A7),
I'm a (A7)fool... again(Dm Dmadd2)
Give me the real thing
Suggested chord shapes:
G7
E A D G B E
x 10 9 10 8 x
G7#9
E A D G B E
x 10 9 10 11 x
Fm7b5
EADGBE
x8989x
F#dim7
E A D G B E
x 9 10 8 10 x
F#dim 7
EADGBE
xx4545
Ab (C bass)
E A D G B E
9 12 11 9 10 9
When the song changes key, just shift the chord shapes used above up 1 fret each time. Suggestions always appreciated!
Tab by: Bruce Stephenson <brucest@axion.net>
