E: 13 Mar 1998 15:35:51 Z
From: «Boulton, Nic»
Subject: TAB:/b/Bragg_Billy/Waiting_for_the_Great_Leap_Forwards.tab
From Workers’ Playtime. Play these chord shapes with a capo at the 4th
Fret to be in key (E) with the recording.
[intro]:
C C/B Am
E —————————————————————-
B ——-1————-1—————1—1—-1—1—1————
G ——-0————-0—————2—0h2—0h2-2—0h2———-
D ——-2————-0—————2—0h2—0h2-2—0h2———-
A —3———-3-2———-2-0———————————-
E —————————————————————-
[play twice]
[verse part1]:
C C/B Am G
E ————d—u———d—u——-d—u————————
B ————1—1———1—1——-1—1————————
G ————0—0———0—0——-2—2————————
D ——-2—2—2——0—0—0—-2—2—2————————
A —3————-2————0————-0—2—0—————
E ——————————————3———————-
It may’ve bn cam-e—lot f Jk & Jk—a-lyn but on the
Che gue-va-ra hi-way fillinup w gas—o-line
Fi-del castsbrother s a rchlady w crying over
Lux—rys dis-a-pointment shwover & hes trying*
[verse part2]:
F G C C/B Am G
E ——1———————————————————
B ——1—1——-0———1——1——-1———0————
G —-2—-2——-0—0——0——0——-2———0————-
D —3——————0——2——0——-2———0————-
A —————2————3——2——-0———2————-
E ————3————————————-3————-
Sympthze her but he thinks he shld warn her that the
F G
E ——1———————
B ——1—0———0——-
G —-2——0———0—0—
D —3———0————0—
A ————0——2——0— [play intro riff twice]
E —————3————
3rd wld is jstaround the corner
[outro]:
Over the outro lines play [verse part 2]then [intro], for example:
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F G C C/B Am G
1 leap forwards 2 leaps back, will politics get me the sack
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F G C C/B Am Am C C/B Am Am
Waiting for the great leap forwards
Here’s the full thing
1.
[play verse part1]
C C/B Am G
It may have been camelot for Jack and Jacqueline
Or on the Che Guevara highway filling up with gasoline
Fidel Castro’s brother spies a rich lady who’s crying over
Luxury’s disappointment so he walks over and he’s trying
[play verse part2]
F G C C/B Am
To sympathise with her but he thinks that he should warn her
G F G [play intro]
That the third world is just around the corner
C C/B Am Am C C/B Am Am
2.
[play verse part1]
C C/B Am G
In the Soviet Union, a scientist is blinded
By the resumption of nuclear testing and he is reminded*
[play verse part2]
F G C C/B Am G
That Doctor Robert Oppenheimer’s optimism fell