m: Andrew Rogers
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 16:21:07 -0400
Subject: g/grass_roots/tip_of_my_tongue.crd
Another great non-hit, released in the fall of ’66 to underwhelming
response. Note that Rob Grill rerecorded the lead vocal track for the
_Let’s Live For Today_ LP.
«Tip Of My Tongue»
(P. F. Sloan — Steve Barri)
Intro:
fuzz guitar (doubled w/bass and marimba):
v v v v v v v v
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-1-0————0-|-1-0————-
——-3—0-3—|——3————
Verse 1:
Em Am
So many words
D /F# G
Are buzzing ’round my head
Em Am
So many words
D /F# G
Are still waiting to be said
E A E A
I keep a-tryin’ to tell you I’m sorry
E A E A
I keep a-tryin’ but my mouth gets numb
E A E A
I keep a-tryin’ to tell you I’m sorry
E G#
It’s on the tip of my tongue
Chorus:
D# G# C#m
It’s on the tip of my tongue [1, 2, 3: baby]
D# G# C#m
It’s on the tip of my [1, 4: tongue] [2, 3: T- t- t- ah!]
D# G# A
It’s on the tip of my tongue
C#m B
But the words they don’t come
Verse 2:
Each time you see me
You must be thinking, «here comes a bad scene»
But if you could just be me
Then you’d know what I mean
When I keep trying to tell you I’m sorry
When I keep hoping it’s not over and done [45: yeah LP: no!]
When I keep trying to tell you I’m sorry
It’s on the tip of my tongue
Bridge:
C
What is it you want me to do
Am
Do I have to come out and spell it for you
Bm Bb+ Bm7/A E/G#
It must hurt you too, going on this way
A B E
Wanting to hear words that I just can’t say
[repeat chorus 2X; fade at end 2nd time]
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers